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ATC directs CTD to submit report on Chinese CJP lauds Dr Yasmeen Rashid’s performance, Consulate attack on Feb 8 KARACHI (Online): The anti-terrorism court (ATC) on aLAHdORvE (Nieswse Desk) : Chhiefe Jusrtic e onf oter'st c ontduoct, t heb chieef jusfticae tzodaey d" Yobur cyhar actcer irs wiotrthiy cof aidsmirm a - government is failed to resolve public Saturday ordered the Counter Terrorism Department Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday appreciated Dr Rashid when told by tion and we do not have the words to problems. (CTD) to compile and submit the investigation report on lauded Punjab Health Minister Dr the minister that his recent remarks appreciate with," the judge added. Addressing a news conference along February 8 pertaining to the attack on the Chinese Yasmeen Rashid's performance and had led to the opposition demanding Meanwhile, Chief Justice of Pakistan with PML-N leaders Marriyum Consulate in Karachi. During the hearing, CTD officers, advised her to not be fazed by criticism. her resignation. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has said that Aurangzeb and , he said investigating into the case and having failed to find any Dr Rashid has been on the receiving "[We] will not let you resign; you a country can survive without any the government is not taking interest evidence and arresting those responsible for the attack end of severe criticism by the chief jus - should keep doing your work," the top belief but not with injustice. in solution of problems of masses. on the Chinese Consulate, pleaded with the court to tice in recent weeks, first over the judge said while addressing Dr Rashid He stated this while addressing his Khaqan Abbasi said government is close the case, whereas the jury expressed concerns issue of Punjab Healthcare during the hearing on private universi - farewell dinner ceremony in Lahore on failed to overcome issues like gas and over"reasons for keeping the case in the A-Class catego - Commission's board and then on a lack ties. "There is no need to be worried. Friday night. The Chief Justice said he electricity. He also strongly condemned ry." The A-class category is applicable to those cases of legislation regarding Pakistan You are very respectable. Your entire always struggled for the rule of law and the economic policies of the PTI gov - where suspects are apparently unknown or untraceable. Kidney and Liver Institute. The chief career has been stainless." didn’t interfere in work of others. ernment. 'Why there had been no efforts to catch the attackers', justice had expressed his disappoint - Justice Nisar offered the minister Mian Saqib Nisar stressed upon the Khaqan Abbasi said that PML-N the court asked, while ordering the officers strictly to ment with Dr Rashid's performance advise from personal experience, say - lawyers fraternity to strive hard to respects law institutions and he is investigate the matter thoroughly and arrest the sus - since taking charge, saying that he had ing: "Campaigns are run against us as assist the judiciary in dispensation of ready to face NAB. Miftah Ismail and pects. The current report presented before the court a lot of expectations from her. well; there are such Whatsapp groups. justice. Moreover, Former Prime also addressed mentioned 'information' regarding the killing of Aslam However, in what seemed a depar - Should we stop working in such a sit - Minister and PML-N leader Shahid the conference and criticized the gov - Acho, however, further states of having no confirmation ture from his evaluation of the minis - uation then?" Khaqan Abbasi has said the incumbent ernment policies. or evidence. Aslam Achoo 'was' a senior commander of the banned outfit Liberation Army (BLA). The report further stated that the flag of the BLA was recovered from the killed terrorists. Earlier on Friday, Karachi Police Chief Dr Amir Ahmed Shaikh, during a PML-N govt media briefing, claimed that the attack on the Chinese misused Zakat consulate was planned in Afghanistan, and executed with the support of the Indian intelligence agency - funds: minister Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). LAHORE (News Desk): Provincial Minister for Zakat and Ushr Shaukat Laleka said that Zakat funds worth millions Will not allow any of rupees were used by the PML- N government over the past 10 demographic change in years for political purposes and it did not reach the deserving in MIoEAKRP,U RM (Neiwrsw Daesikz): Thwe aChranirmsa nI onf dHuira riyat any district of the province. forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has said that people of Responding to a question by Kashmir will not allow India to change the demographic PML-N MPA Mian Tahir Jameel, composition of Jammu and Kashmir. According to during the question hour in the Kashmir Media Service, in a statement issued in Punjab Assembly (PA) session Srinagar on Saturday, he said that the Kashmiri people with Acting Speaker Dost would resist tooth and nail any move aimed at changing Muhammad Mazari in the chair the demography of the territory, which this time is being here, he said the Punjab govern - done by New Delhi through the judicial route by chal - ment had decided to conduct an lenging the state subject law in the Supreme Court of audit of Zakat and Ushr funds of India. He said that changing state subject laws would the past 10 years, adding the have a direct bearing on the disputed nature of Jammu government was formulating a and Kashmir and the Kashmiris’ ongoing movement for comprehensive policy to dis - right to self-determination. Senior APHC leader and the JHELUM: Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain addressing a public gathering here on Saturday. tribute Zakat funds among the Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, deserving. The Provincial Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, in a statement expressing Minister for Zakat and Ushr said concern over the prolonged detention of all Kashmiri the government was designing a political prisoners demanded their immediate release. system to distribute Zakat He said that India was using all kinds of brutal methods through biometric system. to suppress the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle but would Opposition MPA Mian Tajammul never succeed in its nefarious designs. Meanwhile, the Punjab CM, Iran envoy vow to take said PTI government had failed occupation authorities have heightened the so-called to constitute Zakat committees security and deployed 1,500 additional military and even after a lapse of 5 months in paramilitary troops in Jammu ahead of Indian Prime LmAHORoE (rNeews Desk)t: Ireanipan Cson sultoE arlfieur, Irran'ts hConseul rGe nesralt hrad ecnountgry. Tthihs is ethen seco ndt diaye of s rain power. Punjab Law Minister Minister, Narendra Modi’s visit. As per reports, Narendra General in Eastern Pakistani city of called on Pakistan Muslim League-Q in Abbottabad and Gurdnawah. Raja Basharat, responding to a Modi is scheduled to visit Jammu on a daylong tour on Lahore Mohammad-Reza Nazeri has President and former Prime Minister, Nathia Gali, Ayubia, Changla Gali question, said that former Tuesday to kick-start the campaign for the coming so- called on Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, at his resi - and Thandiani have all been hit by Punjab chief minister called elections for Lok Sabha and Kashmir Assembly. Province Sardar Usman Buzdar and dence. snow. The road from Abbottabad to Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif paid Apart from launching various Jammu-centric develop - exchanged views on bilateral relations. During the meeting, the two sides is closed for traffic due to the the expenses of his 40 foreign mental projects, he will also address a public rally at Both sides in Lahore discussed promo - exchanged views on relations between snow. visits from his own pocket and Vijaypur in Samba district. tion of cooperation in different fields, the two Islamic countries and on other In Azad Kashmir rain and snow has he did not take any of his rela - including trade and economy. regional issues. Meanwhile, Some areas continued for the second day as well. It tives along on these foreign Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in the upper half of the country were has also snowed heavily in Wadi trips. Speaking, on a point of said for his turn that there are hit by rain while the mountainous Neelum and Wadi Lipa Karna. Major order, Pakistan Peoples Party Sirajul Haq denounces govt immense opportunities available to regions received snowfall Saturday. roads in the area have been closed due Parliamentary leader in the enhance Iran-Pakistan ties. He said It rained in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, to the snow. Srinagar, Skardu, Gilgit, Punjab Assembly Hassan oLAvHeORrE (iNnewes fDfeeskc): tJiamvaet-e -Ipslaomli i(JcI)i Cehs ief Sirajul both countries can promote their coop - Abbottabad, Mansehra, Muzaffarabad Hunza, Chitral and other areas in the Murtaza said that the apex court Haq on Saturday lashed out on the Pakistan Tehreek-e- eration in the field of culture. and Rawalakot and snowed in Murree, mountains are also snowed in. had ordered to withdraw names Insaf (PTI)-led government over its ineffective policies Iranian Consul General Mohammad- Gilgit, Thandiani, Naran, Kaghan, Swat, It has also snowed in Swat. Snow has of PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto regarding welfare of the general public. Reportedly, he Reza Nazeri in turn praised Punjab Kalam and Malam Jabba. also blanketed Wadi Kalam, Malam Zardari and Chief Minister addressed the media in the Mansura headquarters and government's 100-day economic plan. The Pakistan Meteorological Jabba and Miadam Valley. Attock, Hub Sindh Murad Ali Shah from the said that the government has failed to recover the looted He vowed to take more steps to further Department has said that temperatures and Gurdnawah have also seen a drop ECL, adding that the Federal wealth from the corrupt politicians. Furthermore, he said strengthen Iran-Pakistan ties. have dropped in the upper half of the in temperatures due to the rain. government was not implement - the government had promised construction of 5 million ing the court orders. He said the houses, and instead only tents could be seen. He also criti - provinces were a part of the cized the PTI over inflation, and said that the 15 percent Federation, adding that if the rise in costs of medicines has hit hard the public. “We can - provinces would not support the not see the government working towards its promise of 10 Federation, the federal govern - million job opportunities for youths,” he added, while out - Government asked to create conducive ment would fall apart. lining rise in unemployment in Pakistan. The government has become amalgam of members from parties including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi IeSLnAMAvBAiDr (Noewns Demsk): Ae denlegattio n foMourgh alw, Preosidemnt Islaemanbad Cehamnber trrieghtp timre eforn thee gouverrnms ent to take Movement (MQM) and All Pakistan Muslim League. of Islamabad Women Chamber of of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) said that practical measures to transform its FESCO task Commerce & industry (IWCCI) led by its women accounted for almost half of intentions into reality for women President Rizwana Asif visited Islamabad country’s total population and stressed empowerment and development. force arrests 34 Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) that government should focus on bring - Rafat Farid Senior Vice President and people over Peshawar BRT project and exchanged views with Ahmed ing them in the economic mainstream Iftikhar Anwar Sethi Vice President Hassan Moughal, President Islamabad for sustainable growth of the country. Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & electricity theft PsEtSaHrAtWeAdR (Nteows Dcersku): mPesbhalwe ar Bus Rapid Transit Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) He urged that government should Industry (ICCI) said that government BHAKKAR (News Desk): (BRT) Project has been left in a dilapidated condition well on economic empowerment of women take policy measures to create a conduc - has decided to separate policymaking FESCO task force during a before its completion as cracks in walls of its bridges could through fostering a culture for promoting tive environment for promoting women and tax administration in FBR which crackdown caught 34 people be observed near several underpasses due to substandard women entrepreneurship. entrepreneurs so that they could play was good move. over power theft and got regis - material, improper maintenance and poor feasibility study Nasir Ali Senior Vice President, effective role in the economic develop - They hoped that its implementation tered cases against them. XEN of the project. Reportedly, cost of the project started in Neelum Nayab Vice President Islamabad ment of the country. would promote better tax culture in the Operations Munawar Khan talk - October 2017 was evaluated at Rs49 billion with a timeline Women Chamber of Commerce & indus - Ahmed Hassan Moughal said that our country. However, they emphasized that ing to media said that FIRs of 6 months, however, the cost has escalated to Rs70 billion try (IWCCI) and others were in the dele - women were highly talented and govern - government should take urgent mea - have been registered against with a delay of 6 months. Meanwhile, residents of the area gation. Rafat Farid Senior Vice ment should create better opportunities sures to resolve the tax issues of women people involved in power theft fear that the structure might crumble and termed the President and Iftikhar Anwar Sethi Vice for them to excel in field of their choice. entrepreneurs. and recoveries are also being delay and poor management of the project “failure of the President Islamabad Chamber of He emphasized that policy measures They assured that Islamabad Chamber made in this regard. He said government”, and urged the concerned authorities to take Commerce & Industry (ICCI) were also should be taken to foster an enabling of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) would that elimination of power theft notice of the matter on the priority basis. BRT-Reach 3 present at the occasion. environment for women entrepreneurs. cooperate with Islamabad Women is priority of the government, Project Engineer expressed his views, and said that the Addressing the Islamabad Women He said that PTI leadership had Chamber of Commerce & industry adding that crackdown will cracks appeared due to change of climate and as the pro - Chamber of Commerce & industry always raised voice for the economic (IWCCI) for promoting the interests of remain continued to overcome ject would proceed, the cracks would be fixed. (IWCCI) delegation, Ahmed Hassan empowerment of women and it was the women entrepreneurs. electricity theft.

Mandviwalla distances himself from remarks

IoSLAnMA BAoD (Nuewss Detske): Srena teo depfut y Sremeovanl of aSentate ch aircmahn." airmFaridan y. The Speaker has reconstituted the prises MNAs Muhammad Mian Soomro, chairman Saleem Madviwalla on Saturday Madviwalla said that the decision to Parliamentary Committee in pursuance Omar Ayub Khan, Syed Fakhar Imam, denied saying that efforts were under way remove the Senate chairman is to be taken of clause (2B) of Article 213 read with Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Murtaza Javed to remove Senate Chairman Sadiq by political parties, adding that the earlier clause (2) of Article 218 of the Abbasi, Rana Sana Ullah Khan, Syed Sanjrani from his office. Madviwalla, at a statement associated with him "is based Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Shahida Akhtar press conference at his official residence on a misunderstanding". Earlier, Insurance Pakistan. Ali, Senators Muhammad Azam Khan on Friday, had referred to the recent meet - bill to be presented in Gilgit Baltistan The Parliamentary Committee com - Swati, Naseebullah Bazai, Mushahid ings of former president Asif Ali Zardari Legislative Assembly: CM Chief Minister with Maulana Fazlur Rahman and Mir Gilgit Baltistan Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman and said a no-trust motion has said that first ever insurance bill of the against the incumbent chairman of the region will be present in Legislative Senate would be brought if opposition par - Assembly for approval. Presiding over a ties including the Pakistan Peoples Party, meeting in Gilgit on Saturday, he said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, National under insurance Act Health and life insur - Party and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) ance of government employees from grade took a collective decision. one to ten will also be insured. The Senate deputy chairman, however, Meanwhile, Speaker National distanced himself from those remarks Assembly Asad Qaiser has reconstituted today, claiming that the statement regard - the Parliamentary Committee on ing efforts to remove Sanjrani was wrong. appointment of Chief Election "The statement regarding the [ouster] of Commissioner and members of the Senate chairman is incorrect," he said in Election commission of Pakistan. an official statement today. "I have not Notification to this effect has been issued given any statement regarding the by the National Assembly Secretariat on