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Vol. IV, No. 208 Friday, 15 January, 2021 email address: [email protected] Editor: Asim Khan Price Rs. 5 4 soldiers martyred in Levies men North Waziristan suspended operations, LoC firing: for killing a ISPR donkey in Baloch istan’s Mastung Matiullah Khan QUETTA: The Deputy Commissioner Mastung on Thursday suspended 2 News Desk others wounded in a ter- Levies men for killing and rorist attack on a security filming a donkey. Two lev- QUETTA: Three Pakistan check-post in the ies men filmed the killing Army soldiers were mar- Speenwam area of North of a donkey in Kirdigap tyred in an exchange of Waziristan. tehsil of district Mastung fire with militants in the Officials told Dawn the Balochistan. North Waziristan tribal terrorists had attacked the The video went viral district, the military’s check-post with heavy and caused outrage on media wing said on weapons, leading to an social media platforms. Thursday. exchange of fire between The people strongly con- Meanwhile, another sol- them and security forces. demned the act and dier was martyred in an A search operation had demanded action against exchange of fire with been launched in the area the responsible Levies per- Indian troops from across to track down the attack- sonnel. the Line of Control (LoC), ers, according to officials. “The Deputy it added. On Monday night, mili- Commissioner has sus- In the first incident, tants had attacked another pended both the levies security forces carried out security post in the area in ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov signed personnel”, a notification two separate intelligence- which one soldier was agreement between the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic republic of Pakistan on cooperation issued by the DC’s office based operations (IBOs) on martyred and two others in the areas of prevention, limitation and mitigation of emergency consequences at Foreign Office.INP said. The levies personnel terrorist hideouts in North suffered injuries. identified as Muhammad Waziristan. Two suspected Sepoy martyred on LoC Asim and Gul Khan. terrorists “including an In the second incident An inquiry committee IED (improvised explosive on Thursday, Indian formed to probe into the device) expert” were troops initiated “unpro- incident killed in the raids, the voked ceasefire violation” Pakistan faces extreme The deputy commis- Inter-Services Public along the LoC in Dewa sioner has formed an Relations (ISPR) said in a sector, the ISPR said. inquiry committee com- statement. “Pakistan Army troops prising the assistant com- During an exchange of responded promptly and weather changes, natural missioner Mastung to fire with the militants, inflicted heavy losses to probe into the incident. three soldiers were mar- [the] enemy in terms of The committee will submit tyred. They were identi- men and material,” the its report with two days, fied as Sepoy Azaib military’s media wing calamities: Experts warn the notification said. Ahmed, resident of Karak; added. In the video, the levies Sepoy Zia Ul Islam, resi- It said in an “intense men open fire on the don- dent of Bannu; and Lance exchange of fire”, Sepoy Staff Reporter exchange knowledge and expe- key and then films the Naik Abbas Khan, resi- Nabeel Liaqat, aged 28, a rience related to climate change whole scene. This caused dent of Orakzai district. resident of Gujar Khan, QUETTA: Environmentalists mitigation/adaptation meas- outrage on social media This comes less than embraced martyrdom have expressed serious concern ures. platforms including two days after two soldiers while responding to the over extreme weather changes Pakistan ranks fifth amongst Facebook, Twitter, etc. The were martyred and three Indian ceasefire violation. and the looming threat of natu- countries prone to impacts of people strongly con- ral calamities in Pakistan. climate change demned the incident and WWF-Pakistan organized the While inaugurating the event, called for action against PDM Promoting second consultative workshop Dr Tahir Rasheed, Regional the responsible personnel. in Quetta to prepare recom- Head Sindh-Balochistan, WWF- The reaction prompted the Foreign Masters mendations to address the issue Pakistan stated that “Although Deputy Commissioner to of climate change. Pakistan ranks 135 in terms of take action against the Agenda: Bushra Rind Experts put their heads together per capita greenhouse gas responsible levies men. to discuss ways and means to emissions globally, it is ranked prepare recommendations on fifth amongst countries most revising the Nationally vulnerable to the impacts of cli- cent target of emissiosn reduc- Senior Manager, Climate and Quetta Determined Contributions mate change according to tion by 2030. This deliberation Energy Programme. The Paris (NDCs) document and raising Germanwatch’s Global Climate will not only aid us in adapting Agreement demands countries police seize the overall ambition. All rele- Risk Index. to climate change impacts as a to communicate the actions that vant stakeholders from the It is evident as the country faces nation but will also help citi- will help them reduce their hashish Balochistan government, pri- extreme weather changes and zens to make lifestyle changes Greenhouse Gas emissions in vate sector, and non-profit natural calamities such as to tackle it.” order to reach the goals of the organizations attended the urban flooding, heatwaves, ris- The background of interna- Paris Agreement. She also from car workshop, which served as a ing sea levels, loss of biodiver- tional treaties and the Paris stressed the need of engaging forum to highlight initiatives sity and droughts. The NDC Agreement which is a legally the provincial public sector on Sariyab and areas of improvement in document is an opportunity to binding international treaty, on departments, educational insti- the five leading sectors consist- delineate a climate-smart strat- climate change, to limit global tutes, and corporates sectors, as Road ing of agriculture, energy, for- egy for the effective execution warming well below 2, prefera- without them climate change estry and land-use, industries of interventions that will facili- bly to 1.5 degrees Celsius, was mitigation targets cannot be Our Staff Reporter Staff Reporter properties in five conti- and waste, as well as to tate us in meeting the 20 per- presented by Nazifa Butt, streamlined. nents QUETTA: The Quetta QUETTA: Bushra Rind, She alleged that the poli- police seized one maund of parliamentary secretary ticians who established OGRA seeks hashish from a car parked on information Balochistan their businesses in five con- Opposition allowed to RAW-linked ‘terrorist’ on Sariyab Road on has said that the anti-gov- tinents of the world were massive increase Thursday. ernment alliance was pro- calling the present govern- protest before ECP arrested in Keamari The seized hashish is moting what she claimed ment illegitimate. “This is in fuel prices for said to be high quality and foreign masters agenda. beyond comprehension”, office within legal operation its price in the interna- Speaking at a news confer- she added. next 15 days tional market is in the mil- ence on Wednesday, she She stated that the law limits: Sheikh Rashid News Desk agency in Karachi. lions of rupees, according asserted that the masses and order situation has News Desk According to SSP Fida to estimates. have rejected the Pakistan improved in Balochistan as News Desk hope that PDM will not KARACHI: Karachi police Hussain, acting on a tip-off, Sariyab ASP Ikhlaq Democratic Movement compared to the past. She disrupt the peace by LAMABAD: The Oil and claimed on Thursday to a police party conducted a Ahmed Tarar said strict (PDM). however strongly con- ISLAMABAD: Federal taking law in their Gas Regulatory Authority have arrested a suspected raid at a house in Ittehad action will be taken against “People stand by national demned the Mach coal ministers said Thurs hands. (OGRA) has put a proposal terrorist said to be linked to Town and apprehended drug peddlers, smugglers, institutions”, she said. miners incident. day that although pro- Speaking on the to hike prices of all the Indian intelligence agency two alleged terrorists and their facilitators. Bushra Rind stated that The parliamentary secre- testing is a democratic occasion, Law Minister major POL products in the RAW. belonging to a RAW- He said people should everyone has the right to do tary on information said right of the opposition, Farogh Naseem said country, sources said on Keamari SSP Fida backed group. help the police in their mis- politics but not at the cost of masses of Loralai rejected it aims to spread chaos protest is fundamental Thursday . Hussain Janweri said the Six kilograms of explo- sion to root out the menace state institutions. The par- the anti-government alli- through it which the right but it should be as Sources privy to the Keamari police acting in sive material, hand gre- of drugs from the city. liamentary secretary on ance during its public government will not per the provisions of development said that the collaboration with intelli- nades, arms, ammunition “We won’t let drug ped- information said the people meeting on Wednesday. allow to happen. law. He said Supreme OGRA has sent a summary gence agencies arrested and other material were dlers work here,” the ASP who ruled over the country She said masses of Talking to media in Court’s verdict in Faiza to the petroleum division Mansoor Ali alias Anil in a recovered from their pos- added. for decades were now call- Balochistan can differenti- Islamabad, Interior Min bad sit-in case suggests seeking an increase in the targeted operation carried session, he added. The ing for democracy. ate between political par- ister Sheikh Rashid that protests shouldn’t fuel prices from January 16. out in the port city’s Ittehad police officer said that the PDM pushing PDM leaders established ties.

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