08 Pak being pushed towards unrest Bakhtawar wedding on 30th KARACHI: Bilawal House on Friday announced the by facilitators from within: Gill wedding date of PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister eldest daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari with her fi - on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill said Pak - The ancé Mahmood Choudhary. According to details, a istan is being pushed towards unrest by facilitators from Milad function will be held on January 24 at the Bilawal within the country. The SAPM said in his statement on House while a simple Mehndi ceremony will take place Friday that those with mutual benefits with India are on 27th of this month. A spokesperson of Bilawal House helping it. Those having business relations with India and said that the Nikkah of Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari with who held secret meetings with Indian intelligence in Mur - Mahmood Choudhary will be held on January 29 while ree are its cronies, he said. —Online LahoBre, Saturuday, Jansuaryi 23, n2021 Jameadi-us-Sans i 09, 1442 the Barat is scheduled for January 30. —APP APNS, CPNE Bilawal announces condole death of to table no-trust Imran Ahmed motion against PM From Our Staff Correspondent LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday KARACHI: Hameed Haroon, President while announcing to table a no-confidence mo - and Sarmad Ali, Secretary General of the All tion against Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) have that he would convince the allies. expressed profound grief on behalf of APNS Addressing a ceremony in Larkana on Fri - office-bearers and members of the Executive day, he said that the federal ministers were Committee over the sad demise of Imran trying to create differences among the oppo - sition but the puppet will have to go home and Ahmed, son of Mushtaq Qureshi, Chief Edi - the people’s representative will become the tor Monthly Naey Ufaq and Monthly Aanchal. prime minister. “We know how to send unde - The APNS office-bearers have offered mocratic powers packing and we will over - condolence to the bereaved family and have throw this incompetent and incompetent prayed that Almighty Allah rest the departed government under the banner of Pakistan soul in eternal peace and give them courage Democratic Movement (PDM),” Bilawal said. and patience to bear the loss. The PPP chairman went on to say that the Another report adds: The Council of Pak - statements of federal ministers were an ex - istan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has also pression of their fear and apprehension. They condoled the death of Imran Ahmed, son of are afraid that if all the opposition forces Mushtaq Qureshi, Chief Editor Monthly come together, their puppet prime minister Naey Ufaq and Monthly Aanchal. The would be thrown out. He further said that that CPNE office-bearers have also offered con - Larkana Industrial Zone will provide em - dolence to the bereaved family and have RIYADH: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi reviews guard of honour during ployment opportunities to thousands of peo - prayed that Almighty Allah rest the departed his visit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. —DNA ple, adding that the geographical location of soul in eternal peace and give them courage the project is according to the China-Pakistan and patience to bear the loss. Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. “The PPP has always served the people of Pakistan,” Bilawal said and added his party has always created employment opportunities Saudi elites whether it is a laborer or a farmer. The PPP chairman said: “The damage PTI government admits Pak Navy's Promotion of IT has done to the country is unprecedented. Pak - istan has further weakened economically. role in peace Compared to the federal government, PPP gave reasonable rates for taxes. We did not ISLAMABAD: Naval Chief Admiral consider traders and industrialists as criminals Amjad Khan Niazi, who is on official visit in businesses need but gradually brought them under the tax net.” to Saudi Arabia, has held separate meetings Bilawal said that agriculture is a backbone of with Saudi Chief of General Staff and Com - Sindh’s economy and we hope that this proj - mander Royal Saudi Naval Forces. ect will boost agriculture in the province. — According to the spokesperson of Pakistan DNA Navy, matters of mutual interest, including naval cooperation, came under discussion of the hour: LCCI during the meetings. The Saudi officials ap - By Our Staff Reporter small therefore Pakistani entrepreneurs information technology. should make right moves to get desired re - The LCCI President urged the govern - Broadsheet scandal preciated the brotherly relations between the LAHORE: Information technology and sults. He said that young entrepreneurs ment to utilize maximum resources for the two countries and acknowledged Pakistan' automation is a key to success for the busi - should have innovative approach and right promotion of Information Technology in PML-N rejects Navy's role for regional peace. nesses. Entrepreneurs need to learn digital technology to succeed so that they could the country enabling it to join the club of They also appreciated Pakistan Navy's role entrepreneurship which is contributing heav - harness the power of IT. technologically advanced nations. Re - Justice (Retd) in military training of Saudi Naval forces. ily to the economies of various countries. The LCCI President said that Informa - sources such social media networks, e- The Naval Chief also visited Saudi Naval These views were expressed by Presi - tion technology has transformed the way of mail marketing, pop-up banner ads on Azmat appointment Forces Headquarters in Riyadh where he was dent of the Lahore Chamber of Com - doing business. Manual business functions Internet websites and other technology- presented guard of honour. —Online merce & Industry Mian Tariq Misbah have been automated with the development based items can help companies saturate ISLAMABAD: The PML-N has rejected while speaking at the inauguration cere - of personal computers, business software the economic marketplace. the appointment of Justice (Retd) Azmat Saeed mony LCCI IT Department Server Room and Internet-based intranets. While com - Reversal of power tariff hike demanded for probing into Broadsheet scandal. Pakistan wants to on Friday. LCCI Senior Vice President panies may develop internal business tech - Chairman of National Business Group PML-N spokesperson Maryam Auranzeb Nasir Hameed Khan, Executive Commit - nology to increase the effectiveness of of FPCCI, President Pakistan Business - said investigating the matter by those who tee Members Yasir Khurshid, Naeem business functions, they may also use per - men and Intellectuals Forum and All should have been investigated is murder of the enhance trade ties Hanif, Shahid Nazir, former Executive sonal digital products to enhance opera - Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former justice. Imran should show courage and tell the Committee Members Muhammad Ha - tions. Developing different uses for provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain people he needs NRO. Getting the matter in - with US: Envoy roon Arora and Mian Jabbar Khalid were information technology and various com - on Friday said a fifteen percent hike in vestigated by former Deputy Prosecutor Gen - eral NAB is bigger fraud than Broadsheet. Pakistan’s Ambassador also present on the occasion. puter-related devices can help companies power tariff will burden masses by over ISLAMABAD: She said Justice (Retd) Azmat Saeed is a to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan has Mian Tariq Misbah appreciated the ef - develop a competitive advantage. 200 billion rupees. forts of Muhammad Haroon Arora, as spe - He said that information technology and Mian Zahid Hussain said that the gov - controversial person and he was among those said that Islamabad is looking for enhancing who had executed the agreement. bilateral trade and investment ties with cial task was given to him for innovation automation allow a business to promote ernment should not have increased power and upgradation of LCCI IT Server. and market its own brand with a large tariff to revive the power sector but tried Sheikh Azmat Saeed was deputy prosecutor Washington under the new administration of He said that entrepreneurs should use IT number of customers using social media to reduce losses, theft and improve recov - general NAB AND senior law officer when the President Joe Biden. as a tool to create business opportunities, as a primary source in their purchase deci - eries. Talking to the business community, agreement was signed. She underlined that Talking to a private television channel on to disseminate information about their sions. He said that social media is a major the veteran business leader said that Imran Khan has proved no fair and transparent Friday, Asad Majeed said that Pakistan is not businesses and to find out new partners. element in assisting consumers in their de - masses and economy cannot afford the re - investigation can be conducted under selected looking for assistance or aid but a strong trade He said that information technology and cision marketing process while customers cent hike in power tariff as it will increase PM. This appointment is in fact malafide in - and investment relationship. He said that Is - automation can play a major role to in - and entrepreneurs could also interact di - inflation by two percent and hit agricul - tent of Imran Khan and his government. lamabad and Washington are working to - crease the businesses whether it is large or rectly through this important segment of tural and industrial production. This agreement caused loss to the tune of gether for peace in Afghanistan along with Rs 10 billion to people of Pakistan, she other nations. "The US also wants that the pointed out. Justice (Retd) Azmat Saeed was Afghan soil is not used against any other deployed for making false cases against country," he added. "There is no question of Nawaz Sharif and his family during Musharraf ‘do more’ or ‘do less’ for us now, taking the regime, she said. She remarked that nation right steps is the need of the hour," the envoy NAB traces fake accounts wants those who have looted the national kitty said. He noted that the new US administration should be held accountable. —Online would realise Pakistan's efforts when it comes to know about the ground realities. Earlier on Tuesday, Biden’s nominated de - used for fraud in pension fence secretary General Lloyd J Austin KARACHI: In a major development Bajari is an employee of Sindh Forest De - to the bank accounts of different persons Coronavirus termed Pakistan an important partner in peace during the ongoing investigation into al - partment and relative of the prime suspect belonging to ‘Dawach family’ during and maintained that the US is looking to re - leged corruption, the National Accounta - Salim Bajari in the pension corruption case. 2012 and 2017; as well as in some fake causes 47 deaths vive military ties with the country. "If con - bility Bureau (NAB) traced nine more fake Moreover, the probe team had also accounts and the bank accounts of a front - firmed, I will encourage a regional approach bank accounts used for embezzlement of summoned other accused, Ashraf Ali man of a prominent personality. After in 24 hours that garners support from neighbours like pension funds by officials the Sindh fi - Janwari and Altaf Mangi, on the same getting the evidence, the National Ac - Pakistan, while also deterring regional actors, nance department, citing sources. day. Ashraf Ali Janwari had recorded his countability Bureau (NAB) had issued LAHORE: Corona virus caused 47 deaths from serving as spoilers to the Afghanistan Besides detecting the new fake bank statement, whereas, a foreign DAO notices to 54 accused including members in the last 24 hours mounting the nationwide peace process," he said during his confirma - accounts, the anti-corruption watchdog Aslam Abro provided pension records of Dawach family. 30 accused had tally of fatalities to 11,204 on Friday. tion hearing. The former US general said he has also traced the system for embez - sought by the investigators. The bureau recorded their statements and submitted As per the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), would focus on shared interests including zlement of government funds worth bil - had earlier sought records from the affidavits in the corruption case. 1,745 persons tested positive for COVID-19 training future Pakistan military leaders lions through ‘fake pension provincial forest department regarding While recording the statements, the in - (commutation) bills’. Sources privy to the suspects in the case. A combined in - vestigators found many of the accused in the past 24 hours. The number of positive through the use of International Military Ed - the development said that Rs140 million vestigation team has continued its probe unaware about the opening of bank ac - cases has surged to 528,891. As many as ucation and Training (IMET) funds. had been deposit the nine bank accounts into the pension scandal, sources said. counts and transfer of funds. The defal - 239,186 coronavirus cases have been con - Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood from 2012 to 2017. The money was then Earlier on January 4, a high-level probe cated money had been transferred to 147 firmed in Sindh, 152,158 in Punjab, 64,651 Qureshi said that Pakistan is ready to engage transferred to the accounts of Naveed had exposed massive corruption worth accounts of a bank, whereas, more than in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18,696 in Balochis - with the new administration, considering it an Bajari, the former additional district ac - over Rs2.031 trillion in Sindh Finance De - Rs1 trillion money had been transferred tan, 40,548 in Islamabad, 8,753 in Azad “opportunity to build a long-term, broad- count officer of District Accounts Of - partment by defalcation of government em - to 84 bank accounts belonging to 22 Kashmir and 4,899 in Gilgit-Baltistan. based and multidimensional relationship”. fice – Hyderabad, and his family. ployees’ pensions by the provincial members of Dawach family. Furthermore 4,523 individuals have lost “Such partnership would require an institu - It emerged that Rs30 million had been treasurer office. The massive corruption The huge amount of money had been re - their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 3,855 in tionalized and structured engagement, based transferred to Dubai from the fake bank ac - worth over Rs2.031 trillion was made in leased from the provincial finance depart - Sindh, 1,823 in KP, 192 in Balochistan, 461 in on mutual respect and cooperation,” the For - counts. Following the revelations, NAB term of pensions of government employees ment’s system with the help of a district Islamabad, 248 in Azad Kashmir and 102 in eign Minister said at a webinar on Pakistan’s had issued call-up notice to Naveed Bajari as the money was transferred to the bank accounts officer, said sources, adding that GB. Pakistan has so far conducted 7,561,977 priorities with the Biden administration, or - to question him on January 20, however, accounts of the residents of Dadu and Johi a seven-member investigation team was coronavirus tests and 35,839 in the last 24 ganised by the Karachi Council on Foreign he did not appear before the investigators, town of Sindh from the treasurer office. also constituted to ascertain the massive hours. 482,771 coronavirus patients have re - Relations earlier this week. —TLTP sources added. Sources said that Naveed The money was primarily transferred corruption allegations. —DNA covered in the country whereas 2,362 patients Imran to complete five years term in PM office: Rashid KARACHI: Minister of Interior reality of PDM and its motives mir cause ,Maulana Faralur Rehman Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Friday which was apparent from the protest had not done even 16 percent of it. said that Prime Minister Imran Khan of the PDM in front of the Election The Minister said that the wel - would complete his five years con - Commission of Pakistan. fare of Karachi was objective of stitutional term in the office. He further said that they (PDM) everyone and hoped that the Sindh He observed that the Broadsheet were protesting and Pakistan Peo - government would come forward issue would be Panama-2 of Pak - ple’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal to install 10 thousand CCTV cam - istan in upcoming two to three was enjoying celebrations at Umer - eras in the metropolis for ensuring months. He stated this while ad - ket. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said and making it a safe city. dressing to a press conference at a that if they were waiting for Mr. Jus - He said that National Database local hotel here. Sheikh Rasheed tice (r) Qayyum instead of Mr. Jus - and Registration Authority said that $100 millions property of tice (r) Shaikh Azmat then they were (NADRA), Federal Investigate the Pakistan Muslim League- on mistake. He said that Prime Min - Agency (FIA) and airports perform - Nawaz (PML-N) could come up ister Imran Khan took bold step and ances would be improved. Replying from the broadsheet. He said, asked for the live coverage of the to a question, he was of the view that ‘After Panama it is Panama plus. Foreign Funding case. He said that international powerful elements The Minister said that the Pak - Imran Khan fought the case of Kash - were trying to harm Pakistan and istan Democratic Movement (PDM) mir at United Nations (UN)’s plat - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor did not have words to say and the form and named Modi as Hitler. He (CPEC). He further said that anti- real issue was the broadsheet. He further said that whatever Prime Pakistan elements did not want to QUETTA: A view of truck loaded with barbwires’ going towards Pak-Iran border. said that the people had known the Minister Imran Khan did for Kash - see peace in the country. —DNA PRINTED AT TIJARAT PRINTERS AND PUBLISHED BY IRFAN ATHAR FROM TIJARAT HOUSE, 14-DAVIS ROAD, LAHORE.