1 2 .# (+/0 &")//12"/345('/0 06$ 32"/345('/0 4 '()$* +, $% & ! "# $ &''(")( -*) &' *./0 %#*) ( !" #$ #% , + , - % $%& &% ! * + &% &!% %& ,, + &% '&%% ()%'$%% - . / 0 1/ 2 +3 * ,* R in Kabul had reopened. Afghanistan’s economy has been thrown into disarray by the Taliban’s takeover. Many banks are closed and cash is scarce. said the announcement of a The United Nations said it new government would be will convene an international elebratory gunfire resound- pushed back to the next week. aid conference on Sept. 13 to Ced in Kabul on Friday as Taliban co-founder Mullah help avert what U.N. Secretary reports spread of the Taliban’s Abdul Ghani Baradar, report- General Antonio Guterres takeover of Panjshir, and news ed by some Taliban sources to called a “looming humanitar- agencies said at least 17 people be in line to lead the new gov- ian catastrophe”. were killed and 41 hurt in the ernment, said in remarks on Western powers say they firing. Qatar’s Al Jazeera channel that are prepared to engage with the n a surprise move, Pakistan’s Sources in the Taliban told the new administration “will Taliban and send humanitari- Ipowerful intelligence chief news agency Reuters on include all factions of the an aid, but that formal recog- Lieutenant General Faiz Saturday that its fighters had Afghan people”. nition of the government and Hameed on Saturday dashed to taken Panjshir Valley, the final “We are doing our utmost broader economic assistance Kabul, according to media holdout in its quest to seize efforts to improve their living will depend on action - not just reports here, amidst the Taliban Afghanistan. “By the grace of conditions. The government promises - to safeguard human struggling to finalise and install Allah Almighty, we are in con- will provide security, because it rights. % , - an inclusive Government in trol of the entire Afghanistan. is necessary for economic Afghanistan that would be The troublemakers have been development,” he said. acceptable to the internation- defeated and Panjshir is now Meanwhile, some signs of al community. under our command,” one normality returned to Kabul. A delegation of senior Taliban commander was Qatar’s ambassador to Pakistani officials led by Inter- quoted as saying. Heavy fight- Afghanistan said a technical P Services Intelligence (ISI) through Pakistan of foreign ing continues in the valley and team was able to reopen Kabul Director General Lieutenant nationals and Afghans fleeing has left hundreds dead airport to receive aid, accord- General Hameed arrived in Taliban rule. till now. ing to Al Jazeera, which also Kabul to conduct discussions “The issue of pending However, resistance leaders cited its correspondent as say- first face-to-face meeting with the incoming Taliban gov- requests from countries and denied the claim to Reuters. ing domestic flights had restart- between the two leaders, ernment, the Pakistan international organisations for “News of Panjshir conquests is ed. he situation in Afghanistan sources said here on Saturday. Washington: India and the Observer newspaper reported. the repatriation/transit through circulating on Pakistani media. The airport has been closed Tand the ongoing fight Details and schedule of Modi’s United States are closely watch- The ISI chief is expected to Pakistan and the need to deter- This is a lie,” said Ahmad since the United States on Aug. against the corona pandemic visit to New York and ing Pakistan’s actions in meet top Taliban leaders and mine the mechanism through Massoud, who is leading the 30 completed the evacuations will figure prominently during Washington were now being Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary commanders. “Issues relating which Pakistan could allow rebels. of more than 120,000 U.S. cit- Prime Minister Narendra worked out, they added. He last Harsh Vardhan Shringla said to Pak-Afghan security, econ- these, in coordination with the Meanwhile, former presi- izens, other foreigners and Modi’s talks with President Joe visited the USA in 2019 when on Friday. In the limited omy, and other matters will be ground authorities in dent Hamid Karzai in a state- Afghans deemed at risk from Biden during his visit to the Donald Trump was at the helm. engagement that India has had taken up with the Taliban lead- Afghanistan will be discussed ment has asked the Taliban and the Taliban, and withdrew the USA at end of September. Sources said the two have with the Taliban, the new ership,” the report said, quoting during the meeting with the the “resistance front” in last of its troops. Modi is also likely to address met virtually on at least three Afghan rulers have indicated sources.According to the Taliban officials,” it said, quot- Panjshir to stop the fighting The Taliban’s main the annual United Nations occasions, including the Quad that they would be reasonable Express Tribune, Hameed will ing sources.The intelligence and resolve their issues through spokesman, Zabihullah General Assembly session. summit in March, the climate in addressing New Delhi’s con- also meet Pakistan’s envoy in chief will spend a day in the talks, TOLO news reported. Mujahid, also said one of the This will be Modi’s first became president earlier this change summit in April, and cerns, the foreign secretary Kabul to discuss the matter of Afghan capital, the Geo News The Taliban source also main foreign exchange dealers visit to the USA since Biden year. Moreover, it will be the G-7 summit in June this year. added. repatriation and transit reported. & ! ! '( % ! Besides, 48 positive cases were reported from State pool.Five " # " persons died of disease in last !$% 24 hours, pushing total toll to hooter Manish Narwal 8,040. One death each was Ssmashed a Games record reported from Bhadrak, while shuttler Pramod Bhagat midst the controversy over cern.It also says policymakers BHUBANESWAR: The State Cuttack, Kendrapada, Khordha yet again asserted his suprema- Aissuing of Covid-19 vac- should ensure that Covid-19 on Saturday registered a slight and Nabarangpur cy with his Gold-winning per- cine passports, a report has health status certificate decline in Covid-19 infections districts.However, 826 patients formance as India’s tally swelled warned that lack of global providers build data protection with reporting of 681 cases recovered in last 24 hours, to 17 after a four-medal show standards for coronavirus cer- into the design of these cer- from 26 districts and State increasing total recoveries to on a memorable penultimate tificate is a key barrier to tificates by default, and that pool. With this, the total tally 9,96,300. day at the Tokyo Paralympics, their successful implementa- the confidentiality and secu- increased to 10,10,753.The new here on Saturday. tion around the world. rity of the information col- cases included 118 children in The 19-year-old Narwal The UK’s University of lected and processed are main- the age group of 0 to18 years. shot a total of 218.2, a Exeter research in its report tained. Providers of these cer- Notably, the State had report- Paralympic record, for Gold in has asked policymakers to tificates should prevent any ed 849 cases on Friday.In the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 ensure coronavirus health sta- unauthorised access, acciden- last 24 hours, total 67,229 sam- event while Bhagat humbled tus certificate providers to tal loss, damage, or destruction ples were tested. The test pos- Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell in # $" %" " abide by basic data protection of the data. itivity rate (TPR) was 1.01% the men’s singles SL3 class " % principles, including lawful- The report presents inde- and active cases 7,186. Of the ! " final for a historic yellow metal. &'# )! ness, fairness and transparen- pendent research funded by new cases, 398 were detected India now have four Gold, cy, purpose limitation, data the Economic and Social from quarantine and 283 local BHUBANESWAR: seven Silver and six Bronze minimisation, accuracy, stor- Research Council (ESRC) as contacts.Khordha district Bhubaneswar on Saturday reg- medals to be placed 26th with age limitation, integrity and part of UK Research & reported the day's highest 222 istered 190 new Covid-19 cases, one day left in the Games. India’s third gold of the current confidentiality, and account- Innovation (UKRI)’s rapid cases followed by Cuttack with with which total tally in capi- India had won just four edition of the Games while ability. response to Covid-19. 101, Baleswar 34, Jajpur 33, tal city rose to 1,07,770.Notably, medals in the last edition in Rio compatriot Singhraj Adana It has identified three The research was led by Mayurbhanj 27, Puri 26, the city had detected 243 cases while the total count from the bagged the Silver to make it a key barriers to implementation Dr Ana Beduschi, who carried Sundargarh 20, Dhenkanal and on Friday. Out of new cases, 1972 edition when the country sensational one-two finish for - lack of trust, lack of global out literature reviews and eval- Jagatsinghpur 19 each, Angul 145 were local contacts and 45 competed for the first time till the country. standards, and lack of a holis- uations of primary and sec- 18, Bargarh 14, Ganjam 13, were from quarantine.The these Tokyo Games was 12. Narwal, who holds the tic approach. The report rec- ondary sources of law. The Keonjhar, Nayagarh and active cases in city stood at More medals are in store P ! ! world record in the category, ommends that the certificates research was also informed by Sambalpur 10 each, Bhadrak, 3,014. One more person suc- for India on the final day on " claimed the yellow metal in P4 should be only used during the twenty semi-structured inter- Deogarh and Kendrapada nine cumbed to disease in city, with shuttlers Suhas Yathiraj Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event in pandemic and their use is dis- views with technologists and each, Subarnapur six, pushing total death toll to and Krishna Nagar sailing into contention for a Bronze after place play-off in the mixed SL3- his debut Games.