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The move to target Indian ! 1 Throughout Sunday, social assets in Afghanistan comes " ! # " & " media was abuzz with specu- weeks after the ISI forged an $ lation about the worldwide alliance between its terror affil- to evacuate 50 diplomatic staff will India has generated release of a report that showed iates like Lashkar-e-Tayeba and ITBP commandos last through massive reconstruc- ) *+ that telephones of India’s top (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad Sunday. tion efforts and also gain con- Ministers, Supreme Court (JeM) with the Taliban. The ISI On July 16, Afghan siderable leverage with the " 34 judges, journalists and others has reportedly already sent President Ashraf Ghani had Taliban that is seeking to oper- were tapped between 2018 and 10,000 Pakistani fighters to told a Central and South Asia ate independently,” experts 56533$76 2019. Afghanistan to aid the Taliban connectivity conference, also tracking the development said, “Strong rumours that this in the violent takeover of ter- attended by Pakistan Prime adding Islamabad is also eye- evening IST, Washington Post ritories from Ashraf Ghani-led Minister Imran Khan, in ing the billion-dollar drugs O $8 & London Guardian are pub- Government’s control amid the Tashkent that 10,000 jehadi trade originating from that 34 lishing a report exposing the pull out of the US troops. fighters have entered country. 108%/108% hiring of an Israeli firm Government and issues of ris- “healthy, meaningful discus- mat on a host of issues – rang- As reported earlier by The Afghanistan during the last While over 10,000 %%/" / Pegasus, for tapping phones of ing prices. sion” in Parliament on various ing from its handling of the Pioneer, the Taliban had devel- one month and had blamed Pakistani fighters entered . / Modi’s Cabinet Ministers, RSS A day before the com- issues. More than 40 leaders contagion, vaccine shortage, oped an understanding with Islamabad for this. Afghanistan through the # leaders, SC judges, & journal- mencement of the Monsoon from 33 parties attended the all- farmers’ agitation, manage- the JeM and LeT for such “The LeT and Jaish terror- porous borders in the last one % " ists,” tweeted senior BJP leader Session, the Government on party meeting and suggested the ment of the economy, jobless- attacks in Helmand and ists besides thousands of other month alone, several jehadis 1 + / Subramanian Swamy. Sunday held an all-party meet- subjects to be discussed in the ness , border tension with Kandahar provinces at the Pakistani jehadis fighting along were staying in Afghanistan for 8 In addition, the Opposition ing attended by floor leaders of first Parliament session post the China and the resurfacing of behest of the ISI. While the LeT with Taliban have been specif- many years to aid Taliban in $ has lined up a range of issues various political parties. second Covid-19 killer wave. the Rafale jets’ purchase con- is assisting the Taliban in ically instructed to target fighting the US and allied including the mismanagement Narendra Modi assured that his The Opposition is raring to troversy in France. Helmand, the JeM is operating Indian assets. The aim is to sys- forces there. P of the Covid-19 situation by the Government was ready for a put the Government on the Continued on Page 6 in Kandahar where India had tematically destroy the good- Continued on Page 6 - -(/%0%( # # . . .. " * $ # $# # "$+ ..L9 .M # %9:$ ' ) ! - ) ) - - .+./ Mumbaikars woke up to heavy " /1%#" " rains accompanied by lightning s many as 33 persons were and thunder and inundation in !$ $ % * Akilled and several others several low-lying areas of the * ! O injured on Sunday, after a vir- city suburbs. $ & $ tual cloudburst and conse- The intensity of the rains %1,0!1 quent heavy rains that ravaged that Mumbai received could be $# the metropolis and the neigh- gauged from the Island city mid voices of opposition, * bouring areas coming under recorded a rainfall of 196.8 mm Athe Congress High =+%,:< ** the Mumbai Metropolis Region and the suburbs received a Command late on Sunday (MMR) affecting the rail, road rainfall of 234.9 mm during the evening announced the eleva- he Uttar Pradesh * $ and air services in the country’s 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on tion of Navjot Singh Sidhu as TGovernment has now made commercial capital. Sunday. the new party president of the it mandatory for the passengers On Sunday morning, Continued on Page 6 Punjab unit, ending the travelling to UP from States protocol. He said people com- impasse prevailing within the # % ! % with a high positivity rate to ing to UP from such States party for over a month. Sidhu % & '"( ' produce a negative RT-PCR should start the journey only would be assisted by four work- ) (Covid-19) report before enter- after getting their Covid test ing presidents — Sangat Singh ing the State. done. Those who have received 23**34*356) Gilzian, Sukhwinder Singh Captain Amarinder Singh and just a matter of time. Additional Chief Secretary both doses of vaccination may Danny, Pawan Goel, and Kuljit Sidhu camps. But hours later, Amarinder Information Navneet Sehgel be exempted. 782)36++9 Singh Nagra (all legislators). Almost all parliamentarians invited his bête noire Partap said the UP Government in The decision was taken by -43*43*:;784<;9 Sidhu replaced Sunil Jakhar had on Sunday came out in Singh Bajwa and others to a order to prevent rise in Covid a team of nine top officials of who was appointed State party Amarinder’s support, even as meeting — indicating that he cases has directed that report of the UP Government in a meet- $ 23+:3563525 chief in 2017. Sidhu attempted to make a was in no mood to mend negative RTPCR should be ing with Chief Minister Yogi Nagra is considered close foray into the Patiala royal’s bas- fences with Sidhu. made mandatory for people Adityanath on Sunday. The 782;3)5<9 to Congress vice president tion while meeting his loyalists Amarinder’s dinner diplo- coming to UP from States with move aims to contain the $43*63;;2 Rahul Gandhi, and Danny in his home constituency. macy with his known critic more than 3 per cent positivi- spread of Covid-19 in Uttar would be representing the Just a day earlier, Bajwa seems to have raised ty rate. Pradesh. -;):3*43*5+7853+++9 young leaders. Besides, MLA Amarinder had taken a softer another issue before the party “This report should not be Meanwhile, fresh Covid Pawan Goel's appointment was line on Sidhu’s anticipated High Command as it came on more than four days old,” he 19 cases in Uttar Pradesh came 2*3)+352678*235;)9 made to give representation to appointment as Punjab the day when Sidhu went to said. The new rule will be down to 56 on Sunday and 69 the Dalit and Hindu commu- Congress chief, but with the meet Sunil Jakhar, former party applicable to anyone travelling patients have recovered. Now a P:<3<2354678*36+<9 nity. rider of a “public apology” for presidents including Bajwa, to UP via air, road, or rail total of 7 districts have been The appointment came at his derogatory tweets — had Cabinet Ministers and several routes. People entering Uttar declared free from corona in :;32;34+:78:3+659 & ! ! ! time after days of stand-off sent signals that the announce- MLAs. Pradesh in their personal vehi- the State. " between the Chief Minister ment of Sidhu’s new role was Continued on Page 6 cles will also have to follow this Continued on Page 6 - *432;3;:578;*9 ,-, R $ #:>: uploaded by the OC here. he added. “...We believe we have the The total number of The organisers did not situation under control. As hree athletes, two of them Games-related Covid cases has specify whether the two infect- such, properly if cases are Tstaying at the Olympic now risen to 55 as per the OC ed athletes staying at the village found, the individuals are iso- ,9<09=1 Village, have tested positive for records. will be quarantined elsewhere. lated and we trace all close con- Covid-19, the Games “When there is a positive “Since 1 July more than tacts if there are any other n evaluation by global Organising Committee Covid 19 case — it means 18,000 games participants cases, that’s what is most Amoney laundering and ter- announced on Sunday, the action. There is a clear proce- arrived from overseas. All of important,” Hide Nakamura, rorist financing watchdog development adding to the dure to identify close contacts. them had at least 2 negative chief Games delivery officer for Financial Action Task Force scepticism around the troubled A case is not just data in a tests before arrival. When they Tokyo 2020, said in a press con- (FATF) to analyse the effec- event which opens on July 23.