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IslamabadThursday, March 04, 2021 Pakistan’s First AndP Only DiplomaticO Daily STPrice Rs. 20 Australia gifts PIEDMC, Belarus ‘Pakistan-China Miyawaki forest consulate ink trade ties force for to Pakistan agreement regional peace’ Detailed News On Page-08 Detailed News On Page-07 Detailed News On Page- 08 PTI secures majority in the upper house ‘PM to seek Briefs vote of confidence ‘Enough from NA’ vaccines by Upset on Senate Capital seat Staff Report end of May’ Gillani defeats Hafeez Shaikh; Shibli Faraz wins his seat; Faisal Vowda also ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah DNA becomes Senator from Sindh; PPP die-hard Farhatullah Babar loses; Sheery wins; Mahmood Qureshi on WASHINGTON: The US Wednesday said Prime will have BAP wins most seats from Balochistan; Seven votes rejected in Islamabad Minister Imran Khan had decided to seek a vote of enough means Yousaf Raza Gillani bodies that is why he has Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, coronavirus confidence from the Nation- Ansar M Bhatti got nine additional votes. served in almost all the gov- Maulana Fazlur Rehman, al Assembly, describing the vaccines for This is however uncertain, ernments. But in this elec- Akhtar Mengal, Maryam every adult victory of Syed Yusuf Raza ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan and perhaps will remain tion, as claimed by the win- Nawaz, and ANP leader- Gilani on the general seat by the end of Democratic Alliance (PDM) uncertain that as to who ning candidate Yousaf Raza ship, among others. May, Presi- of Senate from the Federal has prima facie caused a from the PTI or govt allied Gillnai, the Establishment “This is the victory of de- Capital as “negation of de- dent Joe Biden has said. major dent to the ruling al- parties voted in favour of chose to be neutral. mocracy,” he said. “The Is- This will be two months mocracy”. “The Pakistan liance as the govt candidate Yousaf Raza Gillani. Seven After the result was an- lamabad seat was the most Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has earlier than previously ex- for Senate from Islamabad votes were rejected as well. nounced, Abdul Hafeez important seat in the Sen- pected, but Mr Biden said unanimously decided that and sitting Finance Minis- It is also interesting to note Shaikh and the former ate elections and everyone Prime Minister Imran Khan the vaccination drive must ter Abdul Hafeez Shaikh that in the same election prime minister shook hands was eyeing it. [Through my be extended, too, and peo- will seek a vote of confi- has been defeated. Former PTI and its allies won the and hugged each other. The win], the PDM has been vic- dence from the National As- ple convinced to take it. Prime Minister of Pakistan women seat. PTI candidate news of Hafeez’s defeat was torious.” And he warned people to PDM: Yousaf GOVT: Abdul sembly,” Qureshi said while Yousaf Raza Gillani defeat- Fouzia Arshad got 174 votes told to him by Zain Qureshi Adding to Gilani’s point, addressing a press confer- “stay vigilant” because ed Shaikh thus staging a big while PML N candidate — who was the minister’s Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said “this fight is far from over”, Raza Gillani Hafeez Shaikh ence along with federal min- upset for the ruling party Farzana Kausar got 161. polling agent — following that the PDM has won isters Shafqat Mehmood, with new variants a major and its allies. The PTI win on women seat which the two men em- through the votes of MNAs, concern. His caution is Asad Umar, Shireen Mazari, PPP candidate Yousaf Raza is a clear manifestation that 169 164 braced each other. which is also a win for Paki- Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, at odds with some states, Gillani who was backed by the party still enjoy majori- MPs or MPs from the allied real issues appears to be Shortly after the announce- stan.He went on to say that which are relaxing restric- Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, Ham- PDM parties got 169 votes ty in the national assembly, parties were not happy with fighting within the party. ment of his victory in the PM Imran Khan should “re- mad Azhar and others. tions in order to boost their while Hafeez Shaikh got therefore those who are the Hafeez Shaikh so they Another important factor Senate election, Yousaf sign from his post,” adding economies. He said the victory of Gilani, 164 votes. It is interesting suggesting PTI and Imran voted against him. There happens to be the role of Raza Gilani held a press that he should adopt sports- the candidate of Pakistan Peo- to note here that the gov- Khan to seek fresh vote of is a perception as if Hafeez the Establishment. It is a conference and said that he manship and honourably ac- ples Party Parliamentarians ‘PM Imran ernment alliance total seats confidence, may not suc- Shaikh’s flawed economic widely held view that Hafeez is thankful to the PPP chief cept his defeat. “The PDM (PPPP), also endorsed Prime stands for stood at 180 in the National ceed in their demand. polices led the MPs to vote Shaikh always enjoyed sup- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as will decide a future course Minister Imran Khan’s view Assembly while the opposi- The Islamabad Senate elec- against him, this perception port of the Establishment well as the PDM leadership, of action after mutual con- and conviction of corruption transparency’ tion parties had 160, which tions also shows that PTI does not hold ground. The and international monetary including PML-N’s Nawaz sultation with all members.” and corrupt practices in the Zaheer Senate elections. Staff Report ‘Gillani to be new Senate ISLAMABAD: Chairman PM’s apprehensions Babar likely Senate polls Standing to be new Chairman Senate’ Committee proved true: Shibli air chief Maryam Nawaz demanded the results on Infor- mation and ISLAMABAD: Pakistan incumbent government to pack it up Tehreek-e-Insaf has emerged Broadcast- Dr Shahbaz Gill has announced that the result of Staff Report ing Senator as the single largest party in Faisal Javed Khan has said election between Shaikh and Gillani will be challenged ISLAMABAD: Zaheer Ba- Shujaat Hamza the Senate followed by the Prime Minister Imran Khan lieved in honesty, democra- bar is likely to be the new Pakistan People’s Party and stands for transparency. cy and merit were standing air chief as the incumbent ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peo- the Pakistan Muslim League- Talking to the media per- behind Imran Khan, and the Air Chief Marshal Mujahid ples’ Party (PPP) chairman Nawaz. According to unofficial sons in Islamabad on ones promoting corruption Anwar Khan will retire on Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has and unconfirmed results, PTI Wednesday, he said we want in politics would be given a March 18. The new air chief said that defeating Prime bagged 13 seats in wednes- elimination of corruption decisive blow. is therefore likely to lead fly Minister Imran Khan in day election, PPP got eight, at every level but regretted About the results in KP, he past on March 23. his parliament is a historic Balochistan Awami Party six, that the opposition is out to said the opposition parties Sources say that a panel of achievement and vowed to ties for their support and said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl protect the corrupt practic- were divided and they did four senior most air mar- have Yousuf Raza Gilani elect- that the prestige of the parlia- three, while Awami National es. Later, he congratulated not vote for each other’s shals shall be sent to the ed as Chairman Senate. Ad- ment has increased today. Party and the Muttahida Qa- PTI’s Fauzia Arshad for candidates. prime minister for his ap- dressing a press conference “We have defeated the rul- umi Movement two each, Ba- securing 174 votes in the Special Assistant to the proval. The prime minister after Pakistan Democratic ing Pakistan Tehreek-e-In- lochistan National Party one, Senate election, saying that Prime Minister (SAPM) Dr then will pick one name for Movement’s (PDM) Syed saf (PTI) in by-elections and and two seats won by independ- her winning margin was ev- Shahbaz Gill has announced this coveted slot. Nauman Yusuf Raza Gilani won seat now in Senate election,” ent candidates. According to idence enough that “there that the result of election Ali, Zaheer Ahmed Babar, in Senate from Federal Cap- he said and added the war new figures opposition parties was a clear horse-trading on Imran Khan was the only between Abdul Hafeez Shai- Javed Saeed, Haseeb Pira- ital by securing 169 votes, he against the puppet govern- have got 53 seats in senate and ureau eport the men’s seat”. B R person who could change kh and Yousaf Raza Gillani cha, Zahid Mahmood and thanked the opposition par- ment will continue. government 47 seats – DNA the obsolete rotten system will be challenged. Amir Masood are currently PESHAWAR, Minister for whereas the opposition alli- In his tweet following the the senior most air mar- Information and Broadcast- Moeed hails ance represented the forces announcement of results by shals. Zaheer Babar stands ing Senator Shibli Faraz of darkness, which believed ECP, Shahbaz Gill said the more chances, sources dis- Wednesday said Prime Min- Islamabad in horse-trading, rigging, winning difference was only closed. Zaheer Babar has ister Imran Khan’s appre- bullying and violence to 5 votes while 7 votes were served on a number of im- Dialogue hensions about the Senate manipulate the election re- rejected, we will now chal- portant positions. elections’ transparency had ISLAMABAD: Special Assis- sults. About the defeat of lenge this result. The Prime Minister, Im- proved correct. tant to the his party candidate in Islam- He wrote that PTI’s Fau- ran Khan has already It was evident from the re- Prime Minis- abad, he said the Pakistan zia Arshad has won by 13 started consultations to sult of election of the gener- ter (SAPM) Tehreek-e-Insaf leadership votes. Assembly members make this important ap- al seat for Islamabad, which on National was holding consultations sold votes for money on the pointment. It is discretion was the outcome of the vid- Security Di- and it would finalise the fu- same ballot paper, proving of the prime minister to eo leaked last night, he said vision (NSD) ture strategy tonight. Imran Khan correct. pick one name from the talking to the media flanked Dr Moeed He reiterated the pledge He said that once again, suggested names. by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Yusuf Wednesday said Is- that the PTI would end the vote was sold off in Senate Minister Shaukat Yousufzai lamabad Dialogue was a pi- politics of corruption, and elections. After the video of here after the announce- Saeed posted oneer initiative of the NSD sale and purchase of ‘loyal- Ali Haider Gillani came out, ment of Senate elections to gather outstanding global ties’ under the leadership of it became clear that the “Gi- results. The minister said as DG Cyber experts under one platform. Imran Khan. Those, who be- lani clan” was buying votes. In a tweet, the SAPM said, “[I Wing am] looking forward to hosting Islamabad Dialogue alongside Staff Report a stellar cast of think tanks on Qatar forces laud Pakistan our Advisory Board - a pioneer ISLAMABAD: Saeed Ahmad initiative of NSD spotlighting Sheikh, a BS-20 officer, has conversations essential to the Army’s peace endeavors been appointed as Director future of our holistic national General, Cyber Wing, Minis- security vision encompassing Matters of mutual & professional interest, try of Information and Broad- traditional, economic, and hu- regional security situation including Afghan casting, Islamabad. Accord- man security.” ing to a notification issued by Peace Process and enhanced bilateral defence & Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Saeed Ahmed security cooperation were discussed Sheikh is currently posted Inside... as Director General (PR), Regional Information Office, UNDP, US govt, KPK Press Information Depart- government strengthen ment, Lahore. He has now justice sector capacity been transferred to Ministry – Page 02 of Information and Broad- casting Islamabad, where he Nepal wants direct will serve as Director Gener- flights with Pak – Page 03 al, Cyber Wing. Saeed Shaikh enjoys impeccable repute RCCI sensitizes traders and is considered as an up- about opportunities in right and honest officer. SAARC countries – Page 04 Pak to get COMSATS and ANSO contributing to South- over 10m South Co-op – Page 05 Visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan Ar- vaccines Staff Report my’s sincere efforts for regional peace and re- Kings beat Zalmi by six iterated that Pakistan and Qatar share broth- wickets PSL 6 RAWALPINDI: Major General Saeed Has- Staff Report – Page 06 erly relations which over a period of time are sen Mohammad Al-Khayareen, Commander transforming into mutually beneficial ties. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Ni- Azerbaijan and Pakistan Qatar Emiri Land Forces called on Gener- COAS thanked the dignitary and said that Pa- geria and Indonesia will be vow to continue military al Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff kistan Army greatly values its brotherly rela- among the biggest recipients cooperation (COAS) at GHQ, on Wednesday. tions with its time-tested friend. Earlier on ar- of free Covid-19 vaccines be- – Page 07 During the meeting, matters of mutual & rival at GHQ, Commander Qatar Emiri Land fore June -- more than 10 mil- Australia gifts Miyawaki professional interest, regional security sit- Forces, laid a floral wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuha- lion doses each -- the Covax forest uation including Afghan Peace Process and da. A smartly turned out contingent of Paki- scheme announced Tuesday. – Page 08 enhanced bilateral defence & security coop- stan Army presented the Guard of Honour to eration were discussed. visiting dignitary. Continued on Page 06 IslamabadPOST 02 NATIONAL Thursday, March 04, 2021 SECP’s Briefs policies UNDP, US govt, KPK government conform to Minister values of directs early strengthen justice sector capacity objectivity start of Additional training topics will focus on women and juvenile protection laws and procedures, criminal trials, the hospital right to a fair trial, anti-terrorism laws, anti-fraud laws, and cybercrimes, among others. Simultaneously, partici- DNA ISLAMABAD: The Chair- Faisal Munir pants will also be trained on developing a work ethic, communication, and advocacy skills integral to their roles man SECP, Aamir Khan said that the apex regula- ATTOCK: Punjab Minis- tor has been continuous- ter for Social Welfare Syed Ibrar Khan ly striving to create an Yawar Abbas Bukhari direct- efficient and transparent ed early start of mother and ISLAMABAD: Successful business ecosystem in Pa- child hospital in Attock to governance institutions have kistan, by ensuring that provide the best healthcare systems and processes in its policies and decisions facilities in remote areas. place that contribute greatly conform to values of objec- Presiding over a meeting in towards their success. tivity, integrity and equita- Attock, the minister main- For the reason, on March 2-3, bility. He was speaking as tained the establishment of the United Nations Develop- the guest of honour at the mother and child hospitals ment Programme (UNDP) closing ceremony of CFA was a vision of Punjab Chief Pakistan organized a two-day Institute Research Chal- Minister Sardar U man Buz- consultative workshop in lenge 2020-21. The CFA dar to ensure quality facili- Islamabad on Standard Op- Institute Research Chal- ties to the people of remote erating Procedures (SOPs) lenge is an annual global areas, said a handout issued for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa competition that provides here. Infrastructure Devel- (KP) Prosecution Academy, university students with opment Authority Punjab a press statement said here hands-on mentoring and (IDAP) Chief Executive Of- Wednesday. intensive training in finan- ficer Mujahid Sherdil said Funded by the United States cial analysis and profes- that the allocated land as Government through U.S. sional ethics. less than the requirement. Embassy Pakistan’s Inter- The SECP Chairman con- The minister directed to national Narcotics and Law gratulated the winning contact the district adminis- Enforcement (INL) section, team from Pakistan, which tration for provision of addi- with 50-kanal land allocated bagged the first position tional land in Attock for the by the KP Government, the amongst competing teams project and further directed KP Prosecution Academy will from Malaysia and Singa- to early complete the PC-I. train prosecutors, lawyers, pore. He applauded the This project should be in- and staff of other rule of law CFA Society Pakistan, for cluded in new year’s Annual institutions on various crimi- organizing such competi- Development Programme nal laws and procedures. tions to prepare students (ADP) for providing the Additional training topics will for real-life scenarios. best medical facilities to the focus on women and juvenile Khan said that the SECP locals, he added. protection laws and proce- is steadfast in introducing dures, criminal trials, the reforms in local markets DC for right to a fair trial, anti-terror- by promoting transparen- ism laws, anti-fraud laws, and have a training facility, admin- riculum for the basic and spe- stan Resident Representative ing a consistent partner and the province. We are certain cy, ensuring consistent eradication of cybercrimes, among others. istration block, and a residen- cialized training, e-learning Knut Ostby delivered re- the KP Government for its that the Prosecution Acade- regulatory actions, and lev- Simultaneously, participants tial compound. It will be fully centre, and SOPs. The two- marks on the first day of the continued support: “With the my will play a significant role eraging technology to en- dengue will also be trained on devel- functional by May 2021 with day consultative workshop workshop. right infrastructural support, in building capacity and skills hance ease of doing busi- oping a work ethic, commu- training and meeting halls, allowed senior prosecutors Ahmad thanked INL and enhanced capacity within of prosecutors in the years ness. These reforms are nication, and advocacy skills Ishfaq Mughal monitoring and research to learn about the functions UNDP and said this initiative the rule of law sector, and ahead.” Director of Adminis- designed to build and sus- integral to their roles. rooms, auditorium, library of the KP Prosecution Acad- would play a monumental more gender-inclusive insti- tration Prosecution Directo- tain the trust of investors FAISALABAD: Deputy The KP Prosecution Acad- and computer labs, a dedicat- emy, personnel roles and role in strengthening the tutions, the rule of law sector rate Mr. Atiq-ur-Rehman, a par- in the financial markets in Commissioner Muhammad emy will have a dedicated ed residential area, gymnasi- responsibilities, various com- criminal justice system in the in Pakistan is headed in the ticipant in the workshop said Pakistan and promote fi- Ali has directed that all the women’s wing with a hostel um, and recreational lounges. munication protocols, and region: “I am certain that this right direction.” Acting INL that the experience has helped nancial inclusion at grass- concerned departments and a daycare facility to cre- In addition to its construc- the criteria and mechanisms academy will build the capac- Pakistan Director Ms. Erika him understand how institu- root level, he added. should intensify their pre- ate an enabling environment tion, UNDP, with INL fund- to ensure a safe and healthy ity and skills of KP prosecu- Zielke appreciated UNDP tions are made and how they ventive measures for the for women prosecutors and ing, is providing support to working environment. tors and enable them to play Pakistan’s efforts to make operate successfully. “This complete eradication of encourage more women’s set up a structured training Director- General of Pros- their part in strengthening this project a success: “INL understanding and knowledge Rapist dengue in the district as representation in the legal system, which includes de- ecution Mr. Mukhtiar Ah- the rule of law in Pakistan.” is proud to partner with the will be useful throughout the shot dead there is a danger of dengue profession. Established in veloping a training policy mad, INL Pakistan Program UNDP Pakistan Resident Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prose- course of my career as I leave virus as the current season Peshawar District at Mira and implementation plan, Officer Ms. Cristian Martin- Representative Knut Ostby cution Service and UNDP to it with a better understanding in a police is conducive for the growth Kachori, the academy will comprehensive training cur- ez-LuSane, and UNDP Paki- thanked INL Pakistan for be- strengthen the rule of law in of my line of work.” and spread of larvae so encounter could not afford minor neg- ligence or inattention. He issued this directive while NBP enters into Faisal Munir presiding over a meeting of ATTOCK: A culprit (who the District Emergency Re- equity partnership raped and killed a nine sponse Committee for An- years old girl a few days ti-Dengue in which the pro- ago) has been shot dead gress of implementation of with “EveryWater” by his own accomplice in a anti-dengue campaign was police encounter. As per a reviewed. The meeting was geographies around the press release issued from attended by Assistant Com- Staff Report world for its ERM. Attock Police headquar- missioner Sadar Umar Maq- EWhas designed and test- ters, police teams which bool, District Coordinator KARACHI: National Bank of ed sustainable and afforda- were constituted to arrest Dr. Zulqarnain, officials of Pakistan and EveryWater a ble water purification solu- the culrpit raided a hide Environment Department, Pakistani innovative start tions suited for individual, out near Ghazi interchange Social Welfare, FDA, PHA, up signed an agreement; household, community, . The culprit along with Education, Agriculture and where NBP will extend fi- agriculture and industrial his accomplice rataliated other. The Deputy Commis- nancing to enable this Pa- use. EW products enable and started firing on the sioner said that the district kistani Startup formed by off-grid water purifica- police team. During the heads of all the departments young chemical engineers tion for years without the encounter the culprit was should fulfill their responsi- go to market with its inno- need to replace devices or hit by a bullet fired by his bilities for the prevention of vative water purification membranes. EW has suc- accomplice and died on the dengue and in case of neg- solution. EveryWater (EW) ceeded in bringing down spot while his accomplice ligence they would be held was founded by, Shayan So- the cost of clean sweet raw whose identity could not responsible. He said that it hail, Usama Tanweer and water for domestic users be known escaped from was very important to stop Arslan Ahmed, bright young to Rs. 20/100 liters, and the crime scene. Police the spread of dengue in the graduates of University of cleaning brackish water to are on the hunt to arrest current season.He directed Engineering & Technolo- Rs.40/100 liters him. It is mention worthy to intensify the activities of gy Lahore. At EveryWater, The awareness and recog- that nine years old girl was surveillance in the field and they invented a unique pol- nition of ERM technology raped and strangulated said that possible sources ymer technology, that they and its impact on societies to death in the limits of of dengue larvae breeding named “Esoterik Resistive is growing. This growing Hazro police station a few should not be overlooked in Membrane”, also known recognition is evident LAHORE: Sri Lankan high commissioner visited Lahore chamber of commerce and industries, and days ago DPO Attock Syed this regard, check the tire as intrinsically biofilm re- from the many internation- had a productive dialogue to take trade between both nations to a much higher level. Honorary Khalid Hamdani had con- shops on a daily basis while sistant membrane. EW has al awards that the found- consul Peshawa, Joiya honorary consul designated to Lahore and Niyas the counsellor political stituted different teams to focusing on cemeteries, patent coverage across 82 ers have received. and trade also accompanied. – DNA arrest the culprit. junkyards, plant nurseries. Punjab Capital Development Authority Road Division No.III highway patrol KP province, next spot in China’s

registers Sealed tenders are hereby invited on percentage basis from the approved contractors of global poverty alleviation move PEC enlisting up-to-date in Category C-6 or above, with Project Code CE-01 for the year 321 cases 2020-21, as per following details:- schedule. Also, the meetings are going italising on opportunities brought by DNA to approve the new 5-year and 15-year CPEC, to alleviate poverty from its Ishfaq Mughal plans, focusing technology as the main central and peripheral areas. The Date & Time of S. # Name of Work N.I.T Cost Earnest Money FAISALABAD: On the di- ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Chinese po- enhancer of the Chinese economy at KP is emerging as a strong base for a Opening rections of Addl: IG Punjab litical and social leaders will be gathering home and its influence worldwide. From potential Chinese poverty alleviation 26.03.2021 highway patrol Shahid Hanif, in Beijing for routine annual meetings of Pakistan’s perspective, these meetings programme, as hinted by the Inter- REHABILITATION OF (Box closed at two Parliamentary bodies on March 4. are crucial as Islamabad sees itself as national Poverty Reduction Centre in 1 ROADS IN HUMAK TOWN Rs.9,155,823/- Rs.274,675/- 11:30AM & SSP PHP Region Faisalabad ZIMNI, ISLAMABAD. opened on 12:00 Zubaida Perveen said while However, the “Two Sessions” this year, the next battleground for the China’swar China (IPRCC) and Chinese Ambas- have significant importance both from on poverty. Pakistan is already betting sador to Pakistan Nong Rong. The Noon) talking about monthly per- 26.03.2021 REHABILITATION OF formance of February,2021 Chinese and Pakistani perspectives. Ac- heavily on CPEC as a cure for its ailing KP government is not only devel- (Box closed at STORM DRAINAGE that as many as 321 cases cording to a report published by Gwadar economy and outdated infrastructure. oping two major Special Economic 2. Rs.9,455,599/- Rs.283,668/- 11:30AM & SYSTEM IN SHAHZAD Pro on Wednesday, the meetings are be- Yet it needs a systematic and well-struc- Zones (SEZs) under CPEC frame - opened on 12:00 were registered under differ- TOWN, ISLAMABAD. ent sections and 319 accused ing held in the backdrop of an announce- tured programme to do away with ex- work, but also taking measures to Noon) were arrested. SSP further ment by Chinese President Xi Jinping to treme poverty, especially in rural areas. rehabilitate the existing industrial told that 5 Rifles 12 Bore have eradicated absolute poverty from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, estates devastated due to decades and 7 pistols 30 bore along the country 9 years ahead of the actual looks more active than others in cap- of neglect. Detailed terms & conditions can be seen from CDA Website www.cda.gov.pk and with 24 bullets and cartridg- PPRA website www.ppra.org.pk es were recovered. Further- 1. Tender documents can be obtained on Non-refundable cash payment of Rs. 2,000/- per more, total 193 liter liquor set. Open in the office of Director Rods (South), CDA on during office hours. and 220 Gram Cannabis was Application for issuance of tender documents will be received up to 24.03.2021, 12:00 recovered. As many as 35 Noon and tender documents will be issued on 25.03.2021 and no tender will be issue on proclaimed offenders and 04 the opening date. court absconders were arrest- ed and put behind the bar. As 2. E/Money in the shape of deposit at call in favor of Dy. Director Roads Division-III, CDA many as 75 cases were regis- must accompany the tender application. Cash / Cheque will not be accepted. No tender tered against reckless drivers document will be issued without showing deposit at call.

U/S 279 PPC. Moreover, 05 3. The authority (CDA) may reject all bids or proposals at any time prior to the acceptance lost children were found and of the bid or proposal. The authority (CDA) shall upon request communicate to any reunited with their relatives. supplier or contractor who submitted a bid or proposal, the grounds for its rejection of all Help rendering were extend- bids or proposals, but is not required to justify those grounds. ed to 1683 commuters. As many as 19 encroachments 4. The bid security of all bidders would be deposited in the CDA Bank Account and same were removed and 37 Motor- may be returned after the acceptance of the Contract with the successful bidder. cycles were impounded. Fur- thermore, Incharge Mobile 5. The eligibility criteria of the firms with the relevant experience i.e. at least three (03) No. Education Unit Muhammad of works in last two (02) financial years may be observed / fulfill before issuance of tender documents. Rizwan Bhatti told that traffic rules awareness is essential 6. Authority letter in favor of the person deputed by the contractor to submit the application for commuters to behave and collect the tender from along with CNIC {original} is to be provided. discipline on the roads. How- ever, strict against is being 7. Certificate is required on Judicial Stamp Paper worth of Rs.50/- their firm are not taken against the vehicles involved in any litigations. having unauthorized Gas cyl- inders. He further said that Deputy Director COVID-19 is still persist and Road Division-III claiming many precious lives. PID (I) No. 4773/20 051-9212719 LAHORE: Vice Chancellor Punjab University presenting souvenir to ambassador of Tajikistan. – DNA 03 IslamabadPOST

METROLITEThursday, March 04, 2021 Police arrest Briefs two for aerial Nepal wants direct flights with firing; seven IESCO issues kite flyers, power Pak to promote bilateral trade sellers suspension RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi He was addressing the business community during his visit to Islamabad Chamber district police on the special programme directives of City Police Of- ISLAMABAD: Islamabad of Commerce and Industry. The delegation of the Chaman Chamber of Commerce ficer (CPO) Rawalpindi Mu- Electric Supply Company hammad Ahsan Younas on (IESCO) on Wednesday is- Wednesday continued raids sued a power suspension & Industry led by President Jalal Khan was also present at the occasion to net those involved in programme for Thursday aerial firing and kite flying for various areas of its re- of trade delegations to ban violation and managed gion due to necessary main- DNA promote mutual collab- to arrest two for aerial firing tenance and routine devel- oration and strengthen and seven on kite flying and opment work. ISLAMABAD: Tapas trade relations. He said selling. According to a po- According to IESCO Spokes- Adhikari, Ambassador that Pakistan and Nepal lice spokesman, Pirwadhai man, the power supply of of Nepal has said that had signed a trade co- police arrested two namely different feeders and grid Pakistan and Nepal operation long time ago AdilWaheed and Muham- stations would remain sus- have great potential to which should be fully ex- mad Hamza, who were en- pended for the period from enhance trade and eco- ploited for two-way trade gaged in aerial firing during 09:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m., nomic cooperation and promotion. Basant after a video they Doda, Jund City, Jund City stressed that PIA should Fatma Azim Senior Vice posted on social media of 2, Pari, State Bank, Huma- explore the possibility President, Abdul Reh- the act went viral. Police yun Road, Jail Park, Makkah of starting direct flights man Khan Vice Presi- also recovered a 12 bore Chowk, Rehmatabad 1&2, with Nepal that would dent ICCI, Jalal Khan repeater and a 30 bore pis- 502 Workshop, Bostan help in promoting two- President Chaman tol from their possession. Road, Chaklala, Scheme-III, way trade between the Chamber of Commerce SHO Pirwadhai informed that National Park, MSF, Mur- two countries. & Industry, Zafar Bakht- two other accused involved ree Brewery, Gulistan Colo- He said that trade pro- awari former President in aerial firing, Raja Ali and ny, Topi Pumping, Chaklala motion would help both ICCI and others also Raja Asad who were iden- Garrison, GSHQ, LohiBhair, countries to reduce un- spoke at the occasion tified from the same video Koral, Burma, Waheedabad, employment and improve and called for restarting were already sent behind the ISI, Burma, Tarlai, H-8, living standards of their countries. present at the occasion. than the actual potential eficial outcomes. direct flights between bars. The accused youngsters Highway, Iqbal Town, Fa- people. He said that Pa- He said that Nepalese Speaking at the occa- of both countries. He said that Pakistan Pakistan and Nepal to posted a video on their social zia, NPCC-2, Club-1, Safe kistan and Nepal have people have great love sion, Sardar Yasir Ilyas He said that Pakistan and Nepal have the po- bride gap and promote media accounts showed them Mehfooz Shaheed, Orchard, great scope to enhance for Pakistan and they Khan, President, Islam- could provide many tential to cooperate with trade relations between enjoying on their rooftop as Filtration Flant, Scheme- cooperation in tourism wanted to further pro- abad Chamber of Com- products to Nepal in- each other in agriculture the two countries. they fired into the sky aim- II, Pandorian, Gariyal, sector as both countries mote trade relations merce & Industry (ICCI) cluding machinery & & livestock, industry, en- They said that direct lessly. As they carried out the I-14/3, Nogazi, Fazia, RCCI possessed highest peaks with Pakistan. said that Pakistan and parts, pharmaceuticals, ergy, tourism, IT, bank- flights took only 2 hours criminal activity using automat- 1,2,3,4&5 , Chowk Pindori, in the world. He was addressing the Nepal should focus on electronic appliances, ing & finance, health & while currently indirect ic guns and pistols and songs Sihala, KRL, Fazia, Jinnah He said that Pakistani business community dur- developing strong busi- textiles products, leath- education, civil aviation flight was taking around could be heard playing in the Camp, Falcon, CDA, FHS, business community ing his visit to Islamabad ness linkages between er goods, furniture prod- and many other fields for 22 hours between the two background, he added. – APP I-8/4, Kurri Road, Kurram should visit Nepal while Chamber of Commerce their private sectors in ucts, fruits & vegeta- which direct connectiv- countries, which showed Colony, Service Road, Mus- he would also try to bring and Industry. The del- order to explore all un- bles, meat products and ity between private sec- the importance of direct lim Town, Tariq Shaheed, a delegation of Nepalese egation of the Chaman tapped areas of bilateral many others, therefore, tors was important. He flights for promotion of APHC holds Shakrial, Noor Mohammad , businessmen to Pakistan Chamber of Commerce trade andeconomic rela- both countries should said that Pakistan and B2B and people to people Azizabad, PAF, Kahuta City for promoting business & Industry led by Pres- tions as the current vol- find ways for direct trade Nepal should encour- relations between Paki- protest in 1&2, Hanif Shaheed, Nara linkages between both ident Jalal Khan was also ume of trade was far less to achieve mutually ben- age frequent exchange stan and Nepal. Islamabad Motor, Ghazan Khan, KRL Colony, Lehtar-1, Khawaja, ISLAMABAD: All par- THQ, Abrar Shaheed, Miltry ATC adjourns session ties Hurriyet Conference College, Fatah Pur, Sarai A PARC holds field demonstration (APHC), Azad Kashmir Gir, Shakreela, MandiBalw- courts hearing chapter, held a protest al, Khohar, Sagharpur, Riaz ISLAMABAD: Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Raja Jawad Ab- in front of National Press Shaheed, Abdullah Pur, Bo- of mechanical pruner at NARC bas Wednesday heard the case regarding attack on session Club Islamabad over con- rian, Chip Board, Industrial, Institute (AEI), NARC by Agricultur- for scientists. As compare to neighbor- courts of the federal capital. Police produced the arrested tinuous detention of Hur- Matwa, Sohawa City, Kot- DNA al Mechanization Research Institute ing countries like China, Pakistani farm- lawyers Mohammad Arif, Najam Abbas and Mohammad riyet leaders by occupied forces in Indian illegal- Dhamik, Jermot, Thakra, (AMRI), Multan on the request of Chair- ers are slow in technology adoption pro- Omer before the court under tight security. The court ly Occupied Jammu and KuranbKaswal, Islampura, ISLAMABAD: Conventional agricultural man, PARC for demonstration purpose. cess. However, PARC interventions in extended one day judicial remand of the accused lawyers Feeders and surrounding practice is not only a laborious and time and adjourned the hearing till today.. – APP Kashmir ((IIOJK). The machine is tractor front-mounted technological transformation is laudable On the occasion the mem- areas. consuming process but also cause low and is operated by hydraulic pump in this regards”. Dr. Azeem while high- bers of APHC said India was yield and post-harvest losses. To cope and motors operated by tractor PTO lighting the importance of machine told, detaining senior leaders of Webinar on the challenges in mechanization of ag- shaft. It can prune all kinds of orchards ‘this mechanical pruner is very useful DG RDA visits freedom movement to break riculture, Chairman PARC Dr. Azeem like;apple, apricot, cherry, olives,mango, for managing and training the orchard the will of people of IIOJK. ‘Academic Khan arranged a field demonstration of citrus, guava and peach up to 20 feet canopies. The unproductive branches development projects The demonstrators con- Collaboration mechanical pruner in presence of hon- height with 120-150 trees per hour, de- are pruned so new branches start to demned the recent killing orable Federal Minister for M/o Nation- pending upon the canopy load. The trac- grow on time, which will bring more ing three pedestrian bridg- of innocent youth in Indian and OIC’ on al Food Security and Research, Fakhar tor consumes 7-8 liters diesel per hour fruit next season. Furthermore, aera- DNA es on Airport Road. illegally occupied Jammu Imam on March 1, 2021 at Citrus Or- while operating this machine. At the tion and sunlight in the inner canopy He appreciated construc- and Kashmir and termed it March 22 chard of NARC. occasion Fakhar Imam expressed his is another reason for obtaining max- RAWALPINDI : The Direc- tion work on Dr. Qadeer as cold blooded murder. DG NARC, Engr. Shamim-ul-Sibtain views “Like in socio-economic develop- imum fruits from orchards. Suitable tor General (DG) Rawal- Khan Road as 2.25 km road ISLAMABAD: COMSTECH APHC convener Moham- Shah and other high officials also joined pindi Development Author- work has been completed. and Department of Interna- ment sectors the most important factor time for mechanical orchard pruning mad Hussain Kateeb said the field demonstration. ity (RDA) Captain (r) Abdul He directed that construc- tional Relations will jointly for agronomists, agricultural scientists, is December-January i.e. before flow- India was trying to change This was a single arm pruner, having Sattar Isani has visited var- tion work on Dr. Qadeer organize an International researchers and farmers is to seek tech- ering stage. He further told that the demography of erstwhile ious development projects, Khan road, Dry Port Road Hybrid Webinar on “Aca- five saw disc cutters on it. The pruner nological transformation in agriculture. local fabrication of this machine has state by killing innocent says a press release. and three pedestrian bridg- demic Collaboration, Sci- machine mounted on an 85-hp tractor How farmer can pace with the fast going been started at Multan because the people and settling Hin- He checked dualization of es on Airport road should ence Diplomacy and OIC: is delivered to Agricultural Engineering and growing world is the key question imported machine is very expensive. du people by giving them Dr. Qadeer Khan Road from be completed as soon as Challenges and Opportuni- domicile of Jammu and Islamabad Highway to Fal- possible, so that the suf- ties” on March 22. Kashmir. India was con- con Complex, construction/ ferings of people could be The webinar is being ar- tinuously ignoring United widening and improvement lessened. Chief Engineer ranged with reference to Ethical and Responsible Nations Secretary Council of Dry Port Road from Ra- Aamir Rasheed, RDA, Di- UNSC resolutions. the COMSTECH Consorti- himabad flyover at Airport rector Archetect Shuja Ali, um of Excellence (CCOE) APHC members raised slo- finance by Islamic banking Road to Welfare Complex DD Engineering Amanat Ali gans against India and in set up by The Ministerial via Chaklala Railway Sta- and other officers also visit- Standing Committee on tions (IBFIs). The current tions moved to Value-based and environmental dimen- favor of Pakistan and free- tion, Shell Depot, and build- ed along with DG RDA. dom struggle. Scientific and Technological DNA banking and finance systems Intermediation (VBI) and so- sions of development. The – APP Cooperation (COMSTECH) have transferred the wealth cial finance with sustainable SDGs’ agenda for human dig- of the Organization of Islam- ISLAMABAD : The confer- to the financial sector oper- development goals (SDGs). nity, and to leave no one be- ic Cooperation (OIC) com- ence theme was, moving to ating based on interest and The UN’s 2030 agenda seeks hind’, is certainly in line with prising of leading science, social, ethical and respon- trading in absolute risk. In to achieve 17 vital SDGs and the principles and objectives technology, and engineer- sible finance by the Islamic the backdrop of the failure 169 specific targets, encom- of development from the Is- ing academic and research banking and finance institu- of the MDGs, the United Na- passing the social, economic lamic perspective. institutions of Pakistan, un- der the “Science Diplomacy Initiative” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) being the founding member of the CCOE, through its De- partment of International Relations is organizing the international event in collab- oration with COMSTECH. The webinar is being ar- ranged to bring stakeholders from academic management and diplomatic circles to- gether to address bottleneck and create opportunities for international academic col- laboration through science diplomacy. The participants including diplomats, academi- cians, bureaucrats, policy mak- ers and university or education mangers will attend the event. International and national participants will join online at zoom and local may join in-per- son at venue given below and ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Narcotics Control, under its Drug Demand Reduction campaign conduct- online as well. – APP ed a Drugs Awareness programme in Qauid-e-Azam University. – DNA ‘Govt to oppose Justice Isa’s plea’ During the course of proceedings, the court issued notices to the Federal Government on the request of Justice Faez Isa regarding live broadcast of its proceedings and Justice Isa’s review petition A ten-member SC larger Aminuddin Khan, heard the bers’ foreign assets and sub- Shah said that technology DNA bench, comprising Justice review petition, seeking re- mit a report to the Supreme should be welcomed to fur- Umar Ata Bandial, Justice moval of paragraphs 2 to 11 Judicial Council (SJC). ther ensure transparency ISLAMABAD: Additional MaqboolBaqar, Justice of the June 19, 2020 verdict. During the course of pro- in the judicial system. Tech- Attorney General (AAG) Manzoor Ahmed Malik, On June 19, 2020, seven ceedings, the court issued nology had played a great AamirRehman on Wednes- Justice MazharAlam Khan judges of a 10-member notices to the Federal Gov- role in improving and en- day informed the Supreme Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali bench had quashed a pres- ernment on the request of suring transparency in the Court that the Federal Gov- Shah, Justice Syed Mansoor idential reference against Justice Faez Isa regarding system, he added. ernment would oppose Jus- Ali Shah, Justice Munib Justice Faez Isa and ordered live broadcast of its pro- He said that cameras had tice QaziFaez Isa’s request Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afri- Federal Board of Revenue ceedings and Justice Isa’s also been installed at prem- for live broadcast of the re- di, Justice Qazi Muhammad (FBR) to conduct an inquiry review petition. ises of the district courts for view petition proceedings. Amin Ahmed and Justice into the judge’s family mem- Justice Syed Mansoor Ali overall supervision. IslamabadPOST 04 TWIN CITIES Thursday, March 04, 2021 SC delists Briefs PPP leader Khursheed Telenor Shah’s bail Velocity invites plea start-ups for its ISLAMABAD: The Supreme 7th Cohort Court delisted Pakistan Peo- ple Party (PPP) leader and ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pa- former Leader of Opposi- kistan’s Digital Accelerator tion in National Assembly Program, Telenor Velocity, Syed Khursheed Ahmed has opened for applications Shah’s bail matter due to from start-ups for its 7th Co- unavailability of the bench. hort. As a part of this pro- A three-member SC bench gram, Telenor Velocity will headed by Justice Mushir guide, support and mentor Alam was to hear bail pleas start-ups using Telenor Pa- filed by Syed Khursheed kistan’s experts, analytics Shah and his family. The and access to scaling oppor- case was delisted due to tunities over a period of four unavailability of Justice Sar- months. The world is going dar Tariq. The National Ac- through radical transforma- countability Bureau (NAB) tion, and Telenor Pakistan had also approached the Su- is on the lookout for found- preme Court against the de- ers who are embracing the cision to grant bail to Syed constraints and letting their Khurshid Shah’s son-in-law, innovation create solutions wife and others. According using technology. to the NAB, on receipt of Start-ups that specialize in multiple complaints against Artificial Intelligence (AI), the petitioner (Syed Khur- Machine Learning (ML), shid Ahmed Shah, MNA) Block chain, Augmented that he was richest man in Reality (AR), Virtual Reality the Sindh beyond his known (VR), and Internet of Things sources of income, the NAB (IOT) can particularly bene- conducted inquiry and in- fit from this opportunity, vestigation whereby col- as this cohort brings along lected the evidence against with it the experts and tools him and filed a Reference in necessary for building im- ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Senator Shahzad Waseem with Prime Minister Imran Khan at the NAB Court Sukkur. He was pactful, modern solutions. Parliament House soon after casting of his vote for senate election. – DNA nominated the accused No.1 The cohort selects start- in the Reference No.17/2019 ups that have been in the along with seventeen oth- market for more than two ers. The Petitioner/ ac- years and offers them scal- cused in connivance with ing opportunities through other co-accused persons Telenor Pakistan’s digital RCCI sensitizes traders about accumulated assets beyond assets. Speaking at the their known sources to the development, Khurrum tune of Rs.1,229,449,803/-, Ashfaque, Chief Operating which were disproportion- Officer Telenor Pakistan opportunities in SAARC countries ate to their known sources said “Entrepreneurs are of income. He was nomi- essential to the growth and “SAARC region with its significant economic power, vast natural resources, and dynamic workforce, has a nated the accused No.1 in development of Pakistan’s the Reference No.17/2019 economy and are the key to huge development potential which needs exploration in the better interest of all member nations”, he added along with seventeen oth- bring innovative solutions ers. The Petitioner/ ac- into the market. tion (SAARC) countries. desh and Asif Khan, Trade this forum. knowledged the initiatives and flight issues had been cused in connivance with Telenor Velocity aims to DNA President Mohammad and Investment Counselor “SAARC region with its sig- of RCCI for organizing the raised at the government other co-accused persons nurture and mentor start- Nasir Mirza, Executive Afghanistan attended the nificant economic power, SAARC trade forum and levels. Assma Kamal, Trade accumulated assets beyond ups that use technology as RAWALPINDI: The Rawal- member SAARC Chamber, event. RCCI President Na- vast natural resources, and raising the voice of the and Investment Attaché Sri their known sources to the an enabler across various pindi Chamber of Com- Ahsan Ali Mangi, Presi- sir Mirza in his welcome ad- dynamic workforce, has a business community with Lanka said the recent visit tune of Rs.1,229,449,803/-, verticals which is Telenor merce and Industry (RCCI) dent Pak-Afghan Chamber dress said the SAARC was huge development potential respect to regional trade. of Prime Minister Imran which were disproportion- Pakistan’s expert domain. on Wednesday organized Zubair Motiwala, Deputy founded in 1985 with the which needs exploration Commercial Secretary Dha- Khan to Sri Lanka had put a ate to their known sources We are living in the start-up Virtual International Trade Secretary Ministry of Com- aim of promoting socioec- in the better interest of all ka, Salman Khan said there positive image and two coun- of income. – APP generation with increasing Forum to make the busi- merce Fahad Raza, Assma onomic development with- member nations”, he added. was a huge potential to tries had agreed to further digitalization by the day. ness community aware of Kamal, Trade and Invest- in the member states but Zubair Motiwala, Pakistan increase bilateral trade be- strengthen bilateral relations These tech-based new busi- trade and export opportuni- ment Attaché Sri Lanka, unfortunately the member Afghanistan Joint Chamber tween Pakistan and Bangla- in diverse areas, including 4th Int’l PATS nesses need a platform to ties in South Asian Associ- Suleman Khan, Trade and countries could not mate- of Commerce and Industry desh, adding Business visa trade, and tourism through Competition-21 jet start their ventures that ation of Regional Coopera- Investment Attaché Bangla- rialize the true potential of (PAJCCI) Chairman ac- relaxation tariff barriers enhanced connectivity. not only enable solutions for underway the society but also put Pa- kistan on the map for inno- RAWALPINDI: The 4th In- vation through technology.” AIOU establishes ternational Pakistan Army The 7th cohort is accepting Theatre Wallay to arrange Team Spirit (PATS) Compe- applications from start-ups student facilitation tition-2021 was on Wednes- focusing on verticals such day underway at National as Fin-tech, Ed-tech, Agri- desks across country performance on feminism Counter Terrorism Centre tech, Health-tech, Enter- (NCTC) near Kharian. tainment/Content/Media, in online workshops and ISLAMABAD: Theatre Wallay, in equal future in a COVID-19 world.” for Social Change’ projects and works The participating teams Gaming, Inclusion, E-com- DNA seeking information about collaboration with Friedrich Ebert The participation in the theater per- to promote the use of creative expres- so far had taken part in merce, Smart Cities and the tutors and workshops Stiftung, would organize a theater formance would be free but prior reg- sion as a tool for empowerment and endurance test, hideout Connectivity. Due to the ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal related issues. performance ‘Feminism Apna Apna’ istration is mandatory. critical dialogue. occupation and rehearsed pandemic, the cohort will be Open in its final stage of On the basis of experienc- followed by an open discussion with The performance and open discussion To this end, Theater Wallay conduct quick tactical level battle run on a hybrid model with transforming all of its key es of previous semester’s the audience on feminism, its contra- session would be held at The Farm in regular workshops, readings, trainings drills, said an Inter Servic- physical and online meet- academic and administra- online workshops, it was dictions and ambiguities on March 11. Banigala office. and other activities in partnership with es Public Relations (ISPR) ings. Launched in 2016, tive operations from manual realized by the university The event is being organized with ref- Theatre Wallay is a non-commercial local and international organizations. press release. Team Spirit the accelerator has to date to automation, has taken administration that major- erence to the International Women’s group of artists with a passion for thea- “We also conduct theatre education competition was being held conducted 6 cohorts, with various key measures to ity of the students are not Day 2021, said a press release issued tre and literature. Active in Islamabad programmes and workshops with stu- under very challenging en- 32 graduated start-ups, 4+ train its students of distant trained in the use of latest here. since 2005, Theatre Wallay has put up dents of all ages”, an official said. She vironment, aimed at evalu- Pilot Runs, $40,000 Pilot In- regions of the country in educational technology, International women’s day would be many performances of plays hailing said that since November 2016, our ating physical endurance, vestment, and $3 million in- the effective use of latest therefore, they seek techni- observed on 8 March with theme of from world literature. team has been running a not-for-profit mental agility and tactical vestment raised by Telenor technology. In this regard, cal support from the market “Women in leadership: Achieving an The group is also involved in ‘Theatre cultural space and community center. proficiency of the participat- Velocity start-ups. To apply university has recently professionals in submitting ing teams. The participants for Telenor Velocity’s 7th established student facil- their application forms on- would take part in the most Cohort, please fill out the itation desks at all of its line as well as uploading challenging enduring march application form (https:// regional centers on the spe- their assignments. and water obstacle crossing gust.com/programs/tel- cial directives of Prof Dr. In order to save their hard- events today. – APP enor-velocity-cohort-7). Last Zia-ul-Qayyum, VC AIOU. earned money and to provide date to apply: April 3rd, The trained staff at the re- them training, the university Rapist 2021. – APP gional centers will facilitate has established students facil- the students in uploading itation desks and it is expect- shot dead assignments on the Aaghi ed this measure would serve ‘Technological LMS Portal, participating the dual purposes. in a police transformation ‘Politics of corrupt encounter vital for ATTOCK: A culprit (who to be buried in raped and killed a nine years agriculture old girl a few days ago) has development’ senate polls’ been shot dead by his own ac- ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Production complice in a police encoun- ISLAMABAD: Minister for Hammad Azhar on Wednesday, said that the politics of ter. As per a press release National Food Security and corrupt lawmakers of opposition would be buried after issued from Attock Police Research Syed Fakhar Imam senate polls and truth would triumph with majority seats. headquarters, police teams here on Wednesday said that Talking to PTV news, he said transparency in the elector - which were constituted to ar- technological transformation al reforms is the only way forward to put the country on rest the culprit raided a hide- in agriculture sector was vital the right track, adding, Pakistan Democratic Movement out near Ghazi interchange. in order to attain sustainable alliance was supporting a corruption-friendly system but The culprit along with his ac- agriculture growth and eco- PTI will stop cycle of corruption by introducing ‘open complice retaliated and start- nomic development of the ballot system’ for transparent elections. He also react - ed firing on the police team. country. Addressing a cere- ed to the video shortly after they went viral said that it During the encounter the cul- mony held at National Agri- showed how corrupt lawmakers drowned the country in prit was hit by a bullet fired culture Research Center to debt and destroyed the country’s morals. “The videos by his accomplice and died demonstrate the mechan- has badly exposed the faces of so-called politicians and on the spot while his accom- ical pruner, he said that showing the shameful way in which politicians buying & plice whose identity could conventional agricultural selling votes”, he added. He claimed that whatever they not be known escaped from practice were labor inten- (PDM) do PTI would emerge a largest party in senate the crime scene. Police are sive, time consuming , low polls. He further criticized the trend of purchasing votes ISLAMABAD: Afghan Ambassador Najibullah Alikhil met with Mr. Salman Javed, Director Pak-Af- on the hunt to arrest him. It yielding and increased in Senate elections during the last 30 years was a big ghan Youth Forum. Praising the previous initiatives, we discussed the vital role of youth in people is mention worthy that nine post-harvest losses. question mark on the credibility of politicians who sup - to people interactions and public diplomacy as well as further coordination in organizing various years old girl was raped and He said that agriculture sec- ported a corrupt system. – APP programs in both countries. – DNA strangulated to death in the tor development was also limits of Hazro police station perquisite for socio-econom- a few days ago DPO Attock ic development and social Syed Khalid Hamdani had prosperity and called upon constituted different teams the agricultural scientists, to arrest the culprit. Behram researchers and farmers for Ali Gilani exposes agenda of opposition: Murad Khan an Afghan refugee re- persuading technological siding near village Nartopa transformation in farming He alleged, “Yusuf Raza Gilani was nominated in the Senate election as he had refused to write a told Hazro police that his sector. Imam was of the nine years old daughter Fati- view that local farmers were letter to Swiss government against Asif Ali Zardari on the directions of Supreme Court” ma Bibi along with her aunt slow in technology adoption The Minister said after the vid - He said Prime Minister Imran tive to ensure transparency in Gulmakai had gone to neigh- as compare to the neigh- borhood to attend a function. boring countries. He said DNA eo of Ali Raza Gilani, Yousuf Khan has always stressed for the Senate election. Raza Gilani has no moral transparency in the system He was of the view that PPP Her aunt came back alone that PARC interventions in ISLAMABAD: Minister for late night and told that Fati- technological transforma- grounds for contesting the throughout his 22-year long and PML-N has opposed open Communications Murad Saeed elections as he was disqualified struggle and PTI was commit - ballot as they wanted continua - ma had come back home a lit- tion was laudable as it intro- on Wednesday, said that leaked tle earlier. Behram Khan said duced innovative solutions by the Supreme Court. ted to implement his vision. tion of corrupt system. video of Ali Raza Gilani has ex - He alleged, “Yusuf Raza Gi - He said transparency in the Murad recalled that PTI had that on this all were worried in different fields. Director posed the covert agenda of the as Fatima had not come back General NARC Engineer lani was nominated in the system is the only way for - expelled 20 of its MPAs after opposition based on protecting Senate election as he had ward to put the country on they were found guilty of tak - home. He further told police Shamimul Sibtain Shah while their personal interests at the that he along with his two briefing about the pruner refused to write a letter to the right track. ing money in the 2018 Senate cost of violating law and ex - Swiss government against The Minister said that PPP polls. He alleged that develop - brothers went out in search said that it was a single arm ploiting people. of his daughter. pruner, having five saw disc Asif Ali Zardari on the direc - Superstar Angelina Jolie visit- and PML-N would never want ment funds of Sindh were used Talking to media outside the tions of Supreme Court.” ed Pakistan to show solidarity transparency in the election by the PPP for corruption pur - In the nearby fields we saw cutters on it. The pruner ma- Parliament House, he said the our neighbor Dost Muham- chine mounted on an 85-hp Murad alleged that Yousuf Raza with victims of earthquake and process. poses. He said the government incident also revealed that they Gilani also stole the necklace fund raising, the former Prime He said that the government had refused NRO to the Opposi - mad, who on seeing us es- tractor and it was delivered can go to any extent for accu - caped from there. At a little to Agricultural Engineering of the Turkish President’s wife Minister’s family was brought had brought amendments and tion despite their blackmailing mulation of illegal money and given for the flood victims. approached Supreme Court for tactics during FATF related distance I saw my daughter Institute, he added. – APP on a special private jet from horse-trading. He said that when Hollywood Multan to meet her. open balloting with an objec - legislation. strangulated to death. – APP Thursday, March 04, 2021 05 IslamabadPOST Pakistan’s First And Only Diplomatic Daily Editor-in-Chief: Ansar Mahmood Bhatti Unfair treatment Deputy Editor: Abid Raza Bird flu reemerging he proposed resolution by Germany, France and n the plethora of issues that the Pakistani government the United Kingdom (UK) to condemn Iran during ABC CERTIFIED has to deal with, the reemergence of bird flu is threat - Tthe upcoming International Atomic Energy Agen - ening to induce further complications. With the virus cy’s (IAEA) board of governors meeting is likely to make Vol: 01 Issue: 291 I reaching Russia even, transmission seems to be taking on matters in an already restive region much worse. Why are Email: [email protected] a formidable character. Instead of waiting to deal with the these three countries, members of the 2015 Iran nuclear Phone: 051-2266165 / 051-2261960 problem as it comes, we need a preventative strategy in deal, displaying hawkish behaviour? Is it because Iran boy - Off: Awan Plaza, Block 18-A, G-8 Markaz Islamabad place that protects the country from the imminent disaster cotted the EU-brokered talks with the US over the future that the bird flu, coupled with Covid-19, could bring. of the nuclear deal? In all probability, the resolution is a While Pakistan has not yet experienced any cases of coercion tool through which the Europeans want to bring this new variant of the bird flu, H5N8, neighbouring Iran to the dialogue table. countries seem to be elbow deep into the crisis. In - The troika’s resolution is akin to Trump’s failed poli - dia and Iran reportedly culled over 1.4 million poultry cy of “maximum pressure” against Iran. Unfortunately, birds to contain the transmission of the virus. Unfor - Germany, France and the UK, instead of playing a con - structive role in the resumption of talks, are complicat - tunately, the virus seems to have been transmitted to ing the already undermined deal. The European states humans as Russia has reported its first case. Clearly, need to see Iran’s threats of not adhering to the agree - there is an immediate need for precautionary meas - ment as a bargaining chip. ures to be implemented to protect the nation from the It is important to remember that it was not the Iranian gov - lethal combination of the coronavirus and bird flu. ernment that violated any terms of the deal but the Unit - Provincial governments, especially of Sindh and Ba - ed States (US) walked out of the agreement. Biden’s ad - lochistan, must aid poultry farmers so that disease surveil - ministration, instead of honouring its promises, is backing lance is made possible. New laws must be enacted to facili - the European resolution. This does not reflect the Biden tate routine inspections and enforce protocols for handling administration’s stated commitment to return to the 2015 poultry along with standards of maintenance. Furthermore, deal. If the resolution is passed by the IAEA, Iran will show a provision needs to be included that allows the respec - no leniency in ending the temporary three-month agree - tive governments to allocate funding for research and con - ment that it struck with the United Nations’ (UN) watch - struction of diagnostic laboratories across the region. Only dog last month. Instead of bringing a resolution against through such measures will we be able to evade the bird Tehran, the European countries must convince the US to flu crisis completely and focus on eradicating the pandemic comply and lift the sanctions. There is no reason to con - and all the hardships it has incurred—economic instability, demn Iran when the watchdog has already declared its nu - unemployment, inflation and poor quality of life. clear programme peaceful so far. The bitter truth is that It is beyond our capacity to deal with another outbreak of the US is trying to play a double game. While it promises virus that will threaten lives, businesses and the economy that it is returning to Obama’s deal, its actions show that further—as the third wave is already doing. We cannot let it it has not moved an inch from Trump’s doctrine. Securing get to a point where we have to play catch up. The govern - peace and a successful nuclear deal with such duplicitous ment must act diligently and strictly now to avoid a future dealings is just wishful thinking. plagued by intense restrictions and suffering. COMSATS and ANSO contributing to South-South Co-op

South-South and triangular cooperation has been fellowship and scholarships; prize and awards; search Groups (ITRGs) for working in collabo - Huma Balouch particularly highlighted by the Commission on training program; collaborative research; and rative project to benefit from the expertise and Science and Technology for Sustainable Devel - professional associations. COMSATS and ANSO experience of the superior Lead Centre. COM - opment in the South (COMSATS). As stated in endorsed South-South cooperation as a more SATS, along with its partner organizations, has the Foundation document establishing the Com - relevant and responsive strategy for the im - also been organizing a series of webinar on mission in 1994, its basic purpose is to “provide plementation of its Programme of Action and theme of South-South Cooperation in which the leadership and support for major South-South and are actively pursuing close cooperation in S&T eminent experts from member countries and North-South cooperative schemes in education, to help member countries achieve their devel - international partner organizations are shar - training and research” to its member states.Uti - opment goals. COMSATS-ANSO cooperation ing their insights on how to effectively address lizing South-South cooperation as mechanism to involved institutional support, scientific train - the socio-economic needs of the developing improve member countries’ capacities to better ing, joint research programmes, and technology countries through South – South and Triangu - deal with the global challenges and to join the transfer, to equip the South with stronger and lar cooperation in science and technology. To knowledge and resources in the South in a more effective mechanisms for South-South cooper - highlight opportunities for South-South and tri - collective and effective manner, COMSATS en - ation. COMSATS and ANSO jointly supporting angular cooperation and the role of the Alliance courages the Governments, development agen- the building of research capacity in developing of International Science Organizations (ANSO) cies, research institutions, private sector, and civ - countries in the South through PhD-level train - in scaling up SSC in the region, Prof. Dr. Jin - il society in developing countries to collaborate, ing and short courses on research training or - ghua Cao, Executive Director, Alliance of Inter - combine their efforts and expertise and to form ganized by ANSO in China. national Science Organizations (ANSO), China, necessary partnerships to promote science-based Examples of ANSO and COMSATS major in - delivered a talk on ‘Insight on South-South and Over the past three solutions for common development. itiatives of South-South cooperation include Triangular Cooperation in S&T’ on 23rd Febru - COMSATS perennial ties with one of its member collaborative research activities through mul - ary 2021. ANSO’s support for international R&D decades, the importance of country, China, for strengthening international ti-lateral cooperation by focusing on issues of collaboration is directed at the researcher or at research collaboration has expanded with COM - immediate concern to member organization institutional level, both in and outside Belt and South-South and triangular SATS accession to the Alliance of International or its respective country. With an aim to In - Road region. Providing unique cooperation mod - Science Organizations (ANSO) in November 2019. itiate and improve action-oriented interdisci - els for research–practice collaboration, knowl- cooperation has been With determination to progress on the leave no plinary research, with greater focus on ear - edge transfer, most of these R&D collaboration one behind agenda in context of global develop - ly identification, prevention and appropriate activities take place at overseas centres of Chi - particularly highlighted ment in its three dimensions – economic, social intervention for emerging problems and op - nese Academy of Sciences in partnership with by the Commission on and environmental, thirty seven national and re - portunities, ANSO announced a Call for Col - member institutions and organizations and other gional scientific organizations and the Chinese laborative Research Project for 2020-2021, relevant counterparts. A few include: the Sino-Af - Science and Technology Academy of Sciences (CAS) as leading and found - for which two research projects R&D projects rica Joint Research Centre - China-Africa Partner - ing member, agreed in November 2018 to estab - of COMSATS Centre of Excellence have been ship on ecosystem services, biodiversity conser- for Sustainable lish a long-term effective and multilateral coop - granted sums of about US$ 150,000/- each, vation, sustainable agriculture and food security; eration mechanism, the Alliance of International on the recommendation of, and as a result of Alliance of International Science Organizations on Development in the South Science Organizations (ANSO). ANSO facilitates efforts made by COMSATS. These Collabora - Disaster Risk Reduction (ANSO-DRR) to enhance ST&I cooperation among countries in the Belt tive research & innovation projects entitled the B&R countries’ resilience against natural haz - (COMSATS) and Road region around their shared challenges “Mosquitome of Flying Syringes-Aedesaegypti ards); China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre on s the process of developing the 2030 Agen - and concerns to achieve inclusive and sustainable and Aedesalbopictus & their Fitness vis a vis Earth Sciences (CPJRC) to carry out pilot technol - da for Sustainable Development started, development. Within these few years, ANSO has their Competency to Transmit Infection With ogies for eco-environmental protection and recov - Athe world was increasingly conscious of made important strides in facilitating collabora - Changing Climate” and “Energy and Raw Ma - ery; and ANSO-Rice & Wheat Variety Technology the need to develop new and innovative cooper - tive priority-setting for innovation and research terial Recovery from Treatment Sludge as a Innovation and Transfer (ANSO-RWIT) to further ation modalities. This brought a new impetus to cooperation in cross-cutting fields, policy and Conceptual of Zero Waste”are being carried develop agricultural innovation & technology in the developing countries in the South to increase strategic advice, capacity building and develop - out by consortia of academic and research or - nations alongside the Belt and Road. the depth and breadth of their cooperation to ad - ment, and conducting solution-oriented projects ganisationsfrom Pakistan, China, Palestine, The writer is Senior Assistant Director at dress common socio economic and development among several countries. Tanzania, Thailand and Turkey. COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad. With her challenges, such as Global health, climate change, COMSATS membership to ANSO enabled COM - In parallel, COMSATS also providing opportuni - Doctoral degree in Biotechnology underway, food security, good governance etc. SATS Member States and Centres of Excellence ty to the less technologically advanced member her research interests include molecular Over the past three decades, the importance of to participate in ANSO’s activities including institutions to join International Thematic Re - biology and microalgae biology A thriving victory akistan’s decision to join the global war on blooded and heartless Modi and his companions praise for its efforts to curb terrorism. Mehr Ispahani terrorism was the result of geostrategic im - can go in their witch hunt by slaughtering their Overall, the Pakistan Army has averted more than Pperatives and the international community’s own soldiers. This released chat has justified Is - 400 terrorist plans in the past three years. Since call. Pakistan’s counterterrorism operations re - lamabad’s position on the Pulwama operation as February 22, 2017, the Pak Army conducted more sulted in decrease in terrorism in the region. In well as the terrorist attacks. The prior informa - than 149,000 Intelligence-Based Operations across 2011, 144 operations were carried out, resulting in tion and access to top-secret military operation of the country. During the same period, the army is- the execution of 1,016 terrorists. In 2012, the Pa - Indian army to a blue-eyed media person is also sued more than 3,800 threat warnings, which helped kistan military brought peace to North Waziristan. a big question mark on capability and responsi - save hundreds of precious lives. In the war against In 2013, Karachi and Balochistan got rid of terror - bility of Indian army. For sabotaging CPEC, India terrorism since 2001-2020, more than 350 major and ists due to Pakistan Rangers operations. Opera - raised a militia of 700 militants to conduct terror more than 850 minor operations were conducted by tion Zarb-e-Azb focused on North Waziristan, kill - activities in Balochistan, said Maj Gen Iftikhar. “A the Pakistan Army. The terrorist-ridden Karachi city ing 2,100 terrorists in the area till December 28, commission comprising 24 members was created also moved from sixth on the Crimes Index in world 2014. In February 2017, Operation RaddulFasaad which included 10 RAW operatives. $60 million capitals to 91st position due to the massive efforts (Counter Turmoil/Mayhem) eliminated remaining dollars were dedicated for this force.” He added of Pakistan Army. terrorist elements from Lahore, Sehwan Sharif, that the Indian mission in Afghanistan has paid When Operation Rah-i-Haq-1, was launched, fol - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the erstwhile FATA. handsome amounts to sub-nationalists under the lowed by Rah-i-Haq-2, in 2008, both in Swat Val - Anti-state elements have been on the verge of de- garb of humanitarian assistance and projects. The ley. While Pakistani people have a special bond stroying the peace in Balochistan. Briefing journal- spokesperson also gave details of the transactions with their armed forces and if there is any public ists about the situation along the eastern border, the for such activities. institution left that enjoys the trust and respect Operation Radd-ul- DG ISPR said there had been an increase in cease- “Indian intelligence agencies are managing 87 of people then its Pakistan Army. However, given fire violations by Indian troops, who had “especially such terrorists’ camps out of which 66 are located the long list of operations launched against more Fasaad was announced targeted” the civilian areas near the Line of Control in Afghanistan whereas 21 are located in India.” or less the same set of terrorists, public and me - including women, children and the elderly. He fur- He gave the example of the attack on PC Gwadar dia quietly wonder: How will Raad-ul-Fasaad any in the aftermath of ther said that Army has always given a befitting re- and said an officer of RAW, Anurag Singh, planned different? The history of operations is long and sponse. India is using three major routes to supply the attack and $0.5 million dollars were allocat - speaks for itself. Operation Sirat-i-Mustaqeem a fresh resurgence heaps of explosives in Balochistan. This explosive is ed by Indian intelligence for the attack. He said was launched in Khyber Agency in 2008, Oper - forwarded to Panjgoor to the terrorist organizations. New Delhi’s intelligence apparatus aims to exploit ation Sherdil was jointly launched with Frontier in terror attacks in The latest report of EU DisinfoLab is an eye-open - the prevalent environment by staging terrorist at - Corps in Bajaur Agency in 2008, Operation Rah-i- er, which has exposed Indian designs to malign tacks on large public gatherings and will attempt Haq-III in Swat valley and Shangla in 2009; Opera - Pakistan. Operation Pakistan through the creation of fake material to assassinate a mainstream or sub-nationalist tion Black Thunderstorm in Buner, Lower Dir and Raad-ul-Fasaad, was the against the country.“February 27 is a bright day leader or a religious figure in Azad Kashmir or GB Shangla district in 2009, Operation Brekhna in in the history of Pakistan,” Maj Gen Iftikhar said, to arouse public anger. Mohmand Agency in 2009; Operation Rah-i-Rast, 11th such operation referring to the downing of two Indian fighter jets Tangible evidence reflects that Indian foreign mis - commonly known as Swat Operation in 2009; Op - on this day last year. sions in FATF member countries have always been eration Rah-i-Nijat in South Waziristan in 2009 and launched against the Who isn’t aware of the 27thFebruary 2019 inci - extensively lobbying with hosts prior to FATF finally Operation Zarb-i-Azb in North Waziristan dent? Not only did Pakistan Air Force bring down meetings to undermine Pakistan’s achievements along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border (2014) . same cocktail of terrorist two of the Indian fighter jets, they also caught and create conditions for our grey/ blacklisting,” India is indeed working with some Balochi groups one of the Pilots. Abinandan, the Indian Pilot, the military spokesperson. in Pakistan to cause unrest and to strike at targets organizations., the was handled with care and respect, although he Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was announced in the such as the CPEC. The evidence presented by Pa - operation has earned was one of the enemies. Modi’s government is aftermath of a fresh resurgence in terror attacks kistan provides a concrete proof of Indian finan - spreading disinformation through an organized in Pakistan. Operation Raad-ul-Fasaad, was the cial and material sponsorship of multiple terrorist Pakistan praise for system, with propaganda units affiliated with 11th such operation launched against the same organizations, including UN-designated terrorist BJP, RSS and likeminded parties pushing false cocktail of terrorist organizations., the operation organizations Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Balochistan Liber- its achievements in information to influence the political deck and has earned Pakistan praise for its achievements in ation Army and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. spreading venom against Pakistan. The false-flag countering terrorism. In public statements from (The writer is freelance columnist from countering terrorism operation also exposes to what extent the cold - leaders around the world, Pakistan has earned Peshawar) IslamabadPOST 06 WORLD / SPORTS Thursday, March 04, 2021 Briefs Match-13 PSL-6 Fixture Bowlers Thursday, March 4: La- hore Qalandars v Islamabad hand first win United (7pm) Friday, March 5: Multan to Gladiators -6 Sultans v Karachi Kings (7pm) in PSL 6 Saturday, March 6: Islam- abad United v Quetta Glad- Sports Desk iators (2pm); Peshawar KARACHI: Sarfaraz Ahmed- Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars led Quetta Gladiators have (7pm) won first match of the ongo- Sunday, March 7: Multan ing Pakistan Super League Karachi Kings beat Peshawar Sultans v Quetta Gladiators (PSL) season six over Mul- (2pm); Islamabad United v tan Sultans here at the Na- Karachi Kings (7pm) tional Stadium. Wednesday, March 10: Gladiators restricted Sul- Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Zalmi by six wickets PSL 6 Kings (7pm) tans to 154 and dismissed them in 19.4 over. Gladia- Thursday, March 11: tors have also broken the Quetta Gladiators v Lahore pattern and are the first side Qalandars (7pm) to defend a total this year. Friday, March 12: Multan Earlier, Gladiators posted Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi 176/7 in 20 overs courtesy (3pm); Islamabad United v of a brilliant debut by Us- Lahore Qalandars (8pm) man Khan. The right-hand- Saturday, March 13: ed batsman smacked 81 off Quetta Gladiators v Kara- 50 which included 10 fours chi Kings (2pm); Multan and three sixes. Sultans v Islamabad United He partnered with Saim (7pm) Ayub (23 off 18 balls) at the Sunday, March 14: Quetta top and post 69. Usman con- Gladiators v Peshawar Zal- tinued to put Sultan bowlers mi (2pm); Lahore Qaland- under pressure but his lone ars v Karachi Kings (7pm) battle came to end after he Monday, March 15: Is- tried to reverse sweep Im- lamabad United v Peshawar ran Tahir (2/29). He was Zalmi (7pm) given LBW on the last ball Tuesday, March 16: Mul- of the 14th over. tan Sultans v Lahore Qalan- At the backend, Sultans dars (7pm) bowled good lengths and Thursday, March 18: didn’t allow Gladiators’ Qualifier (1 v 2) (7pm) batters to score freely. Friday, March 19: Elimi- Shahnawaz Dahani once nator 1 (3 v 4) (7pm) again were among the wick- Saturday, March 20: et-takers as he picked three Eliminator 2 (loser Quali- for 44 in four overs. fier v winner Eliminator 1) Set to chase 177, Sultans (7pm) were provided a strong start Monday, March 22: Final by openers Mohammad Ri- (7pm) zwan and James Vince. The ble after winning the third Tom Cadmore scored 30 boundaries and as many iel Christian took a wicket. and three sixes whereas duo added 63 until Afghani- Sports Desk match out of five. runs before Kamran fell to sixes. In reply, Mohammad Im- Nabi consolidated for 67 stan’s Qais Ahmed with his Earlier, Ravi Bopara and debutant Abbas Afridi. He Amad Butt struck 26 runs ran Randhawa bagged runs laced with eight bound- leg-spin bowling changed KARACHI: Babar Azam and Sherfane Rutherford drove scored 21 runs with the in the last over with Dan- Sharjeel Khan for naught aries and four sixes. Pak to get the complex of the game. Mohammad Nabi led Kara- Zalmi to 188-5 in 20 overs help of four boundaries. iel Christain conceding 32 to take Zalmi on high. Joe Daniel Christian, in the end, over 10m In his three consecutive chi Kings to beat Peshawar against Kings. Bopara and Rutherford took runs in an over, the most ex- Clarke (17) and Colin In- struck two boundaries and overs, he removed Vince Zalmi by six wickets in 13th The duo partnered for the the charge completely and pensive so far in PSL. Amad gram (3) departed earlier a six to score quick 16 runs vaccines (24), Shan Masood (1), match of Pakistan Super fifth wicket to score 82 runs dominated opponent’s bowl- scored 27 runs spread over to pave the way for Babar as Kings wrapped up their From Page 01 Rilee Rossouw (3). Mo- League (PSL) season 6. together to rescue Zalmi ers. Bopara remained not three boundaries and two and Nabi to show solid third successive win. Some 238.2 million doses hammad Nawaz joined the They both scored 118 runs after they lost a couple of out for 58 runs laced with sixes. partnership. For Zalmi, Saqib Mahmood will be distributed around party and bagged the wick- to help Kings chase down early wickets. six boundaries and a six For Kings, Mohammad Il- Babar remained not out for bagged two wickets while the world by the end of May et of hard-hitter Sohaib 189 runs and grab the first Sent into bat first, Zalmi’s whereas Rutherford scored yas and Abbas Afridi bagged 77 runs off 47 balls with the Imran and Mohammad Ir- through the programme Maqsood (2). position on the points ta- opener Kamran Akmal and 46 with the help of three two wickets each while Dan- help of seven boundaries fan took a wicket each. aimed at boosting access to coronavirus jabs in poorer PCB decides nations. Though vaccination to offer Palestine hails ICC campaigns have gathered Myanmar military cracks pace globally, the majori- vaccine shots ty of injections have been prosecutor decision administered in wealthier spread. In accordance with countries while many na- Sports Desk DNA the objectives and mandate down on journalists tions have yet to receive a KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket of the Rome Statute, this single dose. RAMALLAH: The State calls for a particular urgency warrant, they fired into the air. When ed by the security forces. DVB chief The Covax scheme, aimed Board (PCB) has decided Foreign Desk Ko Aung Kyaw asked them to remain editor U Aye Chan Naing told The Ir- to offer SARS-Coronavirus of Palestine welcomes to promptly conclude inves- ensuring equitable access the announcement of the peaceful, the security forces started rawaddy that before Ko Aung Kyaw’s to Covid-19 vaccines, on Vaccine doses to all partici- tigations into these crimes, YANGON: Myanmar’s security forces Prosecutor of the Interna- throwing stones at his house. arrest, the security forces threatened Tuesday outlined plans to pants of the Pakistan Super to ensure accountability, forcibly arrested a reporter from the tional Criminal Court on Ko Aung Kyaw can be heard shouting his neighbors with guns to turn off deliver to 142 countries and League (PSL) season six. promote deterrence, and Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) proceeding with the inves- that a stone injured his head and ap- their lights and stay silent. U Aye Chan territories by May 31, in its PCB becomes the first crick- save lives. All States Parties on Monday night from his home in tigation into the Situation pealing to neighbors for help before Naing said the editorial team is trying first wave of distribution. et board to use the vaccine must refrain from politicizing Myeik, Tanintharyi Region, where in the State of Palestine. the security forces break into his to find Ko Aung Kyaw’s whereabouts The five biggest confirmed that produces protection these independent proceed- he has been reporting on anti-regime This is a long-awaited step house and arrest him. The arrest came and if he faces charges. DVB said it has recipients are Pakistan against the Covid-19 virus. ings. They must also respect protests. A DVB live-stream at around that serves Palestine’s tire- after he live-streamed police and sol- employed a lawyer and written to the (14,640,000 doses), Nige- The decision was made af- their obligation to protect 10:20pm showed police and military less pursuit of justice and diers shooting at houses and destroy- International Committee of the Red ria (13,656,000), Indonesia ter four members part of the Court and its proceed- personnel surrounded his home and accountability, which are ing furniture and other possessions in Cross for help. U Aye Chan Naing said: (11,704,800), Bangladesh the PSL 6 tested positive ings from interference and shouting at him to come out. When Ko indispensable pillars of the their ongoing crackdown. He also re- “The regime does not want to let peo- (10,908,000) and Brazil for COVID-19 since Monday. to shield Court staff, includ- Kaung Myat Naing, also known as Ko peace the Palestinian peo- ing judges, the Prosecutor, ported that how a pregnant woman in ple know its brutal acts. That’s why it (9,122,400). Iran, Myanmar, “The decision has been Aung Kyaw, asked whether they had a Myeik was beaten and her home loot- is arresting journalists.” made in the line with the ple seek and deserve. and their families from any Kenya and Uganda are also PCB’s duty of care policy The State of Palestine re- threats or attempts at coer- in line for more than three and to ensure all partici- minds the Prosecutor and cion. The State of Palestine million doses each. pants of the league remain States Parties that the crimes stands ready to cooperate Overall by the end of May, safe and healthy during the committed by officials of the with and extend all assistance India is likely to be the event, which concludes on occupying Power against the to the Office of the Prosecu- biggest recipient of Covax 22 March,” PCB said in a Palestinian people are on- tor and the Court during this doses, but its allocation statement. “The vaccine going, systematic, and wide- investigation. was not finalised before the doses will be administered publication of the distribu- on Thursday and will be of- tion list on Tuesday. The fered to all those inside the Ronaldo marked Pacific island nation of Tu- bio-secure bubble. However, valu is meanwhile set to re- it will solely be the players his 600th league ceive the smallest number and officials’ decision if of doses at 4,800, followed they want to get the vaccine appearance by Nauru and Monaco with shots,” it added. TURIN: Cristiano Ronaldo wrote his name into football’s 7,200 each. Covax is co- In this regard, PCB is in record books once again on the occasion of his 600th led by the World Health contact with the federal league game. When he netted Juventus’ third goal in a 3-0 Organization (WHO), the and provincial government victory against Spezia on Tuesday, Ronaldo became the Gavi vaccine alliance, and officials, highlighting the first player to score at least 20 goals over 12 consecutive the Coalition for Epidemic national cricket teams’ in- seasons in Europe’s top five leagues. Alvaro Morata and Preparedness Innovations. ternational engagements Federico Chiesa scored Juventus’ first two goals before The scheme is aiming to and commitments as well as Ronaldo, who had hit the post in the first half, finished distribute enough doses to the significance, reputation, off a counterattack in the game’s final minutes. The re - vaccinate up to 27 percent integrity and credibility of sult leaves Juventus third in Italy’s Serie A, seven points of the population in the 92 poorest participating econo- the PSL6, behind league leader Inter Milan. “We didn’t make a bril - mies by the end of the year, liant start, which is normal when you’re playing every with at least 1.3 billion dos- three days,” said Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo as it took es intended to go their way. UN warns of his side an hour to open the scoring. “We tried to manage the game and also created some chances in the first half. ‘catastrophic In the second half, thanks to some fresh faces, we were Pak HC holds education able to be more threatening and change the contest, with the wingers and midfielders making good runs into virtual ‘Khuli emergency’ the box.” Ronaldo has now scored 20 goals in 21 league KABUL: Muhammed Umer Daudzai, Afghan president’s special envoy for Pakistan met British Katchehry’ games this season and remains the top scorer in Serie ambassador to Afghanistan Alison Blake. Both sides discussed the ongoing peace process, Afghani- LONDON: High Commis- oreign esk A, two ahead of Inter’s Romelu Lukaku. – Sports Desk stan-Pakistan relations, and UK’s support with the peace talks. – DNA F D sioner Moazzam Ahmad NEW YORK: Millions of chil- Khan Wednesday held dren are facing a “catastroph- the second virtual ‘Khuli ic education emergency” as Katchehry’ with the Pa- coronavirus lockdowns have kistani community in the closed schools worldwide, World’s so-called largest democracy ‘no longer free’ United Kingdom (UK). the UN’s main organization Community members for children said on Wednes- Under Modi, India appears to have abandoned its potential to serve as a global democratic from various walks of life day. UNICEF said schools leader, elevating narrow Hindu nationalist interests at the expense of its attended the virtual event for more than 168 million and discussed their issues. children in 14 countries had founding values of inclusion and equal rights for all,” the report said The interaction was organ- been completely shut for al- dom and human rights, added that tory. Mr Modi returned to power ics say the bill is part of the BJP’s country to cover up the Covid-19 ized in accordance with most an entire year because DNA the number of countries designat- with an even greater majority five agenda to marginalise Muslims in outbreak. China has always denied the guidelines given by the of the pandemic. It warned ed as “not free” was at its highest years later. “Under Modi, India Hindu majority India. allegations of a cover-up. Prime Minister of Pakistan that 214 million children glob- WASHINGTON: India’s status as a level since 2006. appears to have abandoned its The report also noted the govern- The US also had a democratic to ensure close contact with ally — or 1 in 7 — had missed free country has changed to “part- It added that India’s “fall from the potential to serve as a global dem- ment’s response to the pandemic, decline during the final years of the Pakistani diaspora and more than three-quarters ly free”, according to an annual upper ranks of free nations” could ocratic leader, elevating narrow saying it had exacerbated the glob- Donald Trump’s presidency, the resolve their issues. The di- of their in-person learning report on global political rights have a more damaging effect on Hindu nationalist interests at the al decline in freedom. Last year, in report noted. aspora members conveyed since March 2020. “As we ap- and liberties. Civil liberties in In- the world’s democratic standards. expense of its founding values of March, India imposed a sudden Mass protests, the rise of armed their complaints and sug- proach the one-year mark of dia have been in decline since PM Since 2014, it says, increased inclusion and equal rights for all,” lockdown which left millions of vigilante groups and Mr Trump’s gestions regarding visas, the COVID-19 pandemic, we Narendra Modi came to power in pressure on human rights organ- the report said. migrant workers stranded in cit- “shocking attempts to overturn are again reminded of the cat- National Identity Card for 2014, said Freedom House in its isations, intimidation of journal- It said that the crackdown against ies across India without work and his election loss” which culminat- astrophic education emergen- Overseas Pakistanis and report Democracy under Siege. ists and activists, and a spate of those protesting against the Citi- money to get home. Many walked ed in the storming of the Capitol cy worldwide lockdowns have passports. The high com- It said the change in India’s status attacks, especially those against zenship Amendment Act, a bill hundreds of miles, while some Hill by rioters in January “has created,” UNICEF Executive missioner welcomed the is part of a global shift in the bal- Muslims, had led to a deteriora- which offers amnesty to non-Mus- died because of exhaustion or in damaged the United States’ cred- Director Henrietta Fore said. suggestions and redressed ance between democracy and au- tion of political and civil liberties lim illegal immigrants from three accidents along the way. ibility abroad”, it said. “With every day that goes some of the complaints thoritarianism. There was no im- in the country. neighbouring countries had con- The report mentioned a host of The global freedom report also by, children unable to access instantly. He assured the mediate response from the Indian And this decline only “accelerat- tributed to India’s decline in the other countries, including China, added that “the countries with de- in-person schooling fall fur- participants that the high government to the report. ed” after 2019, it added. ratings. which it said had spread “global clines in political rights and civil ther and further behind, with commission and its four con- US-based Freedom House, a In 2014, India’s Hindu nationalist The government argues that the disinformation and a censorship liberties outnumbered those with the most marginalized paying sulate general were making non-profit organisation which con- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won law will give sanctuary to people campaign” to counter the negative gains by the largest margin re- the heaviest price,” she said. constant efforts to improve ducts research on political free- a landslide general election vic- fleeing religious persecution. Crit- fallout of the initial attempt by the corded during the 15-year period”. the consular services. - – APP IslamabadPOST 07 BUSINESS / WORLD Thursday, March 04, 2021 Kuwait Briefs swears in new cabinet Israel razes 2 Palestinian Foreign Desk KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s houses new cabinet has been sworn in, weeks after the govern- Foreign Desk ment quit amid a deepening deadlock with Parliament JERUSALEM: Israeli forc- that has blocked badly need- es demolished two houses ed reforms in the oil-rich owned by Palestinians in Gulf Arab state. East Jerusalem on Wednes- Prime Minister Sheikh Sa- day. Teams razed a building bah Al-Khaled Al Hamad in the Shuafat refugee camp Al Sabah on Wednesday area in the north of East swapped out four ministers Jerusalem. The building whose selections had an- owned by the Abu Mayala gered various lawmakers for family was destroyed by the less contentious, veteran Jerusalem Municipality on politicians, an apparent ges- the pretext that it was built ture to appease Parliament. without authorization. The worsening rift between Another house was demol- Kuwait’s emir-appointed ished in East Jerusalem’s government and elected Ras Khamis neighborhood, parliament presents the according to Palestine’s first significant challenge Wafa news agency. A Pales- to Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad tinian teenager protesting Al Sabah, who ascended the against the move was also throne late last year. arrested. Palestinians, as The infighting diminished well as several international public confidence, caused rights groups, accuse the instability and hastened the Jerusalem Municipality of country’s worst debt crisis deliberately hindering con- since the 1990 Iraqi inva- struction by Palestinians sion. As Kuwait’s general since Israel occupied East reserve fund runs out of Jerusalem in 1967. BAKU: General Nadeem Raza, Chairman joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC) visited the Alley of Shehids (Martyrs), cash, lawmakers, sceptical Rights groups have pointed where they laid wreaths and flowers at the graves of the heroic sons of the Azerbaijan. – DNA of deep-rooted corruption, out that Israeli settlers, in have prevented the gov- contrast, encounter little ernment from borrowing difficulty obtaining permits like other Gulf states in re- to build Jewish-only housing sponse to the coronavirus units on seized Palestinian pandemic and low crude land in the city. Israeli forc- Azerbaijan and Pakistan vow to prices. Sheikh Nawaf sus- es have demolished over pended Parliament last 5,000 homes in East Jeru- month until mid-March as salem since 1967, according tensions escalated over the to Palestinian sources. continue military cooperation cabinet appointments. Israel occupied East Je- rusalem during the 1967 Expressing satisfaction with the development of Azerbaijan-Pakistan military Arab-Israeli War and, in a Blast at move never recognized by cooperation, Colonel General Z. Hasanov thanked the leadership and people of the international commu- Dutch COVID nity, annexed the entire Pakistan for supporting the fair position of Azerbaijan at all levels test centre city in 1980, claiming it as was held at the Ministry of armies of many countries of the self-proclaimed Jewish DNA Defense. The guest passed the world and the interna- appears state’s “eternal and undivid- along the guard of honor, tional military experts. ed” capital. BAKU: Minister of Defense and the national anthems of Expressing satisfaction with intentional of the Republic of Azerbai- both countries were played. the development of Azerbai- 10 people jan, Colonel General Zakir General Nadeem Raza has jan-Pakistan military coop- Web Desk killed in Hasanov has met with the signed the “Book of Hon- eration, Colonel General Z. AMSTERDAM: A corona- delegation led by General or” following the protocol. Hasanov thanked the lead- virus testing centre in the Sudan plane Nadeem Raza, the Chair- During the meeting, the ership and people of Paki- Netherlands was intention- man Joint Chiefs of Staff sides discussed the pros- stan for supporting the fair ally targeted, Dutch police crash Committee of the Islamic pects for the development position of Azerbaijan at all said, after an explosion Republic of Pakistan, the of cooperation between levels and within the interna- at the site. The blast on Ministry of Defense of the two countries in the tional organizations, as well Web Desk Wednesday in Bovenkar- Azerbaijan told media. military, military-technical, as for the humanitarian aid spel, a northern town, shat- KHARTOUM: At least ten The delegation is on an offi- military-educational, and and moral support provided tered windows but caused people, including the two cial visit to our country. other spheres. The sides to our country. Noting that no injuries, police from the pilots, died when a plane First, the guests visited the also expressed satisfaction friendly relations between province of North Holland crashed at an airstrip in Alley of Shehids (Martyrs), with the development of the leaders of the two coun- said in a statement. South Sudan’s Jonglei state, where they laid wreaths and traditional friendship and tries play a significant role An explosives team was on the region’s governor and flowers at the graves of the mutual trust between the in the development of ties site to examine the device, heroic sons of the Mother- peoples of the two coun- noted that under the com- War ended with a glorious the successful military op- between our states, Colo- the airline said. mand of the President of the victory of the Azerbaijan erations carried out by the police in North Holland The airline said all aboard land, who sacrificed their tries, including Azerbaija- nel General Z. Hasanov province said. The metal re- lives for the independence ni-Pakistani relations, as Republic of Azerbaijan, Su- Army, and our lands were Azerbaijan Army, stressed stressed the importance of the commercial plane died preme Commander-in-Chief liberated from the occupa- that the combat experience mains of the explosive were late afternoon Tuesday and territorial integrity of well as the level of strategic holding such meetings in found in front of the build- the country. Then, an offi- partnership. of the Armed Forces, Mr. tion. The Minister, having of our army gained in this terms of expanding mutual when it took off from the Ilham Aliyev the Patriotic informed the guest about war is being studied by the ing; the device “must have airstrip at Pieri on a return cial welcoming ceremony The Minister of Defense cooperation. been placed” there, police flight to Juba. It could not spokesman Menno Harten- give a specific death toll, berg told Reuters news saying up to 24 people could Strong earthquake agency. “Something like have been on the flight. PIEDMC and Belarus that doesn’t just happen by “It was with great shock and rocks central Greece accident, it has to be laid,” horror to receive the news he said, adding the device of the plane crash (HK-4274) Skai TV. was about 10cm by 10cm of South Sudan Supreme consulate ink agreement Foreign Desk Greek media reported that (four inches by four inches). Airline,” Governor Denay a disabled man trapped in There was one security were also present. Jock Chagor said. “Ten peo- ATHENS: A strong his home in the village of guard inside the building Talking on the occasion, Be- ple including the two pilots 6.3-magnitude earthquake Mesochori had been res- when the explosion took larus Ambassador Andrei lost their lives,” he added. hit central Greece on cued. TV images showed place, but that person was Metelitsa said Belarus was Ayii Duang Ayii, director Wednesday, damaging sev- the side wall of his house unharmed. Health Minister interested in the auto sector, of South Supreme Airlines, eral buildings, including had completely collapsed. Hugo de Jonge described economic zones and tractor told that it was “not clear schools, and prompting The Civil Protection agen- the incident as an “insane” manufacturing in Pakistan. how many people” were on residents near the epicen- cy also reported landslides act. “For more than a year There were fraternal rela- board the flight. “But the tre to rush into the streets. had occurred in the re- we have been leaning on tions between Pakistan and first information communi- “Everything happened gion, and authorities were these people on the front Belarus and both the coun- cated to us was that there very fast, people ran out assessing further damage. lines and now this,” he tries could promote mutual were 11 people on board,” of buildings, there are still The US Geological Survey tweeted. Officers cordoned trade by working in tractor the director said. “We are aftershocks,” Chrissoula said the earthquake, which off the area as they carried manufacturing in auto indus- still working to send a team Katsiouli, a staffer at the could be felt across central out investigations. try, said the ambassador. to establish for us the facts. mayor’s office in the local and northern Greece, was Wednesday morning test ap- Chairman PIEDMC Syed All on board died,” he said. town of Elassona told AFP. magnitude 6.3. pointments in Bovenkarspel Nabil Hashmi offered to set “The plane left to Pieri well, The fire department said But the Institute of Geo - were cancelled, according up an office of Belarusian landed well and when it was that according to the first dynamics in Athens said to public broadcaster NOS. taking off back to Juba that Consulate in Quaid-e-Azam reports, a local home and earlier the quake had was when it crashed,” Ayii Business Park to enhance a school had been dam - measured at a magni - Duang Ayii added. cooperation. aged. Police also sealed tude of 6.0. ‘Migration Hashmi said the PIEDMC off a bridge cracked by According to the Athens crisis not our Kremlin would provide all possible the quake. observatory, the epicentre The agreement was signed would support each other assistance to Belarusian Another local official of the quake was 21 kilo- top priority’ slams new Abid Raza by the PIEDMC CEO Ali to explore avenues of po- investors and companies said in Damassi, a vil - metres (13 miles) south of Moazzam Syed and Honor- tential growth. in Pakistan. There was a lage near the epicentre, the town of Elassona, near anti Russian LAHORE: The Punjab Indus- ary Consulate General Be- Ambassador of Belarus An- huge gap in the electric another local school had Larissa and was eight me- Foreign Desk trial Estates Development larus Waleed Mushtaq. drei Metelitsa, Chairman two-wheeler in which coop- also been damaged. tres (26 feet) deep TRIPOLI: Libya is not ca- eration could be enhanced. sanctions and Management Company According to the MOU, PIEDMC Syed Nabil Hash- “Fortunately, the teachers There were at least three pable of handling the mi- The dream of industrial rev- (PIEDMC) and Belarus Con- chambers delegations and mi, Board Directors Us- managed to get the chil- aftershocks following the grantion crisis by itself, the olution could not be fulfilled sulate on Wednesday signed trade information would man Ali Malik, Dr Samira dren out very quickly and main tremor -- including country’s interim Prime Web Desk without the support of mod- an agreement to enhance be exchanged to promote Rehman and General there were no victims,” one at magnitude 4.0 -- Minister-designate has MOSCOW: Kremlin spokes- bilateral trade between the trade between the two Manager Business Devel- ern technology and knowl- the mayor of Tyrnavos and authorities warned edge, he observed. warned, adding that the man Dmitry Peskov slammed two countries. countries, and both sides opment Amina Faisal Shah Yiannis Kokkouras told there could be more. international community on Wednesday the new EU should step up its support if and US sanctions against Rus- monitoring and rescue oper- sia over the alleged poisoning ations are to be successful. of Russian opposition figure There are more than 570,000 Alexey Navalny. According migrants currently in Libya, to Peskov, the Kremlin sees Nine protesters shot dead in Myanmar according to UN estimates. new restrictions as “an inter- Libya has become the major ference in Russia’s internal At least five were shot dead in a violent crackdown by riot police and soldiers on an anti-coup affairs,” and considers the transit point for people hop- grounds for their introduction protest in the morning in Monywa city in Sagaing Region, locals told The Irrawaddy. Of them, ing to reach Europe, after “absurd accusations.” 25-year-old Ma Kyawt Nandar Aung was shot in the head and died on the spot the North African country “They [sanctions] are nothing plunged into a bloody conflict but interference in the inter- Sagaing Region, locals told The Ir- crackdown on mass protests nation- following a NATO-backed up- nal affairs of Russia. In gen- Foreign Desk rawaddy. Of them, 25-year-old Ma wide. At least 21 protesters were re- rising that toppled and killed eral, we can only express our Kyawt Nandar Aung was shot in the ASEAN calls for ported killed in shootings by police longtime leader Muammar regret that our opponents, in YANGON: At least nine protesters head and died on the spot. and soldiers from Feb. 1 to March 2. Gaddafi in 2011. “The prob- this case, resort to such meth- were killed and several wounded in Her sister told The Irrawaddy that peaceful solution Besides the three cities, protests lem of migration does not ods, which have an absolutely three cities in Myanmar as police Ma Kyawt Nandar Aung together in Yangon, Magwe and Mandalay concern Libya alone… it is a destructive impact on bilateral fired live rounds and rubber bullets with her siblings had participated in JAKARTA: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has regions and Kachin state were also global problem that concerns relations. “We consider any at anti-coup protesters on Wednes- protests against the military regime called on all parties in Myanmar to seek a peaceful solution through con- cracked down upon on Wednes- the entire world,” Libya’s such restrictions absolutely day morning. for several days on the frontline. structive dialogue and practical reconciliation in the interests of the peo- day. Several people were shot and PM-designate Abdul Hamid unacceptable, because they In Mandalay, a 19-year-old female When the incident happened, her ple and their livelihoods. “We expressed our concern about the situation wounded, and a number detained Dbeibah said at a press con- significantly harm the rela- protester was shot in the neck and younger sister was also at the front- in Myanmar and called on all parties to refrain from instigating further vi- during the crackdowns. ference late last month. tions that are already in a de- another man was shot in the chest. line of the protest. olence and exercise utmost restraint as well as flexibility,” said the chair’s In Yangon’s Tamwe Township, at Dbeibah was selected in early plorable state, in this case, re- Both died on the spot. Another man “She is still too young to leave,” statement on the Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting released on Tues- least 200 protesters, mostly young February in a UN-sponsored lations with the United States also died from a gunshot. her sister, who was crying over the day evening. The statement called for the release of political detainees people, were detained on Wednes- inter-Libyan dialogue, the lat- of America and relations with In Myingyan, Mandalay Region, a phone, told The Irrawaddy. “She and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar Christine day at noon. Soldiers forced them est internationally backed bid the European Union,” he said. 14-year-old protester also reported- was so brave. I take her death as Schraner Burgener to engage the parties concerned. ASEAN was formed to stand in the midday sun near to salvage the country from Peskov also pointed out that ly died after being shot in the head something to be proud of.” on Aug. 8, 1967, and has 10 members from Indonesia, Malaysia, the the township’s police station before a decade of conflict and frag- sanctions against law enforce- and at least a dozen protesters were She added that she and her remain- Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Viet- pushing them into army trucks. The mented political fiefdoms. ment chiefs simply repeat the wounded by gunshots. ing siblings will continue to take to nam, Cambodia, and Laos. It is headquartered in Jakarta, the Indonesian killings came as the Association of Smugglers often pack desper- existing Russian legislation, At least five were shot dead in a vi- the streets to fight for democracy capital. The special meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers led by Brunei Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ate families into ill-equipped prohibiting them from having olent crackdown by riot police and until victory is achieved, to com- Darussalam was held virtually to address the current political situation in failed to make a breakthrough in a rubber boats that are unable accounts and property abroad. soldiers on an anti-coup protest pensate for their sister’s death. The Myanmar following the Feb. 1 coup and find an amicable solution to the virtual foreign ministers’ meeting to survive the journey across in the morning in Monywa city in military regime has ramped up the ensuing crisis. – Foreign Desk on Myanmar. the Mediterranean Sea. IslamabadTHURSDAY, MARCH 04, 2021 | P WWW.ISLAMABADPOST.COM.PKOST Briefs Afghans in Australia gifts Miyawaki forest shock after 3 The Australian Government has committed $1.5 billion for global climate finance and over female media $15 billion domestically to make Australia’s natural resources, environment and water workers’ killing JALALABAD: Outrage rip- infrastructure more resilient to climate disasters pled through Afghanistan Wednesday as funerals were held for three female media Ansar M Bhatti workers gunned down in the eastern city of Jalalabad, ISLAMABAD: The Australian with insurgent violence in- High Commissioner to Pakistan, creasing as peace talks stall. Dr Geoffrey Shaw on Wednesday Journalists, activists and joined the Minister of State for Cli- judges have recently been mate Change, Zartaj Gul to inaugu- ambushed by gunmen or rate a Miyawaki Forest at Fatima killed by explosives at- Jinnah Park Islamabad. tached to their vehicles The Australian High Commission as surging violence forces gifted the forest to the public many into hiding -- with park as part of an initiative, organ- some leaving Afghanistan. ised by the Capital Development The killings have escalated Authority to support Pakistan’s since peace talks began last Miyawaki Forest and the Spring year between the Afghan Tree Plantation Campaign 2021. government and the Talib- Speaking at the tree plantation an, sparking fears that the ceremony, Dr Geoffrey Shaw said, insurgents are eliminating “This Miyawaki Forest is a gift perceived opponents as ne- from the Australian Government gotiations stall. to the people of Pakistan. I hope The three women were shot that the trees and shrubs planted and killed in two separate at- here today help regenerate not such as this are becoming ever ran Khan has taken keen interest track to beat our 2030 emissions tacks just ten minutes apart just the environment of Islamabad more important in the face of in its implementation. reduction target under the Paris after they left the Enikass but contribute to making Pakistan the growing impacts of climate We all are aware of the threat Agreement, having achieved 17 TV station on Tuesday in cleaner and greener.” change affecting our region – of global warming and how it’s per cent reduction in emissions what one colleague de- Australia has longstanding coop- something both Australia and already affecting our lives. Right since 2005. The Australian Gov- scribed as an orchestrated eration with Pakistan on the en- Pakistan are keenly aware of and timely initiatives like this are ernment has committed $1.5 hit. An Islamic State affili- vironment and tackling climate and taking action on,” Dr Shaw much needed. We are thankful to billion for global climate finance ate later claimed responsi- change including improving wa- added. Director General Capital Australian High Commission for and over $15 billion domestically bility for the murders, say- ter management and security, Development Authority, Naveed their collaboration in this amaz- to make Australia’s natural re- ing its gunmen carried out access to clean drinking water, Tareen said, “Miyawaki is one of ing initiative.” sources, environment and water the killings of what it called flood forecasting and disaster the techniques to develop forests Australia is committed to com- infrastructure more resilient to “journalists working for one risk reduction. “Green initiatives quickly and Prime Minister Im- bating climate change and is on climate disasters. of the media stations loyal to the apostate Afghan gov- ernment”. Friends and fam- COVID-19 One killed as ily gathered at the women’s rockets hit funerals in Jalalabad where claims 75 COVID-19 vaccination men took turns digging Iraq military fresh graves with a shovel more lives as others pleaded for an end base to the deaths. ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Wednesday of total mandatory for Hajj 2021 BAGHDAD: One person Rohan Sadat described his active COVID-19 cases re- sister Sadia Sadat as “shy Saudi Arabia takes pride in its guardianship of Islam’s holiest sites in Mecca was killed after at least 10 corded 16,648 with 1,163 rockets slammed into a mil- but active” who was also more people tested positive passionate about fighting and Medina and its smooth organisation of the annual Hajj, which has itary base in western Iraq for the deadly virus and 1,388 hosting US-led coalition for women’s rights and had people recovered from the been marred in the past by deadly stampedes, fires and riots planned to attend university troops on Wednesday, secu- disease during the last 24 of Islam’s holiest sites in Mecca and Medina The congregation of millions of pilgrims from and study law. – APP rity sources said. hours. Seventy-five corona DNA and its smooth organisation of the annual Hajj, around the world can be a major cause of coro - The attack on the sprawling patients have died during which has been marred in the past by deadly navirus transmission. In the past, worshippers Ain al-Assad base in Iraq´s Court indicts past 24 hours, 70 of them RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s health ministry says stampedes, fires and riots. have returned home with respiratory and oth- western desert comes after were under treatment in hos- only people who have been vaccinated against In 2020, the kingdom dramatically reduced the er diseases. In the same circular, Saudi Min - several weeks of escalating culprits in pitals and five in their respec- COVID-19 will be allowed to attend the Hajj this number of pilgrims allowed to attend Hajj to ister of Health Dr Tawfiq al-Rabiah said the tive quarantines and homes US-Iran tensions on Iraqi year, Saudi newspaper Okaz reported. about 1,000 Saudi citizens and residents of the government must be prepared to “secure the soil. It also comes just two Motorway on Tuesday, according to the “The COVID-19 vaccine is mandatory for those kingdom, in order to help prevent the spread of manpower required to operate the health facil- latest update issued by the days before the first-ever rape case willing to come to the Hajj and will be one of the coronavirus, after barring Muslims abroad ities in Mecca and Medina”. papal visit to the country National Command and Op- the main conditions (for receiving a permit to eration Centre (NCOC). Out from the rite for the first time in modern times. These facilities will be stationed at entry by Pope Francis, who said come),” Monday’s report said, citing a circular Hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bod- points for pilgrims, he said, in addition to a for - he would still make the vis- Abid Raza of the total 75 deaths, 27 peo- ple had died under treatment signed by the health minister. ied Muslim who can afford it, is a major source of mation of a vaccination committee for pilgrims it so as not to “disappoint” LAHORE: An anti-terror- on ventilators. – DNA Saudi Arabia takes pride in its guardianship income for the Saudi government. within Saudi Arabia. the Iraqi people. Ain al-As- ism court (ATC) on Tuesday sad hosts both Iraqi forces indicted the two main ac- PTI seeks and US-led coalition troops cused in the Lahore Motor- NAB shuts inquiries against helping fight the Islamic way rape case. The accused PM to open disqualification State group, as well as the pleaded not guilty and con- unmanned drones the coali- tended to contest the charg- of Gillani; files Ishaq Dar over lack of evidence tion uses to surveil jihadist virtual 14th ECO sleeper cells. – APP es, said Deputy Prosecutor ISLAMABAD: The National Parks LiaquatQaimkhani, General Hafiz Asghar. petition in ECP Accountability Bureau (NAB) besides also approving in- Hafiz told APP that the court Summit today on Wednesday announced to vestigations against other ISPR releases recorded statements of 10 Ibrar Khan shut inquiries against the for- CDA officials. prosecution witnesses, in- Turkish President Recep Tayyip mer finance minister Ishaq On February 28, Chairman teaser for cluding a car mechanic, a Erdogan will chair the 14th ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Dar and former Chief Min- National Accountability Dolphin Squad member, and Tahreek-e-Insaf has filed a ister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bureau (NAB) Justice Retd Pak Day a doctor after the accused Summit, the Foreign Office said petition in Election Com- (KP) province Akram Khan Durrani and chairman FBR Javed Iqbal on Sunday said celebrations denied the charges. Subse- mission of Pakistan (ECP) Durrani besides approving over lack of evidence against that those who remained quently, the court adjourned in a press release seeking disqualification of another reference against them. The NAB further said untouched in the past were RAWALPINDI: Inter Ser- further proceedings and ISLAMABAD: Prime Minis- of ECO, which was formed Pakistan Democratic Move- CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif. that it has decided to form probed by the accountabili- vices Public Relations has summoned more prosecution ter Imran Khan will open the in 1985 from the erstwhile ment (PDM) joint Senate According to a handout a committee regarding the ty watchdog in his tenure. released a video teaser witnesses on the next date of 14th Summit of Economic Regional Cooperation for De- candidate, Yousaf Raza Gil- issued by the NAB, the PIA-owned Roosevelt Hotel “They have been asked highlighting preparations to hearing. ATC Judge Arshad Cooperation Organization velopment (RCD). Afghani- lani. Talking to media, out- accountability watchdog’s in the United States, which about illegal acts, assets be- mark Pakistan Day celebra- Hussain Bhutta conducted (ECO), to be held virtually stan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, side ECP, Parliamentary Sec- meeting headed by Chair- would review the decision yond income and measures tions on 23rd of this month the case hearing at the Camp today (March 4), and share Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, retary for Railways, Farrukh man Justice (retd) Javed to shut down the hotel. that caused losses to the na- with renewed spirit. Jail, wherein jail authorities Pakistan’s perspective on Turkmenistan and Uzbeki- Habib and PTI leader Kanwal Iqbal approved the deci- The accountability watch- tional exchequer as per the The 15-second video teas- produced Abid Malhi and COVID-19 challenges. stan later joined it. Shauzab said that billions of sions during the executive dog also approved referenc- law,” said the chairman. He er highlights different vis- Shafqat Ali, prime accused The theme of the summit is As a founding member, Paki- rupees are spent to buy votes board meeting. es against former Capital said that the accountability uals of historic moments of and co-accused. It should be “Regional Economic Coop- stan remains strongly com- in senate elections. Farrukh The watchdog shut down Development Authority watchdog believes in zero Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad noted that due to the sensi- eration in the Aftermath of mitted to the ECO, which Habib said, Yousaf Raza Gil- the inquiries against Ishaq (CDA) chairman ImtiazIna- corruption and 100 percent Ali Jinnah’s address to the tivity of the case, the trial of Covid-19”. aims at promoting effective lani committed corrupt prac- Dar, JUI-F leader Akram- yat and Director General prosperity policy. – APP processions during Pakistan the accused is being con- The prime minister will open regional cooperation, with tices and his son Ali Haider Movement, Minar-e-Pakistan, ducted within jail premis- the summit in Pakistan’s focus on communications, Gilani urged MNAs to waste military parades of various es. The Gujjarpura police capacity as the Chair of the trade, culture and connectiv- their votes. He said, a peti- ‘Pak-China ties force for peace’ Pakistan Day celebrations, had filed a challan against 13th Summit, held in Islam- ity, the FO said. The summit tion has been filed for Yousaf children holding national the accused, wherein they abad in March 2017. Turkish is the highest platform of the Raza Gillani’s disqualification NEW YORK: Commemorat- ing the 70th anniversary of flags and singing national were declared guilty. The President Recep Tayyip Erdo- 10-member ECO. The sum- and now action in accordance diplomatic ties between Paki- stan and China, Ambassador songs, youth holding largest police had requested the gan will chair the 14th Sum- mit meetings entail exchange with the law should be taken Munir Akram has said that the relationship was a force national flag and rallying with court for awarding strict mit, the Foreign Office said in of views on regional and glob- on corrupt practices. React- for peace and stability in the region and beyond. “This it in streets. – APP punishment to the accused a press release. Sharing Pa- al issues of interest to the ing to the video went viral on relationship has withstood the vicissitudes of time and as sufficient evidence was kistan’s perspective on COV- ECO region and review of the Tuesday he said that it showed enjoys the full support of our peoples at all levels,” the Pa- PTI’s Faisal available against them. ID-19 challenges, the prime progress in implementation how corrupt lawmakers kistani envoy to the UN said in a message to the commu- minister will outline his vi- of the ECO programmes and drowned the country in debt nity members. “It (relation- ship) is marked by warmth, Vawda Pakistan born sion for regional economic projects, it added. Pakistan and destroyed the country’s mutual respect and win-win cooperation,” Ambassador development in line with the has been actively contribut- morals. Kanwal Shauzab said, Akram said. “It is a force for peace, stability and development in the region and beyond. resigns from takes oath ECO’s founding principles of ing towards advancement of the video has badly exposed “As we commence the commemoration of 70 years of Pakistan-China diplomatic rela - promotion of trade and con- the goals and objectives of the faces of so-called politicians tions, we recommit ourselves to work with our Chinese brothers and sisters to promote NA seat as Youngest nectivity, it added. ECO, including regional eco- and showing the shameful way regional and global peace and prosperity, uphold the principles and purposes of the ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Pakistan, Iran and Turkey nomic integration, the FO in which the politicians buying UN Charter, strengthen international cooperation and the United Nations system and Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lead- HoL member are the founding members concluded. – APP and selling votes. realize a better future for all humanity,” he added. – APP er Faisal Vawda on Wednes- LONDON: Pakistan-born day resigned from National British citizen Wajid Khan Assembly and submitted has taken oath as the young- his resignation in Islamabad est member of the United High Court (IHC). Kingdom’s House of Lords. PTI leader resigned after FM stresses importance of economic diplomacy casting his vote for Senate In a video message, the 41-year-old member has The fifth virtual meeting on Economic Diplomacy, chaired by Foreign elections and his counsel expressed happiness and submitted the resignation thanked Allah Almighty and Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, focused on Europe in the court and argued that disqualification case now be- his parents for helping him He stated that, in line with Prime financial inflows, investments, actively engage with their inter- the Pakistani Envoys apprised comes ineffective. in achieving this position. Saifullah Minister Imran Khan’s vision, the remittances, tourism and tech- locutors to showcase the invest- the Foreign Minister of their Earlier, after casting his vote He also pledged to serve Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the nology transfer. Underscoring the ment potential of the country. activities and programmes in National Assembly, Fed- the community with hones- ISLAMABAD: As part of Govern- Missions abroad were at the fore- importance of consolidating and Highlighting the government’s in economic and commercial eral Minister Faisal Vawda ty and determination. ment’s economic outreach initia- front of safeguarding and advanc- expanding Pakistan’s economic continued efforts in this regard, domains. They briefed about claimed that Yousaf Raza Born on October 15, 1979, tive, the fifth virtual meeting on ing Pakistan’s economic interests. outreach with Europe, Foreign the Foreign Minister highlighted measures to strengthen exist- Gilani will lose and Pakistan in Burnley, Wajid Khan Economic Diplomacy was held They played an important role in Minister Qureshi stressed the Pakistan’s impressive improve- ing linkages and forging new People’s Party (PPP) will sac- served as a British Labour on Wednesday. The meeting, successful implementation of a need to diversify exports to the ment in Ease of Doing Business ones for bolstering Pakistan’s rifice some other senator to Party councillor and Burn- chaired by Foreign Minister Makh- range of measures including the EU countries to fully utilize the ranking. Pakistan had also se- economic imprint in Europe. elect Gilani to Senate later. It ley Council cabinet member. doom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Prime Minister’s ‘Global Initia- benefits under the GSP Plus sta- cured 6th place among world’s In keeping with Prime Minister is pertinent to mention here As a member of the Euro- that Faisal Vawda is also focused on Europe. Pakistan’s tive on Debt Relief’ for developing tus. He further emphasized the top 10 business climate improv- Imran Khan’s vision, Foreign pean Parliament for North contesting Senate elections Envoys to France, Italy, Norway, countries, Prime Minister’s Eco- need to constructively engage ers. Foreign Minister Qureshi in- Minister Qureshi has consist- West England, he played an from Sindh on ticket of PTI. Poland, Romania and Russia par- nomic Outreach Initiative (EOI), with Parliamentarians in Europe structed the Envoys to identify and ently accentuated promotion important role in highlighting The minister’s bid to con- ticipated in the meeting. and the Roshan Digital Account. and EU Parliament with a view to address bottlenecks that hinder ex- of economic diplomacy and in- the human rights violation test the elections of upper Highlighting the growing impor- Foreign Minister Qureshi en- maximizing avenues for economic pansion of economic collaboration creased economic cooperation in Indian Occupied Kashmir. house of the parliament was tance of geo-economics in in- couraged Envoys to cultivate and outreach and collaboration. with host countries. The Envoys with partner countries. Regular Wajid Khan was also honored challenged by PPP leader; ternational politics, the Foreign broaden mutually beneficial trade The Foreign Minister appreciat- were also asked to identify sectors virtual meetings and interac- however, Election Tribunal with Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam by Minister underscored Economic the government of Pakistan and economic partnerships with ed the increased inflow of invest- where Pakistan could enhance its tions on Economic Diplomacy gave the PTI leader clean Diplomacy as an essential part chit and allowed him to con- in 2019. – DNA European countries, focusing ment from Europe into Pakistan economic footprint in Europe. with Pakistani Envoys in key cap- of modern diplomatic practice. on key goals of trade promotion, and urged the Missions to pro- During the virtual meeting, itals are part of these efforts. test the polls. – DNA Published by Ansar Mahmood Bhatti, Printed at Rohani Art Press, Islamabad: Ph: 051-2266165, Email: [email protected]