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of the voice world GOA, WEDNES DAY, MARCH 6, 2019 9 Pak’s Punjab province minister sacked over his anti-Hindu remarks PTI, LAHORE: Pakistan's Punjab PTI Punjab government has removed Fayyaz Chohan istan," Chohan said. "My remarks condemnation from Shireen province government on Tues - from the post of Punjab Information Minister following were in no way directed at Pak - Mazari and Asad Umar, the fed - day sacked its Information and derogatory remarks about the Hindu community istan's Hindu community." eral ministers of human rights Culture Minister Fayyazul Has - – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and finance, respectively. san Chohan over his anti-Hindu government "will not tolerate "Absolutely condemn this. No remarks that invited intense crit - one's faith should not be a part of bers of his party, ministers and this nonsense", party leader one has the right to attack any - icism from senior party leaders any narrative. Tolerance is the social media users with #Sack - Naeemul Haque, who is special one else's religion. Our Hindu cit - and the minority community. first & foremost pillar on which FayazChohan trending on Twit - assistant to Prime Minister on izens have given sacrifices for Prime Minister Imran Khan #Pakistan was built." ter for his controversial remarks Political Affairs, said Monday their country," Mazari tweeted. took serious notice of Chohan's A spokesman for Punjab CM while addressing a gathering on night in response to Chohan's re - "Our PM's msg is always of toler - 'anti-Hindu' remarks and di - said Chohan submitted his resig - February 24 in the aftermath of marks. ance & respect & we cannot con - rected Punjab Chief Minister nation to the CM which was im - the Pulwama terror attack. "The derogatory and insulting done any form of bigotry or Usman Buzdar to remove him mediately accepted. Earlier in the day, Chohan remarks against the Hindu com - spread of religious hatred," she forthwith, party sources said. According to a senior govern - apologised for his remarks fol - munity by Fayyaz Chohan the added. "PTI Punjab government has ment official, the chief minister lowing intense criticism. Punjab Info Minister demand Financer Minister Umar removed Fayyaz Chohan from had "forgiven" Chohan after he "I was addressing Indian strict action. PTI govt will not tol - tweeted, "Hindus of Pakistan are the post of Punjab Information publicly apologised for his re - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, erate this nonsense from a sen - as much a part of the fabric of the Minister following derogatory marks, but the prime minister di - Indian armed forces and their ior member of the govt or from nation as I am. Remember the remarks about the Hindu com - rected Buzdar to immediately media not the Hindu community anyone. Action will be taken flag of Pakistan is not just munity," Pakistan Tehreek-e- remove him from the ministry. in Pakistan," he said. after consulting the Chief Minis - green...its not complete without Insaf tweeted. Chohan had come under se - "I apologise if my remarks hurt ter," Haque tweeted. the white which represents the It further said: "Bashing some - vere criticism from senior mem - the Hindu community in Pak - Haque's tweet was followed by minorities."

Not aware of any Pak team to visit request from US on F-16: Pak China hikes defence India on March 14 envoy to US PTI, WASHINGTON: Pak - budget to $117.6 b PTI, ISLAMABAD: Pak - the return visit of the In - istan's ambassador to the istan on Tuesday said it dian delegation to Islam - US Asad Majeed Khan will send a delegation to abad on 28 March 2019, to has said he is not aware PTI, BEIJING: China, the 175 billion. Last year in India's defence budget India on March 14 to dis - discuss the draft Agree - of any request made by world's second largest yuan terms China had this year was increased by cuss a draft agreement for ment on Kartarpur Corri - the US about the use of F- military spender after allocated 1.11 trillion 6.87 per cent to Rs 3.18 lakh setting up a corridor to fa - dor," the statement said. 16 fighter jets by his the US, Tuesday an - yuan. crore against last year's allo - cilitate visa-free visit of Faisal informed the In - country in the recent nounced a 7.5 per cent China, which increased cation of Rs 2.98 lakh crore, Sikh pilgrims to the Gurd - dian diplomat that Pak - aerial confrontation with increase in its defence its defence budget in notwithstanding expecta - wara Kartarpur Sahib, a istan's High Commissioner India. budget for this year, hik - double digits till 2015, tions of a major hike when positive development that to India, Sohail Mahmood, The Indian Air Force on ing it to a whopping USD has been lowering it to China and Pakistan were could help ease tensions will be returning to New Thursday displayed parts 177.61 billion, over three single digit hikes since bolstering their military ca - between the two sides. Delhi after the completion of an AMRAAM beyond vi - times that of India. 2016. pabilities. of consultations in Islam - sual range air-to-air mis - The 2019 defence China's budgeted de - KARTARPUR abad. He also conveyed sile as evidence to budget will be 1.19 tril - fence spending growth that Pakistan was commit - "conclusively" prove that lion yuan (about USD rate stood at 7.6 per AGREEMENT ted to continue weekly Pakistan deployed US- 177.61 billion), accord - cent in 2016, 7 per cent Foreign Office contact at the Military Op - manufactured F-16 ing to a draft budget re - in 2017 and 8.1 per cent spokesman Mohammad erations Directorates level. fighter jets during an aer - port submitted by in 2018 as its economy Faisal, who is also the Di - The positive develop - ial raid targeting Indian Chinese Premier Li Ke - too has been steadily rector General South Asia ment came amid height - military installations in qiang at the opening of slowing down after a & SAARC, invited India's ened tensions between Kashmir after India's anti- the annual session of double-digit growth in acting High Commissioner India and Pakistan follow - terror operation in Bal - China's Parliament, the 2010. Gaurav Ahluwalia at the ing a suicide attack by Pak - akot. National People's Con - With this year's in - ministry of foreign affairs istan-based terror group Pakistan on Wednesday gress (NPC), on Tues - crease, China's defence to convey the decision, ac - Jaish-e-Mohammad that categorically said that no day. spending moved closer cording to a statement. killed 40 CRPF personnel F-16 fighter jets were used The increase this year to the USD 200 billion "The Pakistan delegation in Jammu and Kashmir's and denied that one of its is lower than that of last mark, making it the high - will visit New Delhi on 14 Pulwama district on Febru - planes had been downed year's 8.1 per cent est spender on defence March 2019, followed by ary 14. by the Indian Air Force. which amounted to USD after the United States.

Huawei poses Ex-Nissan chief security threat: UK patient ‘free’ of HIV Ghosn gets bail Pompeo in Japan PTI, WASHINGTON: after stem cell treatment AFP, TOKYO: Former Huawei is owned by the auto industry titan Car - Chinese government, has PTI, LONDON: A UK- Professor Ravindra Gupta said the los Ghosn moved a step deep connections to their based male patient's patient was treated with stem cell closer to freedom Tues - intelligence services and HIV has become "un - transplants from donors carrying a day as a Tokyo court un - presents a national secu - detectable" following a genetic mutation that prevents expectedly granted him rity threat, US Secretary of stem cell transplant -- bail after more than State Mike Pompeo has in only the second case expression of an HIV receptor CCR5 three months in a deten - cautioned, urging the coun - of its kind in the world, "Finding a way to elimi - London as well as partners tion cell. tries to think twice before scientists led by an In - nate the virus entirely is an at the University of Cam - The court set bail at one signing up with one the dian-origin researcher urgent global priority, but bridge and the University billion yen (USD 9 mil - world's biggest tech firms. reported Tuesday in a is particularly difficult be - of Oxford, said the latest lion), but prosecutors are Shenzhen-based Huawei study published in the cause the virus integrates case is a proof of the con - likely to appeal the deci - has faced increasing head - journal Nature. into the white blood cells of cept that scientists will one sion and could even file winds in its push to make The 'London pa - its host," he said. day be able to end AIDS, additional allegations inroads in the US market, tient', who has not The team, which com - caused by HIV, but does not against the 64-year-old to as the White House and Re - been named, was diag - prised of researchers at mean a cure for HIV has keep him from leaving de - publican lawmakers target nosed with HIV in UCL and Imperial College been found. tention. Chinese tech companies, 2003 and advanced citing national security Hodgkin's lymphoma concerns. in 2012. The company has repeat - Professor Ravindra edly denied allegations Gupta said the patient from US lawmakers that its was treated with stem technology could be used cell transplants from by the Chinese government donors carrying a ge - to gather intelligence. netic mutation that In his address at the "Fu - prevents expression of ture Farmers of America" an HIV receptor CCR5. event in Iowa on Monday, "At the moment the Pompeo said the company only way to treat HIV has at least two things that is with medications threaten the US. that suppress the "One is that they – virus, which people there's a risk that they'll need to take for their steal American technology, entire lives, posing a and frankly, use those sys - particular challenge in tems to invade your pri - developing countries," vacy. That is, they do said Gupta from Uni - telecommunications versity College London equipment that provide (UCL), the study's lead backbone services for net - author works, handsets all throughout the IT infra - structure and soon will be moving across the entire world with their new 5G rollout of their equip - ment," Pompeo said. "Second, Huawei also presents a more traditional national security threat. It's very different from in America. If you're working with AT&T or a US telecom provider, a Microsoft or an IBM who's providing IT services or products, it's a private company doing its own thing, trying to make money, trying to grow its business," he said.