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Briefs I Won't Flee the Battleground, Says PM Khan Soon From LAHORE & KARACHI A sister publication of CENTRELINE & DNA News Agency www.islamabadpost.com.pk ISLAMABAD EDITION IslamabadFriday, March 12, 2021 Pakistan’s First AndP Only DiplomaticO Daily STPrice Rs. 20 Indonesia making Baku sets free Institutions its own Covid ethnic Armenian being used in vaccine: envoy from Lebanon Senate polls Detailed News On Page-01 Detailed News On Page-06 Detailed News On Page-08 Briefs I won’t flee the Afridi to vie for dy Chairman battleground, Senate hAyyAm bbASi says PM Khan K A ISLAMABAD: Prime Min- Vows to counter PDM negative tactics in ister Imran Khan on Senate Chairman election; long march Thursday nominated objectives is to seek NRO an independ- ent candi- ShujAAt hAmZA PM hosts date from erstwhile FATA, Mirza Mohammad Afridi, ISLAMABAD: Prime Min- luncheon as the PTI’s nominee for ister Imran Khan on Thurs- ISLAMABAD: Prime the deputy chairman Sen- day warned Opposition par- Minister Imran Khan on ate post. ties that he was not among Thursday hosted a lunch- The announcement was those who “would leave the eon for the senators of PTI made by Minister for Infor- battleground” as the Paki- and allied parties as the mation and Broadcasting stan Democratic Movement government plans to get Shibli Faraz on Twitter. (PDM) amasses support for Sadiq Sanjrani elected as “Prime Minister Imran its intended long march lat- the Senate chairman. The khan has nominated Sena- er this month. premier congratulated the LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar presenting a souvenir to Chinese tor Mirza Mohammad Af- This was said by the prime PM Imran Khan, addressing newly elected senators. ambassador Nong Rong during his recent visit to Lahore. – DNA ridi for Deputy Chairman minister while he chaired a participants of the meeting, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Slot giving representation meeting of the PTI’s core stressed that the PTI had Mohammad Sarwar, Sindh to Ex FATA PTI member,” committee where senior gotten elected to power to Governor Imran Ismail and he tweeted. ministers and party leaders “change the system” hence Khyber PakhtunKhwa Chief discussed the Senate elec- compromising with those Minister Mahmood Khan Senate all set for PTI to win tions and the upcoming an- who had looted the country also attended the lunch. On ti-government long march. was out of the question. the other hand, PM Imran top Senate “The objective of PDM’s “We have to keep all options Khan nominated Mirza Afri- long march is not to provide in mind, including the pos- di, who represents ex-FATA, high-octane contest slots: Shibli any relief to the masses but sibility of fresh elections,” for deputy chairman of the to seek an NRO,” said the said the prime minister. Senate. Federal Minister PM Imran Khan has nominated Mirza Mohammad Afridi as the premier. “Neither did I ever StAff RepoRt “We have the support of the for Information Shibli Faraz government’s candidate for the post of deputy Senate chairman ISLAMABAD, Federal respond to pressure before masses, hence will not back confirmed the news in a nor will I respond to it now.” down on any forum.” tweet. – DNA of the Upper House. Minister ZubAiR AhmeD The 11-party alliance Paki- for Infor- stan Democratic Movement mation and ISLAMABAD, MAR 11 (PDM) has nominated Syed Broadcast- (DNA) – The Senate, Up- Yousaf Raza Gilani and ing Senator ‘Senators being called per House of the Parlia- Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Shibli Faraz ment, is all set to hold its Haideri for the Senate chair- Thursday said the Pakistan much-awaited session on man and deputy chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would to not vote for PDM’ Friday (tomorrow) where seats while from the gov- win the election for the top the 48 newly-elected sena- ernment’s side Sadiq Sanj- slots of Senate with the uReAu epoRt tors will take the oath but rani and Mirza Muhammad support of its allies. “We b R Bilawal phones will also take part in the Afridi are the candidates. are fully prepared for to- election of chairman and ed senators will take oath in tion papers for the chair- The Senate session will morrow’s (Friday) polling LAHORE: As the race for JI chief the post of the Senate chair- deputy chairman in what a session to be convened on man and deputy chairman start at 10:30 am after for the Senate chairman appears to be a nail-biting Friday morning. slots. Later, the session will which the sitting chairman, and deputy chairman to the man heats up between the biD AZA contest. After the oath-taking, the resume in the evening the Sadiq Sanjrani who is also disappointment of the Paki- government and the Oppo- A R sition parties, PML-N vice According to the senate session will be adjourned same day to elect the chair- stan Democratic Movement LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Secretariat, the newly elect- for submission of nomina- man and deputy chairman Continued on Page 06 (PDM), which will again president Maryam Nawaz claimed that her party’s Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has telephoned Ameer Ja- face defeat,” the minister maat-e-Islami and sought his support for PDM candi- Covid-19 added. Shibli Faraz said by Senators were being told Pak, Japan not to vote for the Pakistan date in Senate Chairman Election. not supporting the corrupt According to sources, the two leaders also discussed Pak not buying positivity PDM leadership, the people Democratic Movement’s agree to (PDM) candidate. the current political situation. Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami rate at 5.36% had made it clear that they replied to Bilawal Bhutto that he would take a deci- always backed movements On Friday, March 12, the boost Indian vaccines: FO upper house of the Parlia- sion only after consulting the party leaders. DNA to end corruption and not to According to Jamaat-e-Islami spokesman JI candidate cooperation the ones aimed at saving the ment will elect its chair- man and deputy chairman shall stay neutral and will not voted for anybody. StAff RepoRt ISLAMABAD: With the corrupt leaders. steady increase in coronavi- Senate. The government StAff RepoRt has decided to back the PDM has thrown its weight pulled a shock victory over ISLAMABAD: Foreign Of- rus cases in Pakistan during Estab seems current Senate Chairman behind former prime minis- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and fice spokesperson Zahid Ha- the past few weeks, the coro- Sadiq Sanjrani while the ter Yousaf Raza Gillani, who Continued on Page 06 Japan have agreed to en- feez Chaudhri has rejected navirus positivity rate has to be neutral hance cooperation in the the reports that Pakistan is shot up to 5.36%, with daily field of Information and importing COVID-19 vac- cases in Pakistan crossing DNA Communication Technology cine from India. the 2,000-mark for the first (ICT). The understanding Responding to a question at time since January 29 on ISLAMABAD: Former was reached between Minis- his weekly news briefing in Thursday. prime min- ter for Information Technol- Islamabad, he said Pakistan tion, the spokesperson said Another 53 deaths from coro- ister and ogy and Telecommunication has not entered into any bi- India is trying to bring de- navirus have been reported joint candi- Syed Amin-ul-Haque and Ja- lateral procurement agree- mographic changes to the while 2,258 new cases have date of PDM pan Ambassador to Pakistan ment for COVID-19 vaccine Indian Illegally Occupied emerged during the past 24 for Senate Kuninori Matsuda in Islam- from India. He said the in- Jammu and Kashmir for hours. Chairman- abad. Speaking on the occa- ternational vaccine alliance which it has so far issued According to coronavirus ship Yousaf Raza Gillani on sion, the minister said steps - Gavi has offered to provide 3.28 million fake domicile statistics shared by the gov- Thursday said that it ap- are being taken to increase vaccine dozes to several certificates to non-Kash- ernment, about 42,164 coro- pears that establishment IT exports. countries, including Paki- miris for their permanent navirus tests were conducted is neutral and hoped that He said ICT export remit- stan under its COVAX Facili- settlement in the IIOJK. He across the country in the last it remains neutral during tances including export of ty. He said procurement and said all such measures are 24 hours, out of which 2,258 chairman election. Talking Telecommunication, com- supply mechanism of the illegal, which need to be re- people were tested positive. to media persons, Yousaf puter and information ser- vaccine dozes is undertaken versed. According to the official por- Raza Gillani expressed vices, surged to 958 million by the Gavi and not by the He said India is committing tal, the number of deaths confidence that opposi- ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Japan, Matsuda Kuninori calls on Minister US dollars at a growth rate recipient countries. grave human rights viola- from coronavirus in the coun- tion will win elections for for Information Technology Syed Amin-ul-Haque. – DNA of 40 percent. Answering another ques- tions in IIOJK. try has risen to 13,377. Senate top positons and said that arrangements have been made to stop horse-trading. Indonesia developing its own Covid vaccine: envoy Inside... Indonesia is fully aware that ‘no one is safe until everyone is safe’. Therefore, at global level Indonesia along with UN is APNS slams govt ensuring that every country has rapid, fair and equitable access to vaccines once safe and effective vaccines become licensed media policies; demands reversal Post. His detailed interview shall emergency, and simultaneously sectors, strengthening social state-owned enterprises (SOEs) tion and health centers to prevent – Page 02 EXCLUSIVE be published in the March issue allocating safety net for social pro- safety nets, and as an incentive and labor-intensive businesses.
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