Friday, 9 July, 2021 I 28 Dhul-Qadah, 1442 I Rs 15.00 I Vol XII No 10 I 12 Pages I Lahore Edition PM urges country to coMPly with covid soPs; AsAd rules out coMPlete lockdown in his hands. “It’s a very easy job to wear a mask, and this simple step can save the country and our economy from disas - ter,” he continued. ASAD RULES OUT COMPLETE LOCK - Interior Ministry will register DOWN: Meanwhile, fearing the start of the fourth wave of coronavirus pan - demic in current month, head of NCOC all foreigners residing in Asad Umar has said that the govern - ment would not impose complete lock - Pakistan: Rasheed down during this wave. Addressing the oath taking cere - ISLAMABAD tered in Pakistan in last 70 years,” and mony of newly appointed members of Staff RepoRt security agencies did not know about National Youth Council (NYC) on Thurs - them “so we are going to register all day, Asad said that during the past The government had decided to reg - foreign nationals and have made waves of coronavirus, the government’s ister all foreign nationals arriving and visa process online”. strategy to handle the pandemic and resising in Pakistan, announced Minis - He further said the government overcome its after-effects had been ter for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad had allowed foreign nationals to open RIME Minister Imran Khan on Muslim country that kept mosques open very successful and the country was on Thursday. Through the move, the bank accounts and get cellular phone Thursday urged the masses to for two consecutive Ramadans – thanks placed among the best three perform - Ministry of Interior wanted to track up connections by showing their “alien strictly observe the govern - to the efforts, monitoring, and preemp - ing countries by the Economist’s Nor - to 50,000 people who entered the cards,” issued under the National Alien ment’s mandated Covid-19 tive measures of the NCOC as well as malcy Index for handling it. country in the 1970s — before and Registration System to legally register, standard operating proce - the cooperative attitude of the nation. The minister urged the people to following the Soviet invasion of document immigrants and other for - Pdures (SOPs) on the occasion of Eid-ul- “It was also because of the cooper - keep on following the standard operat - Afghanistan — but whose where - eign residents in the country. Adha to keep the virus at bay. ation of the Pakistani nation that the gov - ing procedure (SOPs) and vaccinate abouts remained unknown. The minister said that a strategy PM Imran warned the nation about ernment could save the country from themselves to cope with the fourth wave About 2.5 million Afghan nation - was being designed to rescue Pak - the dangers of the Delta variant, which getting into a catastrophic situation [like in an effective manner. He, however, als, many of whom fled their home - istan nationals stranded at the first emerged in India, and said that India, other countries],” the premier said. added that in case the ratio of positive land after it was invaded in 1979, live Torkham border crossing with Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Indonesia The premier said that at present, cases goes up, the government would in Pakistan, home to the world’s sec - Afghanistan. The government had are currently suffering because of it. however, the coronavirus cases in the opt for smart lockdown as was done dur - ond-largest refugee population. closed the crossing earlier this week “Given the current situation in coun - country are suddenly rising again after ing the past phases. The minister said In May, the government decided amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in tries like Afghanistan, where there is an plummeting because of the arrival of that NCOC through a letter informed the to issue computerised identity cards the war-battered country. acute shortage of oxygen, I would like the Delta variant in the country. Kashmir Election Commission about vio - to them. The Proof of Registration He said the issue of the proscrip - to say a few things to the nation,” the PM He explained that masks should be lation of coronavirus SOPs during ongo - card is a legal identification docu - tion of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan said. He said that so far, Allah has been worn at all times whenever someone is ing election campaigns. ment and includes enhanced secu - will be decided by the federal cabi - very merciful towards Pakistan and even in a confined space with other people, He appreciated the effort of Special rity features, said a press statement net in its next meeting. foreign publications like The Economist including wedding functions, restau - Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Af - issued at the time. Referring to the general election in has listed Pakistan as one of the top rants, and rooms, because the chances fairs Usman Dar and congratulated the However, today, Rasheed, during Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Rasheed three nations that were able to control of the virus spreading within indoor en - newly elected members of NYC. The a press talk, revealed that the govern - predicted that the Pakistan Tehreek-e- the pandemic in an efficient way. vironments are extremely high. minister said that it is very important to ment had recently arrested some Insaf will form a government in the He lauded the government, partic - “If someone is out in the open, for know the issues of youth from them, ar - refugees who were in possession of mountainous region. ularly the National Command and Op - example in a park, they can take their guing that one can only understand fake identity cards. He said he will accompany Prime eration Centre (NCOC) for carrying out masks off, but when they are inside a problems of people by consulting those “Interior Ministry has decided to Minister Imran Khan during the elec - research and taking timely decisions to bus or a car with other people, for in - who face them and then come up with register all foreign nationals, who so tion campaign in Kashmir. He said contain the virus from spreading. stance, they must wear a mask,” the proper solutions. NewS DeSk ever he maybe,” he said. “Approxi - that people will again vote for the rul - He said that Pakistan was the only premier explained while holding a mask CONTINUED ON PAGE 03 mately 40 to 50 thousand people en - ing party in the next general election. coronAvirus in US says Pakistan is ‘an important more inside PAkistAn partner’ on various fronts Green economy At the State Department, its roadmap to save CONFIRMED CASES: spokesperson Ned Price called Pakistan “an important partner” future generations on various fronts and said that 967,633 both countries shared interests from climate threat: for durable peace and stability in Afghanistan. Imran “Pakistan has been helpful STORY ON PAGE 02 in — recently when it comes to this shared interest. Our shared Afghan forces retake LAST UPDATED AT 7:21 AM ON JULY 8, 2021 interests go well beyond that: broader counterterrorism inter - provincial capital DAY'S DEATH TOLL: NEW CASES: ests as well, not to mention the people-to-people ties that unite after Taliban our two countries,” Price said in 24 1,683 response to a question at the incursion: defence daily press briefing. The United States, he said, ministry RECOVERED: DEATHS: was going to work very closely achievable and the process is On India-Pakistan ties, Khan STORY ON BACK PAGE to ensure that Afghanistan’s a shared responsibility, he said. said that Prime Minister Imran neighbours play a constructive Commenting on Islam - Khan desired a working relation - 910,609 22,493 role in promoting a peaceful abad’s focus on geo-econom - ship with India but the Bharatiya We must stay settlement there. ics, he said the government Janata Party government of In his remarks at the USIP, wanted to leverage the coun - Prime Minister Modi had pur - abreast of evolving SINDH: PUNJAB: which was moderated by for - try’s location and connectivity sued a radical and anti-Pak - mer US ambassador to Pak - infrastructure to promote re - istan agenda that has made regional situation, 343,303 347,347 istan Richard Olson, the gional integration and growth. the normalisation of ties difficult ambassador said that the “Ex - Khan said that the United for Pakistan. On Indian-occu - says Gen Qamar tended Troika” declarations is - States remained the largest pied Jammu and Kashmir, he STORY ON BACK PAGE KPK: BALOCHISTAN: sued by Pakistan, China, Russia market for Pakistan’s exports, said that the dispute should be and the US could serve as a and underlined Islamabad’s resolved as per the wishes of Bajwa urges 138,855 27,502 template for coordinated mes - desire to enhance bilateral co - the people as promised to saging by the key regional and operation in energy, agriculture, them by the international com - Singaporean investors AJK/GB: ISLAMABAD: international stakeholders on and technology sectors. Pak - munity through the United Na - the need for a negotiated set - istan, he said, is well-placed in tions Security Council to tap opportunities in 20,728/6,639 tlement in Afghanistan. the region to be an important resolutions. NewS DeSk 83,259 Peace in Afghanistan is part of the global supply chain. CONTINUED ON PAGE 03 SEZs STORY ON BACK PAGE Friday, 9 July, 2021 02 NEWS LAHORE of electric vehicles would undergo a boost in near future and mentioned that 17 more companies had shown interest in such Green eConoMy roadMaP To save FuTure production. He said a regulatory framework would be outlined to manage the area of electric automobiles and their charging GeneraTions FroM CliMaTe ThreaT: iMran infrastructure.