Saturday, September 1, 2018 ISLAMABAD 4 Pages Vol. 0005 Regd. No 0100 Rs 10 (www.asiantelegraph.net) Pakistan Presidential Election Situation at ‘boiling point’ at on September 4 Greek refugee center, U.N. says Upcoming Presidential Elections will be held The United Nations refugee agency called on by secret balloting on Tuesday. Greek authorities on Friday to speed up transfer of In this regard, the Chief Election Commissioner eligible asylum-seekers to the mainland, saying the has asked presiding officers to ensure secrecy of situation at an overcrowded reception center on ballot. Lesbos island was “reaching boiling point”. Lesbos, Members of Senate, National and all provincial not far from Turkey, was preferred entry point into assemblies will not be allowed to carry out mobile the European Union in 2015 for nearly a million Rescue personnel work at the site of a phones or any other electronic device in the prem- Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis, who still comprise Refugees and migrants arrive on a raft bus crash new Thoreau, New Mexico. ises of the polling station. about 70pc of far lower rate of new arrivals, it said. on the Greek island of Lesbos. Army chief, Iranian Qureshi, Iranian counterpart FM take up discuss regional peace, stability security matters ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday, the Foreign Office said. During the meeting, the two min- isters discussed ways to enhance cooperation and strengthen relations between the two countries, Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Qamar Faisal tweeted. Jawed Bajwa met Iranian Foreign Minister The two dignitaries discussed Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday. regional peace and stability. Zarif The military’s media wing, Inter Services also conveyed best wishes from the Public Relations (ISPR), said the Iranian foreign Iranian leadership to the new minister called on the army chief at the General Pakistani government under Prime Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. Minister Imran Khan. General Bajwa and Zarif discussed regional Foreign Minister Zarif arrived in security and matters of mutual interest, it added. Pakistan on Thursday for a two-day The Iranian foreign minister appreciated visit, the first foreign dignitary to Pakistan’s contributions for conflict prevention in visit the country since the new gov- the region, ISPR added. ernment took over. Pakistan is taking sincere steps for peace and He was received by high-level Minister for Foreign Affairs During the meeting, investment, human resource devel- stability in the region, Zarif was further quoted as Pakistani officials upon his arrival. Kazuyuki Nakane called on his the two dignitaries discussed areas opment, and science and technol- saying. Earlier today, Japan’s State Pakistani counterpart Qureshi. of cooperation including trade, ogy. CEC to ensure PM expresses resolve for LHC dismisses presidential election petitions ballot secrecy improving Karachi law & order against Sharifs’ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister LAHORE: The Lahore High Imran Khan has expressed the Court (LHC) on Friday dismissed resolve to extend full cooperation to petitions to suspend the conviction further improve law and order situa- of former prime minister Nawaz tion in Karachi. Sharif, his daughter Maryam He was talking to Governor Sindh Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (retd) Imran Ismail who called on him in Safdar in Avenfield reference case. Islamabad on Friday. A three-judge bench headed by The prime minister said he is LHC’s Justice Shahid Waheed and ISLAMABAD: The Chief Election aware of the problems plaguing comprising Justice Aatir Commissioner of Pakistan Sardar Raza Khan has Karachiites and that it is a matter of Mehmood and Justice Shahid directed presiding officers to ensure secrecy of concern that some areas in the mega- Jameel Khan heard the appeals ballot in presidential election. polis continue to lack basic ameni- seeking the release of the Sharif No member of the National Assembly (NA), ties. family members. Senate or the provincial assemblies will be allowed He assured the PTI government is The petitioner had stated that to carry their phones or any other electronic devices committed to extend cooperation for National Accountability into the premises, the instructions stated. the resolution of the problems faced Ordinance (NAO), 1999, better No photos should be taken and those voting by the people of Karachi. known as NAB Ordinance, was should maintain secrecy, he said. He said, “The government will do initiated by former president A total of 706 votes will be cast, with 342 its utmost in making Karachi a bet- cussed political situation including ment will extend every possible Pervez Musharraf but lapsed after MNA’s and 104 senators voting, while the provin- ter place and will consult all con- the upcoming presidential elec- cooperation for resolution of prob- the 18th Amendment. cial assemblies will have 65 votes each. cerned departments and will take tions. lems faced by the people of Karachi A three-time prime minister Ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has note off their suggestions as how to They also discussed problems and Hyderabad. was sentenced in accordance with nominated Dr Arif Alvi as its presidential candi- improve the quality of life for the faced by Sindh province especially The MQM delegation included a dead law, the petitioner said. date while the Pakistan Peoples Party has named people. the people in Karachi and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Dr Farogh The petition requested the court Aitzaz Ahsan as its candidate. Meanwhile, a delegation of MQM Hyderabad. Naseem, Aminul Haq, Kanwar to declare the Sharif family’s sen- Meanwhile, the other opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Imran The prime minister Imran Khan Naveed, Nasreen Jalil and Mayor tences null and void as they were fielded Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief as their Khan in Islamabad today and dis- assured that the federal govern- Karachi Wasim Akhtar. convicted through a dead law. presidential candidate. Another boy electrocuted We’ll see how transfers are made: CJP by high-tension wire ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday Police and the Regional Police Officer in personal KARACHI: Another case of a child losing their began hearing a suo motu notice of the transfer of capacity. Meanwhile, inquiry officer has also been arms due to electrocution has surfaced, a day after Pakpattan District Police Officer Rizwan Gondal summoned along with his report on the matter. an eight-year-old boy had his arms amputated in a following an alleged altercation with the former The inquiry report has also been forwarded to similar incident in the metropolis. husband of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife. IG Punjab. According to the report, Gondal was Eleven-year-old Haris, a resident of Surjani A three-member bench of the apex court headed responsible for not conducting an inquiry against Town, slipped and fell from the second floor of a by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib officers who misbehaved with Bushra Bibi’s madrassa. According to reports, he tried to lessen Nisar is hearing the suo motu case. ex-husband Khawar Maneka. the impact of his fall by holding on to a low-hang- As the hearing went under way, Justice Nisar Further, the report stated that the DPO ‘twisted’ ing high tension wire, which electrocuted him. asked, “What is this case? For the past five days, the matter and shared it on social media. Both of his arms were badly burnt as a result, the whole nation has been discussing it.” Reports of Gondal’s transfer sparked a contro- and had to be amputated. “I keep repeating this, we want an independent versy earlier this week, as speculation suggested The grieving father of the boy has registered a police force,” he remarked. 1am?” Justice Nisar asked. that the police officer was transferred because of case against K-Electric, the city’s sole power sup- Justice Nisar continued, “If the transfer was Further, Justice Ijazul Ahsan remarked, “We the August 23 altercation between the police and plier, as the family awaits action against those made on the request of the chief minister or the will not tolerate political interference or influ- Maneka. responsible. person sitting next to him then this is not right.” ence.” According to reports, police personnel under This is the second such case to have emerged The CJP also inquired where Jameel Gujjar and To this, the CJP added, “We will see how trans- Gondal’s watch tried to stop Maneka at a check- within the span of a week. On Thursday, eight- Khawar Maneka were. fers are made through exerting pressure.” point for speeding but he did not stop. The police year-old Umer of Karachi’s Ahsanabad area was “Why was the DPO asked to visit Maneka’s The top court has summoned Pakpattan DPO then chased his vehicle and managed to intercept electrocuted when a loose wire fell on him. house to apologise and why was he transferred at Rizwan Umar Gondal, Inspector General Punjab him. P 2 EDITORIAL & OPINION Real challenge PM Khan faces Nabeel Hussain Now comes the real challenge for Imran Khan “Hum dekhnege”. It is the voice of a common Pakistani who stood Pakistan’s smart diplomacy Hum dekhenge…. in the long queues on election day, just to change the future Lazim hai k hum bhi dekhenge…. of his/her (she males included) country and cast their vote to prevents world unrest These famous lines are excerpted from change and for a prosperous future of Pakistan. The overall Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s famous revolutionary voter turnout as identified by Elections Commission of poem. The poem elucidates the basic desire of common Pakistan was 51 % which is a huge turn out if compared with Small and effective moves on part of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs people that “We will see a time when Mountains of previous elections, this can be considered as first victory of against planned blasphemous venture of a Dutch lawmaker worked well and Injustice are blown away like a cotton.” Reincarnating this Imran Khan and his party PTI for giving a sense to the peo- he announced cancellation.