Keeping in view the increasing number of coronavirus cases, people must follow social distancing and other precautionary measures to stop increasing local transmission of COVID-19 in the Country SAPM on National Health Services, The Asian Telegraph Dr Faisal Sultan www.theasiantelegraph.net Thursday, October 22, 2020| Vol: XI, Issue: 177 ABC CERTIFIED /asian_telegraph /asian_telegraph w us /theasiantelegraph /asian_telegraph w us /theasiantelegraph /company/theasiantelegraph ollo /company/theasiantelegraph F /asian_telegraph/asian_telegraph w us /theasianteleg/theasiantelegraphraph /company/theasiantelegraph .theasianteleg.theasiantelegraph.netraph.net Price Rs 8| Pages 4 ollo F w us /theasiantelegraph /company/theasiantelegraph .theasiantelegraph.net ollo /company/theasiantelegraph F .theasiantelegraph.net ollo Surplus CA, export growth F .theasiantelegECC okaysraph.net Respond befittingly to Rs17b technical We are headed in right direction finally: PM any Indian aggression: supplementary grants COAS Army Chief visits forward areas at ISLAMABAD Chamb Sector along LOC Finance RAWALPINDI Adviserchaired ato meeting the Prime of the Minister Economic on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar CoordinationDr. AbdulCommittee Hafeez (ECC) Shaikh of Prime Minister Khan shares “great news” for Pakistan Javed Bajwa visited forward areas at Chamb Sector along Line of Control (LoC) where the meeting, the ECC approved he was briefed about the latest situation the cabinet on Wednesday. During supplementary grants for the Rs17 billion worth of two technical after the ceasefire violations by Indian troops,forward Inter-Servicesareas at Chamb Public Sector Relations along Ministryrequest forof inclusionDefence. ofIt radiationgranted (ISPR) said on Wednesday. “COAS visited the Ministry of Commerce’s LOC.CFVs deliberatelyCOAS Bajwa targeting was briefed local residentson latest apparatus in annex-B-1 of the operationalliving near LOC,”situation the army’s including media Indian wing Import Policy Order, 2020.On the summary moved by the Ministry ofthe Industriesrequirements and ofProduction two fertiliser for saidChief inGeneral a statement.According Qamar Javed Bajwa to Interwas ensuringplants namely supply Agritech of RLNG and to Fatima fulfill Services Public Relations (ISPR), Army Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas oh his receivedvisit to the by frontCorps lines Commander at Chamb Rawalpindi Sector on FertilizerCommittee for decided the Rabi that season the supply 2020- 21, the Economic Coordination thetroops Line for of a continuedControl.While vigil interacting and remarkable with ofmember RLNG committee,shall continue which till wasthe officers and men, the COAS appreciated endconstituted of November earlier 2020.Theby the Economic three- that COAS emphasized upon troops to Coordination Committee, under operational preparedness. The ISPR said extend all-out support to local population thecomprising chairmanship members of Ministerfrom thefor affectedyour duties by unprovokedwith utmost Indian sincerity ceasefire and Industries and Production and violations.devotion”, the“Remain COAS steadfast,Bajwa was discharge quoted Ministries of Finance and Ministry offor theNational further Foodoperation Security of these & ISLAMABAD ies and other allied tasks in shortest possible as saying by the ISPR.It is pertinent to Research will prepare a proposal Water and Power Development Authority Project on priority and accomplish the stud- mentionhave been here continuously that Indian targeting forces civilian along period and then bring it to the Prime Minister Imran Khan took to Twitter on the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) he tweeted, adding the country’s current ac (WAPDA) Lt. General (Retd) Muzammil Hus- plantsEconomic after Coordination the above-mentioned Committee Wednesday to share “great news for Pakistan”. sainDA chairman Wednesday briefed called the on prime Prime minister Minister about Im- time.Ltto harness Gen water(r) Muzammil resources Hussain in the also country men- “We are headed in the right direction finally,” ranprogress Khan onhere. the During construction the meeting, work of the Diamer WAP- tioned the multi-pronged strategy of WAPDA populated areas with artillery fire, heavy- during September, bringing surplus for the- tion projects are progressing well including caliber mortars and automatic weapons. for further decision.VoM count balance posted a surplus of $73 million under which a number of under-construc- This year, India has committed 2,341 ceasefire violations to date, resulting recorded during last year’s corresponding Bhasha and Mohmand dams, a PM Office press first quarter of the current fiscal year to $792 release said. Water and Power Development Mohmand Dam, Diamer Basha Dam, Kurram in the martyrdom of 18 people and million as compared to $1,492 million deficit Authority (WAPDA) eyes on Rohtas Dam as Tangi Dam (Stage-I) and Dasu Hydropower serious injuries to 188 innocent civilians, it has decided to implement the Project for Project (Stage-I). Main objectives of the Proj- according to FO Spokesperson Zahid Hafiz year.The prime minister said exports also saw effectivewas taken mitigation during a meetingof floods presided and store over flood by ect include mitigating floods, storage surplus Chaudhry. a 29 per cent increase besides remittances water to be used for agriculture.The decision flows of Mangla Reservoir during flood and growing 9 per cent over the previous month. was left on the verge of default by our prede low-cost hydel power generation.The Project Separately, Federal Minister for Industries WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen (r) Muzammil Hus- envisage a link channel taking-off from Man- Hammad Azhar tweeted: “Pakistan’s economy like other water reservoirs, will also play a by drastically improved economic fundamen sain and attended by the senior officers con- gla and ending at Rohtas to divert surplus - cerned.pivotal roleThe inChairman saving thesaid country that Rohtas from Dam,dev flows from Mangla Reservoir to the proposed cessors. The rescue of the economy, followed due to hard but correct decisions taken in a Rohtas Dam. The initial studies suggest that - - Rohtas Dam will have a water storage capacity tals (despite the covid-19 shock) was in part astating floods and conserving flood water of 2 to 3 million acre feet (MAF). In addition, to bring additional land under plough. He di- the project will generate 100 MW of low-cost NCOC for strict steps to controltimely manner Covid-19 by the PTI govt.”ChairmanGovt ofearns rected Rs1b the officers from concerned 23 assets’ to take sale up the in Septhydel electricity.VoMChina adheres to prudent monetary policy along with the spike in coronavi vision for economic revival in the ISLAMABAD ISLAMABAD - Bureau Report hinted The atNational imposing Command strict steps and to ruschief cases,” secretaries the toNCOC ensure statement compli Federal Minister for Privatization country,” he said. It is pertinent China will continueC-bank to injectspursue a liquidityprudentBEIJING monetary into market policy and financial Operation Centre (NCOC) has said. The NCOC directed provincial Muhammad Mian Soomro on to mention here that Privatization provinces should take strict ac- Wednesdayowned land wasannounced completed that during the Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro control recent spike in COVID-19 ancetions ofand the impose SOPs heavyadding fines that over the process to auction 23 government- onlion September rupees with 28 privatization said that the of gov the- policiesChina will that continue have been to implement proven effective and perfect in mitigating the financial the COVID-19measures cases in the country. A meeting - ernment would likely earn 100 bil- economic shocks, the country’s central bank governor said Wednesday. of the NCOC chaired by Planning theowned last lands month. last “We month initiated and com the and extend sustained support to micro and small businesses, the job andsurge Development in coronavirus Minister cases in Asad the breachto enhance of themonitoring safety measures. of public process to auction 26 government- state-ownedan earlier meeting entities that in privatization the ongoing that have effectively reduced the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy Umar expressed concern over Thetransport, provinces markets, were wedding also advised halls he said while heading a meeting- fiscal year. It was informed during provinces attended the session pleted the auction of 23 of them,” market as well as green development, said Yi Gang, governor of the country. Chief Secretaries of the for strict monitoring of the public of two RLNG-based power plants People’stimely and Bank effective of China, in response at the Annual to the novelConference coronavirus of Financial outbreak Street and being monitored thoroughly and and eateries. The NCOC instructed ofthe the meeting Privatization that three Commission properties of Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant Forum 2020.According to Yi, the country’s monetary policy has been byin casevideo of link.COVID-19 lack of improvement situation in demic spreading rapidly from the Pakistan.that were yetIt was to be informed sold out during in Jhang district and Baloki Power compliance of the standard op meetingshigh risk sections and gatherings. of the society, The epi the- the last month’s process included Plantdirected in the Kasur officials was to incontinue the final the aimsframework to better shall facilitate be improved high-quality to work economic closely development. with fiscal, industrial Green re- phases.privatization