Sindh cabinet approves first-ever agriculture, youth policies

KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet has approved new agriculture policy, new youth polices and also establishment of two new universities, Shaikha Ayaz University at Shikarpur and Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University Sukkur.The Sindh Cabinet met here under the Chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and taking important decisions.The agriculture policy was presented in the cabinet which is complimented by a series of background studies in the areas of macroeconomic factors, poverty and gender; climate change; value chain enhancement; resource use efficiency; nutrition and fiscal space utilization, in addition to consultation with farmers and stakeholders. The time horizon of agriculture policy would be until 2030 to along with the international agreed Sustainable development Goals. However, the various legal, regulator, institutional and expenditure-related changes set out in the policy would be implemented over a period of two years, 2018-19 to 2019-20. Minister Home & agriculture Sohail Siyal gave details of the action point under the new agriculture policy. YOUTH POLICYThe Sindh Youth Policy is the central tool to systematically integrate, implement and evaluate all youth development work in the province. It aims at building a youth who are economically sound, socially progressive and politically and politically engaged and who possess appropriate skills and tolerant values of good citizens. Like agriculture policy it has been formed in consultation with all stakeholders, experts and academicians.The highlights of the youth policy include establishment of a youth development commission; establishment of district structure of youth affairs department; centralized information system on youth development and job data base; formation of job bank; establishment of Institute Placement Bureaus through IT interface; establishment of youth venture capital fund, annual innovation competitions and formation of small incubation centers at the universities; entrepreneurship training at universities by private sector, crash programme of technical education; devise models of elected student councils, exposure trips, reactivation of students union, establishment of artisan support programme, reactivation of boys and girls guides at school and such others.The cabinet discussed various aspects of the policy and approved it. TWO UNIVERSITIESThe cabinet also decided to upgradate Shikarpur Campus of Shah Abdul Latif University as full-fledged university. The new university has been named after the name of Shaikh Ayaz, a renowned poet and educationist from Shikarpur. The cabinet approved the draft of Shaikh Ayaz University, Shikarpur Act, 2018 and referred to the Sindh assembly for further approval. The cabinet also approved to establish Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University draft Bill, 2018. The university is being established for Rs2710.6 million at Sukkur. The land for the university has been donated near Arts Council, Sukkur and its compound wall has been constructed. The construction work is in progress and its vice chancellor, Ms Parveen Munshi has been appointed to look after the establishment work. The approved draft bill has been referred to Sindh assembly. PROSECUTOR The cabinet approved appointment of Ayaz Hussain Tunio as new prosecutor general. In the last cabinet meeting Fiazul Hassan was appointed but his notification was stopped as his age was short of the required age of 45 years.

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Imran announces historic rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on April 29

MARDAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced massive public rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on April 29.Khan made this announcement while addressing the party workers in Mardan here Monday.“PTI will stage the biggest gathering in the history of the country at Minar-e-Pakistan on April 29 to express solidarity with independent judiciary,” Khan said while addressing the rally.Imran Khan said all the looters were making conspiracies against the institutions, adding that entire nation stand with judiciary and the military.The entire nation will converge at Minar-e-Pakistan to attend PTI rally, Imran said.Imran also promised with the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to expel the sellout MPAs from the party.

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PTI proposes Dr Ishrat Hussain, ex-CJ Jilani for caretaker PM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has suggested names of former governor State Bank Dr Ishrat Hussain and ex-chief justice Tasadduq Hussain Jillani as caretaker prime minister.The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by PTI Chairman Imran Khan at his Bani Gala residence. Shah Mehmood Qureshi has been tasked to convey this to Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed who is consulting other political parties in this regard.Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Khursheed Shah held the third round of the consultations over the name of caretaker prime minister last Wednesday and decided to continue consultation to finalise the caretaker set-up by the mid of May.During the meeting, the prime minister and the opposition leader discussed different options for the caretaker set-up. The PM shared the opinion of the government and its allies with the opposition leader. Shah also presented two names to the prime minister for the caretaker PM.Names of Ishrat Hussain and Tasadduq Jillani have been discussed in the power corridors as both command integrity and are highly regarded in their respective fields. In 2013, Pakistan People's Party proposed Ishrat Hussain as caretaker PM but PML-N turned down the proposal.

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LHC bans anti-judiciary speeches of Nawaz, Maryam

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has banned airing anti-judiciary speeches of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and other PML-N leaders and directed media regulator to decide the matter within 15 days.A full bench of the LHC comprising Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Atir Mahmood and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan was hearing the case which had reserved the verdict.

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I don't know any lion, remarks CJP Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan on Monday remarked that the court is observing patience over the anti-judiciary sloganeering and added that 'I don't know any lion'.During hearing of Media Commission case, CJP Mian Saqib Nisar said that slogans were raised outside the court after the announcement of verdict in Article 62(1)(f) case.Referring to his fellow judges, CJP Nisar said they are the real lions, I don't know any lion. The chief judge observed that court needs to be respected just as the elders should be.Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif was declared disqualified for life from electoral politics on Friday by the apex court in a landmark judgement while deciding the period of disqualification under Article 62(1)(f).After the verdict, which shut the doors for elder Sharif from politics, PML-N criticised the judiciary severely. Lion is party's electoral symbol.When the court asked the government official for the progress on the appointment of Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Additional Attorney General Rana Waqar, informed the bench that a seven-member search committee has been formed which will complete the procedure within 15 days.On this, the CJP reconstituted the committee and removed State Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and replaced her with Secretary Information.At one point, the CJ said that we want to make Pemra an independent body in true sense.

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Pakistani students stunning performance enthralls cultural gathering in Beijing

BEIJING: An exquisite and stunning performance of Pakistani students featuring multiple glimpses of Pakistani culture enthralled the audience on a “Culture Day” at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) here on Sunday.Attired in vibrant costumes of their respective provinces, the young and talented Pakistani students mesmerized the gathering with their performance of traditional Khattak and Luddi dances.The Culture Day was organized by BIT for the internal students in which students from different countries presented their culture, food, clothes, and performances.The students from Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Kazakhstan, Egypt and African countries also exhibited their talent by performing and presenting traditional music, songs, and display of traditional instrumental music.Pakistani students also set up a stall on the event for displaying various traditional items including food particularly Biryani, Samosa, and Pakora.Organizer of Pakistani performance and stall, Ali Imran, a fourth-year student at BIT told APP that Pakistani stall was very popular and Pakistani food, mehndi and traditional dresses showcased to highlight and promote Pakistani culture generated a lot of interest among the participants.Giving further details about the institutions, he said, BIT is currently home to more than 2,200 international students from 137 different countries.The largest student population is coming from Pakistan, South Korea, Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Thailand.Currently, more than 400 students are enrolled in different graduate programmes.The past five years have witnessed that BIT made great strides in international student’s enrolment and management.He said the most popular programmes of BIT are Electronics Science and Technology, Aeronautics and Space Science and Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Law and MBA etc.Noman Zahid, a student of the second year and one of the organizers opined his event will also help promote Pakistani culture among the Chinese people to further enhance friendship and brotherhood.He said the cultural performance including “Khattak and Luddi” dances performed by our students was the pick of the show.Noman Zhaid said a large number of international students visited culturally decorated Pakistani stall and appreciated Pakistan’s traditional food, the girl students took a keen interest in menhdi and its designs.They termed the event as a unique experience of witnessing the diversity of cultural heritage of different countries, especially Pakistan.He informed currently about 170 Pakistani students are studying in different graduate and postgraduate programs at BIT.

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Ignored Fawad wishes good for team

LAHORE: Despite being neglected once again by the national selectors, cricketer Fawad Alam has sent good wishes for the players selected for the England series.The Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday named four uncapped players, including the nephew of former captain and current chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq, in their test squad for the team's upcoming tour of Ireland and England but Alam was not considered.The left handed batsman from Karachi on Monday tweeted: "Congrats to all members of the squad. I will be cheering for all of you from home".His exclusion from the squad has drawn ire from the cricket-loving nation on the social media. Legend fast-bowler Wasim Akram also questioned this."I can't understand why Fawad is not getting an opportunity, he is still out from the squad despite scoring runs in domestic on an average of 50 in the last three-four years. It's beyond me," Akram said.The other new faces in the 16-member squad include batsmen Fakhar Zaman, Saad Ali and Usman Salahuddin.Ireland play their inaugural test against Pakistan from May 11-15 before the South Asian team take on England in tests at Lord´s (May 24-28) and Headingley (June 1-5).Pakistan will also play two Twenty20 Internationals against Scotland on June 12 and 13, both at Edinburgh´s Grange Cricket Club Ground.Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Sami Aslam, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Saad Ali, Asad Shafiq, Usman Salahuddin, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali, Faheem Ashraf.

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Army condemns firing incident at residence of Suprem Court judge

RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday strongly condemned the firing incident at the residence of Supreme Court judge Justice Ijazul Ahsan in Model Town, Lahore.Army's media wing, ISPR, issued a statement condemning the firing at the residence of honorable judge, saying; “All stakeholders should ensure a secure environment for effective functioning of state institutions and continue efforts to consolidate improving peace and stability.”

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PM Abbasi, Army Chief Bajwa arrive in S Arabia

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa late on Sunday arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend the exercises of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC). As per details, Saudi dignitaries received PM led high-level delegation at King Abdulaziz Air Base Dhahran.PM Abbasi, Chief of Army Staff , Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir and other members of the delegation will also witness the second stage of the Joint Gulf Shield military exercise, which has started in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with 24 countries. Pakistani delegation arrived in S Arabia on the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, who had extended invitations to other countries to participate in the Joint Gulf Shield military exercise, including the United States, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Turkey.

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Two killed in Quetta shooting

QUETTA: Two people were killed and three others sustained wounds in firing at Esa Nagri neighbourhood of Quetta on Sunday.As per details, firing incident took place in Esa Nagri area  of Quetta where four men on two motorbikes opened indiscriminate fire on a group of people, killing two while injuring three others.After the incident the relatives of the victims blocked a road by placing the bodies in the middle, demanding the authorities to take speedy action to apprehend the murderers of the innocents.Later the protesters disbursed when police officials assured them  to  make  all out efforts to arrest the  culprits behind the shooting.

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Lawyers call off strike

LAHORE: On the appeal of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar, the lawyers community called off their strike for Monday.The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the Lahore High Court Bar Association, the Punjab Bar Council, the Pakistan Bar Council and other lawyers organisations withdrew their decision about strike on the appeal of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar.The lawyers will attend court proceedings on Monday (April 16).

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