Supreme Court admits Khawaja Asif disqualification appeal for hearing

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday admitted a petition filed by former foreign minister Khawaja Asif challenging his disqualification in an iqama case last week. The apex court has fixed the hearing for May 4. In his petition, Khawaja Asif maintained that he had unintentionally failed to mention his foreign bank account in the nomination papers. The PML-N leader, however, said that he had already declared his foreign bank account and UAE-based work permit even before a petition was filed against him. The former foreign minister pleaded with the top court to strike down the Islamabad High Court verdict and subsequent ECP’s notification and restore his membership of National Assembly. On April 26, Khawaja Asif was disqualified by the Islamabad High Court on the basis of holding an Abu Dhabi Iqama (work permit).Justice Athar Minallah heading a three-member bench, read out the order disqualifying the foreign minister under Article 62(1)(f). Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani were the other members of the bench."We declare that the Respondent was not qualified to contest the General Election of 2013 from NA 110 as he did not fulfill the conditions described under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution, read with section 99(1)(f) of the Act of 197," the judgement stated.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Usman Dar had filed this petition seeking disqualification of Asif for concealing the facts that he was an Iqama holder, legal advisor of a company in UAE and his recent labour card was issued on June 29, 2017. Khawaja Asif on the other hand took a view that he concealed nothing and his Iqama was declared in the nomination paper.The petitioner adopted that Supreme Court on July 28 disqualified former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif for possessing an ‘Iqama’ and Khawaja Asif can also be disqualified on similar grounds.

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Pakistan Navy provides aid to Portugal?s yacht on world sailing trip

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy ship ALAMGIR (Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate) while on Counter Piracy mission under Task Force-151 provided logistic assistance to sailing yacht BENYLEO 2, which was in dire need of fuel in area about 180 NM North East of Somalia.Sailing yacht BENYLEO-2 is owned by Joao Armindo Furtado of Azores Island Portugal and is currently on round the world sailing trip with his wife Joana Amen and two children aged 8 and 5 years. It is the first family from Azores Island to embark on round the world sailing expedition. BENYLEO-2 left Port of Galle, Sri Lanka for Eritrea with necessary logistics. However due to unexpected adverse weather, the expedition exhausted its entire stock of fuel. The Yacht was out of fuel and was transiting with slow speed through Piracy Risk area. The logistic supplies onboard Yacht were also short.PNS ALAMGIR not only provided fuel but also provided edibles to the family. Portuguese family was very thankful to Pakistan and Pakistan Navy for providing timely and generous assistance which enabled the family to sail safely in piracy affected area. Pakistan Navy Ships actively participate in Task Force-150 and Task Force 151 which are mandated to conduct Maritime Security Operations and Anti-Piracy respectively. Assistance to BENYLEO-2 is another manifestation of Pakistan Navy's strong history of providing Humanitarian Assistance at high seas and is in line with finest traditions of Pakistan Navy.

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Ramazan moon likely to be visible on May 16

KARACHI: The new moon of Ramazan, 1439 AH, is likely to be sighted on May 16, according to Meteorological Department.According to astronomical parameters, there is fair chance of sighting the new crescent of Ramazan, 1439 AH on the evening of May 16. It said Ramazan’s new moon will be born on May 15 at 4:49pm.May 17 will be the first day of the holy month when the faithfuls will keep fast from dawn to dusk. In Karachi, the sunset will happen at 7:05pm and after that the crescent may be visible for an hour. 

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PTI's Naeem Bukhari suffers serious injuries in London incident

LONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Naeem Bukhari suffered serious injuries when he fell down in a London underground subway.

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Cell phone charging station with fingerprint verification system installed at new Islamabad airport

Authorities have installed a  cell phone charging station at the New Islamabad International Airport.In a video circulating on the social media, a man is shown charging his device at the kiosk which can only be unlocked with fingerprint verification.Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday inaugurated new Islamabad International Airport.The airport is slated to be one of Asia's major aviation hubs and a destinations. Islamabad International Airport is designed by French company Aéroports de Paris Ingenierie and CPG Corporation of Singapore. It is built on 4,238 acres of land and consists of 4-level passenger terminal building, 2 runways, taxiways, apron, parking bays for wide-body aircraft.The first flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from Karachi landed at the new airport and it will become operational from Thursday.

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Naqeebullah's family threatens to shut down country if Rao Anwar not presented in handcuffs

KARACHI: Family of Naqeebullah Mehsood on Wednesday threatened  to close down entire country if Rao Anwar was not presented before the Anti-Terrorism Court in handcuffs, Geo News reported.The warning came as the suspended police officer failed to appear before the ATC in connection with Naqeebullah Mehsood's extra judicial killing.Jail authorities told the court that the former Malir SSP had falledn sick.The court ordered the police to produce  Rao Anwar on May 14 before it adjourned the hearing. Counsel for Naqeebullah's father told media the prime suspect was brought to the court without handcuffs at the last hearing. He said justice could be dispensed if Rao Anwar keeps getting protocol.While expressing the hope that they would get justice from the courts, the family members of Naqeebullah Mehsood said Rao Anwar was not sick rather he was a sly man.The  on April 22 remanded former District Malir SSP Rao Anwar to jail until May 2.Cases against Rao Anwar and his team members Cases have been filed against 24 accused in the Naqeeb Mehsud murder case. Eleven of these accused men have been arrested, but the remaining 13 are still absconding.Mehsud was picked up by plain-clothes officials from the Gul Sher Agha Hotel in Sohrab Goth on January 3. Police claimed killing four terrorists during a shoot-out in Shah Latif Town on January 13.After the suspects’ pictures were released, Mehsud’s family found out that he was among the men killed by a police team led by Anwar, who maintains that the man was a terrorist.A case of the incident was filed on January 19 and Anwar was suspended the next day. The Supreme Court ordered him to appear on January 27, but he remained on the run for at least two months before he was arrested outside the apex court. A bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar constituted a five-member committee comprising police officials and headed by Aftab Pathan. The CJP asked Anwar why he failed to trust the court and instead wrote letters, which did not create a good impression.Anwar was wanted in an inquiry into the murder of Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan who was among four suspected terrorists killed in a supposed exchange of fire with a police team.The suspended police officer’s name was placed on the exit control list on the orders of the SC after it took notice of his reported attempt to leave the country.Anwar’s attempt to flee the country was foiled by Federal Investigation Agency officials when he was trying to sneak out from the Islamabad Airport. Instead of surrendering to the police in Karachi and defending himself in the court of law, Anwar apparently tried to flee the country to avoid arrest.After evading arrest in Karachi, Anwar managed to sneak out of the city and reached Islamabad. He managed to get an electronic visa for Dubai and also faked a letter from the office of Sindh Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon granting him seven-day leave as well as allowing him to travel abroad.

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Nawabshah endures hottest April temperature ever observed on Earth

Nawabshah on Monday baked at the 50.2 Celsius and this might be the highest temperature ever recorded on the planet during April, Washington Post reported .The newspaper based its report on an observation made by Etienne Kapikian, a meteorologist at Meteo France, on Twitter.Kapikian said  it was the warmest April temperature ever recorded in Pakistan and for the entire Asian continent.Quoting Chirtopher Burt, an expert on global weather extremes, the Post wrote the temperature in the Pakistani city was also the highest "yet reliably observed on Earth in modern records.Randy Cerveny, a rapporteur for the agency’s committee on extreme records, told the newspaper that he would trust Burt’s take. “He’s pretty thorough about those things,” Cerveny said in an email. 

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Hazara notables agree to end sit-in after meeting with COAS

QUETTA:  Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with notables of Hazara community in Quetta along with top-security huddle, including Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.As per details, the top-security huddle assured the Hazara community to employ all efforts in ensuring their security and said that law enforcement agencies have been ordered to arrest the culprits behind the recent attacks on the Hazara community.Army Chief had reviewed security situation in the provincial capital before meeting  with  the notables of Hazara  community  to  remove their reservations  who have been staging sit-in across the city against the target killing of   community members, demanding provision of protection and security.Balochistan Chief Minister Hasil Khan Bizenjo, Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor, Southern Command Commander Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa and  Inspector General Police (IGP) Moazzam Jah Ansari attended the meeting.The delegation of the Hazara community was led by Balochistan Law Minister Agha Raza and Allama Hashim. Majlis Wahadatul Muslimeen (MWM) Secretary General Allama Assadi and other members including Nasir Shah, Qayyum Changaizi, Daoud Agha, Allama Jumma Assadi were also present on the occasion.

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