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CM Murad to present three months budget on May 10

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that he will present budget for the next financial year, 2018-19 on May 10 at 3pm.This he said today while talking to media at Kikri Ground where he went to attend the third death anniversary of Akbar Nagori, brother of MPA Javed Nagoori.He said that he is going to present budget for the next financial year, 2018-19 on May 10 at 3 pm. The budget would be only for three months, upto September 30. “The new elected government would have to authenticate the budget from the provincial assembly for another nine months,” he said clearly.Replying to a question, the chief minister said that worst law & order was created in the city and everywhere there was a wave of fear and insecurity. “The former chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah during his tenure launched targeted operation in the city which turned to be most successful operation ever made in the city,” he said and added the government with the hard work and sacrifices of law enforcement agencies liberated the people of this city from the sway of target killers, extortionists and terrorists.He said that MQM has gone berserk just after witnessing the huge public meeting of Chairman Bilawal Bhutto at Liaquatabad. “Now, the MQM leaders just for their face saving have announced public meetings there,” he said and added “we don’t have any objection on holding political meetings or political work by any party but MQM understands very well that their people are not now with them. To a question, the chief minister said that an exercise has been launched to trace out ghost employees from local bodies and everyone knows who had stuffed them with which party they belong to.

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Pakistan-US require continued engagement to remove misperceptions: Aizaz Ch

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry has said that Pakistan and the United States need continued engagement with a view to remove misgivings, saying both countries have benefitted from collaboration in achieving shared goals.Ambassador Chaudhry made these remarks while delivering a talk at the University of Chicago about Pakistan-US relations. The event was hosted by International House and the Committee of Southern Asian Studies at the University of Chicago.Ms. Denise M. Jorgens, PhD, Director of the International House of the University welcomed the Ambassador and Mr. James H. Nye, Bibliographer for Southern Asia, moderated the event.Ambassador Chaudhry said that though there were some misperceptions on both sides but disengagement has never been a solution of issues in history. He stressed the need for more and more dialogue between the two countries with a view to remove misgivings.Apprising the audience about history of Pakistan-US relations, he said that Pakistan and the United States have enjoyed an exceptional relationship for the last seven decades.While talking about current state of relations between the two countries, the Ambassador said the relations with the US were very important for Pakistan and this realization was prevalent across all segments of Pakistani polity.He added that in our regular interactions, Pakistan had been impressing upon its American interlocutors that both countries need to work together to resolve all issues. “This required continued engagement at all levels. The two sides could work together to achieve the shared objective of peace and stability in Afghanistan.”Ambassador Chaudhry’s talk was followed by lot of questions from audience about current state of relations between Pakistan and the United States.Established in 1890, the University of Chicago (also known as UChicago) is a private research university with 15,365 students. It’s currently ranked 10th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings, making it the fifth highest-ranked university in the US. Ambassador Sahibzada Yaqoob Ali Khan also spoke at the University in the 1970s.

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I am contesting against invisible forces: Nawaz Sharif

SADIQABAD: PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif has said that he has been fighting an invisible force.“I have no competition with Imran Khan. He is insignificant. Zardari sahib, I have no match with you too. Our contest is against an invisible force,” Sharif told a gathering of supporters in Sadiqabad on Wednesday. He said that the next election should be considered a referendum and a revolution. Sharif said that he had been ousted from power just because he had not taken salary from his son. “Who ended the load-shedding in this country? Who restored peace in Karachi? Who built motorways, hospitals and universities,” he questioned. The deposed PM said that all the country’s poor would be given health cards if his party came into power again. Earlier, Maryam Nawaz said the rally in Sadiqabad also had crowd from the same city, but the leader of the entire Pakistan. She said the political turncoats would not succeed this time around, hailing Khawaja Asif for his loyalty. "People hold Khawaja Asif in high esteem for he is a loyal person. The entire city turned up to welcome Asif after he was disqualified."The former first daughter said the ones deserting the party would meet such an end that they would think ten times before jumping ship.

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Foreign tourists to attend 4-day Chilam Joshi festival in Kalash Valley

ISLAMABAD: A four-day Chilam Joshi Festival would be held in Kalash Valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur from May 11.The annual festival is held in three Kalash valleys of Bumburate, Birir and Rumbur where Kalash girls and boys dance to the tune of traditional drum beats.A large number of tourists including foreigners from all over the world would participate in the festival.The Chilam Joshi Festival would be started with ‘Milkday’ on which Kalash people offers libations of milk that had been saved for 10 days prior to the occasion.The celebrations would highlight their cultural richness, plethora of colours and the underlying message of peace.In the festival, the Kalash people would seek the blessing of their God and pray for the safety of herds and crops of the community.The women would be dressed up in traditional clothes of vibrant colours, gold and silver jewellery and elaborate headgear.Men wear traditional shalwar kameez with a woolen waistcoat.The Kalash women and men dance and sing in a circle on the rhythmical chant of drum beats.Kalashi festivals are famous throughout the world. Three festivals are more important, celebrated in different months of year. Chilam Joshi is the most important festival celebrated in May for four days. Uchal festival held in autumn season and Chomos festival in mid- winters.Chilam Joshi festival starts at Rumbur valley and then moves on to other valleys of Kalash. In this festival, Kalashi people pray for the safeguard of their fields and animals before going to their fields and for this purpose they used to spread milk on their Gods.

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Bilawal promises to end impunity of crimes against media persons

KARACHI: On the eve of the World Press Freedom Day, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the PPP will end impunity of crimes against journalists as a manifesto pledge."It is a sad thought on this day that scores of journalists in Pakistan have been killed or harmed otherwise during the last decade and almost in all cases the perpetrators of crimes have escaped prosecution, he said, according to a press release.“This impunity of crimes must end; it will”.The party will appoint an independent Special Public Prosecutor to pursue cases of crimes against journalists and also create a Journalists Protection Fund to assist victim journalists and their families, he said.Those who attack journalists or commit crimes against them are those who fear freedom of expression and articulation of pluralistic ideas. The Party will expose these elements and also bring them to justice, he said.The Party will also reverse the tide of systematic erosion of freedom of expression in the name of ideology and law & order, the PPP Chairman said.He said that free flow of information and ideas empowers citizens and this requires that media persons must be able to perform their duties without fear.The PPP Chairman also urged organs of the state to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes against journalists for removing misgivings in this regard.I also wish to pay tribute to all those journalists who have braved odds while performing their duties under difficult and dangerous conditions, Bilawal said.

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PM Abbasi abolishes ADF, announces Rs1 trillion funds for FATA uplift

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has announced that Agency Development Fund (ADF) has been withdrawn from the federally-administered tribal areas (FATA) as part of government’s efforts to bring the impoverished region into national mainstream. “The FATA Reforms Implementation Committee has decided to spend Rs1 trillion in the tribal areas over the next 10 years and this will be in addition to the annual development budget. The purpose is to develop tribal areas at par with rest of the country,” Prime Minister Abbasi told the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday. “The matter will be taken up at the next meeting of Council of Common Interests (CCI) and I hope we will get it approved,” he said. The government, he said, was fully committed to provide funds for the progress and prosperity of FATA. He said that local body elections would also be held before October 2018 so that people could elect their representatives.The prime minister said that peace had already been restored in tribal agencies due to the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan army. Talking about the next general elections, he said that the government would consult with parliamentary leaders to reach a consensus on the time-frame for the dissolution of National and Provincial Assemblies.

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PIA to start three new flights to China, Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is planning to start three new flights to China and Saudi Arabia.Spokesperson of the national flag carrier Mashood Tajwar told Radio Pakistan that PIA is intending to start a new flight for Chinese city Guangzhou and two flights for Taif and Al-Qasim cities of Saudi Arabia.He said the new Islamabad International Airport is equipped with the latest facilities and can accommodate more flights.

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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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