CJP Nisar takes suo moto of Rs40 deduction on mobile cards

ISLMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took suo motu notice of deduction of Rs 40 on mobile phone cards and issued notices to Attorney General and all the telecom companies.

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Pakistani girl wins US State Department's Emerging Young Leaders Award

WASHINGTON: The US Department of State honoured 10 outstanding young leaders from around the world, including Dania Hassan of Pakistan in recognition of her efforts to promote positive social change in the education sector of the country, in a graceful ceremony on Wednesday.Dania Hassan, 18, after attending summer school at John’s Hopkins University through the US Summer Sisters Exchange Programme, a programme of US Pakistan Women Council, established an organization called “Fun to Learn,” through which teams of volunteers conduct extracurricular programmes in underprivileged schools in Pakistan.She is the youngest high achiever of the Pakistan-US Alumni Network’s "30under30" series.Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Aizaz Chaudhry, applauded the efforts made by the US Pakistan Women Council to promote Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurship.While congratulating Ms Hassan, Ambassador Chaudhry said that Pakistani youth and Pakistani women are vibrant, robust and passionate and are excelling in various fields.He urged the council and its partners to identify more opportunities to enhance future cooperation.Earlier, the US-Pakistan Women Council organized a pre-award event at the residence of Ms Shaista Mahmood, who is the founding member of the council, to celebrate the achievement of Ms Hassan.The event was well attended by the senior officials of the State Department, board members of US Pakistan Business Council, prominent community members and students.

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Indian boy leaves Pakistan with 'a smile on his face' after being released on humantrian grounds

Pakistan has released an Indian boy who was arrested for inadvertently crossing the border between the two countries, senior journalist Hamid Mir said in a Twitter post on Thursday.According to Mr Mir, Pakistan's famous singer Shehzad Roy has also played a role in the release of Jitendra. The host of Pakistan most's famous talkshow Captial Talk, said the boy who has been suffering from a blood disease was sent to India today (Thursday).He commended Shehzad Roy and others for securing the release of the Indian boy." Today he gone back from Pakistan with a smile on his face thank you @ShehzadRoy and many others for helping him like good humans," he wrote.

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Double trouble for Karachiites as K-Electric unit trips, temp soars to 43°C

Amid sizzling temperatures in Karachi, the K-Electric announced that the people will have to face extra loadshedding as one of its power generation units at Bin Qasim plant has tripped.The KE said that its 200MW power generation unit has tripped. Areas which were earlier exempted will also face one-hour loadshedding, the KE added.The Met Office has earlier warned that the weather in city is expected to be very hot and dry on Thursday, as the temperature may rise to 43 degrees Celsius under the influence of north-westerly winds due to the stoppage of sea breeze.“The temperature in the city is expected to be between 41 and 43°C on Thursday, while on Friday the maximum temperature will be between 40 and 42°C, but we’re not calling it a heatwave,” Pakistan Meteorological Department Director General Dr Ghulam Rasul told The News.Dr Rasul, however, warned that chances of heatwaves this month and the next are very high. He defined a heatwave as an increase of five degrees in the mercury from a normal or average temperature persisting for three or more days.He said the Met Office will issue a special advisory prior to the onset of any heatwave in any part of the country so that people and the authorities can take precautionary measures. The Met chief said the mercury in Karachi will remain a degree or two above the normal temperature in May and June, adding that the average temperature this month has been 38°C, which means that it is expected to rise to 39 or 40°C.“Chances of heatwaves in the country this month and in the following months are very high. The coastal areas especially may have to endure heatwaves if the sea breeze stops blowing under the influence of a low pressure area in the Arabian Sea.”Dr Rasul said the people of Karachi should remain alert if a heatwave warning is issued for the city. Following the deadly heatwave of June 2015, Met officials had started warning people in advance about the sudden rise in temperature, changes in the wind directions and humidity.Although the temperature in the city did not cross 36.5°C on Wednesday, there were reports of people falling unconscious due to suffocation and hot and humid conditions, but Met officials said the temperature will rise sharply on Thursday and may touch 43°C due to complete stoppage of sea breeze, especially during the day.Similar conditions will persist on Friday, as the temperature is expected to remain between 40 and 42°C, said the Met officials, adding that from Saturday the temperature will start falling and be in the range of 35 and 38°C.The Met chief said that after the 2015 heatwave, they had established a Heatwave Early Warning Centre in Karachi that provides the forecast for three consecutive days in case the temperature is expected to rise above normal, so people and the authorities can be forewarned to take precautionary measures.“We are also in touch with the K-Electric and have advised them to manage their load due to expected rise in the temperature, especially in the low-income group areas, where people don’t have alternative means of keeping their fans running.”PrecautionsIn view of the extremely hot temperature forecast for Thursday (today) and Friday (tomorrow), medical practitioners have advised the citizens to adopt certain precautionary measures.The children, the elderly and medically challenged should not venture out from noon to 4pm unless it is extremely important. They have asked to keep the head and neck covered while out in the open. The doctors have advised consuming a lot of water and wearing light-coloured loose outfits. A few years ago, there was an unprecedented loss of lives due to a searing heatwave.

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MQM-P factions mend differences, annouce to hold joint rally on May 5

KARACHI: In a bid to bridge differences, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's Bahadurabad and PIB factions on Wednesday announced to hold a joint rally at Tanki Ground in Karachi's Liaquatabad area on May 5.Apparently, Pakistan Peoples Party’s Liqatabad jalsa brought MQM-P’s PIB and Bhadurabad groups together, after which both the factions have decided to hold a joint rally at the same venue to mobilize their voters.Farooq Sattar, who had called off May 4 rally earlier, was flanked by Kunwar Naveed, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Amir Khan at Bahadurabad office where they held a press conference to announce their decision.On the occasion, Sattar said; "Let's begin a new journey,” adding that 90 percent of the Pak Sarzameen Party members will return in the fold of MQM-Pakistan if party succeeds to organize a joint-rally. The decision to hold joint rally came days after PPP’s gathering at the stronghold of the MQM in the metropolis, where PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said his party will free Karachi from 'Mustaqil Qaumi Musibat', adding that Karachi's mandate was always hijacked by use of force. PPP is not the party of target killers or sector commanders.Responding to Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto’s accusations, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui had said that the PPP was responsible for the dismal state of affairs in Karachi.“Those who have sown the seed of hatred in Liaquatabad should be ready for a befitting response,” he said; “We will not allow you to proceed with your nefarious designs.” He added that around 85 percent of the city’s residents had given their mandate to MQM-Pakistan.

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Rs 300 million allocated for Gwadar Institute in budget

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee for Planning and Development on Wednesday was informed that Rs 300 million had been allocated in the budget for establishing Gwadar Institute.The officials of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform told the committee that the Gwadar Institute would be a research institute and would provide all the research and information regarding the Pakistan China Economic Corridor (CPEC).The chairman of the committee Agha Shahzaib Durrani expressed his dismay over the absence of secretary planning and ordered that he should ensure his presence in the next meeting.The committee members said CPEC was impossible without Balochistan and no development work could be carried out by ignoring the province.They said more projects should be started for the people of Gwadar and Balochistan and they should be provided provided quality education and jobs.The officials of the ministry informed the committee members that Higher Education Commission (HEC) had prepared 299 projects for the students of Gwadar and they would be given scholarships while 6 percent quota had been set aside for them.

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Chinese contractor of Neelam-Jhelum project recalls disasters that pushed project to brink

BEIJING: The recently inaugurated Neelam-Jhelum Hydropower project has experienced four major natural disasters during its construction in the past ten years, Feng Xinglong, Chairman of China’s Gezhouba Group said.Feng, in an interview with Chinese website ‘Sina.com’ published on Wednesday, said each disaster had pushed the project to the brink of failure.He said in 2010, a major flood in 100 years occurred in Pakistan, and facilities were destroyed in the entire tender area; in 2014, floods were re-emerged, and the stilling pools under construction were submerged; in 2014, water was poured through tunnels in river sections; and in 2015, a tunnel boring machine encountered a strong rock burst, resulting in buried equipment and extensive damage to parts.Faced with the catastrophic situation, Chinese builders relied on their excellent skills and tenacious spirit, he added.Feng said every time they successfully rescued the project from the brink of failure, especially after the extremely strong rock burst, Chinese technicians rapidly responded to the damaged equipment. The ground repairs were carried out and repair work was completed and excavation resumed in only seven months without affecting the quality of the project.Had other foreign manufacturers been asked to replace all the damaged parts, only the parts procurement and shipping time cycle would be up to one year, and the cost would be high, he added.Feng said it was the China Gezhouba Group, which was responsible for the construction of the Pakistan’s national hydropower project.He said since the project was launched in January 2008, it had overcome one difficulty after another with decade-long technology, excellent skills, and unremitting persistence. Ultimately leading the “Three Gorges Project in Pakistan” ushered in today’s new glory, he added.Feng said at the beginning of the project, Chinese employees interpreted the project’s initials NJ as “No Joke”. “It is the pride of China’s builders, who have succeeded in the project, and have not allowed it to fail, as well as serious and serious rigor,” he added.He said in order to ensure the smooth progress of the project construction and benefit from the completion of the project, the company strived to achieve excellence in the selection of all equipment.On the construction equipment, where the project site was located, where the “world’s top construction equipment exposition” was opened; on the permanent equipment, as the core of the hydropower station, the generator set selected the domestic top-level products, providing continuous and stable power generation after the completion of the power station.With Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi personally pressing the unit start button in the control room, the first 243,000 kilowatts unit of the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower plant was officially put into commercial operation.In his speech, the prime minister acknowledged the hard work of the Chinese builders that made the “impossible task” a success and became another important result of the cooperation between the two countries.Although, the total installed capacity of 969,000 kilowatts, the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower station was of special significance to other power plants in Pakistan.According to the news portal, geographically, the power plant was located on the upper stream of the Indus River, the Jhelum River. It was Pakistan’s first large-scale hydropower station built on the upper reaches of the Indus River.The news portal said,“It is a unique case of the unique design of the long water diversion tunnel and underground powerhouse built and constructed in Pakistan. It has a small impact on the natural environment.“The river has a low requirement for drop height, but with it, the difficulty of construction increases. The total length of the underground project is 68 kilometres, the maximum depth is close to two kilometres, and it passes through the large fault zone in the Himalayas.It is these special features that allow Pakistanis to always have special feelings for the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower station, calling it “Pakistan’s Three Gorges Project.”On the wall of the conference room of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project, there are several characters: “Open and inclusive, clear, honest, and enterprising.”According to Feng, this was what the project builders had concluded in the past ten years. The spirit of the Neelum-Jhelum was based on this spirit. The builders had overcome challenges and difficulties one by one and stepped the project to success.With the Gezhouba Group further deepening its efforts in the Pakistan hydropower sector, especially the construction of the Sukikinari and Dasu hydropower stations had been launched one after another.This spirit from the “Three Gorges Project in Pakistan” would also be carried forward at more project sites to help the Pakistani government and the people had built more great hydropower projects that benefit the country and the people

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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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