PM seeks UN action on Kashmir 'bloodbath'

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday called upon the international community to raise its voice against Indian oppression and urged the world leaders to unite to save the victimized and brutalized women, children and youth of Kashmir.On the recent spate of atrocities committed by the Indian security forces in Indian occupied Kashmir, he also called upon the United Nations to play its role to stop the "bloodbath of Kashmiris and enforce their inalienable right to self- determination," a statement released from the PM House said.Prime Minister Abbasi’s strong reaction comes in the wake of recent incidents of Indian state terrorism that led to killing of 14 people in past 36 hours.He said denial of access to the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights and the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission was a proof of Indian oppression and Indian guilt.He said Pakistan was gravely concerned over the escalation of systematic brutalities, killing of innocent civilians, and human rights violations by the Indian security forces with impunity in Indian occupied Kashmir.The prime minister said Indian security forces had recently unleashed a reign of terror against the Kashmiri people; the Hurriyat leadership had been arrested or detained; and peaceful protesters were being constantly terrorized and maimed by gunfire and pellet shots.“The continued inhuman oppression by Indian of five generations of Kashmiris struggling for a just, fair and legitimate right to self-determination calls in question the collective conscience of the world,” he added.He said, “Pakistan denounces Indian state terrorism in the strongest terms and will continue to provide moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir in their struggle for self-determination under the UN Charter and in accordance with the UNSC resolutions.”

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PAF opens its Bases for Thalassemia children on World Thalassemia Day

Islamabad: To mark the World Thalassemia Day, Pakistan Air Force invited children suffering from Thalassemia to visit its bases at Sargodha and Lahore.The said visit was arranged by Sundas Foundation, a welfare organization working for the treatment of children suffering from this blood disease. These angelic souls had expressed their desire to spend time with the fighter pilots and ground crew of PAF. On their arrival at PAF Base Mushaf (Sargodha), the children were accorded warm welcome by the base authorities. These children first visited the history room of the base where they were briefed about the glorious chapters of history written by the personnel of this base. Later on, they were taken to the tarmac of the base, where they got excited to see various fighter jets including JF-17 Thunder, Mirage & F-7 aircraft. They also interacted with the aerial defenders of the country and asked them questions regarding their professional responsibilities and family life. Icing on the cake for them was witnessing the flying activity in full swing leaving them spellbound. This group also visited PAF Base, Lahore where they keenly witnessed various air defence equipment and radars. To make this event memorable, the visiting children were also presented gifts and PAF souvenirs at this occasion. Expressing their happiness of visiting PAF Bases and interacting with its personnel, the children termed it as an unforgettable experience of their lives. PAF regularly arranges such visits for the children to acquaint them with the working of PAF and promoting pride in the capabilities of our armed forces.

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Bilawal urges politicians to shun politics of hatred

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for political fraternity to give up politics of hatred and promote progressive ideas to rid the country of radicalism. “I appeal to politicians to reconsider their political approach. We don’t need politics of hatred and intolerance,” Bilawal told a gathering of supporters in Mandi Bahauddin on Monday. His remarks came in the backdrop of a gun attack on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal who narrowly escaped death. The interior minister was visiting his constituency when a 21-year-old man claiming to be a supporter of a religious group opened fire on Ahsan Iqbal, leaving him injured. He was airlifted to Lahore where he underwent overnight surgery. The interior minister has been shifted to room from ICU. “We will have to refrain from politics of hate which has taken the country to this level,” Bilawal said and called for a thorough investigation about the failed bid to assassinate Ahsan Iqbal. He also criticized Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif, saying the two leaders were doing politics of power. “Mian sahib is an expert at doing propaganda while Imran Khan has nothing important to say in his two-hour speech,” he said. 

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Imran renews pledge to introduce health reforms

ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan has renewed his commitment to change the dismal state of health sector in Pakistan after coming into power. “The chief justice has taken notice of conditions of hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other provinces. We welcome it,” Khan told a news conference at Bani Gala in Islamabad on Monday. “The chief justice is doing something which should have done by government’s regulators. But there are some facts which I want to lay before the chief justice,” he said. “We have raised the health budget form Rs30 to Rs80 billion in five years. As many as 8, 000 doctors are now serving in government-run hospitals. Many doctors have returned from US and UK to offer their services at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar,” he said."I request the Chief Justice of Pakistan to see the performance of KP hospitals by organizing an independent committee so that people should come to know about our reforms." Khan lamented that no reform had been introduced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s hospitals for 40 years.“We had to face a lot of difficulties to introduce reforms due to multiple factors,” he said. The PTI chief said that it was government’s basic responsibility to provide health, education and justice to its people. “God willing, we will change the abysmal picture of health sector in Pakistan,” he promised. 

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HRCP voices concern at death of miners, migrant workers in Balochistan

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern at the recent deaths of 29 workers in Balochistan. On 4 May, six migrant workers involved in installing a mobile phone tower in Kharan were killed by assailants who attacked their camp as they slept. During 5–6 May, 23 colliers were killed in two separate mining accidents—a methane explosion in a mine in Marwar and a mudslide in another mine in Sooranj, which left several miners fatally trapped.In a statement issued today, HRCP has said: ‘It is unacceptable that workers are not provided adequate security in regions known to be politically sensitive and thus vulnerable to such attacks. The responsibility for protecting workers in such a situation lies squarely with their employers, who must take all possible steps to ensure that their operations in any given area do not put workers at unnecessary risk. Where this risk exists, employers are bound to provide their workers with regular and adequate security.‘Moreover, mining accidents such as methane explosions and cave-ins may be preventable if the correct occupational health and safety procedures and mechanisms are implemented early on. In what is a physically grueling occupation in even the best of conditions, miners’ lives cannot be treated as dispensable. This implies that creating and sustaining conditions of decent work—for which both the state and employers are legally responsible—is as important as creating work in the first instance.’HRCP has also urged the state and the employers concerned to ensure that the workers’ beneficiaries are, in both cases, compensated fairly.

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PPP, PTI face off in Karachi for May 12 rally

Opposition parties PPP and PTI are at odds over their plan to hold a public meeting in Karachi on the same date and at the same venue. Both the parties announced that they would hold a rally at Hakim Said Ground on May 12. PTI has already set up a camp at the ground to make arrangements for the rally. On the other hand, a PPP delegation led by Senator Saeed Ghani visited the venue on Monday.“Our rally will be held at Hakim Saeed Ground on May 12 at any cost,” Khurram Sher Zaman, a PTI lawmaker, told media. PPP’s Saeed Ghani said that his party had submitted a formal request at Deputy Commissioner office on May 3. According to Deputy Commissioner East, PTI is yet to apply for its rally. After the huge power show at Tanki Ground, Liaquatabad – a traditionally Muttahida Qaumi Movement stronghold – on April 29, the PPP is now preparing for its second such meeting to be addressed by party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on May 12. The president of PPP’s District East chapter has already sent a letter to the deputy commissioner east to obtain permission to hold the gathering.The letter dated May 4 names the Hakim Mohammad Said playground, located between Federal Urdu University and Masjid Baitul Mukarram on main University Road, as the proposed venue for the public meeting.According to the letter, PPP chief Bilawal, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and other senior leaders of the party will address the gathering. 

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Rear Admiral Asif Khaliq takes over as Commander Karachi

Karachi: Rear Admiral Asif Khaliq has assumed the responsibilities as Commander Karachi. Rear Admiral Ather Mukhtar handed over the command to newly appointed commander Karachi in an impressive ceremony held at PNS BAHADUR today.Upon assumption of command, Rear Admiral Asif Khaliq is now commander of all training units of Pakistan Navy at Karachi. Rear Admiral Asif Khaliq joined Pakistan Navy in 1983 and was commissioned in Operations Branch in 1985. He has a distinguished career with wide ranging command and staff experience. His major Command appointments include Commanding Officer PNS BABUR, PNS KHAIBAR and Commander 18th Destroyer Squadron. He has also commanded Combined Task Force -150. His distinguished staff appointments include Deputy Director Naval Warfare and Operational Plans at NHQ, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Plans), Principle Secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff at NHQ, Commandant PNS BAHADUR and Director General Naval Intelligence. Before assuming command as Commander Karachi, the Admiral was serving at Naval Headquarters as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Admin).Rear Admiral Khaliq has also served as Army & Naval Attaché of Pakistan in Paris. He is a graduate of Pakistan Navy War College and National Defence University, Islamabad.The Admiral has been awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) by Government of Pakistan and National Order of Merit by Government of France.During the change of command ceremony, the Admiral was presented Guard of Honour and was introduced to the commanding officers of units under COMKAR Command.The ceremony was attended by a large number of Pakistan Navy officers, CPOs/sailors and Navy civilians.

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Asghar Khan case: SC dismisses review petitions of Aslam Beg, Asad Durrani

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has dismissed review petition of former army chief Mirza Aslam Beg and former DG ISI Asad Durrani in Asghar Khan case. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar heard the review petitions. The chief justice called Attorney General to the court and asked him why Asghar Khan case verdict, delivered in October 2012, had not been implemented. The attorney general requested the apex court to grant him a couple of days to have updates about the progress made in the case. The court, however, rejected his request and asked him to submit details by 10pm. Later, the top court rejected review petitions of Mirza Aslam Beg and Asad Durrani and issued a notice of DG FIA and adjourning the hearing for a day. The case has once again come into the limelight at a time when the plaintiff Asghar Khan, former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan, former premier Benazir Bhutto, former interior minister Major General (retd) Naseerullah Babar and a key witness Abdul Hafeez Pirzada are no more in this world.When the hearing resumed, the CJP asked the former COAS to begin his arguments if he has not engaged any lawyer. On this, Beg requested time to prepare for the case saying he was informed about the case a couple of days ago.The chief justice refused to grant more time and told the former chief that the hearing would not be adjourned at any cost.In 1996, Asghar Khan wrote a letter to the-then chief justice of Pakistan Nasim Hassan Shah alleging that Ghulam Ishaq Khan, General Aslam Beg, DG ISI Lt. Gen Asad Durrani and ex-Habib Bank Sindh chief and Mehran Bank owner Younis Habib had doled out Rs140 million among several politicians ahead of the 1990 polls to ensure Benazir Bhutto’s defeat in the polls.On October 19, 2012, the apex court issued a 141-page verdict under the-then chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry declaring that the 1990 elections were rigged. The court had ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the fraudulent elections and initiate legal proceedings against the two Generals.General Beg and Gen Asad Durrani filed appeals against the apex court’s decision. The apex court on Friday approved the petitions for hearing and sent notices to the affected parties. Khan, who passed away in January this year, was represented in the Supreme Court by renowned lawyer Salman Akram Raja.PTI leaders @fawadchaudhry and @AbrarUlHaqPK visited Services Hospital and wished speedy recovery for @betterpakistan. They presented flowers to his son from PTI. JIT to probe attackA five-member joint investigation team was formed to launch a probe into the assassination attempt. On representative each from IB and ISI will be part of the JIT. Police also detained the organizer of the corner meeting for his failure to inform the law enforcement agencies. Police and special branch were unaware of the corner meeting. 

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Attack on Ahsan Iqbal: Probe reveals startling details

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was wounded on Sunday in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman linked to a new ultra-religious Muslim party - an incident likely to raise tensions before an election expected in late July.Suspect Abid Hussain, 21, was arrested soon after he fired at the minister when he was attending a corner meeting in his constituency. Police recovered a pistol from his possession which had nine bullets when security personnel arrested him.During interrogation, he confessed to have targeted the interior minister over the issue of amendment in Khattam-e-Nubawwat (Finality of Prophethood) law late last year.The suspect told police that he bought the pistol from a man belonging to his native village for Rs15000. ‘I arranged the money by selling forms of an organization,’ he confessed.According to police, Hussain was armed when he arrived at the crime scene at around 03:00 pm, putting question mark on the security arrangements that how can an armed man was able to reach so close to the Federal Interior Minister. -Affilitaion- An initial report on the shooting by a local administrator, the deputy commissioner of Narowal district, seen by Reuters, said the gunman had been arrested and "showed his affiliation" to Tehreek-e-Labaik.The party calls for the aggressive enforcement of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which can carry the death penalty.However, neither the report nor other officials commented on the attacker’s possible motives.Iqbal was shot soon after addressing voters in Kanjroor village in Narowal but the exact circumstances were not immediately clear. "I can’t tell you the motive at this stage due to security reasons," Narowal police chief Imran Kishwar told Reuters.

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