Balochistan?s minister seeks election delay

QUETTA: Balochistan Home Minister Mir Safraz Bugti has called for a month-long delay in the general elections that are scheduled to take place on July 25. The home minister has submitted a resolution in the Balochistan Assembly   to make his demand. The resolution argues that general elections should be held in August because a majority of population intends to go to Saudi Arabia in July to perform Hajj.It further says that many districts are hit with flash-floods due to monsoon downpours during the month of July. Many are forced to evacuate their homes for shelter and therefore, they will be deprived of their right to vote."Keeping these concerns in mind, the provincial government is therefore requested to ask the federal government to instead hold the elections in the last week of August so that everyone can exercise their constitutional right to vote," the resolution adds.

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Eid-ul-Fitr 2018: List of E-branches for fresh currency note issuance through SMS service

 The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue fresh currency notes to general public from June 1 to exchange with old ones for Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.The central bank in collaboration with the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) set up SMS short code 8877 for issuing fresh currency notes, which will be issued during June 1 to 14. According to a notification issued earlier this month, a person intending to get new currency notes would send message to 8877 along with his CNIC number and branch code of the selected bank. The system will respond with sending transaction number and branch address.Charges of sending an SMS to 8877 are Rs15 (plus tax). Under the SMS service, each CNIC number and mobile phone number can only be used once.No transaction code will be issued to senders if they send same CNIC / smart card number from different mobile numbers or addresses, it said.A help desk has also been established at (021)- 111-008-877 to entertain queries / complaints of general public.The subscriber would have to present his original CNIC at the time of receiving fresh currency notes. The notification also said each subscriber can exchange and get three packets of Rs10, and one each package of Rs50 and Rs100. This facility will be available at 1,535 commercial bank branches and the SBP offices located in 132 cities, it added.Here is the list of e-branches 

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Chaudhry Nisar was my opponent, Mian Sahib's friend: Shahbaz

Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday spoke about his relationship with disgruntled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.Talking to the media  aboard a plane, the PML president rejected the common perception that Nisar Ali Khan was closer to him than the elder Sharif."In reality, he has friendship and brotherhood with Mian Nawaz Sharif, he was my opponent then. I am talking about 1988. And he used to complain about me to Mian Sahib . Mian Sahib used to scold me, but if he ever scolded me due to somebody else, it was always Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.Chaudhry Sahib is actually Main Sahib's friends and i was acquainted with  him through Mian Sahib. "Obviously, there is something childish about him. And you have to dealt with him like a child," he said jokingly .Asked whether he would manage to pacify him this time around, the   Punjab chief minister  said: "God willingly" .

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Hottest day of the year as Karachi bakes at 45ºC

KARACHI: The mercury soared to 45 degrees Celsius at 1:00pm making Wednesday the hottest day of the year after a fresh heatwave hit the city due to the formation of low pressure areas in the Arabian Sea.The Pakistan Met Department (PMD) officials have a day earlier warned that the next two days would be very hot and dry with the temperatures ranging between 42 and 44 degrees Celsius.Officials said Pakistan was in the grip of an intense heat due to a large high pressure area over most parts of the country, saying the intense heat was concentrated on the plains of Sindh and Balochistan where the temperature could soar to 48 degrees Celsius during next six to seven days.The increasing temperature of Arabian Sea surface is resulting in the formation of low pressure areas in the sea, depriving Karachi of its cooling system, i.e. the sea breeze, the PMD officials said and added that they were expecting intensely hot and dry weather in the city on Wednesday and Thursday.The weather is expected to start improving from Friday after the resumption of the sea breeze, they said but added that the coming month of June would also be very hot due to changing climatic conditions in the Arabian Sea. They said May and June are usually the hottest months in Karachi and the rest of Pakistan. They added that the current heatwave that had gripped the country, from Gilgit Baltistan to Karachi, would continue at least for next six to seven days.The officials said they were expecting humidity to remain low in Karachi during the afternoon timings, which would reduce the chances of heatstroke, but they warned the public to take precautionary measures. Utility services’ providers, including K-Electric and Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, were also urged to ensure uninterrupted power and water supplies during the day timings when most people would be fasting.

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'Nawan Ayan Ae Sonhia': Veteran actor Mustafa Qureshi to join PTI

Veteran Pakistani actor Mustafa Qureshi has parted his ways with the Pakistan People's Party to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.According to a private news channel, the Maula Jatt actor recently held  meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh leader and former Member Sindh Asssembly Khurram Sher Zaman and informed him of his decision to join Imran Khan's party.The actor is likely to formally announce his decision at a press conference that would also be attended by PTI leaders. The News couldn't independently confirm the report.Born in in Hyderabad, the actor gained popularity from Punjabi movies. His role as the villain Noori Natt in the movie Maula Jatt (1979) became his trademark.He has acted in hundreds of movies in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi languages.

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Watch: Fight breaks out between two groups of Umrah pilgrims at Karachi airport

ISLAMABAD: Two groups of pilgrims indulged in a brutal fistfight at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday.A video of the incident circulating on the social media shows the pilgrims lunging at and pummeling each other with punches.To make matters worse, a group of people who arrived at the airport to receive their friends and family also jumped in.Identities of the men and women involved in the fight were not immediately known.Distant screams of women  are also audible in the video.Social media users deplored the lack of tolerance in  the   pilgrims who just returned from Islam's holiest sites in the holy month of Ramazan. 

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Asad Durrani?s name placed on ECL, notification issued

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has placed name of Lt. General (retd) Asad Durrani on Exit Control List (ECL) on the recommendation of Military Intelligence Directorate due to his involvement in an ongoing inquiry.A notification has been issued in this regard here on Tuesday. On Monday, the General Headquarters (GHQ) while ordering a court of inquiry against the former ISI chief Lt. Gen. (R) Asad Durrani had approached the competent authority to put his name on ECL.According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Gen (R) Asad Durrani visited the GHQ on Monday to explain his position on the recently launched book "Spy Chronicles”.A formal court of inquiry, headed by a serving lieutenant general, has been ordered to probe the matter in detail.“Competent authority has been approached to place the name of Lieutenant General Asad Durrani (R) on the Exit Control List (ECL),” the ISPR said.Lt. Gen. (R) Asad Durrani served as the ISI chief from August 1990 till March 1992.Expressing serious reservations about the book co-authored by Asad Durrani and RAW's ex-chief AJ Dulat, the GHQ last Friday summoned Durrani to explain his position on Monday.The attributions made to Durrani in the 255-page book were taken by the GHQ as a violation of Military Code of Conduct applicable on all serving and retired military personnel.

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IHC directs ECP for fresh delimitation in eight districts

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday turned down the delimitation of constituencies in eight districts and directed Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to conduct fresh delimitation there in accordance of law.Justice Aamer Farooq of IHC heard the case and announced the judgment in more than 40 identical petitions raising objections over delimitations.The court declared null and void the delimitations of eight districts including Bahawalpur, Chakwal, Rahimyar Khan, Jhang, Jehlum, Toba Tak Sing, Lower Dir and Batgaram and ordered the ECP to conduct fresh delimitations in accordance of rules.The court directed the ECP to conduct delimitation in above districts keeping in view the ratio of their populations and disposed off the 40 identical petitions.It may be mentioned here that a total of 108 petitions were under process with the IHC regarding the objections over delimitation.

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NSC expresses satisfaction over reforms in FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan

ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) Tuesday observed that Pakistan would continue to make diplomatic and political efforts for peace and stability in the face of geopolitical situation which was evolving rapidly.Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired the meeting which reviewed in detail the recent global and regional developments and their implications for Pakistan.For this purpose, the committee emphasised the need for a much more proactive diplomacy, PM office media wing said in a press release.The National Security Committee condemned the reign of terror unleashed by Indian occupation forces on innocent Kashmiris and resolved that Pakistan would continue to play its role in realizing the right of the people of Kashmir to self-determination.The committee also condemned the brutal repression of the Palestinians by the Israeli state and reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the people of Palestine in their just cause.Expressing satisfaction over the transformational reforms introduced by the government with regard to FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan, it observed that the mainstreaming of FATA and its merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the grant of the same rights under the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018 to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan as are available to the people in the rest of the country have gone a long way in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of these regions with far-reaching outcomes for national life.The meeting was attended by the Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Defence & Foreign Affairs Khurram Dastgir Khan, Minister for Finance, Revenue & Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Director General ISI Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar, National Security Adviser Lt Gen (R) Nasser Khan Janjua and senior civil and military officials.The Ministry of Interior briefed the committee on the basic features of the new visa policy aimed at making Pakistan a tourist and business friendly country.While appreciating the efforts of the ministry, the committee observed that it must also be ensured that all supportive systems, databases and verification networks were in place and fully operational, in view of which it was agreed that the ‘visa on arrival’ facility should be initiated as a pilot project in the first instance.

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MMA constitutes parliamentary board for awarding tickets to aspiring candidates

PESHAWAR: Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), an association of religious parties, Tuesday announced constitution of parliamentary board for awarding tickets to candidates aspiring to contest 2018 general election from MMA platform.According to a press statement issued here, MMA will finalize names of its candidates till June 5, next.The parliamentary board of MMA will be jointly headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of JUI(F) and Liaqat Baluch of JI.In the parliamentary board, leaders of all the member political parties of MMA have been given representation.The other members of the board included Senator Siraj-ul-Haq, Professor Sajid Mir, Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi and Pir Ejaz Ahmad Hashmi.The central parliamentary board will take decision while taking review of recommendations made by district and provincial boards.The MMA will also made seat adjustments with other political parties and alliances formed for contesting general election, adds the press statement.A meeting of the Supreme Council of the coalition has been called for taking decision regarding alliance with other political parties besides finalization of names of candidates.The MMA will also reserve five percent quota for female candidates in allocation of general seats, the statement continued.

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