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Pakistan to retaliate if India targets civilian population: DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: DG ISPR Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said that Pakistan army would be compelled to retaliate if India targeted civilian population. “DG MO has given an undertaking to his Indian counterpart about respecting the 2003 ceasefire agreement and Pakistan army is committed to uphold it. But we will give a befitting response if Indian army hits our civilian population,” Asif Ghafoor briefed media at GHQ. “India should decide how it wants to proceed. We are two nuclear powers and there is no space for war,” he said. “Our job is to respect the ceasefire agreement, we will not respond to the first bullet fired by Indian at us. But if civilians are the target, we will be forced to retaliate,” he said.“We request the Indian army and media to defuse tense situation,” he said. “Recently I had interaction with SAARC journalists including Indians. We took them to North Waziristan.”“They asked a question that a high-profile incident happens in India whenever ties are improved between Pakistan and India. I told them you have witnessed only two incidents such as Mumbai attacks while Pakistan has faced thousands of such incidents,” he said,” adding Kulbhushan Jadhav is one such example of Indian involvement in fomenting violence.India, he said, carried out more than 15, 00 ceasefire violations in 2018 alone.The DG ISPR said that there were 71 incidents of cross-border terrorism ever since Pakistan started fencing its border with Afghanistan. “There is no organized militant network, including Haqqanis, in Pakistan. We now want respectful repatriation of Afghan refugees from our country,” he added.He said that even Americans realize that there was significant after military operations in Waziristan. The DG ISPR said that Hazara community expressed its joy when LeJ commander Salman Badeni was killed in Balochistan. He said that terror incidents dropped after the killing of Salman Badeni. FATA, he said, was now a part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and everybody should work to build it.PTM talksMaj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said that he had personally met PTM members including Mohsin Dawar and Manzoor Ahmed. "I held a separate meeting with Mohsin Dawar and Manzoor Pashteen and then arranged their meeting with military officers to resolve their issues," he said."Dawar sent me a text and thanked me for addressing his issues. But all of a sudden, hundreds of social media accounts were created to launch anti-Pakistan propaganda," he said. "How could so many caps were made? How could foreign media start telecasting their protests live? Thankfully, local media ignored their propaganda," he said. Ghafoor said that Chief of the Army Staff had strictly advised the forces to avoid use of force against PTM's members. "We now have strong evidence to prove that PTM is being exploited by foreign elements," he said. In Wana, PTM people started anti-army slogans, he said, adding that people from peace committee asked them to stop chanting before a clash broke out between them. "Army helicopters were used to transport the injured people to hospitals. But unfortunately, they started sharing a fake photograph of some girl being shot. There was no such casualty in Wana.""It doesn't affect us if you make false claims on social media. The people of Pakistan greatly respect armed forces because of the sacrifices they have given in the war against terrorism."He said that "our focus is on the job and we should not deviate from it."Pakistan army is the only force which has won the war against terrorism, he said. "Whoever wears uniform be it police, army, FC, Rangers is part of us. They all are in the line of fire and they are doing it for the country."The army chief spokesman has urged critics not to undermine the country's sacrifices to build their own career.In Karachi, he said that people must reject a politico-criminal nexus . Social media launches propagandaAsif Ghafoor said that thousands of fake accounts were set up on social media to launch a propaganda. "We need to check what to tweet and what no to. Social media is a lethal threat to young generation than the grown-ups," he said. He said that some accounts being run in the name of army or defence institutions were reported to FIA for action. "Pakistan army is a national force and we cannot afford a discord or division in the country," he added.

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Air chief meets caretaker PM

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, NI (M) called on Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk at his office on Monday.The air chief felicitated Nasir ul Mulk on assuming office of the Prime Minister. Professional matters pertaining to Pakistan Air Force came under discussion

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Houston mayor hosts annual Iftar dinner for Muslims

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has called for making fool-proof security arrangements to protect students and schools from gun violence."As we care about protecting travelers and visitors to federal, state and locally owned buildings, we must also show the same sense of urgency, concern, and compassion toward children and adults in schools," he said, in his keynote address. The mayor said that Houston was a big diverse family and the Muslim community was an important part of that diversity. Mayor Turner said that it takes a will to build relationship and unite the city regardless of religion, language or Politics. “Thanks to the hard work of his Office of Trade and International Affairs team and the organizers for an evening of compassion, friendship and inclusion at the Annual Ramadan Dinner,” he said.Abu Dhabi, Baku, Basrah, Istanbul & Karachi Sister City Associations along with The Islamic Society of Greater Houston & over 50 Collaborating Organizations organized traditional “Houston Iftar” Annual Ramadan Dinner with Mayor of Houston on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Bayou City Event Center. This grand event was also address by Guest of Honor S. Javaid Anwar, Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson, HononaryChair Javaid Siddiqui, President ISGH M.J.Khan, Coordinator Saeed Sheikh, Imam Khalis Rashaad, Afzal Janjua & others .The event was attended by Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Consul Generals of several Countries, City officials and over 1700 Community members & Media. Texas Governor, Greg Abbott also sent video Greetings on the occasions.

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Portraits of Benazir, Bilawal, Zardari removed from Sindh CM House

File photoKARACHI: Portraits of PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and slain prime minister Benazir Bhutto have been removed from Chief Minister House in Karachi, Geo reported. The channel quoted a sources saying that the portraits have been taken down from the lounge, hall and other places in the Chief Minister House. In addition, portraits of incumbent PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and co-chairman Asif Asif Ali Zardari have also been removed. The reasons for the removal of portraits are not clear.Sources add that PPP’s flag has also been taken down from the Wazir-e-Ala House. Meanwhile, caretaker Chief Minister Fazlur Rehman joined the office today and spent a busy day at work.

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Reham-Haqqani picture telling real story: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Central Information Secretary, Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said that the picture of Reham Khan and Husain Haqqani telling the real story behind her upcoming book.Since the manuscript of Reham Khan's autobiography was leaked online, the PTI is in a panic mode and has accused her of peddling PML-N's agenda of maligning rivals.Reham posted a picture of her meeting with former Pak envoy to US in London last week, which triggered all the controversy. PTI spox Fawad Ch said that we know on whose agenda Imran's ex-wife was working and the party welcomes her announcement of approaching court.This is not the first time that PML-N has used women for achieving political gains, he said and adding that 'book from divorced wife will defame Imran and that will upset the party.A PTI source told this newspaper that Imran and a few other party leaders came across the script of Reham’s book after it was leaked online. "A meeting was held during which the party decided to counter the contents of the book and PTI social media accounts subsequently sent out tweets in condemnation of Reham," the source said."Reham and PTI leaders are engaged in confidential email exchanges seeking assurances and issuing threats to each other at the same time," the source added. A source close to Reham said the manuscript of her book was "leaked or hacked" and hence made its way to Pakistan.Reham Khan also alleged in a series of tweets that actor-anchor and PTI supporter Hamza Ali Abbasi has been threatening her since August 2017. Abbasi on Friday tweeted that he had the “very unfortunate experience of reading a manuscript of Reham Khan’s book”. Here is the summary: IK is the most evil man to walk the face of this planet. Reham is the most pious righteous (Tahajjud guzaar) woman ever and Shahbaz Sharif is an amazing guy!” he wrote.In response, Reham wondered how it was possible for Abbasi to read the manuscript since the book was not released yet. “Only possible through fraud or theft,” she added.The former BBC weather presenter then alleged that Abbasi has been threatening her since August 2017. She followed the allegations with a screenshot of an email conversation between her and the actor.

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Dead body of Chinese engineer found from embassy: sources

ISLAMABAD: Sources in Islamabad Police on Monday told Geo News that a Chinese engineer has been found dead inside the Chinese Embassy. “The body is believed to be 12 days old,” sources shared with the TV channel adding that it was brought to PIMS by an embassy official.The embassy has not revealed the identity of the dead and investigations are underway to ascertain the cause of death.

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Sarfraz proud of youthful side despite Headingley hammering

LEEDS: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed insisted he was proud of his youthful side even after an innings and 55-run defeat at Headingley denied them a Test-series victory in England.That overwhelming loss, completed inside three days on Sunday, meant the two-match campaign ended all square at 1-1 following what Sarfraz said was Pakistan’s "perfect" nine-wicket victory in the first Test at Lord’s.Defeat left Pakistan still looking for their first Test series success in England since 1996, when fast-bowling greats Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were in the side.Despite skittling England out for just 184 in their first innings at Lord’s, Sarfraz elected to bat after winning the toss in Leeds.While the Headingley pitch provided a typically good surface, overhead conditions quickly became humid and cloudy, creating a swing-friendly environment that made batting difficult.Even so, Pakistan would still have expected to have made more than their 174, which featured a third fifty in as many Tests from teenage leg-spinner Shadab Khan.That total meant they were always chasing the game and, were just one individual effort away from conceding a large first-innings lead.Having fielded brilliantly as a side at Lord’s, Pakistan saw Hasan Ali drop a routine catch when Jos Buttler was on four.The dashing Buttler punished Pakistan with an unbeaten 80 in an England reply of 363.Pakistan, 189 behind on first innings, then slumped to 134 all out in 46 overs second time around as their top order again failed to fire.But having also overseen a victory over Test debutants Ireland in Dublin during this tour, Sarfraz was pleased with Pakistan’s progress."When we came here people thought we will not win one game but the way we played at Lord’s everything was perfect, our fast bowling was perfect, our batting and fielding were perfect," Sarfraz told reporters."It’s disappointing that we had a chance to win the series but unfortunately we didn’t play well here."- ‘1-1 good for us’ -Overall there were still plenty of plus-points for Pakistan, not least the bowling of seamer Mohammad Abbas who took a match-winning eight for 64 at Lord’s."I am proud of my young team, the way Abbas is bowling, Shadab is doing well, Faheem Ashraf did well, so I’m really disappointed that we didn’t win (at Headingley) but 1-1 is good for us," said wicket-keeper Sarfraz.Experienced opening batsman Azhar Ali averaged just 16.75 during the series while Sarfraz averaged 10.33 -- well below his career Test mark of 37.78."Azhar is our main batsman, it’s correct he is not in good nick but he scored a good fifty at Lord’s," said Sarfraz.As for his own batting, Sarfraz added: "I am not satisfied with my batting in the series."I committed mistakes and played a few bad shots."Pakistan arrived for this tour having gone several months without a Test since a 68-run defeat by Sri Lanka in Dubai and Sarfraz said playing three in relatively quick succession was always likely to prove a tough challenge for his team."We played our last Test in October, so it’s difficult when you play a Test after five or six months. Test cricket is a different format, you have to adjust to five-day cricket. If you have to field for two three days, it’s tough," explained Sarfraz."The more you play Test cricket, you get to mature as Test player. Now we have five Tests in the UAE (two against Australia and three against New Zealand), then we have three in South Africa and that will help us mature as a Test team," he added.

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Gulalai announces four transgender persons will contest on her party's ticket

please wait while file is uploading on server ISLAMABAD: Ayesha Gulalai on Sunday announced that four transgender persons will be contesting in the general elections via her party ticket.The former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Gulalai said four transgender persons Nayab Ali, Nadeem Kashish, Lubna Lal and Madam Rani will contest the elections on her party’s ticket.Nadeem Kashish will contest the elections from NA-52 against former federal minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry in Islamabad; Nayab Ali will contest from NA-142 constituency for the National Assembly seats; Lubna Lal from PP-26 in Jhelum and Madam Rani from PK-40 for Haripur in the provincial assembly elections, Gulalai said.“The society had a lot to learn from how the West treats the minorities and transgender persons,” Gulalai lamented. Gulalai left PTI in August last year after staging allegations against party chairman Imran Khan pertaining to harassment and corruption, and formed her own political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Gulalai earlier this year.She added that she will contest the elections from six constituencies, and will be going up against Imran Khan in Rawalpindi and against Ali Tareen in Lodhran.The general elections are due July 25, 2018.

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