PPP demands withdrawal of fuel prices hike

SUKKUR: Pakistan People's Party stalwart Syed Khursheed Shah on Sunday demanded the caretaker government withdraw hike in petroleum prices.He said the recent hike in petroleum prices would trigger a new storm of inflation.The PPP leader said the caretakers should not punish the people for the failed policies of the former government whose cosmetic economic development stands exposed."We reject the increases in petrol, diesel and kerosene oil prices. Caretaker government should not follow in the footsteps of the former government and immediately withdraw the hike in prices.

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New Swedish law recognises sex without consent as rape

Stockholm: A tough new law that will recognise sex without explicit consent as rape comes into effect in Sweden on Sunday, after the country was rocked by the #MeToo movement denouncing sexual harassment and assault.The law stipulates that a person has committed rape if they have been part of a sexual act in which the other person has not participated "freely".Rape had previously been defined as a sexual act carried out with the use of violence or threat.Now for someone to face rape charges, "it is no longer necessary that violence or threats were applied, or that the aggressor took advantage of the victim´s particularly vulnerable situation," according to the government.The law says that courts will need to pay particular attention to whether consent was expressed with words, gestures or in another manner, and judges will have to rule on the issue.Judge Anna Hannell, who helped create the law, said there was "absolutely no requirement to formally say ´yes´, to hit a button in an app or anything else of the same type"."Simply participating physically is a sign of consent," she told Swedish news agency TT.More than 7,000 rapes were reported in Sweden last year, a 10 percent increase compared to 2016, latest official figures show.Rape is punishable by up to six years in prison, with a maximum penalty of 10 years if the victim is a minor.

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Cabinet gives 3 month extension to Afghan refugees for stay in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet Saturday granted an interim extension of three months for the stay of registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan.The cabinet, which met here at the Prime Minister''s House with Prime Minister Justice (R) Nasir-ul-Mulk in the chair, discussed, in detail, the issue of extension in stay of the Afghan refugees.The meeting also decided to place the matter before the incoming elected government.Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar also briefed the cabinet about the deliberations during the recently held meeting of Financial Action Task Force in Paris.The meeting approved the annual budget of the Capital Development Authority for the year 2018-19, besides nodding to an amendment to include National University of Technology (NUTCH) in Schedule-II of Rules of Business, 1973. The Federal Cabinet approved Financial Institution Rules, 2018 and appointing FIA as the Investigating Agency as required under Section 20(7) of Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance (FIRO), 2001.

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Top Zimbabwean mufti responds to Reham Khan?s ?bearded? Twitter photo

ISLAMABAD: A top Zimbabwean Islamic cleric took a jibe at Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan after she posted a beard-wearing photo of her on micro-blogging website Twitter. “So a while ago I was offered to join a party. I said I might not be able to cover my face but I could grow a beard..looks rather fetching on me,” tweeted Reham Khan while sharing the edited photo on Saturday.In her second tweet, she wrote: “Dear PTI I am looking for someone to edit my Book cover….wanna help?”It seems Zimbabwe’s Muti Ismail Menk, who has more than 3.74 million worldwide followers on Twitter, took offense of her photo and responded to Reham on Twitter. “I've never visited Pakistan and I don't follow it's politics but one thing I know is ilea laser clinic in Rondebosch CapeTown can sort out your issue...,” Mufti Menk tweeted. Meanwhile, the former broadcast journalist said that her humor was misunderstood. “My British humour is misunderstood. There are only a couple of men in my family who do not have beards. I was making a joke about my age & hormones. It's a medical joke,” clarified. Responding to  Khan, the mufti said  "I only noticed this "medical" humour because it was MY photo that the sister superimposed herself on to. I had no clue who she was until a few hours ago. So I responded with similar humour".Then she explained to the cleric what  led her to  post the photoshopped picture  ."A political leader was caught doing a sajda ( prostrating )at a holy shrine. I pointed out that it is wrong as we must only do sajda towards the Qibla. Since then the abuse has gone up a level. I can only smile in response. May Allah forgive them.No. I would never dream of doing this. I am currently facing cyber bullying by a political party and they photo shop my pics to abuse & threaten me on a regular basis.I am grateful to the political party who photoshopped my picture & I get a comment from you sir. I am a huge admirer of your gentle preaching style. Please pray for Pakistan. We are going through a very difficult phase."

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Nawaz warns against attempts to rig polls

LONDON: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif warned issued a warning on Saturday, saying any attempt to rig the upcoming elections will be detrimental to the country."We haven’t learnt any lesson from past mistakes," Nawaz told reporters in London. "All cannons have been pointed at the PML-N."Without elaborating further, he alleged that his party's electoral candidates were being harassed and threatened. "Our candidate in Multan Rana Iqbal Siraj was slapped and warned of dire consequences," the former premier said, lamenting that their candidates were being humiliated."Such steps would be detrimental to the country," he said.Nawaz urged the caretaker prime minister and chief election commissioner to take notice of threats being hurled to PML-N candidates.

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Avalanche kills Austrian mountaineer in Pakistan

Islamabad: An Austrian mountaineer was killed and two others injured after their tent was hit by an avalanche in northern Pakistan, officials said on Saturday.The avalanche struck the men 5,900 metres up Ultar Sar mountain, located in Pakistan´s northern Hunza valley."Austrian mountaineer Christian Huber was killed," local Hunza police official Wajid Karim told AFP.He named the injured mountaineers as British national Bruce Normand and Timothy Miller, whose nationality was not immediately known.Karim said efforts were underway to bring Huber´s body and the injured mountaineers back to Islamabad.An army helicopter could not carry out a rescue operation due to bad weather on the 7,388 metres high Ultar Sar, but a ground team were making their way up to the scene.A local administration official who asked not to be named confirmed the incident and casualties.Northern Pakistan is a magnet for mountaineers and is home to some of the tallest mountains in the world, including K2 -- at 8,611 metres, the world´s second highest peak, but often deemed a more challenging climb than the highest, Mount Everest.Nestled between the western end of the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush mountains and the Karakoram range, Gilgit-Baltistan houses 18 of the world´s 50 highest peaks.It is also home to three of the world´s seven longest glaciers outside the polar regions. Hundreds of its mountains have never been climbed.

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Bilawal visits Abdul Shah Ghazi?s shrine, Lyari

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi to pay homage to the sufi saint today. Mr Bhutto-Zardari then condoled with the family in Lyari who had lost six members in an unfortunate incident a few days ago. The PPP chief also inaugurated his main campaign office in Lyari.Speaking to party workers, he said he is looking forward to representing the people of Lyari.“I will be directly working with the people to resolve their problems just like my mother, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. She struggled for the rights of the people of this country and I will continue her mission”, said Chairman Bilawal.Later, he visited the shrine of Dhulley Shah Sabzwari in Lyari. Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was a regular visitor of the same shrine. It was an emotional moment for the PPP Chairman to see a tree that was planted by his late mother, which has now bloomed into a full-grown tree.The PPP chief will start campaigning in the rest of the Sindh province from Monday (July 2). After Sindh, he will campaign in South Punjab and then the rest of the country. Chairman PPP will be greeting his supporters all over the country during the PPP’s election campaign.

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Video: Bilawal Bhutto dodges kiss attempt

KARACHI:  Pakistan People Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto  just dodged an unwelcoming gesture  he encountered   during  his visit to the shrine of a sufi saint on Saturday.The PPP  chief was to start his election campaign for Karachi's constituency of NA-246, prior  to which,  he headed to  Abdullah Shah Ghazi's (R.A) shrine– unknowing that a man would attempt to kiss him on the cheek.

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PTI women workers toss hair accessories and bangles towards Ali Amin Ganadapur

Discontented members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) women wing held up a protest opposing former provincial lawmaker Ali Amin Gandapur, publicizing that they’ll be hurling hair accessories and bangles his way. Former MPA Zareen Zia, while addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, claimed that Gadapur has been allegedly putting party tickets kept for women, up for sale also adding that the wife of a chauffeur of a dominant based in Noshera was also handed a seat. "The women workers supported the party in difficult times but today on the recommendation of Gandapur, a ticket has been allotted to a woman who is not even member of the party. I will make Gandapur wear Parandah and bangles,” she asserted.The dejected women workers also appealed to the chairman Imran Khan to take instantaneous action against the issue.The PTI chief along with his wife, managed to bring peace to women workers of the party on Friday, as they protest outside of his Lahore residence over the allotment of party tickets. 

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Imran pledges to end corruption at ministerial level from day one

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Saturday promised clean sweep of the big corruption from the country on the day his party wins authority."As soon as we come to power, same day, we will curb high level corruption. High level corruption is what PM and ministers are involved in," Imran Khan told his supporters at a convention in Islamabad. PTI chief assured that he will collect 8,000 billion rupees from the people of Pakistan, without raising the tax."Today we can hardly raise Rs. 8000 crore as tax. In Sha Allah, I assure you, I will show you how we can raise Rs. 8000 billion as tax from this very country," Imran affirmed.Putting the gunhole against opponent parties, he stressed that a single dollar has reached to 125 rupees, but the Sharif and Zardari families are happy because their wealth in foreign accounts and countries increased.He upbraided the Sharifs for failing to build a single hospital that could treat family member of the Sharifs, asserting that his tenure yet fixed health sectors in KP and extended the earlier count of 3000 doctors to 6000."We gave health cards to people so even the poor and needy can benefit from good health facilities," he added.He also aspired to expand a one billion Tree Tsunami to all of Pakistan."The successful Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation campaign of KP will be extended to whole Pakistan with a target of 10 Billion Trees", adding that if we are to leave a better place for our future generations, we must plant trees as we planted 1 billion trees in KP."The environmental issues such as lack of rains, global warming etc are because we don't have enough greenery", he said. 

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PML-N candidates return party tickets in Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh

In yet another blow to embattled PML-N, five of its candidates from Punjab's southern belt have returned their tickets and announced to run as independents.Four candidates from Rajanpur have decided to join the election race  independently despite having PML-N's tickets. Sher Ali was awarded the ticket to contest elections from NA-193 and PP-293. Pervez Gorchani will also be running independently now for PP-295, alongside Ather Gorchani for PP-294. Yousuf Khan Dareshak, a candidate for PP-296, and his brother Dr Hafeez Dareshak who is in the race for NA-194, have backed out as candidates for the former ruling party.According to reports, they have been assigned the ‘jeep’ symbol to join the race independently. Similary, Sultan Mehmood Hanjra from Muzaffargarh also returned his PML-N ticket for NA-181 and announced his independent candidacy. 

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PTI?s ticket aspirant suffers heart attack

SIALKOT: A PTI candidate was hospitalized on Saturday after suffering a heart attack after withdrawal of his ticket. According to details, Mian Abid Javed was awarded the PTI’s ticket to run from PP-35, Sialkot, a decision which was later withdrawn by Imran Khan's party for unexplained reasons. When Javed came to know about the withdrawal of his candidacy, he suffered a heart attack. The Sialkot politician was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was said to be out of danger now. In an informal chat with media persons, the disheartened PTI leader said that his ticket was taken back despite his popularity in the constituency. To a question, Javed ruled out a possibility of running as an independent candidate. 

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MQM-P rejects Sattar?s request to withdraw from election race

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has rejected a request from veteran leader Dr Farooq Sattar to pull out the election race. Addressing a joint press conference here on Saturday, MQM leader Faizal Sabzwariu said that his party would  seek vote on party’s symbol, not on any individual’s name. “Farooq bhai didn't want to contest the election but we requested his request,” he said, adding that the veteran MQM leader has accepted Rabita Committee’s decision to fully take part in the election. Sabzwari said that “we own every single worker of the MQM and are fully aware that August 22 and February 5 were celebrated like Eid by our foes.” When asked why a weak candidate was fielded against Mustafa Kamal, he said that MQM had named its candidate as per the political weight of former city mayor. In a lighter tone, Farooq Sattar replied that was he trying to imply that MQM’s own candidate too had no political standing. 

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