Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee led a five-person US delegation that met with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to show support for Pakistan’s flood victims.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the conversation covered issues of shared interest, the state of regional security, and bilateral cooperation in a number of fields (ISPR).
The US team expressed their sadness over the damage caused by the most recent floods in Pakistan and their deepest sympathies to the families of the flood victims. They pledged to provide the people of Pakistan with aid during this difficult time.
However, the US officials acknowledged Pakistan’s efforts to uphold regional stability and pledged to do their part to enhance cooperation with Pakistan on a variety of fronts.
The COAS expressed his appreciation for US aid and reaffirmed the necessity of help from Pakistan’s foreign allies for the rescue and rehabilitation of flood victims.
A day earlier, the US delegation led by Congress Representative Sheila Jackson Lee met Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman and vowed to help flood-affected people of Pakistan.
According to details, Sherry Rehman meets US Congressional delegation and apprised them of the current relief efforts and the assistance required for rehabilitation of the flood affected areas and population.
Suresh Raina, an Indian cricketer, finally ended his IPL and domestic career on Tuesday by declaring his retirement from all formats of the game.
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni, the 35-year-old cricketer announced his retirement from international competition on August 15, 2020.
The 35-year-old cricketer claimed on Twitter that it had been an honour for him to represent both his state of Uttar Pradesh and India internationally.
“It has been an absolute honour to stand up for my nation and state of UP. I’d like to declare my retirement from all cricket formats “Tuesday saw a tweet from Raina.
Raina will now be able to compete in events like the Road Safety Series and international T20 leagues, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Raina retires having scored 6,871 runs in 109 first-class games, 8,078 runs in 302 list A games, and 8,654 runs in 336 T20 matches.
He began his senior domestic career for UP back in 2002-03 and made his international debut in 2005. Raina played 226 ODIs, 78 T20Is and 18 Tests for India, and was part of the squad that won the ODI World Cup in 2011. He was the first Indian batter to score a century in all three international formats.
The ICC Men’s T20I rankings will likely be released tomorrow (Wednesday) and the competition between three top-ranked batters — Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Suryakumar Yadav — is getting tense.
At the moment, Pakistan’s skipper Babar sits on top of the batting rankings with 810 rating points. Wicket-keeper-batter Rizwan with 796 points and India’s Yadav with 792 points follow close on his heels.
India have a match scheduled for today against Sri Lanka in the ongoing Asia Cup‘s Super 4 stage and if he performs up to the mark, he will strengthen his position to dethrone Babar.
Yadav, in the underway match, has slammed a sensational 26-ball 68* against Hong Kong. Although that might not carry much weight since Hong Kong are not a strong team, if he puts up a show today against the island nation, it will definitely assist him clinch the top spot.
Babar — who has remained the top-batter for more than 1,000 days — hasn’t had a great run in the event with scores of 10, 9 and 14 in the three matches so far, thus, weakening his position.
Rizwan is presently the highest run-scorer in the Asia Cup so far with 192 runs, including two fifties in three matches, as he smashed fifties against Hong Kong and India, and also made 43 in the first game against India.
The rupee extended its losses for the second consecutive session this week, falling by Rs1.64 against the dollar in the interbank market on Tuesday.
Information shared by the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP) confirmed that the local currency had fallen to Rs221.5 per dollar by 12:21pm after depreciating 0.74 per cent.
FAP Chairman Malik Bostan said the dollar’s fee had risen due to elevated demand for the dollar for duty-free vegetable imports from Iran and Afghanistan.
He said the federal government must be sure that dollar being bought for imports were not “misused”.
Bostan stated he anticipated the “sharp decline” within the rupee’s worth to cease as soon as funding amounting to $4 billion was acquired from pleasant international locations.
The FAP chairperson claimed that commercial banks were buying the buck at higher rates due to which the rupee’s worth was declining.
“The difference in the rates between the interbank and open markets has risen by Rs10 [per dollar]. This difference had been removed via great difficulty however now higher rates in the interbank market are affecting the open market,” he commented.
Amid the widespread destruction of crops by the recent floods, the federal government had last week granted exemption of sales tax and withholding tax on the import of tomatoes and onions until December 31. Since then, several trucks carrying the 2 objects have crossed into Pakistan via the Taftan, Chaman and Torkham borders.
Meanwhile, Tresmark’s Head of Research Komal Mansoor said political uncertainty and lack of clarity on future inflows from friendly countries were pushing the rupee decrease. As well as, remittances were expected to decline in the coming months, she added.
“As per Tresmark estimates, REER for August-end should go up to 98.50 with parity at 218/$. So we see an adjustment to keep REER around the 92-95 level and that would translate to 222-226 vary. If the IMF cash shouldn’t be adopted up by pleasant countries’ cash, PKR will again feel the heat,” she said.
The real effective exchange rate (REER) is the weighted average of a country’s currency in relation to an index or basket of other main currencies. The weights are determined by comparing the relative trade balance of a country’s forex against each country inside the index. This exchange rate is used to determine an individual country’s currency worth relative to the other main currencies in the index.
The REER is used to evaluate how a currency is fluctuating against many others at once, and can be used in international trade assessments.
The PKR had fallen to a record low of 239.94 on July 28. It had then recovered for 11 consecutive sessions, closing at Rs213.90 in the interbank on Aug 16.
However, the local currency had started falling again from Aug 17, losing Rs8.02 till Aug 29. It gained briefly for 3 sessions against the buck before declining again on Friday.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is observing Defence and Martyrs’ Day on Tuesday to pay homage to the nation’s martyrs and victors and to reaffirm its dedication to defend the motherland against all threats.
Prayers had been provided nationwide after daybreak today for the country’s progress and prosperity and for the independence of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) from India.
On September 6, 1965, Indian forces crossed the international border in the darkness of night to launch an attack on Pakistan. However, the nation managed to beat back the Indian attacks.
On the event, President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also issued separate messages, remembering September 6 as a symbol of courage, a display of unmatched resilience and the spirit of supreme sacrifice by the valiant sons of the soil.
Of their messages, the head of state and the premier lauded Pakistan’s armed forces for fighting fearlessly to safeguard the nation in testing times, and also saluted each citizen that stepped forward to defend their homeland.
Referencing Pakistan’s success in the two-decade-long war on terror, they acknowledged that the armed forces’ contribution to peace missions throughout the globe, and the recognition it receives from the international community due to it, is a matter of great pride for the nation.
The president and the prime minister reiterated Pakistan’s dedication to peace and stated the nation will proceed to observe its coverage of peaceable coexistence.
However, they said on the same time, our desire for peace must not be misconstrued as our weakness, adding that we’re properly conscious of our national as well as worldwide obligations.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa stated the day “symbolises the unwavering resolve of Pakistan’s armed forces backed by the great Pakistan nation to defend the motherland against all odds”.
He added, that Pakistan salutes our heroes. “We owe our freedom and peace to unprecedented sacrifices of martyrs to maintain the flag excessive,” he stated in his assertion posted on DG ISPR’s Twitter.
Defence and Martyrs Day celebrations
Defence and Martyrs’ Day was observed across the country with national zeal and fervor.
A graceful wreath-laying ceremony was organised at Mazar-e-Iqbal, Garrison Commander Major General Muhammad Shahbaz Khan offered fateha and paid his respects to the great poet and philosopher.
General Officer Commanding Major General Malik Muhammad Amir Khan also laid a floral wreath at Major Shabir Sharif Shaheed’s (Nishan-e-Haider) grave to pay homage on Defence Day at Lahore Miani Sahib Graveyard.
A lot of serving and retired army officers attended the ceremony. Family members of Major Shabbir Shareef Shaheed had been also present at the event.
Major Shabir Sharif is the one Pakistan Army officer who received both the Nishan-e-Haider and Sitara-e-Jurat for his bravery.
Today at Finance Division, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail met with Dr. Shahzad Amin, the President of the Pakistan Dairy Association.
The Pakistan Dairy Association’s contribution to the nation’s economic expansion was informed to the Finance Minister. It was also mentioned that recent floods and lumpy skin disease in animals caused a sizable number of animal casualties, which had an impact on the overall production of milk and meat.
During the meeting, various other problems that Pakistan Dairy Association is facing were also discussed.
The Finance Minister appreciated the contribution of the Association and affirmed full support and facilitation to the Pakistan Dairy Association and directed the relevant authorities to resolve all their issues.
Pemra close BOLchannel in Islamabad due to lacking security clearance.
According to a public statement, the decision in question was made at the Pemra Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig-presiding body’s 174th meeting.
The licences of M/s Labbaik were revoked by Pemra in its 131st meeting of 2017 as a result of the company failing to obtain security clearance from the Ministry of the Interior, it was revealed during the meeting. However, after contesting PEMRA’s order in the Sindh High Court, which decided the case in 2021, the channels continued their broadcast.
It was mentioned that Pemra’s attorney had made it clear that neither channel would be permitted to go on air if the Interior Ministry did not grant M/s Labbaik security clearance.After going over all the documents pertaining to the court’s orders and the letters sent out by the Interior Ministry, the media regulatory body ordered that transmission of both BOL channels cease.According to the media watchdog, M/s Labbaik did not submit any applications for the licence renewal of BOL Entertainment, which was set to expire in December 2021.Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI and a former prime minister, reacted to the news by saying that Shehbaz Sharif’s coalition government had suspended BOL because it had given his party coverage.
“Imported government has increased media blackouts and journalist persecution to fascist levels. Now Bol has been suspended simply because it gave us coverage. The message to all media organisations is to exclude from mainstream media coverage the largest and most well-liked national political party. Unacceptable,” he wrote on his official Twitter handle
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister, will speak to a crowd of people in Peshawar on Monday.
The place of the power show is close to the highway on Ring Road.
The PTI leader invited Peshawar citizens to the protest in a video message.
In an effort to put pressure on the current coalition government to call for early general elections, Pm Imran has already been organizing protests across the country.
The PTI authored a timetable last month which details this same 17 jalsas from different cities which Imran Khan will address.
The following political gatherings will start taking on Wednesday, September 7 (in Bhawalnagar), Thursday, September 8 (in Multan), Friday, September 9 (in Sheikupura), Saturday, September 10 (in Gujranwala), and Sunday, September 11 (in Quetta).
Karachi: Eisha Sajid, a 16-year-old rising alpinist from Pakistan, has her sights set on climbing Nepal’s Mt. Manaslu, which rises to an elevation of 8,163 meters.
Eisha has already arrived in Nepal for her mission, which she plans to finish by the end of this month.
If she is successful, she will surpass the record set by Indian Arjun Vajpai in 2011 when he ascended Manaslu at the age of 18.
Shehroze Kashif, who ascended Broad Peak at the age of 17, will no longer hold the record for being the youngest Pakistani to climb an eight-thousander.
November 30 will mark Eisha’s 17th birthday.
Eisha, a military officer’s daughter, intended to climb the broad peak in July but was forced to call off her expedition because of bad weather and rockfall.
Eisha will be travelling to the Manaslu summit with the assistance of world record holder Nirmal Purja of Nepal, according to Karrar Haidri, secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan.
According to rumors, the next Apple Watch SE will be equipped with the Apple S8 CPU. It’s unclear whether the Apple Watch has acquired any additional sensors or functionalities because the 2020 launch of the Apple Watch SE.
Moreover, the cost has not been decided. At present, the 40mm model of the Apple Watch SE prices $279, whereas the 44mm model prices $309. As was already mentioned, the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Pro will be unveiled at the event.
For the first time, the forthcoming Apple Watch will have body temperature monitoring. Whereas an update to the S8 chip is in the works.
Moreover, the Pro model will be more suitable for utilization in sports activities and health, with a more durable titanium housing. The Pro model will set you again roughly $900.
Moreover, Apple may unveil the updated AirPods Pro, as well as three new Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality headset ventures, on the event.
We also recently learned that Apple will rename the iPhone 14 Max to the iPhone 14 Plus. Nonetheless, Apple has not disclosed any data on this. However, we will learn more about it on Wednesday. So hold an eye out.
