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Asad Umar Reacts to IMF News

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Asad Umar Reacts to IMF News

 

PTI leader Asad Umar. —AFP

Former finance minister and PTI leader Asad Umar known as out the PML-N and PPP leaderships for congratulating the nation because the IMF revived the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme for Pakistan.

On Monday, the IMF Board approved the much-awaited seventh and eighth evaluations of the stalled $6 billion Pakistan programme.

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail congratulated the nation for the revival of the IMF programme and thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for saving the nation from default.

But, former finance minister and senior PTI leader Asad Umar shared old statements of PM Shehbaz, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto and other PML-N leaders over the IMF deal and said “now these shameless people are congratulating the nation over an IMF deal.”

Earlier, alleged leaked audio of PTI leader Shaukat Tarin and Punjab Finance Minister Mohsin Leghari surfaced on media wherein former finance minister Shaukat Tarin allegedly asked Punjab Finance Minister Mohsin Leghari to withdraw from the (IMF) deal, just two days after the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government backtracked from it.

In another audio, Tarin could be heard asking Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimur Jhagra if he had written the letter.

“I’m on the way. I have the previous letter. I’ll send the letter to you after drafting it,” replied the KP finance minister.

Hatching a conspiracy against the IMF deal, Tarin directed Jhagra that the key point of his letter must be the floods devastations within the province.

Imran raises Rs5b funds for flood victims within hours

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Imran raises Rs5b funds for flood victims within hours

Imran raises Rs5b funds for flood victims within hours

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday held an international telethon via which he raised Rs5 billion in funds for the flood-affected people.

In his message on the onset of the telethon, Imran stated the target of holding it was to raise funds for the flood victims as no government alone could deal with such catastrophe.

“All the country has been affected by this flood as per initial assessment, losses of over Rs1,000 billion were incurred due to floods and over 1,000 people have died so far,” he remarked.

He said he received lots of calls from Pakistanis, including expats who needed to help the flood victims. The former premier said people can donate to 2 bank accounts opened by Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governments. The funds will be spent to flood-hit people whole country, he assured.

The event was by PTI leader Faisal Javed whereas chief ministers of Punjab and K-P Perviaz Elahi and Mahmood Khan and the former premier’s ex-assistant on social safety Sania Nishtar were also present on the event.

The initial economic losses from floods in Pakistan could reach at least $10 billion, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told Reuters in an interview earlier today.

Unprecedented and historic flash floods caused by abnormal monsoon rains have washed away roads, crops, infrastructure and bridges, killing more than 1,000 people in current weeks and affecting over 33 million.

“I feel it will be huge. So far, a very early, preliminary estimate is that it’s big, it’s higher than $10 billion,” Iqbal said.

The minister said it might take 5 years to rebuild and rehabilitate the nation of 200 million people, which will be dealing with an acute challenge of food shortage.

PEMRA order banning Imran Khan’s live speeches suspended

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PEMRA order banning Imran Khan’s live speeches suspended

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Monday suspended the order of the (PEMRA) that banned the broadcast of Imran Khan’s speeches live on TV.

The order came today through the hearing of a petition filed by the PTI chairman towards the ban imposed by the media regulator earlier this month after.

During the course of the proceedings, Barristers Ali Zafar urged the court to raise the PEMRA’s ban as the PTI chairman needed to do a live telecast later today to raise funds for flood affected.

After hearing the arguments, the IHC suspended the notification and issued notices to the regulatory authority and Attorney-General of Pakistan Ashtar Ausaf Ali.

The PEMRA ban came into place on August 21 after the PTI chairman threatened state establishments and government officers with serious penalties.

PEMRA’s notification stated that Khan’s addresses are in open violation of the regulator’s rules and Article 19 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

According to the regulator, the ban has been put in place under Part 27 of the PEMRA Ordinance 2002. The PEMRA notification cited Khan’s speech at the F9 Park, Islamabad as the reason behind the ban.

Apart from the ban, Imran Khan can be facing contempt of court proceedings for threatening Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry throughout the same speech.

The IHC has constituted a five-member bigger bench to listen to the contempt of court case towards the former prime minister and issued a notice to him to appear before the court on August 31.

Loss of life breaches 1061 mark as flash floods sweep country

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Loss of life breaches 1061 mark as flash floods sweep country

Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains throughout Pakistan have killed over 1,061 people and injured and displaced 1000’s more.

Powerful flash floods in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa brought on the Kabul River to swell, sweeping away bridges overnight, cutting off some districts from road access.

Downstream, fears of flooding across the river banks prompted thousands in the district of Charsadda to flee their properties, based on disaster officials, with some spending the night time on highways with their livestock, miles away from their inundated villages and cities.

The picturesque Kalam Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is among the areas most affected by the rains and flooding. Waters from overflowing rivers swept away total buildings, including an iconic hotel.

The monsoon season, which started earlier than normal this 12 months, has lashed Pakistan with particularly heavy rains and rescuers have struggled to evacuate 1000’s of marooned people from flood-hit areas. The crisis forced the government to declare a state of emergency.

Historic monsoon rains and flooding have damaged more than 950,000 properties while over 800,000 animals were killed. Over 3,400km of roads and about 150 bridges have been severely damaged.

In Balochistan all 34 districts of the province have been badly affected by heavy rain and flooding and road networks have been destroyed and bridges washed away and relief was only possible by deploying helicopters, which are not usually able to operate because of bad climate.

Provincial officers have confirmed over 250 deaths however the quantity was expected to increase considerably after communications are restored.

In Punjab, the Rajanpur district appeared to be the hardest hit together with the district of Dera Ghazi Khan. 1000’s of mud and brick homes have been inundated by water, most of them utterly demolished or a minimum of partly destroyed.

Residents made homeless by the flood took shelter on increased floor, the place they waited for relief items and other help.

In Sindh, so far 349 people have been killed by floods with over 170,000 homes destroyed and crops spanning 2,800,000 acres have been severally damaged.

Pakistan Military has joined the nationwide and provincial authorities in responding to the floods and COAS on visited the areas which has been hit heavily by the rains.

Islamabad court: Resumes Hearing of Shahbaz Gill’s Bail Plea

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Islamabad court: Resumes Hearing of Shahbaz Gill’s Bail Plea

 

Police officers escort the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Doctor Shahbaz Gill after a hearing at district court, in Federal Capital. — file

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad resumed on Monday (right this moment) hearing of a petition seeking interim bail of PTI’s incarcerated leader Shahbaz Gill in a sedition case filed against him.

On August 9, Gill was arrested from Banigala Chowk within the capital a day after making controversial remarks on a private TV channel. He was subsequently booked on charges of sedition and inciting members of state establishments against the Pakistan Army.

Further District and Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal is hearing the sedition case. Shahbaz Gill’s legal professionals are giving their arguments in the courtroom.

Court gave police last chance to submit data

In the final hearing, the Islamabad court gave the capital’s police the last chance to submit data pertaining to the sedition case against the PTI leader by Monday with his legal professionals terming the delay “unfortunate”.

The police, during that day’s hearing, advised the court that the investigation officer — who’s in Karachi and has the data — couldn’t be reached and his telephone has also been switched off.

Special prosecutor Rizwan Abbas advised the court that he wished to see the data first earlier than he may current his arguments.

At this, Gill’s lawyers stated that it was “extremely unfortunate” that the police were delaying the matter.

In response, Additional District and Sessions Judge Tahir Mahmood Supra stated that he was giving one “last chance” to the police to present the data by Monday.

The hearing of the case was then adjourned until Monday (today).

Multiple charges

Gill is facing serious charges after he allegedly incited mutiny inside the army whereas speaking on a private TV channel earlier this month.

He was already facing sedition charges, however the Islamabad police had additionally registered a case in opposition to the PTI leader over possession of an illegal weapon.

He was booked within the case after police raided the incarcerated PTI leader’s room in Parliament Lodges last week — where they recovered weapons, a satellite telephone, and overseas currency.

The PTI, since Gill’s arrest, has been repeatedly alleging that he has been tortured, humiliated, and sexually assaulted in police custody, nevertheless, the police and authorities deny all claims.

In the course of the raid at his Parliament Lodge’s residence additionally, Gill advised journalists that he had been “sexually assaulted”.

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded a right away, impartial, and clear investigation into the alleged torture of Gill in police custody.

At the moment, the PTI chief is on judicial remand within the two cases which will end on September 7.

 

Pak Army evacuates tourists stranded in Kumrat Valley

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Pak Army evacuates tourists stranded in Kumrat Valley

Military evacuates d tourists stranded in Kumrat Valley

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Army has rescued tourists who’ve been stranded in Kumrat Valley inside the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a press release relating to households who had gone from Islamabad and have been caught in Kumrat due to sudden flash floods.

It stated contact was established troops on the route of Corps Commander Peshawar to search out the stranded visitors.

Pakistan Army troops have evacuated 22 people via helicopter. It added that some households went on hills and couldn’t be evacuated due to bad climate.

However, the army troops are sustaining contact with them and people famines have been shifted to safer locations round these mountain tops.

It added these persons are protected and can be evacuated by army aviation helicopters when climate permits.

He stated a floor drive is ready from Khawezakhela for evacuation. The army has advised people from traveling within the direction of Swat and surrounding areas due to flash floods.

It was earlier reported that round 30 tourists along with children and ladies have been trapped in flood-hit tourist area of Kumrat valley. The tourists belonging to Punjab have been coping with a shortage of meals whereas kids have been falling sick due to extreme chilly.

The road to the area has been flooded somewhere else and tourists couldn’t be evacuated from the valley for the ultimate two days. The stranded tourists appealed to the federal and provincial governments for help.

Additional Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah stated that meals and tents have been supplied to the students who’re stranded. He added that the students may be evacuated safely as rapidly because the climate will get increased.

15 tourists along with children and ladies have been trapped in Kumrat Valley Tourists.

 

Mechazilla hundreds Starship on launchpad

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Mechazilla hundreds Starship on launchpad

Mechazilla loads Starship on launchpad

SpaceX’s newest Starship Tremendous Heavy booster is once more on the launch pad, this time with its full complement of 33 engines.

SpaceX positioned the Tremendous Heavy prototype, usually known as Booster 7, onto its orbital launch mount at Starbase, the company’s South Texas facility, on Tuesday (Aug. 23).

The heavy lifting was achieved by “Mechazilla,” as SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has dubbed Starbase’s 469-foot-tall (143-meter tall) launch tower.

Musk celebrated the milestone on Tuesday by means of Twitter, posting {a photograph}(opens in new tab) of Booster 7 grasped in Mechazilla’s “chopstick” arms. “Mechazilla plenty Starship on launchpad,” the billionaire entrepreneur wrote.

Booster 7 has been atop this launch mount sooner than. Earlier this month, SpaceX carried out two “static fireplace” exams with Booster 7, firing the automotive up whereas it remained hooked as much as the mount.

Every of those exams — which occurred on Aug. 9 and Aug. 11, respectively — lit up solely a single Raptor engine (apparently, a novel one each time). And Booster 7 wasn’t completely outfitted on the time, sporting merely 20 of its 33 engines(opens in new tab) (the overwhelming majority of which stayed dormant all through the exams).

After the Aug. 11 test, SpaceX lifted the Great Heavy prototype off the mount and hauled it once more to a processing bay at Starbase. Technicians put within the remaining 13 Raptors and purchased it ready for Tuesday’s switch once more to the pad.

Additional static fireplace assessments are inside the offing, seemingly culminating in a single which lights up all 33 of Booster 7’s Raptors directly. Such work will help pave one of the simplest ways for an infinite milestone that SpaceX objectives to achieve inside the subsequent few months: the Starship program’s first-ever orbital test flight.

The Starship system consists of the Great Heavy booster and Starship, a 165-foot-tall (50 meters) upper-stage spacecraft. Every of these parts are designed to be completely reusable and every are powered by Raptors; the upper-stage Starship will sport six of the next-generation engines.

The upcoming orbital test flight will launch Booster 7 and an upper-stage prototype usually known as Ship 24. Ship 24 has been getting a prelaunch train as properly; the automotive ignited two of its six engines all through a static fireplace test of its private at Starbase on Aug. 9.

Pakistan rejects Indian missile probe, emphasizes joint investigation

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Pakistan rejects Indian missile probe, emphasizes joint investigation

Pakistan rejects Indian missile probe, emphasizes joint investigationISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday rejected findings of the Indian inquiry into the firing of a supersonic missile into its territory, terming it “fully unsatisfactory, poor and inadequate”.

India on Tuesday said it sacked three air stress officers for deviating from commonplace working procedures that had led to the unintentional firing of missile into Pakistan on March 9. Although there was no loss reported on the underside nevertheless the incident might need in all probability triggered an unintentional battle between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Pakistan was praised for its mature response that had prevented any escalation. Nonetheless Pakistan took sturdy phrase of the incident and raised the issue the least bit inside fora along with demanded a joint probe.

India whereas admitting the error went ahead with the unilateral probe and now found three air stress officers accountable of the incident.

“Now we have now seen India’s announcement of the findings of an inside Courtroom of Inquiry regarding the incident of firing of a rogue supersonic missile into Pakistani territory on 9 March, 2022 and the selection to terminate the businesses of three Indian Air Energy (IAF) officers reportedly found liable for the reckless incident,” said a abroad office assertion issued proper right here a day after the Indian announcement.

It said Pakistan categorically rejected India’s purported closure of the extraordinarily irresponsible incident and reiterates its demand for a joint probe.

“As anticipated, the measures taken by India throughout the aftermath of the incident and the subsequent findings and punishments handed by the so-called inside Courtroom of Inquiry are fully unsatisfactory, poor and inadequate,” the assertion added.

The overseas  workplace said India had not solely did not reply Pakistan’s demand for a joint inquiry nevertheless had moreover evaded the questions raised by Pakistan regarding the command and administration system in place throughout the nation, the safety and security protocols and the reason for Delhi’s delayed admission of the missile launch.

“Systemic loopholes and technical lapses of nice nature in coping with of strategic weapons cannot be coated up beneath the veneer of explicit particular person human error. If definitely India has nothing to cowl then it ought to accept Pakistan’s demand for a joint probe throughout the spirit of transparency.”

The imprudent Indian movement of March 9, 2022 had jeopardised the peace and security environment of the entire space. “Pakistan’s demonstration of exemplary restraint is a testament of our systemic maturity and abiding dedication to peace as a accountable nuclear state,” the assertion well-known.

Islamabad reiterated its demand that the Indian authorities ought to immediately current explicit responses to its queries close to the incident and accedes to its identify for a joint probe.

PDM leaders reserved for ‘subversive’ statements

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PDM leaders reserved for ‘subversive’ statements
PDM leaders reserved for 'subversive' statements
PESHAWAR: The PTI-led authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Tuesday booked leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Motion (PDM) for his or her “hateful and seditious statements” in opposition to the state institutions.The first information report (FIR), a replica of which is on the market with The Particular Tribune, was registered on the Sharqi police station beneath Half 196 (prosecution for offences in opposition to the state) of the Code of Authorized Course of (CrPC) and sections 153-A (promoting enmity between completely completely different groups), 108-A (abetment in Pakistan of offences outside it) and 505 (statements conducive to public mischief) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

The equipment nominated PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Rana Sanaullah, Atta Tarar, Ayaz Sadiq, Pervaiz Rashid and JUI-F head Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

The complainant, a lawyer by occupation, talked about, “Hateful remarks in opposition to the nation have been handed by the PDM leaders beforehand in an attempt to break the institutions and sovereignty.”

He alleged that the “provocative” statements in opposition to the judiciary and armed forces had since been broadly circulated on social media and have been thought-about by a whole lot of people all through the globe. Like all completely different patriots, he continued, he was deeply injury by the statements which, in response to him, have been handed on the behest of enemy nation.

Within the meantime, Dera Ismail Khan Further Assistant Commissioner Muneer Ahmad had been authorised beneath Half 196 of the CrPC to register the cases on the criticism of former federal minister and PTI chief Ali Amin Gandapur.

The occasion comes after sources revealed that the KP authorities had been laying a licensed groundwork in opposition to the PDM leaders.

On August 19, following the KP cabinet’s approval, a notification by the provincial authorities’s administration division was issued.

However, the provincial authorities evaded saying its decision.

The notification states: “In practice of powers conferred by Half 196 of the Code of Authorized Course of, 1989 […] and in pursuance of the cabinet’s decision dated August 18, 2022, the federal authorities of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is glad to empower Muneer Ahmad, further assistant commissioner, DI Khan to acquire written criticism(s) from Ali Ameen Gandapur or one other celebration and require native police to lodge FIR(s) beneath sections 108-A, 153-A and 505 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 be taught with one other enabling provisions of regulation and to sanction and pursue such cases inside his respective jurisdictions with impression from August 18, 2022.”

Earlier throughout the day, Specific Assistant to the KP Chief Minister Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif confirmed the occasion, saying that the KP authorities, the place the PTI is on the helm of affairs, has decided to e guide PDM leaders for his or her “hateful statements”

The switch comes after former prime minister Imran Khan was booked beneath the anti-terrorism act on Sunday.

Monetary relations pivotal in new chapter of Pak-US relations

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Monetary relations pivotal in new chapter of Pak-US relations

 

Financial relations pivotal in new chapter of Pak-US relations: Pak Ambassador to the USA Ambassador Masood Khan has acknowledged that monetary relations had been pivotal throughout the new chapter of Pak-US relations. Pak Exports to the USA, important progress of our tech sector, and Pak diaspora provided a secure foundation to diversify and strengthen {our relationships} with the USA.

He was addressing members of the Nationwide Administration Course proper right here on the Embassy of Pakistan Washington at current. Officers from quite a few occupational groups, current course of their crucial teaching sooner than assuming senior positions in Pakistan, are presently visiting the USA as part of their teaching program.

Dilating Pak-US relations, the Ambassador acknowledged that the relations between the two nations date once more to the creation of Pakistan. The two nations have stood collectively for making peace, developing peace, and retaining the peace.

Like human relations, the relations between the two nations have endured the check out of time no matter ups and downs. He acknowledged that tackling security factors dominated developmental and monetary factors beforehand twenty years however, there was a complete consensus between the two nations to promote their monetary ties.

Present engagements, high-level Pak-US Properly being Dialogue, and completely different interactions at an institutional stage had been reflective of this dedication.

The Ambassador acknowledged that shared values between the two nations had been a provide of energy for the bilateral relations. Sturdy partnership throughout the coaching sector and the pure inclination of Pakistani youth within the path of US academic institutes and American universities would not solely current our youth with the options to be taught superior data nonetheless was the most effective funding within the path of the relations between the two nations.

Monetary relations pivotal in new chapter of Pak-US relations

Masood Khan acknowledged that the Pakistani diaspora may play a necessary perform in eradicating misperceptions not solely about Pakistan however moreover concerning the USA. Pak-American neighborhood, he acknowledged, was not solely contributing to the socio-economic development of the USA nonetheless was moreover on the doorway line in cementing Pak-US relations.

Discussing institutional linkages between the two nations, the Ambassador highlighted engagements in commerce, funding, effectively being, coaching, native climate change, inexperienced energy, agriculture, and the tech sector.

The Ambassador significantly highlighted the US assist to the tech sector in Pakistan which he acknowledged was witnessing excellent progress and was poised to serve Central and West Asia, Heart East and North America.

On a question by a participant, the Ambassador seen that any attempt to see Pak-US multifaceted relations throughout the context of another nation or by means of a particular prism would amount to limiting the scope of the connection. He appreciated newest statements of the US administration regarding Pak-US relations which mirrored their data, sagacity, and far-sightedness.

The Ambassador pressured the need for promoting monetary ties, saying that the success of US firms in Pakistan, sturdy hyperlinks between the Pakistani enterprise neighborhood with their US associates, and highly effective networks of execs would play a necessary perform in promoting the monetary ties between the two nations.


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