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India Lok Sabha Election 2019
Narendra Modi stuns opposition
with ‘massive’ election win
Monitoring Desk majority in the lower house of BJ P headquarters in New
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime parliament. PM congratulates Delhi, with party workers
Min ister Narendra Modi That would give it the first Modi on poll victory setting off firecrackers and
swept to a huge election vic backtoback majority for a ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime cheering as TV channels re
tory on Thursday, on course single party since 1984. The Mi ni st er I mran Khan ported the margin of vic
to increase his majority and main opposition Congress Thursday congratulated In- tory.
give his party the mandate to Party was ahead in 52 seats, dia n Prime Minister “It’s a huge mandate for
pursue businessfriendly poli figures showed. Narendra Modi on the elec- positive politics and the poli
cies that put Hindus first and Foreign Minister Sushma toral victory of Bharatiya cies of Narendra Modi,” said
take a hard line on national Swaraj, also a senior BJP Janata Party and allies. In a GVL Narasimha Rao, a BJP
security. leader, said on Twitter the BJP tweet, he said he looked for- spokesman. “It’s a huge win
Official data from India’s had won a “massive victory”, ward to working with him for for India. We are humbled by
Election Commission showed while Amarinder Singh, a se peace, progress and pros- the magnificence of this vic
Modi’s Hindunationalist nior Congress leader, said that perity in South Asia. tory.”
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party had “lost the battle” for Congress leaders were
ahead in 298 of the 542 seats power. Modi, who is due to meet sombre. “It’s obviously not
available, up from the 282 it Leaders of countries in party workers at 1730 local in our favo ur at all,” said
won in 2014 and more than cluding Israel, Afghanistan time on Thursday Salm an Soz, a Congress
General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) addressing students and faculty at C&SC Quetta. the 272 seats needed for a and Sri Lanka congratulated The mood was upbeat at spokesman.
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stranding in Malaysia despite
completion of their sentences,
airlifted through a Boeing 777
of the Pakistan International
Zayed Al Nahyan during the
holy month of Ramzan. Pakistan Railway: Farrukh Removal of encroachments
CDA Chairman asks
ISLAMABAD (APP): Fed has taken enormous steps to bilitation of tracks, induction
eral Parliamentary Secretary
for Railways Mian Farrukh
im prove Railways as it is
backbone of the economy.
of new locomotives and ini
tiation of mega projects. business community
Habib Thursday says that the He also praised Minister He said we will give all
Pakistan TehreekeInsaf gov
ernment under the dynamic
for Railways Sheikh Rashid
Ahmad for his struggle to re
the trains a modern look,” the
minister added.
to cooperate
leadership of Imran Khan has vive the country’s railways He lamented that Paki ISLAMABAD (Onlin e): A traders on Friday to give them
taken a number of steps to re and assured that the govern stan Railway has never been a delegation of Islamabad Cham further briefing on the issue.
solve the financial crises of ment would make PR on in priority of the previous gov ber of Commerce & Industry Speaking at the occa
Pakistan Railways, besides ternational standard. ernments even in the regime led by its President Ahmed sion, Ahm ed Hassan
improving its performance. Habib said future of rail of PPP they called it a cancer, Hassan Moughal called on Moughal, President,
Talking to private news way is bright and it would be they only focused to facilitate Amer Ali Ahmed, Chairman Islamabad Chamber of Com
channel he said , in coming days a profitable department in near the elites,” he remarked. CDA to discuss the issue of merce & Industry said that
the railway employees would future. removal of encroachments business community was not
also get maximum relief and
the whole country would
He said Pakistan Rail
way has witnessed significant
IHC issues written from markets. in favor of encroachments,
proud of the Pakistan Rail improvement in its systems order on hearing Addressing the delega
tion, Amer Ali Ahmed, Chair
however, he said th at en
croachments in markets were
ways. during last 8 months, which
Parliamentary Secretary also include better traveling Nawaz’s bail plea man CDA said that CDA has
started operation against en
made since long and were con
tinued in connivance with
said incumbent government facilities to passengers, reha ISLAMABAD (APP): The croachments in light of Su CDA officials.
Islamabad High Court (IHC) preme Court orders. He stressed that CDA
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdum
Khusro Bakhtyar talking to Sindh Provincial Minister for Mines, Minerals/ Gilani urges UN to play role Thursday issued a written or
der regarding hearing on
He said there were lot
of encroachments in various
should halt operation against
encroachm ents during the
Nawaz Sharif’s plea seeking
P&D Mir ShabbirAli Bijarani & Mrs. Naheed Durrani, Chairman Development
& Planning Board, Sindh who called on him. for rescue of IOK people bail in AlAzizia Steel Mills
verdict on medical grounds.
markets and stressed that
business community should
Holy Month of Ramadan.
He further urged that
ISLAMABAD (APP): The ment bears moral and political Nawaz’s counsel stated that cooperate with CDA in re before conducting operation
NAB’s plea dismissed Pakistan actress Noor Ch airm an of All Parties
Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali
support of the vast majority
of the international commu
the new medical report of his
client had diagnosed one more
moval of such encroachments
as the authority has to do
against encroachments in any
market, CDA should take
offers glimpse of her dangerous disease. The former this job. concerned market union on
against NBP cashier spiritual journey
Gilani in Indian Occupied
Kashmir, has said it is moral
nity, so sooner or later India
shall have to accept our legiti
prime minister had requested
for bail on medical grounds,
He said that a commit
tee would be formed to iden
board to do this job with mu
tual consensus and tim e
and political obligation of the mate demand for right to self the order said. The court had
in corruption case in Makkah UN to resolve the Kashmir
dispute at the earliest and till
determination,” he said and
called for an early settlement
allowed Nawaz Sharif to at
tach more documents with his
tify and analyze encroach
ments and said that he would
should be given to relevant
persons for removal of en
ISLAMABAD (Onlin e): bail petition. hold another meeting with croachments.
ISLAMABAD (APP): Su During the course of pro Pakistan’s young TV actress its final settlement ensure the of the Kashmir dispute in ac
preme Court Thursday dis ceedings, the chief justice said Noor Khan has performed Kashmiris’ right to live with cordance with the Kashmiris’
missed the National Account the suspect had already been Umrah along with her sister liberty and dignity. aspirations.
ability Bureau (NAB)’s plea in trouble for 19 years and Sara Khan. According to Kashmir Syed Ali Gilani wel
again st the acq uittal o f there was not enough evidence The actress on Thursday Media Service, Syed Ali Gilani comed the fresh initiative of
Attaullah who was being in against h im to prove him posted a beautiful picture in a statem en t issu ed in the United Nations Human
vestigated in alleged corruption guilty. which shows her touching the Srinagar said expressed grave Righ ts High Council
as a cashier of the National He said NAB’s objective sacred Kiswah (Gh ilafe concern over the use of mili (UNHRC) for asking India to
Bank of Pakistan (NBP). should be to prove cases in Kaabah). tary might by India to sup submit its report with refer
A threemember bench stead of arresting the people. Noor Khan was accom press the political will and ence to mass killings and gross
headed by Chief Justice Asif He said proving case and panied in this spiritual jour voice of the Kashmiri people. human rights violation in the
Saeed Khan Khosa and com ensuring punishment was also ney by sister and actor Sara He demanded a high level territory.
prised Justice Sardar Tariq the part of NAB’s job and it Khan who is also a famous probe into the extrajudicial kill He urged the UNHRC,
Masood and Justice Mazhar should also attach the evidence personality of the country’s ings, random arrests, ruthless Amnesty International, Inter
Alam Khan Miankhel heard against those whose cases television scene. killings, maiming and blinding by national Committee of Red
the case. were being pursued by anti The sisters have lately pellets and bullets in the nook Cross and other human rights
The suspect was acquit graft watchdog. been posting images from their and corner of the territory at the groups to visit occupied Kash
ted by a high court four years He said due to lethargic Umrah on Instagarm with fans hands of Indian forces and vio mir and take on spot stock of
ago. NAB had appealed the SC attitude, people were under extending them heartfelt felici lation of the Kashmiri prison human rights situation.
against his acquittal. mental pressure. tations. ers’ rights in jails. He expressed the hope
In an emotional post ear The APHC Chairm an that the UN as a responsible
Over 1200 policemen to lier Sara revealed her feelings
about performing Umrah. She
said the people of occupied
Kashmir have never accepted
Indian aggression in their
institution will come to the
rescue of the oppressed
people of occupied Kashmir ISLAMABAD:Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf Bin SaidAl-Maliki
perform security duties added that she performed all
of them for her mother. struggle for securing their right
to selfdetermination.
and impress upon India to
stop its state terrorism in the
handing over 150 tons of dates gift fromthe Government of the Custodian of the Two
Holy Mosques to Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Pakistani officials during ceremony.
on Ramadan 21 Islamabad police “Our resistance move occupied territory.
Ghana consulate HEC extends date of
ISLAMABAD (APP): Police officials will guide registers case
Islamabad Police have chalked the cops and boost their mo damaged by
out an elaborate security plan
for processions in connection
rale in accomplishing duties in
a responsible manner. The
against activist
CDA officials Iqbal scholarships for
with YoumeShahadat Hazrat police officers including SPs, Gulalai Ismail ISLAMABAD (Onlin e): Lankan students till 31st
Ali (RA) and more than 1200 SDPOs will also visit various ISLAMABAD (APP): Consul General of Ghana
policemen and other law en p o lice p osts lyin g in the Islamabad police Thursday Shahid Rasheed Butt has ISLAMABAD (APP): The vided under the PakSri Lanka
forcers will be deployed for route of procession, check registered a c as e a gains t criticised CDA for raiding the Higher Education Commission Higher Education Cooperation
the security purpose. security duties and brief cops Pashtun Tahaffu z Move consulate and breaking the (HEC) has extended the date Programme.
Acco rd in g to p olice as how to ensure effective m e n t a c t ivis t G u la la i stairs illegally under the pre of ‘Allama Iqbal Scholarships’ The Sch olars hip of
so urce, p erso nn el o f security. Ism ail for making speech text of operation against en till May 31 for as many as fers full tuition fee of the
Islamabad police including Islamabad Traffic Police again st the state and insti croachm ents. The CG of 1000 Sri Lankan students to Program m e f or stud y in
Rangers will perform patrol (ITP) has also devised special tutio ns. Ghana who has also served as study in the best higher edu Pakistani universities, ac
ling and security duties on this plan for smooth traffic flow The case has been reg president of ICCI and patron cational institutions of Paki comm odation allowance,
occasion and all processions and avoid inconvenience to is tere d in Is lam ab ad ’s of ICST has decided to drag stan. study allowance, books al
will be completely cordoned the road users. Close liaison Shahzad Town Police Sta CDA officials to court over the According to the HEC lowance, and onetime re
off through heavy deploy will be maintained with orga tion which also included Sec ISLAMABAD: Tailors are busy in stitching women harassment and violation which official o n Thursday, the turn airticket, sources in
ment. nizers of processions while tion 7 of the AntiTerrorism cloths for Eid-ul-Fitr in his shop at Abpara Market. has resulted in heavy losses. scholarships would be pro formed.
Police source said that cooperation of organizers will Act 1999.
DIG (Operatio ns) Waqar
Uddin Syed has finalized this
plan and relevant SPs, SDPOs,
SHOs and other police offi
be ensured with the police and
law enforcing officials.
Special arrangements will
be m ad e fo r ch ecking of
According to first infor
mation report (FIR), police
source said Gulalai Ismail de
livered an antistate and hate
ANF seizes 503 kg drugs in 21 operations
ISLAMABAD (Online): Anti namely Saleem Khan resident eration, ANF Rawalpindi ar of Sialkot. Lahore arrested an accused
cials will visit the routes of ‘burqaclad’ women partici speech during a protest rally Narco tics Force Pakistan of Peshawar was arrested on rested an accused nam ely In another operatio n, namely Javed Khan resident
processions and ensure effec pants while high vigilance will organized in the federal capi seized 503 Kg Narcotics valu the spot. In third operation, Muhammad Shahid resident of ANF Lahore intercepted a of Khyber Agency and recov
tive coordination among the be maintained by the police tal after the murder and alleged ing Rs. 1.01 Billion interna ANF Rawalpindi arrested an Sawabi at Islamabad Interna motorcycle near Godar ered 1.5 Kg Hashish from his
security personnel performing officials to ensure peaceful rap e of 10yearo ld girl tionally, arrested 23 culprits accused person nam ely tional Airport and recovered Chowk, Muzaffargarh and re personal possession.
duties. holding of processions. Farishta. and impounded 8 vehicles Muhammad Shahzad resident 1.134 Kg Amphetamine (Ice) covered 12 Kg Hashish from He was arrested from Ali
while conducting 21 counter of Sheikhupura and recovered which was soaked in his personal possession of the Hotel located near Ashfaq
narcotic strikes. The seized 1 Kg Opium and 1 Kg Hash Ihram. two arrested accused persons Chowk, Lahore. In sixth op
drugs comprised of 102.31 Kg ish from his personal posses He was boardin g for identified as Ghulam Shabbir eration, ANF Lahore arrested
Hashish, 376.6 Kg Opium, sion. He was arrested near Jeddah through Flight No PA and Akhtar Abbas both resi an accused nam ely
13.934 Kg Heroin, 4.625 Kg Tarkai Toll Plaza, main GT 270. In seventh operation, dents of Muzaffargarh. Muhammad Tauseef resident
Methamphetamine (Ice) and Road, Jehlum. In fourth op ANF Rawalpindi on intelli In third operation, ANF of Faisalabad and recovered 4
5.184 Kg Amphetamine (Ice). eration, ANF Rawalpindi ar gence based information inter Lahore intercepted a motor Kg Hashish from his personal
As per d etails, ANF rested an accused namely Saqib cepted a Bedford Truck near cycle near Godar Chowk, possession.
Rawalpindi arrested an ac Khan resident of Nowshera at Baga Morr, GT Road, Muzaffargarh and recovered He was arrested near Al
cused namely Insaf Gul resi Islamabad International Air Islamabad and recovered 4.8 Kg Hashish from personal lied Morr, Sargodha Road,
dent of Hangu at Islamabad port and recovered 2.920 Kg 308.4 Kg Opium and 51.6 Kg possession of the arrested ac Faisalabad. In seventh opera
International Airport and re Amphetamine (Ice) from his Hashish which was tactfully cused namely Muhammad tion, ANF Lahore recovered
covered 1.130 Kg Amphet travelling bag. concealed in secret cavities of Ansar resident of 500 gram Hashish from per
amine (Ice) from his bag. He was travelling to the said vehicle. Resultantly Muzaffargarh. In fourth op sonal possession of the ar
He was boardin g fo r Medina through Flight No GF two accused persons namely eration, ANF Lahore inter rested accused nam ely
Jeddah through Flight No PA 771. In fifth operation, ANF Said Afzal and Aziz ur Rehman cepted a Toyota Corolla car Shahzad Masih resident of
272. In anoth er operation, Rawalpindi arrested an ac both resid ents of Khyber near Thokar Niaz Baig In Multan.
ANF Rawalpindi Intercepted cused person namely Zahid Agency were arrested during terchange, Lahore and recov He was arrested near Al
a Toyota Corolla Car near Hussain resident of Gujrat at the operation. ered 1.5 Kg Hashish which Abbas Wagon Stand, Multan.
Tarnol Railway Crossing, GT Islamabad International Air ANF Lahore intercepted was concealed in drivin g In eighth operatio n, ANF
Road, Islamabad and recov port and recovered 10.354 Kg a motorcycle near Sambrial seat of the said vehicle. A Lahore arrested an accused
ered 3.580 Kg Heroin which Heroin which was concealed Dry port, Sialkot and recov per son onbo ard nam e ly per son nam e ly S hafq at
was concealed in 4x ladies in his trolley bag. ered 1.050 Kg Hashish from Niaz Ulla h re sid ent of Ullah res ident of Ma ndi
ISLAMABAD: A CDA staffer showing water on grass at center path of road in suits (Lehengas) placed in car He was boardin g for personal possession of the ar Khyber Agency was arrested Bahauddin and recovered 5
Federal Capital. and front door of the said ve Manchester via Dubai by rested accused nam ely on the spot. Kg Hashish from his per
hicle. A person on bo ard Flight No EK613. In sixth op Muhammad Anwar resident In fifth operation, ANF sonal possession.
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der. Pakistan should play the
Pakistan’s protracted economic
reliance on the US and some
international financial institu
The cost of economic dependency role of an effectual mediator
through backchannel diplo
macy to help diffuse the brew
tions (IFIs) has seemingly de financial and security reliance convergent economic, security Under the supremacist statement blaming the US for ing tensions between the US
prived our geoeconomically on the US compelled us to join and geopolitical interests in the BJP government, India con willfully escalating tensions to and Iran.
important country of an inde Seato and Cento in the 1950s, past, all successive leaderships tinues to spend a substantial drag the region into another Another very serio us
Friday May 24, 2019 pendent, proactive and robust
foreign policy since the 1950s.
and we partnered with the US
to inflict a crushing defeat on
in Pakistan have shown out
right reluctance to forge robust
amount of money and em
ploy diplomatic expertise to
major war. Effective and timely
coordination between the FO
development on the horizon
is related to costly cases filed
The recent $6 billion monetary the erstwhile Soviet Union in ties with Iran since the 1990s. isolate Pakistan in the world. and the country’s foreign min against Pakistan in some in
Indian elections and bailout package provided by the Afghanistan in the 1980s. Simi The Rouhaniled government Today, India has succeeded to istry is essential to evolve a de ternational courts of dispute
larly, Pakistan’s economic and offered 1,000 MWs electricity have its research scholars tailed, mature, sagacious and
Peaceful Pakistan IMF will further squeeze the
space for the government in
terms of effectively diversify
security needs were the driv
ing factors which led the coun
to Pakistan at a cheap price
during Prime Minister Imran
working with all major think
tanks of Europe and America.
feasible response to the diplo
matic crisis in Pakistan’s sphere
settlem ent. The prim e
minister’s special assistant for
information and broadcasting,
Prime Minister Imran Khan has ing the country’s external rela try to align with the US in the Khan’s visit to Tehran in April New Delhi takes advantage of of influence or interests. Fird ou s Ashiq Awan, has
tions. protracted war on terror in the this year. Moreover, Iran has these Indian scholars to shape Though the US deploy lately revealed that Pakistan
congratulated his Indian coun- Speaking historically, PakAfghan region after the 9/ also shown its interest to coor public opinion and influence ment of the fleet with B52 is facing 46 cases in dispute
terpart Narendra Modi on elec- policy dictations from creditors 11 incident. Though the US dinate with Islamabad to stamp policies of governments in the bombers and a strike group in settlement courts. While fight
have always played a key role led war on terror has so far cost out militants, insurgents and West against Pakistan. the Gulf is designed to exert ing these cases, we have spent
toral victory of his Bharatiya in determining the direction and Pakistan over $130 billion in terrorists based along the Pak The adroit use of soft mounting pressure on Iran so about $100 million so far. The
economic losses and about Iran border. But, the $6 billion power by India against Paki that Tehran agrees to negoti
Janata Party and allies. In a nature of the country’s foreign
policy, thus leaving very little 70,000 lives, Islamabad still economic bailout package from stan has made some Western ate its ballistic m issile
judiciary’s recurrent interven
tio n in these projects and
tweet, he said he looks forward room for the leadership in seems to have no choice but to Saudi Arabia too sits heavy, countries look at Pakistan programme with Washington, phony accords of past gov
Islamabad to craft an autono continue fighting this desultory making it difficult to move se through the lenses of terror any misadventure or miscal ernments with some interna
to working with Narendra Modi mous policy. war. riously to foster economic and ism and m ilitancy. And culation such as attacks on tional companies have led the
for peace, progress and prosper- Until Pakistan achieves In his recent speech to the security bonds with Iran in the Islamabad is lagging behind in Saudi oil tankers could lead country to this economic and
economic selfsufficiency by National Assembly, Foreign immediate future. terms of countering Indian to war. Pakistan’s economic diplomatic precipice.
ity in South Asia. According to restructuring its crisisridden Min ister Shah Mehmo od Russia is presumably diplomatic propaganda due to issues have led the incumbent The government should
economy, the US, Saudi Arabia Quraishi categorically spoke back from the death of the its lingering leadership crisis, government to adopt a neu restructure the economy,
the results of the Lok Sabha elec- and China will continue to have about the threats being posed 1990s. Both Pakistan and Rus R&D issues and potential fi tral policy on the unfolding broaden tax atio n , stop
tion in India, BJP, has attained decisive sway on Islamabad’s to the nuclear assets of the
country. He, however, deliber
sia decided to keep their cold
war rivalry on the backburner
nancial constraints.
Whenever a sovereign na
situation in the Gulf.
However, a neutral
money laundering, encourage
foreign policymaking and its foreign direct investment and
a clear majority. The Narendra execution. Heavy economic de ately refrained from pointing during the latter period of tionstate is faced with myriad policy on this serious matter resolve the issue of trade defi
pendence does not allow a sov to the US. The threat to the former president Pervez economic issues, it can hardly by Pakistan or other countries cit.
Modi alliance NDA is ahead with ereign country to chart out an country’s nonconventional Musharraf. As a result, Mos spare adequate time, energy and would indirectly embolden the It should also settle the
three hundred and fifty seats, independent path with respect weapons has been discussed cow lifted the arms embargo on resources to ponder over the US and the Bteam to further country’s financialrelated
to its external policy so that its by Vali Nasr in his book, ‘Dis Islamabad in 2014 and allowed impediments faced by its for tighten the noose around Iran. cases with foreign firms out
Congress is second in number of creditors continue affording pensable Nation: American it to purchase four Russian MI eign policy. There seems to be This does not bode well for of dispute settlement courts.
seats with 93 seats. Modi has got timely economic bailout pack Foreign Policy in Retreat’. The 35 helicopters. Unfortunately, a lack of coordination between Pakistan because any mis Equally importantly, the po
ages and security assistance to government is alive to the fact Pakistan has failed to enor the Foreign Office and the for guided attack on Iran would litical leadership should avoid
the lead in Uttar Pradesh, it. Unfortunately, Pakistan is that the IMF has agreed to bail mously benefit from Russian eign minister. Foreign Minister create gigantic security and signing forged accords with
among those developing coun ou t Pakistan’s faltering defence, energy and agricultural Shah Mehmood Qureshi stated economic problems for Paki foreign companies and the ju
Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya tries in the global South which economy with $6 billion loans, sectors mainly due to the fear that Pakistan would not take stan in the form of Iranian refu diciary must weigh the finan
Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and has been blindly reliant on the after having received a nod from
the Trump administration.
that Islamabad’s closer to
Moscow may bitterly anger the
sides in case of conflict be
tween Iran and the US in the
gees and the emergence of as
sorted militant and insurgent
cial cost before terminating
US and IFIs for economic pack the country’s agreem ents
Rajasthan for the second time. ages since its inception. Despite bein g a former’s Western creditors, es Persian Gulf. After a few days, outfits to establish their sanc with foreign firms. Courtesy
In retrospect, our heavy neighbouring country sharing pecially the US. the Foreign Office issued a tuaries on the PakIranian bor The News
In the unofficial results, National
Democrats Alliance of the Bhartia
Janta Party got a clear majority. Shattered dreams Economy & common
sense
The Congress alliance, United By Miftah Ismail
Progressive Alliance is second. I was in Barcelona on a business trip when I saw a street vendor he was selling me a defective product, the PTI leadership started
By I.A. Rehman
selling a ball with a device. The device would pitch the ball about believing in its own false narrative. It actually thought that gov
Total 272 seats are required to 60 feet in the air and then when the ball came down it would erning was easy, that balancing the budget a cinch, that collecting
The deed is do ne. After
months of wrangling over mat
alive.
From ordinary citizens’
form the government. catch it. I realised it would require some practice to catch the ball
but still I bought the toy for my children. However, when I
taxes or increasing foreign reserves was routine, that just because
Imran Khan would come into power there would be an increase
ters hidden from public view, point of view, the bitter pill of
an IMF bailout package has IMF patronage will have the
On the other hand, the army returned home and my kids played with the toy, the ball wouldn’t in foreign investment and hence foreign exchange in Pakistan, been secured. Now a debate is best possible effect if Pakistan
even go two feet in the air. I realised that I’d been had. that people would start paying taxes, that expenditures could be going on among the learned earnestly launches a two
chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa This is the feeling a number of Pakistanis are increasingly reduced, etc etc. economists about whether the pronged drive — one to reduce
having about the PTI: that we’ve been had. All politicians speak But when the rubber hit the road, the PTI was found want
said that after taking over the to their people’s aspirations but the dreams that Imran Khan ing. It was found wanting in understanding and competence, in
tribulations of the citizens can
be blamed on the IMF. The
the wastage of resources over
nonproductive state and non
challenges of the past, Pakistan sold to our people are one for the record books. He made people
believe that not only was Pakistan a very rich country but that
planning and preparation, and in honesty. The hopes and aspira
tions of all those who supported Naya Pakistan were dashed.
people are yet to be told of state activities and, secondly,
the extent of the benefit the to use the borrowed money
is going through a revolutionary this wealth was being stolen by PMLN leaders and the only People don’t like to admit to mistakes, so many supporters still IMF deal will bring. most efficiently, in the largest
thing required was for Imran Khan to come into power and turn hope that the current government will pull off some miracle. But Alright, the IMF should possible national interest.
process of sustainable peace and Pakistan into the proverbial land of milk and honey. nonetheless supporters are now worried for their future, for not be blamed for the devalua The first condition is
To add weight to his narrative, he constantly repeated his their children’s future and indeed Pakistan’s future. tion of the rupee, nor for the quite difficult to meet. Pakistan
stability. He was addressing to the accusations with a lot of confidence and added madeup num In ten short months, the government has spectacularly imminent increase in utility is by habit a profligate state. It
bers to fortify his claims. For instance, he repeated ad nauseum brought down every single indicator of citizen welfare. From
student officers and faculty of that $200 billion of our nation’s looted money was stashed abroad. polio cases to medicine prices to circular debt to the price of
charges. Saying that this is the
result of the ruinous policies
spends more on administration,
and a corrupt and inefficient
Staff Course. He said that Paki- Moreover, and here’s the dream he sold to the nation, he claimed
he would bring back the money and with $200 billion in govern
dollars, there isn’t a single area that hasn’t seen incompetence
that has proven damaging. But nowhere has this incompetent
of our past rulers should also one at that, than it should. If
be reconsidered. But two one looks at the remuneration
stan successfully withstood sev- ment coffers, he won’t tax us for 10 years and the prices of all governance been more harmful to our people than in the eco points need to be cleared. and perks of the different bu
items will decrease. nomic arena. First, it is wrong to reaucratic services, the increase
eral challenges in the recent past, But the PTI wasn’t done just yet. Next it claimed that $12 The dream that Pakistanis had of a Naya Pakistan where demonise only the two politi in legislators’ pay packets and
billion was being laundered out of Pakistan annually and once food items would be cheaper, where children’s education would
adding that Pakistan is going the PTI came to power this too would stop. How important $12 be better and where medicines would not be out of reach is now
cal parties that were in power
from 1988 to 2018.They did
the retirement benefits of privi
leged services and officials, no
through an evolution process of billion is can be gauged by the fact that our government signed a
most austere and contractionary programme with the IMF for
just that: a dream. In fact, Tabdeeli has turned out to be a night
mare.
contribute to the mess, but the body will believe Pakistan is a
regimes of generals Ziaul Haq cashstrapped country. In the
its journey to enduring peace and only half that amount and that too over three years. After ten months in government, the ruling party has not and Musharraf caused greater quasiprivate sector the savings
Furthermore, the PTI claimed that there was in addition been able to issue one white paper on its central plank, the harm to the economy (and poli of the rich are being drained off
stability. The COAS said that the daily corruption of Rs10 billion that would be stopped when previous government’s corruption. It hasn’t been able to tell us tics) than the muchmaligned by the almost autonomous
the PTI came to power. However, if one were to question the of one contract where a kickback or commission was paid. I political parties. In any case, it builders of luxury houses. Pa
process is slow but on a positive outlandishness of these numbers, one was quickly tagged as understand kickbacks are difficult to show. But what is not is time the government stopped kistan cannot afford the pal
siding with some “mafia”. difficult to show is a price comparison. For instance, the PML
trajectory. “We need to stay stead- The end to the above types of corruption along with the N installed three gas power plants worth over $2 billion. It’s not
raining abuse on its political
opponents and sought public
aces that are being built in
Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad
fast and carry forward the efforts dream team of outstanding individuals that the PTI would bring
in government, working under the exemplary leadership of the
difficult to find other similar plants around the world. Why not
tell Pakistanis how much cheaper other countries were able to
backing on the strength of its by the two largest housebuild
achievements. ing behemoths. And now the
towards set national objectives,” he prime minister, would transform Pakistan into a utopia that setup these plants? This would expose the PMLN’s corrup Second, if going to the epidemic of siphoning citizens’
would be the envy of Scandinavian welfare states. tion or mismanagement. IMF was a totally harmless resources into housing has
said. Gen Qamar Bajwa while ac- The Naya Pakistan dream promised the creation of ten Similarly, the PMLN government made contracts with matter, why did the govern spread to smaller cities, such
million new jobs (which normally requires GDP growth of eight Qatar, ENI and Gunvor for LNG. Again, why not show how
knowledging the performance of percent but, since the PTI is sincere, numbers don’t matter). It other companies or countries were able to acquire LNG at cheaper
ment look for an alternative and
delay its mercy petition to the
as Gujranwala and Bahawalpur.
Unless the present level
young officers in the recent Indo- also promised five million new homes (that’s more new pukka
homes than exist today in Karachi and Lahore combined). And,
rates during those times when the PMLN government was
making those contracts? That would show the people that there
Fund? Even if the IMF is im of extravagance by both the
posing harsh conditions in the state and nonstate actors is
Pak tensions appreciated the offic- of course, dollars were going to rain on the streets. was something wrong. interest of institutions that are scaled down, no respectable
Nevertheless, many people weren’t comfortable with the Because if the PMLN was so corrupt, then where is that expected to lend money to Pa rate of economic recovery
ers for their professional pursuits PTI leadership and its proclivity to make fanciful claims. Thus extra money going now? Why is the economy still deteriorating? kistan, the ordinary people will should be expected.
to make the dream, and the inadequate PTI leadership, more Let’s also consider the meritbased dream team that was sup have difficulty in deleting the As regards the use of fi
to meet and prevail over future palatable to the people the vision offered, and the development posed to improve governance. The current dispensation has re names of signatories to the deal nancial resources that are ex
work carried out, by the PMLN had to be disparaged. placed Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif, Zahid
challenges of national security. The dream was so beautiful and the alternative now so Hamid, Musadik Malik, Khurram Dastgir, BalighurRahman
from the agents of their torment.
The citizens understand
pected to be available over the
next few years, a beginning
Pakistan’s peaceful response dangerous that not just the young and the gullible but many
others too fell for it. The real problem with this false dream
and Marriyam Aurangzeb with Imran Khan, Murad Saeed,
Shehryar Afridi, Zartaj Gul, Faisal Vawda, Firdous Awan, Azam
the fact that the government did ought to be made by accepting
not have the fiscal space it the fact that Pakistan is notori
towards India’s aggression in the however was that, unlike the Barcelona toy salesman who knew Swati and Sheikh Rasheed. Courtesy The News needed to keep the state func ous for wasting its loans on in
tioning. Have any efforts been appropriate undertakings. The
month of March this year has be-
come a part of the history. The Reproductive rights made to identify the causes of
the crisis that made appeal to
the IMF unavoidable?
people will be justified in call
ing for guarantees that from
now onward the resources will
whole world had praised Prime By Ayesha Khan gun to recruit gynaecologists to and the right to dignity (Article tively, ie to fulfil its own policy All experts agree that the be used on projects that prom
We are one step closer to hav staff the centres in Hyderabad, 14), both guaranteed under the commitment and start imple next few years are going to be ise progressive accumulation of
Minister Imran Khan’s peace ini- ing maternal health recognised Nawabshah, Sukkur and Constitution. Petitioners in menting a programme that may extremely hard for the people. gains. It is absolutely essential
Unemployment, cost of living to ensure that recovery and de
tiative, under which Abhi as an inalienable right in the Larkana. As a result of the court
orders, the government also pro
cluded Kiran Sohail (a fistula
survivor), TehrikeNiswan (a
have sat on the shelf indefi
and pauperisation of the bulk velopment projects benefit not
Constitution. The Sindh High nitely because it lacked politi of the population will increase, only the state, but also the citi
Nanadan, the surviving pilot of Court recently ordered the gov duced crucial information re performance group) and Dr cal immediacy. This is an ex inequality will grow, crime rate zens. The country can no
ernment to make good on its garding the gaps in its imple Shershah Syed (a wellknown ample of effective use of pub
India’s invading aircrafts was re- commitment to set up four fully mentation of policies. For ex gynaecologist and expert in fis lic interest litigation to enforce
could surge, the cost of law
enforcement might m ount
longer afford enrichment of the
state and the members of the
leased unconditionally and sent functioning obstetric fistula re ample, the government revealed tula repair). Petitioners also ar the fundamental rights of those higher, and discrimination elite while a vast majority of
pair centres in the province, in that only 97 of the 147 sanc gued that the failure to imple who are among the most against women and minority the populatio n becomes
back to India as the gesture of response to a petition pending tioned posts for gynaecologists ment maternal health policies is margin alised: lowincome communities might become poorer and inequality becomes
more intense. more and more debilitating.
peace. We had previously urged since 2015. in government hospitals in
Sindh have been filled.
a violation of the government’s
international treaty obligations,
women of reproductive age.
It may be borne in mind Nobody can deny that
The positive outcomes This is what rightsbased
India to change it’s aggressive from this case show how the Obstetric fistulas are a including the Convention on the accountability should look like.
that the size of IMF’s direct
financial aid is quite small. It is
Pakistan’s system of gover
nance is rotten to the core. If
judiciary can provide space for preventable complication of Elimination of all Forms of Dis The Sindh government should
behavior to stop playing with the civil society to monitor the prolonged obstructed labour, crimination Against Women and welcome this order because it
expected to give six billion dol the resources now available are
lars over 39 months, roughly to be handled by this system,
peace of the region. We, once government and hold it ac resulting in internal damage to the International Covenant on empowers those publicsector $0.153bn a year, which is con nothing short of an apoca
countable on its promises. In a woman that renders her in Economic Social and Cultural stakeholders who care about siderably less than the monthly lypse is in store for this coun
again advise forthcoming Indian an interim order in 2015, the continent. Without surgical re Rights. For over three years, women and health to renew remittances from Pakistanis try. Unfortunately, the people
working abroad. The real ben who have the mind, the will
government not to consider court ordered the formation of pair, she risks being ostracised
in her own community and suf
lawyer Sara Malkani diligently
pursued the petition, pushing
their commitment. Reproduc
efit of the IMF patronage is and the skill to create an effi
a committee comprising gov tive health stakeholders and
peace policy of Pakistan as our ernment officials and public fers enormous damage to her stakeholders to support the activists, too, will welcome this said to be an increase in foreign
investment and the facility of
cient apparatus for economic
recovery are not in sight. At a
health professionals to develop quality of life. Hundreds of process of taking the govern opportunity to support the
weaknesses. Otherwise the pas- a plan to implement policies women a year across Pakistan ment to court for failing to government to do its job bet
securing loans on low interest minimum, there is need for an
rates from various interna accountability mechanism of
sion, spirit and fervor of jihad of for the prevention and treat become victims of fistulas be honour its own policy commit ter. tional and regional institutions. an order Pakistan has never de
ment of obstetric fistula. In ef cause they receive inadequate ments. The opportunity to use The ultimate winners are The possibilities of gains on veloped. Parliament must be
Muslims are ideal and known to fect, the court put into place a prenatal care and are denied ef the court to ensure government women in Sindh. Perhaps the both counts need to be realis helped to play its key note in
the world, for which the fistful threeway partnership — gov fective emergency obstetric
services. Although the federal
accountability in this way is
unfortunately underutilised.
tim e is right to in itiate a tically assessed. Neither for
eign investors nor lenders are
steering the country out of the
danger zone and the people
ernment, judiciary and civil so rightsbased accountability
Muslims won over the bigger ciety — to fix the problem of and Sindh governments have Readers are more familiar with process to benefit women likely to rush to embrace Pa should be allowed to discuss
obstetric fistula. adopted a number of policies court action in cases involving across the other provinces of kistan if law and order and the the responsibilities Pakistan
armies of thousands and there The fruits of this advocacy to address reproductive health, the government’s financial cor Pakistan, so that all Pakistani
availability of energy do not has assumed and will assume.
improve. Whoever may be re All moves to replace transpar
was no way left behind. We are strategy are already under way. including the 2005 National ruption instead, which inevita women can benefit. The ideal sponsible for bringing the ency with secret rule and to
The Sindh government has be Framework on Maternal New bly have an air of political mo outcome of a case along these country to a sorry pass, it is curtail the freedom of expres
still persistent to burn our boats gun the process of establishing born and Child Health, the tivation about them, or cases lines would be a judgement the duty of the government to sion m ust be com pletely
and retaliate to aggression of any four fistula repair centres and implementation of these poli
cies remains weak and incon
where judges take suo motu
notice of public interest mat
recognising that maternal/ overcome the crisis in the
shortest possible time. The
halted.
The people have the larg
training doctors to perform fis women’s health is an integral
country, who tries to attack our tula repair surgery. The health sistent. ters that attract their attention. component of women’s hu people will need to be assured est stake in pulling the coun
department has disbursed half Public interest litigation In this case, however, ex man rights, thus enriching the of economic recovery through try out of the mire; their right
sovereignty and integrity, of the Rs11.76 million funding filed in the Sindh High Court in perts and activists drove the rights discourse and applica wellconceived strategies and to play their due role in na
adequate capacity to imple tional recovery must neither
whether it is India or Israel or allocated for this purpose, and 2015 argued this violates fistula petition to push the tion in the Pakistani context. ment them. Rhetoric alone will be trimmed nor obstructed.
the Sindh government has be women’s right to life (Article 9) Sindh government to act posi Courtesy Dawn
their godfather America. not keep hopes of a turnaround Courtesy Dawn
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Kashmala Tariq says: Buzdar directs
Govt. determined to ensure Form committee which
security, protection of due stop manufacturing, sale of
fake products and cosmetics
rights of women folk in Pak From Our Correspondent taken against the substandard
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Min and fake products in the past
MIRPUR (AJK) (APP): Fed for women, which is free of other religions in our country ister Sardar Usman Buzdar and past governments paid no
eral Ombudsperson for pro harassment, abuse and intimi which assure women’s dignity, presided over a highlevel attention to it.
tection against harassment of dation with a view toward ful Kashmala told the delegation. meeting at his office in which He said that the mafia in
wom en at wo rk p lace, fillment of their right to work Kashmala Tariq said that preparations regarding crack volved in the preparation and
Kashmala Tariq has Wednes with dignity. the days had gone when the down against manufacturing sale of substandard and fake
day said that the government In this endeavor an Act woman was made victim of and sale of substandard and products was given a free hand
was fully determined to raise of Parliament to make provi highhandedness considering fake products and cosmetics in the past but there is no room
awareness among the women sions for the Protection against her a weakest human being. were reviewed. for such mafias in the new Pa
folk about securing their due Harassment of Women at the Apprising the Federal The Chief Minister di kistan.
legal and constitutional rights Workplace has been promul Ombudsperson of the plight rected to constitute a commit Now this mafia will have
in the country. gated so far, she underlined. of women in Azad Jammu tee under law minister Raja to be eliminated in the practi
She was talking to a This Act builds on the Kashmir Sahibzadi Marziyaa Basharat and added that this cal manner as they are playing
singlemember delegation, principles of equal opportu Sultana said that due legisla committee will submit its rec with the health of the people.
which was called on her, com nity for men and women and tion was also imperative to LARKANA: Minister of State for National Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza along ommendations within 30 days This heinous business will not
prising Sahibzadi Marziyaa their right to earn a livelihood be inked for to secure and with Sindh Minister for Health Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho listening problems of for stopping the manufactur be tolerated at any cost, he
Sultana Faizpuri, a renowned without fear of discrimination protect the due rights of people during visit HIV/AIDS Treatment Center at CMC Hospital. ing and sale of fake products added.
scholar from Mirpur, Azad as stipulated in the Constitu wom en in Azad Jam m u and cosmetics. The Chief Minister di
Jammu Kashmir.
The federal
tion, she said.
This Act also complies
Kashmir, which, she empha
sized , co uld ensure m ore
Cheema says: In the light of these rec rected the committee to sub
ommendations, action will be mit comprehensive recom
Ombudsperson said that it
was imperative that women in
Pakistan should be apprised
with the Government’s com
mitment to high international
labour standards and empow
safety of the women in the
State.
Sahibzadi recalled that in
All parties sans PML-N backed in itiated against those in mendations for decisive action.
volved in manufacturing and Provincial ministers
sale of fake and substandard Muhammad Basharat Raja,
and made fully aware of their
due rights. She underlined that
erment of women.
It also adh eres to the
fact the prevailing women
protection laws in the coun south Punjab province resolution cosmetics and other products. Ch. Zaheer Uddin , Ansar
The m eeting also re Majeed Khan Niazi, ACS
viewed the proposal of setting (Home), secretaries of women
various laws against the ha Human Rights Declaration, try were the same as the Holy
rassment of women have been the United Nation’s Conven Prophet Muhammad (Peace From Our Correspondent Council South Punjab prov He further said that South up a separate authority for development, industries, spe
inked so far for the due assis tion for Elimination of all Be Upon Him) had taught, at LAHORE: Chairman Execu ince Tahir Bashir Cheema said Punjab Province will consist dealing with the manufactur cialized healthcare & medical
tance of the women including fo rm s of Discrim in atio n several occasions, 1400 years tive Council South Punjab that since one year all admin of Bahawalpur, DG Khan and ing and sale of fake and sub education, primary & second
the working women. against Women and ILO’s con ago to His Ummah, through Province Tahir Bashir Cheema istrative, legal, political and Multan divisions and 33 per standard products. Addressing ary health, information de
Kashmala said that gov vention 100 and 111 on work ‘Sahaaba Karam’ and reminded said that with the establish economic obstacles have been cent of the total population of the meeting, the Chief Minis partments, DG PFA and oth
ernment was committed to cre ers’ rights. It adheres to the of it in His historic address of ment of South Punjab Secre removed regarding establish Punjab will benefit from its ter said that no action was ers attended the meeting.
ate a safe working environment principles of Islam and all HajtulWidah. tariat from 1st of July the ful ment of South Punjab Prov advantages.
fillment of the promise of ince Secretariat and recently a Provincial Minister for
Prime Minister of Pakistan jo in t reso lu tion has been Food Samiullah Chaudhry said
Imran Khan made before 2018 passed from the National As that Chief Minister Punjab
elections will become possible sembly in favour of creating Sardar Usman Buzdar will
which past governments since South Punjab Province. emerge as the number one
last 70 years could not fulfill. Constitutional amend Chief Minister with the pas
It is the biggest landmark in ments will also be introduced sage of time.
the history of Pakistan. in this regard quite soon and The perform ance of
He said that for the es people of this area will be pro Chief Minister Punjab has re
tablishment of a separate sec vided basic facilities at local mained very best in compari
retariat ap proval o f basic level. son with Chief Ministers of
structure and all SOPs have He said that the perks other provinces since last nine
been decided. and privileges of all the offic m onths. Chief Min ister
These views were ex ers of concerned depart Punjab also hails from South
pressed by Tahir Bashir m ent s for S outh Pu njab Punjab.
Cheema Chairman Executive Provin ce Secretariat have He further said that ev
Council South Punjab Prov also been finalized. Tahir ery MPA can meet with Chief LAHORE: Chairman Executive Council Chaudary
ince regarding progress made Bashir Cheema said that the Minister Punjab easily at any
for establishment of the said announcement for the place time and he is an honest, truth Tahir Bashir Cheema along with Provincial Minis-
province in a press conference of headquarter of separate ful and hard working person ter of Food Sami Ullah Chaudary addressing a press
in DGPR Office today. On this se cret aria t w ill b e a n ality. Samiullah Chaudhry said conference about important developments regarding
occasion, Provincial Minister nounced by Prime Minister that there is a significant dif creation of South Punjab at DGPR.
for Food Samiullah Chaudhry, Imran Khan. ferent in the lessenin g of
Members of Provincial As He said that establish prices of basic commodities
sem bly Gh azeen Abbasi, ing administrative unit will during current Ramzan ba Up to 90pc HIV patients
ShahabudDin Saaher and Sir strengthen the federation and zaars and previous Ramzan
KARACHI: Workers of Metro Politian corporation use heavy machinery to de-
molish encroachments during an anti-encroachment operation on Circular Rail-
Syed Ali Shah were also we have no objection over cre bazaars and its credit goes to
present. Chairman Executive ating new provinces. Chief Minister Punjab.
will get compulsory
way track against land grabbers at Ghareeb Abad.
Resolution submitted in DG NAB to hold treatment: Minister
437 files papers for 16 Chairman Standing
public hearing SUKKUR (APP): Sindh tres of district headquarters
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