ISLAMABAD:
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah met with the
Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif Saturday to discuss the appointment of
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman, however, no consensus was
made on the nominations, Pakistan Paper News reported.
Karachi: Scores of Suspects Including Ransom-hunters Held In Karachi
KARACHI: The law enforces remained busy fighting crime on Friday night as well and held scores of more suspects including three ransom-hunters on top of rescuing an abducted banker, Pakistan paper News reported.
Karachi: DHA Karachi squatting on hundreds of acres of government land: DC
KARACHI: Deputy Commissioner (South), Mustafa Jamal Qazi, in a report submitted to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, revealed that Defence Housing Authority (DHA) was squatting on hundreds of acres of land in Karachi, pakistan paper News reported.
Entertainment: 'Grand Theft Auto V' hits streets in brash debut
SAN FRANCISCO: Unabashedly brutal "Grand Theft Auto V" hits the streets Tuesday in a sequel that promises to enthrall fans of the blockbuster videogame franchise.
Rockstar Games spent five years crafting the new installment and the time has paid off for gamers, according to a slew of reviews giving the title top marks.
"GTA V has been worth the five-year wait," said computerandvideogames.com digital manager John Houlihan.
IRAQ: Iraq car bombings kill 6
BAGHDAD: Three car bombings in Iraq killed at least six people and wounded 45 on Wednesday, security and medical officials said.
Iran: Iran 'never' to seek nuclear weapon: President Rowhani
TEHRAN: Iran will never seek nuclear weapons, newly elected President Hassan Rowhani vowed Wednesday, as he reached out to longtime enemy the United States.
Sri Lanka: Ford to step down as Sri Lanka Coach
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will seek a new coach after South African Graham Ford declined to extend his two-year term beyond January, cricket officials said on Wednesday.
"The national coach has indicated of his unavailability to continue after his contract expires in January 2014," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
"He has taken this decision consequent to the discussions he had with his family on the options given by Sri Lanka Cricket."
Ford, 52, who made known his decision to step down earlier this month, had been requested by the Sri Lankan board to reconsider after being offered undisclosed options.
Ford's last assignment with Sri Lanka will be a series of three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in December.
Ford, a former South Africa coach who replaced Australian Pakiff Marsh in early 2012, has been linked to the vacant coaching position with English county side Surrey.
Under Ford, Sri Lanka were runners-up to the West Indies in the World Twenty20 in 2012 and also won a home Test series against Pakistan.
Sri Lanka will need to have a new coach in place before the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in February. The next World Twenty20 is also due to be held in Bangladesh in March-April.
India: Hyderabad Knock Out Faisalabad To Reach Main Stage
MOHALI: Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their strong form with their batting and bowling both to beat Faisalabad Wolves by seven wickets here at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday.
Rome: Messi Scores Hat-trick, Barca Win
ROME: Lionel Messi scored a hat trick as Barcelona opened its Champions League campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over Ajax on Wednesday.
Karachi: Karachi Police, Rangers Nab 21 Suspects Including Target-Killer
KARACHI: The law enforcement agents have rounded up at least 21 suspects including an alleged target-killer from different seedy parts of city on Wednesday night, Pakistan News reported.
Islamabad: Pervez Musharraf Attack Accused Rana Faqir acquitted
RAWALPINDI: The special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has acquitted accused Rana Faqir Hussain in the Pervez Musharraf attack case on the grounds of insufficient evidence against the accused.
Karachi: SC Resumes Karachi Law And Order Case Hearing
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Thursday resumed hearing Karachi unrest case where the Chief Secretary Sindh has submitted a report pertaining to the steps taken to restore peace in the business hub, Pakistan News reported.
Slain Lyari Amn Committee Leader Zafar Baloch's Funeral Prayers Held : Pakistan karachi
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Najmi Alam, Abdul Qadir Patel and Provincial Minister for Kachi Abadi Javed Nagori besides large number of people attended the funeral.
Senators Want Civilian Control Over Agencies
ISLAMABAD: Senators from both treasury and opposition benches called on Monday for bringing the security apparatus and intelligence agencies under civilian and parliamentary control to improve the law and order situation in the country.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan triggered a debate on the issue of civil-military relationship when he admitted in the Senate that Saturday’s terrorist attacks on Ziarat Residency and Bolan Medical Complex in Quetta were result of “serious security lapse” and “lack of coordination” between security and law enforcement agencies.
The house was shocked to see the minister admitting that terrorists had managed to transport a huge quantity of explosives and arms in vehicles passing through a number of check-posts manned by the police, FC and even army personnel both in Ziarat and Quetta.
Chaudhry Nisar said that no-one could enter or leave hilly Ziarat without being checked by security personnel at limited entry and exit points.
He said there could be no heavier security presence in Quetta where checkposts had been set up every 100 yards and it was surprising how the terrorists managed to carry weapons and tonnes of explosive through these posts.
PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar welcomed the remarks of Chaudhry Nisar that the Balochistan issue was a manifestation of lack of coordination between civil and military authorities as a correct diagnosis and said the civil-military disconnect was indeed the root of the problem. He said parliament would support the interior minister in his efforts to address the issue.
Mr Babar informed the house that the previous PPP-led government had made numerous attempts to bring the country’s security agencies under the ambit of law.
Showing scepticism, the PPP senator said that he doubted that the PML-N government would succeed in doing so. But he offered complete cooperation to the interior minister and said that he was ready to tell Chaudhry Nisar why his party’s government had failed to make any progress and why its efforts remained fruitless.
Mr Babar said enforced disappearances, a core issue in Balochistan, had become complicated because of historical disconnect between civil and security establishment.
“To address the issue of missing persons, we need to bring the operation of state agencies under the ambit of legislation,” he said.
He said the National Assembly, the Senate, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and the Commission on Enforced Disappearances all had strongly pleaded for legislative oversight of the agencies. During hearing in the missing persons’ cases, the Supreme Court had also observed that there was a need for such legislation, he said.
PPP’s parliamentary leader Raza Rabbani said it appeared that the interior minister had apprehensions that terrorists were being “helped and abetted by some elements within the security apparatus”. He said the situation would not improve until the security apparatus was brought under the parliamentary and civil control.
PML-Q’s Mushahid Hussain said there were islands within the security system. “All (intelligence) agencies are islands itself. There is a need for coordination between intelligence agencies, be it the ISI, MI or the IB,” he added.
The PML-Q senator took exception to a recent reported statement of Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani that the armed forces were prepared to thwart any aggression from India.
He said India didn’t need to show aggression as the country was facing a serious internal security threats resulting in the deaths of over 50,000 people.
He advised the interior minister to visit Sri Lanka to see how a country without having nuclear arms, without a big army and without the US support had crushed the most “ferocious” terrorism merely through the political will of the leadership.
Hafiz Hamdullah of the JUI-F questioned huge budgetary allocations for intelligence and security agencies after their repeated failure in preventing terrorism incidents in the country.
“Are we paying security agencies only to shower bullets in Fata and to create target killers?”
Kalsoom Parveen of the Balochistan National Party (A) said there were a number of reports in media hinting at the “involvement of agencies” in various terrorism-related incidents.
NA Session Mazari Calls Out Govt On Drone Attacks
SLAMABAD: During Tuesday’s session of the National Assembly, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari drew the speaker’s attention to the issue of US drone attacks on Pakistani territory, DawnNews reported.
Mazari said drone attacks could not be responded to with mere protests, stressing that the government would have to adopt more significant measures. She said even the former Pakistan Peoples Party-led government protested against drone attacks.
The PTI leader directed a question to the assembly members as to what would be the stance of the government if the US refused to stop the attacks.
Responding to Mazari’s question, national security advisor and former finance minister, Sartaj Aziz, said Pakistan’s concerns on drone attacks had been conveyed to the US government through the foreign office.
He assured the assembly that strong protests would be held to increase the pressure, adding that if that did not work, the government would then turn to other means.
Moreover, Aziz said only one drone attack had been held on Pakistani soil since the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government took power.
Afghan forces take over security from Nato
KABUL: Afghan forces took control of security across the country on Tuesday, marking a major milestone as US-led combat troops prepare to withdraw after 12 years of fighting the Taliban.
Speaking at a military academy outside Kabul, President Hamid Karzai said the police and army were ready to take on insurgents, but a bomb in the city underlined persistent instability.
Three civilians were killed in the attack, which targeted a prominent lawmaker as his convoy travelled to parliament just before the handover ceremony began.
“Our security and defence forces will now be in the lead,” Karzai told Afghan and Nato officials at the event, the timing and location of which had been kept secret due to fears of a militant attack.
“From here, all security responsibility and all security leadership will be taken by our brave forces,” he said. “When people see security has been transferred to Afghans, they support the army and police more than before.”
Doubts remain over the ability of Afghan forces to thwart the Taliban, and the Nato military coalition will retain an important function in logistics and air support as well as in combat emergencies.
But Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that by taking the lead in security on Tuesday, Afghan forces were completing a five-stage transition process that began in March 2011.
“They are doing so with remarkable resolve,” he said. “Ten years ago, there were no Afghan national security forces... now you have 350,000 Afghan troops and police, a formidable force,” he said.
“We will continue to help Afghan troops in operations if needed, but we will no longer plan, execute or lead those operations, and by the end of 2014 our combat mission will be completed.”The handover of the last 95 districts from Nato to Afghan control includes areas in the south and east where the Taliban have concentrated their bloody insurgency since 2001.
As Afghan soldiers and police take over the fight against the militants, who were ousted from power after the 9/11 attacks, the 100,000 Nato troops will focus on training and mentoring roles.
But recent attacks have demonstrated the Taliban's ability to strike at Kabul as the country prepares for presidential elections next year and the Nato withdrawal by the end of 2014.
Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, a leader of the ethnic Hazara minority who is likely to play a key role in April's presidential vote, was unhurt in Tuesday's bomb attack but his clothes were burnt.
“Four of my guards are wounded and are in hospital,” he told AFP. “I was going to the parliament and it was near the office of the Independent Human Rights Commission.
“I heard a big explosion on the side of the car. Only my cloak is a little burned, other than that I'm fine.” The lawmaker said that he had been threatened. “The intelligence agency was sending letters that I should be careful. There was a threat against me. I was rarely going to the parliament.”
Mohammad Zahir, the police investigations chief in Kabul, told reporters at the scene that three civilians were killed and 24 others, including some guards, were wounded when the improvised explosive device detonated.
On Tuesday last week, a suicide car bomb killed 15 civilians outside the Supreme Court in Kabul. The previous day, gunmen fired grenades at the city airport and an international aid group's compound was targeted in a seven-hour battle late last month.
Despite the attacks penetrating the capital's defences, the effective response of elite Afghan security forces has been widely hailed as a sign of increasing professionalism.
Karzai used his speech to exhort the army to avoid civilian casualties, an issue that has often triggered anger aimed at Nato forces, and he stressed that foreign air strikes should not be called in when fighting the insurgents.
“Under no circumstances can Afghan civilians be hurt and/or the air force be used in our villages and residential areas – only in medical evacuations,” he said.
Doubts over the Afghan forces' capacity have been fuelled by high rates of desertion and fears for the future of foreign aid post-2014.
On Friday, the US commander of the Nato mission in Afghanistan warned that gains secured over the last 12 years would be lost if donor nations cut back support after the foreign withdrawal.
“We are not where we need to be yet,” US General Joseph Dunford told foreign journalists. “The continued presence of the international community politically, in development and in security is necessary to sustain the progress that we have made.”
سندھ بجٹ پیش؛ گریڈ 15 تک کے سرکاری ملازمین کی تنخواہوں میں 15 فیصد اضافہ
کراچی: آئندہ مالی سال کے لئے سندھ کا 617 ارب 21 کروڑ روپے سے زائد کا بجٹ پیش کردیا گیا ہے جس میں گریڈ ایک سے 15 تک کے سرکاری ملازمین کی تنخواہوں میں 15 فیصد اضافہ کیا گیا ہے جبکہ محکمہ پولیس کے لئے 48 ارب 63 کروڑ روپے مختص کئے گئے ہیں۔
سندھ اسمبلی میں آئندہ مالی سال کا بجٹ وزیر اعلیٰ سید قائم علی شاہ نے پیش کیا ۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ ملکی تاریخ میں پہلی بار ایک جمہوری حکومت سے دوسری جمہوری حکومت کو پر امن انتقال اقتدار ہوا اور وفاق اور پنجاب میں عوام نے میاں نواز شریف کو مینڈیٹ دیا لیکن سندھ کے عوام نے انتخابات میں پیپلز پارٹی کی پالیسیوں کو اہمیت دی، پاکستان کی ترقی سندھ کی ترقی سے مشروط ہے، پہلی ترجیح صوبے میں امن و امان قائم کرنا ہے اس کے علاوہ صوبائی حکومت صحت کے شعبے میں بھی سرمایہ کاری کرے گی۔ آئندہ مالی سال کے کئے تیار کئے گئے بجٹ کا مقصد سماجی اور معاشی ترقی کے اہداف حاصل کرنا ہے۔
قائم علی شاہ نے کہا کہ مالی سال 14-2013 کے لئے 617 ارب 21 کروڑ29 لاکھ روپے کے سالانہ بجٹ میں 21ارب63کروڑ روپے کا خسارہ ظاہر کیا گیا ہے، وفاق کی جانب سے قابل تقسیم محاصل میں سے سندھ کو 322 ارب روپے، صوبے کے وسائل سے 120 ارب جبکہ تیل اور گیس کی رائلٹی کی مد میں بھی رقم حاصل ہوگی، بجٹ میں غیر ترقیاتی اخراجات کا تخمینہ 315 ارب روپے جبکہ ترقیاتی منصوبوں کے لئے 229 ارب روپے مختص کئے گئے ہیں۔
نئے صوبائی بجٹ میں ایک سے 15 گریڈ تک کے سرکاری ملازمین کی تنخواہ میں 15 جبکہ 16 سے اوپر گریڈ کے ملازمین کی تنخواہوں میں 10 فیصد اضافہ کی تجویز دی گئی ہے اس کے علاوہ کم سے کم پنشن بھی بڑھا کر 6 ہزار روپے ماہانہ کردی گئی ہے، بجٹ میں ایک لاکھ 50 ہزار نئی ملازمتیں پیدا کرنے کا عندیہ دیا گیا ہے جبکہ پولیس میں 20 سے 40 ہزار نئے اہلکار بھرتی کئے جائیں گے، امن و امان کے قیام کے لئے 48 ارب 63 کروڑ روپے جبکہ تعلیم کے لئے 110 ارب روپے، ملیریا، ڈینگی، ہیپاٹائٹس اور دیگر امراض کے سدباب کے لئے 13 ارب 56 کروڑ روپے، آئی ٹی کے لئے ایک ارب 4 کروڑ، گورنر سیکریٹریٹ کی آرائش کے لئے 10 کروڑ 70 لاکھ، محکمہ جنگلات کے لئے 95 کروڑ اور پولیس کے ترقیاتی کاموں کے لئے ایک ارب، محکمہ ایکسائز کے لئے 24 ارب، محکمہ خوراک کے لئے 50 کروڑ روپے تجویز کئے گئے ہیں۔
مالی سال برائے 14-2013 کے بجٹ میں تھر کول منصوبے کے لئے 32 ارب روپے جبکہ ڈسٹری بیوشن کمپنیوں کے لئے11 ارب روپے تجویز کئے گئے ہیں،غریب گھرانوں کی مالی اعانت کے منصوبے بے نظیر انکم سپورٹ پروگرام کے لئے 2 ارب روپے، صوبے بھر میں کم آمدنی والے افراد کے لئے نئی رہائشی اسکیمیں بنائی جائیں گے جبکہ شہری علاقوں میں 50 ہزار پلاٹ دیئے جائیں گے۔
ایم کیو ایم کا سندھ حکومت میں شمولیت کیلئے 20 جون کو ریفرنڈم کرانے کا فیصلہ
کراچی: ایم کیو ایم نے سندھ حکومت میں شمولیت کے لئے 20 جون کو ریفرنڈم کرانے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔
ایکسپریس نیوز کے مطابق ایم کیو ایم رابطہ کمیٹی نے اس بات کی تصدیق کی ہے کہ متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے تحت سندھ حکومت میں شمولیت کے حوالے سے ریفرنڈم کا انعقاد 20 جو کو ہوگا جس میں ملک بھر کے عوام سے سندھ حکومت میں شمولیت کے حوالے سے رائے لی جائے گی۔
واضح رہے کہ پیپلز پارٹی کے وفد نے رحمان ملک کی قیادت میں ایم کیوایم کے مرکز نائن زیرو کا دورہ کرکے متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کو سندھ حکومت میں شمولیت کی باضابطہ دعوت دی تھی جس کے بعد گزشتہ روز ایم کیوایم کے قائد الطاف حسین نے اپنے خطاب کے دوران رابطہ کمیٹی کو سندھ حکومت میں شمولیت کے لئے 3 دن کے اندر ملک گیر ریفرنڈم کرانے کی ہدایت کی۔
Swiss Reply To Zardari Cases Will Be Opened Today
ISLAMABAD: The Swiss government’s response to the letter written by the government of Pakistan following the apex court’s order in the NRO will be opened today.
تحریک انصاف اور قادری کے مقاصد ایک ہیں، عمران
سلام آباد: تحریک انصاف کے سربراہ عمران خان نے کہا
کہ تحریک انصاف اور طاہرالقادری کا ایجنڈا مختلف تھا، طاہرالقادری نے مسائل
کے حل کیلیے غلط راستے کا انتخاب کیا۔
اسلام آباد میں پریس کانفرنس کے دوران عمران خان نے
طاہرالقادری نے جن مسائل کی نشاندہی کی تحریک انصاف ان کوپانچ سال عوام
کےسامنے پیش کرتی رہی ہے تاہم ان مسائل کےحل کیلئے تحریک انصاف اور
طاہرالقادری کا ایجنڈا مختلف تھا۔
انہوں نے کہا کہ ہم نے طاہر القادری کی جانب سے مسائل کی
نشاندہی پر اتفاق کر لیا تھا تاہم طاہرالقادری نے ان کے حل کے لیے غلط
راستےکا انتخاب کیا۔
عمران خان نےکہا کہ ہم نے حکومت کو پانچ سال برداشت کیا، اب
اگر الیکشن کے قریب آتے ہی مارچ ممیں شرکت کرتے اور طاہرالقادری کی سوچ
کےمطابق اسمبلیاں غیرآئینی طریقے سے جاتیں تو پی پی کو سیاسی شہادت مل جاتی
اور تحریک انصاف ایسا کبھی نہیں کر سکتی تھی۔
انہوں نے دعویٰ کیا کہ صدر زرداری کی موجودگی میں شفاف انتخابات نہیں ہوسکتےاور ایک بار پھر اپنے سابقہ موقف کو دہراتے ہوئے صدر زرداری سے استعفیٰ دینے کا مطالبہ کر دیا۔
چیئرمین تحریک انصاف نے آئندہ انتخابات کے سے بائیکاٹ کے
امکان کو رد کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ پی ٹی آئی آئندہ انتخابات میں بھرپور شرکت
کرے گی کیونکہ یہ انتخابات ملکی تاریخ کے اہم ترین انتخابات ہوں گے۔
تحریک انصاف کے سربراہ کا کہنا تھا کہ آنے والے الیکشن ملک
میں انقلاب لانے کا ذریعہ ثابت ہوں گے اور پی ٹی آئی اس میں بھرپور
کامیابی حاصل کرے گی۔
Pakistan: Eyewitnesses Identify Prime Suspect In shahzeb murder case
KARACHI: Two witnesses on Saturday identified the main
suspect accused in the murder of a 21-year-old Shahzeb Khan in Karachi, reported.
Shahrukh Jatoi had been arrested from Dubai and brought to Karachi two days ago, where police had extended the physical remand for Shahrukh and three other suspects till Jan 23.
Shahrukh Jatoi had been arrested from Dubai and brought to Karachi two days ago, where police had extended the physical remand for Shahrukh and three other suspects till Jan 23.
Pakistan: Dr Tahir Qadri’s sit-in venue reveals a different reality
In aerial shots of Qadri’s dharna, the protesters could come across as a grey and faceless mass, used by the Shaikh-ul-Islam to promote a dubious political agenda. But visits to the dharna site revealed a very different reality. Despite accusations that many were paid to turn up, this was no rent-a-crowd congregation.
Though the Blue Area masses might know that they have fallen far short of the revolution they were hoping for (or, perhaps, they had an un-revolutionary definition of revolution), this was a community of followers with legitimate frustrations.
نوازشریف: سیاست نہیں ریاست بچاﺅ کا نعرہ لگانے والے بمشکل عزت بچا کر واپس آئے‘ایک دوسرے کو گالیاں دینے والے اب اتحادی ہیں:
لاہور (خصوصی رپورٹر) پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کے صدر محمد نواز شریف نے طاہر
القادری کے حوالے سے کہا ہے کہ وہ ریاست بچانے گئے تھے مگر بڑی مشکل سے عزت
بچا کر آئے ہیں۔ طاہر القادری وہاں حکومت کا تختہ الٹنے گئے تھے اور ان
میں شامل ہو کر واپس آ گئے ہیں۔ کل تک ایک دوسرے کو گالیاں دینے والے اب
آپس میں اتحادی بن گئے ہیں۔ حکومت گرانے کے لئے آنے والے حکومت کا حصہ بن
کر چلے گئے۔ مسلم لیگ ن اور فنکشنل لیگ میں ذہنی ہم آہنگی ہے
Nawaz Sharif urges people to vote for right candidates: Pakistan
Pakistan: Kamran Faisal’s mysterious demise investigation begins
According to Poly Clinic Hospital spokesman Dr Sharif Astoori the initial postmortem report indicated that Kamran Faisal committed suicide and no signs of torture were found on his body.
pakistan: NAB investigator Kamran Faisal found dead
ISLAMABAD:
Kamran Faisal, an investigation officer of the country’s premier
anti-corruption body NAB, has been found dead in his residence, News
reported Friday. |
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