Day: September 17, 2022

Karachi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Saturday asked the youth of the country to get ready and when I call you, you have to go out with me to achieve real freedom. Addressing a crowded rally at Charsadda district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, former Prime Minister Imran Khan warned the ‘imported government’ saying that announce elections before his final call.

He said that the situation would get out of control if polls were delayed any further. “Let the change come through the vote. A fair and free election will bring stability to the country because the nation does not trust them, without general elections, there will be no stability in the country,” he added.

Imran Khan further warned that the situation will get out of everyone’s hands if rulers try to stop our ‘peaceful revolution’. He said that the rupee has lost 30% of its value since the PDM coalition government came to power.

He asked the youth that you all have to be ready when I give the call, I tell the imported government to announce the elections before my final call.

“I want the entire nation to join me in this Haqeeqi Azadi March to send a clear message that we are not with evil, we are against it, he maintained.” “We have to follow the path of our Prophet SW, we should not be a slave of any super-power, he said adding that we should not be part of other wars.

He said that we had sacrificed 80 thousand Pakistanis by participating in the war of America. Foreign policy is to be liberalized, those who follow the Sunnah of the Prophet SW break the idol of fear, and those who control the idol of fear cannot become a great person, he reiterated. The former prime minister said that during our government, the oil price was high internationally but we provided the people with a low rate.

He said that PDM leaders came to power just to wrap up their corruption cases and now the Ramzan Sugar Mills case is also being closed down. He claimed that witnesses in the money laundering cases of Shahbaz Sharif and his son were killed. The wealth of thieves abroad has increased by 30%, he said. He also asked the Pakistanis not to choose those leaders who have offshore businesses.

Imran said if he came to power again he will not spare anyone, adding that those whose wealth is hidden abroad will not be made ministers in his government. Imran Khan alleged that PDM leaders had also been exonerated in Rs1100 billion stolen money case after coming to power.

Karachi: Denying the affidavit he had previously submitted in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the contempt of court against him, former chief judge of the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Supreme Appellate Court Rana Shamim on Saturday submitted yet another apology in the court.

Shamim, whose first apology had not been accepted by the court, took the words of his affidavit back in the new one.

On the last hearing of the case on September 6, 2022, the IHC had ordered the former judge to submit the list of witnesses by September 7.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case. “We have to clean this stain on the court. You have made an allegation in the affidavit. Now you have to prove it,” he said to Rana Shamim.

“As long as there is an affidavit, this court will not accept an unconditional apology. It is important that what is said is being said by whom. You have been a former chief judge; you must realise the seriousness of the matter,” he addressed Rana Shamim.

“If a common man commits such contempt of court, it will not be so serious. This affidavit has now become public, and it will affect the fair trial of cases pending in this court,” the IHC chief justice stated.

“If the affidavit was not published, it would be my personal document,” Rana Shamim said.

“This court will give you a full opportunity for a transparent trial. Call whoever you want to as a witness; this court will not stop you,” the IHC chief justice assured him.

“Provide the details of your witnesses by September 7,” IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah asked Shamim and the additional attorney general.

“This court considers every accused innocent until convicted. This court will not ask from the journalist about his source. Maybe you realise, and the court will give you a chance,” the IHC chief justice pointed out. “I have realized that this affidavit should not have been made public,” Rana Shamim remarked.

Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on his last leg visit to 11 districts of three divisions within three days decided to dispose of rainwater in Matiari, Nawabshah, and Sanghar districts into Rohri Canal for which Markh Wah and other drains would be used.

The Chief Minister at Rohri Canal at Matiari districts held a meeting with Minister Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro, Minister Revenue Makhdoom Mahboob and Irrigation experts at Khor Wah decided that the water inundating more than 100 small and big villages of four union councils of New Saeedabad would be disposed of through Markh Wah/distributary but for that purpose, a small channel from Khor Wah to Rohri Canal would be burrowed to connect them.

Murad Ali Shah directed Minister Revenue Makhdoom Mahboob to monitor the excavation of the new channel and ensure its completion within two to three days so that disposal of the water could be started.

The meeting also pointed out that the water pouring down from Udero Lal, Jhando Mari and from other areas of Sanghar could also be disposed of through the Markh Wah. “I have visited Chhandan/Drain passing through the National Highway in the areas of Matiari which was flowing at its dead level. “I think it is chocked somewhere otherwise, it could carry rainwater from the upper side of Matiari to River Indus,” he said and directed Irrigation engineers to inspect the Chhandan and clear it for clearing the villages of flood water.

When the meeting started at the site of the Khor Wah and Minister Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro started briefing the chief minister through an irrigational map, locals of the areas living in the tents gathered around there. The people told the chief minister that they were receiving relief goods, including ration bags, and living peacefully in the tents but “we are not happy here even if we are provided rich food and luxurious living,” they said and added “we want to return to our ancestral villages to lead the life in our own way,” they implored.

The chief minister told them that his visit was purely based on exploring a way out to dispose of flood water from the villages. “I feel your condition- you and your women cannot live along the roads and would rather feel comfortable in their katcha houses, with their cattle and agricultural belonging,” he said and assured them that they would be sent back to their homes once the water was disposed of.

The chief minister after understating the location and utility of the Markh Wah drove to Rohri Canal where he got another briefing from the concerned engineers and finally decided to start the disposal of rainwater to clear the villages and other built-up areas.

On the way to Naushehroferoze, the chief minister visited a tent city at Malook Khaskheli village of Matiari district. When he saw a makeshift prayer place/ madrasa established in a tent he went inside it, where a Maulana was teaching the holy Quran to young children. The chief minister spent some time with the children, interacted with them and their teacher as well as assured them that he would send them back to the village mosque soon. Shah appreciated the Maulana for continuing his teaching even after losing his Masjid and Mardars to heavy rains.

The chief minister also met with the dwellers of the tents and heard their problems as well as asked one of them for their mobile phone numbers to inquire more lately in the evening.

Naushehroferoze: The chief minister accompanied by Minister Irrigation and Advisor Rehabilitation Rasool Bux Chandio and Special Assistant Syed Qasim Naveed, went to Naushehroferoze by the road where former minister Zia Lanjar and other elected members of the district joined them.

The chief minister visited under construction Phul Basic Health Unit building where the health facility was functional. The chief minister directed works department to expedite the completion of the work within the next two months.

The chief minister visited a tent city at the Atal Bohiyo Bus stop and inspected the distribution of freshly cooked food, including chapati and curry. Shah met with an elderly woman who urged him to send her back to her village. She said she had brought two buffalos and a goat along with her family to the camp. “We all are unhappy to stay in the tent,” she said. At this, the chief minister assured the elderly woman that she would go back to her village shortly.

Shah spent some time in different tents with flood-affected families and had a chat with them. He told the families surrounding him in the tent that he was visiting them to address their grievances.

Nawab shah: The chief minister visited some camps, and flooded areas in Sakrand, Mehrabpur, and then offered condolence to PPP MNA Ghulam Mustafa Shah whose mother had passed away last night. The CM offered the Namaz e Janazah

At the conclusion of his three days of hectic visits, the chief minister took an aerial view of Nawabshah, Daur, and adjoining areas inundated in the flood water. Late in the evening, the chief minister returned to Karachi.

It may be noted that the CM visited 11 districts of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, and Shaheed Benazirabad division which include Sujawal, Thatta, Tando Mohamad khan, Badin, Tando Allahyar, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Sanghar, Matiari, Naushahro Feroze, and Nawabshah. It may be noted that during his entire visit, he visited camps, and met with people in order to address their issues instead of holding formal meetings in closed rooms.

Karachi: An anti-terrorism court in Dera Ghazi Khan on Saturday issued show-cause notice to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for not complying with the court order. The ATC also issued show-cause notices to Nadra chairman and interior secretary. The court also summoned the interior minister, interior secretary and Nadra chairman in personal capacity.

Sources said that the court had ordered the government to put the name of an accused whose case was sub judice on the Exit Control List. It also ordered the Nadra chief to block the identity card of the accused. But according to the court’s show-cause notice, neither the interior minister nor the Nadra chief complied with the court orders and committed negligence in the performance of their duties.

Karachi: Lashing out at PTI Chief Imran Khan, Defence Minister Khwaja Asif has dubbed him “a national criminal” accusing him of launching “attacks” on national security.

Addressing a presser in Islamabad on Saturday, the defence minister took a swipe at former prime minster Imran saying that he had tried to block the release of IMF tranche. He claimed that the PTI chief was saying that Pakistan should not be helped out.

“Imran is launching attacks on our national security. He is a national criminal,” Asif said adding that the PTI chief could harm the national interests.

“This man hungry for power can harm Pakistan,” he remarked.

He said Imran could not be seen anywhere during the recent floods. He said that the PTI chief always took U-Turn on things.

On Punjab politics, the defence minister said that Imran would say something but Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said another thing.

He, however, said that the Shehbaz Sharif-led government was ready to sign an Economic Charter with every party. “The political ego cannot come in the way of serving Pakistan and its people,” he asserted.

The defence minister said that the world was willing to help us out. He said government was trying to create an atmosphere of political stability in Pakistan.

He held that the CPEC project would be put on track and hoped that its speed would be accelerated. He said that during Prime Minister Shehbaz’s meeting with Chinese President yesterday at Samarkand on the sidelines of SCO summit, different projects launched under the CPEC were discussed.

The minister revealed that the prime minister would visit China in the first week of November. “At this crucial time, we need the help of our neighbor countries and comity of nations,” he added.

He said that the prime minister would leave for England on a two-day visit later today.

The defence minister who was also part of the Pakistan delegation which went to attend the SCO summit, informed that talks were held with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the import of oil, gas and wheat from his country.