Day: October 17, 2022

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Imran Khan granted interim bail till Oct 31 in prohibited funding case

ISLAMABAD:A special court in Islamabad on Monday granted former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan interim bail till October 31 in the prohibited funding case.

Special Judge Raja Asif Mehmood heard the petition filed by Imran Khan today (Monday) morning. The court directed Imran Khan to submit a bail bond of Rs100,000. The case was registered against Imran Khan and other party leaders by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in connection with their party allegedly receiving prohibited funding.

On August 2, this year, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had issued its verdict in the prohibited funding case against the PTI, which stated that the party did indeed receive prohibited funding. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had granted the PTI chairman protective bail in the case till October 18 (tomorrow) and had noted that Imran Khan could approach the court of special judge to avail remedies provided under the law.

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World Bank to provide $850m in aid to 34 flood-affected districts of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:World Bank will provide 850 million dollars in aid to the 34 flood-affected districts of Pakistan including Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur.

A delegation of UNO met Commissioner DG Khan Liaquat Ali Chatta in Multan on Monday and discussed the required assistance. Divisional Commissioner DG Khan told the delegation that all flood-affected people of DG Khan and Rajanpur districts have shifted back to their home sites.

He said the flood victims deprived of their homes are staying in tents. Tanveer Ahmad Khan, the representative of the United Nations in Pakistan, said that the UNO wants to work with local administration.

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President reaffirms Pakistan’s determination to completely eradicate poverty in all forms

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has reaffirmed Pakistan’s determination to completely eradicate poverty in all its forms.

In his message on the International Day for Eradication of Poverty today (Monday), he said Pakistan will continue its efforts for poverty eradication, development of its people and achievement of sustainable development goals.

The President pointed out that the problems of developing countries like Pakistan have increased due to climate change. He said the world community will have to realize its responsibilities regarding floods in Pakistan. The President said Pakistan has started different programs such as National Rural Support Program, Benazir Income Support Program and Sehat Card for poverty eradication.

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Int’l Day for Eradication of Poverty being observed

ISLAMABAD:International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is being observed today (Monday).

This year’s theme for the Day is “Dignity For All in Practice”. The United Nations has asked every individual around the globe to commit towards striving for social justice and peace. It said, today, many people living in persistent poverty and around one point three billion people still live in multidimensional poverty with almost half of them children and youth.

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Stabilizing economy Govt’s top priority: Dar

ISLAMABAD:Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said stabilizing economy is the government’s top priority.

During a virtual meeting with prominent Pakistani-American IT/Tech entrepreneurs, he said the government has taken tough decisions in the past few months, which were essential to put Pakistan on the path of economic recovery. He pointed out that the catastrophic floods had compounded the difficulty but the government is confident that through prudent policies, the challenges to Pakistan’s economy will be overcome.

The Finance Minister appreciated the interest of Pakistani-American tech entrepreneurs in strengthening Pakistan’s IT sector. He emphasized that this sector had immense potential for growth and could play significant role in strengthening Pakistan’s economy.

He said the government was according priority attention to IT/ Tech sector and Pakistan’s tech savvy youth was an immense resource which needed to be optimally tapped for IT sector’s growth. The Finance Minister assured the participants of government’s complete support in their efforts to enable Pakistan achieve exponential growth in its IT exports in the coming years.

On the occasion, the Pakistani-American entrepreneurs appreciated the government’s focus on the IT/Tech sector and reaffirmed their interest in investing in Pakistan. They also made a number of suggestions and proposals to further promote IT sector’s growth, especially exports from Pakistan.

The Finance Minister assured them that their suggestions will be carefully examined for proper follow up and urged them to remain engaged with the government to ensure robust growth in Pakistan’s IT sector that is commensurate with its potential.

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24th death anniversary of Hakim Muhammad Saeed being observed

ISLAMABAD:The 24th death anniversary of prominent scholar, philanthropist and former Governor of Sindh Hakim Muhammad Saeed is being observed today (Monday).

Hakim Muhammad Saeed was born on January 9, 1920 in Delhi and migrated to Pakistan with his family after independence in 1947. He established Hamdard Dawakhana and later spread its branches all over Pakistan. He authored several books on religion, health, sciences, literature, social and scientific topics and travelogues. Hakim Muhammad Saeed was assassinated on this date in 1998 in Karachi.

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IHC bars police from harassing citizens

KARACHI:While hearing a plea against police action on the possible long march of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday barred the police from unnecessarily harassing the citizens, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
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IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the plea of former advocate general Niazullah Niazi after he had been asked by Islamabad police to submit surety bonds. “The police could not satisfy court on the legality of taking surety bonds,” the court said.

It also expressed anger at the police officials of Bani Gala police station. “The IHC should be satisfied on next hearing regarding the lists made by police,” it ordered.

Earlier, the Islamabad police had presented a report before the court. “What kind of lists are you making?” the IHC chief justice questioned.

“The list has been made by the IG. We have asked for surety bonds,” the state council told the court.

“This is harassment. How can you work on it? How can you phone him like that? He is a former advocate general,” the chief justice expressed indignation.

“This report had been made by the Special Branch and given to the IG who then gave it to us,” the police officials told the court.

“Who had called the petitioner?” the IHC chief justice inquired from the police officials.

“I had called and asked him to submit the surety bonds,” Banigala police Sub-Inspector Azmat Bajwa said.

“Under which law had the police sought the surety bonds?” the court inquired further.

“We had sought surety bonds due to peace disruption,” the police officials replied. “A magistrate can order to submit surety bonds. Police cannot do that,” the petitioner’s lawyer said.

“The way that had been adopted by police to seek surety bonds was legally not correct,” the IHC chief justice stated. He also ordered the state council to satisfy the court over the list prepared by the Special Branch on next hearing.

The court also barred the police from harassing the petitioners and citizens till the next hearing. The court then adjourned further hearing of the case till next week.