Saturday, 28 June 2014
Akhbar Farosh Union ends Jang Group’s boycott
Two suspects held, weapons seized in Hangu search operation
Three
machine guns, seven SGP-9 machine guns, 98 rocket shells, two rocket
launchers, 10 sophisticated machine guns, 10 detonators, explosive
materials used in improvise explosive devices (IEDs), five suicide
vests, huge quantity of explosives, six masks, hundred of handgrenades
and thousands of cartridges had been recovered from their possession, he
said. The official said timely action by the security forces had saved
the area from destruction and massacre.
Imran should think about country’s future, says Khursheed
It was not the right thing to do, he said and added that Imran should think about the country’s future. A very well-known analyst of the country, Ata-ul-Haq Qasimi, said that the mental status of Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri is alike, and both are suffering from deprivation syndrome.
Defence analyst Talat Masood said that Operation Zarb-e-Azb is progressing according to its strategy. The plan was to begin with aerial activity to create chaos in the rank of the leadership of the terrorists, and then to proceed with ground assault.
Khursheed Shah said that Imran Khan was giving threats of resignation from the provincial and national assemblies is an inappropriate thing. Shah, however, said that he did not oppose the demand of the PTI for verification in four constituencies. Although the supporters of the PPP in the Punjab are angry over electoral irregularities, yet the PPP realises the challenges before the country and so it is dealing with the political matters discretely. The Pakistan Army is engaged in a war against the terrorists, and the PPP does not want to complicate national affairs any further.
Khursheed Shah advised Imran Khan to put the future of the country above everything else. Imran should utilise the forum of Parliament.Khursheed Shah said he sees Tahirul Qadri and Imran Khan travelling down separate paths though the path may converge later on. The government must find a political way out. Protest demonstrations and rallies are not going to solve the issues. The country’s history bears witness to the fact whenever such things happened they disturbed the country’s system. Shah said that they must learn from past mistakes. He said that resignations from provincial and national assemblies by PTI members would create a crisis because after resignation the PTI would agitate on the streets and bring life to a halt.
The PPP leader said that the Model Town tragedy was a result of the government’s cronies’ overreaction. Senior columnist Ata-ul-Haq Qasimi said that he had never been optimistic about Imran Khan’s politics. Ever since Imran Khan entered politics, he had been making blunders one after the other. He had been consistently deviating from his own statements and going back on his promises, and that is the reason behind the friction in his party. Imran has also failed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Ata-ul-Haq Qasimi said when Imran realised that his performance had been unsatisfactory he started talking about resigning from the assemblies. There will be a strong resistance from the party over Imran’s call for resignations.
The senior columnist said that Imran’s decisions reflect his inexperience in politics. Ata-ul-Haq Qasimi said that mental state of Imran Khan and that of Tahir-ul-Qadri is alike and both are suffering from deprivation syndrome. What Imran Khan is doing can derail democracy.
Defence analyst Talat Masood, while talking to the host on the programme, said that Operation Zarb-e-Azb is progressing satisfactorily. The strategy was to panic the leadership of the terrorists through aerial bombardments and then to launch the ground attack, and the strategy has been successful.
The host of the programme, Masood Raza, said that the ICC has given Pakistan the status of Big Four.Commenting on Imran Khan, Masood Raza said that it seems that Imran’s politics is confined to four constituencies only. A year has passed since the elections but still there is an echo of rigging in elections.
Imran now bent upon removing Nawaz through street agitation
ISLAMABAD:
One thing is now clear that Imran Khan will not wait for 2018 for fresh
elections. He appears to have decided to remove the Nawaz Sharif
government through street agitation.
Perhaps, he has been assured that he would be the next prime minister if the country goes for early elections.All his have been structured in a way that it is impossible to meet the demands. Except one, none of his demands has any relevance to the PML-N or its government. It was really surprising to hear him say after over one year that he does not accept the May 11, 2013 election results.
Despite his rigging charges, Imran Khan had accepted the election results in his televised speech within days after May 11, 2013. He, along with other PTI members, joined the National and provincial assemblies and had even formed his party’s government in the KPK.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could possibly only respond to Imran Khan’s first demand/question as to who had made him to make the victory speech at around 11:30pm on the election day. There may be some conspiracy involved in this act of Nawaz Sharif but the fact remains that by that time, almost all TV channels had concluded that the PML-N would be forming the next government.
Trends of the election results, as collected by media persons from polling stations, generally help suggest who is winning and who is losing hours before the formal announcement of the polls by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Regarding Imran Khan’s second question as to what role the former Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice (retd) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had played in the rigged elections, one can only lament that the former CJP has been unfairly dragged into this controversy despite the fact that he had no role in the election process in any manner.
Instead, Imran Khan was one of those politicians who had demanded of the Election Commission to hold the 2013 elections under the judiciary. The former CJP was opposed to this but after repeated requests from the-then CEC Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, Justice Iftikhar had convened a meeting of the high-powered judicial committee to allow the appointment of sessions judges as returning officers. Otherwise, the superior judiciary under Iftikhar Chaudhry had decided in 2009 never to let the judiciary get involved in the election process.
The Returning Officers for election purpose are placed under the Election Commission of Pakistan whereas being judges they come under their respective provincial chief justices and not the Chief Justice of Pakistan. Still Imran Khan has involved the ex-CJP in election rigging.
The PTI chief’s question about the role of caretaker governments in the rigged election has also no relevance to the present government. All the provincial caretaker chief executives were appointed as per the constitutional provisions. It is also a fact that at the Centre and in most of the provinces, including Punjab, the caretaker chief executives were the nominees of the PPP and its allies in the previous set-up.
With regard to the caretaker governments’ role in the rigged elections, only the Election Commission of Pakistan could say something for being the concerned authority.
Similarly, the questions as to who had made changes in the electoral rolls and why there has been massive rejection of votes during the last year’s polls, purely falls in the domain of the Election Commission of Pakistan, which is presently led by Justice Nasirul Mulk, who would be the Chief Justice of Pakistan next month.
The incumbent Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Tassaduq Jillani, has also been the Acting CEC for a few months after former CEC Fakhruddin G Ebrahim decided to quit.
Perhaps, he has been assured that he would be the next prime minister if the country goes for early elections.All his have been structured in a way that it is impossible to meet the demands. Except one, none of his demands has any relevance to the PML-N or its government. It was really surprising to hear him say after over one year that he does not accept the May 11, 2013 election results.
Despite his rigging charges, Imran Khan had accepted the election results in his televised speech within days after May 11, 2013. He, along with other PTI members, joined the National and provincial assemblies and had even formed his party’s government in the KPK.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could possibly only respond to Imran Khan’s first demand/question as to who had made him to make the victory speech at around 11:30pm on the election day. There may be some conspiracy involved in this act of Nawaz Sharif but the fact remains that by that time, almost all TV channels had concluded that the PML-N would be forming the next government.
Trends of the election results, as collected by media persons from polling stations, generally help suggest who is winning and who is losing hours before the formal announcement of the polls by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Regarding Imran Khan’s second question as to what role the former Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice (retd) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had played in the rigged elections, one can only lament that the former CJP has been unfairly dragged into this controversy despite the fact that he had no role in the election process in any manner.
Instead, Imran Khan was one of those politicians who had demanded of the Election Commission to hold the 2013 elections under the judiciary. The former CJP was opposed to this but after repeated requests from the-then CEC Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, Justice Iftikhar had convened a meeting of the high-powered judicial committee to allow the appointment of sessions judges as returning officers. Otherwise, the superior judiciary under Iftikhar Chaudhry had decided in 2009 never to let the judiciary get involved in the election process.
The Returning Officers for election purpose are placed under the Election Commission of Pakistan whereas being judges they come under their respective provincial chief justices and not the Chief Justice of Pakistan. Still Imran Khan has involved the ex-CJP in election rigging.
The PTI chief’s question about the role of caretaker governments in the rigged election has also no relevance to the present government. All the provincial caretaker chief executives were appointed as per the constitutional provisions. It is also a fact that at the Centre and in most of the provinces, including Punjab, the caretaker chief executives were the nominees of the PPP and its allies in the previous set-up.
With regard to the caretaker governments’ role in the rigged elections, only the Election Commission of Pakistan could say something for being the concerned authority.
Similarly, the questions as to who had made changes in the electoral rolls and why there has been massive rejection of votes during the last year’s polls, purely falls in the domain of the Election Commission of Pakistan, which is presently led by Justice Nasirul Mulk, who would be the Chief Justice of Pakistan next month.
The incumbent Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Tassaduq Jillani, has also been the Acting CEC for a few months after former CEC Fakhruddin G Ebrahim decided to quit.
NAB board okays references against two former secretaries
ISLAMABAD:
The executive board of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on
Friday approved the filing of references against two ex-federal
secretaries for illegally awarding a $72 million contract to a company
with regard to the Guddu Rental Power Plant. Chairman NAB Qamar Zaman
Chaudhry chaired the board meeting.
The accused former secretaries — Shahid Rafi and Ismail Qureshi — are charged with awarding the Guddu Rental Power Plant project without the approval of the Economic Coordination Committee and extending undue and illegal benefits to the sponsors of M/s PPR.
The contract was awarded to M/s PPR in violation of the PPRA Rules, the Nepra Act and without any feasibility study and approval of the government.According to sources, Wapda initially started the tender process for the Guddu Rental Power in 2007. M/s ProGas was declared the lowest bidder but the MD Pepco raised objections to the award of the contract and the review committee suggested to award the tender again.However, sources said, the Wapda authorities decided to award the contract to the lower bidder.
Following Wapda’s bifurcation in 2010, MD Pepco scratched the tender and fresh advertisements were issued and a fresh evaluation was made. Subsequently, a committee was constituted that declared M/s PPR as the lowest bidder.
Sources said advance payment was increased from 7 percent to 14 percent illegally and Cod was extended without invoking panel clauses, encashing performance payments as well as advance payments.
Sources said the machinery imported for the Guddu Power Plant was transferred to the Naudero 2 Power Project. Another reference was approved against Maqbool Ahmed Lehri, ex-chairman Quetta Development Authority (QDA), Ali Muhammad Baloch, ex-director QDA, and others.
In this case, the accused persons are involved in corruption by making irregular allotment of govt land and by changing the location and number of plots.In another complaint against Senator Ms Sehar Kamran of PPP, ex-principal Pakistan International School, English Section (Pakistan Embassy), Jeddah, the board referred the matter to the Awareness and Prevention Division to look into the complaint and coordinate with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis.
In this case, Sehar Kamran is alleged for corruption, misuse and embezzlement of school funds.The board authorised an investigation against Col (retd) Muhammad Ishaq, former additional director NAB(B); Samiullah Kakar, Junior English Teacher Education Department, District Bolan, and others.
In this case, the accused persons are allegedly involved in corruption and corrupt practices. They are accused of impersonation, abetting and misuse of authority.The board also decided to close an inquiry against Mir Aslam Bizenjo, ex-MPA from Balochistan and former provincial minister, for want of incriminating evidence against him.
The accused former secretaries — Shahid Rafi and Ismail Qureshi — are charged with awarding the Guddu Rental Power Plant project without the approval of the Economic Coordination Committee and extending undue and illegal benefits to the sponsors of M/s PPR.
The contract was awarded to M/s PPR in violation of the PPRA Rules, the Nepra Act and without any feasibility study and approval of the government.According to sources, Wapda initially started the tender process for the Guddu Rental Power in 2007. M/s ProGas was declared the lowest bidder but the MD Pepco raised objections to the award of the contract and the review committee suggested to award the tender again.However, sources said, the Wapda authorities decided to award the contract to the lower bidder.
Following Wapda’s bifurcation in 2010, MD Pepco scratched the tender and fresh advertisements were issued and a fresh evaluation was made. Subsequently, a committee was constituted that declared M/s PPR as the lowest bidder.
Sources said advance payment was increased from 7 percent to 14 percent illegally and Cod was extended without invoking panel clauses, encashing performance payments as well as advance payments.
Sources said the machinery imported for the Guddu Power Plant was transferred to the Naudero 2 Power Project. Another reference was approved against Maqbool Ahmed Lehri, ex-chairman Quetta Development Authority (QDA), Ali Muhammad Baloch, ex-director QDA, and others.
In this case, the accused persons are involved in corruption by making irregular allotment of govt land and by changing the location and number of plots.In another complaint against Senator Ms Sehar Kamran of PPP, ex-principal Pakistan International School, English Section (Pakistan Embassy), Jeddah, the board referred the matter to the Awareness and Prevention Division to look into the complaint and coordinate with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis.
In this case, Sehar Kamran is alleged for corruption, misuse and embezzlement of school funds.The board authorised an investigation against Col (retd) Muhammad Ishaq, former additional director NAB(B); Samiullah Kakar, Junior English Teacher Education Department, District Bolan, and others.
In this case, the accused persons are allegedly involved in corruption and corrupt practices. They are accused of impersonation, abetting and misuse of authority.The board also decided to close an inquiry against Mir Aslam Bizenjo, ex-MPA from Balochistan and former provincial minister, for want of incriminating evidence against him.
Ex-NAB official arrested for corruption
The accused allegedly misused authority and gained illegal benefits by using name of NAB Balochistan. The accused also allegedly took bribe from people for getting them appointed in Balochistan government.
The arrest warrants of accused were issued by Director General NAB Balochistan. The NAB Headquarters provided the intelligence assistance to NAB Rawalpindi Region to execute the arrest warrants.
Subsequently, Regional NAB Rawalpindi arrested the accused through coordinated efforts.The accused will be produced before the Accountability Court on Saturday for getting his physical remand.
Career counselling: Questions and answers
Q1: I’m a
student of MBA (Banking) from Karachi University and in my last year but
I really don’t want to join banking sector neither conventional nor
Islamic because of my religious issues. Now kindly help me out as I also
have very limited resources and I have to do job in my future due to
financial conditions. Kindly tell me about any short courses that would
be highly beneficial for me to get good pay scale. (Nazia Qureshi -
Karachi)
Ans: It is not essential to work in a bank with this qualification you can look towards finding career opportunities at other financial institutions or multinational groups that are ready to use your services in their financial section. If you don’t find an exact career match you should at least begin your career in anything which deals with management and then review it after a while and see if you can move to the financial sector again.
Q2: I passed intermediate in pre-medical, Bachelors in Commerce and Masters as an MBA (Finance). I need your guidance to proceed further because my family is insisting me to do MPhil and then PhD in Economics from IBA Karachi. Please suggest me what to do next and one more thing I have only teaching work experience. (Fakhar Niazi - Karachi)
Ans: Having done your MBA the most important thing you need is work experience before planning any further studies such as MPhil or a PhD. The work experience will enable you to look around and interact with people which in turn will help you to focus on a subject area that you would like to choose for your research. Attempting to do any MPhil or PhD will not help at this stage.
Q3: I have done LLB (Hons) from Islamic International University, Islamabad. Now I am confused to choose the major in between LLM Corporate Law or LLM Human Rights. I am interested to do LLM Human Rights. Please guide me what to choose further. (Saad Bashir - Islamabad)
Ans: An LLM in human rights has greater opportunities with world renowned agencies such as UN, UNESCO, UNICEF and other private NGOs working towards human rights. Corporate law is limited to your own personal growth but is of commercial value if you are looking to make a career in commerce and business.
Q4: I am doing Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technology (BCIT) from NED University of Engineering & Technology and it’s my final year and last semester and it will be completed soon Insha’Allah. Kindly suggest me what should I do after the completion of my graduation. Either job, masters in the same field (MCIT), MBA or anything that will help me in my better career. (Zahra Nadeem - Karachi.)
Ans: I would suggest you first complete your bachelors in a good grade and try to get some experience before planning any postgraduate studies. Once you have spent few years in a job environment, this will help you in finding the right specialisation that you should go for.
(Syed Azhar Husnain Abidi is a renowned educationist in Pakistan, with more than 20 years of experience as provider of education counselling services. He has represented Pakistan in over 100 national and international seminars, conferences and fora. He is the recipient of the most coveted civil award Tamgha e Imtiaz).
Ans: It is not essential to work in a bank with this qualification you can look towards finding career opportunities at other financial institutions or multinational groups that are ready to use your services in their financial section. If you don’t find an exact career match you should at least begin your career in anything which deals with management and then review it after a while and see if you can move to the financial sector again.
Q2: I passed intermediate in pre-medical, Bachelors in Commerce and Masters as an MBA (Finance). I need your guidance to proceed further because my family is insisting me to do MPhil and then PhD in Economics from IBA Karachi. Please suggest me what to do next and one more thing I have only teaching work experience. (Fakhar Niazi - Karachi)
Ans: Having done your MBA the most important thing you need is work experience before planning any further studies such as MPhil or a PhD. The work experience will enable you to look around and interact with people which in turn will help you to focus on a subject area that you would like to choose for your research. Attempting to do any MPhil or PhD will not help at this stage.
Q3: I have done LLB (Hons) from Islamic International University, Islamabad. Now I am confused to choose the major in between LLM Corporate Law or LLM Human Rights. I am interested to do LLM Human Rights. Please guide me what to choose further. (Saad Bashir - Islamabad)
Ans: An LLM in human rights has greater opportunities with world renowned agencies such as UN, UNESCO, UNICEF and other private NGOs working towards human rights. Corporate law is limited to your own personal growth but is of commercial value if you are looking to make a career in commerce and business.
Q4: I am doing Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technology (BCIT) from NED University of Engineering & Technology and it’s my final year and last semester and it will be completed soon Insha’Allah. Kindly suggest me what should I do after the completion of my graduation. Either job, masters in the same field (MCIT), MBA or anything that will help me in my better career. (Zahra Nadeem - Karachi.)
Ans: I would suggest you first complete your bachelors in a good grade and try to get some experience before planning any postgraduate studies. Once you have spent few years in a job environment, this will help you in finding the right specialisation that you should go for.
(Syed Azhar Husnain Abidi is a renowned educationist in Pakistan, with more than 20 years of experience as provider of education counselling services. He has represented Pakistan in over 100 national and international seminars, conferences and fora. He is the recipient of the most coveted civil award Tamgha e Imtiaz).
Journalists to protest if curbs on channels, newspapers not lifted
ISLAMABAD:
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Friday announced
that if the ‘no-go areas’ artificially formed to block the transmission
of Geo and ARY News and circulation of leading newspapers Jang and The
News are not eliminated within 24 hours, then it would set up protest
camps in front of press clubs across the country.
Addressing a protest rally in front of the National Press Club (NPC), PFUJ President Afzal Butt said they would continue to protest till the transmissions of both Geo and ARY News were restored all over the country.
“We want to give a clear message to the government, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and defence institutions that we have achieved freedom of press after a long and hard struggle and if anyone tries to deprive us of it, then we will launch a strong protest movement in the country,” he said.
He said Pemra suspends licences of news channels in such a hurry it seems it is issuing orders to close down a general store. “Pemra should mend its ways because journalists will not make any compromise over the freedom of press.”
PFUJ Secretary General Khursheed Abbasi said Geo News had completed the sentence period but it was still being blocked in various areas and there were clearly ‘no-go areas’ for this channel and the relevant authorities were acting like silent spectators.
“We will launch such a strong protest movement that those trying to curb the freedom of press will find no way except to bow down before the demands of journalists,” he said. The chairman All Pakistan Council of Press Clubs, Arshad Ansari, said they condemned the efforts being made to block the circulation of Jang and The News and the relevant government institutions should play their due role in line with the rules and procedures.
RIBJA President Amir Butt said there was a conspiracy to divide the media with an aim to mute those voices that raise the issues of marginalised people and insist for the rule of law in the country.
Later, PFUJ President Afzal Butt, Secretary General Khursheed Abbasi, NPC Secretary General Tariq Chaudhry, RIUJ Secretary General Bilal Dar and senior journalist Qurban Satti presented a memorandum to officials of the Egyptian Embassy against the imprisonment of three journalists in Egypt.
Addressing a protest rally in front of the National Press Club (NPC), PFUJ President Afzal Butt said they would continue to protest till the transmissions of both Geo and ARY News were restored all over the country.
“We want to give a clear message to the government, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and defence institutions that we have achieved freedom of press after a long and hard struggle and if anyone tries to deprive us of it, then we will launch a strong protest movement in the country,” he said.
He said Pemra suspends licences of news channels in such a hurry it seems it is issuing orders to close down a general store. “Pemra should mend its ways because journalists will not make any compromise over the freedom of press.”
PFUJ Secretary General Khursheed Abbasi said Geo News had completed the sentence period but it was still being blocked in various areas and there were clearly ‘no-go areas’ for this channel and the relevant authorities were acting like silent spectators.
“We will launch such a strong protest movement that those trying to curb the freedom of press will find no way except to bow down before the demands of journalists,” he said. The chairman All Pakistan Council of Press Clubs, Arshad Ansari, said they condemned the efforts being made to block the circulation of Jang and The News and the relevant government institutions should play their due role in line with the rules and procedures.
RIBJA President Amir Butt said there was a conspiracy to divide the media with an aim to mute those voices that raise the issues of marginalised people and insist for the rule of law in the country.
Later, PFUJ President Afzal Butt, Secretary General Khursheed Abbasi, NPC Secretary General Tariq Chaudhry, RIUJ Secretary General Bilal Dar and senior journalist Qurban Satti presented a memorandum to officials of the Egyptian Embassy against the imprisonment of three journalists in Egypt.
Imran makes four new demands
BAHAWALPUR:
The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, on Friday
presented four demands before the government and gave one month’s time
for acceptance of the same.
He threatened that if the demands were not met, one million people would march on Islamabad on August 14 for a ‘Naya Pakistan’ and strengthening of democracy through reforms.
Addressing a big public gathering at Dring Stadium Bahawalpur, he asked the government who was behind Nawaz Sharif’s victory speech on May 11 after announcement of the only 15 percent results, what was the role of then Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the elections, who was declared winners through rigging in 35 constituencies and who had made changes in the electoral roll and why there were so massive number of rejected votes in the elections.
He said that the time was not far when he would mend the Punjab police. He said if any policeman fired at or tortured activists of the PTI, he would hang them with his own hands.He invited all the political parties to join hands with him for real democracy and ‘Naya Pakistan’ through electoral reforms.
The PTI chief said it was shameful that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) did not resign despite ‘massive rigging’ in May 11 polls. He claimed that results were changed in at least 90 constituencies under a massive rigging plan.He also attacked the Punjab Police over the Lahore incident and asked whether they were the servants of Sharif family or the Punjab government.
Discussing the IDPs issue, Imran Khan asked Nawaz Sharif not to play politics on the issue. He said the prime minister had invited him just for a photo session with IDPs in Bannu which he rejected because it was not time for politics, adding that situation required practical service for the IDPs.
He said the IDPs issue would become a huge problem for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, if all the Pakistanis did not support them.Imran demanded the Punjab and Sindh governments for removing the ban on the entry of IDPs in their respective provinces.
Earlier, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi in his address asked Imran Khan to support the demand of Bahawalpur and Seraiki provinces.It is important to note that although it was a big gathering but not as much as being claimed by the PTI leadership, especially by the south Punjab organisation.
Agencies add: Imran said if the prime minister was actually concerned about the IDPs, he would have informed him about the operation beforehand.Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the days of PML-N government were numbered adding that he had to convey three important messages and the first one was for the PML-N government.
“The one, who was in power, is gone and the one, who is in now, will be removed very soon.”Hashmi described southern Punjab as the most neglected region and said Imran should recognise the sense of deprivation among the locals. Pakistan would progress with the creation of new provinces, he remarked.
He threatened that if the demands were not met, one million people would march on Islamabad on August 14 for a ‘Naya Pakistan’ and strengthening of democracy through reforms.
Addressing a big public gathering at Dring Stadium Bahawalpur, he asked the government who was behind Nawaz Sharif’s victory speech on May 11 after announcement of the only 15 percent results, what was the role of then Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the elections, who was declared winners through rigging in 35 constituencies and who had made changes in the electoral roll and why there were so massive number of rejected votes in the elections.
He said that the time was not far when he would mend the Punjab police. He said if any policeman fired at or tortured activists of the PTI, he would hang them with his own hands.He invited all the political parties to join hands with him for real democracy and ‘Naya Pakistan’ through electoral reforms.
The PTI chief said it was shameful that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) did not resign despite ‘massive rigging’ in May 11 polls. He claimed that results were changed in at least 90 constituencies under a massive rigging plan.He also attacked the Punjab Police over the Lahore incident and asked whether they were the servants of Sharif family or the Punjab government.
Discussing the IDPs issue, Imran Khan asked Nawaz Sharif not to play politics on the issue. He said the prime minister had invited him just for a photo session with IDPs in Bannu which he rejected because it was not time for politics, adding that situation required practical service for the IDPs.
He said the IDPs issue would become a huge problem for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, if all the Pakistanis did not support them.Imran demanded the Punjab and Sindh governments for removing the ban on the entry of IDPs in their respective provinces.
Earlier, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi in his address asked Imran Khan to support the demand of Bahawalpur and Seraiki provinces.It is important to note that although it was a big gathering but not as much as being claimed by the PTI leadership, especially by the south Punjab organisation.
Agencies add: Imran said if the prime minister was actually concerned about the IDPs, he would have informed him about the operation beforehand.Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the days of PML-N government were numbered adding that he had to convey three important messages and the first one was for the PML-N government.
“The one, who was in power, is gone and the one, who is in now, will be removed very soon.”Hashmi described southern Punjab as the most neglected region and said Imran should recognise the sense of deprivation among the locals. Pakistan would progress with the creation of new provinces, he remarked.
New houses to be built on IDPs return: PM
BANNU:
Pledging full support to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from
North Waziristan on Friday, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said
that new houses would be constructed on the return of the IDPs.
Addressing the IDPs in the Bakkakhel area in Frontier Region, he said, if required, billions would be spent for the rehabilitation of the NWA’s displaced persons. He said the entire nation stood by them. “The whole nation appreciates your sacrifice.to leave one’s abode in this scorching heat. The government is striving hard to provide you basic facilities,” Nawaz Sharif said.
The camp is sparsely populated as the displaced people have avoided staying there due to its unsuitable location and inadequate facilities.The prime minister said the government would reconstruct the houses of the IDPs after the completion of the military operation.
He said that the government had decided to increase the monthly cash compensation of the IDPs from Rs12 000 to Rs20 000 a month including Rs3 000 for the monthly house rent and Rs5,000 for the non-food items. Therefore, the IDPs would be given Rs40,000 as cash compensation for the month of Ramazan which included Rs20 000 Ramazan package.
“We will utilise all available resources to facilitate you,” he said.The prime minister told the IDPs that he was aware of their difficulties and sentiments because leaving native homes was not an easy task. He said that he was confident that this problem would be resolved soon and the IDPs would return to their homes with honour and dignity.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that his government was well aware of the problems of dislocated people of NWA and reaffirmed the government commitment to utilise all the available resources for provision of speedy assistance and rehabilitation and ensure their early resettlement in their houses.
The prime minister said that there was no dearth of resources and the government would ensure provision of assistance, rehabilitation and relief and early settlement process. The prime minister said the IDPs were passing through difficult time and their sacrifices would not go waste. He hoped that their hard period in this harsh weather would come to an end soon.
The prime minister said that the government was working day and night to provide all the basic amenities of life to dislocated people to lessen their difficulties. The government and Army, he said, were working together day and night with the prime objective to provide comforts and relief to their tribal brethren. “This is not a kindness to them but we are fulfilling our duties,” he said.
Nawaz Sharif said the IDPs would be helped in reconstruction phase once the situation had improved in NWA. He said that the government would repair and improve the basic infrastructure including roads, health, clean drinking water facilities, schools and hospitals etc once law and order situation improved in the area. Nawaz Sharif said rebuilding and reconstruction phase in North Waziristan would not only generate employment opportunities for tribal people but would open up areas for trade and investment. It would alleviate poverty and bring progress and prosperity. He said the entire nation was united against the menace of terrorism and militancy and time was not far when complete peace would return to the agency.
Nawaz Sharif said that the government was left with no option but to launch massive military operation after failure of peace talks to establish its writ and protect the lives and properties of the people.The prime minister said that he held a detailed meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governor and chief minister besides Army officials to review arrangements for the IDPs. He prayed to Allah Almighty to help the government in its efforts to eradicate terrorism and extremism to bring peace to North Waziristan.
He said peace was vital for progress and development of Pakistan. With prayers of IDPs, he said, peace would soon prevail in North Waziristan Agency. He said effective arrangements had been made for the provision of fodder and shelter to livestock brought by the IDPs. He lauded Pakistan Army and other departments for extending full support to IDPs. In addition to medicines, he said, doctors and paramedics had arrived in sufficient number to treat and vaccinate their brethrens. Later, the prime minister distributed relief goods and food packages among the IDPs and assured full support in future. He also shook hand with the IDPs on the occasion and inquired about their well being.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif publicly praised Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif and highlighted the role of his troops in offering sacrifices in the North Waziristan operation. Lauding the efforts of the Pakistan Army, Nawaz Sharif said the soldiers were playing a crucial role in facilitating the displaced people.
Earlier, General Raheel Sharif, Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Khalid Rabbani and other senior military and civil officers received the prime minister. He was given a briefing by the military officials about the services being offered to the IDPs.
Local journalists in Bannu weren’t allowed to cover the visit of the prime minister.The prime minister was accompanied by Minister for Safron Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan, Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nasir Khan Durrani and Bannu Commissioner Syed Mohsin Shah, who is the focal person for the IDPs, were also present on the occasion.
Addressing the IDPs in the Bakkakhel area in Frontier Region, he said, if required, billions would be spent for the rehabilitation of the NWA’s displaced persons. He said the entire nation stood by them. “The whole nation appreciates your sacrifice.to leave one’s abode in this scorching heat. The government is striving hard to provide you basic facilities,” Nawaz Sharif said.
The camp is sparsely populated as the displaced people have avoided staying there due to its unsuitable location and inadequate facilities.The prime minister said the government would reconstruct the houses of the IDPs after the completion of the military operation.
He said that the government had decided to increase the monthly cash compensation of the IDPs from Rs12 000 to Rs20 000 a month including Rs3 000 for the monthly house rent and Rs5,000 for the non-food items. Therefore, the IDPs would be given Rs40,000 as cash compensation for the month of Ramazan which included Rs20 000 Ramazan package.
“We will utilise all available resources to facilitate you,” he said.The prime minister told the IDPs that he was aware of their difficulties and sentiments because leaving native homes was not an easy task. He said that he was confident that this problem would be resolved soon and the IDPs would return to their homes with honour and dignity.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that his government was well aware of the problems of dislocated people of NWA and reaffirmed the government commitment to utilise all the available resources for provision of speedy assistance and rehabilitation and ensure their early resettlement in their houses.
The prime minister said that there was no dearth of resources and the government would ensure provision of assistance, rehabilitation and relief and early settlement process. The prime minister said the IDPs were passing through difficult time and their sacrifices would not go waste. He hoped that their hard period in this harsh weather would come to an end soon.
The prime minister said that the government was working day and night to provide all the basic amenities of life to dislocated people to lessen their difficulties. The government and Army, he said, were working together day and night with the prime objective to provide comforts and relief to their tribal brethren. “This is not a kindness to them but we are fulfilling our duties,” he said.
Nawaz Sharif said the IDPs would be helped in reconstruction phase once the situation had improved in NWA. He said that the government would repair and improve the basic infrastructure including roads, health, clean drinking water facilities, schools and hospitals etc once law and order situation improved in the area. Nawaz Sharif said rebuilding and reconstruction phase in North Waziristan would not only generate employment opportunities for tribal people but would open up areas for trade and investment. It would alleviate poverty and bring progress and prosperity. He said the entire nation was united against the menace of terrorism and militancy and time was not far when complete peace would return to the agency.
Nawaz Sharif said that the government was left with no option but to launch massive military operation after failure of peace talks to establish its writ and protect the lives and properties of the people.The prime minister said that he held a detailed meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governor and chief minister besides Army officials to review arrangements for the IDPs. He prayed to Allah Almighty to help the government in its efforts to eradicate terrorism and extremism to bring peace to North Waziristan.
He said peace was vital for progress and development of Pakistan. With prayers of IDPs, he said, peace would soon prevail in North Waziristan Agency. He said effective arrangements had been made for the provision of fodder and shelter to livestock brought by the IDPs. He lauded Pakistan Army and other departments for extending full support to IDPs. In addition to medicines, he said, doctors and paramedics had arrived in sufficient number to treat and vaccinate their brethrens. Later, the prime minister distributed relief goods and food packages among the IDPs and assured full support in future. He also shook hand with the IDPs on the occasion and inquired about their well being.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif publicly praised Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif and highlighted the role of his troops in offering sacrifices in the North Waziristan operation. Lauding the efforts of the Pakistan Army, Nawaz Sharif said the soldiers were playing a crucial role in facilitating the displaced people.
Earlier, General Raheel Sharif, Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Khalid Rabbani and other senior military and civil officers received the prime minister. He was given a briefing by the military officials about the services being offered to the IDPs.
Local journalists in Bannu weren’t allowed to cover the visit of the prime minister.The prime minister was accompanied by Minister for Safron Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan, Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nasir Khan Durrani and Bannu Commissioner Syed Mohsin Shah, who is the focal person for the IDPs, were also present on the occasion.
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