Category: Pakistan

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued bailable arrests warrants for assistant commissioner Shalimar Town over non-appearance in a case. The court summoned assistant commissioner Shalimar Town and deputy commissioner Lahore in personal capacity for July 15.Justice Shahid Waheed passed the orders while hearing a petition filed by Muhammad Munir and others for transfer of their inherited land. As the proceedings started, the court questioned whether the assistant commissioner came or not. To which, an additional advocate general stated that the court directions were conveyed to the assistant commission but despite that he did not appear. At this, the court adjourned further hearing till July 15 and issued bailable arrest warrants of assistant commissioner. The petitioner had submitted that the authorities concerned were not transferring their inherited land to the legal heirs as per law. He submitted that many applications were filed with assistant commissioner Shalimar Town and others the purpose but to not avail. He pleaded with the court to issue directions for transferring the land.

According to spokesman for the Agency, the premier investigation body arrested Data Entry Operator of NADRA Mega Center, DHA, Karachi Muhammad Moosa Abbasi, fake CNIC obtainer Muhammad Ameen s/o Abdul Shakoor and agent Meraj s/o Faheemuddin. Accused Muhammad Ameen had obtained fake CNIC by impersonating himself as Pakistani national fraudulently by submitting fake/forged documents/information and succeeded to obtain aforesaid CNIC with active connivance of NADRA official as well as agent Meraj by paying Rs. 30,000/- bribe for the purpose. A total of 13 accused have been arrested so far including NADRA officials, non-nationals and agents in the scam. It is to mention here that FIA alongwith country”s premier intelligence agency had exposed a massive tampering with NADRA”s record. FIA Sindh Zone-1 Director Amir Farooqui had in a news conference on July 8th revealed that NADRA officials were involved in issuing fake CNICs to terrorists, members of banned outfits, illegal immigrants and others. Some 3 to 4 million fake CNICs had been issued.

ISLAMABAD: In India, in continued shocking incident, another Dalit youth was beaten up by upper caste Hindus in BJP-RSS governed Uttar Pradesh state. According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), the Dalit youth was brutally injured in the attack by the Hindu upper caste when he tried to stop them from rashly driving a tractor in an inebriated condition in Firozabad district of the state. A video clip of the incident went viral on social media. His mother lodged a complaint with police. In her complaint, the victim’s mother, Mamta Devi, said, “I was sitting outside our house along with my son and other family members. An upper caste Hindu, Harnam Singh, came hurtling on a tractor, which he deliberately drove off road, close to the place where we were sitting. We had a narrow escape. My son, Abhay, objected to his rash driving. But angry Harnam abused us. We did not argue with him. He left after threatening my son of dire consequences. ”She further said that the next day, when Abhay was heading to the local market on his bicycle, four Hinduis including Harnam’s sons and a nephew stopped him and beat him up and left him unconscious in the field.

ISLAMABAD: The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday decided to launch a training programme for imparting entrepreneurial skills to budding entrepreneurs in Pakistan. The decision to this effect was taken during a meeting between Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar and ILO Country Director Ingrid Christensen, said a news release. Both the officials, during the meeting, agreed on devising a mechanism for ensuring mutual cooperation in that regard. They explored different means and ways for perusal of the Kamyab Jawan Programme (KPJ)’s soft loan scheme, annual review and its impacts on the youth. It is pertinent to mention that there had been a massive increase in opening of new businesses across the country after a large number of youth has received soft loans under the YES. Recently, SAPM Usman Dar has said that the government had so far helped over 13,000 youth open their own businesses by disbursing loans amounting to Rs 17 billion under the KJP. At least 100,000 young people had reaped benefits of the programme directly, he added.

LAHORE: The US forces withdrawal from Afghanistan and the fast changing political and security situation there have left India biting the dust virtually. India had made huge investment in Afghanistan during the last two decades to materialize its nefarious designs against Pakistan through a proxy war, but its machinations seemed failing badly during the past weeks. It wanted to curtail Pakistan’s role in development of its neighbouring brotherly country, especially its efforts to help bring about lasting peace there. But, it’s an irony that it had to flee itself due to Afghan Taliban’s fast advancements in capturing various districts after the withdrawal of the US forces from there. Even New Delhi had to pull out its diplomatic officials from its consulates in Kandahar and other places after Taliban widened their control in different provinces. The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday the Indian officials in the Kandahar consulate had been called back, while the local staff was still working there to facilitate the visa-seekers. Indian ministry’s spokesman Arndam Baghchi said that the return of diplomatic staff was a temporary measure, until conditions were improved, but local staff at the Kandahar consulate would remain working there. However, according to various social media and international media reports, the Taliban have captured the Indian consulate in Kandahar. A video that went viral on the social media, showed the Taliban occupying the Indian consulate. In the video, gun-wielding Taliban-men, can be seen going to different parts of the consulate building. A report, released by the Kashmir Media Service (KMS) recently, said that most of the Indian officials, fleeing Kandahar now, were serving officials of the Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). The report disclosed that India was desperately trying to further worsen the situation in Afghanistan. It wanted the war to continue that country, so that it could achieve its sinister designs especially against Pakistan. Noted defence analyst, Lt-Gen (retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi, told APP that India was experiencing its defeat on all internal and external fronts in Afghanistan lately, adding that the withdrawal of the US forces had left New Delhi high and dry with no other choice but to leave the country sheepishly. For the last many years, India had been using Afghan soil to carry out terrorist activities in Pakistan. It had spread an intelligence network in that, mainly to destabilize Pakistan, the analyst said.

SUKKUR: A man suffocated to death while trying to seach his cell phone from a sewage drain in district Shikarpur on Wednesday According to area police, a man, identified as Ghulam Yaseen Arain, stepped inside the drain near Shikarpur to search for his cell phone along with his friend identified as Saud. During searching they fell unconscious and soon after the residents recovered them from the drain and shifted them to a local hospital where Ghulam Yaseen was declared dead.

LAHORE: The Government of Punjab has decided to launch an operation against retired officers who are occupying government houses in different GORs.

The move to launch operation was decided after the Supreme Court ordered the retired officers to vacate the houses.

The Welfare Wing, S&GAD, has sent a file for vacating government houses in all GORs to the Chief Secretary, Punjab.In the file, the Welfare Wing has indicated 60 houses from all the GORs which are occupied by retired officers.

LAHORE: In a major reshuffle of top administrative secretaries, the Punjab government has replaced ACS (Home), specialised healthcare and medical education secretary, and forest, wildlife and fisheries departments’ secretaries.

The Punjab government has relieved ACS (Home) Momin Agha of his duties and directed him to report to the Establishment Division for further orders. He has also been relieved of the additional charge of the post of secretary of the Home Department (south).

Housing Urban Develop-ment and Public Health Engineering (HUD&PHE) secretary Zafar Nasrullah Khan was transferred and posted ACS (Home).

Mr Khan will also hold additional charge of the post of the HUD&PHE secretary for three months or till the posting of a regular incumbent, which ever falls earlier.

The Punjab government also relieved specialised healthcare and medical education department secretary Nabeel Ahmad Awan of his duties in the Punjab government and directed him to report to the Establishment Division for further orders.

The Punjab government also transferred Punjab energy department secretary Muhammad Aamir Jan and posted him secretary of the specialized healthcare and medical education department.

Mr Jan shall also hold the additional charge of the post of secretary of the energy department in addition to his own duties for a period of three months or till the posting of a regular incumbent, which ever falls earlier.

The government also transferred Punjab forestry, wildlife and fisheries department secretary Syed Javed Iqbal Bukhari and directed him to report to the S&GAD for further orders.

OSD Shahid Zaman was promoted to BS-20 on a regular basis and upon such promotion posted as secretary forestry, wildlife and fisheries department