Church lacks legal authority over Peshawar’s Edwardes College, court rules
The bishop contended that Edwardes College was established as a private missionary educational institution by the Church Mission Society and it had its own financial resource, which were created through donations and fee. The bench also accepted an application of the provincial government seeking to recall the 2006 judgement, which had declared the Edwardes College a private educational institution. In the detailed judgement, which was released on Tuesday, the court stated that the newly-constituted board of governors formed by the bishop lacked lawful authority and the decisions taken by the board did not have any legal or binding effect. The notification was duly published in the Government Gazette on April 2, 1976, the court order added. Finally, the court disposed of those petitions and directed the authorities to make strenuous efforts to restore the trust of the students in the college.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 18:33 UTC
Tanzeemat-e-Ahle Sunnat decides against joining Azadi March
LAHORE: Madaris Deenia and Tanzeemat-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat on Tuesday decided against joining Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) Chief Fazal-ur-Rehman’s Azadi March, media reported. “Azadi March is against national security and no member registered with our franchises will become part of it,” he said. In the previous week, Jamia Binoria Aalimiyah chief Mufti Muhammad Naeem also said that they will not join the march. He assured the two-member delegation comprising Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri and Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi of not becoming part of Azadi March. On October 14, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman telephoned Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI) leader Liaquat Baloch to discuss the Azadi March and sought his support but Baloch apologised to extend any kind of support.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 18:00 UTC
Govt amends NAB laws through ordinance
He said the succession certificate will be issued within 15-20 days and the process will be carried out through fingerprints. According to the amendment in the NAB Ordinance 1999, a suspect facing corruption charges of Rs50 million will be provided C class facilities in the jail. The prime minister was briefed by various ministries on measures taken to facilitate the common man. She said Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the corridor on 9th of the next month on the eve of 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak. Replying to a question, Firdous said the issue of the medical condition of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is being misused by his party members.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 17:26 UTC
Court sends Safdar to jail in hate-speech case
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday turned down the request for physical remand of Capt (r) Muhammad Safdar — son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif — and sent him to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in a hate-speech case. The prosecution further pleaded with the court for handing over the suspect on physical remand for investigations. However, Safdar’s counsel opposed the remand request, saying physical remand was not required in the matter. At this, the court, after hearing arguments of both parties, turned down the physical remand request and sent Safdar to Jail on judicial remand. Meanwhile, the court sought case record from Islampura police on a bail petition filed by Safdar in the matter.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 17:26 UTC
Indian trafficking cases fall sharply fuelling concern over 'undetected victims'
South Asia, with India at its centre, is one of the fastest-growing regions for human trafficking in the world. Pakistan ranked above India on Global Hunger Index 2019Campaigners said a drop in trafficking cases was to be expected partly due to increased vigilance spurred by government-backed awareness campaigns. In many cases, the police are not registering cases under trafficking laws,” said Kumar of anti-trafficking NGO Institute for Development Education and Action. Campaigners said that estimates of the scale of human trafficking in India should incorporate data on missing children as kidnapped persons. Saji Philip of anti-trafficking charity International Justice Mission said many cases could be going undetected because traffickers increasingly operate online.
Source:The Express Tribune
October 22, 2019 17:26 UTC
Norwegian police arrest gunman after ambulance rampage
OSLO: Norwegian police said they arrested an armed man who stole an ambulance in Oslo on Tuesday then ran down and slightly injured four pedestrians, including twin babies. When emergency services arrived at the scene, the man stole the ambulance while the woman fled. After the ambulance crashed into a building, police arrested the 32-year-old Norwegian man who was already known to police. Officers later also detained the woman, a 25-year-old Norwegian who appeared to be “under the influence” at the time of the first accident. Norway has experienced several terrorist attacks by right-wing extremists, including the July 2011 twin attacks by Anders Behring Breivik that left 77 people dead.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 17:03 UTC
Netanyahu rival Gantz to be named Wednesday to try to form Israeli government
JERUSALEM: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will on Wednesday task centrist politician Benny Gantz with trying to form the next coalition government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed, Rivlin’s office said on Tuesday. Netanyahu, a fourth-term conservative whose party tied with Gantz’s in September’s election, told Rivlin on Monday he was giving up on forming the government after failing to win support from a majority of parliament.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 17:03 UTC
KP patients in remain in crisis as deadlock between govt, GHA continues
Patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are still running from pillar to post in vain as the doctors and paramedics strike entered its 28th day on Tuesday. According to the details, out-patient departments (OPDs) in government hospitals have remained closed for almost a month now as friction between the Grand Health Alliance (GHA) and the provincial government continues. Protesting doctors have demanded the resignation of Provincial Health Minister Hisham Inamullah Khan. Federal and Punjab GHA members had also invited K-P doctors for a long-march towards Islamabad on October 25 for acceptance of their demands. Earlier it was reported that the doctors had also decided to stop providing in-door services at all hospitals in the province.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 16:41 UTC
Qatar to expand airport ahead of World Cup 2022
Expects to host some 1.5 million visitors during world football's premier eventDOHA: Qatar announced on Tuesday a major expansion of its Hamad international airport, almost doubling the number of visitors it can receive as the Gulf state prepares to host the 2022 World Cup. #HIAQatarExpansion https://t.co/LZhh2t3KuH pic.twitter.com/zq7VpCkp9g — Hamad Int'l Airport (@HIAQatar) October 22, 2019The second phase is due to be completed after 2022 and will enable the airport, inaugurated in 2014, to handle up to 60 million passengers per year. Badr Al Meer, Chief Operating Officer at #HIAQatar #HIAQatarExpansion pic.twitter.com/dzsOKf2DMb — Hamad Int'l Airport (@HIAQatar) October 22, 2019The cost of the expansion project was not revealed. Projects related to the World Cup, estimated at dozens of billions of dollars, have not been affected by the boycott. Qatar expects to host some 1.5 million visitors during world football’s premier event.
Source:The Express Tribune
October 22, 2019 16:30 UTC
Cabinet decides to separate CDA board from management
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to separate the management and the board of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to end any conflict of interest. CDA Chairman Amer Ali Ahmad presented the proposal for restructuring the CDA’s board whereby it was proposed that instead of the current executive board consisting of regular CDA officers, the board would comprise both public and private sector professionals who would oversee the working of the CDA’s management. The proposal stipulated that the board’s chairman would be from the private sector. Sources said that the managing director (MD) of CDA would also be from the private sector and will have a rank of a BS-20/21 level officer. All wings of the CDA including director-generals of administration, human resources, financial adviser, land, engineering, planning, and labor will report to the MD, while the MD, in turn, will report to the CDA board, according to the cabinet’s decision.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 16:17 UTC
Putin, Erdogan hold talks on future of border region
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin held talks in the Black Sea town of Sochi just hours before the cease-fire was set to expire. The talks are likely to be crucial in determining arrangements along the Syrian-Turkish border, where Ankara demands a long “safe zone” cleared of Kurdish fighters. Erdogan said 1,300 Syrian Kurdish fighters had yet to vacate a stretch of the border as required under the deal. If it doesn’t, Erdogan warned Tuesday, “our offensive will continue from where it left off, with a much greater determination.”“There is no place for the (Kurdish fighters) in Syria’s future. Turkey wants to control a “safe zone” extending more than 400 kilometres (250 miles) along the border, from the Euphrates River to the Iraqi border.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 16:07 UTC
Police striving hard to improve road safety, traffic management: IG
Punjab Police is endeavouring hard for the provision of traffic licence utilizing all its resources and Police Khidmat Markaz across the province are working to provide hassle-free traffic license services to the citizen. An MOU was also inked between Punjab Police and TEVTA for driving training and licence to provide international standard driving training to the citizen in all districts across Punjab. Addl IG Traffic Farooq Mazhar and Chief Operating Officer Tevta Akhtar Abbas Bharwana signed MOU, Addl IG Operations Inam Ghani, CTO Lahore Capt (r) Liaqat Malik along with other officers from TEVTA were present. According to MOU Punjab Police will provide instructors and theory material for training centres while TEVTA will provide finance and logistic support. TEVTA and Punjab Police jointly will deliver short and long duration training to citizens under the supervision of expert trainers.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 15:56 UTC
Punjab cabinet approves various legal amendments
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday presided over the 19th meeting of the provincial cabinet at his office in which approval was granted for amending the Punjab E-stamp Rules, 2016 along with various other legal amendments. Provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, chief secretary and others were in attendance at the meeting. The meeting decided to link the amendments to the Punjab Police (Ministerial Posts) Rules, 2017 with the permission of the law department and Law Minister Raja Basharat would submit a report in the next meeting in this regard. An amendment to the police rules with regard to the recruitment of inspector legal (special cadre) in BS-16 in Punjab police was also approved. “The law would take its course against the elements taking the law into their hands,” he added.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 15:56 UTC
Market watch: PSX gets relief after bearish session
Despite a plunge in the early hours of trading, the index remained range bound as trading volumes stood low. “The bourse recorded trading in merely 83 million shares in the broader market, which was the lowest volume for the current month. Overall, trading volumes decreased to 83.6 million shares compared with Monday’s tally of 130.3 million. Lotte Chemical was the volume leader with 10.8 million shares, gaining Rs0.33 to close at Rs16.26. It was followed by TRG Pakistan with 4.1 million shares, gaining Rs0.06 to close at Rs15.18 and Fauji Fertiliser Bin Qasim with 3.4 million shares, losing Rs0.83 to close at Rs16.18.
Source:The Express Tribune
October 22, 2019 15:56 UTC
Zardari, Talpur’s judicial remand extended for 12 days
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur for 12 more days in the Park Lane corruption reference connected with fake accounts scam. Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP)’s Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpure were produced before AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir at judicial complex Islamabad. He said that this court had previously ordered the jail administration to act on the recommendation of the medical board. The NAB prosecutor said that it had to be seen that the matter fell under contempt of court law or not. Objecting on this, Khosa said that the plea was against the jail administration why NAB official defending it.
Source:Pakistan Today
October 22, 2019 15:45 UTC