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Source:The Express Tribune
June 14, 2022 18:35 UTC
Pakistan’s planning minister urges nation to cut down tea consumption for ‘economic revival’
ISLAMABAD – Planning Minister and senior PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal has urged the ‘Chai loving’ nation to cut consumption of aromatic beverage that is considered to be an emotion for many. He appealed to the nation to cut down the consumption of tea by 1-2 cups, saying the fifth most populous country import tea. Ahsan added that Pakistanis imports tea on the loans it takes while his comments are doing rounds on social media attracting hilarious reactions from Pakistanis whom tea is the solution to ‘every problem’. Reacting to Ahsan’s appeal, former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said that PML-N leaders need to diminish foreign properties, camp offices, foreign trips, and then Pakistanis will think about cutting tea consumption. ، بیرون ملک جائیدادیں کم کر دیں ، کیمپ آفس کم کر دیں ، غیر ملکی دوروں پر لوگ کم کر دیں ، ہم ایک پیالی چائے کم کر دیتے ہیں https://t.co/PCcLbY3kdQ — Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) June 14, 2022Earlier, some media reports claimed that Pakistanis consumed tea worth Rs83.88 billion in the fiscal year 2021-22 – nearly Rs13 billion worth of more tea than the last fiscal year.
Source:The Nation
June 14, 2022 15:29 UTC
Borrow and steal
Since the creation of Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) has been borrowing, which started with the first financial aid request from the US. In contrast, the elite of Pakistan has been borrowing from the government of Pakistan without any sense of guilt or remorse. And, we have seldom heard if ordinary citizens have their house loans waived off or written off. Further, new and novel ways have been devised to steal from the GoP and its people. Thus, GoP and its ordinary citizens have been exploited with impunity and no one has ever been held accountable for this.
Source:The Nation
June 14, 2022 15:25 UTC
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June 14, 2022 14:29 UTC
'Hamid Khan's comeback to salvage PTI on legal fronts'
On Monday, Hamid revealed that Imran Khan himself admitted that reference against Justice Isa was a 'mistake'. Senior lawyers believe that Hamid Khan's re-joining is significant as consultation with him would prevent Imran Khan from further embarrassments on legal fronts. During the PTI's government, Hamid Khan was also very critical of the undue influence of security establishment in the workings of the executive. Interestingly, the Independent Lawyers Group, (also known as Asma Jahangir Group), is closed to the coalition government led by the PML-N. Observers believe that this is a sign of Imran Khan's rising popularity in the legal fraternity since his removal as PM.
Source:The Express Tribune
June 14, 2022 11:50 UTC
Video Hearings
The decision by a district sessions judge to allow for under-trial prisoners (UTPs) to be produced before the court through video link is a commendable step forward. As a result of this decision, UTPs will now be allowed to appear for their hearings via video link through Adiala Jail, instead of having to first be held in the poorly maintained and crowded Bakshi Khana in F-8 and then be brought to court, leading to logistical issues, not to mention the fuel cost incurred as a result. Under the new model, UTPs that have their cases fixed for evidence will still be produced before the court. A video link appearance is likely to take up less time of the court, provided all the technical details have been figured out in advance. Saving on costs, making the lives of UTPs and courts easier and allowing for a potentially efficient process is a worthwhile endeavour and one worth replicating.
Source:The Nation
June 14, 2022 10:11 UTC
Budget Cuts
In a meeting hosted by the PM of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, it was decided by the regional government that it would not present its own budget for the new fiscal year in light of the ‘enormous’ cuts in the budgetary grants by the federal government. Given the economic constraints within which this budget was released, it is vital that the federal government looks to overcome any grievances and explains that cuts were experienced by most sectors, provinces and ministries, not just AJK alone. The budget for AJK was slashed by Rs.5.2 billion in total, prompting immense opposition from the region. The health ministry, arguably one of the most relevant and important ministries given the current global health crisis, also experienced a budget cut from Rs.154 billion to Rs.19 billion. We are living through a national economic crisis and animosity between the government and regional authorities will only create more trouble.
Source:The Nation
June 14, 2022 10:11 UTC
PM reacts to ‘unabated persecution of Muslims in India’
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said Monday that India had unleashed its brute and oppressive apparatus to browbeat Indian Muslims into submission. Commenting on the unabated persecution of Muslims in India by the Narendra Modi-led regime pursuing the Hindutva ideology, the prime minister said the whole plan was to further marginalise the Indian Muslims politically, economically and culturally. Shehbaz Sharif says reality of India’s democratic ‘face is before the world to see’“India has unleashed its brute & oppressive state apparatus to browbeat Indian Muslims into submission. The whole plan is to further marginalise them politically, economically & culturally. The reality of India’s “democratic face” is before the world to see,” the prime minister said on Twitter.
Source:The Nation
June 14, 2022 08:42 UTC
FATF Plenary Meeting
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is scheduled to meet this week, from June 14 to 17, 2022, in Berlin where it will be decided whether Pakistan has fulfilled all of the requirements needed to exit the list. According to sources, Pakistani officials appear to be quite hopeful of a positive outcome from the plenary meeting as they believe that there has been substantial progress that has been acknowledged by FATF members. There is no denying that Pakistan has put in sincere efforts over the years to bring about the recommended structural changes. Now that the authorities have played their part, it remains to be seen if the FATF community is satisfied with the progress. Before Pakistan can be excluded from the list however, FATF is expected to send its team over for onsite inspection to take stock of the progress that has been made.
Source:The Nation
June 14, 2022 03:11 UTC
SC asked to probe salaries of PTI's Tiger Force
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the “illegal acts”, particularly the payment of salaries to the Tiger Force members, by former prime minister Imran Khan, ex-interior minister Sheikh Rashid, and other PTI leaders. According to the petitioner, Imran recruited “1 million” workers in his Tiger Force which was being used against the incumbent government during protests. WATCH: PTI women lawmakers stage protest outside Parliament HouseThe petitioner alleged that Sheikh Rashid, who has been made respondent no.3 in the petition, used to pay salaries of Tiger Force members “from accounts of different departments” and termed this act against the Constitution. The petitioner further prayed that the court constitute a JIT to probe the alleged illegal acts and also requested the court to issue directions to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to conduct an inquiry into the issuance of salaries to the Tiger Force by Imran Khan. Along with the federal government, PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Haleem Adil Sheikh, Ali Zaidi, and Sheikh Rashid have been made respondents.
Source:The Express Tribune
June 13, 2022 23:24 UTC
Parliament should be part of debate on talks with TTP: Rabbani
Parliament should be part of debate on talks with TTP: RabbaniISLAMABAD – Former chairman Senate and Pakistan People’s Party legislator Mian Raza Rabbani Monday proposed that talks with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) needed to be made part of a national debate. He said that parliament, experts, military commanders who fought against the TTP and civil society should be a part of the debate. His remarks came after the ruling PPP said that parliament should decide all key matters related to talks with the TTP and about mainstreaming the outlawed group. The two tribal jirgas sent to negotiate with the group cannot be a replacement of the collective wisdom of parliament, Rabbani said. The people of Pakistan have the right to decide their future, therefore, let a consensus decision be arrived at through a debate in which parliament leads, he concluded.
Source:The Nation
June 13, 2022 21:03 UTC
A treasonous president and a nation in peril
Each of these is of the highest importance to the country, even if many Americans are unlikely to be swayed by them. Every president in our nation’s history has honored the constitutional duty to relinquish power and allow the peaceful transfer of executive authority – every president that is, until Donald Trump. The existential danger that burst into deadly mob violence on January 6 has not been laid to rest, it is ongoing. The country as a whole must reckon with and acknowledge what a sitting president perpetrated and the existential harm he brought on this country with his reckless, abhorrent, and illegal actions. Thus, there should be no doubt in anybody’s mind that he has committed treason against the United States, for which he must be charged and face his day in court.
Source:The Nation
June 13, 2022 19:12 UTC
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Rolling Stones canceled their concert in Amsterdam on …
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Rolling Stones canceled their concert in Amsterdam on Monday, just hours before it was due to start after lead singer Mick Jagger tested positive for COVID-19. The band announced the cancelation in a statement, saying the 78-year-old Jagger tested positive “after experiencing symptoms of COVID upon arrival at the stadium” on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Some fans were already in the stadium when it was announced that the show had been scrapped. The veteran rockers are touring Europe with a show called SIXTY to mark six decades together. The next scheduled concert is in Bern, Switzerland, on June 17.
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June 13, 2022 17:51 UTC
PPP to discuss TTP, TTA issues with other parties
The PPP said it will raise the issue, jointly with other parties, in the Parliament. The PPP special committee includes Qamar Zaman Kaira, Senator Sherry Rehman and Farhatullah Babar, according to PPP statement. The PPP has earlier decided to reach out to its allied parties to build a consensus on the way forward amid talks with the TTP. A high-level meeting was held at Zardari House in Islamabad under the chairmanship of the party’s co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto. Will be reaching out to allied parties to create consensus on the way forward,” the foreign minister wrote on Twitter.
Source:The Nation
June 13, 2022 11:17 UTC