Nation united to control flood devastation: PM
The prime minister said that when a catastrophe hit, the whole nation stood up and march in unison by working hard to overcome the challenges. The prime minister announced Rs3 million for those labourers working on the restoration of Bibi Nani bridge. National Highway Authority Chairman Khurram Agha also briefed the prime minister about the restoration of the bridge. The chief minister thanked the prime minister for his visits and continuous support to the flood-affected areas of the province. On behalf of the Pakistani nation, the Prime Minister thanked the government of the United Arab Emirates for sending planeloads of goods for the flood affectees.
Source:The Nation
September 05, 2022 04:29 UTC
Nation working in unison to overcome flood devastation
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said during the current situation which arose after the monsoon rains and floods, the entire nation was working in unison and inspiration to overcome the problems which was very important. The prime minister said the floods had caused large-scale damages across the country, affecting all the provinces. The prime minister said that when a catastrophe hit, the whole nation stood up and march in unison by working hard to overcome the challenges. The chief minister thanked the prime minister for his visits and continuous support to the flood-affected areas of the province. On behalf of the Pakistani nation, the Prime Minister thanked the government of the United Arab Emirates for sending planeloads of goods for the flood affectees.
Source:The Nation
September 05, 2022 03:35 UTC
Major flood-damaged infrastructure restored: PMO
The Ministry of Communication and National Highway Authority (NHA) are ensuring the early restoration of the damaged infrastructure in different parts of the country. During the last fortnight, different damaged roads in all four provinces and the Gilgit-Baltistan region had been restored. N-15 had been restored from Mansehra to Chilas via Naran while N-25 from Karachi to Chaman where Hub to Khuzdar section was damaged had been restored for traffic. Karakorum Highway N-35 was also completely restored which was closed for traffic from Indus Kohistan to Hunza districts. The restoration work on certain highways was still continuing which included the N-50 Zhob-DIKhan section, N-95 Fatahpur, Kalam section and Motorway M-8 Wangu Hills-Banja section.
Source:Pakistan Today
September 04, 2022 20:14 UTC
US begins antitrust review of Amazon’s takeover of iRobot
PHOTO: REUTERS/FILEThe US Federal Trade Commission has begun a review of Amazon.com's $1.7 billion takeover of robot vacuum maker iRobot Corp to decide if the deal violates antitrust law, Politico reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The US anti-trust body’s iRobot review is wide-ranging and would include both head-to-head competition and whether the deal would illegally boost Amazon's market share in both the connected device market and the retail market in general, the report added. Amazon in August announced its all-cash deal of $61 per share to acquire iRobot, maker of the robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba. The online retailer in July had agreed to buy primary care provider One Medical. One Medical on Friday said the US anti-trust body had sought more information from the company and Amazon about the primary care provider's $3.49 billion acquisition by the online retailer.
Source:The Express Tribune
September 04, 2022 18:57 UTC
Ceasefire falters as TTP claim responsibility for police attacks
The months-long ceasefire between the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has apparently come to an end as the banned outfit claimed responsibility on Sunday for three attacks on police in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). In addition to negotiations with the government, the terrorist organisation had expected its prisoners to be released from captivity and an end to military operations. The military sources and the TTP chief have, however, denied reports of the end of the “indefinite ceasefire”. Read Dialogue with TTP to take place with parliament's permission: Rana SanaullahTTP chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud has distanced himself from any statements concerning the end of the ceasefire despite accepting responsibility for the attacks. Also read Barrister Saif blames ‘anti-TTP groups’ for K-P law and order situationThe breakdown in talks had led to a spike in cross-border terrorist attacks by the TTP.
Source:The Express Tribune
September 04, 2022 13:52 UTC
Reassessment Plan
The devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan is now finally receiving due attention from the international community. Federal Secretary for Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Syed Zafar Ali Shah has said that his ministry is preparing a reassessment plan of Rs 1 trillion for flood-hit areas. The majority of the funds are being directed to infrastructure development- a total of 197.265 km length of highway/motorway across Pakistan has been affected due to massive floods. A total of 92.63 km of road network in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 54.25 km in Balochistan, 36.285 km in Sindh, and 14.1 km roads in Punjab have been affected. The reassessment plan will also focus on the construction of dams, railway infrastructure, and rebuilding of houses- all spheres which have been badly affected by the floods.
Source:The Nation
September 04, 2022 13:10 UTC
Nation working in unison to overcome flood devastation: PM
The prime minister said the floods had caused large-scale damages across the country, affecting all the provinces. The prime minister said that when a catastrophe hit, the whole nation stood up and march in unison by working hard to overcome the challenges. The prime minister announced Rs3 million for those labourers working on the restoration of Bibi Nani bridge. National Highway Authority Chairman Khurram Agha also briefed the prime minister about the restoration of Bibi Nani bridge. The chief minister thanked the prime minister for his visits and continuous support to the flood-affected areas of the province.
Source:The Nation
September 04, 2022 10:56 UTC
46 truck load of relief goods dispatched by Social Welfare Dept
LAHORE – Punjab Social Welfare Department, philanthropists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) dispatched around 46 truckloads of relief goods for the flood victims here on Saturday. Provincial Minister for Social Welfare Ghazanfar Abbas Cheena supervised the relief operation and donated 500 tents in the noble cause. Members of Punjab Assembly Makhdoom Razzaq, Ghazanfar, Irfanullah Niazi, Secretary Social Welfare Waqas Ali Mehmood, DG Social Welfare Faiz Naeem Waraich, DG PDMA Hameed Malik, directors Irfan Gondal, Mubasher Javed, Muhammad Salman officers concerned and representatives of NGOs were present on the occasion. The social welfare department had also arranged medical camps for flood victims in the flood-affected areas, he said and added the department was also dispatching fodder for the animals. He lauded the efforts of the department teams, NGOs and philanthropists of other cities including Rawalpindi, Vehari, Okara, Sargodha and Faisalabad for arranging relief aids for flood-stricken people.
Source:The Nation
September 04, 2022 08:52 UTC
Public Reforms
KP’s Chief Minister (CM), Mahmood Khan, has given directives to reform and restructure civil service policies to make them more people-centric and to eliminate unnecessary and time-consuming procedures. Public service is still dominated by officers who have been serving for decades, neglecting the immense potential that lies in new talent. The region is in extreme distress not only because of the floods but also because of poor administration in health and education. With hindsight, it is fairly easy to say that public services will be prepared enough to launch anti-encroachment drives, construct embankments or flood protection walls. What matters most is how the civil administration is able to prepare beforehand so that the damage is mitigated.
Source:The Nation
September 04, 2022 07:12 UTC
Ch Rahmat Ali Memorial Trust Girls High School helping flood victims
LAHORE – Floods have submerged various parts of Pakistan and has killed more than 1100 people while every Pakistani is trying its best to help the flood victims. Ch.Rahmat Ali Memorial Trust Girls High School has also left no stone unturned to help the flood victims. Whilst a Model exhibition was also arranged in order to help flood victims through generated funds. Event started with the recitation of the Holy Quran followed by a prayer for wellbeing of Pakistan & Flood victims. Salman Abid (Educationist & Column Writer), Maj General ® Zahid Mubashir Sheikh, Khalid Rasool (Secretary General CRAMT) and Ms. Faiza Wasti were the guests of honour.
Source:The Nation
September 04, 2022 05:58 UTC
Imran predicts bumper crops on ‘flood-fertile lands’
عمران خان کی طرف سے سیلاب متاثرین کو خوش خبری۔۔ آپ کو سیلاب کا بہت فائدہ ہوگا اگلے سال گندم کی فصل میں۔۔pic.twitter.com/oahXhYBupl — Waseem Abbasi (@Wabbasi007) September 3, 2022During his visit, the former premier was briefed on the relief efforts. Imran said the floods have caused devastation across the country. "All need to work together including the members of provincial and national assembly, government and me to help flood victims," he added. I will discuss the issue of further assistance to the flood victims. We, the members of the provincial and national assembly, the government and I, should all help the flood victims,” he further said.
Source:The Express Tribune
September 04, 2022 04:52 UTC
Where should the Oilers deploy Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in their current lineup?
As he heads into his twelfth NHL season in 2022-23, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is Edmonton’s longest-serving player currently on the roster. Nugent-Hopkins posted strong goal differential results with Foegele and Ryan, but as indicated by their poor xGF%, it was likely unsustainable over a larger sample. Despite having a low PDO, they still finished with a positive goal differential as well. The team without Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid, and Draisaitl has been quite poor, and the bottom-six performs better with Nugent-Hopkins as opposed to without. Furthermore, his isolated impact on 5v5 goal differential (RAPM GF%) ranks 15th on the Oilers, while his impact on 5v5 expected goal differential (RAPM xGF%) ranks 16th.
Source:The Nation
September 04, 2022 04:42 UTC
England committed to Pakistan tour despite flooding
The England and Wales Cricket Board are committed to the forthcoming T20 tour of Pakistan despite the flooding that has ravaged the country. England have not played in Pakistan since 2005 due to security concerns and pulled out of a planned series last year at short notice. The Pakistan Cricket Board were furious with that decision, making England’s visit for a seven-match T20 series starting on September 20 even more significant for relations between the countries. Matches are due to be held in Karachi and Lahore, with no changes currently planned despite the worst floods in Pakistani history, which have left a death toll of 1,200 and rising and a third of the country under water. “But it’s a trip we’re desperate to go on and it’s going to take a lot for us not to get out there.
Source:Pakistan Today
September 04, 2022 02:55 UTC
Kaptaan’s appeal
The extent and entrenchment of Imran Khan’s appeal, across the political diaspora of Pakistan, has surprised even the most experienced of the political pundits. So what, at its core, is the reason, for such broad and growing appeal of Imran Khan? And it has never worked for self-proclaimed democrats or would-be saviors, who assume and retain political power through the might of the state machinery. And Rana Sanaullah, along with the likes of Maryam Aurangzeb, concluded that Imran Khan “could not” mobilise people in his favour. Most importantly, the realm of political power is restricted to a select few who—through lineage, money, or fear—govern their ‘subjects’.
Source:The Nation
September 04, 2022 02:49 UTC
LHC moved against live telecast of Nawaz, Dar's speeches
A civil miscellaneous application was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC), seeking directions to quarters concerned to stop live telecast of speeches of former premier Nawaz Sharif and former finance minister Ishaq Dar. The petitioner stated in his petition that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) had banned the live telecast on television of speeches of the aforesaid persons after they had been declared proclaimed offenders by the courts. However, the petition pointed out, after the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) came to power, it had been noticed that Nawaz's speeches were being covered by all TV channels. He submitted that Pemra should follow its own decisions/orders which it had issued for restraining all TV channels from live telecasting the speeches of the PML-N leaders. He requested the court that directions be given to the authorities concerned to stop live telecast of Nawaz and Dar's speeches.
Source:The Express Tribune
September 03, 2022 21:59 UTC