Names of disqualified BISP beneficiaries to be reviewed for inclusion: Shazia Marri
Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Shazia Marri said on Friday that the beneficiaries of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), who were disqualified during the previous government’s tenure, would be reviewed for inclusion. Shazia Marri said a mechanism for appeal would be developed for the disqualified beneficiaries so that their cases could be reviewed for inclusion in the programme. It was BISP yesterday, is BISP today and will remain BISP in the future as well. Shazia Marri said the new government had been formed through a constitutional way. Criticizing former prime minister Imran Khan, Shazia Marri said he (Imran Khan) should have highlighted the performance of his government of around four years in his public meetings instead of creating anarchy through misleading the masses.
Source:The Nation
April 23, 2022 01:20 UTC
‘Imran, wife paid Rs38m to retain foreign gifts worth Rs142m’
The official documents, available with APP, revealed that Imran and his wife retained 52 free gifts worth Rs800,200 "without paying a single penny". One watch (Graff) valued at Rs85,000,000; Pair of cuff links Rs5.67 million; one pen Rs1.5 million; one Ring Rs8.75 million received on 18-09-2018. One watch Rolex valued at Rs3.8 million was retained after paying Rs754,000 and another Rolex watch worth Rs1.5 million received on 1-10-2018 was retained after depositing Rs294,000 in the national kitty. One watch worth Rs1,900,000 was received on 26-12-2019 and was retained against the payment of Rs935,000. Olive oil and coffee worth Rs104,000 and Ajwa date worth Rs17,000 were received on 15-11-2021 and were retained for Rs193,000.
Source:The Express Tribune
April 23, 2022 00:23 UTC
Stock market loses another 99 points
ISLAMABAD – The KSE 100-index of the PSX witnessed bearish trend on Friday, losing 99.60 points, with negative change of 0.22 per cent, closing at 45,553.02 points against 45,652.62 points on the last working day. A total of 217,565,712 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 186,431,158 shares the previous day whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 5.296 billion against Rs5.621 billion on last trading day. As many as 316 companies transacted shares in the stock market, 162 of them recorded gain and 132 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 22 companies remained unchanged.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 23:33 UTC
Soft coup on the nation
According to a study, between the end of WW2 and 2000, the USA has overtly or covertly influenced 81 elections in outside countries. Entering the 21st century, with the arrogance of being the only superpower, the US has been ever more lethal and totalitarian in its avarice for power and control. There are few among many who keep reverting to history and keep record, but ironically, the vote belongs to the many. And ‘engineered’, because sadly our own mainstream media is constantly bombarding upon us a narrow, materialistic and self-centred way of thinking. Like Opinion & Editorial on Facebook, follow @ETOpEd on Twitter to receive all updates on all our daily pieces.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 22:49 UTC
GDB 78.0: Oilers Dominating on Home Ice (7pm MT, SNW)
The Oilers’ longest point streak on home ice is 14 games. Tonight the Oilers could improve to 12-0-1 and secure the most wins during a home point streak in franchise history. Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowI’ve noticed the crowd has been much more boisterous recently. I think the recent increase in atmosphere has helped the Oilers on the ice and fans should be applauded for it. Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowNOT-SO-OBVIOUS GAME DAY PREDICTION: Evan Bouchard scores for the first time against the Avs.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 21:20 UTC
Pakistan Army major martyred as security forces repulse raid at post near Awaran
File photo of Major Shahid Basheer who embraced martyrdom during a military operation in Balochistan. -ISPRA Pakistan Army major embraced martyrdom Thursday night when terrorists raided a security forces' post in Balochistan, shared the military’s media wing. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists raided the security post in the general area Kahan, near Awaran. The ISPR said that after successfully repulsing the raid, the security forces pursued the escaping terrorists into the nearby mountains. “Security forces, in step with the nation, remain determined to thwart attempts at sabotaging peace, stability and progress of Balochistan,” said the ISPR.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 19:05 UTC
BON Roundtable: Texas Orange-White game
The Orange-White spring game is on Saturday, kicking off at 6 p.m. Central on the Longhorn Network. Let’s kick off this roundtable with are you team orange or team white? Give me team white. Daniel - You typically keep a pretty vanilla game plan for the spring game, so that you don’t tip your hand to opponents down the road. The most important thing is to get everyone some snaps to put on film and come out of the game healthy.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 18:46 UTC
Game Notes Avalanche @ Oilers: Can Edmonton Beat Colorado?
It is interesting to note the Avalanche have seen a big drop off in their PP and PK per game. That’s a huge blow for the Avs, as he was rolling with 10 goals in his previous 14 games. The Oilers’ offensive depth has been very noticeable the past 33 games. Darcy Kuemper has been outstanding for the Avs since December first, and his play during the Avs previous 32 games has been the same. — Colorado defeated the Oilers 3-2 in OT and 2-1 in a SO this season.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 18:31 UTC
Maryam to lead PML-N rallies across country
With the PTI’s public mobilisation campaign going on in full swing, the PML-N too has decided to galvanise its support base by holding around a dozen rallies across the country, apparently entering into a pre-election campaign mode. The first rally scheduled to be held over the weekend in Sialkot has been postponed till the next month due to the holy month of Ramazan. PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz will lead the rallies which according to a federal minister will be held one after another in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh. The PML-N leader observed that the first rally would be held in Okara on May 6, the second in Attock on May 8 while two rallies were planned for K-P later on. He said after K-P, rallies will be held in Chakwal, Mianwali and Vehari, and later in Bahawalnagar and Karachi.
Source:The Express Tribune
April 22, 2022 14:23 UTC
Pakistan to buy expensive LNG again
The firm selected the lowest bid for liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes. Out of seven, six contract prices for LNG cargoes were received. The second bid for the same delivery window was received from Vitol Bahrain at $29.79 per mmbtu. Qatar Energy quoted the lowest bid for May 12-13 delivery at $25.15 per mmbtu and for the June 6-7 delivery window at $27.65 per mmbtu. There was no bid for the June 1-2 delivery window so far, industry sources said.
Source:The Express Tribune
April 22, 2022 14:22 UTC
Mariupol: More than just a Ukrainian war trophy for Russia
After weeks of relentless attacks, Russia claims it has secured a major win in Ukraine by capturing the port city of Mariupol. Mariupol covers just a tiny area on the map, belying its immense significance for both Ukraine and Russia. With Mariupol under its control, there is nothing to stop Russia from establishing a land corridor linking Crimea and Donbas. Russia can also now redeploy its troops from Mariupol to other areas where Ukrainian resistance still needs to be quelled. According to Oleg Ustenko, an economic adviser to the Ukrainian president, Russia’s war has already forced some 50% of Ukrainian businesses to shut down.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 13:28 UTC
Mainstreaming climate action
Earth Day, celebrated globally on April 22, is an opportunity to take stock of our commitments to protect our planet from the impacts of climate change and to re-align our priorities for sustainable climate action. For Pakistan, like other global and regional players, the ‘do-more and do-better’ approach towards climate change is the need of the time. It is alarming to see Pakistan in the list of top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change as per the Global Climate Risk Index 2020. While the vision and the plan for action is welcome, there is a need for mainstreaming these climate-action interventions to the mass level. Only through investing in the rural communities in Pakistan can the distant dream of mainstreaming climate action could be truly achieved.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 10:25 UTC
Ideology of Allama Iqbal guiding principle for entire nation: Waheed-uz-Zaman
Ideology of Allama Iqbal guiding principle for entire nation: Waheed-uz-ZamanProminent expert on ‘Iqbaliyat’ Brigadier, retired, Dr. Waheed-uz-Zaman Tariq says ideology of national poet Dr. Muhammad Allama Iqbal is a guiding principle for the entire nation. Speaking with Radio Pakistan’s Lahore correspondent Sajjad Parvez during Current Affairs Programme “Lahore Insight” on Thursday, he said Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a great thinker and poet who introduced the concept for creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent. He said the teachings of Dr Muhammad Iqbal are still relevant for new generation, as the Poet of the East had given the message of selfhood (khudi) to the Muslims through his poetry. The expert also urged the educational institutions to spread the teachings of the great philosopher Allama Iqbal among youth in order to meet modern day challenges.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 06:01 UTC
Imran’s commute to PM House and back cost nation Rs980m
The government claimed on Thursday that Rs980 million were spent on Imran Khan’s back-and-forth air travel from Prime Minister’s House to his private residence in Bani Gala. - Advertisement -“As regards Toshakhana, Imran Khan has said ‘my gift, my choice’. She said Imran Khan’s income increased manifold due to selling the Toshakhana gifts. The minister said Imran Khan’s travel expenses from Banigala to the PM Office stood at millions of rupees. The first ten days of Shehbaz Sharif as the prime minister reflected that Pakistan is moving towards progress and prosperity, she said in a statement.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 05:17 UTC
4 TTP militants killed in Bannu encounter
Peshawar – Counter Terrorism Department and police jointly conducted a raid in Bannu district and killed four militants during an encounter on Thursday. An official of CTD said that following a tip-off, the personnel reached Township area where the armed militants opened fire on the police and CTD team. In retaliatory fire, four militants were killed. A search operation was underway in the area for the arrest of the fleeing militants till filling of this report. The security personnel also recovered one Kalashnikov, two pistols, one rifle, bullets and some documents.
Source:The Nation
April 22, 2022 04:26 UTC