IG Sindh Police Ghulam Nabi Memon talking with media persons after condoling with brothers of Shaheed DSP Abdul Malik Bhutto at his residence
President PPP Women Wing Pakistan, MPA Faryal Talpur, PPP Member of Central Executive Committee Jameel Ahmed Soomro, IG Sindh Police Ghulam Nabi Memon and other offering Fateha after condoling with brothers of Shaheed DSP Abdul Malik Bhutto at his residence Lahori Muhallah
PPP Member of Central Executive Committee Jameel Ahmed Soomro on behalf of Chairman PPP and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari laying flower wreath on the grave of Shaheed DSP Abdul Malik Bhutto at Abubakar Graveyard, who embraced Shahadat in armed attack by criminal during the Police Operation in Kacha area near Rawanti town in Ghotki District
Senator HidayatUllah Khan, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on housing and works presiding over a meeting of the committee at Parliament Lodges
A group Photograph of Commissioner Income Tax Dr. Saqib Ahmed Khan, Addition Commissioner Income Tax Madam Farzana Gohar Ali eve on the Farewell ceremony on retirement of AC Safdar Saleem
Center writes to Punjab govt for registration of FIR of Wazirabad incident
ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP): The Ministry of Interior has written to Punjab government for immediate registration of a First Information Report (FIR) of the Wazirabad firing incident on merit rather than conjectures or speculative allegations.
In a letter addressed to the provincial chief secretary, additional chief secretary home department and Punjab inspector general of police, the ministry termed the delay in the registration of the FIR a lacklustre response of the Punjab government to the unfortunate incident.
The ministry pointed out several lapses, including failure to provide adequate security to ex-prime minister Imran Khan, delay in lodging the FIR, releasing of confessional videos, and not providing any information to the Centre, on part of the provincial government.
Through the letter, the interior ministry has conveyed the federal government’s grave concerns on the mishandling of the high-profile case, which was evident from the fact that the FIR of the said case, ordinarily required to be registered within 24 hours of any incident, had not been registered even after the lapse of more than 36 hours.
The ministry said that the failure to register the FIR despite the fact that the incident took place in the presence of provincial police personnel at the scene was indicative of the provincial government’s lackluster response to the unfortunate incident.
Following the incident, the letter read, the provincial government had exhibited a complete unwillingness to provide any kind of explanation regarding the incident including its failure to provide adequate security to the former prime minister and the clear lack of adherence to standard operating security procedures in relation to the convoy.
The federal government also noted that the medico-legal examination of the former prime minister had not yet been carried out. It is also a matter of concern that the provincial government had failed to provide any updates regarding the weapon of offense and whether it had been forensically analyzed.
Moreover, it said, the crime scene was not secured for many hours after the incident which was again a violation of the prescribed procedures.
Additionally, it added, no official information regarding the victims or their nature of the injuries had been released.
Finally, it read, the release of ‘confessional’ videos of the alleged perpetrator points to serious lapses in the investigation process. The afore-mentioned failures of the provincial government and its functionaries were clear evidence of its mishandling of the matter and amounts to criminal negligence, it stated.
The law and order situation in the province after the incident was not handled effectively which created great inconvenience for the general public, it maintained, the closure of main highways and roads by small groups of miscreants’ paralyzed life in cities of Punjab and also affected inter-district movement.
It continued by stating that the inability of the provincial police and administration to handle the law and order situation violated the fundamental right of free movement guaranteed under Article 15 of the Constitution.
The attack by a mob of miscreants on the Governor’s House in Lahore on November 4 further demonstrated the mishandling of the situation by the provincial government, it said, which was unable to secure the office and residence of the highest constitutional officeholder of the province.
In view of the aforesaid, the ministry stated, it was imperative that the provincial government immediately geared up its efforts to ensure the maintenance of law and order and protection of the life and property of all citizens.
In the context of the incident at Wazirabad, it concluded, “it is stated that FIR of the said case based on facts of the incident should be registered on merits and not on conjectures or speculative allegations immediately, without further loss of time as required under Section 154 of the CrPC 1898 by the concerned SHO or CTD Punjab as complainant as the delay is grossly illegal and has caused irreparable damage to prosecute the real accused.”
Minister directs PBS for timely completion of 7th Population, Housing Census 2022
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (APP):Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Monday directed Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) to send a fresh summary to the Council of Common Interest and Prime Minister Office with a fresh timeline over the 7th Digital Census 2022.
The Minister made these directions while chairing a meeting to review progress on the 7th Digital Census 2022. The meeting was attended by the Secretary Planning Commission, Chief PBS, Chairman National Database & Registration Authority NDRA and other officials.
During the meeting, the Minister was apprised about the so far progress on the Census, PBS chief informed the Minister that earlier summary was submitted after agreement with NADRA for conduct of Census w.e.f 15th October 2022 to 15th November 2022.
However, due to delay in opening of Letter of credit due to prevailing economic situation, NADRA unable to provide tablets and informed that complete 126000 tablets will be handed over in installments by December 2022 and census ERP(complete software solutions) by 15th October 2022 for testing.
Keeping in view the sensitivity of matter, PBS adjusted the training of Master trainers and Training of trainers at divisional level in month of November and December 2022.
However, as training at tehsil level for 120000 field staff and field work cannot be initiated before the complete handover of tablets therefore after all considerations and running activities in parallel, the timelines has been revised and now the field work will be conducted w.e.f 1st February 2023 to 4th March 2023 and results after conduct of post enumeration survey will be handed over to ECP by 30th April 2023 for delimitation purposes.
However, the Minister expressed concerns over the extension of the deadline and asked the PBS to urgently intimate the CCI and PM Office due to sensitivity of matter.
He also emphasized that the further delay cannot be acceptable as the next elections will be based on this Census.
The Minister also directed PBS to ensure the quality of the training at Tehsil level. He advised to include HEC and academia to monitor the training at Tehsils level as quality training is essential for credible and reliable data. He was of view the assessment should be done by independent third body.
The PBS chief further informed the Minister that so far NADRA has handed over 22,000 tables for the census which have been hardened and now ready to dispatch and the remaining will be handed over soon. He apprised test 21600 more tablets will reach PBS today and will be in hardening process soon.
It was further informed that training of Master trainers will be started from November 28 to December 10, 2022, Self-enumerator will be started from January 15 2023. The Minister directed to expedite the process and strictly adhere to the revised timelines, keeping in view the sensitivity of matter.
Pakistan revises budget estimates due to flood relief, rehabilitation: PM
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 7 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that due to relief and rehabilitation of the flood affected people, Pakistan has revised its budget estimates.
He expressed these views during the meeting with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieve held here on the sidelines of COP-27 Summit.
The Prime Minister said that saving people’s lives and rehabilitation of the flood affected masses was the first priority of government.
He hoped that the COP-27 Climate Conference will prove a mile-stone in getting climate justice.
The Prime Minister said after the COVID-19 pandemic and global recession, the flood situation had also put negative impact on Pakistan’s economic recovery pace.
He further said that Pakistan valued the IMF cooperation, adding, Pakistan will complete the current IMF program.
District Admin announces two holidays for educational institutions
RAWALPINDI, Nov 07 (APP):Rawalpindi district administration on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi on Monday announced two holidays for all educational institutions on account of prevailing law and order situation in the district.
According to a notification, all public and private schools and colleges would remain closed on November 8 and 9.
The district administration spokesman informed that due to prevailing law and order situation of the country the competent authority has decided that all educational institutions (Government as well as private) situated within Tehsil Rawalpindi would remain closed for two days, Nov 8 & 9.
Pakistan’s hair loss prevention products carry great potential in China
BEIJING, Nov 7 (APP): “In the future, hair loss prevention and hair growth is the top priority, scalp care is also one of the future trends. If Pakistani hair loss prevention products can enter into the Chinese market, they will have great potential.” Liu Yingqi, general manager of JD Worldwide, said.
In an interview with China Economic Net at a sub-forum during the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), he cited data from a 2019 survey by the National Health Commission of China, with an average of one in six people losing their hair. Among them is a large number of the post-90s generation.
According to Liu, Chinese consumers are increasingly concerned about hair loss, and “keeping hair healthy like face” is becoming a new trend in China. As Chinese consumers gradually upgrade their concept of hair washing and care, treating scalp and hair separately will be the trend. In the future, hair loss prevention products are as promising as niche beauty brands.
According to the General Administration of Customs of China, import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce in China has increased nearly tenfold in the past five years.
Han Rui, vice president of JD Group, said that in the past three years, JD’s total purchase of imported goods reached RMB 500 billion, exceeding the RMB 400 billion target set at the second CIIE, which is supported by the strong purchasing power of Chinese consumers for imported goods.
“Taking JD’s pre-sale on Singles Day shopping carnival at 8 pm October 31, sales of JD Worldwide and 800 overseas brands increased by more than 100% year-on-year. It is enough to prove that Chinese consumers love imported goods, and cross-border goods have a very broad market prospect and unlimited potential in China,” Han said.
Acknowledging the massive size of China’s e-commerce market and its potential to further bolster bilateral trade, what will Pakistan do to open the door of the Chinese market through cross-border e-commerce? In early November, during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China, China and Pakistan signed the Memorandum of Understanding on E-commerce Cooperation between the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Commerce of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which will promote trade in quality products and strengthen cooperation in logistics, electronic payment and other areas.
Pakistan has set up a national pavilion on the JD platform. At the beginning, only some cookies were sold. Now the website has covered more than 70 categories, such as Basmati rice, cookies, black tea and condiments. Among them, the best seller was Basmati rice, followed by cookies and tea.
Among the more than 500 reviews with a positive rating of 96%, consumers generally commented that Basmati rice has a strong rice flavor and is suitable for making fried rice. “Pakistani mango jam and plum jam, which are relatively rare in the Chinese market, will hit the shelves soon,” according to Liu, the pavilion also participated in the Double 11 shopping spree. “At present, the variety of Pakistani products is limited. Welcome to introduce more special products and resources to us.” Han appealed.