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Corona’s ferocity grows in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The killing spree of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues in Pakistan, with the official death toll increasing to 17. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza announced this in his routine televised media briefing on the prevailing coronavirus situation in Pakistan.
He said 745 confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to various hospitals across the country were stable and were showing signs of recovery. “They were in mild to moderate condition and soon they will be discharged from the hospitals,” Mirza said.
He said out of a total of 756 hospitalized patients, only 11 were in critical condition and they were being treated at the isolation rooms, while some of them were on ventilators. He said during the last 24 hours 1,006 suspected cases were registered, while the number of suspected cases was 13,324.
He said out of 1,600 confirmed patients including 593 from the Punjab, 502 from Sindh, 192 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 141 from Balochistan, 123 from GB, six from AJK and 43 from the ICT.
One each patient died in Abbottabad and Gilgit-Baltistan, Geo News reported. He said the coronavirus caseload in Pakistan was 1,562 with addition of 121 new cases during the last 24 hours. He said 28 patients had recovered completely, while 13 had died out of which five fatalities were from the Punjab, four from KP, two from Sindh, and one each from Balochistan and GB. However, according to some reports 17 people had died.
Dr Mirza said a total of 8,066 people were under treatment at different quarantines in the provinces out of which PCR test of 4,365 people had been conducted with corona positive ratio of 20 percent, as 869 people had COVID positive.
He said there were a total of 1,527 confirmed patients out of which 857 (58%) had travel history of Iran, 191 (13%) had travel history of other countries, while 420 (29%) contracted the COVID-19 through local sources.
He said the government had provided one-month stock of personal protection equipment (PPE) kits to the administrations of ICT, AJK and GB for their health professionals, medical and paramedical staff and doctors.
Dr Zafar said the government will ensure further supply of all such items to these areas in the coming days while the provinces were in touch with the federal government for provision of quality PPE kits.
He said the existing ratio of corona cases in Pakistan was very low which was against the speculation. He advised people to avoid unnecessary movement outside home and adopt all preventive measures including staying at home, avoiding handshake, washing hands for 20 seconds and maintaining social distancing.
Talking to a private news channel later on, Dr Zafar thanked China for standing by Pakistan in this difficult time and supplying essential medical supplies and sharing expertise. He appreciated China’s assistance for Pakistani citizens and said the arrival of Chinese doctors was important, as Pakistan was just going to start the training of its healthcare professionals in critical care.
He said Pakistan and China will continue cooperating with each other under the umbrella of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the health sector too. He expressed hope that the Pakistani health professionals will learn from their Chinese counterparts to stem the tide of coronavirus.
"The world has learnt a lot from China about prevention and control of communicable diseases. Not even a single case came from China. This happened due to coordination and cooperation between the governments of Pakistan and China," he added.
Dr Zafar said Pakistan was highly impressed with the way the Chinese government had dealt with the Covid-19 by putting in place appropriate measures at an appropriate time to contain the killer bug.
Meanwhile, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Sunday said Prime Minister Imran Khan had renewed his pledge to ensure delivery of food to the poor families on their doorstep across the country.
Briefing the media about the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Core Committee meeting chaired by the prime minister, she said the prime minister had trust in the youth force and wanted to use the youth volunteers for supply of food items to the deserving people.
She said the prime minister will personally announce a comprehensive road map on Monday (today) to ensure uninterrupted food supplies across the country. She said the prime minister informed the committee that the country was passing through a difficult time and there was need for national unity to overcome the challenge posed by the COVID-19.
Dr Firdous said Imran Khan urged the party leadership to stand by the people in testing times and play a proactive role in resolution of their problems. She said owing to the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, economy was being affected and chain of daily use items was slowing down.
She said the prime minister advised Minister for National Food Security Khusro Bakhtiar to ensure availability of food items, including flour, so that there should be no shortage of such items.
She said there was no shortage of edibles in the country and the committee expressed the resolve to treat hoarders and profiteers with an iron hand. Dr Firdous said Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar informed the meeting that his government had allocated Rs10 billion for provision of Rs4,000 financial assistance per month to 250,000 deserving people in the province through easy-paisa.
Those getting financial support from the BISP would not be included in this list. She said the CM also informed the meeting that eight medical laboratories in the province would conduct coronavirus tests of 3,200 persons daily while the process for recruitment of 10,000 doctors and paramedics had started.
He also informed the meeting that in case any doctor or paramedic died during performance of duties, he/she would be entitled to the martyrs’ package. One month salary as bonus will be given to doctors and paramedics serving as frontline soldiers against the pandemic in the province.
KP Chief Minister Mehmood Khan informed the meeting that his government had announced Rs11.40 billion package for providing financial support to 19,00,000 deserving families in the province.
She said the province had overall allocated Rs32 billion to control the spread of the pandemic. The province has also given Rs5 billion relaxation on taxes and duties to various sectors.
The KP government will also provide additional Rs2,000 to each of 100,000 lakh families getting financial support under the Ehsas Programme. Dr Firdous said the prime minister had also made it clear that the packages announced by the federal government would also be extended to the provinces where the PTI was not in power.
Any relief given by the federal government to the people of Punjab, KPK and Balochistan would also be given to the people of Sindh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan as it was a time of national approach, the prime minister was quoted as saying by Dr Firdous.
She said personal protection equipment had been provided to doctors and paramedics attending coronavirus patients in Islamabad, AJK and GB and the same will be provided to other provinces as soon as possible.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was going to set up five more laboratories across the country other than those being set up by the provincial governments.
Two of these laboratories will be established in Karachi. This will help double the screening capacity of NDMA. Dr Firdous regretted that the PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif’s criticism of the government initiatives was discouraging doctors, paramedics, volunteers, district administrations and institutions working extensively to contain the pandemic of coronavirus.
“You (Shahbaz Sharif) are worried about your life and making statements through a video link from home. Those brave sons and daughters of the soil, working in the field, have put their lives at risk to serve the ailing masses affected due to coronavirus. Those health officials deserve encouragement and motivation to fight back coronavirus pandemic with renewed spirit and resolve,” she said.
Shahbaz Sharif should give positive suggestions to further improve their efforts otherwise avoid unnecessary criticism of government’s measures as the people are not in the mood of bearing with such adventures.”
“Shahbaz should set aside his politics at the moment, as the masses have rejected him and he should let the elected government serve the masses in this hard time. We pay tribute to the services of doctors, nurses, paramedics, the armed forces and the media during this war against the coronavirus outbreak,” the SAPM said.
She said allocation of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for the media personnel was made after consultation with the NDMA. “Those media persons visiting the Intensive Care Units (ICUs), quarantines and making coverage in emergency will be provided with PPEs and safety kits,” she said.
An application has also been prepared to redress their complaints, which would be launched on Monday and Prime Minister Imran Khan would also launch his youth volunteer plan with a roadmap for overseas Pakistanis to overcome the pandemic.
She said the nation had coped with many serious crises in the history and Almighty Allah would help Pakistanis combat the pandemic under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. “The prime minister will not disappoint the nation in this time of emergency.”
Responding to queries, Firdous said the prime minister had directed that goods transport movement be ensured across the country to reduce the problems of the masses. However, Minister for Communications Murad Saeed during the core committee meeting informed the prime minister that goods transport was halted due to lockdown at the provincial level as goods transport was initiating from the Karachi’s ports and then supplying goods across the country, she said.
“Around 80 percent of such transportation is off the road as no hotels and other facilities are available due to the lockdown. Prime Minister Imran Khan directed coordination between the federal and provincial governments to revive the goods transport,” she added.
She informed that SAPM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar had briefed the committee on the structure of youth volunteer force and positive suggestions were given by the committee. “The committee decided to take elected representatives on board in this portal for effective distribution of relief items. The prime minister wanted to ensure the enlistment of deserving masses through the Citizens Portal, which was not possible in areas with no connectivity.”
She said a parallel system of district governments was set up with DC Office as focal point and other committees. It was based on the data developed by district governments through geomapping and business communities. The most deserving would be provided food supplies through youngsters.
“This portal will also help in monitoring hoarding and profiteering in the respective districts. Youth volunteers will also be registered through DC Offices, where no Internet is available and they could also help in managing patients from rural areas to urban localities by ensuring ambulances.”
She said the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) would be made an active regulator based on the best global practices, and keeping in view the need of skilled workforce the strength of doctors and medical workforce would be beefed up.
Dr Firdous said the opposition parties were ruling in Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Sindh and the prime minister did not discriminate among any in the National Coordination Committee on political basis.
She said the National Coordination Committee was the best forum where all stakeholders, including the civil and military leadership, were taking decisions based on mutual consensus.
“If the opposition parties want to become part of any committee or endeavour and to distribute food, then it is a welfare service for the masses.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry in LA: Trump says 'US will not pay for their security protection'
US President Donald Trump has said that his country will not pay for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's security protection after the couple reportedly decided to move from Canada to California
"I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom. It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada. Now they have left Canada for the US however, the US will not pay for their security protection. They must pay," Mr Trump wrote in a tweet on Sunday.
The royal couple recently left Vancouver Island in Canada for Los Angeles - where Ms Markle grew up.
The US and UK have a longstanding agreement between the two countries to provide security protection to diplomats and members of the Royal Family when visiting the country.
But it is being reported that Prince Harry might forgo this benefit after he and his wife decided to step down as senior Royals, making them no longer "international protected persons".
Mr Trump confirmed on Sunday the US had no intention of providing protection while living in the country.
Europe, US endure darkest days of corona crisis
MADRID/FRANKFURT/PARIS/LONDON: The global coronavirus death toll surged past 33,600 with 2,800 new deaths over the weekend while 715,000 infected cases reported worldwide as Europe and the United States endured their darkest days of the crisis.
A back-flip from US President Donald Trump on quarantining New York highlighted the panic and confusion across many parts of the world in trying to contain the pandemic, which has seen more than a third of humanity placed under unprecedented lockdowns.
The virus continued to leave a devastating imprint on nearly every aspect of society: wiping out millions of jobs, overwhelming healthcare services and draining national treasuries. The ongoing situation can take six months to improve in several countries.
Europe alone accounted for more than 20,000 fatalities, where the hardest-hit Italy and Spain each reported more than 800 dead in one day.
Pablo Rodriguez, a radiologist at a Madrid hospital, described the influx of patients as "a total tsunami". "It´s like going to the front line in a war," he said.
Officials in some countries have warned that the worst is yet to come. But in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the virus first struck late last year, officials took tentative steps back towards normality, partially reopening it after more than two months of near-total isolation for its 11 million residents.
Trump decided late Saturday against imposing a broad lockdown on New York and its neighbours after a strong pushback from local political leaders and warnings of the panic it couldspark. "A quarantine will not be necessary," Trump tweeted, about eight hours after he stunned the New York metropolitan region -- the epicentre of the US outbreak -- with a proposal to place it under quarantine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, asked area residents not to travel except for essential purposes. Trump´s reversal came on the same day the US death toll topped 2,100, more than doubling in just three days. Of the fatalities, more than a quarter were in New York City.
Health officials say they fear New York may follow the deadly path charted by Italy, with health professionals exhausted and hospitals desperately short of protective equipment and ventilators. "It´s abysmal," said Andrew, a psychiatry resident in a New York hospital who spoke on condition his name be changed. He is now quarantined at home with a likely case of the virus himself.
European nations have been harder hit than the US on a per capita basis with over 20,000 deaths -- around half in worst-hit Italy. Spain, with the world´s second-highest toll, added 832 deaths on Saturday for a total of 5,812.
Madrid toughened a nationwide lockdown, halting all non-essential activities, though officials said the epidemic in the country seemed to be nearing a peak.
Russia said it would close its borders on Monday, despite reporting relatively low levels of the virus.
In France, which has seen close to 2,000 deaths, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe warned the "battle" was just beginning.
The British toll passed 1,000 on Saturday while Belgium saw a steep climb in deaths, with 353 recorded on Saturday -- up from 289 the day before.
Elsewhere, Iran announced 139 more deaths, and India sealed a dozen villages that had been visited by a guru now known to be infected and a possible "super-spreader".
South African police used rubber bullets in Johannesburg to enforce social distancing on a crowd queuing for supplies outside a supermarket during a national lockdown.
In Italy, a cardiologist from Rome who has recovered from COVID-19 recalled his hellish experience.
Infection rates in Italy are on a downward trend. The head of the national health institute Silvio Brusaferro predicted a peak "in the next few days".
Europe has suffered the brunt of the coronavirus crisis in recent weeks, with millions across the continent on lockdown and the streets of Paris, Rome and Madrid eerily empty.
As even rich countries struggle, aid groups warn the toll could be in the millions in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where healthcare systems are in tatters.
Meanwhile, Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany´s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday.
Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution´s office said they believe he died by suicide. "We are in shock, we are in disbelief and above all we are immensely sad," Bouffier said in a recorded statement.
Hesse is home to Germany´s financial capital Frankfurt, where major lenders like Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have their headquarters. The European Central Bank is also located in Frankfurt.
A visibly shaken Bouffier recalled that Schaefer, who was Hesse´s finance chief for 10 years, had been working "day and night" to help companies and workers deal with the economic impact of the pandemic. "Today we have to assume that he was deeply worried," said Bouffier, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel. "It´s precisely during this difficult time that we would have needed someone like him," he added.
Meanwhile, more than 3.38 billion people worldwide have been asked or ordered to follow confinement measures in the fight against COVID-19.
That represents around 43 percent of the total world population, which is 7.79 billion people according to a United Nations count in 2020.
The Chinese province Hubei and its capital city Wuhan, the first epicentre of the novel coronavirus, were the first to introduce confinement measures at the end of January. As Hubei province starts opening up again after its months-long isolation, confinement measures have multiplied worldwide in recent weeks.
On Sunday at least 3.381 billion people in at least 78 countries and territories have been called on to stay at home. Most of those -- at least 2.45 billion people in 42 countries and territories -- are under obligatory confinement.
In Europe, the affected countries include Britain, France, Italy and Spain. In Asia, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and more are affected, while many nations have measures in the Middle East including Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel.
In Africa, South Africa, Morocco, Madagascar, Rwanda and more are affected. In the Americas, confinement measures are in place in Colombia, Argentina, Peru and more, including a large part of the United States. In Oceania, New Zealand has imposed a lockdown.
Congo-Brazzaville and two regions in Ghana will also join the list early next week. At least nine countries or territories -- comprising some 511 million people -- have urged their populations to stay home without imposing threats of punishment. These include Germany, Iran, Russia and Uganda.
At least 21 other countries or territories -- comprising some 384 million people -- have imposed evening curfews. This measure is particularly widespread in Africa (Egypt, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Gabon) and Latin America (Chile, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico).
Saudi Arabia, Serbia and the city of Manila in the Philippines have also imposed curfews. At least seven countries have put their main cities under quarantine, barring populations from entering and exiting.
This is the case for Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Riyadh, Makkah and Medina in Saudi Arabia, Helsinki in Finland, and Baku in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, some leaders warn the worst is yet to come as governments roll out new containment measures and rescue packages aimed a staunching the bloodletting of economies everywhere.
The carnage in worst-hit Italy and Spain suggests quarantine measures are unlikely to be lifted anytime soon, despite their devastating impacts on the vulnerable.
On the Italian island of Sicily, police with batons and guns moved to protect supermarkets after reports of looting by locals who could no longer afford food. "We have no money to pay, we have to eat," someone reportedly shouted at the cashiers in a Palermo supermarket, according to La Repubblica newspaper.
Spain has toughened an already tight nationwide lockdown by halting all non-essential activities. In the ground zero-city of Wuhan, however, life is creeping back to normal. Officials say the biggest threat to public health is now imported cases.
"Initially we were more scared and maybe thought it was safer overseas," said Han Li, who is helping process the flood of locals returning to Wuhan after having been were stranded elsewhere during the more than two-month lockdown. "But now it doesn´t seem this way. It seems it might be safer within China." Meanwhile, Britain´s deputy chief medical officer warned Sunday that life may not return to normal for six months or more, as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak.
Jenny Harries said it would take two or three weeks to assess the impact of the current rules for people to stay at home wherever possible to limit the spread of COVID-19. "If we are successful, we will have squashed the top of that (infection) curve, which is brilliant," she told the government´s daily press conference. "But we must not then suddenly revert to our normal way of living -- that would be quite dangerous. If we stop then, all of our efforts would be wasted and we could potentially see a second peak."
She said measures to contain the virus would be reviewed every three weeks, "probably over the next six months" or even longer -- but stressed that did not necessarily mean a full lockdown for that long. "Gradually we will be able to hopefully adjust some of the social distancing measures and gradually get us all back to normal," Harries said.
Britain has been on lockdown for a week, with non-essential shops and services closed and people told to stay home except for daily exercise or to get groceries. The measure was introduced in the face of a rapid spread of the virus. New figures on Sunday revealed that 1,228 people with coronavirus have now died in Britain -- up 209 on the previous 24 hours.
Boxer Amir Khan to donate Rs40m to Pakistan for coronavirus relief
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani origin British boxer Amir Khan has announced to donate Rs40 million to Pakistan to help fight the novel coronavirus. Khan also offered to use his Islamabad boxing academy as a quarantine for the coronavirus patients.
Earlier, boxer Amir Khan had offered to give his 60,000 square foot four storeyed building to help people affected by the coronavirus in Britain. The boxer took to Instagram and shared a photo with the same building at the back and wrote, "I am aware of how difficult it is for the public to get a hospital bed in this tragic time."
He added, "I am prepared to give my 60,000 square foot 4 story building which is due to be a wedding hall and retail outlet to help people affected by the coronavirus.”
Amid coronavirus: Indian troops adding to IOK people’s sufferings
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan says that while the world is fighting the worst global health emergency, over 900,000 Indian military and para-military occupation troops continue adding to the sufferings of innocent Kashmiris.
The Indian government cannot continue to suppress the legitimate aspirations of the people of IOJK without facing international opprobrium and censure.
“The international community, cognizant of the worst human rights violations and the atrocities being perpetrated by India in IOJK, must urgently demand from India lifting of communication restrictions and allowing unfettered access to medical and other essential supplies”, said the Foreign Office on Sunday.
While the attention of the world is now focused on fighting COVID-19, Pakistan sent out a strong message to the people of Kashmir saying that it will continue supporting its Kashmiri brethren in their rightful struggle against Indian oppression till the realisation of their inalienable right to self-determination as enshrined in the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
“Pakistan is deeply concerned over continued restrictions in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK), despite so many confirmed cases and two deaths due to COVID-19”, said the Foreign Office in its statement.
It pointed to thousands of Kashmiri youth, members of civil society, journalists and Kashmiri leaders remain incarcerated in Indian prisons, many of them at undisclosed locations and away from their families.
“The Indian government must also be urged to immediately allow release of all political prisoners from Indian jails, end incarceration of Kashmiri leaders including senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leadership, restore full Internet facility in the entire occupied region, remove PSA and other draconian laws, and withdraw occupation forces from the IOJK,” said the Foreign Office.
The dire human rights and humanitarian situation in IOJK, exacerbated by India’s illegal and unilateral actions since August 5, 2019, has been amply exposed by the international human rights organisations and international media.
The Indian forces continue to operate in the occupied territory with complete impunity under draconian laws such as Public Safety Act (PSA) and Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA). Of worry is the fact that since the Indian illegal actions of August 5, 2019, all educational institutions in IOJK have almost remained closed. The students are unable to continue virtual education due to continued restrictions on 4G Internet services.
“The senior Hurriyat leadership is under detention at homes or in different prisons. Hurriyat leaders Yasin Malik, Asia Andrabi and others are languishing in Indian jails under fake charges without a free or fair trial. Yasin Malik, already suffering from deteriorating health, has threatened an indefinite hunger strike to protest against a false charge sheet by the Indian government in a 30-year old case”, was a reminder from Pakistan.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari asks Sindh govt to devise plan if lockdown prolongs
KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he will not tolerate any shortfall in terms of assistance to those who are dealing with the consequences of the current pandemic.
He gave the direction to the Sindh government to this effect and said that it was the government's responsibility to ensure that not a single citizen goes hungry. He expressed these views on Sunday in a meeting held at the Bilawal House, Karachi, regarding the mechanism of assistance to those who depend on daily wages.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Imtiaz Shaikh, Murtaza Wahab attended while Saeed Ghani and Harris Gazdar participated via video link. On the occasion, a detailed consultation was held to identify deserving persons and plans to access them with targeted relief activities.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was informed by Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah about the performance of the government in this regard. On the occasion, the PPP chairman directed the Sindh government to visit the house of every single deserving person and provide them with rations. He also stressed the need of creating a system that would help the government, welfare organisations and philanthropists to work in a coordinated manner to maximize the relief efforts.
In this regard, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari directed the Sindh government to immediately consult donors and officials of welfare agencies, and to reach out to philanthropists to formulate a joint action plan to carry out the relief work.
The PPP chairman, in a message to philanthropists and officials of welfare agencies, said that the Sindh government has carved out a plan of action and that their help was needed to make it successful. He said that charity and welfare organizations could be more effective by working with the Sindh government. "I call on everyone to help their neighbour. This is a time of global crisis and it requires us to unite the humanity. We are stronger together and must lift everyone else with us." The PPP chairman added that we all had to be united to overcome and control this crisis. He told the cabinet members of the Sindh government that the Sindh government should have a full-fledged plan in case the lockdown is prolonged in the province.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the most important thing for him was to secure the lives of the people in the province. He directed the Sindh government to carry out maximum screening of the suspected coronavirus patients in Sindh so that we could save more lives. He appealed to the public to fully comply with the lockdown, because only with complete implementation of the lockdown we can cope with the coronavirus epidemic.
"Our doctors at Corona Emergency Centers and Hospitals are risking their lives to keep our lives safe. They deserve all the credit in the world." He applauded doctors and other medical staffs for their fearless services.
Former staffer of The News goes missing in Sweden
KARACHI: A journalist Sajid Hussain, formerly associated with The News in Karachi, has been missing since March 2 in Uppsala city of Sweden and his whereabouts are unknown yet.
Swedish Police have also been informed about Hussain’s disappearance and he was added on a missing person database on March 5. Stockholm Police’s spokes- person told BBC Urdu that law enforcement agencies have been probing his disappearance and will give his family further details on the completion of the investigation.
However, Hussain’s family and friends are showing concerns regarding Swedish authorities’ slow progress in locating his whereabouts.Hussain’s family members told The News that he was pursuing a Master’s degree at the University of Uppsala since 2017 when he moved to Sweden.
Journalist fraternity in Pakistan, particularly in Karachi, has also shown their concerns over Hussain’s mysterious disappearance and many of them on social media urged Swedish authorities to probe the case on a priority basis.
Saeed Sarbazi, Karachi Press Club’s vice-president, said that journalist groups in Pakistan strongly urged the Swedish government to deal with Hussain’s disappearance with utmost urgency. “Hussain was our fellow journalist and news of his disappearance in Sweden has depressed the journalist community in Pakistan,” he told The News.
Belonging to Balochistan’s Kech district, Hussain has worked with The News and Daily Times in Karachi in various positions. While in Sweden, he launched Balochistan Times, an online magazine, and was its editor. Hussain and Professor Carina Jahani, a Swedish linguist, were also working on a Balochi-English translation dictionary.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry in LA: Trump says 'US will not pay for their security protection'
US President Donald Trump has said that his country will not pay for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's security protection after the couple reportedly decided to move from Canada to California.
"I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom. It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada. Now they have left Canada for the US however, the US will not pay for their security protection. They must pay," Mr Trump wrote in a tweet on Sunday.
The royal couple recently left Vancouver Island in Canada for Los Angeles - where Ms Markle grew up.
The US and UK have a longstanding agreement between the two countries to provide security protection to diplomats and members of the Royal Family when visiting the country.
But it is being reported that Prince Harry might forgo this benefit after he and his wife decided to step down as senior Royals, making them no longer "international protected persons".
Mr Trump confirmed on Sunday the US had no intention of providing protection while living in the country.
Jennifer Aniston did not invite mother to her nuptial ceremony with Brad Pitt: Here's why
Jennifer Aniston has a perfect life as she enjoys a dreamy Hollywood career. The actress has plenty to be thankful for, but her personal history is more complex than it seems.
Aniston, in her memoir, revealed that she went through a tough period with her mom and didn’t even invite her to her 2000 nuptial ceremony with Brad Pitt.
Relationship between Aniston and her mother was very difficult and challenging. But the mother/daughter duo made their peace before Dow died in 2016.
The 'Friends' alum was born on Februray 11, 1969, to actress mother Nancy Dow and Greek actor father John Aniston. Even though her parents were both in the business, they didn’t want their daughter to join the same profession. They even discouraged her from watching television at home. Her dad John actively tried to keep Jennifer away from Hollywood. Obviously, it didn’t work.
Brad Pitt met Jennifer Aniston in 1998 and married her in Malibu on July 29, 2000. In January 2005, Pitt and Aniston announced they had decided to separate. Two months later, Aniston filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
In a 2018 interview with Elle, the Morning Show actress opened up about tension with her mom and how she’s learned to forgive her.
The Emmy award winner revealed the root of the problem. “She was from this world of, ‘Honey, take better care of yourself,’ or ‘Honey, put your face on,’ or all of those odd sound bites that I can remember from my childhood,” she explained.
But despite those issues, Aniston said she harbors no hard feelings. “My mom said those things because she really loved me. It wasn’t her trying to be a b***h or knowing she would be making some deep wounds that I would then spend a lot of money to undo,” Aniston said. “She did it because that was what she grew up with.”
Selena Gomez may still not be over ex Justin Bieber and here is the proof
Selena Gomez’s shaky ties with former flame Justin Bieber are no news for the world as the singer has over the past years, opened up about the ‘abusive’ relationship quite a few times.
However, things may have now taken an interesting turn.
Earlier, the 27-year-old singer’s new album Rare featured her throwing shade at her past paramour, followed by multiple interviews in which she blatantly labelled her relationship with Bieber as ‘toxic’.
And now, reports are claiming that the Lose You to Love Me hitmaker has been going around on a liking spree on Instagram, dropping hearts on shirtless pictures of her ex-boyfriend.
While her like has been removed since fans started noticing, many were quick to take screenshots of the activity that raised quite a few eyebrows.
While some fans were plain startled, many jumped to conjecture about the singer’s Instagram getting hacked.
She has in the past addressed her ‘emotionally manipulative’ relationship as she told NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro in January: "It was very difficult and I'm happy it's over. And I felt like this ["Lose You to Love Me"] was a great way to just say, you know, it's done, and I understand that and I respect that, and now here I am stepping into a whole other chapter."
Garcia-Navarro responded: "Saying goodbye to Justin Bieber, who I'm assuming you're speaking about.”
"You had to get the name in, I get it,” she said.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
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Pakistan Navy holds joint exercise with Turkish Navy: spokesman
KARACHI: Pakistan Navy carried out bilateral exercise Turgutreis-III with Turkish Navy here after successfully holding Aman-2019 exercise recently, a Navy spokesman said on Saturday.
The first two Turgutreis drills held in Pakistani and Turkish waters earlier.
According to the spokesman Pakistan Navy’s ships PNS Aslat, PNS Alamgir and maritime long-range aircraft participated in joint operations and war tactics with Turkish Navy.The bilateral naval exercise will further promote bilateral defence relations, the spokesman said.A previous exercise covered a wide range of maritime operations encompassing anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine warfare as well as maneuvering and communication exercises.Counter piracy drills were also carried out in which boarding teams demonstrated practical boarding operations onboard a suspect vessel.The exercise proved mutually rewarding to hone professional skills of participating personnel from both navies and learn from each other’s experiences.Pakistan Navy ship ‘SAIF’ had earlier participated in joint exercises with the Turkish navy.The exercises were aimed at enhancing interoperability between participating navies through the development of combined tactics, techniques and practices.SAIF is fitted with state of the art weapons and sensors for undertaking all types of maritime operations in multi-threat environment, the Navy said.Turkish Navy earlier also participated in AMAN-2019, a multinational naval exercise hosted by Pakistan from Feb. 8 to 12 in the Arabian Sea.The biennial maritime exercise kicked off in Karachi with the participation of forces from Turkey, the U.S., Britain, China, Australia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Oman.In this drill Turkey was represented by the TCG Gokceada, a naval frigate.The exercise is intended to improve naval coordination between participant states and promote maritime peace and stability.The first AMAN drill was conducted in 2007. Since then, it has been held regularly every two years.Turkish naval forces participated in the exercise in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2017.
GB disaster management issues alert after glacier surge in Hassanabad
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) has directed residents of Hassanabad village in Hunza to remain alert and cooperate with authorities in light of a potential threat by glacier surge.
The residents of the village have been directed to vacate their houses and move to higher altitudes if they hear a siren from a nearby FWO camp.The Shisper glacier, located west of Hassanabad village, has surged during the last six months and a huge supra-glacial lake has been formed which locals fear can burst or overflow causing extensive damage.GBDMA has urged locals to call 05813-920100 for information and avoid traveling to the Shishper glacier.A high-level meeting to review the preparedness level was also held at the Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA) headquarters. During the meeting, headed by FCNA Commander Major General Ehsan Mahmood Khan, it was decided that all necessary preparations be completed within two weeks.
Pakistan wants to convert relations with Saudi Arabia into strategic partnership: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said Pakistan wanted to convert bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia into strategic partnership, ARY News reported.
“Joint strategy will be adopted between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in the future. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visits to the brotherly country has given new impetus to the bilateral relations,” Fawad Chaudhry said in an interview with a Saudi Arabian new channel.Both the countries enjoyed historic relationships and were bound in the fraternal and business ties, he said.The federal minister said Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad reflected strong relations between the two countries.He said his ministry was fully cooperating with its Saudi Arabian counterpart in Pakistan. “We have provided special facilities of visa to Saudi Arabian citizens.”
Fawad Chaudhry said there were numerous tourist places in Pakistan which were more beautiful than Switzerland.“Pakistan has the highest mountain range in the world and mesmerising scenic locations. We want people of Arab countries to visit Pakistan instead of Europe for tourism,” he said.He said a comprehensive memorandum of understanding will be signed upon visit of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.The information minister said a joint committee would be constituted regarding tourism.He said the prime minister’s vision was to build Pakistan on the model of Medina’s state.He also lauded vision of the Saudi Arabian crown prince saying that Saudi Arabian philosophy was emerging as a big power of Islam
Physical remand of Khawaja brothers extended till March 4
LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday extended the judicial remand of former railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique for 16 days till March 4 in the Paragon Housing Society scheme case.
Both the brothers were produced before the court after their judicial remand ended on Saturday..Accountability Judge Najmul Hassan heard the case.During the hearing, the court inquired from the investigation officer (IO) to apprise the court as to what happened to the Paragon reference. The IO replied that it would be presented before completion of 90 days.The court directed to submit the final report against the Khawaja brothers.The hearing has been adjourned till March 4.
An accountability court had on February 2 sent Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother on a 14-day judicial remand to jail.The former minister and his brother were produced before the court by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)Rejecting the NAB’s plea for further physical remand of the duo, the court instead granted 14-day judicial remand and sent them to jail.Later, speaking to media, Saad Rafique said the NAB had no proof against him or his brother. “Whoever talks about the rights faces the same treatment that we are currently going through,” he moaned.He said he was facing the [cruel] treatment for adhering to the constitution and the law.
No terrorist group exists in Pakistan: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
OXFORD: Former prime minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said no terrorist group exists in Pakistan, ARY News reported on Saturday.
Addressing students at Oxford University, Abbasi refuted any link of Pakistan with recent attack on Indian troops in the territory.The bomb attack on Indian paramilitary police bus at Pulwama in occupied Kashmir, killed around 40 personnel on Feb 14.It is said to be the deadliest attack on Indian occupation forces in Kashmir since a people’s movement against Indian rule began in the region in year 1989.The former prime minister urged for settlement of the Kashmir dispute according to resolutions of United Nations.Abbasi in his address said Pakistan and India are nuclear powers and urged the two countries to solve contentious issues between them with dialogue.Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who is affiliated with Pakistan’s major opposition party Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), said the entire world joined hands but failed to defeat terrorism in Afghanistan but Pakistan on its own defeated terrorists and extremists on its land.Former prime minister while talking on political situation in Pakistan, emphasized for a strong democratic order in the country. He said, a mid-term election is possible, if the incumbent government wouldn’t alter its ways.He also claimed that this government has inflicted historic loss to the economy of Pakistan.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
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Lovesick on Valentine´s? Museum of broken hearts has the antidote
Jon Turner, a 33-year-old British tourist travelling solo in Zagreb, agreed the authentic portrayal of love was a fitting occasion for any visitor on February 14.
"It´s really beautiful, some things have made me laugh out loud, some things have made me cry, but yeah I think it´s really nice you get a snapshot of people´s lives," he said. The theme of the museum´s next overseas stop, the city of York, will revolve around a different kind of break-up: Brexit. Organisers have put out a local call for donations that will put a personal spin on the political drama. "Recently ended a relationship? Wish to unburden the emotional load by erasing everything that reminds you of that painful experience?" the call of submissions asks. "Don´t," it advises, "one day you might regret it."
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