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IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Justice Asif SaeedKhosa has remarked the parliamentcan enhance the powers of the supremecourt but it is not authorised to clip itspowers as per constitution.A 5-member bench of the SC led byJustice Tassadaq Hussain Jillani tookup the NAB chairman’s appointmentcase for hearing on Monday.Akram Sheikh advocate appeared inthe court on behalf of formeropposition leader in NationalAssembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.He took the plea that the formality ofconsultation with the opposition leaderhad not been met while appointing theNAB chairman. A letter was sentasking him to propose a name which

was not a consultation in any way, headded. The opposition leader’s reply tothis letter was declared illogical. Theconsultative process has been devisedin several courts decisions. Thepresident should have called theopposition leader to make consultationwith him. Justice Tassadaq inquiredfrom Akram Sheikh what wasconsultation in his views.Akram Sheikh replied: “If it ismeaningful, purposeful and with aview to developing consensus, it can becalled consultation.” Justice Khosaremarked: “If there is no consensus inthe consultation process, how willchairman be appointed?”Akram Sheikh said: “The matter is

then referred to the chief justice ofPakistan. The role of chief justice hasbeen given in connection with theappointment of the chief justice in theAsfand Yar Wali case. The role ofpresident is ceremonial in the matterof appointment.” Justice Jillaniremarked: “The purpose behind theconsultation with the chief justicewith regard to the appointment of theNAB chairman is to make theappointment non-controversial. Inthe parliamentary system, thepresident is bound to accept theadvice of the prime minister.”Justice Khosa remarked: “Thepresident has written in his letter that theopposition leader had not opposed the

name recommended by the primeminister.” Akram Sheikh said the proposalin connection with consultations with thechief justice was given in the Deedar Shahcase. Justice Khosa remarked: “Thisproposal was given in the light ofproposals of larger benches. Theparliament can enhance the powers of thesupreme court under the constitution butit cannot curtail its powers.”Justice Jillani observed: “Thepresident wrote a letter to theopposition leader for consultation.” Upon this, the court was told that nosuch letter was available in the record.On summoning by the court,Attorney General (AG) Irfan Qadirpresented the original notification on

the appointment of NAB ChairmanFasih Bokhari in the court.Akram Sheikh said the role of chiefjustice in the appointment of the NABchairman is mentioned in fourdecisions by the court.Justice Khosa said: “Implementationof court directives is essential as per theConstitution of Pakistan.”Akram Sheikh said the supremecourt’s remarks cannot be ignored.Justice Khosa remarked: “The chiefjustice has been given the role ofarbitrator in the decisions which havebeen cited by you. The oppositionleader raised no objection on FasihBokhari in his letter. It is a centuries-old tradition that silence is considered

yes.” Concluding his arguments, AkramSheikh said the opposition leadersstressed consultation in the light ofcourt decisions. Latif Khosa, counselfor Fasih Bokhari, argued that theopposition leader had raised objectionto former chairman Deedar Shah buthe did not raise any objection overFasih Bokhari. He said whether hewants to bring back the era of SaifurRehman when the NAB chairmaninfluenced judges. Justice Jillaniremarked: “Now the era has changedand no illegal work can be done.” LatifKhosa said the man who is going tobecome prime minister had attackedthe supreme court. The hearing of thecase was adjourned till today. –ONLINE

Parliament can’t clip Supreme Court’s powers: Justice Khosa

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IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: The first session of thenewly-elected National Assembly will beheld on June 1. The session was summoned after PrimeMinister Mir Hazar Khoso sent advice toPresident Asif Ali Zardari who gaveapproval on Monday.Soon after the house convenes onJune 1, the newly-elected members willtake oath.According to parliamentary sources,the formal election of the new primeminister will be held on June 5 and PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif is all set tobecome the prime minister for anunprecedented third term. His party hasalready nominated him for the top post.The party has attained a majority in the342-member lower house of theparliament. The election to the primeminister’s position will be a mereformality as the party has the requiredstrength in the house. Nawaz Sharif hadearlier served as premier from 1990 to1993 and from 1997 to 1999.

The sources said that nominationpapers for the posts of speaker and deputyspeaker of the National Assembly will besubmitted on June 2 and elections will beheld the next day. The nomination papersfor the post of prime minister will besubmitted on June 4 and the election willbe held the following day. Moreover, theannual budget session would take placeon June 7 in the National Assembly.OOnnlliinnee aaddddss:: Caretaker Minister forInformation and Broadcasting ArifNizami said that the caretaker cabinet willrelinquish his responsibilities on the 5thof next month. Talking to newsmen atNational Press Club in Islamabad onMonday afternoon‚ he said it is for the firsttime that a caretaker set up conductedfree‚ fair and transparent elections in thepresence of independent judiciary andmedia. Arif Nizami said there arecomplaints about rigging in the electionsand the Election Commission is busy inaddressing these complaints. To anotherquestion‚ the Minister said there shouldnot be any secret fund. Another report from Lahore adds: Thefirst session of newly elected provincialassembly of Punjab is likely to be held onJune 1 and Shahbaz Sharif is all set toresume his duties as chief minister. Theinterim government of Punjab has sent asummary to provincial governor in thisregard, official sources said. After theapproval of the governor, the session willbe held in which newly elected membersof assembly would take oath. With anoverwhelming majority in the assembly,Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz will formthe government while Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf with about two dozen memberswould be serving as opposition.Meanwhile, sessions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Sindhassemblies have been summoned onWednesday (May 29) in Peshawar andKarachi respectively. As per mediareports, meanwhile‚ Punjab Governor‚Makhdoom Ahmad Mehmood hassummoned the session of new PunjabAssembly on Saturday, the first of June.Newly elected Members will take oathfollowed by election of Speakers andDeputy Speakers of the three Houses.Sources say that the decision to convenethe Balochistan Assembly will be taken inthe coming days.

IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: The Supreme Court ofPakistan has sought the details ofrescheduled loans worth Rs 38 billionfrom the Bank of Punjab and turneddown the request of the bank to postponethe case proceedings for six months.On Monday, a three-member bench ofthe apex court started hearing the case.Chief Justice Iftikhar MuhammadChaudhry said in his remarks that thecase is in the court and on the other hand,the Bank of Punjab is busy making deals.The court’s time is very precious and the

bench would not allow misusing it.The bank lawyer, Anwar Mansoor, toldthe court that the Bank of Punjab hasrescheduled loans worth Rs 38 billion. Hesaid the court might allow the bank timeperiod of six months for better results inthis connection. The CJP said the courtcould not give so much time. The legalteam of the bank should complete itsarguments as early as possible so that thecourt may give its decision in the case.The court adjourned the hearing till today(Tuesday). –ONLINE

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IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Amidrumours of former presidentGen (retd) PervaizMusharraf ’s departure fromthe country, a misalliancepetition was filed in theIslamabad High Court(IHC) on Mondayrequesting an early hearingof a case filed in May 2013 toseek an FIR againstMusharraf for ordering amilitary operation at LalMasjid which claimed morethan 150 lives.The petitioner, HaroonurRashid, son of late GhaziAbdul Rashid, filed themisalliance petition seekingearly hearing of his plea hehad filed on May 7, 2013.In his application, thepetitioner said thataccording to media reports,Musharraf is trying to leavethe country, so his petitionshould be heard on a prioritybases. During the lasthearing, Justice Noorul HaqQureshi had issued a noticeto the Aabpara PoliceStation SHO. Haroonmoved the court through hiscounsel M Tariq AsadAdvocate and made theSHO and Gen (retd) PervezMusharraf as respondents.In his petition, hementioned an order of theSupreme Court dated 2-10-2007 in which it was statedby the IGP Police that afterrecording the statements ofall concerned, the policewould proceed in thematter strictly inaccordance with law.

MMIIRRPPUURR:: After street violence all overthe city, federal authorities haveexempted Mirpur district, Kashmir,from power load-shedding.Since Monday morning, mobs hadtaken to the streets and paralyzed thewhole city against power outagesreaching 10 to 18 hours a day.During violent protests and clasheswith police dozens of people wereinjured who were marching towardsMangla dam.Taking notice of the situation,federal officials asked Water andPower Development Authority toexempt Mirpur district from theload-shedding.Pakistan, a home to over 180 million,has been facing a spiralling power crisiswith oMcials themselves accepting upto 18 hours power outages in ruralareas while nine to 14 hours outages in

urban parts of the country.Meanwhile, the total power shortfallfaced by the country has declined to3900MW with the improvement inweather, leading to reduction in poweroutages. The total demand for powerhas come down after the recent rains invarious parts of the country.According to latest statistics, thetotal power supply is 10,900 MW

against a total demand of 14,800MW, hence the gap has shrunk to3,900 MW. However, the load-shedding is still being carried out onalternate hours in urban areas.According to officials, the powershortage will further slide in the nextfew days which will ultimatelyreduce the duration of load-shedding. –ONLINE

Power crisis: Rs 10b released on PM’s ordersIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: The Finance Ministry has released Rs 10 billion forprocurement of oil in a bid to overcome crippling energy crisis gripping thecountry, Geo News reported Monday. A spokesman for the Prime MinisterHouse said that PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso chaired a high level meeting toreview power crisis. The PM was apprised that Rs 10 billion had beenreleased on his directives. The prime minister directed authorities to link56.4 megawatt Wind Power Project to the national grid within 48 hours. TheHESCO chief told the prime minister that transmission lines had been laid tolink the project to the national grid. –MONITORING DESK

KKAARRAACCHHII:: Muttahida Qaumi Movement(MQM) – the party with the major mandatein Karachi – on Monday declared thecurrent power crisis in the city as ‘artificial,’DawnNews reported.Speaking to a news conference, newlyappointed member of the party’s Rabita(Coordination) Committee Haider AbbasRizvi demanded a probe over the apparentfinancial dispute between Karachi ElectricSupply Company (KESC) and Sui SouthernGas Company (SSGC).Karachiites, who have been bearing thebrunt of announced as well as unannouncedloadshedding for the past many days, had tosuNer the power utility’s wrath on Sundaywhen they were deprived of electricity supply

for nine to 11 hours in diNerent areas.Sources told Dawn that KESC is pointingits finger at SSGC for short supply of gaswhich has led to less electricity generation.Hence, long spells of loadsheddingduring which the SSGC has accused KESCof not clearing its arrears amounting toover Rs48 billion.Rizvi alleged that supply of around 90million MMCFD gas to Sui Northern GasCompany (SNGC) by the SSGC has led tothe current electricity and water crisis inKarachi – the financial and economic hub ofPakistan. He said not even a quarter of therequired water is being pumped in thesystem due to lack of power supply atpumping stations. –MONITORING DESK

MMIIRRPPUURR:: PPoolliicceemmeenn cchhaassee ppeeooppllee ddeemmoonnssttrraattiinngg aaggaaiinnsstt pprroolloonnggeedd llooaaddsshheeddddiinngg oonn MMoonnddaayy.. –WIRE SERVICE

Mirpur exempted fromoutages after violent protests� Power shortfall drops to 3,900MW

NA to meeton June 1� PM to be elected on June 5 � Budget on June 7� KP, Sindh assemblies to meet on 29th, Punjab on June 1

MQM declares current powercrisis in Karachi as ‘artificial’SC asks BoP to give

details of re-scheduled loansSSHHAANNGGLLAA:: The DSP PuranTehsil Khan Bahadar Khanhas been killed along withfour other police oMcials inParyana village of Shangladistrict, as his vehicle wastargeted with a roadsidebomb. DIG MalakandRange Abdullah Khanconfirmed that fivepolicemen, includingBahadar died in the attack.The police force was on aroutine patrol when theDSP’s vehicle was targetedwith a remote controlledIED which destroyed thevehicle. –MONITORING DESK

Imran ‘highly unlikely’to attend first sessionLLAAHHOORREE:: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf(PTI) chief Imran Khan is “highlyunlikely” to attend the oath takingceremony during the NationalAssembly session, which wassummoned for June 1 after approvalfrom President Asif Ali Zardari, saidPTI leader Asad Umar. Speaking tojournalists on Monday night, he saidthat doctors have recommended afurther week-long bed-rest to Khan,who had sustained severe injuries tohis head and back when he fell froma fork-lift during an election rallyearlier in the month. Umar said thePTI chief will take his MNA oathafter full recovery. Commenting onthe prevailing power crisis in thecountry, he said national issues suchas the electricity shortages shouldnot be politicised. “We will extend anall out support to Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) if it asks forthe PTI help on the issue,” saidUmar. –MONITORING DESK

DSP amongfive killed inShangla attack

Lal Masjid operation

IHC moved forFIR againstMusharraf

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Venom Inc. This should not be held against me in a court oflaw aˇ I solemnly declare that these a˘e absolute lies, dirtywhispers and wild speculation that I have heard while

crawling in the dark power corridors of the creepy Capital. Yo˙will believe them aˆ your own risk Shh...If you have venom to spillplease don’̂ hesitate to share with ˙ˇ on our blog aˆ˛˛˛ .thespokesman.pk

Sara Taseer �@sarataseer16mFarooq Leghari shot himself in the foot, dismissing BBShaheed, son Jamal Leghari shoots himself in the arm afterjoining #PMLN Allah KairRiaz Ali Turi �@RiazToori20mAgree, even 17 innocent children died in van cylinder blast

that day & our nation was busier in bashing political opponents @FarriRizviFawad Khalid �@FawadKhalid30mAyla Malik to contest from NA 71 seat vacated by Imran Khan , Cant we see theobvious ? Why Imran Khan is doing so much favours for her ?Liaqat Baloch �@liaqatbalochji6mBrave teacher Samia Nazir is a role model for whole country, she saved childrenby sacrificing her life,she should be given best civil awardKhurram Dastgir-Khan �@kdastgirkhan4mChallenges deepening for #PMLN >Life-distorting, livelihood-destroying load-shedding continues in Gujranwala & rest of the countryBushra Gohar �@BushraGohar22 MayTTP delivered elections results & gone into hybernation until further orders.CJtoo on a break. Switch on Switch oS terrorism & justice??Salman �@salman297944s#PPP can not call themselves second biggest party of #Pakistan. They slippeddown to third due to tsunamiSalman �@salman29792mI understand there is a 'Rabita Committee' of MQM in Karachi. But why do youneed one more in London. Who are they serving.azazsyed �@AzazSyed5m2 Ex.PMs Gillani and Raja refuse 2 apear before NAB claiming in Tauqir Sadiqcontrovercial appointment case.Claim imunity under article 248Salman �@salman29794m#MQM made fun of PTI's slogan of 'Change' but these days welcoming changein their own party. On your face hypocritesDr. Arif Alvi �@ArifAlvi7sWhatever a person does, there nay-sayers who say 'But you didn't do this'. I havelearnt to appreciate rather than doubt every small eSortShabbir Hussain Imam �@peshavar13mFORMATION: Altaf Hussain announces 23-member new Co-ordinationCommittee of the MQM. Is he try to teach old parrot NEW tricks?Zaid Hamid �@ZaidZamanHamid16mFormation of federal & provincial assemblies are still mission impossibles. Fazluis working secretly with NS to stage a coup against PTI !!Ayesha Durrani �@AyeshaDurrani219mMubashar Lucman: If KSA gives oil grants to curb load shedding, is Pakistanready for more proxy wars? There are no free lunches.Nadeem F. Paracha �@NadeemfParacha31mDarwinism and religion may always be at loggerheads, but when both are mixedwith politics, they become dangerous in equal proportions.Nassim N. Taleb �@nntaleb41mMy point is that one does not judge a model on whether it is wrong, rather howcostly the error, period.Babar Awan �@DrBabarAwan39m...Q dast e nagar ho k jeeyain barsar e aalam/Zeeaql hain,zeeilm hain,beemaarnahi hum...farrukh saleem �@SaleemFarrukh44mthe Foreign ORce paid British Labour party MP George Galloway 135,000Pounds from its secret fundsAyla Malik �@AylaMalikPTI7mIt's amazing how one word from the right person can make you feel better in asecond.M. R@fique �@rafique_suriya25m@KamranShafi46 Protocols of caretakers must stop. Saw an ambulance todayon M. A. Jinnah road stuck in traRc as CM Sindh Alvi was passing.

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ISLAMABAD:Chief Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana FazalurRehman has asked the ElectionCommission of Pakistan (ECP) to holdbye-elections in August instead ofJuly, due to coming month ofRamzan-ul-Mubarik and scorchingsummer heat.According to the sources, Fazal has

written a letter to the ECP demandingbye-elections in the month of August.The constitution says “When, except bydissolution of the National Assembly ora Provincial Assembly, a general seat inany such Assembly has become vacantnot later than one hundred and twentydays before the term of that Assemblyis due to expire, an election to fill theseat shall be held within sixty days fromthe occurrence of the vacancy”. JUI-FChief Maulana Fazalur Rehman haswon three national assembly seats

including NA-24 (Dera Ismail Khan),NA-25 (D.I.Khan-Cum-Tank) and NA-27 (Lakki Marwat) in the May 11elections.Article 223 of the constitution puts

a bar against double membership. Noperson shall, at the same time, be amember of both Houses; or a Houseand a Provincial Assembly; or theAssemblies of two or more Provinces;or a House or a Provincial Assemblyin respect of more than one seat.Nothing in the constitution preventsa person from being a candidate fortwo or more seats at the same time,whether in the same body or indiSerent bodies, but if he is elected tomore than one seat he shall, within aperiod of thirty days after thedeclaration of the result for the lastsuch seat, resign all but one of hisseats, and if he does not so resign, allthe seats to which he has been electedshall become vacant at the expiration

of the said period of thirty days exceptthe seat to which he has been electedlast or, if he has been elected to morethan one seat on the same day, theseat for election to which hisnomination was filed last.Some other politicians including PTI

chairman Imran Khan has beenelected on more than one seat. All ofthem have to resign from all but oneseat and subsequently the ECP wouldannounce bye-elections in the vacantconstituencies. The demand of FazalurRehman who heads the religio-politicalparty is incomprehensible as theconstitution clearly says that electionon a vacant seat would be held within

60 days. As the national assembly andall the four provincial assemblies aremeeting in June and the memberselected on more than one seats arelikely to attend respective sessions, theywill have to leave all but one seat,otherwise they would not be able totake seat in the house. In case, all thoseelected on more than one seats leaverest of the constituencies, the bye-elections, under the constitution, islikely to be held maximum by first weekof August. However, the month ofRamzan-ul-Mubarik will go beyondsecond week of August. Under thecircumstances, Fazal’s demand isunlikely to be met by the ECP.

Fazal seeks bye-elections inAugust instead of July�Constitution says bye-election shall be held within sixty daysfrom the occurrence of the vacancy

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ISLAMABAD: apparently, it hasbecame a fashion in Pakistan Instituteof Medical Sciences (PIMS) thatemployees appointed at lower ranksare enjoying the higher posts due to thefavoritism of the hospital authorities.More than 150 oRcials in the hospitalwere appointed on lower ranks but arenow transferred to the posts above therequired qualifications, TheSpokesman has learned.A reliable source within the hospital

disclosed that there are many cases inwhich the employees appointed asward boy are later requested to betransferred to their desired technicalsection, however neither the have therequired qualification nor the

experience for the post according to thehospital rules.By quoting an example, he further

stated that recently an employee namedSheeraz Khan, who was basicallyappointed as a ward boy, was transferredto the Liver Operation Theater as atechnician on his own request. Later heagain requested to be transferred toChildren Operation Theater (OT) for thesame post, where the head nurse under

his influence also recommended histransfer by stating that the OT requiredtechnical staS. The source further saidthat Sheeraz had basically done a shortcourse of OT technician on the basis ofwhich he requested for the post, butactually the post requires at least 4 to 5years of experience.While another reliable source

disclosed that an employee named Atif,previously working as Operation

Theater Technician has also beentransferred as anesthesia technician,which required more experience,qualification and proficiency ascompared to the OT Technician but theadministration of the institute hasclosed their eyes over the issue.However Dr. Iqbal Memon, the

administrator of PIMS did not respondthe call when he was tried to contact toget his version.

Lower ranks employees enjoyingthe higher posts

Favoritism in PIMS

Article 223 of the constitution puts a baragainst double membership. No personshall, at the same time, be a member of

both Houses; or a House and a ProvincialAssembly; or the Assemblies of two or moreProvinces; or a House or a Provincial Assembly inrespect of more than one seat. Nothing in theconstitution prevents a person from beinga candidate for two or more seats at thesame time

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The care taker PM can be seen in a gross violation of his laid down dress code for the season. His way of running things is quiteevident. The dress code issued by the pm was white or light colored (beige, light gray, sky blue, oS-white, cream) shirt/bush shirt(full-sleeved or half sleeved) with light colored (as prescribed for shirt) trouser or shalwar kameez with waist coat. The dress code

includes Moccasins (shoes without laces) or sandals (shoes with straps) without socks.

Not leading from the front

OperationTheaterTechnician has

also been transferred asanesthesia technician, whichrequired more experience,qualification and proficiencyas compared to the OTTechnician but theadministration of theinstitute hasclosed their eyesover the issue

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Now that the Assembly sessionhas been called for June 1, itis a given that the oldy goldy

presently at the helm of aSairs will begoing into overdrive with getting hislast wishes fulfilled. It's also a givennow that the only 'caretaking' he didwas to further his own interests, orthose of his well-wishers. The two new districts in

Balochistan, securing a plum, andprobably illegal, job for his next ofkin, the completely random postingsin the bureaucracy and the blankethands-free approach over matters ofgovernance are only the tip of theiceberg we hear. It is most likely thatsomeone, or an influential behindthe scenes group, orchestrated thiswhole aSair of getting a much-celebrated 'consensus' caretakersetup, only to call the shots frombehind them. The presence of these puppet

masters, it's only a matter of time tillwe know who they were exactly, canbe ascertained by looking at how wellthe elderly man did the job he wasappointed for; not at all! He wastotally absent from the scene of theelections, the allegations of rigging,the law and order problems, andeven simple governance issues. Infact he was busy approving postings

and promotions of the executive,launching failing schemes like theCNG ban on cars only to reverse itlater, and mini-budgets. Would ithave been too much to go onnational television and just talk tothe people, taking them intoconfidence about the issues of thecountry on election eve?Too many people are disappointed.

Not only with the caretakers but withthe election commission too. It wasjust too much of a mess, the entirething. Despite all the time and moneythat Fakhru bhai had on his hands. Itwas the age thing, not the intention,that was the issue. Why couldn't he push the army to

ensure their presence inside thepolling booths everywhere. And dothey not see how fair the ballotcasting process was in Balochistan?Or even Punjab for that matter.Someone made sure thesegentlemen were not of the uprightand stout kind which was the needof the hour. Despite all the hue andcry over loan defaulters and taxevaders being disallowed to run thistime, nothing of the sort happened.So wasn't it all a big farce then?There's a lesson to learn from all ofthis, i.e., even the best can bemisused sometimes.

Caretakers took careof themselves

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013

Senate body opposesgiving any post todual nationalsIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Senate StandingCommittee on Foreign AQairs hasdirected the Foreign Ministry to avoidgiving any post to dual nationals in theMinistry. Presiding over the committeemeeting in Islamabad its ChairmanSenator Haji Muhammad Adil said itshould be mandatory for all posts inForeign AQairs that they are only filledwith Pakistani nationals. TheCommittee also directed the Ministry toprovide best possible facilities for thePakistani prisoners in India and ensurethe release of those who havecompleted their sentence. The Ministryinformed the committee that 469Pakistanis are in diQerent jails of Indiaof which thirty have completed theirsentence but are still in jails fordiQerent reasons. It said 197 Pakistaniprisoners have not been providedconsular access by India despite severalrequests. �ONLINE

NH &MP to launch FM radio serviceIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: National Highway andMotorway Police (NH &MP) arelaunching FM-95 radio service to createawareness among the citizen regardingroad discipline. In this regard theAssistant General Manager (Licensing)Mr. Iqbal Hussain presented theLicense of NH &MP of FM - 95-radioservice to Inspector General NationalHighways & Motorway Police ZafarAbbas Lak here on Sunday. IG, NH&MP Zafar Abbas Lak said that NH&MP is striving to create awareness onroad discipline among the road usersand the masses. He said that initiallythe radio station will be setup atIslamabad which would be extended toall parts of the country later on, addingthat NH &MP FM radio will also beavailable on telephone so that the userscould get information on their cellphones. He said that NH &MP installedLED boards on Motorway, which wouldalso be a milestone to provide roadsafety measures to the masses. Hethanked the PEMRA authority to givingthe radio license to NH &MP. �ONLINE

Masses should get rid ofelitist leadership: QadriIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD//TTOORROONNTTOO:: TehrikMinhaj-ul-Quran head Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that unless masses tookto streets against corrupt system, ‘elitistleadership’ would keep itsdiscriminations against masses. Duringan interview with a Canadian privateTV channel, he regretted that ever sincethe 80s and right up to 2008, retiredjudges were never appointed forelection tribunals. “Why the practicewas carried out with such fanfare now?”he asked. Reacting to “PRA theory”,Qadri was skeptical about reputation ofrepresenting judges in Punjab ECPtribunal, since these judges had notbeen approved by the High Court, “whorather preferred promotion of manyjunior judges as High Court Judgesover their good record”. �ONLINE

NPC to set up summer campfor children of journalistsIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: The National Press Clubhas decided to set up summer camp forthe children of council members of theclub during the summer vacations.Football, swimming and cricket campswill be organized for the children. Kidsgala will also be one of the leadingfeatures of the camp. �ONLINE

Water crisis aggravates in Adiala JailRRAAWWAALLPPIINNDDII:: Acute shortage of waterhas multiplied the miseries of inmates inAdiala Jail. Adiala jail has the capacity toaccommodate 2200 prisoners whilecurrently 4380 prisoners are being keptthere. Because of over populationgenerators have stopped working andacute shortage of water is persisting insidejail and jail colony. The jail authoritiessaid load-shedding duration continues forhours, and due to this reason electricwater motors do not function. The socialorganizations and civil society membershave demanded of authorities to insurewater supply to the inmates. �ONLINE

IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: The HigherEducation Commission has agreedto train primary and collegeteachers from FATA at the requestof Governor of KhyberPakhtunkhwa EngineerShaukatullah Khan which wasagreed decided during the visit ofGovernor of Khyber PakhtunkhwaEngineer Shaukatullah Khan toHEC Islamabad.The Governor appreciated the

decade long contribution of HECfor brining higher education sectorof Pakistan at par withinternational standards and

especially for initiating specialprograms/projects to increaseaccess to higher education inremote areas of the country. Hewas of the view that we need toexpand the programs of this rolemodel organization. He alsosuggested that HEC should alsoprovide technical assistance forundertaking special programs toimprove quality of teaching atother tiers of education.Earlier, HEC Chairman Dr.

Javaid R. Laghari welcomed theGovernor and apprised him aboutthe working, functions and role of

HEC for strengthening highereducation sector in Pakistan. Heinformed that the establishmentof the HEC in 2002 has heraldeda revolution in higher educationin Pakistan. He said that all thefederal units have effectiverepresentation in 17 members’governing board of HEC andNational ScholarshipManagement Committee, themain decision making body. For eQective coordination with

provincial governments, HEC hasits regional centres at all theprovincial capitals, where a large

number of HEC activities for theprovince takes place as well asbrings HEC to the doorsteps in theprovinces. Through the Steering

Committee, which comprises of allprovincial secretaries of education,HEC is closely working with theprovincial governments to evolvejoint strategy for promotion ofhigher education in Pakistan. As anoutcome of decade long usefulinitiatives by HEC, enrollment atthe universities of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have increased from30,000 to 76,000. �ONLINE

HEC to train teachers from FATA

IHC asks ZTBLabout lavishexpenses of BoDIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Islamabad High Court haspostponed the hearing of financialirregularities regarding in Zarai TaraqiatiBank Ltd until June 12. On Monday, JusticeShaukat Aziz Siddiqui started the hearingregarding the appointment and of PresidentZTBL and other misdeeds in the bank.Barrister Afzal Hussain, the lawyer of the

applicants, told the court that themanagement of the bank carries out hugeexpenses on the meetings of Board ofDirectors of ZTBL. Justice Siddiqi said in hisremarks that ZTBL owns a magnificentheadquarters building but the arrangingBoD’s meetings at five-star hotels is just theluxuriousness of the high-ups.The court asked for the detailed record of

expenditure incurred on the meetings of theboard of directors, which were held duringthe tenures of former chief of the bank ZakaAshraf, acting president Rohi Raees Khanand incumbent head Ihsan-ul-Haq on nextdate of hearing. �ONLINE

10 outlaws including 3 femalethieves arrestedIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: The police have arrested 10persons including three females andrecovered tampered car, weapons, hashishand valuables from their possession, a policespokesman said on Monday.ASI Mian Imran from Bhara Kahu police

station arrested Ehtesham Ali and FarmanMustafa besides recovering two 30-borepistols from them. ASI Javed Iqbal from anticar lifting Cell of Islamabad police recovereda tampered car (LRN-0769) from ZeeshanAyub.Sub-Inspector Muhammad Ali from CIA

police apprehended Iftikhar Ahmed, Azadand recovered 115 gram hashish and one 30bore pistol from them respectively. ASIShakeel Ahmed from Aabpara police stationarrested three thieves namely Imtiaz Ali,Fida Hussain and Afsar Ali involved in theft.ASI Zafar Iqbal from Loi Bher police

station along with police team arrested threewomen Farzand Bibi, Ghulam Qadeer andRahila Bibi besides recovering stolenelectronic equipment from them. Cases have been registered against these

nabbed persons and further investigation isunderway from them. SSP Islamabad YaseenFarooq has appreciated this overallperformance and directed all police oPcialsto ensure eQective vigilance and patrolling intheir respective areas. �ONLINE

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SALMAN ABBAS

IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: After ignoring forlong the issues pertaining toreparation of water bowsers, theCapital Development Authorityhas finally allocated six millionrupees for maintenance andreparation of the out-of-orderwater tankers so that the smoothwater supply can be ensured in thecapital city.With the arrival of peak summer

season, the civic body is beingconfronted by a major challenge ofensuring smooth supply of waterto the residents of federal capital.Whereas, a large number of CDAwater bowsers are lying out oforder for last couple of years dueto which it had almost becomeimpossible to ensure smoothwater supply in the city.

A CDA oPcial said that theengineering wing of the CDA,headed by Member EngineeringSanaullah Aman, failed to sort outthe problems related to watersupply due to which the CDAChief took notice of publiccomplaints in this regard. "And,in order to cope up with thesituation, the CDA chief hasallocated special funds of sixmillions for engineering wing torepair off the road water tankersand for procurement of newtyres so that the water shortageissue can be resolved on prioritybasis," said the official.He said that around 30 water

bowsers were also standing outorder in CDA complaint office insector G/10. "Due to thenegligence of concernedofficials, the timely reparation of

water bowsers could not becarried out and now many ofthem have become beauty ofgarages," he added.An official of CDA water

management wing said that inpast the authority was mullingto sale out off the road waterbowsers in open auction becausea great amount was needed fortheir repairing. he added thatthe allocated amount of sixmillion may also be not enoughfor water bowsers reparation.In this regard, Chairman CDA

Syed Tahir Shahbaz said that inaddition to allocation of fundsCDA will not only purchase newgenerators but will also shiftgenerators installed at differentCDA offices to tube wells forsmooth supply of water inseveral sectors of the city.

The CDA chief said that theCDA has sufficient stock ofwater in its reservoirs but due topower outages those sectorswere facing water shortagewhere water was suppliedthrough tube wells. He said thatrepair maintenance of watertankers and installation ofgenerators at tube wells wouldhelp in reduction of watercomplaints. He said that he has directed

water management wing tomonitor the situation on dailybasis and to install generatorswithin week time. He said that inaddition to these steps he hasalso directed Water ManagementWing to increase the supply from26 million gallons per day to 29million gallons per day fromSimlly Dam.

CDA issues Rs 6 million formaintenance of water tankers

AA vveennddoorr iiss sseelllliinngg wwaallnnuutt ttrreeee bbaarrkk wwhhiicchh iiss uusseedd aass tteeeetthh wwhhiitteenneerr.. —— OONNLLIINNEE

IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Islamabad High Courtresumed hearing of a petition filedagainst the appointment of Islamabad IGBinyamin’s son, Umar Amin, as directorof the Bomb Disposal Squad. Accordingto media reports, the court has orderedto submit the appointment letter ofUmar Amin.IHC Chief Justice Muhammad Kasi

conducted hearing of the petition filed byformer director Bomb Disposal SquadMajor (rtd) Tabassam who claimed in hispetition that IG Islamabad has violated

departmental rules and regulations whileappointing his son Umar Ameen asDirector Bomb Disposal Squad.The court was told that the petitioner,

Major (rtd) Tabassam, was replaced byUmar Ameen, the accused, despite theformer was entitled to enjoy the sameoffice till 2014 according to the contract.After hearing preliminary discussion, thecourt ordered the petitioner to attach thesuspension notification of the petitionerand appointment letter of the accusedbefore the court. �ONLINE

IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Millions of students havenot been provided text books, so far due tonon provision of funds by government toNational Books Foundation. Ministry ofCAD, Federal Directorate of Education andAGPR have not released funds so far toNBF; despite several assurances. Summervacations are going to start from 1st of Junebut students from Federal Capital andprivate schools still stand deprived oftextbooks facilities.Sources said Rs 60 million have not been

still released to national book foundationhowever sitting DG directorate has assured

to release Rs 100 million. NBFadministration said books, which werepublished by their press, were providedbefore the start of classes. Rs 50 million arerequired to get publish the books fromother boards. This way a million ofstudents will not be able to obtain booksbefore summer vacations and they willsuQer heavily in terms of studies during thevacations.Students and the parents have demanded

of the government to make arrangementfor supply of books before summervacations. �ONLINE

RRaajjaa ZZaaffaarruull HHaaqq aaddddrreessssiinngg llaawwyyeerrss ooff IIssllaammaabbaadd BBaarr AAssssoocciiaattiioonn dduurriinngg aa cceerreemmoonnyy aatt IIssllaammaabbaadd BBaarr.. —— OONNLLIINNEE

Strong opposition needed, says AwanIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: The Pakistan People’s Party leader Senator Babar Awan on Monday said the

incoming government needed a strong opposition to reinforce the narrative of maintaininggood governance. Speaking to media personnel outside the Supreme Court, Awan said it wasthe right of the new government to complete its stipulated term; however, the oppositionshould not be of the government’s choice. He added that the role of the opposition would nowbe determined in accordance with the Constitution and the rules of business as opposed to viaany reconciliatory formula. Moreover, Awan said the government as well as the friendlyopposition was responsible for the issues confronting the country which could not be resolvedin the past five years. He said the new opposition could ensure check and balance with regardto the actions of the government, adding that there should be no underhanded dealings in thename of reconciliation. The PPP leader said the number of suo motu notices should increase inthe new government’s tenure and hoped that action would be taken against those responsible incases relating to the Punjab Flood Commission and the Asghar Khan case in accordance withArticle 6 of the Constitution. Talking to media on Monday, he said it was due right of the newgovernment to complete its term, but the opposition should not act as per government’s wishes.Replying to a question, he said ‘friendly opposition’ was equally responsible alongside badgovernance for the failure during last five years. �ONLINE

Islamabad students protestagainst lack of text books

IHC orders submission ofappointment letter of IG's son

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013

THE SPOKESMANChief Editor: Huma Ali

Resident Editor: Saeed Minhas

JOHN WHITEHEAD

"[F]orce alone cannot make us safe.We cannot use force everywhere that aradical ideology takes root; and in theabsence of a strategy that reduces thewell-spring of extremism, a perpetualwar -- through drones or SpecialForces or troop deployments -- willprove self-defeating, and alter ourcountry in troubling ways."--BarackObama, May 23, 2013President Obama's declaration that

"America is at a crossroads" in thefight against terror, a fight that isincreasingly turning inwards, settingits sights on homegrown extremists,should give every American pause.We have indeed reached a

crossroads. History may show thatfrom this point forward, we will haveleft behind any semblance ofconstitutional government andentered into a militaristic state whereall citizens are suspects and securitytrumps freedom. Certainly, this is atime when government oRcialsoperate oS their own inscrutable, self-serving playbook with little in the wayof checks and balances, whileAmerican citizens are subjected to allmanner of indignities and violationswith little hope of defendingthemselves. We have moved beyondthe era of representative governmentand entered a new age, let's call it theage of authoritarianism.Even with its constantly shifting

terrain, this topsy-turvy travesty of lawand government has becomeAmerica's new normal. Don't believeme? Let me take you on a brief guidedtour, but prepare yourself: thelandscape is particularlydisheartening to anyone whoremembers what America used to be.The executive branch:Whether it'sthe Obama administration'scrackdown on whistleblowers, thesystematic surveillance of journalistsand regular citizens, the continuedoperation of Guantanamo Bay, or theoccupation of Afghanistan, BarackObama has surpassed hispredecessors in terms of his abuse ofthe Constitution and the rule of law.Despite his prior stint as a professor of

constitutional law, President Obama,like many of his predecessors, hasroutinely disregarded the Constitutionwhen it has suited his purposes,operating largely above the law andbehind a veil of secrecy and speciouslegal justifications.Drone strikes on American citizens:

For almost two years, the UnitedStates government has been targetingAmerican citizens abroad for death bydrone, with at least four Americancitizens assassinated by dronesoutside the battlefields of Afghanistanand Iraq. These assassinations ofindividuals entitled to the fullprotection of the Constitution havebeen carried out without any dueprocess whatsoever--no chargesdetailing their alleged wrongdoingswere brought before them, no trialwas conducted to determine theirguilt or innocence, and no convictionsof guilt were found. Obama has alsogone to great lengths to give theimpression that the droneassassination program is a carefullycontrolled, highly selective process,within the bounds of the rule of law.Yet when hundreds of individuals,innocent women and children amongthem, are being killed as a result ofthese drone strikes, clearly the processis far from controlled or selective.These "signature strikes," whichinvolve targeting groups of unknownmen who resemble al-Qaedamembers, are the equivalent ofbombing a fraternity house becausethere are youngmen inside whomaybe up to no good. It is a practice that isinhumane, immoral and illegal, andno amount of legal parsing or politicalwhitewashing will remove thisparticular stain.Expanding the war on terror:

Although Obama insists that he hasno intention of continuing the wars inwhich the United States is embroiledbut the administration oRcials aresending an altogether diSerentmessage - namely that America'sengagement in the ongoing war onterror spans the entire globe. At arecent congressional hearing, MichaelSheehan, the assistant secretary ofdefense for special operations, cited

the Authorization to UseMilitaryForce (AUMF) law as justification forthe administration's ability to sendAmerican troops to places such asYemen and the Congo without firstseeking congressional authorization.Sheehan also asserted that the UnitedStates conflict with al-Qaeda will lastfor another ten or twenty years. AsSenator Angus King (I-Maine)remarked to Sheehan: "You guys haveessentially rewritten the Constitutionhere today... I don't disagree that weneed to fight terrorism. But we needto do it in a constitutionally soundway." Law enforcement: By and largethe term "law enforcement"encompasses all agents within amilitarized police state, including themilitary, the police, and the variousagencies such as the Secret Service,FBI, CIA, NSA, etc. Having beengiven the green light to probe, poke,pinch, taser, search, seize, strip andgenerally manhandle anyone they seefit in almost any circumstance, allwith the general blessing of thecourts, America's law enforcementoRcials, no longer mere servants ofthe people entrusted with keeping thepeace, are part of an elite ruling classdependent on keeping the massescorralled, under control, and treatedlike suspects and enemies rather thancitizens.The legislative branch: It is not

overstating matters to say thatCongress may well be the most self-serving, semi-corrupt institution inAmerica. Abuses of oRce run thegamut from elected representativesneglecting their constituencies toengaging in self-serving practices,including the misuse of eminentdomain, earmarking hundreds ofmillions of dollars in federalcontracting in return for personalgain and campaign contributions,having inappropriate ties to lobbyistgroups and incorrectly orincompletely disclosing financialinformation. Pork barrel spending,hastily passed legislation, partisanbickering, a skewed work ethic, graftand moral turpitude have allcontributed to the public's increasingdissatisfaction with congressional

leadership. Thus, it is little wonderthat a recent Gallup poll showsCongress with a 79 percentdisapproval rating.The judicial branch: The Supreme

Court was intended to be aninstitution established to interveneand protect the people against thegovernment and its agents when theyoverstep their bounds. Yet throughtheir deference to police power,preference for security over freedom,and evisceration of our most basicrights for the sake of order andexpediency, the justices of the UnitedStates Supreme Court have becomethe architects of the American policestate in which we now live. As aresult, sound judgment and justicehave largely taken a back seat tolegalism, statism and elitism, whilepreserving the rights of the peoplehas been deprioritized and made toplay second fiddle to bothgovernmental and corporateinterests.A suspect society: Due in large part

to rapid advances in technology and aheightened surveillance culture, theburden of proof has been shifted sothat the right to be consideredinnocent until proven guilty has beenusurped by a new norm in which allcitizens are suspects. TLOs reportback to "fusion centers," which are adriving force behind the government'squest to collect, analyze, anddisseminate information on Americancitizens.I haven't even touched on the

corporate state, the military industrialcomplex, SWAT team raids, invasivesurveillance technology, zero tolerancepolicies in the schools,overcriminalization, or privatizedprisons, to name just a few, but what Ihave touched on should be enough toshow that the landscape of ourfreedoms has already changeddramatically fromwhat it once wasand will no doubt continue todeteriorate, unless Americans can finda way to wrest back control of theirgovernment and reclaim theirfreedoms.

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Witch huntGeneral Parvaiz Musharraf has beenpushed against the wall for not readingthe writing on the wall. General is asmart man and can defend himself inany court of law and equity of the land.But right now he finds himself miredin criminal cases and charges of allsorts. This is just the beginning of along fight and endless road lesstraveled by him. He has been plaguedby the conspiracies and threats to hislife by terrorist groups.The mushroom growth of allegations

and accusations is horrible in nature.What will be the outcome of thesecases, no one knows, considering theodds against him. The hunters are onthe prowl and trying their best to hunt

the tiger who is faster than them. Thisfox hunt will never end. The success ofhis defense depends on innumerablefacts and evidence presented in thecases.The luck, the push and the pull of

the khaaki will come to rescue him. Itis a perturbing matter and ugly sight tosee the commando behind the bars.This is the first real witch hunt of

its kind, involving a high-rankinggeneral. Although he has become acivilian politician, still technically hebelongs to elite armed forces ofPakistan, and he must be treated welland fairly. The justice must be donenot muzzled by the hostile courts. Heis quite popular with a section of thesociety and they pray for his acquittalin all the frivolous cases.His only mistake was to mishandle

the reference case against the CJP,and bring the wrath of lawyers uponhim. Those who started therestoration of judiciary movementwere misled by the stand of the CJPwho was able to portray himself asthe hero of some sort standing up tothe generals in the President’sHouse. One must ask this question,what was he doing in the PresidentHouse. Was he summoned by thepresident or it was a courtesy call.The real story begins from a letter

which was written by our lawyerfriend Naeem Bokhari whichbecame a basis of the referenceagainst the sitting chief justice who

was clearly in the wrong. Thatreference became the bone ofcontention and an attack on theindependence of the judiciary. Thelawyers community became activeand initiated country widemovement for the restoration of theimprisoned judges. The referencewas shelved conveniently. Thisreference must be investigated bythe Supreme Judicial Council afterhis last day in the court.President Musharraf acted on the

advice of the then Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz who had sent thereference drafted by the law ministerafter checking the evidence onrecord. Where is the President'sfault? It is incomprehensible that theintelligencia was misled and theynever bothered to find the truth.Our PM became the loser in all

this and now he is fighting for hislife against the forces of evil. Thisnightmarish Witch Hunt must endand he be freed.

JAVED BASHIRISLAMABAD

National elections: Thenation rises to the occasion

A very important and encouragingfactor that has emerged from thenational elections of May 11, 2013 isthat for first time in the country’s

history the people have not onlyrealized but also practically provedthat the destiny of this country lies intheir hands. They ultimately rosefrom the slumber they have been infor decades and have unequivocallydemonstrated that the power toplace people in positions of authorityand dislodge them, if they do notperform, lies with them.The massive turnout of the voters,

young and old, in the recentlyconcluded elections was indeed adream come true. The seriousness ofthe Pakistani nation to resolve thehighly depressing state of aSairs ofthe country could be vividly seen ontheir glowing faces on the election-day. They were determined tocompletely change the politicalscenario of the country, and, to agreat extent, they succeeded in doingso. Now the responsibility to comeup to the expectations of thepolitically rejuvenated nation heavilyfalls on the shoulders of those whohave been voted by them to thecitadel of power.People in whom the nation has

vested its trust must bear in mindthat no more games can or should beplayed. If they make any attempt todo so they will have to face the wrathof the people like those who did inthe May 11, 2013 elections. Theymust remember that intensity of thepeople’s verdict in the next electionscould, in fact, be far greater than

what it has been this time.Those who will now be in the

driving seat will have to address allmajor issues confrontingPakistantoday with utmost integrity,sincerity and urgency. A solo flight indealing with major national issuescould, perhaps, prove to be totallyineSective. In order to succeed, theincoming governments at the federaland provincial level will have to takeall the stake holders along,particularly in dealing with criticalnational issues. This, in fact, is theappropriate way forward. Anapproach contrary to this will yieldnegative results. It may actually leadto further chaos and anarchy thatthis nation cannot endure any longer.

M FAZAL ELAHI,ISLAMABAD

Dark side of Karachi

Karachi once was the city of lights andeconomic hub of the land of the pureand the brave. There was plenty to feedand cloth the whole country. Thepluralistic society was proud of itsdiversity and beauty. Nature washelping its people towards progressand prosperity.Then it started to decline as a

cultural city and its moral fiber sankto all time lowest ebb. Though itsstreets were not paved by gold or no

milk and honey flowed in the watercanals. But the life was pure andthere was plenty to give to the poorsections of the society.The Urban, suburban, and shanty

town dewellers enjoyed the fruits oftheir toil and oil. No loadshedding,low crime and less pollution weresome of its attributes. There arelocalities and areas that containcriminals and contaminate the city’sserenity. Kemari, Katie Bunder,Lari, Malir, Orangi and NewKarachi show the dark side of thecity in full blast. The crimesyndicates proliferate in these areas.Prostitution dens can be foundopenly operating in posh areas ofDefense and Nazimabad.The war of control over the turf

has been going fiercely for a longtime. The political party wings aresupporting this criminal activity.The character of the city as thecultural center and economic hubhas been seriously challenged anddamaged. The life has become cheapand death and burial rites expensive,we have to live by all these vices andills that plague the city.

JB,ISLAMABAD

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MQMchief Altaf Hussain has restructured his party’s centraldecision-making Rabita Committee, and relieved some seniorleaders with a view to strengthening his control over the party. Thereis a perception that this action has been taken to punish those whofailed to defend him. He announced the names of 23members of thenew central coordination committee and 10members of KarachiTanzimi Committee. In his telephonic address to general workersmeeting held at Jinnah Ground in Azizabad area, Altaf said: “I willnot allow anyone to run an unjustified parallel systemwithin theparty inmy presence…There is no place for the corrupt and the landgrabbers in the party”. It appears to be a belated realization. Had hecleansed the party of criminals a fewmonths before elections whenbhattamafia was active and there were target killings, his act wouldhave been appreciated. The fact remains thatMQM chief AltafHussain had himself unilaterally formed the previous RabitaCommittee, and he has once again nominated his loyalists in thecommittee. Earlier, in his address atMQMheadquarters AltafHussain had incited his workers by complaining that the RabitaCommittee members were not defending him.The question is how could they defend the indefensible? After theMay 11 elections, Altaf Hussain in his address asked the establishmentto separate Karachi from the rest of Pakistan if they did not like thepublicmandate of his party. Later in a telephonic address toMQMactivists staging a sit-in before the ElectionORce in Karachi, he saidthat anchorpersonsmay criticiseMQMbut should stop accusationsagainst the descendents of those who created Pakistan. “If somebodyloses his head and fatally hit them, they should not blame theMQM”.In a pointed reference to themediamen he said ‘dogs continuebarking and the convoy passes’. People of Karachi in general were nothappy over Altaf Hussain’s outbursts. It appears that by losing onenational assembly seat in Karachi, and PTI candidates securingthousands of votes inmany constituencies, Altaf Hussain feelsKarachi is slipping out of his hands. During the last twenty years, theMQMhas been in coalition with elected as well asmilitarygovernments. TheMQMwas in coalition government with the PPP atthe centre and also in Sindh, but it could not prove if its members evermoved resolutions for housing, education, hospitals or bettertransport system for the people of Karachi. However, theMQMcutdeals for power sharing and lucrativeministries. Starting from landmafias and turf wars to target killings, the city remained in the grip ofmafias that pinpointed traders, industrialists and businessmenwhowere facing serious threats from extortionists and receiving bullets fornon-payment of extortionmoney. Perceptibly the underworld, withwhich they have their links, is gaining upper-hand in the city, makingthem irrelevant considerably. People of Karachi were fed upwith thebloodshed in Karachi and they wanted peace. PTI candidates andworkers challenged theMQM’s writ and gave hope and courage to thepeople. Altaf Hussain should do a bit of introspection, and look forthe reasons for people’s change of hearts rather than blaming others.

Altaf revamps committee

It is said that you can't meet a tiger withoutgoing into the tiger's den. Occupancy inLahore hotels has been increased these daysas long convoys of big limousines from allparts of the country are making a bee line onthe road to Raiwind. Some of them have towait for days to have a glimpse of their princecharming who has become a dream of everypolitician. Sometimes the delays are furtherprolonged due to the sudden arrival ofmilitary top brass or bigwigs from diplomaticcore. They know that his magic touch cancatapult them to new heights of pelf, powerand prestige. What else they want from life.Prince charming is in great demand becauseby a simple touch of hand (handshake), hecan turn a rough rod of iron into a 22 caratgold. A hand shake is always extra-ordinarywhen there is prince charming at the otherend.Therefore, such handshakes these days

have particular meaning because the exercisecan turn a newly elected independent into aparty man which is a miracle even muchsmaller than turning iron into gold. Noindependent parliamentarian can aSord tomiss this opportunity except Jamshed Dastiwho attached many strings to this handshakeand was turned down. It might be good forboth sides in their own rights.The above foreword graphically depicts the

crystal clear outcome of election 2013. Sincethe birth of PPP in 1967, Larkana (the city ofBhuttos) was once politically worshipped asthe Mecca of politics. It is no longer the case.Moving on the wheels of change, a newparadigm of politics is taking shape in thecountry. In the new picture, Lahore has fastemerged as the Mecca of politics as increasingnumber of players are converting to PMLNpledging their unflinching allegiance toNawaz Sharif the man who outplayed PPP forthe third time. It goes to his character that hislongest political rival in PPP has beenmarginalized to Sindh only.PPP had foresighted the imminent advent

of the new paradigmmuch earlier and insteadof rebuilding the collapsed bridges betweenthe party and estranged voters they come out

with an easier alternate. They drifted awaywith the flow and refused to revisit the style oftheir governance. Accepting Lahore as theMecca of politics (accepting to live under thedomination of Raiwind), PPP got a turn-key300 kanals Bilawal House at Lahore’s BahriaTown thanks to the generosity of real estatetycoon Malik Riaz who has something foreveryone in Pakistan. Everybody has a price.I never had a luck and luxury to have

privilege to enter the Pakistan’s Whitehouse atRaiwind. But my sense of curiosity has hearda lot about it. There is flock of peacocksroaming in the lush green lands of the resort.A pair of stuSed tigers at the entrance of thebuilding greets the visitors. A portrait ofNawaz Sharif with his longtime friend andmentor Bill Clinton is one of the mostimportant features of Raiwind palace. Themessage: Hum doston ko bhooltay nhi. Thefriend who caused angels to descend viaJeddah to open the jail gates for Sharifsdeserves this compliment.PMLNmust understand a thin line between

politics and popularity. Voting for PMLN isone thing while voting against PPP is quiteanother. These are two diSerent elementsalthough their impact might be same. They

are fortunate this time that a No vote to PPPwas bagged in their boxes. The process mayhave all the tendencies to reverse next time.There is a lesson for PMLN third time Prime

Minister Nawaz Shairf in the story of PPP. Thefather of modern day PPP Asif Ali Zardari havefollowed the doctrine that pledges andpromises are made of plastic that meltdown inheat. Therefore, they should not be writtenwith indelible ink. The analysts say that thedoctrine contributed to the fall of the partywhich had been shatter proof during ShaheedBB era despite all odds. The new doctrinesealed the fate of party’s great fall from grace.Humpty dumpty sat on a wall;Humpty dumpty had a great fall.All the King’s horses and all the King’s menCould not put Humpty together again.The other day, Nawaz Sharif told his

parliamentary party that he will not give a timeline for ending load shedding in the country.What a speedy back out. Referring ShahbazSharif ’s pre-poll speeches of two years deadline,hemeant that it was an election rhetoric carriedin the heavy winds of emotions and excitement.Mian sahib cleverly insulated himself andPMLN from Shahbaz Sharif statement. Itraisedmany eye-brows in the length and

breadth of the country. Are the promises andpledges are really made of plastic? All theserious questions are never answered.Apart from energy crisis, the worse is yet to

come frommany other directions. While thepummeling of northern Pakistan byunmanned US drones continues to fan theflames of extremism, the debt crisis providesthe public with further evidence that theirlives are expendable. In a country where 50million people live below the poverty line and35 million are undernourished, the debtsqueeze is tantamount to economic torture,more so considering how these debts were runup. Moreover, the IMF's loans have madePakistan a more unequal country. Onecondition the IMF imposed was to increasesales tax and cut trade taxes. Over the 1980sand 1990s, as a result, taxes on the pooresthouseholds increased by 7%, while falling by15% for the richest.Nobody knows this fact more than Nawaz

Sharif that running the aSairs of a country isa totally diSerent phenomenon from runninga private corporation. In governance youhave to put people before the profit. Whenyou are in politics, the pledges are made ofsteel not plastic.

Lahore: The Mecca of politics

Government of the politicians, bythe military, for the corporations

FARAKH SHAHZAD

Suu slams two-childlimit for Muslim familiesMMYYAAMMMMAARR:: Myanmar oppositionleader and pro-democracychampion Aung San Suu Kyicondemned on Monday a policy bya district government to limitMuslim Rohingya families to twochildren in an effort to curb theirpopulation growth. The two-childpolicy dates back to 1994, but itdoes not appear to have beenenforced until recent weeks. "Theyshouldn't discriminate. This isagainst human rights," Suu Kyi toldjournalists. –AGENCIES

2 killed, 16 wounded in 2car bombings in BaghdadBBAAGGHHDDAADD:: At least two were killedand 16 others wounded in two carbomb explosions in the Iraqi capitalof Baghdad on Monday, an InteriorMinistry source said. The first carbombing occurred in the afternoonin Saadoun Street in downtownBaghdad, killing a civilian andwounding seven others, the sourcetold Xinhua on condition ofanonymity. Another car bomb wentoff near al-Samarrai mosque in NewBaghdad district in the southernpart of the capital, killing a civilianand wounding nine, the source said.Violence is still common in the Iraqicities despite the dramatic decreasesince its peak in 2006 and 2007when the country was engulfed insectarian killings. –AGENCIES

‘Iran’s IRGC receives longrange missile launchers’TTEEHHRRAANN:: The aerospace force ofIran's Islamic Revolution GuardsCorps took a delivery of mass-produced new long-range missilelaunchers, Tehran Times dailyreported on Monday. The surface-to-surface missile launchers,manufactured by the Iran AviationIndustries Organization of theDefense Ministry, were deliveredin a ceremony held here onSunday. On the sidelines of theceremony, Iranian DefenseMinister Brigadier General AhmadVahidi told reporters the massdelivery of the launchers is amanifestation of the might of Iranand its self- sufficiency indesigning and manufacturing thisstrategic system, according to thereport. The minister said "Iran isnot seeking confrontation withanyone and will not begin a war ora conflict, but it will also not allowany act of aggression andhostility." –AGENCIES

Russian military conductslarge-scale exercisesMMOOSSCCOOWW:: Russia has started large-scale military drills involvingaerospace defense, transportationand air forces, the Defense Ministrysaid Monday. About 8,700servicemen, more than 180warplanes and 240 combat vehiclesare participating in the exercisesthat started with no advancewarning, said Valery Gerasimov,chief of general staff of the RussianArmed Forces. The snap drills arebeing conducted in line withPresident Vladimir Putin's remarksto "check the state of combatreadiness of troops and theircapacity of fulfilling tasks in varyingconditions," Gerasimov said. Putinmade an unscheduled inspection oftroops from the Southern FederalDistrict and Airborne Forces on May13 and urged the army to beprepared around the clock. SeveralMIG-31 fighters from the EasternMilitary District conducted combattraining over the KamchatkaPeninsula and destroyed theirtargets, the ministry said. "Thepublic must see how the variousthreats could be countered,"Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu tolda teleconference with top militarycommanders. –AGENCIES

DDAAMMAASSCCUUSS:: Geneva internationalconference on Syrian issue which willbe held in mid June, could be only astarting point to pave the way forresolving the long-standing stalemateas deeper hurdles lie ahead, analystssaid. The planned conference, whichis expected to be attended byrepresentatives from the Syriangovernment and the oppositiongroups, will tackle the recent US-Russian efforts to revive politicaloptions for resolving the Syriancrisis, but experts wonder whethersuch gathering could achieve hoped-for goals despite the numeroussnags facing it.While the long-awaited US-Russian

understanding was hailed by theinternational community, both thegovernment of President Bashar al-Assad and several opposition groups

showed some hesitation overparticipation in the conference beforethey finally agreed to attend theconference "in principle."In spite of the delayed response from

both sides, their approval was expectedbecause Washington and Moscow werebehind the latest initiative, analystssaid. But the presence of armed radicalrebels, the division among theopposition groups and the role ofPresident Bashar al-Assad in the futurepicture of Syria will loom large duringGeneva meeting and after thegathering.Last month, the al-Qaida wing in

Iraq declared its merger with theradical Nusra Front in Syria under thebanner of the "Islamic State of Iraq andSyria." The hardline Islamist group hasemerged as a main striking force andthe most powerful among the

numerous rebels' battalions.The group said it rejects any political

solution or an establishment of ademocratic and civil state in Syria,calling only for the establishment of anIslamic state in the country.Several political analysts said that the

presence of al-Qaida- linked NusraFront in Syria will be the main hurdlethreatening the success of the plannedGeneva meeting. "The main dilemmanow is the presence of armed radicalgroups in Syria which has the realweight on the ground and consists ofmore than 90 percent of the fightingrebel groups," Hmaidi Abdullah, apolitical analyst, told Xinhua."They won't accept a cessation of fire

or solutions resulted from negotiationsbetween the opposition and thegovernment," Abdullah said.He added that only the Syrian army

is capable of fighting these groups,because even the moderate armedopposition can't stand its groundagainst the radicals.Maher Morheg, another political

expert and head of the oppositionalYouth Party, echoed with Abdullah,saying that the radical rebels' existenceis the main obstacle of the conference.Wider cracks between liberal

opposition figures and MuslimBrotherhood group members appearedduring a recent days-long conference ofthe oppositional National Coalition tobroaden its ranks and to name adelegation to the Geneva conference.Analysts said even if the exiled

opposition managed to put itsdiQerences aside and succeeded tobridge the gap with the government inSyria, it would still have to deal withthe fact that they have no real weight

on ground, especially among the NusraFront fighters. Such issue would putthe peace talks at stake because haltingviolence is key to a political settlement,Abdullah said.The western powers have taken pains

to push the opposition to form a unitedfront that could constitute a suitablealternative to the currentadministration in Syria. However, theSyrian opposition groups seeminglyfailed to overcome their diQerences.Assad recently said that the rebel

opposition could not implement aceasefire. "They are not a single entity.They are diQerent groups and bands...They are a mixture and each group hasits local leader," he said, asking, "Whocan unify thousands of people? Wecan't discuss a timetable with a party ifwe don't know who they are?"The final political settlement in Syria

would also have to deal with the role ofAssad in the upcoming stage. The Syrianopposition has for long required thedeparture of Assad as a prelude to anypolitical solution to Syria's deadlockedcrisis. However, the Syrian governmenthas totally rejected that condition. In thefirst Geneva meeting held last year, thesuperpowers didn't ask for the departureof Assad as a prelude to any negotiations.Abdullah said that "Assad's status of thepresident shouldn't be a pre-condition toany dialogue but it could be discussedduring the negotiations among Syriansthemselves and through balloting boxesin the 2014 presidential elections." Hesaid ridding the country oQ the radicalrebels should be done before talkingabout the destiny of the Assadadministration.

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GGEENNEEVVAA:: United Nations humanrights chief Navi Pillay toldgovernments on Monday that tryingto fight terrorism by limitingpersonal freedoms and mistreatingsuspects could only worsen theproblem.She spoke as Britain and France

were considering tightening anti-terror laws and surveillance after thekillings of two soldiers in Londonand Paris, and as US PresidentBarack Obama renewed his eQortsto close the Guantanamo prisoncamp in Cuba. Pillay, speaking at theopening of the spring session of theUN's Human Rights Council, saidshe had received allegations of "verygrave violations of human rights thathave taken place in the context ofcounter-terrorist and counter-isurgency operations.""Such practices are self-defeating.

Measures that violate human rightsdo not uproot terrorism, theynurture it," she said.Pillay made no direct reference to

the killing of an oQ-duty Britishsoldier in London last Wednesday bytwo men saying they were acting inthe name of Islam and the stabbingof a soldier in the French capital.Many politicians in both countries

have called for toughening of anti-terror measures in the wake of bothincidents and media reports havesuggested such moves, includingsome that could aQect free speech,might be in the works.Pillay also said the US failure to

close down the Guantanamodetention center was "an example ofthe struggle against terrorism failingto uphold human rights, amongthem the right to a fair trial."A total of 166 people from 23

countries, many held for more thana decade without charge, remain theprison set up after the September 11,

2001, attacks in the United States."The continuing detention of

many of these individuals amountsto arbitrary detention, in breach ofinternational law, and the injusticeembodied in this detention centerhas become an ideal recruitmenttool for terrorists," Pillay said.She noted Obama's statement last

Thursday outlining how he plannedto close the center down, a moveopposed by many in Congress, butsaid the transfer of detainees fromGuantanamo must conform tointernational human rights law.Pillay said the regime was using

“indiscriminate anddisproportionate force in residentialareas,” including reports of directtargeting of schools and hospitals.She also decried “wanton human

rights violations” by rebel groups,including extrajudicial killings andaccounts that some women and girlshave been forced to marrycombatants. Pillay also voiced alarmover the ongoing battle for controlover the strategic town of Qusayr,near the Lebanese border, withreports that hundreds of civilianshave been killed or injured andthousands may remain trapped.Despite the seemingly hopeless

situation, Pillay insisted there wasroom for the internationalcommunity to act, reiterating hercall for the deadlocked U.N. SecurityCouncil to refer the situation in Syriato the International Criminal Courtin The Hague. “These war crimesand crimes against humanity cannotbe allowed to go unpunished,” shesaid. Human Rights CouncilPresident Remigiusz Henczel saidthe council had accepted a requestby the United States, Turkey andQatar for an urgent debate on thesituation in Syria and especially inQusayr. –AGENCIES

‘Anti-terrormeasurescan backfire’

BBRRUUSSSSEELLSS:: The EU onMonday extended the bloc'spolice mission inAfghanistan until the end of2014 and allocated anadditional budget of 108million euros (140.4 millionUS dollars).The mission, which was

set up in 2007, aims to helpthe Afghan authorities todevelop their civilianpolicing capacities.The mission has

approximately 350international and 200 localstaQ, coming from 23 EUmember states as well asCroatia and Canada."This civilian mission...is

part of the overall EUcommitment toAfghanistan. The EU willcontinue in the comingyears its assistance toAfghanistan's development,including in the area of therule of law," the EU said in astatement. The decision alsocame as many Europeancountries, together with theUnited States, are on trackto transfer fullresponsibility for security toAfghan forces and towithdraw all combat troopsby the end of 2014. –AGENCIES

SSEEOOUULL:: South Korea on Monday playeddown North Korea’s apparent interest in anew round of disarmament talks, with itsforeign minister saying such dialogue wouldonly be worthwhile if Pyongyang firstshowed “sincere” intent to denuclearize.“I don’t think it will be easy for them to do

that,” the minister, Yun Byung-se, saidduring his first press briefing since he tookthe job in March. The South’s skepticismabout the talks, shared by the United States,underscores the major stumbling blocksstill facing any eQort to reboot the six-partytalks — the multinational process aimed atcoaxing North Korea’s disarmament.China last week tried to revive hopes for

those talks during a visit to Beijing by apersonal envoy of Kim Jong Un, the NorthKorean leader. The envoy, Choe Ryong Hae,faced pressure from Chinese oPcials toresume talks, and was quoted by Chinesestate media as saying the North was “willingto accept the suggestion.”That sentiment, though, was never

mentioned in the North’s state-mediacoverage of the visit.The six-party talks — involving the

United States, Japan, Russia, China and thetwo Koreas — have been on hold for morethan four years. China remains thestrongest backer of the talks, but manyanalysts say the process has been dormantfor good reason: Their very aim —denuclearization — is something the Northsays will never be achieved.Previous sessions helped the North secure

energy assistance and food aid in exchangefor disarmament pledges, neglected soonafter they were made. Since the talks firstbegan in 2003, the North has tested threeunderground nuclear weapons, built atleast one new uranium enrichment facilityand declared nuclear technology afundamental state goal, along witheconomic development. “Up until now,North Korea has shown a lot ofprovocations,” Yun said. “I think the sixparties, as well as the internationalcommunity, cannot act as if nothing hashappened. We can’t go back to business asunusual.” The meeting last week betweenChoe and Chinese President Xi Jinpingcame as the North edged away from weeksof tension-raising threats. But policymakersnow face the fresh challenge of engagingNorth Korea’s leaders without gettingembarrassed by them. Over the last severalyears, US and South Korean oPcials havecalled on the North to show substantivesigns of denuclearization as a prerequisiteto any dialogue. The North, for instance,could allow international atomic inspectorsback into the country or dismantle itsfacilities. Even a statement of interest indenuclearization would be a “verymeaningful” first step, Yun said Monday.Some pro-engagement analysts havepressed the United States and others in theregion to consider a less ambitious dialoguegoal — managing the North Koreannuclear arsenal, for instance, rather thaneliminating it. –AGENCIES

South Korea playsdown North’s o�er

BBEEIIRRUUTT:: Heavy fighting ragedaround the strategicSyrian bordertown of Qusair and the capitalDamascus on Monday and furtherreports surfaced of chemical weaponsattacks byPresident Bashar al-Assad'sforces on rebel areas.The Syrian military pounded

eastern suburbs of Damascus with airstrikes and artillery and loudexplosions echoed around al-Nabak,80 km (50 miles) north of the capital,where fighting has cut the highwayrunning north to the central city ofHoms, the pro-opposition Syrian

Observatory for Human Rights groupsaid. Syrian government oQensives inrecent weeks are widely seen as acampaign to strengthen Assad'snegotiating position before aproposed international peaceconference sponsored by the UnitedStates and Russia.Opposition activists said Syrian

troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollahfighters were pressing a sustainedassault on Qusair, a town long used byinsurgents as a way station for armsand other supplies from Lebanon.For Assad, Qusair is a crucial link

between Damascus and loyaliststrongholds on the Mediterraneancoast. Recapturing the town, incentral Homs province, could alsosever connections between rebel-held areas in the north and southof Syria.Hezbollah's deepening involvement

in Qusair has raised fears of renewedcivil war in neighboring Lebanon,where two rockets hit the Shi'iteMuslim movement's stronghold insouth Beirut on Sunday and one wasfired from south Lebanon towardsIsrael. –AGENCIES

More chemical attacks reported in Syria fighting

Jordan, Israel workingas one over Syria: reportAAMMMMAANN:: Jordan has allowed the Israeli regime to fly its dronesover the Jordanian airspace in order to monitor the situation inSyria, a report says. A high-ranking Jordanian oPcial, close to KingAbdullah II, told the London-based newspaper Jewish Chroniclethat Amman and Tel Aviv were “working as one over Syria.” TheoPcial, whose name was not mentioned in the report, stated thatJordan would “of course… allow Israel to use Jordanian air spacefor another attack on Syria” if the need arose. On May 5, Syria saidthe Israeli regime had carried out an airstrike targeting a researchcenter in a suburb of Damascus, following heavy losses inflictedupon al-Qaeda-aPliated groups by the Syrian army. According toSyrian media reports, the strike hit the Jamraya Research Centerwhich had been targeted in another Israeli airstrike in January.“Syria is a crisis whatever happens. Assad is no longer a force forstability… The Israelis don’t mess about and that’s what we need.We are working as one over Syria,” the Jordanian oPcial said,referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria has beengripped by unrest for over two years, and many people, includinglarge numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, have beenkilled in the foreign-sponsored militancy. The Syrian army hasconducted successful operations against the militant groups overthe past several days. –AGENCIES

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013

Geneva moot could be only starting point to end Syrian crisis

JJUUBBAA:: The United Nationspeacekeeping force in South Sudanlacks sufficient troops and aircraftto protect civilians affected byfighting in an eastern region, theUN envoy said on Monday.Tens of thousands of people have

been uprooted by clashes betweenthe army and rebel forces in Jongleistate. Almost all of the 10,000residents of Pibor town in Jongleihave fled their homes, aid agenciessay, following looting by the statesecurity forces and rebel threats to

attack it. The head of the UNmission, Hilde Johnson, said shehas doubled the number ofpeacekeeping troops in Pibor."We cannot sustain a presence

with the logistical capacity that wehave, with the problems we havewith air transport and by road. Sowe cannot protect civilians in big,big, big numbers," Johnson toldReuters. The UN mission has 6,560troops to cover a country the size ofFrance with barely 300 km (200miles) of paved roads.

Seasonal rains have turned theregion, where the governmenthopes to drill for oil with France'sTotal, into a swamp, severing roadaccess. On April 9, gunmenambushed and killed five UNpeacekeepers and seven civilianstaff in Jonglei.Earlier this month President Salva

Kiir said he would punish ill-disciplined members of the securityforces engaged in acts of violenceagainst civilians in Jonglei and alsothose who gave the orders. –AGENCIES

EU extendspolicemission inAfghanistan

‘UN cannot protect civilians in Sudan’

Opp vows participationin Geneva mootDDAAMMAASSCCUUSS:: Syria's main localopposition group on Monday saidit is determined to "positively"partake in the plannedinternational conference on Syriathat will be held in Geneva in midJune. Hassan Abdul- Azim, headof the NCB, said "We will exertutmost eQorts for the conventionof the conference and to render ita success." –AGENCIES

EU struggles to enddeadlock over arms banBBRRUUSSSSEELLSS:: Britain and Austriaclashed on Monday over whetherthe EU should ease an armsembargo to help Syrian rebels,threatening the unity of the bloc'sSyria policy. UK and France arepushing hard for the easing of thearms embargo to support rebelsahead of apeace conferencesponsored by the US and Russiaexpected next month. –AGENCIES

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013

Couple shot dead overmarriage of choiceTTOOBBAA TTEEKK SSIINNGGHH::A couple,allegedly charged with marryingagainst the will of families was killedand their bodies recovered from anisolated part of Devidas area. Policediscovered the whereabouts of thecouple with the help of identity cards,whence it was further revealed that oneIsmail had eloped with one, Sumaira,whom he had wed later on. The parentsof the female had registered a caseagainst Ismail for kidnapping of the girlin Thana Choobara, while both weremissing for 15 days, after whichmutilated dead bodies of both, bearingmarks of torture before being killed bybullets, were discovered. However,according to latest developments, thekin of boy had arrived in Toba TekSingh and took custody of his body,while his elder brother said that Ismailhad been missing for last 10 days, andhad married a consenting girl ofadjoining village. �ONLINE

Traffic police startschecking vehicle fitnessLLAAHHOORREE:: In a major crackdown toensure public safety, the traMc police inPunjab are strictly checking vehiclecylinders and fitness certificates. Thestep was taken in the wake of Gujratschool van tragedy in which 17 childrenand a teacher died when the vancaught fire near Mungowal lastSaturday. According to a directiveissued to all district police oMcers,traMc police have been directed tostrictly check cans fitted in vehiclesinstead of regular fuel tanks. �ONLINE

Four killed, four injured in firing incidentQQUUEETTTTAA:: At least four persons werekilled and other four sustainedinjuries during firing incidenterupted between two rival groupshere on Monday. According toinformation reaching here, Piro,Shahi, Gondal and Ayub were diedon the spot while Qalandar Box,Waloo, Rehman and Washoo wereamong injured. The land dispute inGhot Sher Ramizai area triggeredserious clash between two groups andthey exchanged indiscriminate firingagainst each other. �ONLINE

Rs 2.5 for informer in Zohra Shahid caseKKAARRAACCHHII:: Rs 2.5 million would beawarded to informer who willprovide the information about theaccused who murdered PTI leaderZohra Shahid. DIG South Dr. AmeerSheikh said profile of the informerwill be kept secret, four people havebeen arrested and the investigationis under way. �ONLINE

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RRAAWWAALLPPIINNDDII:: The Dr. Allama MuhammadIqbal Block was inaugurated at FoundationUniversity’s Rawalpindi Campus byManaging Director, Fauji Foundation andPresident Foundation University, Lt. Gen.Muhammad Mustafa Khan HI(M) (Retd).Maj. Gen. Gul Muhammad HI (M) (Retd),Rector FUI and Prof. Dr. Aftab Ahmad,Director FURC were also present.While speaking on the occasion, Managing

Director Fauji Foundation has said that the 5storey purpose-built complex of newacademic block consists of state-of-the-artclassrooms, IT labs, conference room,

videoconference room, faculty work stations,management offices and a seminar hall. He said that the addition of new block at

FURC will provide modern infrastructuralfacilities to the students and faculty. He said,“I am quite optimistic that in the yearsahead FUI shall be among the nation’sleading universities recognized for studentsuccess, educational attainment, research,cultural enrichment and economicdevelopment.”Meanwhile, FURC has organized a Job

Fair at its premises. More than 50 nationaland multinational companies set up their

kiosks to interview and select talented andskilled students. A large number of jobseekers, mainly in the fields of banking,economics, marketing, informationtechnology, telecom engineering, softwareengineering, liberal arts and social sciencesattended the Fair.The Open House was also arranged

wherein various IT development projects,Business Projects and Software EngineeringProjects were displayed by the students. FineArts students displayed their creative workwhile Psychology students presented varioustechniques of therapy.

Iqbal Block inaugurated at FURC

LLAAHHOORREE:: Five more children died ofmeasles in Lahore on Monday,bringing the death toll only in this cityto 60. According to reports, the deadlydisease killed more children, including10-month-old Atta, 7-month-oldSufyan, 11-month-old Fizza, 10-month-old Shoaib, and one-year-old Muskan.With the death of these five

children, the death toll acrossPunjab has risen to well over 100.Meanwhile, at least three more

children succumbed to measles onMonday due to the poor performanceof Health Department and sheernegligence of the Faisalabad districtadministration. Thirty measles-infected children were gettingtreatment in Allied Hospital. Their condition worsened due to

intense heat and as a result threegirls, including 10-year-oldAmbreen, Laiba and Amna passedaway one after another.Meanwhile, gastro cases have also

surfaced due to intensity of theheat. �ONLINE

8 more children dieof measles in Punjab

Sethi orders moreeffective measuresagainst measlesLLAAHHOORREE:: Punjab ChiefMinister Najam Sethi, whileissuing instructions for moreeffective steps for controllingmeasles in the province, hasdirected that maximumresources should be utilized forsaving children from thisdisease. He said that life of everychild is precious and no effortshould be spared in thetreatment of the affectedchildren. He further directed thatbest medical facilities should beprovided to the patients ofmeasles in hospitals. He saidHelpline 0800-99000 has beenfully activated for providinginformation to the people aboutpreventive measures againstmeasles. �ONLINE

Van fire: school ownersurrenders to policeGGUUJJRRAATT: The owner of JinnahSchool has surrendered himself topolice after School van fire tragedythat claimed 17 children’s lives,media reports said. On Saturday, atleast 17 children died and severalothers were injured when the gascylinder of their school van exploded.The fatal accident took place near KotFateh area in Gujrat. According toreports, two teachers and 25 childrenfrom Grade 1 to 8 were riding thevan. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court wasmoved for taking a sue motto actionon Gujrat incident in which almost19 students and a teacher werekilled. Senator Dr. Babar Awansubmitted an application in theSupreme Court in which it ispleaded that the court may take asue motto action on loss of precioushuman lives and direct police toregister FIR of the incident. �ONLINE

LLAAHHOORREE:: Although gamblinghas become a grave challengefor the city under the new IchraSHO Hussnain Haider Shah.Parchi (card), billiard, horserace at Shah Jamal and IPLgambling has become rule ofthe day.The area residents said that

they have been spendingmiserable life due to thegambling of parchi, card,billiard and horse race as it isdirectly affecting their lives,particularly their children.They said that the new SHO

is harboring gamblingfearlessly with the assistance ofpolicemen appointed for morethan eight to ten years at theplace including drivers andother policemen (Ghufran,Salim, Khalil and others) whowork in other police stationsbut use Ichra Police Station astheir dwelling place.The open gambling in streets,

on roads and in front of ourhouses has been badly affectingour children. So many timesIchra police has been informedbut of no avail, a resident,Ramaza said. “I have been observing that

the parchi, card and billiardsgambling has been doubled infew days in the area. Policedrivers, mohafiz, who are

provided with vine of theirchoices by the gamblers, visitthese gambling points, shakehands with the gamblers andspending some time with themmoved away.”He added, “The police

mohafiz have good terms withthe gamblers due to which theyare so powerful that residentdon’t dare to complain againstthem. Anyone who goes againstthese gamblers policeimplicates them in falselitigations.”“The other day police

arrested ten card gamblersfrom Shah Jamal area the SHOreleased five while against fivethe police registered casegiving an impression that thepolice was against thegambles,” another resident,Amanat Ali, said. He said Javed Market where

hefty gambling has beenunderway has again become asource of minting for thepolice. The police can make asmuch money as they can.“Gambling cannot flourish

without the due cooperation ofpolice, another residentseeking anonymity informingthat Ichra police Toyota comesat pardeshi hotel daily collectsits share from the gamblers andleave.” �ONLINE

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KKAARRAACCHHII:: The Citizens-Police Liaison Committeeand the Anti-ViolentCrime Cell on Mondaymorning carried out ajoint operation near HubChowki area to recover a13-year-old boy. The boy,identified as Mustafa, waskidnapped on May 24when he went to DefencePhase-IV area to meet hisFacebook friend Arsalanfor the first time.He was kidnapped by

Arsalan’s brother, Taimoorfor the ransom of Rs 50million. On Monday night,CPLC and AVCC officialsarrested Taimoor during araid in Defence area. Thesuspect revealed to policethat the boy was kept in ahouse in Hub Chowkiarea.Meanwhile, the Sindh

Rangers on Mondayclaimed to have arrestedthree suspected militantafter a brief encounter atPECHS area of Karachi.According to officials, theraid was made on tip-offinformation provided by

militants who werearrested two days earlier.The suspects said to be

associated with thebanned Tehrik-i-TalibanPakistan who reportedlyplanning to conduct

terror activities in thelargest city of the country.Rangers officialsdescribed the arrest as amajor breakthrough inthe ongoing efforts oftheir intelligence

apparatus to ensuresecurity in the city.Officials said that the

team also seized 80kilograms of explosives,and heavy cache of armsfrom suspects’ custody. The suspects originally

hail from WaziristanAgency and had settled in the city since months. �ONLINE

Boy kidnapped after Facebookchat recovered in posh locality

Gamblingbecomes rule of the day

� Rangers arrest 3 militants, seize 80 kg explosive in Karachi

IISSLLAAMMAANNAADD//KKOOLLKKAATTAA:: TwoPakistani prisoners now lodged inAlipore Central Jail and implicated byCID in the Khadim abduction casehave alleged they've been deniedconsular access for the over-a-decadethey've spend Indian custody,including Tihar Jail.The state government, however,

isn't taking this as face value. They'vealready written to the ministry ofexternal aNairs seeking details for it

appears improbable that in spite oftheir detention in Tihar Jail - andsubsequent conviction by a Delhicourt - they never had access toPakistani consulate oMcials.IGP (Prisons) Ranveer Kumar said,

"The MHA has informed us about aMay 28-June 2 window to allow allPakistani prisoners lodged in Bengalprisons to be send to Tihar for theconsular access. The claims made bythe two prisoners have been brought

to our notice. But we find it intriguing that since

the two had spent a prolongedperiod in Tihar and was convicted,they never got consular access.“We've written to the MHA forfurther information on these twoprisoners. Hinging on it will dependwhether we allow them to go there.Consular access is mandatory for allPakistani prisoners lodged in Indianjails." �ONLINE

2 Pak prisoners claim lack of consular access

LLAAHHOORREE:: Saima Asghar, head of businessdevelopment of d2w Pakistan, has urgedthe industries owners to join hands withd2w for elimination of plastic pollution inthe country. She was addressing a seminar at Hussain

Habib Corporation, Quaid-e-AzamIndustrial State (here on Monday. MIKhurram Chaudhry, president, board ofmanagement, QIS, Anwaar A Sheikh, Maj(retd) Javed Iqbal, Hakeem Usman, AmirBaari, Tariq Hussain, KT Butt wereprominent among the participants. Ms Saima said that the adoption of d2w

technology could lead Pakistan towards agreener future. She said that the industrieswere the back bone of the country’seconomy and their owners could bring atechnology revolution in Pakistan. She saidin order to tackle these challenges, thegovernment should encourage use ofenvironment friendly materials like d2w in

plastic making so that the industrial sectorcould be made aware of its social andnational responsibilities.She said d2w was a leading brand of

Symphony Environmental UK in Oxo-biodegradable technology which wasproviding best solution to plastic pollution.She said the d2w was a granular chemicalwhich not only makes the plasticenvironment friendly but also decreasesthe life of plastic from hundreds of years tosome months. She said that d2w was only brand which

was certified from ASTM 6954-04, ISO14001 and ISO 9001. Speaking on the occasion, QIS BoM

president MI Khurram Chaudhry said thatthe industries, keeping in view theenvironmental pollution, would definitelyuse d2w for making plastic environment-friendly A shield was also presented toKhurram Chaudhry from d2w. –– PPRR

‘D2w only solution to end plastic pollution’

Lyari still tenseKKAARRAACCHHII:: People of Lyari remained confined into their houses on Monday due tocontinuous tension between two groups, conflict has turned into bloody clash. Dozenof persons have been shot dead and more than dozens have been injured in thismilitant clash in last fifteen days, the worst aNected areas are Agra Taj Colony,Hangorabad. A nine member committee appointed by the Sindh government underthe leadership of Deputy Commissioner south consisting of police, rangers, andrespectable of the area has not succeeded yet to end the tension. Sources from thearea said that children, businessmen and employers are unable to go to their schoolsand oMces and hundreds of people have migrated to other areas from Lyari.Installments of KESC have been targeted and power supply has been suspended inthe area since a week, which has not been reinstated yet. Resultantly acute shortageof water crises has occurred. People of aNected area said situation of Lyari has notbeen under noticed at any level they have demanded from senior authorities to bringpeace on priority basis. They said current situation puts the question mark on theperformance of police and rangers, checkposts of police and rangers should beestablished in aNected areas, they added. �ONLINE

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Adele wears spanx on the red carpet, says stylistsLONDON: Adele's stylist has revealed that the singer wears spanx underneathevery red carpet outfit, which makes her look slimmer. Her stylist also said thatthe 25-year-old does not like wearing designer outfits and prefers pickingdresses from car boot sales, reported Daily Mirror. "She always wears Spanx onthe red carpet and Adele loves vintage. I get clothes for her from Camden Lock.There's one store owner there who goes to car boot sales and picks out stuTthat's right for her," Gaelle Paul said. Paul also said the singer's choice of blackoutfits is not a safe choice but because she loves the colour. "Adele always wantsto wear black because she loves Johnny Cash and he wore black. She also lovesJune Carter Cash because she and Johnny were so much in love and they hadthis wonderful marriage. Sometimes she'll look at herself in the mirror and say,'Oh I look like her, Gaelle!'" -SHOWBIZ DESK

Can't devote the time reality shows demand: RaveenaMUMBAI: Actress Raveena Tandon, who was earlier associated with reality show 'Chak DeBachche' and has even hosted chat show 'Isi Ka Naam Zindagi', is keen to do a non-fictionshow on TV. But she says she cannot devote as much time as such shows demand. In fact, shesays she has already rejected two oTers due to this. "Many oTers have come. Recently Irejected two because they wanted many days (for the shoot). I am the kind of person whowants to work with speed," Raveena said here Sunday on the sidelines of a live concert byCancer Patients Aids Association. Raveena Tandon says that she has already rejected twooTers since she can\'t devote much time to the reality shows. "They (producers) wanted 22days in a month which I am not ready to give. I can't give that kind of time," she added.Currently, the actress is happy with the pace of her career and said "interesting things arehappening" and "I am enjoying it". The 39-year-old said she has finished shooting for herforthcoming film 'Gin Liya Aasman'. -SHOWBIZ DESK

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MUMBAI: Ameesha Patel will be seenplaying a dark character in herforthcoming film 'Shortcut Romeo', andsays playing the negative role was anexhausting experience for her. SusiGaneshan directed crime thriller alsostars Neil Nitin Mukesh and PujaGupta. "During shoots I used to get bothmentally and physically drained. Forevery scene, I had to bring the demon inme, which is not my personality in reallife," Ameesha said in an statement.Ameesha Patel says playing the negativerole was an exhausting experience forher. After reaching home, "I used to beso exhausted that I didn't have theenergy to do anything," she added.'Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai' actress, whoplayed positive roles in hits like 'GadarEk Prem Katha' and 'HoneymoonTravels Pvt Ltd', found it tough to be badin front of the camera. "This was themost challenging role for me. This filmhas a mix of emotions, it has adultery,blackmailing, love and passion," said the37-year-old. 'Shortcut Romeo' is aremake of Ganeshan's super hit Tamilfilm 'Thiruttu Payale' and it is slated torelease June 21. -SHOWBIZ DESK

LONDON: Pop star Jennifer Lopez isreportedly planning to get married toboyfriend Casper Smart because shebelieves he is the love of her life. The 43-year-old actress, who has previously beenmarried to Ojani Noa, Chris Judd andMarc Anthony, has been dating the 25-year-old back-up dancer for almost twoyears, reported OK magazine. "She callshim 'love of my life.' She believes it, shethinks he's the one she's been searchingfor all these years. He may be younger,but she says he is the most secure manshe has ever met. He constantly inspiresher and lifts her up. Jennifer knows a lotof people in her life don't approve of hermarrying Casper, but she's stoppedcaring. She wants to be his wife," asource said. Lopez's five-year-old twins,Max and Emmie - who she had withMarc - are also fans of Casper and sheinsists that he's a better dad than theirreal father because he devotes his time tothe youngsters and is always there forthem. "Casper is devoted to her kids. Heis a second father to them. Jennifer sayshe's much more playful and present thantheir own dad a lot of the time," thesource added. -SHOWBIZ DESK

'Shortcut Romeo' wasphysically, mentallydraining: Ameesha Patel

Jennifer Lopez to marryCasper Smart?

NEW DELHI: Ranbir Kapoor andKatrina Kaif who have been denying thatthey are a couple since a long while now,have given wagging tongues yet anotherchance to gossip about their relationshipstatus. The two extremely good-lookingBollywood A-listers were spottedarriving in the same car for KaranJohar’s 41st birthday bash, and they wereeven snapped by the paparazzi in the cartogether. If rumours are anything to goby, the two most sought after actors ofBollywood were seen getting close andalso dancing together at Johar`sbirthday party. Here’s the picture for youto judge (Image Courtesy: Filmfare. Buzzis that Ranbir and Katrina had a bitterbreak-up last month. But they patched-up later, and were reportedly spendingquality time with each other. Well, itseems the two cautious actors are notready to spill the beans on theirrelationship yet! -SHOWBIZ DESK

Ranbir Kapoor and KatrinaKaif caught together, again!

CANNES: (From left) Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee, Vidya Balan, Steven Spielberg, Naomi Kawase, Lynne Ramsay, ChristophWaltz, Daniel Auteuil and CristianMungiu arrive for the awards ceremony of the 66th international film festival.

CANNES: An intimate lesbian love story by Frenchdirector Abdellatif Kechiche won the top prize in Canneson Sunday, and the film festival's director immediatelyurged the large crowds protesting against gay marriage inParis to go and see it."La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2" (Blue is the Warmest

Colour) was chosen from a field of 20 films exploring sex,violence and emotional anguish which were vying for thePalme d'Or, one of the most coveted film awards after theOscars. Critics picked the three-hour film as a possiblewinner at the 66th Cannes festival. In an unusual move,Spielberg said the award would be shared betweenKechiche and his two lead actresses Adele Exarchopoulosand Lea Seydoux as they were central to the film's success.Critics had also considered as a forerunner "Inside LlewynDavis" about a struggling New York folk singer by theAmerican Coen brothers Ethan and Joel, which wasnamed as runner-up.The third prize went to Japanese director Kore-Eda

Hirokazu for the baby-swapping drama "Soshite Chichi NiNaru" (Like Father, Like Son) while the best directoraward went to Mexico's Amat Escalante for his brutal lookat Mexico's drug war, "Heli". American Bruce Dern, 76,won a best actor award in Alexander Payne's road trip film"Nebraska," beating out Michael Douglas, who was widelypraised for his performance as flamboyant pianist Liberacein Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra." Frenchactress Berenice Bejo ("The Artist") won the best actressaward in Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's tense domesticdrama "Le Passe" (The Past). The awards ended the 2013edition of the world's largest film festival, where up to40,000 film professionals also bought and sold titles onthe bustling marketplace hidden away from the glitzypromotional circuit of parties and stunts.

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Cannes FilmFestival — theprize winners

HERE IS THECOMPLETE LISTOFWINNERS

FEATURE FILMSPALME D'OR: La Vie D'Adele - Chapitre 1 and 2 (Blue Is TheWarmest Colour) by Abdellatif KechicheGRAND PRIX: 'Inside Llewyn Davis' by Ethan Coen and Joel CoenBEST DIRECTOR: Amat Escalante for 'Heli'JURY PRIZE: 'Soshite Chichi Ni Naru' (Like Father, Like Son) byKoreeda HirokazuBEST SCREENPLAY: Jia Zhangke for 'Tia Zhu Ding' (A Touch ofSin)BEST ACTRESS: Berenice Bejo for 'Le Passe' (The Past) byAsghar FarhadiBEST ACTOR: Bruce Dern for 'Nebraska' by Alexander Payne

SHORT FILMSPALME D'OR: 'Safe' by Moon Byoung-gonSPECIALMENTION: 'HvalEordur' (White Valley) by GudmundurArnar Gudmundsson; '37°4 S' by Adriano ValerioPRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD: 'TheMissing Picture' by RithyPanhJURY PRIZE: 'Omar' by Hany Abu-AssadDIRECTED PRIZE: Alain Guiraudie for 'Stranger By The Lake'A CERTAIN TALENT PRIZE: For the ensemble cast of 'La JaulaDe Oro' by Quemada-DiezAVENIR PRIZE: 'Fruitvale Station' by Ryan Coogler

CINEFONDATIONSELECTIONFirst Prize: 'Needle' by Anahita GhazvinizadehSECOND PRIZE: 'Waiting For The Thaw' by Sarah HirttTHIRD PRIZE EX-AEQUO: 'In Acvariu' (In The Fishbowl) by TudorCristian JurgiuJOINT THIRD PRIZE: 'Pandy' (Pandas) by Matus Vizar

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ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi Arts Council(RAC) organized a music concert for theencouragement of students of its musicclass on Sunday. A large number of peoplewere enthralled by performances ofprofessional and amateur singers. NaheedManzoor flanked by Waqar Ahmed,Resident Director RAC was the guest ofhonor at the occasion.She said on the occasion, that the music

concert, featuring songs of various forms ofmusic, classical, semi-classical, folk andpop is a treat for music lovers of the region.

She said adhering to its old tradition; theRAC has given equal opportunity tostudents of its music class to perform infront of the public so that they can getconfidence and encouragement. WaqarAhmed Director Resident RAC said thatRAC is the hub of cultural activities in theregion and playing constructive role in thepromotion of art and culture. He saidamateur singers have given wonderfulperformance. The singers who performedat the music concert include:Qurtail Ain,Laraib, Sadia, Haleema, Rameez, ChanShahzad, Rizwan, Samel Frances, BinaJamshed, Tasawur, Tariq and Nomi.

Music concert rocks RAC Rihanna happilysingleLONDON: The 25-year-old singer is saidto be loving her time as a single woman,as it makes her feel free, reportedShowbizspy. "Being free, free from all thestress that was once in her lifemakes herfeel sexy. She feels free for once and justliving it up and getting ready to handleher business and get the out of here onher tour. She's feeling good these days," asource said. Although she is enjoying herlone time the singer hasn't ruled outdating someone in the future. "Ifsomeone comes across her path, andthey're both feeling it, then she'dmake amove," the source added. -SHOWBIZ DESK

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LONDON: Earlier this year, it wasannounced that Beyonce was the new faceof H&M’s summer fashion campaign. Now,Beyonce has come up with something ofher own in honor of her tour, The Mrs.Carter Show World Tour. The pop queenhas teamed up with Rent the Runway tocreate a fashion line with an abundance ofsparkles and strapless minis for a moreaTordable price. Rent the Runway is abusiness where women can rent high-enddesigner dresses, apparel, and accessoriesfor an aTordable cost. According to TheHuSngton Post, Beyonce has now teamed

up with Rent the Runway and created “TheBeyonce Boutique.” “Making women feelconfident and beautiful is something I’vealways been passionate about,” said byBeyonce in a release, and quoted by TheHuSngton Post. “That’s why joining forceswith Rent the Runway was so organic. It’smore than just access to beautiful clothes;it’s about making women look and feeltheir best.” You can expect to see sparkles,rompers, Freakum dresses, strapless minis,and beyond, for a much more aTordablecost than finding these items in a high-endretail store. And the best part? You canwalk out the door knowing your outfit isBeyonce-approved.

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MUMBAI: Pakistani singer-actress Salma Aagha is happy that theaudiences have accepted her daughter Sasheh Aagha, whomadeher Bollywood debut with Yash Raj Films' 'Aurangzeb'. "Iappreciated Sasheh (and her work) in the film. Although in thefilm, her role was not much lengthy, but she was a solo lead andpeople saw depth in her dialogue delivery, music," Salma, whomade an impressive debut with the 1982 film 'Nikaah', said here inan interview. "They loved her song 'Barbaadiyan'. I am grateful topeople for giving somuch love and appreciation to her," she added.Salma Aagha is happy that the audiences have accepted herdaughter Sasheh Aagha. In the Atul Sabbharwal-directed thriller'Aurangzeb', Sasheh was paired with actor Arjun Kapoor. Set inGurgaon, the filmwas about land scam and it also featured RishiKapoor, Jackie ShroT, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Amrita Singh.On being asked what tips she gave to her daughter, Salma said: "Itold her to be very cooperative with people while production, workvery hard, not to worry about the looks somuch, to be a performerand come up with some good songs." "She writes music as well, sovery soon, she is coming out with her single also and we are veryexcited about it," added the proudmom.

Grateful to audience for acceptingSasheh: Salma Aagha

Beyonce teams up with Rent the Runway

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning director Ben AReckdonned a traditional cap and gown as he was handed anhonorary doctorate from one of America's most prestigiousuniversities. The Argo director beamed with pride as hewas awarded a fine arts degree from Rhode Island's BrownUniversity in recognition of his acting and filmmakingcareer, reported E! online. AReck punched the air withdelight as he received the honour and gave a speech to hisfellow graduates. Others who received honorary doctorateswere author and MIT Professor Junot Diaz, retiredStanford University bacteriologist Stanley Falkow,Tougaloo College President Beverly Wade Hogan, medicaldoctor and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PresidentRisa Lavizzo-Mourey and Miami Dade College PresidentEduardo Padron. Hollywood action star Bruce Willis'daughter Scout, by ex-wife Demi Moore, also graduatedfrom the establishment and the actor's wife EmmaHeming-Willis took to her Twitter page to applaud herstepdaughter. In a post, she writes, "Congrats to Scout whograduated from Brown today. Proud day." -SHOWBIZ DESK

Ben Affleck receiveshonorary doctorate

Fatemi, Malik maybe envoys to US, UKIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Tariq Fatemi andJaved Malik have emerged as frontrunners for higher diplomaticpositions in the US and the UK.According to reliable sources, TariqFatemi is expected to be theambassador to the United Stated.Currently, he is a policy adviser toPML N on foreign affairs. JavedMalik, who is also a foreign relationsadviser to Nawaz Sharif, is a frontrunner for the position of highcommissioner to the UnitedKingdom. The PML-N governmentin-waiting is expected to make theseappointments in the coming days. Awell-placed source in the PML-Ndecision-making apparatus hasrevealed that various personalitiesare lobbying for these positions.However, the final decision will bemade by Nawaz Sharif. –ALI SAJJAD SHAH

Jamal Leghari sustains bulletinjury while cleaning his gunLLAAHHOORREE:: Jamal Leghari, son offormer president Farooq Leghari,has survived bullet injury inaccidental fire by himself inLahore. Leghari’s sibling AwaisLeghari clarified that the gun wasmistakenly fired by Jamal himselfwhen he was cleaning it. Accordingto initial reports, Jamal Leghari,received bullets in his arm and hasbeen shifted to a private hospital.According to family sources,Jamal’s condition is out danger ashe received medical treatment atthe hospital. Jamal has recentlywon a seat of provincial assembly ofPunjab as independent candidateand then he joined victorious MPL-N. Awais Leghari denied thereports of miscreants’ attacks, hesaid that Jamal was injured by hisown gun. –ONLINE

Plane threat accusedremanded in custodyLLOONNDDOONN:: Two men accused ofendangering a Pakistani airlines planethat had to be diverted to Stanstedhave been remanded in custody. Taxidriver Tayyab Subhani, 30, andrestaurant worker Mohammed Safdar,41, both from Nelson, Lancashire,appeared before magistrates inChelmsford. They were arrested afterthe passenger jet was diverted with anRAF fighter escort to the Essex airporton Friday. –ONLINE

6 Baloch commanderssurrender to authoritiesQQUUEETTTTAA:: Six militant commandersinvolved in a number of sabotageacts have surrendered to Sibbiauthorities. Commander Arzi andfive others including Ahmed Khan,Bakht Ali, Sharbat Khan, Bani andBhaggo Khan surrendered withtheir families to Sibbi Scouts hereon Monday. All of the militantstook oath not to indulge insubversive activities and remainloyal to the country. Speaking onthis occasion, Col. Afzal Mehmoodand DIG Qamarul Hassanexpressed gratitude, and providedfinancial assistance to the formerBaloch commanders and theirfamilies. –ONLINE

SHC Registrar’s reservationson setting up poll tribunalsKKAARRAACCHHII:: The Registrar of the SindhHigh Court wrote a letter on Monday tothe Election Commission of Pakistanexpressing reservations over the setting upof election appellate tribunals adding thatthey (the tribunals) were set up withoutconsulting the Sindh High Court. Theletter added that the election tribunalswere to be set up with prior consultationwith the Chief Justices of the respectiveprovincial High Courts according to theSupreme Court of Pakistan’s orders. TheElection Commission had approvedformation of 14 election tribunals in theprovinces to decide disputes duringgeneral elections within 120 days of filingof a petition. –ONLINE

Wind power plant to beconnected with national gridIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Caretaker PrimeMinister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso hasdirected authorities to connect the windpower project installed by TurkishZorlu Energy Group at Jhampir withthe national grid. The PM presided overthe meeting to discuss overall energysituation in the country. During themeeting, he directed that all formalitiespertaining to generation andproduction of 56.4 MW wind powerproject at Jhampir be completedwithout delay. –ONLINE

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IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: Imran Khan’sparty Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf(PTI) won the second largestnumber of votes in Pakistan sgeneral election, data releasedMonday showed, despitefinishing third in terms of seats.Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party polled 7.7million votes in the May 11election to win 28 nationalassembly seats, but the PakistanPeople s Party (PPP) which led theoutgoing government took 32seats with only 6.9 million ballots.Turnout at the election, whichmarked the first time a civiliangovernment had completed a five-

year term and handed over powerat the ballot box, was 55 percent,the election commission said -- upfrom 44 percent in the 2008 poll.In total, 46.2 million peoplevoted compared with 36.6 millionfive years ago, despite Talibanthreats to attack polling stationson Election Day.Both PTI and PPP were wellbehind the Pakistan MuslimLeague-N (PML-N) led by two-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif,which took 126 seats and 14.9million votes, according to thecommission.PML-N officials said they havepersuaded 18 independent

lawmakers to join the party, takingthem comfortably beyond the 136seats they need to be sure of amajority in the lower house.In Pakistan s National Assembly,272 seats are elected directly. Afurther 70 seats reserved forwomen and minorities aredistributed to parties according tothe proportion of general seatsthey win.Meanwhile, Caretaker PrimeMinister Mir Hazar Khan Khosohas sent a note to President AsifAli Zardari asking him to convenethe National Assembly onSaturday for the swearing-in ofnew lawmakers. –ONLINE

PTI second largest party in terms of votes

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah binAbdulaziz is reported to beclinically dead as the monarch isnot recently seen in the public,says a report published by PressTV on its website.A Saudi journalist working forLondon-Based Asharq Alawsat saysthe Saudi monarch has beenclinically dead since Wednesday. Healso quoted medical sources in SaudiArabia as saying that the king’s vitalorgans, including his heart, kidneysand lungs, have stopped functioning.Doctors are said to have used adefibrillator on him several times. He

is also reported to be alive with thehelp of a ventilator. The Royal Court has yet tocomment on the report of King'sdeath. The aging Saudi monarch hasnot recently appeared in thepublic and the country's crownprince is attending officialmeetings on his behalf. It is the second time in the pastmonths that Asharq Alawsatreports the death of KingAbdullah. In November 2012, thedaily reported that Saudi kinghas slipped into coma and was

clinically dead nearly a weekafter he underwent a 14-hour-long back surgery in a hospital inthe Saudi capital, Riyadh. Thereport was later rejected by theRoyal Court. The 89-year-old king’s healthhas declined over the past fewyears, during which he has beenhospitalized several times. Failinghealth, old age as well as the deathof the king’s half-brothers haveraised concerns about the futureof the oil-rich country in the faceof anti-governmentdemonstrations. –MONITORING DESK

BBAAGGHHDDAADD:: A series of car bombexplosions in Baghdad on Mondayleft at least 66 people dead. Manyothers were wounded in the attacksthat targeted mainly the Shiadistrict of the Iraqi capital. The attacks come amid thegrowing political and sectariantension in Iraq, raising fears of thereturn of the sectarian violence of2006 and 2007 in which thousandswere killed. Iraq has been hit by awave of bloodshed that has killedmore than 350 people in the pasttwo weeks alone. There was noimmediate claim of responsibilityfor Monday's bloodshed, but theattacks bore the hallmarks of al-Qaida's Iraqi arm. The group,known as the Islamic State of Iraq,frequently uses car bombs andcoordinated blasts in an eMort toundermine Iraqis' confidence in theShiite-led government. The day's deadliest attackhappened when two bombsexploded in the eastern Habibiyaneighbourhood, which is near thesprawling Shiite district of SadrCity. That attack killed 12 killed andwounded 35, according to police. Twin blasts also struck an open-air market in the predominantlyShiite al-Maalif area, killing six andwounding 12 others, two policeoLcers said. Another car bombexploded in the busy commercialSadoun Street in central Baghdad.It killed five civilians and wounded14 others, two other police oLcerssaid. Among the wounded werefour policemen who were in anearby checkpoint. The street is one of the majorhubs in the capital for clinics,pharmacies and shops. Firefighterswere seen struggling to extinguishthe flames from the debris of thecar bomb as police sealed oM thearea. Several shops were partiallydamaged or burned. Elsewhere,police said a car bomb went oM inthe capital's eastern New Baghdadarea as they were waiting forexplosives experts to dismantle it,

killing a civilian and woundingnine others. In the northern Sabial-Boor neighborhood, police saideight civilians were killed and 26wounded when another car bombexploded in a market. Meanwhile in the southwesternneighborhood of Bayaa, anothercar bomb explosion in a marketkilled six civilians and wounded16. In northern Baghdad'sKazimiyah district, a car bombblew up near a bus and taxi stop,killing four and wounding 11others. And in Baghdad's centralSadria area, a car bomb went offin a market and killed threecivilians and wounded 11. In the eastern Jisr Diyala area, acar bomb killed 5 and wounded 12.And in the northern Shaab area, acar bomb killed four and woundednine. Car bombs also struck theeastern Baladiyat neighborhood,killing four and wounding 11, andthe northern neighborhood ofHurriyah, leaving five dead and 14wounded. In Madain, about 20kilometers (12 miles) south ofcentral Baghdad, a car bomb killedthree and wounded nine. Medical oLcials confirmed thecausality figures. All oLcials spokeon condition of anonymity as theywere not authorized to releaseinformation. Although violencehas decreased sharply in Iraq sincethe height of insurgency, militantsare still capable to carry out lethalattacks nationwide. The recent wave of bloodshed hasraised tensions between thecountry's Sunni minority andShiite-led government. The surgein violence has been reminiscent ofthe sectarian carnage that pushedIraq to the brink of civil war in2006 and 2007. Alarmed by anationwide deterioration in thesecurity situation, Iraqi PrimeMinister Nouri al-Maliki hasordered a reshuKe in seniormilitary ranks. –AGENCIES

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Saudi King Abdullah clinically dead: report

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IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: A Division Bench ofIslamabad High Court adjourned thehearing of bail application of formerpresident Pervez Musharraf in judges’detention case for four days anddemanded entire record of the case.On Monday two-member bench ofthe IHC comprising Justice RiazAhmed Khan and Justice Shaukat AzizSiddiqui resumed the hearing of thebail plea of Pervez Musharraf in judges’detention case. Muhammad IlyasSiddiqui, the lawyer of PervezMusharraf submitted an application inthe court in which it is stated that theAnti-terrorism Act does not apply inthe judges’ detention case. He asked thecourt that how a person who remainedPresident and Supreme Commander ofarmed forces of the country could beascertained a terrorist.He said that the challan was prepared

in the light of statements of thosepersons, who were not directly affected.There is nothing on the record whichcan prove that his client gave the ordersfor house arrest of the judges.The lawyer said that the protester ofthe case had declared to withdraw thecase from the court and not to proceedfurther in the case during a pressconference, whereas there is no anyevidence against Pervez Musharraf.The court adjourned the hearing afterissuing notices to all concerned parties.Earlier, Haroon Rashid, son offormer Principal of Jamia Faridia LalMasjid Ghazi Abdul Rashid (late)submitted an application in the courtthrough his lawyer Tariq Asad in whichhe requested the court that case ofmurder of his father and grandmotheragainst Musharraf is lying pending inthe court. –ONLINE

Judges detention case

Musharraf ’s bail pleaput o� for four days

66 die in seriesof car bombsin Baghdad

PML-N seeks resignations fromambassadors accredited to 15 countriesIISSLLAAMMAABBAADD:: The newly elected government of PML-N, before itsincumbency has issued notices to Pakistani ambassadors accredited to15 countries around the world and sought their resignations. Mediareports said that the high-ups who were asked to tender theirresignations include former secretary and High Commissioner SalmanBashir accredited to India, Masood Khan to United Nations and JamilAhmad Khan to UAE. Secretary Foreign AMairs, Jalil Ahmad Abbasibriefed chief of PML-N Muhammad Nawaz Sharif that the above-mentioned foreign oLcers were given the posts only on approach andpolitical basis. PML-N leadership has decided that ambassadors, whowere appointed on political basis, will be called to home. Foreign OLcehas been informed about the decision and the ambassadors shouldtender their resignations as soon as the tenure of the caretakergovernment ends, the notice stated. –ONLINE

LLAAHHOORREE:: Indian Prime MinisterManmohan Singh’s special envoy SKLambah on Monday met the president ofPakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharifat Lahore. Sharif, the prime ministerdesignate of Pakistan, conveyed his deepappreciation for Singh’s gesture. Lambah’s visit was a follow-up to thetelephonic conversation between Singhand Sharif on May 12. “Special envoyLambah conveyed to mian Nawaz SharifPrime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’sgreetings and good wishes for his tenure asPrime Minister of Pakistan,” according toa government statement.Sharif and Lambah took the opportunityto discuss ways to take the dialogue

process forward to address all issues ofconcern to the two countries and toadvance peace, friendship and cooperationbetween the two South Asian neighbours,the statement added. –MONITORING DESK

PTI, coalition parties all setto take power in KP from May 29PPEESSHHAAWWAARR:: Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) assembly has beenconvened on May 29 as Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) is ready to starttalks with banned militant organization, Tehrik Taliban Pakistan. Thetest of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) would start from May 29 as thesession of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK) assembly has been summonedon the same day. Governor of KPK has oLcially convened the sessionof assembly, where PTI has the largest number of seats. Withcontinuous vows from the party leaders for running a modelgovernment in the province, PTI has already finalized matters withJamaat e Islami and Qaumi Watan Party to form the government.During the first session of the newly elected assembly, the members’first task will be to elect new Speaker to run the house aMairs. PTI’sAsad Qaiser is likely to be elected to Speaker’s oLce. –ONLINE

Manmohan’s specialenvoy meets Nawaz

PPEESSHHAAWWAARR:: Chief ofJUI-F Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman has said hisparty is engaged withPML-N for formation ofnew government in theCentre. Addressing anews conference after ameeting of ExecutiveCommittee of his party onMonday‚ he said his partyhas presented itspriorities to the PML-Nfor formation of newgovernment and iswaiting for reply.Maulana saidparliamentary committeeof JUI-F Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has beenauthorized to holdnegotiations with otherparties in the provinceand prepare strategyregarding formation ofnew government.According to mediareports, Nawaz is willingto include Maulana Fazlin the cabinet, so that hecan bring the Taliban tothe negotiating table, headded “however, they areyet to reach a win-windeal.” Post-May 11elections, JUI-F tried itsbest to form a provincialgovernment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with thesupport of PML-N, AftabAhmad Sherpao’s QaumiWatan Party andsuccessful independentcandidates. However,Nawaz Sharif did not giveFazl the go-ahead. InBalochistan too, the partytried to form a coalitiongovernment. However,after failing to woo otherparties, JUI-F would siton the oppositionbenches. –ONLINE

Govt at Centre

JUI-F in talkswith PML-N