Monday, 24 October, 2022 I 27 Rabi ul Awwal, 1444 I Rs 40.00 I Vol XIII No 115 I 44 Pages I Islamabad Edition
Imran ousted for progress of parlIament, democracy: BIlawal g
ClAIMS PDM SAVeD CouNTRy AT CoST of ITS PolITICAl CReDIBIlITy
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oReIGN Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Sunday that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) saved the country at the cost of their political credibility. Addressing the closing session of the 2day Asma Jahangir Conference at a local hotel here, as the chief guest, he hoped that constitutional and democratic journey of the PDM would continue for the betterment of the country. “We will together tackle the political and religious extremism,” he added. Bilawal said that India, europe and the united States were also struggling against the political extremism and expressed his hope the new generation would welcome democracy and reject all nature of extremism. He urged the youth to understand the issues of the country and protect themselves from the propaganda of an arrogant and selfish person who wanted to destroy the country for his politics. “If Asma Jahangir was alive and she asked whether you have become the minister in result of a deal then I replied her ab-
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solutely not,” Bilawal said. He added that everything was not fine, but one should accept that the parliament and the institutions have progressed in several aspects. “There is always scope for betterment,” he said. “It is important to be observed for the progress of parliament and democracy that Imran Khan was sent home through a constitutional way of no-confidence,” Bilawal stated. “Whether you like it or not that there is only one method to remove a prime minister in the constitution and it is no-trust motion,” he added. He said that he believed that Imran Khan was a selected prime minister. He said in the past prime ministers were either hanged or forced to leave the country. He said the political parties had never thought that Imran would attack on the economy of the country for his political survival. Bilawal said that as soon as the PDM succeeded in rescuing the country from economic crises, unfortunately the historic flood had created another problem for the nation, adding that from Gilgit-Baltistan to KPK, South Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh provinces had badly affected by the flood and still these areas were in great trouble. “About 33 million people are affected due to the flood,”he added. The flood was a his-
toric calamity, he said. He said that the world should also rescue us to face the challenges after the flood as the rest of the world was responsible for the global warming not Pakistan, adding that today Pakistan was in trouble and tomorrow any other country could face the same situation. “our core issue should be restoration of flood affected people’s life instead of politics now,” Bilawal said. He said that political clashes would continue but need of time was to help flood victims by joining hands. He said that the people themselves were struggling against the burden of weather change which was injustice as the political parties should jointly support them in this hard times. He said that solution of the impact of global warming in Pakistan was in working unanimously. He said that the government would make this challenge as a test case and it would be a pilot project for the globe. The minister said that the coalition government would work to improve the agricultural and irrigation system for the better future. He said his coalition government in the center has saved Pakistan from bankruptcy, adding that the country’s political history has gone through many ups and downs. Bilawal declared Asma Jahangir a role model for human rights activists and lawyers. He emphasized bringing the situation of flood victims before the nation. PPP Senator Raza Rabbani, PTI Senator Syed Ali Zafar, PPP’s Dr Nafisa Shah, PMlN leader and former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other prominent figures of the country also addressed the conference. FM CONgRATULATES PRESIDENT XI: Minister for foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday felicitated President xi Jinping on his re-election as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China. In a tweet on social media platform Twitter, he said, “Heartiest felicitations to President xi on re-election as CPC General Secretary. It reflects enduring confidence of the Chinese nation in his sagacious leadership and befitting acknowledgment of his lifelong service to China.”
Kohli shines as India defeat Pakistan in last-over thriller MELBOURNE ReuteRs
Virat Kohli struck an imperious half-century and Ravichandran Ashwin was cool at the death as India secured a four-wicket win on the final ball against arch-rivals Pakistan at the T20 World Cup on Sunday in front of a huge Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) crowd. Spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz had a final over to forget, gifting India two wides and a no-ball before Ashwin coolly blasted the winning run over mid-off as India chased down 160 for victory. Man-of-the-match Kohli was magnificent, driving India to the brink of victory with 82 not out after digging the team out of trouble in a brilliant partnership with Hardik Pandya (40). Pakistan were cruising to what seemed a morale-boosting victory but Kohli went ballistic with the bat in the final overs to bring India home in front of 90,293 screaming fans and hundreds of millions more watching around the world. “Well, it’s a surreal atmosphere. I honestly have no words. I have no idea how that happened,” Kohli said. “Hardik kept telling me, just believe we can stay ’till the end. I’m lost for words.” Kohli thrashed back-to-back sixes in the penultimate over against Haris Rauf to push India within 15 runs of victory from the final six balls. With Kohli off strike, Nawaz had Pandya caught in close with a miscued slog to break a 113-run partnership. Kohli took back the strike and hit a six off a no-ball as the wheels fell off for Nawaz, who then bowled a wide. Kohli was bowled off the free hit on the next ball but the ball rattled for three byes off the stumps. With two balls left and two runs required, Nawaz had Dinesh Karthik stumped but bowled a wide on what would have been the last ball of the over. Ashwin cleared the in-field with a calm finish to complete the win, sending Indian fans into a frenzy. It was a cruel finish for Pakistan, who had rallied well to post a defendable total of 159 for eight after losing the toss and starting poorly with the bat. “All credit to Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli,” said captain Babar Azam. “They shifted the momentum and finished the game well … We had a chance, and we just asked the boys to believe in themselves, but again credit to Virat Kohli.”
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Imran says to form govt only after securing two-thirds majority in polls ISLAMABAD staff RepoRt
former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that he will never accept government without a two-third majority, elaborating on his party will not accept power if it does not secure a two-thirds majority in the next general elections. In his exclusive interview with a private TV channel on Sunday evening, PTI chairman Imran Khan claimed that the entire script of his government ouster and bring in Shehbaz Sharif into power was written in the cipher. “one is very much clear… the rulers are not interested in strengthening democracy rather they are worried about protecting their plundered money and how to stash up more and more public money”, he alleged and regretted that they did not obstruct Bilawal’s long march but the incumbent rulers want to put him behind bars so that the masses could not pour onto streets. The PTI chief said that he will announce his long march date on Thursday. “His long march will be marked in history as the ‘biggest’ of all”, he hinted, asserting this time his party is coming with full preparations for the long march.
The former prime minister warned that he will end his protest with a long march, saying the country would never progress until the rule of law. The PTI chief said that there is a dire need for an independent foreign policy for the country. FULL FAITH IN COURTS TO NULLIFY ECP’S TOSHAKHANA VERDICT: The former prime minister said he has faith in the courts to nullify the verdict of his disqualification by the election Commission of Pakistan (eCP) in the Toshakhana reference. Criticising the eCP’s verdict, Imran Khan alleged that the chief election commissioner (CeC) could not make the decisions independently. He said that the country will not achieve prosperity and development goals until the rule of law. About Pakistan’s exit from the fATfgrey list, Imran Khan said that the achievement was the outcome of his team. Commenting over the reports of the Pakistan Muslim league Nawaz (PMl-N) supremo’s expected arrival in the country, he said that Nawaz Sharif’s return will benefit no one other than the opposition. “Nawaz Sharif doesn’t know that everything is changed in Pakistan.” He said that the ‘mafia’ has seized control of Pakistan and the political system was not existed. Khan said that Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari had been ousted
from the rulership due to corruption. He said that the ruling parties could not stop the mass movement of the PTI. He said that the ruling parties even failed to achieve anything in the recent byelections despite using state resources. The PTI Chief also demanded the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) launch a probe into the cipher issue. MEETINg wITH RELIgIOUS SCHOLARS AHEAD OF LONg MARCH: More than 30 religious scholars from Punjab called on former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in which various issues were discussed on Sunday.
The delegation, under the leadership of Chairman of Sunni Ittehad Council Pakistan Sahibzada Hamid Raza, met the ex-premier at his residence in Bani Gala. former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Senator Shibli faraz and others were also present at the meeting. on the occasion, Imran appreciated Hamid Raza’s efforts regarding inter-faith harmony. on Saturday, the former prime minister announced that he would reveal the date for the party’s much-anticipated long march on coming friday, saying that he was not expecting any “meaningful result from backchannel talks”.
Meanwhile, the former Prime Minister directed all party organizations to complete their preparations for a long march in the next two days as he is going to give a call for it. The report said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Acting Governor Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani Sunday issued an important message for PTI workers, telling them the time of the call for the long march. Mushtaq Ghani in his message said that the party leader Imran Khan will be calling for the long march in two days. He said that for participation in the march, the responsible party workers get themselves registered at Ghani House as soon as possible. on the other hand, the preparations for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf long march in lahore started Sunday as the Punjab Insaf force Chief Commander Abid farooq displayed flex banners saying “Get ready for the long March lahore” on the roads of lahore. Mian Abid farooq displayed flex banners saying “Get ready for long March lahore” in the constituency NA 120. While talking to the media, he said that the whole nation stands with Imran Khan and they are waiting for an announcement of the March from their leader. He also said that they are fully prepared and ready for March.