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Moved against CJP IMF Bailout May Not Be Needed Unholy Alliance’: Shahbaz
Supreme Judicial Council ‘NAB and PTI Are in an

Lahore: Th e Islamabad:
Women’s Ac- PML-N Presi-
tion Forum dent and
and some pro- Leader of the
dem o crac y O p p osi t io n
citizens have Shahbaz Sharif
fi led a refer- on Wednesday
ence against addressed the
Chief Justice National As-
Mian Saqib sembly session
Nisar before the convened on
Supreme Judicial Council at the Su- the opposition’s demands to protest
preme Court in Islamabad. his arrest by the National Account-
Farhatullah Babar, Afrasiab ability Bureau (NAB).
Khattak, Nighat Saeed Khan, Farie- Th e PML-N president has been
ha Aziz, Rubina Sehgal and others, in custody of the bureau since Oct
who are among 98 signatories to the 5 in the Ashiyana-i-Iqbal housing
reference fi led on October 10, said scam. His production orders were
the petition accused the Chief Jus- issued by NA Speaker Asad Qaiser
tice of misconduct. last week, aft er the opposition re-
Seeking an inquiry into com- quested him to convene a session.
plaints against the top judge, the Leader of the House Imran
petition read out by Ms Aziz alleged Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed optimism during the course of his meeting with members of CPNE, APNS and PBA Khan, Finance Minister Asad Umar
that “through his remarks and ac- and Foreign Minister Shah Mah-
tions he has indulged in conduct un- Islamabad: Following increasing press News reported. Last week, Islamabad had for- mood Qureshi were not in atten-
becoming of a judge, politicized the criticism from opposition parties, He expressed this optimism mally applied for IMF assistance to dance.
judiciary, violated the principles of Prime Minister Imran Khan on during a meeting with representa- deal with the current balance of pay- At the outset of his speech,
the separation of powers, and dem- Wednesday expressed the hope that tives of the All Pakistan Newspapers ments crisis. Th ough it isn’t clear as Shahbaz thanked opposition par-
onstrated negligence and inability to the government may not have to Society (APNS), Pakistan Broad- yet how much fi nancial assistance ties and leaders — in particular PPP
adjudicate in any independent, neu- turn to the International Monetary casters Association (PBA) and the Pakistan would be seeking PM Im- chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
tral, non-partisan and impartial Fund (IMF) for a bailout to tide over Council of Pakistan Newspaper Edi- ran said that the country could need “Th is is the fi rst time in history
CJP, P28 the current economic problems, Ex- tors (CPNE). IMRAN, P28 SHAHBAZ, P28
Sharmeen Wins Eliasson Abbas Destroys Australia to
Global Leadership Prize Indigenously Built 17,000-Ton Fleet Tanker Commissioned Put Pakistan on Top
New York: Abu Dhabi: Me-
A c adem y dium pacer Mo-
Award win- hammad Ab-
ning fi lmmak- bas registered a
er Sharmeen fi ve-wicket haul
Obaid-Chinoy to steer Pakistan
has won the into a dominat-
2018 Eliasson ing position in
Global Lead- the Second Test
ership Prize against Austra-
awarded by Th e lia in Abu Dhabi
Tällberg Foundation in New York. on Wednesday.
Th e fi lmmaker and activ- Abbas fi nished with fi ve for 33
ist, who has previously won acco- to bowl out Australia for a paltry
lades for highlighting social issues 145 to give Pakistan a 137-run lead
through the medium of fi lm, is the in the fi rst innings on the second
fi rst Pakistani to win the prestigious day at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
award. Pakistan stretched that lead
Th e award recognizes Shar- to 281 as they were 144 for two at
meen as arguably one of the most close, with Azhar Ali on 54 and Ha-
articulate global storytellers of her PNS Moawin is the largest warship constructed at the Karachi Shipyard ris Sohail 17 at the crease.
generation. “Her fi lm work aims at Karachi: Pakistan Navy named PNS Moawin to its Th e ceremony was and Naval Chief of Staff With eight wickets in hand
bringing attention to issues that so- on Tuesday commissioned fl eet during a ceremony attended by President Dr Admiral Zafar Mahmood Pakistan were in a great position to
cieties fi nd deeply uncomfortable an indigenously built held at the Pakistan Navy Arif Alvi, Sindh Chief Abbasi. force a 1-0 lead in the two-match
SHARMEEN, P28 17,000-tonne fl eet tanker Dockyard in Karachi. Minister Murad Ali Shah TANKER, P28 CRICKET, P26

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