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        China Ready to Boost Ties but Urges   further read with relevant provision of  pear before multiple courts in Islamabad  days.  urge Pakistan to work with us to resettle
              Security Guarantee     Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003, the  starting Oct 24 to face his remaining le-  Had  the  assemblies  been  dissolved  qualifying  individuals  in  the  US,  not
            (Continued from page 1)  Order said: “Under this production or- gal cases. - AP     on time, the electoral body was consti- send  them  back  to  Afghanistan  where
       over  recent  years,  killing  Chinese  per- der, respondent shall be produced only      tutionally bound to hold polls in 60 days. they face certain doom,” the letter said.
       sonnel.                       before Election Commission of Pakistan  Pakistan Calls for Immediate Ceasefire at   However,  the  ECP  decided  against   It said Pakistan’s decision to deport
         Xi  on  Thursday  evening  met  Paki- on 24.10.2023 at 10am and, after culmi-  OIC Emergency Meeting  holding polls within the stipulated time  Afghans would impact individuals, in-
       stan’s caretaker prime minister, Anwar ul  nation  of  proceedings,  the  respondent   (Continued from page 1)  as  the  Council  of  Common  Interest  cluding former interpreters, journalists,
       Haq Kakar, who is in Beijing this week  shall be returned to jail forthwith”.  In his remarks, Mr Jilani appreciated the  (CCI), days before the dissolution of the  women leaders and others “who face sig-
       for  a  forum  on  China’s  Belt  and  Road   The bench asked the office to convey  efforts by Egypt, the UN and other coun- assemblies, approved the 7th Population  nificant risks if returned to Afghanistan.”
       Initiative (BRI).             the directions to the Superintendent of  tries and called for emergency supplies  and Housing Census 2023.  “These  deportations  would  not  be
         Xi said both countries should pursue  Adyala Jail, Rawalpindi, to make all nec- for the Palestinians in Gaza from all OIC   The CCI approval made it mandatory  consistent with Pakistan’s humanitarian
       an “upgraded version” of a China-Paki- essary arrangements for producing the  member  states  and  the  wider  interna- for the commission to hold elections fol- tradition, and if pursued, would certain-
       stan Economic Corridor, enhancing co- respondent before the ECP.  tional community.      lowing fresh delimitations in light of the  ly  adversely  impact  Pakistan’s  relation-
       operation in industrial parks, agriculture   Inspector  General  of  Police,  Islam-  He said that as always, Pakistan will  results of the census.  ship  with  the  United  States  and  could
       and mining, new energy, as well as early  abad,  and  Inspector  General  of  Police,  actively participate in this endeavor. He   Subsequently, on August 17, the ECP  cause lasting damage to Pakistan’s repu-
       implementation  of  major  connectivity  Punjab, have been asked to ensure fool- said the entire population of Gaza, in- announced the schedule of new delimi- tation among the international commu-
       projects.                     proof security arrangements for produc- cluding  women,  children,  and  elderly,  tations to be carried out as per the new  nity,” the letter added.
         At the same time, he called for secu- tion of Mr Khan when the case comes  was being collectively punished by ex- census approved by the CCI.  “Further,  it  is  simply  inhumane  to
       rity for Chinese interests.   up for framing of the charge against him. cessive and indiscriminate use of force   But  in  September,  the  commission  treat these vulnerable neighbors in such
         “We  hope  the  Pakistani  side  will   The charge is to be framed against the  by Israel.  announced  that  general  elections  in  a manner,” it said.
       guarantee the safety of Chinese institu- former prime minister in two separate   “The  deliberate  targeting  of  a  large  the country would take place in the last   The  letter  also  asks  Pakistan  to  ap-
       tions  and  personnel  in  Pakistan,”  the  cases — one for contempt of the Com- number  of  Palestinian  children  is  par- week of January 2024.  prove  the  International  Organization
       ministry cited Xi as telling Kakar.  mission and the other for contempt of  ticularly  harrowing.  It  is  the  eleventh   However, before the announcement,  for Migration’s request to establish a Re-
         Kakar  said  on  Wednesday  Pakistan  Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar  day of a relentless, disproportionate and  multiple petitions were filed in the Su- settlement Support Center in Pakistan to
       had  completed  more  than  50  projects  Sultan Raja.      callous military campaign against civil- preme Court against the delay in polls.  assist Afghans and verify their eligibility
       worth  $25  billion  under  the  CPEC,  a   The ECP bench also issued bailable  ians in Gaza. The Strip has been militar-  Among  the  petitioners  are  the  Su- for resettlement. - AP
       flagship project under China’s BRI with  warrants  against  former  PTI  leader  ily sieged, and electricity, water, and all  preme Court Bar Association, Jamaat-e-
       more than $65 billion pledged for road,  Fawad  Chaudhry  in  the  contempt  of  humanitarian  aid  channels  have  been  Islami and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf   Massive Relief:
       rail  and  other  infrastructure  develop- ECP and CEC cases.  cut off,” he said.        (PTI).  All  three  petitioners  have  been   Govt Slashes Petrol
       ments.                          One  of  the  orders  reads:  “The  pre-  Occupation termed ‘root cause’  asking the apex court to ensure that polls
         Xi said China was open to buttress- vious order dated 22.08.2023 was to be   He said the root cause of this latest  are held within 90 days.  Price by Rs40
       ing  cooperation  within  the  UN  and  complied with by respondent but he is  violence lies in the prolonged and illegal   These petitions were filed during the
       Shanghai  Cooperation  Organization  not in attendance despite direction for  occupation of Palestine and the usurpa- tenure of former chief justice Umar Ata
       framework  and  safeguard  the  interests  personal  appearance.  Qamar  lnayat,  tion of the lands and properties of Pal- Bandial, however, they were not fixed for
       of developing countries. China also wel- Advocate, appeared on behalf of Faisal  estinians and accompanying oppression,  a hearing.
       comed  more  high-quality  agricultural  Fareed  Chaudhry,  Senior  Counsel  for  racial apartheid, and massive violations   Military court trials
       imports from Pakistan, the ministry said  respondent…” - Dawn  of human rights.             The other petition that CJP Isa hinted
       in a statement late on Thursday. - Re-                        Any response to the current conflict  about is related to the trial of civilians,
       uters                         With Arrest Put on Hold, Nawaz to Land  must be based on UN resolutions that  who  were  arrested  in  connection  with
         PM seeks Chinese investment          Freely on 21st       recognize  the  inalienable  right  to  self- attacks on army installations during the  The finance ministry also reduced tariffs
         Earlier in the day, Kakar met a num-  (Continued from page 1)  determination of the Palestinian people  May 9 protests, in military courts.  of high-speed diesel by Rs15 per liter
       ber  of  Chinese  corporate  executives,  Sharif  has  been  a  fugitive  from  justice  and  the  elimination  of  Israel’s  illegal   In response to the move, PTI Chair-
       state-run Radio Pakistan reported.  since failing to appear before a Pakistan  occupation of Palestinian territories in- man  Imran  Khan,  former  chief  justice  ISLAMABAD:  The  federal  govern-
         During  the  meetings,  the  premier  court in 2019. He traveled from London  cluding Al Quds Al Sharif.  Jawwad S Khawaja, lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan,  ment has reduced the price of petrol by
       encouraged Chinese firms to explore the  to Saudi Arabia last week and is to return   “Any attempt to create a false equiva- and five civil society members, including  Rs40 and high-speed diesel (HSD) by
       “vast  investment  potential  in  Pakistan,  home on a special plane from Dubai on  lence  between  the  aggressor  and  the  Piler  Executive  Director  Karamat  Ali,  Rs15 in line with fluctuations in global
       especially  in  information  technology,  Saturday, according to his Pakistan Mus- victims would be naive. The struggle of  requested the apex court to declare the  oil prices and appreciation of the rupee
       agriculture,  renewable  energy,  textile,  lim League party.  peoples under foreign and alien occupa- military trials “unconstitutional”.  against the US dollar.
       digital economy and the mining sector”.  In 2020, an anti-graft court in Islam- tion for self-determination and national   The initial hearings were marred by   A finance ministry statement said:
         According to the report, the PM ap- abad issued a warrant for his arrest after  liberation  is  legitimate  under  interna- objections on the bench formation and  “Owing  to  the  decreasing  trend  of
       prised  Chinese  businessmen  of  Paki- he failed to return home. The same court  tional  law.  Equating  this  struggle  with  recusals by the judges.  petroleum  prices  in  the  international
       stan’s initiatives for economic and finan- on Thursday suspended the arrest war- terrorism would amount to gaslighting   Finally,  a  six-member  bench  com- market and due to appreciation of Pak
       cial stability.               rant for him until Oct. 24.   the real issue and deliberately ignoring  prising the then CJP Bandial, Justice Ijaz  Rupee against the US$, the government
         Sharing Pakistan’s vision for sustain-  Also  on  Thursday,  the  Islamabad  the underlying cause of enduring insta- Ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice  has decided to revise the existing con-
       able and inclusive development, he out- High Court granted Sharif bail until Oct  bility in the region,” he said.  Yahya Afridi, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali  sumer prices of petroleum products.”
       lined  Pakistan’s  investor-friendly  poli- 24,  giving  him  protection  from  arrest   At the conclusion of the meeting, the  Akbar Naqvi, and Justice Ayesha Malik   After the announcement, the price
       cies, including the establishment of the  until then, according to his legal team.  Executive  Committee  adopted  a  Joint  heard the petitions.  of petrol was set at Rs283.38 per liter
       Special Investment Facilitation Council,   Sharif’s party hailed the court’s deci- Communiqué  outlining  the  collective   It had held multiple hearings of the  while HSD is now available at Rs303.18
       which he said would act as a one-win- sion. His special plane is to land at Islam- stance of the Ummah on the situation  case but had not issued a verdict.  per liter.
       dow platform to facilitate foreign invest- abad’s airport on Saturday, and he will  in Gaza.  In the last hearing, the case was ad-  Petrol is mainly used in motorbikes
       ment.                         travel to Lahore the same day to address   On the sidelines, the foreign minister  journed indefinitely after Attorney Gen- and cars and is an alternative to com-
         Meanwhile,  Chinese  entrepreneurs  a rally to be held at a public park under  also held meetings with the foreign min- eral for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman  pressed natural gas (CNG), especially
       briefed  the  premier  on  their  business  tight security.  isters of Gambia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,  Awan assured the CJP that the military  in Punjab, where locally produced gas
       portfolios  in  Pakistan  and  expressed   Sharif, who served as prime minister  Iran and Türkiye. The meeting was co- trials  would  not  proceed  without  in- is not available at CNG filling stations.
       interest in working with Pakistani part- three times, was convicted in 2018 and  convened by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.  forming the apex court. – The News   HSD  is  primarily  used  in  agricul-
       ners.                         sentenced to 10 years in prison by the  - Dawn                                            ture and transport sectors and any re-
         PM Kakar also invited the executives  anti-graft tribunal in a corruption case            Former US Officials Ask Pakistan   duction in its price may have a positive
       to Pakistan to discuss their business in- involving  purchases  of  luxury  apart-  Supreme Court May Take up Pleas on   Not to Deport Afghans   impact on inflation.
       terests with the relevant ministers, Radio  ments in London.  Election and Military Court Trials Soon  Seeking Relocation to US  On  October  1,  the  caretaker  gov-
       Pakistan added. – Dawn          Pakistan  has  been  in  deep  political   (Continued from page 1)  (Continued from page 9)  ernment had reduced the price of pet-
                                     turmoil since Khan’s ouster last year.  for the petitioners asked the top judge to  taker  Prime  Minister  Anwaarul  Haq  rol by Rs8 -- from Rs331.38 per liter to
         Imran’s Production Order Issued in   Shehbaz Sharif hailed the granting of  adjourn the hearing for 15 days.  Kakar, dozens of former US officials and  Rs323.38.
               Contempt Cases        bail to his brother by the Islamabad High   “Cases  seeking  timely  general  elec- representatives of resettlement organiza-  Similarly,  the  rate  of  HSD  was  re-
            (Continued from page 1)  Court.                        tions  and  trial  of  civilians  in  military  tions asked Pakistan to stop its plan to  duced  by  Rs11  --  from  Rs329.18  per
       on Thursday says “it is matter of record   “The elected prime minister, Nawaz  courts will be fixed soon. Difficult cases  deport Afghans who entered the country  liter to Rs318.18.
       that the matter was pending adjudication  Sharif, was disqualified based on a ficti- are about to come in the Supreme Court,  following  the  withdrawal  of  US  forces   The Pakistani rupee on Friday cre-
       since August 2022 and has to be decided  tious and fabricated story. He was impli- and  it  will  be  tough  to  schedule  other  from Afghanistan in 2021.  ated  history  by  maintaining  its  win-
       without any further delay.    cated in absurd cases and subjected to  cases  [during  this  period],”  remarked   “We want Afghans to know that pow- ning streak for 27 consecutive working
         “Since the respondent is in jail and  mistreatment.  Any  fair  hearing  would  CJP Isa.  erful people in the US and Americans  days for the first time in three years.
       his personal appearance is mandatory to  have  established  his  innocence,”  he   He further stated that they would fix  from across the nation stand with them,”   It hit over a three-month high be-
       proceed further with the matter. ln such  wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.  the employees’ case after two months.  said  Shawn  Van  Diver,  president  and  low Rs278 against the US dollar in the
       view of the matter, there is no alternate   The Pakistan Muslim League is cur-  Uncertainty around polls  founder  of  #AfghanEvac,  a  nonprofit  inter-bank market.
       except to issue production order of re- rently widely unpopular because Sheh-  The Shehbaz Sharif-led government  organization.  In  the  past  27  working  days,
       spondent  namely  Imran  Ahmed  Khan  baz Sharif’s government failed to contain  dissolved  the  National  Assembly  on   “We appreciate Pakistan for provid- the  currency  has  cumulatively
       Niazi.”                       inflation, though he says he managed to  August 9, while Sindh and Balochistan  ing refuge to our allies following Amer- regained  10.62%,  or  Rs29.48,
         Issuing the production order under  save the country from default. The party  assemblies  were  also  prematurely  dis- ica’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, but  compared  to  the  record  low  of
       Section 10 of Elections Act, 2017, read  wants Nawaz Sharif to head its election  solved to allow the electoral authority to  this  decision  would  only  cause  chaos  Rs307.10/$  hit  on  September  5,
       with rule 4 of Elections Rules, 2017, and  campaign, although he is expected to ap- hold elections in the country within 90  and  make  a  bad  situation  worse.  We  2023. – The Express Tribune
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