Pakistan will soon be out of FATF grey list: Hammad Azhar

Federal Minister for Industries & Production Hammad Azhar said tough decisions to stabilize economic growth have heralded good news for the country.

The federal minister said that the government when it came to power, had to make tough decisions in order to get the economy in to the right direction. He added that fortunately, the decision has brought good news for the economy.

Of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, which the country has been struggling to crawl out of, Azhar hoped that Pakistan will soon come out of the grey list and earn economic growth.
He said that the government’s prime focus, other than to get Pakistan out of FATF grey list, was tax revenues which run the country. The tax income recorded a loss of Rs1 trillion in the preceding year.

“The year before COVID-19 outbreak, we received Rs1 trillion less than the tax target.”

He also said that in order to handle the wheat crisis and meet the demand for the essential commodity, the government is looking forward to importing 1 million tonnes of wheat.

Earlier, commending the government’s development, Azhar termed the passage of FATF-related legislation in the joint parliamentary session today a victory for the country.

Taking to his twitter account in the wake of bill passage today, the federal minister asserted that the government has made “valuable progress in our fight against money laundering and terror financing”.

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Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh tests positive for coronavirus

Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Imtiaz Sheikh has tested positive for novel coronavirus, .

The Sindh energy minister in a statement said that he underwent the Covid-19 test after feeling slight fever and sore throat. The minister maintained that he has quarantined himself at home after his reports of virus came out positive.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hamza Shehbaz Sharif had also tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday.

It is pertinent to mention here that the coronavirus claimed seven more lives across the country during the last 24 hours, lifting the death toll from the highly contagious disease to 6,415.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 645 more people tested positive for the infection during this period, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 305,031.

As many as 292,044 Covid-19 patients have recuperated from the disease, pushing the number of active cases down to 6,572. 35,720 samples were tested during the previous 24 hours, out of which 645 turned out to be positive. Thus far, more than 3 million tests have been conducted across the country.

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Nawaz Sharif to address APC from London

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s son Hussain Nawaz has confirmed that the former premier will virtually address the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led all parties conference (APC), .

Hussain Nawaz said that the reports related Nawaz Sharif’s address to APC have seemingly created disturbance among the current rulers. He added that it is impossible to stop the voice of Nawaz Sharif.

Sources told  that PML-N has finalised arrangements for live streaming of the Nawaz Sharif’s speech on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Sources added that the former premier will deliver his speech virtually from the office of Hussain Nawaz.

Read: Bilawal Bhutto telephones Nawaz Sharif, invites to join MPC virtually

Earlier, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill said Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and other legal options will be utilised if “absconding” former premier Nawaz Sharif addresses the multiparty conference and his speech is aired.

“How is this possible that a fugitive carries out political activities and give speeches,” he questioned in a tweet. The Sharif family couldn’t say anything other than lies, he said, adding they are such big liars that they even tell lies about the PML-N supremo’s health.

Meanwhile, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari confirmed that former president Asif Ali Zardari would attend the multiparty conference (MPC), being held on September 20 (Sunday), via video link. “President Asif Ali Zardari will join opposition APC 20th September via video link inshAllah,” he tweeted.

An 11-member delegation of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led by its president Shehbaz Sharif will attend the opposition-led multiparty conference.

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Nawaz Sharif to address APC from London

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s son Hussain Nawaz has confirmed that the former premier will virtually address the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led all parties conference (APC), .

Hussain Nawaz said that the reports related Nawaz Sharif’s address to APC have seemingly created disturbance among the current rulers. He added that it is impossible to stop the voice of Nawaz Sharif.

Sources told  that PML-N has finalised arrangements for live streaming of the Nawaz Sharif’s speech on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Sources added that the former premier will deliver his speech virtually from the office of Hussain Nawaz.

Read: Bilawal Bhutto telephones Nawaz Sharif, invites to join MPC virtually

Earlier, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill said Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and other legal options will be utilised if “absconding” former premier Nawaz Sharif addresses the multiparty conference and his speech is aired.

“How is this possible that a fugitive carries out political activities and give speeches,” he questioned in a tweet. The Sharif family couldn’t say anything other than lies, he said, adding they are such big liars that they even tell lies about the PML-N supremo’s health.

Meanwhile, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari confirmed that former president Asif Ali Zardari would attend the multiparty conference (MPC), being held on September 20 (Sunday), via video link. “President Asif Ali Zardari will join opposition APC 20th September via video link inshAllah,” he tweeted.

An 11-member delegation of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led by its president Shehbaz Sharif will attend the opposition-led multiparty conference.

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Security forces killed four terrorists in Awaran district

Security forces on Saturday killed four terrorists in an exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Awaran district, said a statement issued by the Inter Serves Public Relations (ISPR).

The ISPR said that an operation was launched by the security forces after they received confirmation about the presence of terrorists in the central Makran range of the Awaran district.

The ISPR said that security forces also destroyed the terrorist hideout and seized a large cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment during the operation.

The military’s media wing also said that “multiple hideouts and administrative camps of terrorists” were also destroyed in the operation.

News of the operation comes a week after the army killed four terrorists, including terrorist commander Ihsan Ullah alias Ihsan Sanray near the inter-district boundary of North and South Waziristan.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the terrorists were gunned down in an intelligence-based operation in Ghariom, Shaktu, near the inter district boundary of North and South Waziristan. It had said that Sanray had masterminded "numerous terrorist activities".

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Security forces killed four terrorists in Awaran district

Security forces on Saturday killed four terrorists in an exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Awaran district, said a statement issued by the Inter Serves Public Relations (ISPR).

The ISPR said that an operation was launched by the security forces after they received confirmation about the presence of terrorists in the central Makran range of the Awaran district.

The ISPR said that security forces also destroyed the terrorist hideout and seized a large cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment during the operation.

The military’s media wing also said that “multiple hideouts and administrative camps of terrorists” were also destroyed in the operation.

News of the operation comes a week after the army killed four terrorists, including terrorist commander Ihsan Ullah alias Ihsan Sanray near the inter-district boundary of North and South Waziristan.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the terrorists were gunned down in an intelligence-based operation in Ghariom, Shaktu, near the inter district boundary of North and South Waziristan. It had said that Sanray had masterminded "numerous terrorist activities".

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TikTok files petition against Trump administration

Popular video-sharing app TikTok has asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network, according to court documents filed late on Friday.

TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., filed a complaint in a Washington federal court challenging the recent prohibitory moves by the Trump administration.

The U.S. Commerce Department announced a ban on Friday blocking people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and TikTok starting Sept. 20.

The ban was being introduced for political reasons, TikTok and ByteDance alleged in their complaint. TikTok also said the ban would violate the company’s First Amendment rights.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been locked in a long-running trade dispute with China, issued an executive order on Aug. 6 that prohibited U.S. transactions with the Chinese owners of messaging app WeChat and TikTok.

Both ByteDance and TikTok are seeking a “declaratory” judgment and an order “invalidating and preliminarily and permanently enjoining the Prohibitions and the August 6 order,” according to the complaint.

The White House did not immediately respond when Reuters contacted it for comment early on Saturday.

TikTok, which has over 100 million users in the United States, said the ban would “irreversibly destroy the TikTok business in the U.S.”

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