Opposition should attend today’s session of the National Assembly: Sheikh Rasheed

Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed on Saturday said that the opposition should attend today’s session of the National Assembly

In his statement, Sheikh Rasheed said that the government has its number and PM will successfully obtain the vote of confidence from the National Assembly today. He said those who voted against Hafeez Sheikh in the Senate poll, should have the courage to come forward.

The minister said that the establishment remained neutral during the Senate polls. Rasheed further said that he has advised PM Imran Khan to give relief to the masses in the upcoming budget.

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will seek a vote of confidence in the National Assembly (NA) today.

According to sources, the ruling coalition has 181 votes in the 341 members National Assembly while the opposition alliance has 160 votes. The Prime Minister will have to get 171 votes.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi would table the resolution asking for a vote of confidence from the lawmakers in the lower house of the Parliament.

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Gold rate falls 8.1% in a month

The downward trend in the prices of gold continued on Friday when the rates of the precious metal fell Rs1,450 per tola in the local market

The gold rate has fallen over 8% in a month as investors are turning away from the safe bet commodity with COVID-19 fear subsiding, according to traders quoted in a The News report published on Saturday.

The falling trend also takes a cue from the international market where gold rates decreased to $1,696 per ounce from $1,814 on February 5. In the local market, gold prices decreased 8.1% or Rs9,050 to Rs102,750 per tola from Rs111,800 per tola on February 5.

According to the All Sindh Saraf Jewellers Association, gold rates in the local market moved down to Rs102,750 per tola. Similarly, 10 gram gold price dropped Rs1,243 to Rs88,092.

Bullion trader Shafi Khan told the publication that gold prices are declining regularly.

“Gold prices increased because of fear and now normalcy is being witnessed,” Khan said. “Prices of oil and other commodities are increasing while silver and gold are coming down in the international market.”

Silver rates dropped Rs10 to Rs1,340 per tola while price of 10 gram silver also decreased Rs8.57 to Rs1,148.83.

According to Khan, new buying might be witnessed in the coming week if the downward trend continues and lowers below Rs100,000 per tola.

An analyst said the rupee appreciated against the US dollar, which affected the gold prices.

The local currency increased 6.7% or Rs11.3 against the dollar since August 26 last when it hit a record low of 168.43. The rupee has increased by 0.57% so far this week.

“Though local buying has not increased yet, it is likely to improve in coming days,” said a gold trader. “When the international market would come down to $1,680 per ounce, it would be a better option for buyers to invest.”

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Twitter about to announce 'undo send' feature for paying users

Twitter Inc is testing an “undo send” function that would give users a short time to withdraw a tweet before it is posted, the company confirmed

App researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who discovers unannounced social media features by looking at the sites’ code, tweeted an animation showing a tweet with a spelling error where an ‘undo’ button was available before a short timer ran out.

A Twitter spokeswoman said the feature was being tested as part of the company’s exploration of how subscriptions could work on the platform. She said Twitter would be testing and iterating possible paid-for features over time.

Twitter has said it is working on paid subscription models, which would reduce its dependence on ad revenue, including a “super follow” feature to let users charge their followers for access to exclusive content which will launch this year.

CEO Jack Dorsey has previously said the site would likely never have an “edit button,” a feature users have long sought.

But Twitter has been introducing more prompts as users send tweets such as asking them if they want to read an article before sharing it, and experimenting with allowing people to revise a tweet reply before it is published if it uses harmful language.

The company reportedly included a possible “undo send” feature in a user survey last year asking which features people would like to have available through a subscription model.

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ATC grants exemption to Sanaullah in drugs recovery case

An anti-narcotics court on Saturday granted an exemption plea of ML-N Punjab president Rana Sanaullah in drugs recovery case

The court, presided over by Judge Shakir Hassan, also issued notices to the persons who had given bail surety of accused.

Rana Sanaullah’s lawyer Farhad Ali Shah argued against issuing notices to the bail givers and said issuing notices to them will be of no effect.

The court also summoned Rana Sanaullah in the next hearing of the case for indictment in the case.

In the previous hearing the court had ordered the authorities concerned to de-freeze Rana Sanaullah’s salary account on an application of the PML-N MNA seeking to de-freeze his bank accounts.

The court ordered that the account Sanaullah uses to receive his National Assembly salary be de-frozen with immediate effect.

His lawyer had contended before the court that the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has got four different bank accounts of his client frozen, including the National Assembly salary account, due to which he is facing hardships in managing his day-to-day financial matters.

The counsel pleaded with the court to order de-freezing Rana Sanaullah’s salary account.

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Islamabad: PDM leaders, lawmakers to meet at Sindh House

A session of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) central leaders and lawmakers will be held at Sindh House in Islamabad today

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will host a brunch party for PDM leaders and parliamentarians at the Sindh House today.

PDM leaders will hold a session which would be attended by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Yousaf Raza Gillani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, sources said. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz is expected to arrive in the Sindh House along with a delegation.

PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari will not attend the event due to ailment, whereas, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman will not participate as he is currently residing in Sukkur.

After concluding the session, the PDM leaders will address a media conference at the Sindh House.

Earlier on Friday, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) had decided to boycott the National Assembly session during which Prime Minister Imran Khan would take a vote of confidence from the Parliament.

According to sources having knowledge of the consultation which transpired into the final decision, the suggestion to boycott the National Assembly proceedings came from Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief and head of the PDM, Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

Later speaking to the media to announce the decision, Fazlur Rehman had said that the lawmakers from the opposition alliance would not participate in the National Assembly session. “The session will lose its importance in the absence of the opposition,” he said. “Continue your government and hold assembly sessions with the fake mandate,” he said.

It is pertinent to mention here that Prime Minister Imran Khan will seek a vote of confidence afresh from the National Assembly today.

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Karachi: MQM-L target killer, killed after exchange of fire with CTD

After an exchange of fire with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials in Karachi, an alleged target killer of Muttahida Qaumi Movement London (MQM-L), Azam alias Ganja was killed in the Bagh Korangi area

The CTD’s raiding team killed the ‘MQM-L target killer’ in an encounter in Karachi’s Bagh Korangi area, whereas, his accomplice managed to flee from the location. Azam ‘Ganja’ was allegedly a close aide of notorious criminal Junaid aka Bulldog and a key member of the target killers’ team of the political party’s Korangi sector, according to CTD spokesperson.

The deceased man was allegedly involved in various criminal cases. The spokesperson said that Azam committed murders over the directives of unit and sector between 2012 and 2013 as he killed a person near a police check post in Tasveer Mahal and targeted an activist of MQM Haqiqi Farooq in Landhi.

Over the directives of the sector in-charge, Azam Ganja killed a worker of his own political party in Korangi.

Two cases against the deceased target killer were registered with the CTD and he was declared proclaimed offender by the court.

According to CTD, a pistol was recovered from his possession which was sent for forensic examination.

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Karachi: MQM-L target killer, killed after exchange of fire with CTD

After an exchange of fire with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials in Karachi, an alleged target killer of Muttahida Qaumi Movement London (MQM-L), Azam alias Ganja was killed in the Bagh Korangi area

The CTD’s raiding team killed the ‘MQM-L target killer’ in an encounter in Karachi’s Bagh Korangi area, whereas, his accomplice managed to flee from the location. Azam ‘Ganja’ was allegedly a close aide of notorious criminal Junaid aka Bulldog and a key member of the target killers’ team of the political party’s Korangi sector, according to CTD spokesperson.

The deceased man was allegedly involved in various criminal cases. The spokesperson said that Azam committed murders over the directives of unit and sector between 2012 and 2013 as he killed a person near a police check post in Tasveer Mahal and targeted an activist of MQM Haqiqi Farooq in Landhi.

Over the directives of the sector in-charge, Azam Ganja killed a worker of his own political party in Korangi.

Two cases against the deceased target killer were registered with the CTD and he was declared proclaimed offender by the court.

According to CTD, a pistol was recovered from his possession which was sent for forensic examination.

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