Punjab to set up corona vaccination centres

Punjab has decided to establish corona vaccination centres across the province in the second phase of the drive

Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab has issued directives for the vaccination centres.

The health department has pointed out 104 places with the cooperation of the district authorities in Punjab.

The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Sunday said that the vaccination drive for people above 60 years old will begin from Wednesday, March 10.

“Vaccinations will be done in reverse order by age. This means the oldest person who has registered will be vaccinated first,” federal minister Asad Umar said in a statement.

In this second phase of inoculation 700,000 senior citizens aged 60 and above will be inoculated.

The health authorities in the country had earlier described the pace of getting vaccinated among the focused group of people as slower.

A countrywide Covid vaccination drive was started on February 3 after 0.5 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine gifted by China arrived in the country. In the first phase, healthcare workers at the forefront of the country’s battle against the pandemic were inoculated against the virus.

Last month, the government started registering elderly citizens for the next phase of Covid-19 vaccination.

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Accountability court has summons Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah

An accountability court has summoned Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in an alleged illegal award of contracts in Nooriabad power plant and money laundering charges on March 31

According to the reference filed by the NAB, CM Murad Ali Shah is accused of misusing the power in the disbursement of funds for the Nooriabad power plant project.

Chief minister Sindh along with co-accused including Khursheed Anwar Jamali and others have been asked to appear before the NAB court on March 31.

The record comprising statements of witnesses and proofs have been submitted in the accountability court against Murad Ali Shah consisting of 66 volumes by NAB Rawalpindi.

It stated that public funds worth billions have been embezzled for Nooriabad Power Company and Sindh Transmission and Dispatch Company. Sindh CM Shah and Abdul Ghani Majeed are among 17 persons who are nominated in the corruption reference by the anti-graft watchdog.

In October last year, it emerged that Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah and over 12 provincial cabinet members are on the radar of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) under corruption charges in separate cases.

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PM to chair federal cabinet session

Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the session of the federal cabinet today where the members are likely to approve the salary and allowance of the head of Broadsheet commission

The other items in the agenda include the approval of donations in the SAARC Covid Emergency Fund and approval to the new licence to Overseas Employment Promoters.

The federal cabinet will be briefed over the Islamabad Metro Bus project, whereas, the members will also approve the decision of the economic coordination and energy committees.

In the previous session, a sub-committee of the federal cabinet, probing the leaked video showing lawmakers allegedly receiving money ahead of Senate elections in 2018, had summoned Senators who were elected despite not having a due number of votes.

The notices had been served to Senator Rubina Khalid, Bahramand Tangi, Dilawar Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed Khan. The lawmakers were advised to submit their replies within seven days in writing or appear before the committee in person to explain how they were sworn in as senators despite not having a party vote.

The notices had also been served to the members’ assemblies who were seen in the video.

It is pertinent to mention here that on February 09, a video surfaced which exposed the horse-trading during Senate elections in 2018 by some party lawmakers who could be seen as counting bundles of currencies and hiding it inside the bag.

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Vawda’s plea to stay disqualification proceedings

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday turned down Water Resources Minister Faisal Vawda’s plea seeking to restrain the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from hearing a disqualification case against him

After a preliminary hearing, a two-judge bench of the high court issued notices to the ECP, the federal government and other respondents to furnish their comments on Vawda’s petition by March 16. The court also sought the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) verdict in the disqualification case against him.

The minister has challenged the Feb 24 decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan and argued that the ECP has rejected his plea against the facts of the matter.

“The ECP is not authorised to hear complaints against me,” Vawda argued. “My objection was turned down by the ECP,” he further said. The ECP is hearing three complaints over dual nationality of Faisal Vawda.

Barrister Jahangir Khan Jadoon, the counsel of a petitioner, alleged that Vawda lied in the June 11, 2018 affidavit he submitted to the ECP before the 2018 elections that he had given up his dual nationality.

He said the minister was an American national at that time but he fibbed in the affidavit, adding he held the US citizenship even when his nomination papers were being scrutinised.

The petitions seek Vawda’s removal from the public office under clause 62-1 (F) of the constitution.

Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared that it could not disqualify Vawda after his resignation from the National Assembly seat.

The court, however, directed the ECP to decide the matter of submission of an allegedly false affidavit by the minister along with his nomination papers for the July 2018 polls.

Vawda had won the 2018 general election from Karachi’s NA-249 constituency.

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IHC initiate Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav case today

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear the petition seeking the appointment of a lawyer for the Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav today

A larger bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) comprising Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will hear the case at 2:00 pm today.

Despite the issuance of notices multiple times, the Indian Embassy has not made any response regarding the appointment of a defence counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav.

In the previous hearing, the court had appointed its amici curiae for legal assistance in the case. Mr Abid Hassan Manto, Hamid Khan and Attorney General had not submitted their response.

On July 22, the federal government had filed a petition in the IHC seeking the appointment of defence counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav.

The IHC in its Aug 7 verdict had said: “We appoint Mr Abid Hassan Manto, Mr Hamid Khan, Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court and former presidents of the Sup­reme Court Bar Association, and Mr Makhdoom Ali Khan, Senior Advocate Sup­reme Court and former Att­orney General of Pakistan, as amici curiae for our legal assistance in general and, in particular, to ensure that the judgement of the Inter­national Court is effectively implemented.”

Later on October 1, Senior Advocate Supreme Court (SC) and former Attorney General of Pakistan, Makhdoom Ali Khan, had excused from legally assisting the high court as amicus curiae in the case.

Jadhav has been in Pakistan’s custody following his arrest from Balochistan in a counter-intelligence operation on March 3, 2016. During the investigation, he confessed to his involvement in terrorist activities inside Pakistan that resulted in the loss of many precious human lives.

He also made important revelations about RAW’s role in sponsoring state terrorism in Pakistan.

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Re-polls of NA-75 Daska, Appointments of police, administrative officers notified

The appointments of police and administrative officers have been notified following the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold a re-poll in the NA-75 Daska constituency

Deputy Commissioner Gujranwala Sohail Ashraf has been given an additional charge of Commissioner Gujranwala and CPO Gujranwala Sarfraz Ahmed Falki as Regional Police Officer (RPO).

Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Mir Muhammad Nawaz was given an additional charge of the deputy commissioner and Superintendent Police (SP) Investigation Muhammad Imran was given the charge of DPO.

Moreover, the appointments of SDPO Adnan Malik and SDPO Sambharial Rizwan Ahmed were also notified.

It may be noted that the commissioner, deputy commissioner (DC), RPO, DPO and two DSPs had been removed over the directives of the election commission.

Earlier on February 25, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had ordered re-polling at all polling stations of NA-75 Sialkot-Daska over rigging.

The Election Commission of Pakistan after hearing arguments from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Returning Officer (RO) had reserved the judgment. Riots had been reported during the polling day and the masses were not provided the right to vote in a true manner.

Terming the polling null and void in the NA-75 Daska, the ECP had ordered re-polling in the constituency on March 18

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IHC initiate Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav case today

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear the petition seeking the appointment of a lawyer for the Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav today

A larger bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) comprising Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will hear the case at 2:00 pm today.

Despite the issuance of notices multiple times, the Indian Embassy has not made any response regarding the appointment of a defence counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav.

In the previous hearing, the court had appointed its amici curiae for legal assistance in the case. Mr Abid Hassan Manto, Hamid Khan and Attorney General had not submitted their response.

On July 22, the federal government had filed a petition in the IHC seeking the appointment of defence counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav.

The IHC in its Aug 7 verdict had said: “We appoint Mr Abid Hassan Manto, Mr Hamid Khan, Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court and former presidents of the Sup­reme Court Bar Association, and Mr Makhdoom Ali Khan, Senior Advocate Sup­reme Court and former Att­orney General of Pakistan, as amici curiae for our legal assistance in general and, in particular, to ensure that the judgement of the Inter­national Court is effectively implemented.”

Later on October 1, Senior Advocate Supreme Court (SC) and former Attorney General of Pakistan, Makhdoom Ali Khan, had excused from legally assisting the high court as amicus curiae in the case.

Jadhav has been in Pakistan’s custody following his arrest from Balochistan in a counter-intelligence operation on March 3, 2016. During the investigation, he confessed to his involvement in terrorist activities inside Pakistan that resulted in the loss of many precious human lives.

He also made important revelations about RAW’s role in sponsoring state terrorism in Pakistan.

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