Jahangir Tareen, son’s bail extended until May 19

A Lahore sessions court and a banking crimes court extended the interim bail granted to estranged PTI leader Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen in two different cases until May 19.

Accompanied by a number of PTI lawmakers, the father-son duo appeared before the courts. The lawmakers who turned up to show solidarity with the PTI leader include MNA Raja Riaz, Mubeen Alam Anwer, Khawaja Shiraz, Ghulam Lali, Nauman Langrial and Sami Gilani.

The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) investigation officer informed the courts that statements of the accused are being recorded and investigation against them has not yet been completed.

Tareen’s lawyer stated that the head of a joint investigation team (JIT) investigating the cases has not yet issued notice to his client. He added Tareen will turn up before the JIT whenever he is summoned.

The sessions and banking courts gave the investigation officer a final chance to complete the investigation and extended the interim bail of Tareen and his son until next hearing on May 19.

Speaking to the media after appearing before the courts, Jahangir Tareen said his meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan took place in a cordial atmosphere and the latter assured him of addressing his reservations.

The PTI leader denied that he was in contact with the PML-N and PPP.

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Jahangir Tareen, son’s bail extended until May 19

A Lahore sessions court and a banking crimes court extended the interim bail granted to estranged PTI leader Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen in two different cases until May 19.

Accompanied by a number of PTI lawmakers, the father-son duo appeared before the courts. The lawmakers who turned up to show solidarity with the PTI leader include MNA Raja Riaz, Mubeen Alam Anwer, Khawaja Shiraz, Ghulam Lali, Nauman Langrial and Sami Gilani.

The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) investigation officer informed the courts that statements of the accused are being recorded and investigation against them has not yet been completed.

Tareen’s lawyer stated that the head of a joint investigation team (JIT) investigating the cases has not yet issued notice to his client. He added Tareen will turn up before the JIT whenever he is summoned.

The sessions and banking courts gave the investigation officer a final chance to complete the investigation and extended the interim bail of Tareen and his son until next hearing on May 19.

Speaking to the media after appearing before the courts, Jahangir Tareen said his meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan took place in a cordial atmosphere and the latter assured him of addressing his reservations.

The PTI leader denied that he was in contact with the PML-N and PPP.

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79 Covid-19 deaths, 4,213 more infected across Pakistan

The Covid-19 pandemic claimed 79 more lives across Pakistan over the previous 24 hours, raising the death toll from the disease to 18,149.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 4,213 new infections emerged when 45,954 samples were tested during the same period. The positivity rate of new cases was recorded at 9.16%, the NCOC said.

The countrywide tally of confirmed cases climbed to 834,146 with the addition of 4,213 new cases. Thus far, 728,044 patients have recuperated from the disease.
The number of Covid-19 patients in critical care across the country has jumped to 5,377.

Thus far, Punjab has reported 306,929, Sindh 285,626, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 120,064, Islamabad 76,209, Balochistan 22,620, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 17,371 and Gilgit Baltistan 5,327.

It is noteworthy that over four million people have registered themselves for coronavirus vaccination across Pakistan. Overall 40,33,170 people have got them registered including 24,49,032 male and 15,84,140 female.

Most of the people got them registered for vaccination from Punjab, the largest province of the country. In Punjab 23,84,665 people have opted for vaccination. In Sindh 7,70,101 persons have got them registered for coronavirus vaccination, while in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4,92,295 people have been in vaccination list.

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79 Covid-19 deaths, 4,213 more infected across Pakistan

The Covid-19 pandemic claimed 79 more lives across Pakistan over the previous 24 hours, raising the death toll from the disease to 18,149.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 4,213 new infections emerged when 45,954 samples were tested during the same period. The positivity rate of new cases was recorded at 9.16%, the NCOC said.

The countrywide tally of confirmed cases climbed to 834,146 with the addition of 4,213 new cases. Thus far, 728,044 patients have recuperated from the disease.
The number of Covid-19 patients in critical care across the country has jumped to 5,377.

Thus far, Punjab has reported 306,929, Sindh 285,626, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 120,064, Islamabad 76,209, Balochistan 22,620, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 17,371 and Gilgit Baltistan 5,327.

It is noteworthy that over four million people have registered themselves for coronavirus vaccination across Pakistan. Overall 40,33,170 people have got them registered including 24,49,032 male and 15,84,140 female.

Most of the people got them registered for vaccination from Punjab, the largest province of the country. In Punjab 23,84,665 people have opted for vaccination. In Sindh 7,70,101 persons have got them registered for coronavirus vaccination, while in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4,92,295 people have been in vaccination list.

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Bahrain launches wage protection system to limit labour disputes

Bahrain has officially launched the wage protection system which will be completed in phases to protect the wages of private-sector employees and limit labour disputes.

The first stage of the system went into effect as of May with a wide response from the targeted employers, said Bahrain’s labour regulator.

The current phase targets employers of 500 workers or above. Around 92 per cent of the employers covered by the first phase of the scheme, unveiled in March, have complied, according to Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA).

“The Authority has been keen to facilitate all procedures related to joining this system,” said LMRA Executive Chairman Jamal Abdulaziz.

He explained that the employer has to open accounts for all his registered employees, citizens and expatriates alike, at a commercial bank or a financial corporation licensed by the central bank without having to show up in person at LMRA.

“Nearly 92 per cent of the employers targeted in the first phase have partially joined the wage protection system, i.e. they paid the majority of labour wages through this system. The LMRA keeps contacting with the employers directly to emphasise the full commitment to pay wages of their registered wages,”.

Employers are given a six-month grace period for implementation for follow-up and eliminating any difficulties in registering through the same, according to the official.

“Commitment to this system ensures transferring workers’ wages into their bank accounts regularly and as scheduled, thus consolidating transparency and oversight process. It supports expediting settlement of any wage-related dispute,” Abdulaziz said.

The second phase of the scheme takes effect as of September 1, covering employers of 50 up to 449 workers, while the third covering employers of one to 49 workers, will come into effect on January 1 next year.

The system applies on an optional basis to domestic workers’ employers. The arrangement is hoped to curb illegal labour in Bahrain. The system is also beneficial to employers as it helps maintain a stable professional environment and business growth.

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Turkey adds crypto firms to money laundering, terror financing rules

Turkey added cryptocurrency trading platforms to the list of firms covered by anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulation, it said in a presidential decree published early on Saturday.

The Official Gazette said the country’s latest expansion of rules governing cryptocurrency transactions would take immediate effect and cover “crypto asset service providers”, which would be liable to the existing regulations.

Last month Turkey’s central bank banned the use of crypto assets for payments on the grounds such transactions were risky. In the days that followed two Turkey-based cryptocurrency trading platforms were halted under separate investigations.

The probe into one of them, Thodex, led to the jailing on Thursday of six suspects including the siblings of its chief executive, Faruk Fatih Ozer, who Turkish authorities are seeking after he travelled to Albania.

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Next budget should focus on development projects, inflation control: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday directed his economic team to give a special focus on the development projects and measures to control inflation while formulating the upcoming federal budget.

Chairing a meeting regarding the next fiscal budget and economic situation, the prime minister said that all development projects should be finalized keeping in view the public needs.

Development projects should be focused on in the next fiscal budget and special attention should be paid to the reduction of the inflation ratio, said the prime minister.

The meeting sought suggestions regarding the incoming federal budget from the senior leadership of the party.

The meeting also discussed in detail the current economic situation, strategy to stop inflation and development projects during the next fiscal year.

The participants were told that the next budget would be development-oriented with full attention towards improvement of growth ratio.

The meeting was attended by Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, KP, Balochistan governors and other high officials.

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin last week had announced that the process to prepare the federal budget for the next fiscal year 2021-22 had begun.

He made these remarks after assuming charge of the finance ministry.

“I have received briefings from the finance ministry on budget and we will be including various projects in it needed for the improvement of the economy,” Tarin said adding that soon he would share his priorities in the budget with the media.

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