NAB recovered Rs33 billion in fake accounts case: Fawad Ch

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had recovered Rs33 billion in fake accounts case involving former president Asif Ali Zardari.

Taking to Twitter, the information minister said that the anti-graft watchdog had so far received Rs33 billion in fake accounts case against PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari.

 

“This indicates the level of corruption carried out in the Sindh and how past rulers plundered the country,” he wrote in a tweet.

Former president Zardari faces a number of graft references stemming from the fake bank accounts scam. He is currently out on bail in all these cases.

The anti-graft watchdog is conducting investigations in pursuance of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the fake accounts case wherein it forwarded the joint investigation team (JIT) report with directions to investigate and file references.

Former president Asif Ali Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, his aunt Faryal Talpur, former chief minister Qaim Ali Shah, provincial minister Anwar Siyal and others are among as many as 172 accused in the fake accounts case.

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US FORCES LEAVE BAGRAM BASE IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER TWO DECADES

American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, a US defence official said, under an agreement with the Taliban allowing for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the country after a two-decade war.

“All American soldiers and members of NATO forces have left the Bagram air base,” said the senior U.S. security official on condition of anonymity.

The U.S. military has coordinated its air war and logistical support for the war from the Bagram air base, about 60 km (40 miles) north of Kabul, and the withdrawal of the forces symbolises the end of the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan.

The base is being handed over to the Afghan government as its armed forces face a surging war with the Taliban and questions swirl about their prospects.

An Afghan official said the base would be officially handed over to the government at a ceremony on Saturday.

The U.S. defence official said General Austin Miller, the top U.S.commander in Afghanistan “still retains all the capabilities and authorities to protect the force” that are stationed in the capital, Kabul.

Two other U.S. security officials said this week the majority of U.S. military personnel would most likely be gone by July 4, with a residual force remaining to protect the embassy.

Last month, U.S. President Joe Biden told his Afghan counterpart, Ashraf Ghani, that “Afghans are going to have to decide their future, what they want”.

The agreement with the Taliban on the U.S. pull-out was struck under the administration of President Donald Trump.

In exchange for the U.S. withdrawal, the Taliban have vowed to prevent any international terrorism from Afghan soil and they also made a commitment to enter into talks with their Afghan rivals but little progress has been made in negotiations.

 

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GOVT TAKES DECISION ON COVID-19 RISK ALLOWANCE TO HEALTH WORKERS

The health ministry has decided to disburse COVID-19 risk allowance only to front line health workers in federal hospitals and institutions.

In a letter to federal-administered hospitals and institutions, the health ministry asked the administration to provide data of health workers for the provision of COVID-19 risk allowance to them.

It read that coronavirus risk allowance will be applicable from April 1, 2020, for front line health workers. It has been directed to provide the list of health workers till July 5, otherwise, the hospitals or institutions will not get the risk allowance.

It further said that the finance ministry had already issued directives for the disbursement of COVID-19 risk allowance to the health workers.

In June last year, the federal government had approved the COVID-19 risk allowance for the health professionals performing coronavirus duties as a token of recognition of their dauntless bravery.

The government had allocated Rs480 million for the special risk allowance to encourage the frontline warriors in the fight against the COVID-19.

It had been announced to provide a special risk allowance, equal to one-month basic salary, to over 3,000 health professionals performing coronavirus duties at the federal government’s hospitals.

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No student will be promoted to next class without examinations this year: Shafqat Mahmood

Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood once again cleared that no student will be promoted to the next class without examinations this year.

Talking to the media here in Lahore, the federal education minister said that neither exams would be cancelled nor postponed this year.

“Let me make it clear that this year nobody will be promoted without exams,” he said.

Putting an end to speculation about cancellation of exams, Shafqat advised students to focus on exams as exams are going ahead as announced.

The minister further said that strict implementation of coronavirus-related standard operating procedures (SOPs) will also be ensured during examinations across the country.

The protesting students were demanding that their final exams should be held online.

Yesterday, a dozen protesting students had been arrested during police action to disperse students staging a protest demanding online examinations.

The protesting students were demanding that their final exams should be held online.

Earlier this month, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced that matric and intermediate exams would begin after July 10 across the country.

Briefing media about the decisions taken in Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) the education minister Shafqat Mahmood once again cleared that no student will be promoted to the next class without examinations this year.

“Exams for students of classes nine and 10 would be held only for mathematics and elective subjects this year,” he said and added that exams for students of classes 11 and 12 would be held for elective subjects only.

While giving details about O Level exams, Shafqat said that Cambridge had decided to take O Level examinations after July 26.

 

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Sindh concerned over Covid incidence in people traveling from abroad

The health department of Sindh has Saturday expressed concerns of rising Covid case incidence in people flying into the city from abroad noting just from May 5 until June end there have been 153 such reported infections.

The reports collected by the Sindh health department Covid testing facility at the airport. These reports were conducted on about 58,851.

The rapid testing facility ensured by the health department of Sindh has furnished these reports and noted the most incidence was found in arrivals from gulf countries.

Separately, it was reported earlier today as students from matric and intermediate standards across Pakistan ready themselves for final exams anticipated after July 10, the top Twitter trend Saturday tells us just how prepared they are as they cry to the Prime Minister to hear them out using #ImranKhanStudentsKiSunlo.

Students looking at board exams right ahead of Eid Al-Adha go on to tell the government they are not ready and each tweet, amongst the 1.37 million count so far, has a story to tell.

 

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FO expresses grief over death of pakistani,s in Canada

Foreign Office on Saturday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the tragic death of seven ‎Canadian Pakistanis including four children due to a house fire in Alberta, Canada.‎

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that their thoughts ‎and prayers are with the families of the victims of this tragic incident. We also pray for the quick ‎and full recovery of the injured.‎

The Spokesperson said our Consulate General in Vancouver is in contact with the relevant ‎Canadian authorities to ascertain the facts, and with the bereaved family to offer all possible ‎assistance.‎
Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said as per the relevant Canadian authorities, the cause of the fire is still ‎unknown. However, preliminary investigations indicate that it’s not criminal in nature.‎

According to local media reports, seven members of two Pakistani families have been killed, including four young children, when a fire ripped through a home in Chestermere, Alberta, local officials say. Five other people were able to escape.

The incident happened at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday when neighbors reported hearing a loud bang at a home in the 300 block of Oakmere Close in Chestermere, just east of Calgary. The back of the home was completely destroyed in the fire.

“Two related family units were in the home at the time of the fire,” Alberta RCMP said in a statement. “One adult male and four children were able to escape the fire; tragically, seven other occupants were unable to. ”

The victims were identified as a man and a woman in their late 30s, a 35-year-old woman, a 12-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl, an 8-year-old girl, and a 4-year-old boy.

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FO expresses grief over death of pakistani,s in Canada

Foreign Office on Saturday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the tragic death of seven ‎Canadian Pakistanis including four children due to a house fire in Alberta, Canada.‎

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that their thoughts ‎and prayers are with the families of the victims of this tragic incident. We also pray for the quick ‎and full recovery of the injured.‎

The Spokesperson said our Consulate General in Vancouver is in contact with the relevant ‎Canadian authorities to ascertain the facts, and with the bereaved family to offer all possible ‎assistance.‎
Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said as per the relevant Canadian authorities, the cause of the fire is still ‎unknown. However, preliminary investigations indicate that it’s not criminal in nature.‎

According to local media reports, seven members of two Pakistani families have been killed, including four young children, when a fire ripped through a home in Chestermere, Alberta, local officials say. Five other people were able to escape.

The incident happened at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday when neighbors reported hearing a loud bang at a home in the 300 block of Oakmere Close in Chestermere, just east of Calgary. The back of the home was completely destroyed in the fire.

“Two related family units were in the home at the time of the fire,” Alberta RCMP said in a statement. “One adult male and four children were able to escape the fire; tragically, seven other occupants were unable to. ”

The victims were identified as a man and a woman in their late 30s, a 35-year-old woman, a 12-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl, an 8-year-old girl, and a 4-year-old boy.

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