Shehbaz Sharif rejects PM Imran Khan's Kashmir referendum proposal

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan's proposal of holding a referendum on Kashmir to decide whether the Kashmiris wanted to live with Pakistan or as an independent nation.

In a statement issued today, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly slammed the prime minister, saying Imran Khan Niazi is deviating from Pakistan's historical and constitutional position by proposing a referendum.

"The entire nation rejects anything other than Pakistan's historic position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and UN Security Council resolutions," Shehbaz said in a hard-hitting response to PM Khan's statement given during AJK rallies.

While addressing an election rally in Tarar Khal on Friday, the PM had promised the people of Kashmir that his government will hold a referendum in which they could choose to join Pakistan or become an independent state.

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Corona vaccination certificate mandatory for domestic Air travel: NCOC

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has announced to make the COVID vaccination certificate mandatory for travelling through domestic flights from August 01, reported on Saturday.

The NCOC which is overseeing Pakistan’s response to COVID-19 has asked citizens to get vaccinated by July 31 to avoid any inconvenience. “The citizens should get a COVID vaccine certificate after the vaccination process,” the body said in a message from its Twitter handle.
Those who would be exempted from the COVID vaccination certificate, according to the NCOC, included travelers boarding abroad flights, foreign nationals, and those avoiding vaccination owing to a reaction in the body.

Furthermore, those having a COVID vaccination certificate from abroad would also be exempted from carrying a Covid vaccination certificate from NADRA.

It is pertinent to mention here that in view of increasing Covid-19 cases amid the fourth wave, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on July 17 directed all employees to get themselves vaccinated against the virus by July 31.

Circulation was also issued by Director General Civil Aviation Authority (DGCCA).

“All staff must get vaccinated by July 31 otherwise they will not be allowed to enter into the premises of office/ airport from August 1,” read the notification.

The CAA further directed all respective unit heads to submit the report to the HR directorate regarding the vaccination status of employees by July 19.

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Heavy rain in India trips floods, landslides; at least 125 dead

Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll from landslides and accidents caused by torrential monsoon rain rose to 125.

Maharashtra state is being hit by the heaviest rain in July in four decades, experts say. Downpours lasting several days have severely affected the lives of hundreds of thousands, while major rivers are in danger of bursting their banks.

In Taliye, about 180 km (110 miles) southeast of the financial capital of Mumbai, the death toll rose to 42 with the recovery of four more bodies after landslides flattened most homes in the village, a senior Maharashtra government official said.
About 40 people are still trapped. The possibility of rescuing them alive is thin as they've been trapped in mud for more than 36 hours," said the official, who declined to be identified as he is not authorised to talk to the media.

Harsh weather has hit several parts of the world in recent weeks, with floods in China and Western Europe and heat waves in North America, raising new fears about the impact of climate change.

Parts of India's west coast have received up to 594 mm (23 inches) of rain, forcing authorities to move people out of vulnerable areas as they released water from dams about to overflow. The hill station of Mahabaleshwar recorded its highest ever rainfall - 60 cm in 24 hours.

Rescuers were searching for victims of landslides in four other places in the state, the official said.

"Around 90,000 people were rescued from flood affected areas," the Maharashtra government said in a statement, as authorities released water from overflowing dams.

Thousands of trucks were stuck for more than 24 hours on a highway linking Mumbai with the southern technology hub of Bengaluru, with the road submerged in some places.

 

 

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Afghan NSA, passes message to Nawaz ahead of AJK Elections:SAPM Shehbaz Gill

Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill on Saturday questioned the motive behind a meeting between former Prime Minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and Afghanistan’s NSA Hamdullah Mohib, who had previously spew hate against Pakistan,reported.

Taking to Twitter, Shehbaz Gill said that Nawaz Sharif had met with the Afghan official, who had been speaking against Pakistan, in London to discuss matters of mutual interest.
“Is this meeting does not confirm the agenda of Nawaz Sharif?” he asked and further claimed that sources had conveyed that Hamdullah Mohib had conveyed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message to Nawaz Sharif.
He shared that the meeting was aimed at creating a controversy around Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections 2021.

“They will be trying to create a situation where a comparison could be drawn between elections in Azad Jammu Kashmir and occupied territory,” he said and added that it was the agenda that led to a meeting between the two sides.

It is pertinent to mention here that the electioneering in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir has come to an end at midnight of July 24 as polling will be held in the region on July 25 (Sunday).

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Shehbaz Sharif rejects PM Imran Khan's Kashmir referendum proposal

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan's proposal of holding a referendum on Kashmir to decide whether the Kashmiris wanted to live with Pakistan or as an independent nation.

In a statement issued today, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly slammed the prime minister, saying Imran Khan Niazi is deviating from Pakistan's historical and constitutional position by proposing a referendum.

"The entire nation rejects anything other than Pakistan's historic position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and UN Security Council resolutions," Shehbaz said in a hard-hitting response to PM Khan's statement given during AJK rallies.

While addressing an election rally in Tarar Khal on Friday, the PM had promised the people of Kashmir that his government will hold a referendum in which they could choose to join Pakistan or become an independent state.

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Pakistan's corona positivity ratio fell down to 4.89%

Pakistan's coronavirus numbers saw a slight improvement, with a drop recorded in daily case and death counts Saturday morning.

Pakistan's coronavirus positivity ratio, too, fell and now stands at 4.89%.

According to the latest data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on its official web portal, at least 32 more people succumbed to the coronavirus on Friday, taking the total death tally to 22,971.
At least 37,636 coronavirus tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, out of which 1,841 came back positive.

In addition to this, 924,782 people have recovered from the virus in the country so far whereas the number of active cases stands at 54,122 as of today morning.

According to the official portal, the total number of coronavirus patients in Sindh has reached 363,101. In Punjab, the total number of COVID-19 patients is 352,153, in Balochistan 29,451, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 141,495, in Azad Kashmir 22,685, and 7,639 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Campaigning ends in AJK , Polling on Sunday

The electioneering in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir has reached a conclusion at 12 PM of July 24 as polling will be held in the locale on July 25 (Sunday).

The Election commission has settled all plans to hold free, reasonable and straightforward decisions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.

As per the central secretary, Shakil Qadir Khan said that 826 surveying stations have been pronounced exceptionally delicate while 1209 have been proclaimed touchy.

32,200 common military, 5000 police officers, and at most 7000 faculty of Pakistan Army will be sent for security during the AJK political decision 2021 cycle, he shared.

Over 3.2 million electors will practice their entitlement to cast a ballot to choose individuals from Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly for a five-year term.

A sum of 32 ideological groups are challenging the races and many free competitors are additionally competing in every one of the 45 appointive electorates incorporating 33 in AJK areas and 12 implied of Jammu and Kashmir displaced people got comfortable different pieces of Pakistan.

Five seats are saved for ladies and three are intended for the technocrats, one each held for abroad Kashmiris and Ulema/Mashaikh and experts.

Top political parties including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have handled their possibility for surveys in AJK. Executive Imran Khan, PML-N pioneer Maryam Nawaz and Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto visite AJK and tended to different public social events for their up-and-comers.

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