Portuguese Minister of State for Globalization Wrico Dias said that his current visit to Cairo comes ahead of the expected official visit by Portuguese President during the first half of 2018.
He added that such a visit is aimed to enhance economic and political relations between the two countries during the coming presidential.
During his meeting with the Egyptian Trade and Industry, Wrico Dias said that he reviewed a number of important investment opportunities in Egypt especially, in the leather industry. He confirmed that Portugal is one of the largest importers of leather products worldwide."
He added that he invited Eng. Tarek Kabil to visit Portugal as soon as possible to closely learn more about the most important areas of economic cooperation between the two countries during the coming period.
He also expressed his hope to enhance the role played by the Egyptian-Portuguese Business Council in developing investment and trade relations between the two countries.


GREEN Party president Peter Sinkamba has advised Government to invest in low cost renewable energy generation systems such as solar and wind to ensure that there is sufficient and affordable power supply in the country.
In an interview with the Daily Nation, Mr Sinkamba bemoaned the high deficit and tariffs of electricity in the country, and has disclosed that he had warned Government that increasing electricity tariffs was not the solution for inviting investors in the energy sector and reducing load shedding.
He said that the power deficit was still too high and that Government should consider alternative affordable renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, geo-hydro, biomass and recycling of waste.
Mr Sinkamba explained that increasing electricity tariffs was not the answer to the power deficit because the poor Zambians would suffer more and that the energy sector was profitable enough to attract investors.
He said that there was massive demand for electricity across the region and that investors would still make more money by exporting power to neighbouring countries.
“There is a massive power deficit in the SADC region. A serious investor can come to invest power generation in the country without Government having to necessarily increase the tariffs. The investors can then export the power to countries within the SADC region where tariffs are high.
‘‘Electricity export could then be a foreign exchange earner for the country. Otherwise the power deficit is still too high and Government should consider alternative affordable renewable energy sources,” said Mr Sinkamba.
He disclosed that countries such as China have invested heavily in solar energy such that their net power deficit was in the negative.
He said that China has enough power to export and pump into the national grid, and that Zambia should also follow suit.
And Mr Sinkamba also advised Government to come up with a system where private individuals and companies would be feeding excess power into the national grid.
He said that people generating power on their own were wasting a lot of energy as they were producing more than what they needed.
Mr Sinkamba explained that a barber shop or saloon using solar or a generator produces more energy than what they normally use.
“A lot of energy is being wasted at the moment from people who use solar or generators. The power that those systems produce is more than what those people require for their daily use. So Government should come up with a way in which those people will be feeding the excess power into the national grid,” he said.


Government has ordered the reinstatement of Boxing Day as a public holiday effective this year.
A statement signed by local government spokesperson Maganizo Mazeze, indicates that the holiday has been restored because most Christians still observe as an important day.
âGovernment has observed that many Malawians Christians continue to treat boxing day as a special day in their religious calendar and that it is also celebrated as a public holiday in many countries and societies the world-over,â reads part of the statement.
Boxing Day, which falls on December 26, was removed by the Mutharika regime on the basis that the country had too many public holidays which were counter productive
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Bangalore’s IT industry announced Thursday that it has withdrawn its boycott of Bangalore IT.in, an annual conference and exhibition to be hosted by the local state government in October.
The decision comes after assurances from the Karnataka state government that it would work toward the development and maintenance of the city’s infrastructure, according to a statement Thursday by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC), an industry association that had called for the boycott.
Concerned about the state government’s indifference to the deteriorating road, water supply and power infrastructure in the city, the BCIC had called for the boycott of Bangalore IT.in, an event that aimed to highlight Bangalore’s emergence as a key technology development and outsourcing location.
A large number of multinational companies including Intel Corp., Accenture Ltd., IBM Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. have set up large facilities in the city. Infosys Technologies Ltd., India’s second largest outsourcer, and Wipro Ltd., the country’s third largest outsourcer, also have their headquarters and large software development and services facilities in the city.
BCIC’s intention was not to disrupt the event but to draw the attention of the government and civic bodies to the need to take immediate action to safeguard the city’s infrastructure, said Anant Koppar, president of BCIC on Thursday.
The announcement by BCIC follows a number of meetings between the representatives of industry and the local government.
Last year the IT industry in Bangalore also had threatened to boycott Bangalore IT.in, but withdrew the protest action after the government promised to take some action to improve the city’s infrastructure. Those promises were never kept, according to the industry.
“We think the government response has been a lot more positive this time, because of the pressure they were under,” said Koppar, adding that the government has agreed to include industry representatives on a committee that will monitor infrastructure development in the city on a weekly basis.
BCIC members include key Indian outsourcing companies like Infosys and a number of Indian development subsidiaries of multinational companies.


Nearly $8 million dollars was awarded to New Haven by the state will be put towards affordable housing in the area.
According to the New Haven Register, the Elm City was just awarded nearly from Connecticut. The funding will go towards the development of affordable housing, including 45 units at Farnam Courts.
New Haven was one of three cities in the state that was awarded the money. Waterbury and Hartford were the other two cities in Connecticut. Nearly $22 million will be shared across all three states.


He took the opportunity in his speech to look back on the Sony hack last December. While the fallout from the hack and subsequent damaging leaks from it was reported in the media, Schneier said that despite a lot of evidence pointing toward North Korea being the culprit, many people were not prepared to believe the US government over its claims that the hermit nation was behind the attacks.
“The US saying ‘we know it’s North Korea, trust us’ doesn’t cut it anymore,” he said. Schneier said that secret evidence that spy agencies weren’t prepared divulge to the general public was in part responsible for people’s disbelief that North Korea was connected to the attacks. He said that the US gathered information on the attack as it was spying on South Korea, who in turn was spying on North Korea.
“The US government took three weeks to announce North Korea had attacked Sony,” he said. “Three weeks is not going to cut it, and providing evidence is really tricky, especially in a world where secret evidence is more and more prevalent.”


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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders held a top level meeting on Saturday of which most important outcome was that Nawaz Sharif will remain the prime minister and if the time comes the party would utilise all the legal and constitutional options.
The high-level meeting of the PML-N leaders took place under the premier, pertaining to the political situation of the country.
The prime minister said that he presented before the Joint Investigation Team for the supremacy of the law.
“My entire family was summoned, but we were not informed about the allegations against us,” he said.
PML-N leaders express reservations over JIT
Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique, who was also present in the meeting, said that the JIT has been controversial since day one.
He said that the JIT should have been headed by the Federal Investigation Agency, while expressing reservation over the inclusion of security agencies in the process of investigation.
“Under which law, the permission to tap phone calls was given,” said Rafique.
Inclusion of former Qatari PM mandatory for investigation: Khawaja Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that it was mandatory to include former Qatari prime minister in the investigation process.
He warned that failure to do so would lead to the rejection of the JIT report.


Pakistan on Thursday condemned restrictions imposed by Indian authorities on Eid-ul-Adha prayers in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the details, while addressing a weekly press briefing Spokesperson Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said the imposition of restrictions on prayers on one of the most important days of the Islamic calendar represents complete disrespect by the Indian government for the sentiments of the Muslims of Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
She said it is also a flagrant violation of their fundamental freedom of religion.
She urged the international community, the United Nations, and human rights and humanitarian organizations to take notice of glaring denial of the religious rights and freedoms of the Kashmiri people in violation of international laws and conventions.
Foreign Office Spokesperson said that Pakistan will continue its efforts in highlighting Indian Occupation Forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir before the world. She said that the Foreign Office will run a campaign in this regard through its missions across the world.
She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has several times highlighted Modi’s brutalities against minorities including Muslims and urged the international community to come forward and stop India. She said international human rights organizations also, in its reports, highlighted Indian state terrorism and brutalities through its police and army in illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.


Sigiriya will be declared the first eco-friendly tourist destination in the country free of plastic and polythene this year Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga stated.
He said the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Development Authority are working in collaboration with institutions such as the Central Cultural Fund and the Wildlife Department in the effort.
Minister Ranatunga who visited the Sigiriya Tourist Zone Wednesday (16) further stated that the government is also taking steps to expand the facilities required by local and foreign tourists visiting Sigiriya.
There are plans to expand drinking water, sanitation and parking facilities without any harm to the the Sigiriya ecosystem. The Minister also said that discussions are underway with various parties to obtain the relevant provisions.
The Minister said that the government has also taken steps to establish domestic air facilities to Sigiriya for the convenience of local and foreign tourists and that steps have already been taken to expedite the resolution of the problems faced by those engaged in the tourism industry in the Sigiriya tourist area.


(MENAFN) According to a presentation viewed by Fox News Digital on Wednesday, the US Air Force is educating its cadets that "diversity and inclusiveness" will be "essential" in fighting future battles.
As per the academy that initiated the program last year, the presentation, titled "Diversity & Inclusion: What it is, why we care, and what we can do," is intended to generate "champions of dignity and respect to establish an inclusive climate in the Cadet Wing." The slides encourage cadets to use "person-centered" language instead of gendered terminology and to embrace diversity as an "institutional priority."
Cadets should avoid using the word "N" as well as other sensitive terminology such as "terrorist." Early in the training, the program is proclaimed a "safe space," with cadets urged to divulge their secrets on the grounds that "what's said here, remains in the room."
When asked about the program, an Air Force Academy spokesperson told Fox News that diversity and inclusion training is critical to cadets' "warfighting effectiveness," arguing that the military can't predict what kind of enemy or obstacles it will face in the future, so the "need to innovate" is "critical."
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While growing up there would be a chart of a human body that says that we are what we eat. It is said that we are a reflection of what we believe. It is also said that the things that we believe in are the things that we do. Romans 7 says that the things that the spiritual nature hates, our sinful nature does. So, how do we overcome the sinful nature that causes us to do what we say we do not believe in? We must feed our minds the Word of God, so that we fill up on the things that His Word declares, therefore, strengthening our inner self when we decide what we do.


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Doha: Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' storming of the Jenin camp in the West Bank, which led to the death of a number of Palestinians. It also considered the act an extension of these forces' continuous and systematic crimes against the Palestinian people and a flagrant violation of the resolutions of international legitimacy.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned of an explosive situation in the Palestinian territories as a result of the Israeli escalation. It urged the international community to take prompt action to stop the Israeli attacks, provide protection for the brotherly Palestinian people, and hold Israel accountable for its horrific crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Dunfanaghy Food Festival
Now in its fourth year, the Dunfanaghy Food Festival continues to grow and this year it will take place over three days from the 27th to the 29th of September.
The main festival will take place on the Village Green (opposite Arnold’s Hotel) on Saturday 28th from 12-4pm.
The festival is a showcase of local artisan producers and some of the food on offer will be from local restaurants, cafes and hotels in Dunfanaghy and the wider local area.
The aim of the festival has always been to make consumers and foodies more aware of the food available in the county and to support local growers and producers.
This year, the festival will include additional events such as foraging to make people more aware of the food that grows naturally in the county.


Concerned about JUTC’s inefficient operations
PERMANENT SECRETARY in the Ministry of Transport and Mining Dr Alwin Hales said that plans were being put in place to make the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) more efficient.
He said that the restructuring exercise taking place there was being pursued in earnest but noted that the ministry was aware that employees were unionised, and discussions would have to take place with the representatives.
“I am sure that some arrangement can be made that will optimise the staff level to bring it back down to where it ought to be, and, maybe, to optimise it even further if we look at outsourcing some of the operations that are now carried out in house,” Hales said.
Juliet Holness, member of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee, raised concerns about the inefficient operations of the bus company, saying that past administrators at the company had allowed the JUTC to deteriorate “to the extent that we are spending $300 million a year on salaries that could have bought replacement buses”.
Dr Hales said that a management audit that transport minister Mike Henry had ordered was done and the findings had been submitted to the parent ministry.


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By John Lee.
The Minister of Oil has announced the commencement of crude oil supplies to Karbala refinery for the start of its trial operation.
Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail said that the refinery has a capacity of 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) and will help partially in meeting local needs and reducing imports of refined fuel.
He also praised the efforts of all involved, including the consortium of Korean companies and all the parties who supported the project.
Regular production is due to start by the end of the year.
In 2014, a group of companies led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction to build the new refinery. The joint venture, HDGSK , GS Engineering & Construction , and SK Engineering & Construction .
French company Technip consultancy (PMC) services for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) phase.
(Source: Ministry of Oil)
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Baseball field named after West Fargo Exchange Club
West Fargo Baseball and the West Fargo Park District are the recipients of a $25,000 donation by the West Fargo Exchange Club for naming rights to the field on 13th Avenue, adjacent to the park district office. The field will now be known as West Fargo Exchange Club Field and a sign will be hung on the backstop to give the field an identity.
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MILAN – The U.N. food agency says water scarcity has caused a drop in North Korea's food production for the first time since 2010, threatening to worsen food security in the reclusive nation.
The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization said Wednesday that food production last year was estimated at 5.4 million tons, down 9 percent from 5.9 million tons in 2014. That includes production of cereals, soybeans and potatoes.
As a result, the country will need to import 694,000 tons of food — just 300,000 tons of which is expected to be covered by government imports. FAO said that leaves the widest gap since 2011-2012.
It said food security is expected to deteriorate from last year "when most households were already estimated to have poor or borderline food consumption levels."


More will spend the same.
The same will spend more.
Fewer will spend less.
Figure that one out?
Those are the results of the latest telephone poll by Siena Research Institute asking New York residents about their shopping plans for the Christmas season.
Since Siena did the same poll last year, we can compare the results to see whether people are feeling better about the economy.
• This year, 57 percent of those polled said they would spend about the same as last Christmas. Last year, 45 percent said they would spend about the same.
• This year, just 4 percent said they would spend more than last year. Turns out, that’s exactly the same percentage who said that in 2009.
• This year, 37 percent said they would spend less than last year, whereas last year 48 percent said they would spend less.
If you’re still scratching your head, think about all those retailers counting on people to open their wallets and purses.
So, which category do you fall into?


S. Korea eyes building liaison office in Cuba
(MENAFN) During her visit to Havana, South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha tackled the idea of establishing a liaison office between Korea and Cuba, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.
"Kang brought up a subject of opening a liaison office between the two countries as part of efforts to normalize relations with Cuba," said a ministry official.
"Cuban officials have not clearly responded to the offer yet," he added.
Cuba is emerging blinking into the daylight after decades of a U.S. blockade that prevented Korea from ever establishing diplomatic relations with the island country.
Making her second visit for a Korean foreign minister to Cuba, Kang was in Havana for two days to attend a meeting of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said that an Italian-French SAMP/T air defense system will be deployed in Ukraine within the next two months.
According to rai news , Tajani said the anti-aircraft missile shield 'to protect Kyiv and other strategic areas will be operational in Ukraine within the next seven to eight weeks.'
At the same time, the Italian foreign minister emphasized that the international community should strive to protect Ukrainian independence and 'work for peace.' Read also: reznikov in france signs memorandum on supply of two gm200 radars for air defense
Ukrinform earlier reported that Italy, together with France, would provide Ukraine with SAMP/T air defense systems capable of hitting aircraft at a distance of up to 100 kilometers, and missiles at a distance of up to 25 km.
Both countries also agreed to purchase 700 Aster-30 anti-aircraft missiles worth about EUR 2 billion euros for the SAMP/T system, which will be transferred to Ukraine.
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During a joint television interview with New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Boris Johnson said that property prices are desirable as they are “a massive premium here in London”.
The London Mayor added that technology start-ups are attracted to the capital, despite the poor facilities, saying that “they love that stuff”.
The colourful politician also said that the UK needs to change its attitude to the wealthy and that banks and venture capitalists need to be as “daring and risk-taking as they can be”.
Johnson claims that the UK is turning culturally into the America of the European Union and the place where people want to go.
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Islamabad: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Hafeez Shaikh has announced that the upcoming budget will be concerned with mitigating the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and providing relief to local affectees – a news source reported.
He said that the government intends to offer ‘hope, cash, food, and employment opportunities’ to the individuals affected by the viral spread.
He further detailed the government’s plans for the budget and said that the federal government would present its draft before the parliament in the first week of June. He said that while the government had introduced stringent austerity measures last year, public money, this year, would be spent on reducing the suffering of the people in these troubled times.
He added that the budget would take a balanced approach towards revenue collection and focus on further documentation of economy – but its measures would not be so severe that they start impinging on business activity.
He also stated that the government will finalise policies to promote growth in agriculture, industry and exports after consultation with the provinces. Another major area of focus will be concerned with a reduction in imports and providing incentives to overseas Pakistanis for increased investments.


The Bucks Emergency Rental Assistance program (BERA) has updated their financial relief programs for local residents. Emily Rizzo wrote about the important updates for WHYY.
As part of the update to their relief program, eligible candidates who are renters and have already received BERA aid can apply again. New applicants to the BERA program can receive three total months of financial assistance as part of the update to the program.
The chances to the program come as a result of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on applicants. Some people were negatively impacted by the restrictions placed on organizations such as BERA. Jeff Fields, the director of Bucks County’s Department of Housing and Community Development, said that the changes will help applicants with their debts.
“We have just about used all of [the funds],” said Fields. “But we do have enough that we want to try to make it available to anyone who has already applied … We want to get those applications in and pay as much of it as we can.”
The new BERA program is expected to last until 2023. Further changes are expected to take place with changing circumstances come that time period.
Read more about the recent updates to the relief programs at WHYY.


Defense analyst Major General (retd) Ijaz Awan has said that the confusion over the appointment of Director General ISI has disappeared.
Talking to Geo News, the defense analyst said that the government and the army are on the same page on the issue of DG ISI.
He said that there was a procedural issue on the issue of appointment of DG ISI which has been settled, there are no differences.
Earlier in a media briefing, Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry had said that the appointment of Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI) was the authority of the Prime Minister.
He further said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa had a long meeting last night.
Fawad Chaudhry also said that the Prime Minister and the Army Chief have an ideal, cordial and close relationship, and both agreed that legal procedure would be adopted for the appointment of DG ISI.


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NCHELENGE, Zambia, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday toured a transit center for asylum seekers in Luapula province and appealed to the international community to do more to support the government's efforts.
Lungu said while the government and its partners were doing everything possible to take care of the people, there was the need for more support.
"The needs of the refugees and the host community are many. This is a big challenge," Lungu said when addressing the asylum seekers.
The Zambian leader said the country expects to receive more asylum seekers from the DRC as indications so far show that the situation in DRC was likely to worsen.
He further said the country will face challenges to take care of the asylum seekers when they are moved to a permanent settlement.
The number of asylum seekers has now reached 6,009, according to latest figures released on Tuesday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).


The Centre on Monday filed an affidavit in the SC on a plea against the deportation of Rohingya refugees from India. It told the court that the total number of “such illegal immigrants” would be more than 40,000, reported ANI.
Several Union Ministers, as well as ministers in the Assam government, have in the past said that the Rohingyas are illegal immigrants in India and will have to leave the country.
The Centre again reiterated its stand on Rohingyas terming their stay as “illegal” and told the court that they pose a serious threat to the national security.
It said that “the continuance of Rohingyas’ illegal entry into India and their continued stay has serious national security ramifications and threats.”
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A week after House Democrats staged a nearly 26-hour sit-in demanding a vote on gun control measures, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wi.) said there will be a vote next week on legislation to block suspected terrorists from buying guns, reports The Hill.
Ryan told rank-and-file Republicans yesterday that the House will take up a terrorism package that will include . . .
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Celebration of Hispanic culture brightens mall
WINCHESTER — What is a vejigante? Ines Lugo explained the colorful Puerto Rican carnival character to many people Saturday during a celebration of Hispanic culture on the Loudoun Street Mall.
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UN’s high representative admits West’s mistakes in Russian relations
(MENAFN) The European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell, has admitted that the West has made mistakes in its dealings with Russia.
On Thursday, Borrell told France's TF1 station that he was "ready to admit that we made a number of mistakes and missed the chance to get closer with Russia." The EU's top diplomat went on to admit that "we could have done better," in addition to "things which we offered and then failed to realize, such as … promises that Ukraine and Georgia would become part of NATO." He believes that " making promises that you can’t make good on is a mistake."
He further stated that "following the collapse of the Soviet Empire, the Russians suffered severely," which he believes created "a kind of grudge that Putin is exploiting.”
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Plateau State Police Command said death toll in the attacks on communities in Bokkos local govt area of Plateau State has risen to 16.
The attacks occurred last week, during the days President Muhammadu Buhari visited the state but Residents say 25 people were killed and blamed Herdsmen for the attacks.
Meanwhile,the Plateau command’s spokesman,Terna Tyopev, confirmed the arrest of a herdsman with a military AK 47 rifle.
He said that the herdsman, Muhammadu Bimini, was arrested by mobile police officers at Daffo.
But contrary to the Police claim, leaders of the affected communities have said that 25 people were killed in the attacks.
The community leaders, who briefed journalists on Sunday in Jos, said that many others were still missing.
Represented by Mamot Adams and Macham Makut, the community said that the bodies of those killed were recovered and given two mass burials – one on Friday, and another on Saturday.
The community leaders blamed the attacks on “our Fulani neighbours’’, and listed villages attacked to include Nghakudung, Shilim, Morok, Mandung, Faram, Filla and Hotom.
Also attacked were Dai, Kungul, Hurum, Dahua, Malul, Warrem, Josho and Ganda.
They said that more than 5,000 people had been displaced, adding that some of them were in camps run by Churches.
They called on security agencies to intervene toward halting the attacks so as to restore permanent peace to the communities.
“We want government to take urgent steps to end the attacks because our youths are already agitated,’’ he said.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government will declare a quick program for the help of the poor and deserving people in the country.
Prime Minister Imran Khan met members of the National Assembly belonging to Sargodha Division and informed the Prime Minister about issues related to administration and police including public issues.
Prime Minister, speaking to the members of the National Assembly, said that making a bureaucracy is completely non-political and ensuring public service delivery is the manifesto of the Government of Tehrik-e-Insaf, the government’s way to create difficulties for the public Not accepted
Imran Khan directed that the public representatives should identify elements involved in corruption, bribery and minority propaganda, the elected representatives should play an important role in identifying the problems faced by the people and to ensure their solution.
The Prime Minister said that during the public meetings, the pattern of waiting for the people to wait for hours will not be tolerated, government officials make sure that the public is open to the open policy.
He further added that a comprehensive program will be announced to help the poor and deserving people in the country, the skills of youth, the development of agriculture are included in government priorities.


By Miranda Dzumbunu
The Government has put in place food security measures and programmes inorder to help the vulnerable groups which were affected by natural disasters such as Covid-19, Cyclone Idai and drought.
In the 2020 Rural livelihoods assessments which were carried out by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC), it has been recorded that there has been prevailing food shortages in the rural areas.
“Despite the natural disasters experienced by the country such as droughts, Cyclone Idai and Covid-19 Government has put in place an active response to the prevailing food and nutrition insecurity among rural livelihoods with its support increasing to 76 percent in 2020, up from 73 percent in 2019,” said the Minister of Information, publicity and broadcasting services, Monica Mutsvangwa presenting the Thirty-third Post Cabinet on Tuesday 22 September.
To support the vulnerable groups, the government has also put in place measures like the distribution of food aid and cash transfers as well as removing restrictions on food importation such as the removal of duty on maize, wheat, cooking oil and other basic commodities.
A greater number of rural livelihoods has been affected by drought and Cyclone Idai as they depended mostly on farming therefore the government has remained a vital source in providing crop inputs and food support, contributing 48 percent in that regard as recorded by ZIMVAC in the 2020 rural livelihoods assessments.
“Government has put in place food subsidies through continued implementation of social protection measures to improve food access and employment creation through the employment of the vulnerable communities by engaging able bodied Drought Relief Participants under the Capital Development Projects,” added Minister Monica Mutsvangwa in the Post Cabinet.
With the support from the combined efforts by the Government and Development Partners, majority of districts are receiving food aid supporting the population which was projected by ZIMVAC as being insecure.
“Rural industrialisation strategy hinged on devolution will be crafted taking into account value addition of the indigenous foods and fruits that often offer respite to communities during periods of drought,” said Honorable Minister Monica Mutsvangwa.
In addition the government has directed on the equalisation of opportunities through investment in infrastructure and internet connectivity in rural schools.
The Cabinet also noted that the policies and programmes that respond to the prevailing food insecurity will continue to be guided and monitored.


Stakeholders from Ondo Kingdom has urged its people to intensify their respective efforts to driving more investment and economic activities in the kingdom.
While speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of the first ‘cocoa cottage processing factory’, which was facilitated by the federal lawmaker, representing Ondo East/West Federal Constituency, Hon Abiola Makinde, the stakeholders harped on the need for the people to see community development beyond the input of the government.
Speaking at the event which was held at the Eki Industrial Hub, which housed the new ‘cocoa cottage processing factory’, renowned industrialist, Dr Femi Akinkuebi pointed out that “community development is a partnership between government and the people, but the people must take the lead”.
While commending Hon. Makinde for taking advantage of the Eki Industrial Hub to cite the new project, he also revealed that the hub has been projected to become an essential part of the state’s economy due to its vast range of features, including uninterrupted power supply, water, security, and internet facilities.
“One of the most critical features of the Eki Industrial Hub is its uninterrupted power supply. This feature ensures that industries in the hub can operate efficiently without experiencing power outages, which can result in significant losses. With the hub’s uninterrupted power supply, industries can focus on their operations and increase productivity.”
Also, Dr. Nelson Osungbemiro, stated that “the government can create an environment that supports development,but it’s ultimately up to the community itself to identify its needs and develop its own solutions”.
His views was also shared by the chairman of Ekinvest, Mr. Bimbo Oladapo, who urged the people to tap into the business friendly atmosphere of Eki-Industrial hub to birth sustainable businesses and project which will contribute more to the development of the community.
“Community development is a shared responsibility, we all have a role to play in creating vibrant, inclusive and thriving communities,” he stated. While Hon. Akinlaja, reiterated the need for the community to open its arms in welcoming and accommodating investors in the community.
He also added that the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.SAN led administration will continue to give all the support needed to foster more public and private partnership for community development in the kingdom.
The Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Victor Ademefun Kiladejo, Jilo III, also urged the people both home and abroad to intensify their efforts to pushing for more projects to sustain the progress which is currently being witnessed in the kingdom.
“Community development is not just about government programs, it is about engaging all of us, neighbors, businesses, non-profits, to take ownership and pride in our community”, he said.


Israel, Greece sign deal includes establishment of a 5.4 billion training center
( MENAFN )The Israeli defense ministry stated that Israel and Greece inked their "largest ever" security procurement agreement.
The deal includes the creation and operation of a 5.4 billion shekels (about USD1.65 billion) training center for the Hellenic Air Force in a period of 22 years.
The center is going to be replicated after the Israel Air Force flight academy, and will be prepared with 10 M-346 training aircraft managed by Leonardo, an aerospace and Security Company headquartered in Italy.
The statement added that Elbit Systems is going to find the center. Elbit is going to offer kits to improve and operate the Hellenic Air Force's T-6 aircraft. It will offer training, logistical support also.
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The Marine Protection Department (Al Khor Unit) caught fishermen hunting a number of salal birds and hiding them inside a fishing boat to sell them, in a clear violation of the hunting law, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change said. The boat was stopped at the entrance to Al Khor, and a violation report was issued. Inspectors from the ministry freed the birds, took care of them and supervised their re-release into nature. The ministry has called on everyone to 'abide by the laws and preserve the biodiversity and ecological balance of our environment'.
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Ronn Torossian on Adapting PR Efforts to Social Media Platforms
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, September 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — According Ronn Torossian, the global pandemic has brought many changes around the world, as many businesses have been forced to work remotely, which has made it a bit more difficult to generate insights and track performance metrics for their marketing campaigns. public relations. As PR efforts and social media efforts are based on communication efforts, companies can rely on social media platforms to amplify their PR messages and ensure that they reach many more people in the target audience, as all the posts that a business shares them on social media platforms are in real time. However, before a company can use social media platforms as part of its PR campaigns, it is important to tailor the PR strategy to support social media platforms in the first place.
Torossian says the first step to making sure a company’s public relations efforts are going to adapt well to social media platforms is to understand what has worked well for the company on those platforms in the past. This means that companies should analyze any media coverage they have already received to see which journalists, reporters, influencers and media have talked about the company and its solutions. To fully research and evaluate past public relations efforts, companies need to think about which strategies have worked in the past and which have not, and how much time and money the company has invested in each of them. Companies also need to find a way to demonstrate the performance of their PR efforts on social media platforms and define what they will consider a successful effort. It’s also important for businesses to think about the people and outlets they want to target in the future and start developing relationships with them, as well as finding new angles to share their newsworthy stories with. the public.
The next step is to ensure that the business fully understands its target audience on its social media platforms of choice so that the business can communicate much more effectively with that audience. Many companies that have relied on marketing efforts for a long time tend to overlook this step because they think they already know their target audience, however, consumer behaviors and habits tend to change over time, c That’s why it’s important for companies to keep tracking them. To get a deeper understanding of the target audience, companies need to think about the demographic and psychographic information they already have about consumers and research the audience’s beliefs, pain points, values, habits and more. Once a company has all of this information at their fingertips, it’s time to step back and determine how best the company can promote itself and its solutions with the new information in a way that meets the needs of the target audience.
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RAMALLAH, February 7, 2018 (WAFA) – The presidency Wednesday welcomed the upcoming "historical and significant" visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is expected to arrive in Ramallah on Saturday.
The visit is considered historical, because it will be the first for an Indian Prime Minister to visit Palestine.
The presidency said President Mahmoud Abbas will welcome Modi at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, where the two will discuss issues of mutual interest and the latest political developments in the region.
Topics such as bilateral relations between the two countries and the regional issues of relevance will be on the agenda.
The presidency said the visit will be a unique chance to express appreciation for India’s ongoing support and positions that support peace and Palestinians’ right to freedom and independence.
Bilateral agreements will be signed to strengthen the friendship between the Palestinian and Indian people and cooperation in important fields, it added.
The two leaders are expected to appear in a joint press conference.


Jordan Lashes Out at U.S. and Israel
The king of Jordan, a U.S. ally, has publicly criticized America and Israel over the fighting in Lebanon, and said the only way to achieve peace is to end Israeli occupation of Arab lands.
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King Abdullah of Jordan has publicly criticised the United States and Israel over the fighting in Lebanon.
He told Jordanian newspapers he was enraged by the war, and that continued fighting only weakened the voice of Middle East moderates such as himself.
He argued Israel’s attempt to destroy the militant Hezbollah group would not solve problems in the region.
He stressed the only way to achieve peace was to end the Israeli occupation of Arab lands.
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Islamabad, Dec 7: Amid a continued resurgence, Pakistan has reported 3,795 new coronavirus cases and 58 fatalities, which increased the overall infection tally and death toll to 420,294 and 8,398, respectively, health authorities said on Monday.
The number of the new cases was the highest since July, Dawn news quoted the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) as saying.
The national positivity rate has been recorded at 9.71 per cent as cases across the country have continued to spike, the NCOC revealed.
Additionally, it was revealed that more than 40,000 tests were being conducted daily for the past two weeks, 40 per cent of which were conducted through contact tracing.
According to data, 81 per cent of the positive cases have been detected in urban centres.
Last week, the NCOC was told that Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi were contributing 70 per cent of the country’s overall cases.
The highest positivity rate among cities was recorded in Karachi, where 21.31 per cent tests came out positive.
In Abbottabad, positivity rate was 17.86 per cent, the second highest in the country, while in Peshawar 16.66 per cent of the tests are turning up positive.
According to NCOC data, 2,539 Covid-19 patients were in critical condition across the country and the number of such patients was rising, Dawn news reported.
Currently, 4,503 smart lockdowns have been imposed in different areas across the country.


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The Kwara State Governor, Mr. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has decried the ongoing spike of reported cases of COVID-19 in the country.
This is coming as the state government recorded 15 more COVID-19 cases over the weekend to push up the number of active cases in the state to 138.
Four more patients were however discharged after testing negative for the dread virus.
The total confirmed cases in the state stands as 284 out of which 146 have been discharged and five deaths recorded
AbdulRazaq said at the official donation of two ambulances buses by the BUA Group to the state government in Ilorin that the decision to allow gradual easing of lockdown, reopening of businesses and students return to school does not imply that the pandemic has been defeated.
He, however, urged residents in the state and other Nigerians to observe COVID-19 guidelines and protocols.
The governor said described the fight against COVID-19 as everybody’s business, which every citizen should take responsibility for its success.
He commended the BUA Group for donating the ambulance buses to the state government and acknowledged the company’s earlier donation of N100 million to the state government


SJVNL not giving 70 per cent employment to locals: HP govt
In a letter to the Union Power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has said that it was evident that the state has not been getting the stipulated 70 per cent employment in the projects being executed by SJVNL, an official release said.
HP happens to be the equity partner in the SJVNL ventures within and outside the state and 1500 MW project of the power major in the state had been executed under the same analogy.
Dhumal said the state has adopted a new power policy which beside other conditions had made it mandatory to every power producer to provide at least 70 per cent employment at all level to the educated unemployed youth of the state.
However, it has been noticed that SJVNL was not implementing the same in its operational and under implementation projects, the release said quoting Dhumal.
He also said that the state would give preferential treatment to SJVNL in allotment of future projects subject to the condition that the state was granted its due share as per power policy provisions.


Vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured the business community that Ghana’s economy would soon go cash-lite.
Speaking at the Ishmael Yamson and Associates Business Roundtable in Accra, Dr Bawumia also charged the business community to be ready to embrace new technologies to remain competitive.
He said Ghana is almost through to being recognized as a cash-lite economy.
Government policies of integrating internet solutions like the mobile interoperability has so far been channelled at fostering e-payments, especially in the public sector.
“One of the things that we need to understand is that the private sector has been a partner in the development process and not a competitor, and for the government, it is very important that we understand the sort of energies that the private sector can unleash to help us in the development process,” Dr Bawumia said, and added that “everything that we are trying to do is with the private sector.”
Meanwhile, Convener of the conference, Dr Ismael Yamson, has impressed on government and the private sector to work hard at creating a good environment for business growth.
He urged Ghanaians to support the digitization programmes of the government since the current manual system of doing things bred corruption.
He also called for the institution of measures for the sustenance of the programmes after they had been implemented.
The event, which was themed: “Ghana we want”, sought to encourage young and potential business people to share ideas and network among themselves.


JACOBABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will be making a “big announcement” in an address to the nation today.
Speaking to media sources, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Prime Minister Imran Khan cared about the people and urged them to take to the streets to fight for their rights.
While accusing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for using provincial government’s resources for its political campaign, the PTI leader said that after next general elections, his party will also be in power in Sindh.
He further said that PTI has decided not to create hurdles in long march of PPP but claimed that the opposition party is paying Rs30,000 to each participant of the march.
He also asked what the PPP has done for the people of Sindh during its 15 years in power.


State House says President Lazarus Chakwera has already started clearing the rubble in government by firing some principal secretaries and more public officers are expected to be fired.
Press Secretary Brian Banda said on Monday that the process of removing some employees in the civil service and parastatals is continuing.
“Things have already started moving, there are principal secretaries who have been fired and replaced and there are several other things that are happening. So the indication that Chakwera is clearing the rubble is there,” said Banda.
He, however, added that there are processes such as investigations that need to be followed because the current government is building foundations for generations to come.
According to Banda, in some parastatals the boards have met and are expected to take action on employees.
“I don’t think you expect the president to go to a parastatal and fire a chief executive officer.
“The president has charged responsible people to ensure that changes are made where there is lawlessness but in a lawful way so that the fired employees should not sue government in future,” said Banda.
According to Banda, public officers to be targeted include those who were employed during previous administrations without following procedures.
He, however, maintained that the Chakwera administration will not fire a person just because the employee is suspected of being a Democratic Progressive Party sympathizer.


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Kuwait Min., Pakistan Amb. Discuss Food Security Coop.
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Dec 10 (KUNA) -- Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Aiban and Ambassador of Pakistan to the State of Kuwait Malik Mohammad Farooq discussed on Sunday ways to enhance cooperation within food security.
In a statement, the Ministry of Commerce said that Minister Al-Aiban commended during the meeting the cooperation between Kuwait and Pakistan, adding that the two countries were eager to develop ties on all possible levels.
The statement indicated that the meeting also touched on food security opportunity offered by Pakistan to Kuwait especially within agricultural and livestock imports.
The two sides agreed to hold further meetings to look into other venues of cooperation. (end)
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Srinagar: Stating that the nation will develop only when people work by understanding each other, Syed Shahezadi, Officiating Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities on Thursday said that the Union Government is committed to the welfare and progress of the minority communities in Jammu and Kashmir.
She said this while addressing a press conference here. “The government is providing special focus to the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir and many initiatives and schemes are being taken in this regard,” she said, adding that the whole nation will progress when we work together and appealed everyone to contribute towards peace, progress and development.
Syed Shahezadi was on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from April 18-21 during which she held interactions with minority groups and listened to their issues. She said that the issues highlighted by the minority groups will be brought to the notice of the relevant authorities to improve the standard of living.
Highlighting the various schemes and projects for the welfare of minorities she said that under PMJVK, 19 projects amounting to Rs 314.33 lakhs have been sanctioned for providing better health, education and other facilities to the people of J&K.
She also said that the government was committed to provide access to quality education to students from minority communities. She said the government was working with utmost sincerity to ensure welfare of these students through affordable, accessible and quality education and many schemes and scholarships are benefitting them.
Giving details she said that under pre-matric and post matric scholarships to the students of Jammu and Kashmir, an amount of 6.94 Cr and 26.3 Cr has been sanctioned respectively.


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Emergency workers were at the site of a crash involving a train and a truck in which three people were hurt Thursday morning. One of the three people who was in the truck had critical injuries.
The Prince William County Police Department said the collision happened in the 11200 block of Aden Rd. in the Nokesville area.
A helicopter flew the person who had critical injuries to the hospital for treatment.
The police department said the other two people who were in the truck were alright.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, Nov. 29 (Petra)-- Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki, on Wednesday, inaugurated at Al Hussein Public Park, the18th Olive Festival organized by the National Center for Agricultural Research with the participation of farmers, associations and local and international institutions.
The prime minister, who was accompanied by Agriculture Minister Khaled Hneifat, toured the exhibition, where agricultural products are being displayed.
The four-day event aims at helping farmers, rural associations and housewives to market their products, as well as, introducing consumers nationwide to olive varieties.
Olives covers about 77 per cent of the total area planted with fruit trees and 44 per cent of the total cultivated area in Jordan, Agriculture Minister Khaled Hneifat said.
An estimated amount of 252,000 tonnes of olive fruits are expected to be picked this season, of which 201,000 tonnes will be pressed to produce 36,000 tonnes of olive oil, while an estimated amount of 50,000 tonnes of olive fruits will be pickled, Hneifat said.
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No intel failure in Pulwama attack, Government tells Parliament
New Delhi, June 26: The government has informed the Parliament that the Pulwama attack was not an intelligence failure.
The government also said that all agencies are working in a coordinated manner. Junior home minster, Kishan Reddy told the Parliament that there was no intelligence failure in the attack.
He said that all agencies are working in a coordinated manner and the intelligence inputs are shared between the various agencies on a real time basis. He further said that the National Investigation Agency probe into the attack has helped identify the conspirators and perpetrators behind the attack.
He further said that Jammu and Kashmir is affected by terrorism sponsored and supported by those from across the border. Reddy also said that there is a zero tolerance policy towards terror in Kashmir and this has resulted the killing of several terrorists in the past few years.


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Minister of Tourism Dr. Abdulla Mausoom has stated that the country’s target to bring 500,000 visitors to the country in 2020 was achieved earlier than expected due to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s insightful decisions.
The government changed the country’s target tourist arrivals to 500,000 for the year 2020 due to the setbacks faced by the global travel industry and the border closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government expected the target to be reached by 25th December. However, the goal was achieved earlier on 17th December. Celebrations were held at Velana International Airport to welcome the 500,000th visitor.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Dr. Mausoom stated that the government’s target was achieved earlier than expected due to the insightful decisions of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and the bravery shown by the tourism industry. The Minister also thanked and congratulated the people of Maldives for the achievement. The minister specially thanked those working in the tourism industry and everyone involved in the industry.
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Saudi - Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Takes Part in a Panel Discussion within GMIS
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Dubai, Nov. 23, 2021, SPA -- Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Eng. Osama bin Abdulaziz Al-Zamil took part in a panel discussion entitled 'Connecting for Cooperation: Revolutionizing Supply Networks', as part of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS), held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
During his presentation, Eng. Al-Zamil stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia successfully overcame the coronavirus pandemic, as government agencies worked in harmony to contain the pandemic, and support the modern agricultural and mineral production.
He added that the Kingdom also was able to successfully manage the pandemic due to the reliability of its supply chains, the flexibility of its industrial sector, and its ability to respond quickly to the crisis.
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National Freedom Front Propaganda Secretary Mohamed Muzammil yesterday charged that the SLFP and UPFA have hung on the Elephant’s tail ignoring the anti-UNP votes received to them at the Local Government election.
Addressing the media yesterday at NFF party office in Pita Kotte, Muzammil said that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) engaged in an anti-UNP at the Local Government election campaign and both parties received anti-UNP votes.
During the election campaign, they also claimed that they did not want to continue the national government and they asked people to cast their votes to form a SLFP government.
He was commenting on statements by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and UPFA General Secretary Mahinda Amaraweera in Parliament on Wednesday, which claimed that the agreement between the United National Party and Sri Lanka Freedom Party forming the national government is still valid and will continue to function.
He further charged that the yahapalana government had led the country towards destruction during past three years.


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Dhaka: The Ministry of Religious Affairs on March 22 announced that the cost of each of the two Hajj packages has been reduced by BDT 11,725.
The ministry made the announcement through a circular, adding that the deadline for hajj registration has been extended till March 27.
The Saudi government reduced the cost of service for different countries by 413 Saudi Riyal (BDT 11,725). Hence, the government has been able to reduce the cost, according to the circular.
The cost of hajj package under government hajj management has now been set at BDT 6.71 lac, from the previous BDT 6.83 lac.
The cost of the package under private management has been reduced to BDT 6.60 lac from BDT 6.72 lac.
The circular also mentioned that those who have completed registration under government management will get BDT 46,725 refund from the Hajj office in Dhaka.
The hajj agency has been instructed to refund BDT 11,725 to the pilgrims who registered under private management.
The hajj pilgrimage will be held on June 27 this year, subject to sighting of the moon.
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Azerbaijan's MoD talks servicemen of artillery troops killed during 44-day war
(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.9
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Some 184 servicemen of the Azerbaijani artillery troops were killed during the 44-day Second Karabakh war, Spokesman for Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant Colonel Anar Eyvazov said, Trend reports.
He noted that about 4,000 servicemen of the artillery troops for their merits in gaining victory were awarded various orders and medals, as well as titles, including the title of Hero of the Patriotic War.
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Lahore November 28 2022: Former federal minister and Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry has said that the dissolution of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has been approved.
A consultative meeting regarding resignation from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assemblies was held under the chairmanship of former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan in which important decisions were taken.
Speaking to the media outside Lahore Zaman Park after the meeting, Fawad Chaudhry said that the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has been approved.
He said that due to our resignations, 567 seats will be vacant across the country, while our assembly members in Sindh and Balochistan will submit their resignations and the Speaker National Assembly will also be asked to accept the resignations of PTI members. He said that constitutionally elections should be held in Punjab and KPK in 90 days. He said that Imran Khan has called a parliamentary party meeting on Friday.


Musharraf and Blair to discuss trading system
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Britain Dr Maleeha Lodhi said on Thursday said that President Pervez Musharraf’s visit to the United Kingdom would strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries in various fields.
Talking to ARY-ONE TV, she said that President Musharraf would discuss increased market access and the need for an equitable global trading system, with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
She said that Britain was Pakistan’s largest trading partner in Europe and its fourth largest in the world. Trade between the two countries was over $1.3 billion in the last financial year. Dr Lodhi said that there were currently more than 100 British companies operating in Pakistan with a combined investment of $1.6 billion. app


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The expansion of cultural relations between Iran and Japan was discussed at the meeting.
Salehi called the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) a good opportunity for the two nations to get to know more about their cultures and civilizations.
China and Japan will be TIBF special guest countries in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
Salehi said that the cultural relations can add more to the historical ties between the two countries.
The ambassador also on his part said that his country is eager to attend the Tehran International Book Fair as a guest country.
He said that he is happy that he has been working in Iran as an ambassador.
He also said that the two countries are progressing their bilateral relations, adding that Iran’s culture ministry has a wide variety of activities and its guides are required for the expansion of relations between the two countries.
Source: Tehran Times


Muslim countries around the world have reacted with anger and fury to the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinians, which has resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries, as well as widespread destruction and displacement.
Some Muslim countries condemned the Hamas attacks and urged for restraint, while others praised the resistance groups and blamed Israel for the escalation. Egypt, which has a peace treaty with Israel, warned of the repercussions of the violence and called on the international community to ask Israel to stop its attacks against the Palestinian people.
However, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Qatar, and Lebanon expressed their support for Hamas and its allies, and held Israel responsible for the crisis. Iraq said that the Hamas operations were a natural result of the systematic oppression that the Palestinians have faced for years at the hands of the Zionist occupation authority.
Iran said that the attack had opened a new chapter in the resistance and armed action against the occupiers. Syria said that it stood by the Palestinian people in their heroic struggle against the Israeli aggression.


Lucknow: Muslims in UP will have to offer prayers and celebrate the upcoming Bakrid (Eid-ul-Adha) festival at their homes.
According to the guidelines issued by the Yogi Adityanath government, Muslim clerics have been asked to ensure that people don’t collect in groups, but celebrate the festival at their homes.
Police officials in all districts have been asked to remain on vigil and take note of even the smallest incident in their respective areas. Intelligence agencies have also been asked to remain on high alert and pre-empt any untoward incidents.
District officials have also been asked to ensure that pigs and other animals don’t roam on roads around the mosques and other shrines.
Transportation of meat and animal slaughter in the open have been banned.


Chikondi Foundation president Bishop John Mambo has charged that the killing of two people by police in Mazabuka this week is a clear indication that the nation has become a police state.
Bishop Mambo has noted that the Zambia police have seen it fit to use live ammunition against civilians whenever people decide to protest.
He says from the time of the protest in Western Province over the Barotseland agreement were lives were lost, police have gone on the loose in shooting at people.
Bishop Mambo called on the government to ensure that sanity is brought to the police service.
He says turning of the country into a police state is worrying because it has long term consequences.
Bishop Mambo noted that Zambia has a lot to learn from what is taking place in North Africa.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 9
Azerbaijani judoka Sabina Aliyeva, representing the country at the 1st Games of the CIS countries in the weight category up to 52 kilograms, won a gold medal, Trend reports.
Overall, Azerbaijani judokas have won 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals.
The I Games of the CIS countries are held in Kazan and will last until September 11. The Azerbaijani team is represented at the Games in 13 types of sports, such as badminton (eight athletes), boxing (nine), basketball (four), judo (16), futsal (13), table tennis (8), bench and bullet shooting (3), karate (20), wrestling (4), women's wrestling (6), kurash (5), sambo (7), freestyle wrestling (10), Greco-Roman wrestling (9), muay thai (6).
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LAHORE, July 8 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that recovery of Prime Minister was the result of prayers of millions of people.
In a statement issued here on Friday, the Chief Minister said, “People of the country are praying for the health and long life of their Prime Minister as they believe that he has to do a lot of work for the development and prosperity of Pakistan, as
he did in the form of nuclear tests to make the defence of the country invincible.”
“People of Pakistan are thankful to Almighty Allah on the health recovery of Prime Minister,” he added.
Shehbaz Sharif further said that he and his family were thankful to all mothers, sisters, daughters, brothers and elders who during their worship in the holy month of Ramazan also prayed for the health of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
The Chief Minister also thanked leaders of different political parties who despite political differences upheld human values and expressed their good wishes for the Prime Minister and prayed for his health.
The Chief Minister also prayed to Allah Almighty to show right path to those who inspite of cardiac problem and most complicated operation of the Prime Minister tried to use it to achieve their narrow political and personal interests.


Since receiving the grant, the magazine has increased its budget.
The Government is in the process of increasing its military budget.
Rather, he has said, the city plans to substantially increase its budget for the program through which such sales are made.
The citizens voted to increase my budget and I put more officers on the street.
As a result, Congress increased the service's budget, and fatalities fell to half of what they had been.
He said that each year for the last 16 years the city had increased its budget and then spent even more than allotted.
Since 2005 Azerbaijan has increased its military budget to $2.46 billion in 2009.
They will most certainly not agree to increasing the Union's budget.
We are on course to increase our budget to 1.27 % by 1999.
China has been steadily increasing its military budget for most of the past decade.


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Sixteen private schools that were operating illegally in Matungu sub-county in Kakamega County have been closed down.
Area Deputy County Commissioner (DCC), Jacob Awuor said that a committee set up to look into operations of public and private schools in the area found out that the schools were operating without fulfilling the requirements of the Ministry of Education.
Awuor who was speaking at Matungu on Sunday during celebrations to mark Mashujaa day said that pupils who were learning from those schools were admitted to nearby public schools.
He said that 29 other schools have been put on notice to improve on facilities at the institutions by the beginning of next term failure to which they would face closure.
The DCC said that security officers in the area were on a crackdown of illicit brews as the area was being used as the gateway for second generation illicit drinks from a neighbouring country.
Awuor told the area residents to be wary of these illicit drinks that he said had a negative impact on the security of the area.
He said that all night meetings that included prayers and playing of music in funerals at night were banned three months ago following cases of insecurity in the area and noted that the ban still remains.
The Sub-County Commander of Police, Alex Ndii asked the area residents to work closely with the police by reporting cases of defilement and avoid settling such cases at home.
Ndii said that it was important that culprits of such cases faced the law as a warning to others to learn from the harsh sentences imposed.
He said that such cases stigmatized the victims and that for the vice to stop, those who committed the crime have to face the law.
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Ryan: No ‘sidetrack’ to social issues
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan insisted Tuesday that while the media and the Democratic Party were trying to sidetrack Republicans with social issues, the GOP is dedicated to tackling economic issues.
“It’s not troubling for me” that there is conversation about social issues, the Wisconsin Republican said on CBS’s “This Morning.” “I think that’s more about the media, and maybe the Democrats who are trying to move it in that direction.”
“I don’t think we’re going to have a sidetrack into social issues,” Ryan asserted.
The Wisconsin Republican said that Republican presidential candidates were mostly talking about economic issues.
“I think what the candidates are mostly talking about are the fiscal issues, the economic issues, and the choice of two futures that the country’s going to have to make in the fall,” Ryan said. “When it all comes down to it, we’re going to be really talking about the economic issues, which are the driving issues at the front of the minds of the American people.
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has been making a similar point to Ryan, arguing that the media was framing him as a social issues candidate when his focus had been largely on economic issues.
“All reporters in the back, they say, ‘Oh there’s Santorum talking about social issues again,’” Santorum said Monday, according to NBC. “No, I’m talking about freedom.”
Recently, the national discussion has segued into some social issues, including a proposed — and later altered — Obama administration mandate for employers to provide birth control insurance coverage, gay marriage bills progressing in Maryland and New Jersey and a controversial bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions in Virginia.


Abeokuta - Mr Dayo Adeneye, Commissioner
for Information and Strategy in Ogun, on Thursday said the ministry had
proposed N715 million as its budget for 2016.
Adeneye disclosed this while defending the ministry’s budget proposal for 2016
before the state’s House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation in
He said that N225 million had been earmarked for capital expenditure while N490
million would be spent on recurrent expenditure.
He also said that it was expected that the ministry would generate revenue of
N5 million during the period, adding that the ministry would create a short
message platform where citizens could lodge complaints at the rate of N50.
Adeneye expressed the hope that the platform would boost the internal revenue
generation profile of the ministry.
Under capital project, he said that the ministry would spend N49 million on the
purchase of motor vehicles while N9.9 million would be spent on furniture and
Also read: Oshiomole to present 2016 budget Wednesday
He said that the ministry would develop strategies that could be effectively
used to mobilise the entire citizenry for positive development.
Defending the budget of the state’s Television Station (OGTV), the Acting General
Manager, Mr Dele Bolujoko, said that the station proposed N250 million as its
revenue for 2016.
He said that the station had earmarked N1.3 billion as its total expenditure
for 2016, adding that N1 billion was for capital expenditure while N381 million
would be for recurrent expenditure.
Bolukojo said that the station would migrate to digital transmission platform
soon, and that there was need to re-engineer OGTV to meet international
He said that the station would spend N170 million to purchase Outside
Broadcasting Van and N30 million for UPS and Inverters.
He said that the budget objective was the provision of necessary equipment that
would enable the organisation to meet the 2017 analogue-to-digital transmission


Ballia: Uttar Pradesh Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Narad Rai on Thursday said that efforts were being made to organise Indian Premier League matches in the state.
Talking to the reporters Rai said that talks were being held with the BCCI to organise IPL matches in UP.
He said that efforts were being made to stage the National Games in 2015 in UP.
Rai said that a Test match between India and New Zealand would be played here in November.
He said that sports colleges would be set up in Ballia and Basti district and meal allowance of the atheletes has been hiked from Rs 150 per day to Rs 200.


Activities have been paralysed in ministries, departments and agencies in Ondo State as the strike by civil servants entered its second day.
Operators of refuse disposal vehicles have also been on “holiday”, with heaps of refuse littering the streets of the state capital, Akure.
Civil servants, including teachers, embarked on the strike to press home their demands for the payment of their two-month outstanding salaries.
The Chairman, Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC), Sunday Adeleye, said the government failed to accede to their requests.
But the government has appealed to its workers to call off the strike, assuring them that their demands would soon be met.
A top government official said the government would, next week, pay last month’s salary.
The workers are also demanding for the payment of all their deductions and promotion of those who are due.


17/12/2015 …. Chief Minister laxmikant parsekar has urged the mining truck owners to call off their strike and start with the resumption of its services in the mining activities ….
Speaking to media reporters at the secretariat at porvorim chief minister laxmikant parsekar said that e would like to request the striking truck owners to accept the company rate at the moment and assured to increase the rate once the dollar would improve in the international market.
Mr parsekar also stated that his government had help the mining sector in the last three and half years after the halt of mining activities in the state and therefore the truck owners should also need to help the state government in re starting the mining resumption
Parsekar also stated there were also certain people who had vested interest in creating problems in the mining belt and taking political mileage out of it


Emirates Steel Arkan, Japanese companies partner up to manufacture low-carbon steel
(MENAFN) Emirates Steel Arkan, the biggest public steel and building materials production in the UAE, has teamed up with Japanese exchanging house Itochu and JFE Steel in a program for a ferrous raw material output facility in Abu Dhabi.
The action might boost the Emirates’ efforts to additionally lower the productions of its industrial actions.
ESA, established after the partnership of Emirates Steel and Arkan Building Materials in 2021, and the two Japanese firms is going to achieve feasibility studies for the creation of the plant in the UAE capital, the steel producer stated in an announcement on Monday to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, where its stakes are exchanged.
The program is projected to reach increasing worldwide request for green steel.
Saeed Al Remeithi, group head executive of Emirates Steel Arkan, stated that “We are proud to be leading efforts among steel makers in the Middle East to decarbonise amid an intensification of the global drive to curb carbon dioxide emissions.”
Adding that “If hydrogen reduction becomes an established technology in the production of steel, Emirates Steel Arkan will rapidly harness it to further reduce its carbon emissions.”
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Ranchi: After the JMM blamed the EVMs for the defeat of the party the BJP immediately hit back stating that since the party had been rejected by the people therefore it was now blaming the EVM.
Party’s spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo said as long as JMM was winning the EVM was alright and when it has been defeated in these polls it was now blaming the machines and demanding that polls be conducted through ballot papers.
He said that by speaking against the EVM Hemant Soren was disrespecting the mandate of the people. He said that Mr Soren should respect the mandate of the people and should stop making excuses.
Pratul said that with the defeat of Guruji end of jmm has commenced in the state. He said that people of Santhal Pargana very angry against JMM and despite the ill health of Guruji he was fielded from the seat. He said that all sections of the society have supported the BJP over the issue of development.
Pratul said that Hemant Soren was right to you accept that nationalism was the biggest issue in the election and the country will remain safe only if the borders are safe and then only there would be some other issue. He said that BJP had fought these elections on the issue of development and nationalism.
He said that Hemant Soren is yet not ready to accept his defeat and was making excuses but in the assembly elections he would face the real truth.


With the political storm that has been created by the Patthalgadi, the Congress came out on Saturday asserting that it had first initiated by a BJP leader himself.
Tribal Congress state President Amarjit Bhagat said that the Patthalgadi had been inaugurated by Nand Kumar Sai himself.
Incidentally, Sai is also the head of the National Scheduled Tribes Commission.
Bhagat said that Patthalgadi is the outcome of the step-brotherly treatment with the tribals in the state.
He pointed to the contradiction that while a BJP leader inaugurated the Patthalgadi, now the leaders of the same party are protesting against it.
This has led to deterioration of law and order in the state, he said.
Bhagat went to the extent of saying that the naxalism itself has only spread under the incumbent government so much so that they have now reach to the urban centres of the Chhattisgarh.
The revelations were made in a press conference organized in Raipur Congress Bhawan.
Amarjit Bhagat also slammed the state government on the issue of Foerst Rights Act and how the FRA recognitions are being disbursed.
Deputy Leader of Opposition Kawasi Lakhma said that incumbent state government is busy exploiting the tribals in every way.
Another prominent Congress leader Shiv Daharia said that the tribals have been stuck in the hostilities between security forces and the naxals.>


Gang activities had plagued Bloemfontein, Virginia, Welkom, Botshabelo and rural towns such as Bothaville in recent years. Youth gang activities in Botshabelo had led to school closures.
“We cannot allow educational disruptions,” he said.
Gangs and gang activities had been identified as an issue to be addressed by the local police, said Mpembe.
However, it was important for the police to work with communities and the media, in educating people about gangs. The police would also speak to the National Prosecuting Authority.
Mpembe said the focus on gangs would also lead to measures against drug use, drug smuggling and illegal firearms.
Other crimes to be targeted included illegal mining activities and crimes on the country’s border.
Mpembe said the police would look at practical solutions.


(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Oul june 15 (qna) - south korea's president park geun-hye will embark on a six-day tour to three central asian nations on monday in order to expand economic cooperation and promote her vision of a united eurasia.
the president will first visit uzbekistan from monday to wednesday kazakhstan from wednesday to friday and turkmenistan from saturday and sunday according to korea's (kbs world) website.
during her state visit to uzbekistan park will hold summit talks with president islam karimov on tuesday to discuss measures to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries.
their discussions are expected to focus on economic cooperation including the development of the surgil gas reserves and the construction of a combined thermal power plant in talimarjan.
the two leaders will also discuss ways to expand cooperation in renewable energy and science and technology.
from there park will pay a state visit to kazakhstan on thursday to take part in a summit with president nursultan nazarbayev.
during their meeting the two leaders are expected to discuss ways to solidify the strategic partnership in various fields. in particular their discussions will center on the implementation of bilateral cooperative projects including the construction of the balkhash coal-fired power plant and a petrochemical complex in atyrau as well as the exploration of the zhambyl offshore oil fields.
the president then will visit turkmenistan on saturday to hold summit talks with president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow to discuss way to increase bilateral cooperation.
with this visit park will become the first korean president to ever visit turkmenistan. (qna)
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KUWAIT, Nov 26 (KUNA) -- In a sports atmosphere full of activity and vitality with the participation of thousands of runners from both genders and different ages, Kuwait's Gulf Bank organized Saturday its eighth annual 642 marathon, which was held on the Arabian Gulf Street and some adjacent roads.
The marathon, which became one of the most crucial sporting and social events in Kuwait this year, included four races for all age groups, which are races at distances of 5 kilometers, 10 km, the half marathon with 21 km, and the full marathon at 42 km.
The marathon contained other sports activities such as weightlifting competitions and more, while the winners and distinguished athletes in the races were awarded. (end) fsa.lr
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