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A view of volleyball match during Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex

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A view of volleyball match during Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex
A view of volleyball match during Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex
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ISLAMABAD: October 04 –
A view of volleyball match during Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex
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ISLAMABAD: October 04 – A view of volleyball match during Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex. APP/SMR/MAF/TZD/FHA
A view of volleyball match during Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex
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ISLAMABAD: October 04 – A view of volleyball match during Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex. APP/SMR/MAF/TZD/FHA
A view of volleyball match during Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex
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ISLAMABAD: October 04 – A Group photo of all volleyball teams after award distribution ceremony in Community Girls Volleyball Tournament 2023 at Pakistan Sports Complex. APP/SMR/MAF/TZD/FHA

POA honours squash team

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Pakistan Olympic Association POA

ISLAMABAD, Oct 04 (APP):Pakistan Olympic Association (AOA) hosted a reception to honour the Pakistan squash team who won the silver medal in the team event in on-going 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.

President Pakistan Olympic Association Lt. Gen (R ) Syed Arif Hasan who was the chief guest at the occasion encouraged the young athletes with cash prizes while Secretary General POA Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, Dr. Asad Abbas and other officials were also present on the occasion, said a press release.

Arif Hasan said that despite limited resources, reaching the Asian Games final shows excellent skills of the players.
It may be mentioned that India beat Pakistan by 2-1 in the final of Men’s squash team event final.

Third season of ‘Schoolympics’ games to start from Nov 6

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Schoolympics

MULTAN, Oct 04 (APP): The third season of Pakistan’s first of its kind “Schoolympics” games on the style of International Olympic games under the auspices of School Education department South Punjab will begin from November 6 in Bahawalpur.

Teams consisting of male and female students from South Punjab will participate in football, hockey, cricket, badminton, volleyball, table tennis and athletics games.

Secretary School Education South Punjab, Rana Saleem Ahmad Khan, expressed these views while presiding over a consultative meeting with the officials of the education boards regarding the 2023 Schoolympics.

Additional Secretary Khawaja Mazhar-ul-Haq, Section Officer Hina Chaudhry, Secretaries and Directors Physical Education of Multan, Bahawalpur and DG Khan Education Boards and others attended the meeting.

Rana Saleem said that the Schoolympics will lead to the promotion of various games including national game hockey.

He directed the concerned officials to finalize all the matters regarding accommodation, food, uniforms of the girls and boys teams in connection with the event scheduled to be held from November 6 to November 11.

Secretary School Education while giving directions said that to conduct open trials to ensure the participation of male and female students in Schoolympics games and to include students of government schools as well as private educational institutions, special education, seminaries and transgender schools in trials.

The secretaries of Bahawalpur, Multan and DG Khan Education Boards gave briefing to the Secretary about the measures taken regarding the Schoolympics 2023.

Two drug peddlers held, drugs recovered

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drug peddlers

MULTAN, Oct 04 (APP):Gulgasht police have raided and arrested two drug peddlers and recovered over two kilogrammes of hashish from their possession here on Wednesday.

According to a spokesperson for police, SHO Gulgasht Rao Zia-ur-Rehman along with his team have raided Pull Bararan and Syedan Wala bypass and arrested drug peddlers Muhammad Kashif and Khizar Hayat and recovered over two kilogrammes of hashish. Cases have been registered against the accused and legal action launched.

ECP, political parties’ consultative meeting on next Wed

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ecp

ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (APP):The consultative meeting between the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and several political parties, initially scheduled for today, (Wednesday, October 4), has already been rescheduled to the upcoming Wednesday due to the unavailability of specific members, said an ECP spokesperson.

Contradicting a news report currently being aired on various TV channels, the ECP spokesperson in a statement clarified that the meeting is set for the next Wednesday, October 11th. at 2 PM, at the same location, the Election Commission Secretariat, Islamabad.

DC inspects performance of polio teams

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Polio

BAHAWALPUR, Oct 04 (APP):Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Zaheer Anwar Jappa on Wednesday visited various areas of the city to inspect the performance of polio teams.

He urged parents to vaccinate their children against polio.

He asked people to cooperate with the polio teams. He also directed Assistant Commissioners and field officers of the Health Department to monitor the performance of polio teams.

So far, more than 0.5 million children have been vaccinated in Bahawalpur.

33 cases registered for violating dengue SOPs in 24 hours

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RAWALPINDI, Oct 04 (APP):District Health Authority(DHA) had lodged 33 FIRs and sealed two premises on violations of anti-dengue SOPs during the last 24 hours.

District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood Wednesday said that the health department, in collaboration with allied departments, had issued tickets to eight and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on violations of dengue SOPs during the last 24 hours.

Presently, the health officer informed that 148 patients were admitted to different district health facilities, of which 109 were confirmed cases while 1,334 were discharged after treatment.

Dr Sajjad added that with the arrival of 38 more cases during the last 24 hours, the district’s total tally had reached 1,443 confirmed cases.

Among the new cases, he informed that 26 patients had arrived from the Potohar town urban area, six from Rawalpindi Cantonment, five from Municipal Corporation, and one from the Chaklala Cantonment area.

During indoor surveillance, in the last 24 hours, the teams checked 16,695 houses and found larvae in 821 homes.
Similarly, he added that while checking 6,972 places, the teams found larvae at 110 sites during outdoor surveillance.

Education in nation-building is as essential as foundation stone: Mushaal

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Mushaal Hussain Malick

ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (APP): Mushaal Hussain Mullick Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Human Rights and Women Empowerment on Wednesday made it clear that the role of education in nation-building is as essential as the foundation stone and our young generation through education can play a significant role in the uplift and development of the country.

“We can create awareness about human rights only through education,” she added.

The SAPM made these remarks while speaking as a chief guest at a ceremony titled the Millennium Education One World Campus, E-11/4 Islamabad hosted by Student Council Investiture Ceremony and High Achievers Awards 2023 aimed at encouraging young individuals to regularise the student body and become responsible citizens.

She said that it was next to impossible to enslave educated people; hence the Indian notorious fascist government was making all-out efforts to deprive the people of education through various coercive tactics.

Mushaal stated that the occupation authorities were well aware of the power of education that a war-like situation was created and a curfew was placed in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) under a well-conceived plan so that parents could not send their children to educational institutions because of fear of their detention and torture at the hands of brutal Indian forces.

Enlightening the Millennials about progressive education, she said education is not only the name of getting marks but also the name of improving the different abilities of the students.

Mushaal encouraged the learners to work hard and put their best efforts towards their respective clubs and societies.

Highlighting the role of education in breaking the shackles of slavery, the SAPM on Human Rights and Women Empowerment said that Sir Syed Ahmed Khan laid the foundation stone of the Aligarh College which became the focal point of the Muslim activities during the Pakistan movement that eventually led to creation of Pakistan.

Similarly, Mushaal shed light on the role played by Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s poetry in awakening the youth, who, she said offered immense hope to the young because his imagery of the dawn to come is emphatic, adding that Iqbal emphasized the youth, “See your present in the light of the past.” “Iqbal’s message was very clear: he meant that the
“New Dawn” could only come from the modern youth who are capable of overthrowing the shackles of external materialism and reawakening their inner fire,” she added.

Therefore, Mushaal underlined that it was high time to focus on education for the progress and prosperity of the country.
The SAPM on Human Rights and Women Empowerment said: “We are proud of our children who have made Pakistan famous in “OA” levels.

During the ceremony, Mushaal, CEO of Roots Millennium Schools, Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq, Sabina Zakir Director of Communications, Community, and Outreach of The Millennium Education Group, awarded sashes to all the members of the council inclusive of members of Millennium Clubs and Societies.

Narcotics recovered from air passenger

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SIALKOT, Oct 04 (APP):Airport Narcotics Force (ANF) claimed on Wednesday to have arrested
a suspect and recovered narcotics from his stomach at Sialkot International Airport.
According to ANF, accused Khalid was trying to smuggle narcotics from Sialkot to Doha through an international airline.

During the search, the ANF found Khalid suspicious and shifted him to hospital, where doctors recovered 100 capsules (50 hashish and 50 ICE) after washing the stomach of the accused.

Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) have arrested the accused and further investigation
was underway.

Rs 69 bln money-laundering identified in 5 years: Senate body informed

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money-laundering

ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (APP): The customs authorities Wednesday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue that inspection teams had identified Rs 69.5 billion money-laundering committed by 63 individuals during last five years.

Member Customs, Zeba Hai Azhar briefed the committee in a meeting, chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwala, almost seven accused attached with the solar equipment import-business were among those who smuggled billions of rupees to different countries.

The senate body took up various reports on the massive money- laundering by solar panel/equipment importers was also apprised that two accused had deposited Rs 26 billion in cash for import of solar panels.

The customs official said First Information Reports (FIRs) had been registered against six accused for their alleged involvement in the money laundering for causing dent to the national exchequers.

She highlighted that around 59 percent imports were done through green channels and most of the transition cleared in the Post Clear Audit a Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) department.

While briefing on the Deposits Protection Corporation (DPC) Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Inayat Hussain said that the funds of depositors had legal protection worth Rs 500,000.

Earlier its limit was Rs 250,000 and the said amount limit fully covers 94 percent of depositors under the SBP subsidiary Deposits Protection Corporation (DPC).

He said that all the scheduled banks operating in the country were required to be members of DPC to ensure the deposits in these banks come under the umbrella of the deposit protection mechanism.

While briefing on the account opening issue faced by the Politically Exposed Persons (PEP), SBP officials informed that a focal person had appointed in each bank to facilitate the PEP in their account opening procedures.

The SBP also appointed a focal person in the SBP to solve the queries related to the account opening said adding that SBP further instructs banks to fast this procedure.

Senator Kamil Ali Agha said that the PEP faced problems in their account opening this is a violation of fundamental human rights and the constitution Article 10.

He said action should be taken against such officers and persons who obstruct the opening of accounts.