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Chinese company exports 160 high-end electric buses to Pakistan

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BEIJING, Jan. 6 (APP):: A Chinese company handed over 160 high-end pure electric buses to Pakistan at a ceremony held in Suzhou Industrial Park, China.

The officials from Pakistan, including General Manager Suzhou Higer, Qiu Yuanhong, Deputy General Manager Xie Jianghong, Customer Service Director Jiang Haifeng, and General Manager of Overseas Sales, attended the ceremony.

The value of the order exceeds RMB 150 million, which is the first time that Pakistan has introduced pure electric buses in large quantities, China Economic Net (CEN) reported.

The officials from Pakistan delivered speeches, respectively, expressing high recognition for this batch of buses. The day before the ceremony, the Pakistani side tested these buses, which performed perfectly in appearance, performance, and all other aspects. Currently, Higer’s new energy buses have occupied the largest market share in Pakistan, contributing to Pakistan’s green and low-carbon travel.

Since entering the Pakistani market in 2006, in response to the local dusty and congested road traffic characteristics, Higer has continued to carry out technological innovation and customize high-quality buses for Pakistan that can calmly cope with the local climate environment and complex road conditions.

The batch of pure electric buses exported this time has the advantages of zero emissions, low operating costs, and low noise pollution, which will greatly improve the efficiency of public transportation operations and the quality of residents’ travel.

In addition, the cruising range of the buses exceeds 250 kilometers, and the entire vehicle uses the most advanced cathodic electrophoresis technology, which has an anti-corrosion period of more than ten years.
In terms of software intelligence, 160 pure electric buses are equipped with the intelligent operation system T-BOX, which can monitor driver behavior and vehicle operation data in real time to ensure operational safety and protect passenger travel.

As an important part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative, the transportation field will continue to usher in more efficient and green reforms in the future.
The arrival of 160 e-buses to Pakistan is a new starting point, promoting the high-quality development of CPEC and BRI in the field of public transportation.APP/asg

Four perished in Hafizabad roof collapse

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Ali Ali
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (APP):At least four people have lost their lives when the roof of their house collapsed in Ramke Chattah area of Hafizabad district on Saturday.
According to police officials, the family lit a fire on the roof to provide heat to their goats. The fire engulfed the roof of the rickety house and caved in, killing four people and injuring another four.
The rescue teams pulled out four bodies and four injured persons from the rubble. The condition of two of the injured was stated to be critical.

4.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Quetta

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Ali Ali
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (APP):An earthquake of 4.6 magnitudes on the Richter Scale jolted Quetta and its adjoining areas on Saturday morning.
According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), tremors were felt in Quetta and suburbs.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the epicenter of the earthquake was Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, while its depth was 98 kilometers.

President orders restoration of WAPDA welfare grant to special person

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Irfan Khan
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 06 Jan (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi has directed WAPDA to immediately pay  and restore a welfare grant to a retired employee’s special child from the date of its discontinuation.

He also ordered WAPDA to initiate disciplinary proceedings against delinquent officials who decided to stop the welfare grant despite the fact that the grant had been issued for life after fulfilling the required criteria, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release on Saturday.

While accepting a representation of Syed Noor Ali Zaidi (the complainant) against Wafaqi Mohtasib’s decision, the president said that the delinquent officials caused an embarrassing situation, not only for the family of a retired employee but also for WAPDA by unjustly stopping the welfare grant to a person with disability (PWD) who had been declared unemployable for life and was totally dependent on his parents.

He said that WAPDA should contact the Ministry of Human Rights, which had a definite programme to teach more than 50 skill sets to PWDs and later link them to possible employers.

He stressed that on such issues, it was the responsibility of institutions like WAPDA to guide PWDs, take social responsibility and ensure that they become employable.

As per details, the complainant had alleged before Wafaqi Mohtasib that he was a special child of a retired employee of WAPDA, that the medical board had declared him unemployable for life and recommended him for WAPDA Welfare Fund under the rules.

According to him, he was getting the welfare grant regularly until he attained the age of 21 when WAPDA struck his name off from the WAPDA medical treatment book.

Feeling aggrieved, he approached wafaqi mohtasib, who passed the order that WAPDA did not commit any maladministration as the complainant was 30 years of age and was not entitled to the free medical facility and welfare grant, as per rules.

Feeling aggrieved, the complainant raised the matter with the president by filing a representation against the mohtasib’s order.

The president, in his decision, further observed that a few key facts had escaped the notice of the wafaqi mohtasib, which established that the complainant was entitled to the welfare grant.

He pointed out that the complainant had been declared by WAPDA’s own medical board as “deaf and dumb since birth”, “unemployable for life” and “totally dependent on his parents” in 1996.

He observed that the managing committee of Wapda welfare fund had sanctioned a welfare grant for life for the complainant in 1996.

The president also referred to welfare fund rules which provided for the provision of welfare grants to special children of WAPDA employees subject to the provision of medical certificates, adding that NADRA had also issued a CNIC to the complainant depicting him as a “person with disability for life”.

The president concluded that the welfare grant was issued to the complainant as per rules and the question that who decided to stop the welfare grant and why needed to be investigated.

He also asked WAPDA to initiate disciplinary proceedings against delinquent officials and report compliance within 30 days to the Mohtasib.

 

 

AJK PM condoles over demise of an Ex AJK Minister

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Ali Ali
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MIRPUR ( AJK): , Jan 06 (APP) ::Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the death of former AJK government minister Sardar Asghar Afandi.
In his condolence message issued late Friday,  the PM  paid rich tributes to the deceased for his services for the nation and the country.
Expressing heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, the PM prayed to Allah the almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant patience to the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude.

Govt offers financial aid to families of martyred labourers

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Ali Ali
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DG KHAN, Jan 06 (APP):The Punjab government distributed checks amounting to Rs 1.5 million among the families of the six laborers who embraced martyrdom in North Waziristan, here in DG Khan.
According to official sources, on behalf of Caretaker Chief Minister (CS) Punjab Syed Mohsin Naqvi, Commissioner DG Khan Division Dr Nasir Bashir, and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shahid Luk, he visited the Chabbri-Zareen area and expressed sympathy with the families of the laborers who embraced martyrdom during an incident of terrorism in Shumali Wazirastan.
They condemned the heinous incident and stated that the fight against the menace of terrorism would continue.
The terrorists involved in the brutal crime would be taken to task as law enforcement agencies were working round the clock to punish such elements.
DPO Ahmed Mohiuddin was also present on the occasion.

Five fertilizers shops sealed, owners held for overcharging

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Ali Ali
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DG KHAN, Jan 06 (APP):The local administration sealed five fertilizer shops and also arrested their owners for overcharging in Dera Ghazi Khan district.
According to the agriculture department and police sources, Assistant Director of Agriculture Kaleem Koraiya visited different areas to ensure the sale of fertilizers at the recommended prices. He, however, found five dealers involved in overcharging. He sealed shops and also got cases registered against the dealers. The dealers were also arrested. Nobody will be allowed to earn undue amounts from farmers. The sale of fertilizers at exorbitant prices could harm the government’s efforts to produce maximum wheat and other crops.

Australia defeat Pakistan by eight wickets in third Test

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 06 (APP): David Warner enjoyed a fairytale finish to his Test career as his half-century spearheaded Australia’s comfortable chase of the 130-run target on day four of the SCG Test against Pakistan. Australia’s eight-wicket win, following victories in Perth and Melbourne, sees them claim a series sweep over Pakistan.
The day began with solid resistance offered by Mohammad Rizwan and Aamir Jamal over the course of the first hour, according to information made available here by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
The two nudged the ball around to help Pakistan cross the 100-run mark before Rizwan (28, 57b, 1×4) eventually fell to Nathan Lyon. The wicketkeeper-batter, who ends the series as Pakistan’s leading scorer with 193 runs in four innings, inside-edged the Lyon delivery to Warner at first slip.
Pakistan’s woes worsened when Aamir (18, 47b, 2x4s) was caught by Travis Head at deep square leg while attempting to whack one out of the park off the bowling of Pat Cummins. Lyon did the honors of taking the last Pakistan wicket to fall when he dismissed Hasan Ali as the visitors were all out for 115.
Australia’s pursuit of the modest target of 130 was disrupted early with the wicket of Usman Khawaja in the first over. Khawaja, dismissed for naught, was beaten by a Sajid Khan delivery to hit his pads and was adjudged LBW.
The first-over wicket did little to deter Australia’s charge as Warner unleashed an array of attacking strokes to put his team in the ascendancy. He employed some adventurous strokeplay, marked by the use of switch-hits and reverse sweeps, to bring up the 37th and final fifty of his Test career.
Australia went to lunch needing only 39 runs more for victory, with Marnus Labuschagne also growing in confidence. With Australia 11 runs short of the target, Sajid removed Warner (57, 75b, 7x4s) following a successful review of an LBW shout turned down by the on-field umpire.
Labuschagne knocked off the winning run, finishing the chase unbeaten on 62 off 73 balls with nine fours.
Aamir was declared player of the match for his stellar 82 in the first inning, followed by a brilliant six-fer with the ball. Meanwhile, Australia captain Cummins was named player of the series for his series-topping tally of 19 wickets.
The post-match presentation ceremony, highlighted by heartwarming tributes for Warner, also saw Pakistan skipper Shan Masood present a signed Babar Azam jersey as a parting gift to the retiring opener.
Scores in brief
Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets.
Pakistan 313 all out, 77.1 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 88, Aamir Jamal 82, Salman Ali Agha 53, Shan Masood 35; Pat Cummins 5-61, Mitchell Starc 2-75, Mitchell Marsh 1-27) and 115 all out, 43.1 overs (Saim Ayub 33, Mohammad Rizwan 28, Babar Azam 23; Josh Hazlewood 4-16, Nathan Lyon 3-36).
Australia 299 all out, 109.4 overs (Marnus Labuschagne 60, Mitchell Marsh 54, Usman Khawaja 47, Alex Carey 38, Steven Smith 38; Aamir Jamal 6-69, Salman Ali Agha 2-43) and 130-2, 25.5 overs (Marnus Labuschagne 62 not out, David Warner 57; Sajid Khan 2-49)
Player of the Match: Aamir Jamal (Pakistan)
Player of the Series: Pat Cummins (Australia))

World food price index falls in December

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UNITED NATIONS, Jan 06 (APP): The United Nations Food Agency’s World Price Index ended last year about 10% below its 2022, with values in December also down from the previous month, helping further ease concerns over global food price inflation.

The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 118.5 points in December, down 1.5% from November and 10.1% below December 2022 levels.

For 2023 as a whole, the index averaged 13.7% below year-earlier levels, with only sugar prices higher over the period. The FAO’s sugar price index did, however, decline 16.6% in December from November.

The FAO Cereal Price Index increased 1.5 per cent from November, as wheat, maize, rice, and barley prices all rose, partly reflecting logistical disruptions that hindered shipments from major exporting countries. For the year as a whole, the index was 15.4 per cent below the 2022 average, reflecting well-supplied global markets, although FAO’s All Rice Price Index (part of the FAO Cereal Price Index) registered a 21 per cent increase, largely owing to concerns about the impact of El Niño on rice production and in the aftermath of export restrictions imposed by India.

The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index by contrast, declined by 1.4 per cent from November, reflecting subdued purchases of palm, soy, rapeseed, and sunflower seed oil, with soy oil in particular impacted by a slowdown in demand from the biodiesel sector as well as improving weather conditions in major growing areas of Brazil. For 2023 as a whole, this index was 32.7 per cent below the previous year’s level.

The FAO Sugar Price Index declined 16.6 per cent from November, hitting a nine-month low although still up 14. 9 per cent from December 2022. The plunge in sugar quotations was mainly driven by the strong pace of production in Brazil, along with the reduced use of sugarcane for ethanol production in India.

The FAO Meat Price Index dipped 1.0 per cent from November, reaching a level 1.8 per cent below that of December 2022, impacted by persistent weak import demand from Asia for pig meat. Regional buying interest also slowed for bovine and poultry meat despite ample exportable supplies in large producing regions. Ovine meat prices by contrast rose ahead of holidays.

Bucking the trend, the FAO Dairy Price Index increased by 1.6 per cent from November, although still standing 16.1 per cent below its December 2022 value. The monthly increase was led by higher price quotations for butter and cheese, underpinned by strong internal sales in Western Europe ahead of the holiday season. At the same time, strong global import demand led international whole milk powders to rise.

Academicians play vital role in driving movements forward : Mushaal

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 05 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Human Rights and Women Empowerment, Mushaal Hussein Mullick, has emphasized the pivotal role of educational institutions in instilling the spirit of the Kashmir struggle in the new generation.
She was speaking at a meeting that brought together over 256 vice chancellors from universities across the country, including those from Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was organized by Chairman HEC, Dr Mukhtar Ahmed. The meeting gained heightened importance as it was convened on the occasion of Kashmir’s Right to Self-Determination Day, said a press release here on Friday.
Mushaal asserted that India had been engaged in state terrorism within the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). She said that Kashmiris had endured unprecedented human rights violations at the hands of Indian occupation forces.
She highlighted that the Indian government had granted an unrestricted mandate to RSS to implement its ideologies in the region which had resulted in the widespread permeation of RSS ideologies throughout Indian society.
She said that the collaboration between the Indian Government and RSS had posed a threat to the minorities of India and the overall peace and stability of the region. She also urged the international community to take decisive action against the network of RSS terror which was extending across continents.
Mushaal emphasized that achieving economic prosperity and regional stability hinges on a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Issue. She underscored the underutilized potential of the pen in exposing India’s human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
She also highlighted the pivotal role of educational institutions in nurturing think tanks which were crucial for the success of any revolution or movement. She welcomed the establishment of Kashmir centers in various universities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Mushaal drew attention to the situations in Palestine and Kashmir where gross human rights violations were perpetrated by the occupation forces. She pointed out that political leaders of Palestine were allowed to travel globally and advocate their case on international forums, whereas in the case of IIOJK, the genuine peaceful leadership of IIOJK was subjected to persecution by India through various means.
She said that the voice of the Kashmiri people had been stifled through communication and information blockades by India. She urged the global community to collectively become the voice of the oppressed people of IIOJK.
Mushaal apprised the gathering about the work of the Kashmir Advisory Committee, comprised of intellectuals from diverse fields. She extended an invitation to the vice-chancellors of universities to actively contribute to the formulation of recommendations in response to India’s illegal actions in IIOJK.
She expressed appreciation for the efforts made by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in educating the younger generation about the complexities of the Kashmir issue.
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