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Pak entrepreneur’s role for promoting cricket in US lauded
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): Shahid Ahmad Khan, Member President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts, the US Administration, has lauded the role of Pakistani entrepreneur Kamran Awan, the owner of New York Warriors in promoting cricket in the US.
He was talking after the New York Warriors bagged its first win in the US Masters T10 League that started on Saturday at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to information received here.
The global T10 league has come to the US after creating stirs in UAE, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. The latest format of ceicket is fast catching up in the US as well.
Shahid Khan expressed his confidence that the cricket would hold a strong ground in the US and termed the US Masters T10 as the impetus. He said that cricket was too close to the hearts of Pakistanis.
He added that Kamran’s decision to pick a team in the US Masters T10 League was a testimony of the great American dream as well as a strong initiative to introduce Pakistani culture in the US.
He said “being the Advisor to the Biden administration, I see a lot of potential in the US to embrace different cultures and cricket being one of them.
“We will extend our utmost support to such initiatives that bring people from different cultures together.”
He said that such initiatives were necessary for people to people understandings and connect.
New York Waririors squad including Mibah Ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Muhammad Razzaq and Sohail Khan was considered to be the most favorite team of the league that would conclude on August 28.
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LAHORE: August 19
Caretaker Federal Minister for Human Rights Khalil George addressing a press conference at Jinnah House
LAHORE: August 19
Caretaker Federal Minister for Human Rights Khalil George visiting Jinnah House
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Chief Secretary Sindh calls on Caretaker PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): Chief Secretary Sindh, Dr Fakhr-e-Alam Irfan on Saturday called on Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar.
During the meeting, the prime minister expressed good wishes to the chief secretary and expressed the hope that he would discharge his responsibilities diligently, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
Caretaker govt committed to financial prudence: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Saturday said that in the midst of economic challenges, their unwavering commitment to financial prudence stood strong.
On social media platform X, the prime minister said that from vendors to lawyers, farmers to engineers, artists to doctors, and every other segment of the society, their contribution propelled the ‘Pakistani Dream’.
“Together, with this diverse support, we are journeying towards a brighter and more prosperous future for our nation,” he further posted in a tweet.
In the midst of economic challenges, our unwavering commitment to financial prudence stands strong. From vendors to lawyers, farmers to engineers, artists to doctors, and every other segment of the society, their contribution propels the Pakistani Dream. Together, with this… pic.twitter.com/dWkOck7B2t
— Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) August 19, 2023
The post also carried a short video clip of an address by the caretaker prime minister to the cabinet members regarding financial discipline during a maiden meeting held on Friday.
Next general election to be held on time after completion of delimitation process: Chairman Senate
KARACHI, Aug 19 (APP): Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Saturday affirmed that next general elections would be conducted on time immediately after the completion of delimitation process on the basis of new census.
While talking to media at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Chairman Senate said that PDM coalition government was consisted of almost all the political parties that had taken decisions in this regard.
The previous coalition government in the Council of Common Interests, also granted approval to the census 2023 being cognizant of the constitutional requirement of delimitation of electoral constituencies on the basis of new census data, he recalled adding that now Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would carry out delimitation of constituencies on fresh census data.
As soon as delimitation exercise is completed, the ECP would announce the date for next general election, he maintained reiterating that next general election would take place and on the right time as the ECP would conduct the elections and the nation should remain contented.
The Upper House of the parliament is present as the representative of all the federating units of Pakistan and it will continue working to ensure the rights of all the four provinces of the country during the tenure of the caretaker government, Sanjrani stated.
Senate is a constitutional body and it does not have executive authority but senators as representatives of the people were effectively raising their voice on the issues concerning the country and the nation while as chairman of the Upper House he was also playing his role, the Senate Chairman said.
Responding to a query on the election of the President, the Chairman Senate said that though the tenure of the incumbent president was being completed on September 09, 2023, the constitution provides for continuity of the outgoing president till the election of the new president.
He added that following the general election in the country, the electoral college for the presidential election would come into being with the formation of National and provincial assemblies and the election for the next president would also be conducted subsequently as well.
Pakistan is on the path of democratic progress and it will keep moving forward and things will improve day by day, he said and added that the homeland has made progress in 77 years and there was a bright future ahead as Pakistani are a determined and strong nation and it would cope with the most unfavourable circumstances successfully and the country would keep moving ahead on path of progress.
On another query about Baluchistan, Sanjrani said that Baluchistan had a vast area and it required billions to carry out development work across the province. There are many mega development projects completed in the province while a number of projects are under completion and the process of progress is on the right track, he observed and acknowledged that more measures and resources were required for the development of Baluchistan.
Sanjrani said that Baluchistan enjoys representation at every forum and elected representatives of the province were very vocal on issues of the province. The nomination of the caretaker Prime Minister from the province is another initiative that will help alleviate the sense of deprivation from the population of Baluchistan, he asserted.
Earlier, the chairman along with members of the Senate and officials paid a visit to the grave of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, laid a floral wreath on the grave and offered fateha. He also penned down comments in the visitors’ book.
Popular folk singer Attaullah Esakhelvi turns 72
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): Popular singer and folk icon Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi turned 72 on Saturday.
Born on August 19, 1951, in Esakhel, district Mianwali Attaullah developed an interest in music as a child, but music was strictly forbidden in his home.
Disillusioned by ban on singing, he left home and continued his training and performed at local villages where his songs were recorded on audio cassettes by his fans.
In 1972, Esakhelvi was invited to perform on Radio Pakistan, Bahawalpur and performed on the television show Neelam Ghar in 1973.
Later he was invited by a music company in Faisalabad to record folk songs in its studio and recorded four albums in one recording session. The albums were released at the end of 1977 and became national bestsellers.
In 1980, Esakhelvi performed in the United Kingdom for the first time. It was also his first concert abroad.
His albums were eventually released in the UK under various labels. Since then he has never seen back and has recorded more than 50,000 songs in seven languages.
Ataullah’s name entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1994 for the highest number of audio albums released.
Most of his songs had lyrics in easy diction on themes like death, sorrow, pain, deception and love.
Some of the popular tracks from his hit albums include ‘O Dil Torr Ke Hansti Ho Mera’ are “Tujhe Bhulana To Chaha”, “Mujhko Ye Teri Bewafai Maar Dalegi”, “Bedardi Se Pyar Ka Sahara Na Mila”, “Acha sila diya tune mere pyar ka” and “Mujhko Dafna Kar Woh Jab Wapis Jayenge.”
The songs “Pyar naal na sahi, ghusse naal vekh leya kar”, ‘Qameez tedi kali”, “Mahi Wasse Mera”, “Ni Oontaan Wale Tur Jaan Gei” and “Raataan”, “Petal Barayae Sona Banrsan Amlan Naal”, Sachi dash we dhola kal kion nahi aaya”, Kal O kaun si tere naal” are some of Attaullah’s smash hit songs.
For his lyrics, he selects poetry by Farooq Rokhri, Malik Sona Khan, Munawar Ali Malik, Farooq Rokhri, and several little-known poets from Mianwali District.
The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Pride of Performance Award in 1991. On March 23, 2019, he was awarded Sitara e Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan.
He also received a lifetime achievement award from Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
After lithium, Modi regime to rob IIOJK’s Sapphire mines
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): The Narendra Modi-led Indian government is hell bent upon robbing the precious resources of internationally recognized disputed territory of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
After announcing the auction of Lithium mines discovered in Reasi district of Jammu division, the Modi regime is all set to auction Kishtwar’s Sapphire mines, the Kashmir Media Service (KMS) reported on Saturday.
The announcement to this effect was made by the Delhi-appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, while speaking in Kishtwar on Friday. He said, in the next one year, we will be in a position to auction the Sapphire mines in a scientific way.
Earlier, the Indian government said that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves had been found for the first time in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries, among other industries.
Speaking during an event in New Delhi in May this year, Secretary of Indian Ministry of Mines, Vivek Bhardwaj said that the auction of lithium reserves would start by December. He said the process of consultation with the stakeholders has been completed.
Geological Survey of India (GSI) had, in February, announced that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves were found in the Salal-Haimanain area of Reasi district. As per reports, the Indian occupation authorities have completed the demarcation work on the lithium reserves site spread on 3 square km.
Hurriyat leaders and organizations in their statements in Srinagar called upon the United Nations to stop India from robbing the resources of the international-acknowledged disputed Jammu and Kashmir.
The President of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party, Harsh Dev Singh, addressing a press conference in Jammu in May, had also said that the Modi-led Indian government was desperately attempting to usurp the rich lithium resources found in Reasi district which otherwise belonged to and was the property of the territory and its people.