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PFC to take part in 3-day LAS VEGAS-USA expo

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 08 (APP): Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) will take part in a three-day International Las Vegas-United States of America (USA) Expo starting on February 13 to explore business opportunities and find new global markets.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PFC Mian Kashif Ashfaq, talking to a delegation of furniture manufacturers led by Muhammad Araib, said, “PFC is in touch with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan for participating in all international mega events,” according to a news release here on Thursday.

He said, “This fair attracts thousands of global manufacturers from all over the world who showcase their products.”

He said, “PFC will exhibit its high-quality international products to capture their share in the Intel market.”

He said, “It’s an excellent opportunity to showcase Pak products and develop business deals with international buyers.”

He said, “This fair also offers professional buyers a sourcing platform with a wide variety of products ranging from the basics to the most creative and qualitative.”

Mian Kashif said, “The main purpose of attending the foreign fairs is to help strengthen the national economy, and TDAP is facilitating the manufacturers of export products.”

He said, “He will also hold a series of marathon meetings with tycoons for investment to avail the government of an unprecedented special package for foreign investors.”

He said, “He will also highlight salient features of the package and invite them to a now stable and secure Pakistan, a heaven for investment.”

Police patrolling in sensitive areas

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FAISALABAD, Feb 08 (APP):The police teams started patrolling in sensitive areas of Faisalabad during the ongoing polling process of General Elections 2024.
A spokesman for the police told here on Thursday that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established total 3687 polling stations in the district, where 475 polling stations were declared most sensitive, 1695 sensitive.
The police department had made tight security arrangements for these polling stations by deputing more than 16900 security personnel whereas dolphin force, elite force and quick response force were activated for thorough patrolling especially in sensitive areas to avert any untoward incident before its occurrence, he added.
He said that CCTV cameras were also installed in all sensitive and most sensitive polling stations and the same were linked with the central monitoring cell to monitor movement of suspects.
Police said that five traffic DSPs, 88 senior traffic wardens, 487 traffic wardens, 12 senior traffic assistants and 208 traffic assistants were ensuring smooth flow of vehicular traffic to facilitate the people on election day.

Rescue 1122 releases alternative numbers

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FAISALABAD, Feb 08 (APP): Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) has released alternative telephone numbers to deal any emergency after suspension of mobile phone service.
Rescue 1122 spokesman Zahid Lateef said here on Thursday that the people might face difficulties in contact Rescue 1122 through its emergency call number (1122) due to suspension of mobile phone and internet service.
Therefore, the Rescue 1122 has released alternative emergency call numbers 041-9201540 and 041-9201541 and the people could contact Rescue 1122 through land-line numbers in case of any emergency, he added.

PEC Punjab urges voters to exercise right to vote

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LAHORE, Feb 08 (APP): Provincial Election Commissioner (PEC) Punjab Ijaz Anwar Chohan has urged voters to exercise their right to vote without any fear.
In a statement issued here on Thursday, he said that foolproof security arrangements had been made for peaceful conduct of elections across the Province.
He said that polling was going on in 144 national and 297 provincial assembly constituencies in Punjab and the polling process would continue from 8 am to 5 pm without any delay.
He said that 51,000 polling stations had been established for 74.2 million registered voters of province.
Chohan said that the administration, police and related institutions should ensure the conduct of impartial elections, adding that no negligence would be tolerated in this regard.
He said that all resources would be used for transparent elections.All control rooms were operational for immediate redressal of voter complaints, he added.

Solangi urges masses to exercise right to vote for strengthing democracy

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 08 (APP): Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Wednesday cast the first vote at a polling station in an NA-46 Islamabad-I constituency.

The minister reached the polling station before polling started at 8 am and cast the first vote.
The minister said that casting a vote was a national duty that every responsible citizen has to perform.

“Free and transparent elections strengthen democracy in the country,” Murtaza Solangi said adding that the people must vote for the bright future for them and generations to come.

He expressed the hope that the voting process across the country will be completed in a peaceful and orderly manner.

A total of 44 candidates were contesting in Constituency NA-46 where the number of registered voters was 350,581.

The number of women voters in the Constituency stood at 166,656 while the number of male voters was 183,925.

A total of 342 polling stations and 1033 polling booths have been established in Constituency NA 46 Islamabad-I.

CJ Balochistan High Court Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan casts vote at Boy Scout Headquarters

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QUETTA, Feb 8 (APP): Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and his wife cast their vote without protocol at a polling station in Boy Scout headquarters in Quetta.
In his message, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan said that people should cast their vote to elect their best representative.
Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Naeem Akhtar mingled with the polling staff and voters at the polling station.
The polling for the General Election started across the province at 8:00 a.m. and would continue until 5:00 p.m. without any break.

General Election begins in Bajaur over three provincial assembly seats

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BAJAUR, Feb 08 (APP): Like other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the polling of votes for the most awaited General Election 2024 was started in all three provincial assembly constituencies apart from the NA-8 and PK-22 which had been postponed due to the assassination of one of the candidates.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly has 145 elected members, 115 regular seats, 26 seats reserved for women and 04 seats for Non-Muslims. The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is elected by the Chief Minister of the Province who forms a Cabinet of Ministers to oversee various Departments.
A total of 50 candidates are in the running for the three provincial assembly seats in the Bajaur District. The total number of male and female voters in three provincial constituencies is 4,88,873 and the total number of male voters is 2, 66, 169. The total number of women voters is 2, 22, 644. A total of 275 polling stations have been set up for the elections with 257 joint polling stations for men and women have been established.
The Election Commission has declared 63 polling stations as the most sensitive, 109 polling stations have been declared sensitive and 65 as normal with 2526 policemen deployed for security. A ban has been imposed on the display of all types of weapons in the district under Section 144.
The polling is in full swing on all three provincial assembly seats across the district. Most of the candidates are giving more priority to the women voters in Bajaur District, which are 48 percent of the total population.
A total of 50 candidates are in the run for three provincial assembly seats – PK-19 Bajaur-I, PK-20 Bajaur-II, PK-21 Bajaur-III while election on PK-22 Bajaur-IV, had been postponed along with NA-8. There are seven candidates to run for PK-19 Bajaur-I, 11 for PK-20 Bajaur-II, 18 for PK-21 Bajaur-III. Malik Hikmatullah Mamond of ANP, Ikram Khan of PMLN, Malik Ayaz of JI, Said Rahim Shah Sabawoon of Mazloom Ulasi Tehreek while independent candidates Dr Hameedur Rahman, Malik Khalid Khan and Rahimdad Khan are contesting elections on PK-19 Bajaur-I.
On PK-20 Bajaur-II constituency, there are a total of 11 candidates in the election arena – Maulana Waheed Gul of JI, Shahabuddin Khan of PMLN, Maulana Abdur Rashid of JUIF, Akhunzada Chattan of PPP, Gul Afzal Khan of ANP, Burhanuddin of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Shahid Azam of Tehreek-e-Darveshan Pakistan, Sher Ahmad of JUI-S while former minister Anwarzeb Khan, Muambar Khan and Muhammad Saeed Khan are contesting elections in independent capacity.
Similarly, there are more independent candidates, including a woman, out of the total 18 to contest elections on PK-21 Bajaur-III. The candidates comprising Rashid Khan of ANP, Shakil Khan of PPP, Haji Sardar Khan of JI, Muhammad Zahoor Khan of PMLN, Muhammad Tariq of JUIF, Muhammad Asghar Khan Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Zair Muhammad of MUT. While the lone woman candidate Sultanat Bibi, Malik Umar Wahid, Engr Ajmal Khan, Badshah Rawan, Jumma Said, Hazoor Khan, Samiullah, Shakirullah and Shah Salim are contesting polls as independents in this constituency.
Also, there are a total of 14 candidates to test their luck in the forthcoming elections in PK-20 Bajaur-IV constituency. Abdullah advocate of PPP, Shah Naseer Khan of ANP, Siraj Khan of JI, Imran Mahir of JUIF, Lalishah Pakhtunyar of MUT, Nawabzada Jalauddin Khan of PTIP, while Aurangzeb Iqilabi, Ijaz Khan, Hayat Khan, Guldad Khan, Gul Munir, Laiqzada, Muambar Khan and Noor Shah are contesting elections in independent capacity.
Likewise, in other provincial assembly constituencies, leading political parties and the election candidates termed the success in the election with women voters are the key, especially Bajaur District which is why election candidates are focusing more on women voters.
The political parties and the contesting independent candidates are making efforts to ensure maximum participation of women voters as ECP has declared 10 per cent women votes in a constituency must for validity of the polling process.

Pakistani peacekeepers protect thousands of South Sudanese from floods via dykes: UN

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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 08 (APP): Hundred of kilometres of dykes, built and maintained by engineers from Pakistan serving with the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) four years ago, are keeping some 300,000 residents of Bentiu, the capital of the country’s Unity state, protected from flood waters, the Mission said Wednesday.

These dykes, which earned widespread praise from the communities, were erected in 2020 when overflow from a swelling Nile River crashed through the state and never receded.

“We may not be the ones saving people from bullets, but we are protecting them from floods,” said Captain Taimoor Ahmad, a Flood Officer with the Pakistani engineering unit in Bentiu, which is surrounded by large bodies of water.

‘His (Capt. Taimoor’s) words underscore the evolving nature of UN Peacekeeping where environmental catastrophes pose as great a threat as armed conflict,” according to the Mission’s press release.

Incessant rainfall and consequent flooding have erased villages, submerged critical infrastructure and made agriculture – once the primary source of income and food – all but impossible, propelling hundreds of thousands to seek sanctuary in the Bentiu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, safeguarded by the dyke system.

“These protective mud structures, however, demand constant surveillance and maintenance,” the press release said.
For over three years, it said, Pakistani ‘Blue Helmets’ have tirelessly worked to preserve them, a task that has become crucial for the survival of both the IDP camp’s residents, the UNMISS Bentiu Field Office, as well as for the secure delivery of critical humanitarian assistance.

The durability of the dykes, which have withstood many challenges, reflects the Pakistani engineering unit’s adaptability and commitment, it was pointed out.

“We monitor over 80 kilometres of dykes daily. Over three years, we’ve accumulated significant knowledge, ensuring the well-being of everyone here,” said Major Saad Sultan, a Pakistani operations officer, during an inspection on the southern dyke.

Despite the challenges of working in the middle of climate disasters, compounded by food crises, conflict and the outbreak of disease, Captain Taimoor Ahmad said he remains committed.

“If I help build just one dyke, I’m indirectly saving hundreds or thousands. That makes all the hard work and sacrifice worth it,” he added.

Elders, women voters more enthusiastic to cast vote at early time

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 8 (APP): With the voting time began across the country, mostly elderly and women voters were more enthusiastic about exercising their right to vote at the polling stations and inspiring scenes were witnessed there as differently-abled and elderly citizens participated in the election actively.
“I was eagerly awaiting the February 8 general election day to cast my vote and become part of the electoral process for setting up of the future government,” a 70-year-old woman while talking to PTV news channel commented.
Most of the voters seen in the morning were middle-aged and elderly; many of whom had to be carried by their children or grandchildren to the voting centres, said an agent at the polling station of Punjab City.
A polling station agent said that he has observed high voter’ activity among the elderly public since this morning.
“Despite my age and health-related challenges, I am committed to exercising my voting right in person”, said another 50-year-old man.
“I want to go to the polling station and vote,” said another old woman standing outside the polling station in Sindh.
“Age is not a matter that should stop one from going to the polling center. My mother cast her vote, and you must cast yours,” said a teacher while holding her mother’s hands towards Rawalpindi polling station.
An 80-year-old Sakina Bibi also came to cast her vote in Lahore, said a citizen.
A man who was carrying his father commented that my father refused to have breakfast and insisted that I should take him to the polling station to exercise his vote first.
In the large queues at polling stations, senior citizens and women were seen waiting for their turn to vote, said a citizen.
“Every person should vote as it is our fundamental right. I feel proud of myself by casting a vote,” said a women voter in Islamabad.

Voting in Hyderabad start

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A woman voter casting her vote in a polling station in the second phase of the local government elections

HYDERABAD, Feb 08 (APP): Voters have started reaching the polling stations to exercise their right of franchise and election of the candidates for NA-218 and PS-60 at the Govt Girls Primary School Citizen colony.

However, the polling started at 8:00 am Thursday and the first vote was cast at 8:45 a.m.

A large number of voters with great enthusiasm witnessed at the polling stations.

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