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Senate passes ‘historic’ Right of Access to Information Bill

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate unanimously passed on Tuesday the much-demanded access to information bill, which grants citizens complete access to the record of public authorities. The landmark legislation is expected to make the government more accountable regarding corruption and inefficiency, besides ensuring good governance, sound economy and the respect for human rights. However, under the ‘Right of Access to Information Bill 2017’ there will be no access to the official record of armed forces, defence installations, details of individuals’ bank accounts, defence and national security. But information regarding defence-related commercial and…

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UAE to tax selective goods from Oct 1

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DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will start implementing the selective tax law from Oct 1, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday. “The selective tax will be imposed on all selective goods that are consumed within the country even if they are in a free zone or at airports,” Younis al-Khouri, the under-secretary of the Ministry of Finance, told WAM in an exclusive statement. “Goods accompanied by travellers out of the country will not be taxed, unlike those accompanied with the arrivals of the state, which will be taxed,”…

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BBC journalist on trial for Thailand crime reporting

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A British BBC journalist appeared in a Thai court on Wednesday for the start of a criminal defamation trial brought by a lawyer who featured in an investigation about foreigners being scammed of their retirement homes. Jonathan Head, the BBC‘s Southeast Asia correspondent, faces up to five years in jail at the private prosecution on the popular tourist island of Phuket. Rights groups have said the case exposes how Thailand’s broad defamation and computer crime laws scupper investigative journalism and make it difficult to uncover wrongdoing in an endemically corrupt country. The prosecution…

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US sanctions Chinese, Russians over N. Korea support

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WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday slapped sanctions on 16 Chinese and Russian individuals and companies, accusing them of supporting North Korea’s nuclear programme and attempting to evade US sanctions. The sanctions are part of a broader US effort to disrupt the flow of cash funding North Korean weapon’s programmes and target companies that have dealt in natural resources such as coal and minerals or engaged in financial transactions for North Korean interests. “It is unacceptable for individuals and companies in China, Russia, and elsewhere to enable North Korea to…

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Kulsoom Nawaz diagnosed with throat cancer: reports

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Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife, has reportedly been diagnosed with throat cancer, a high-level PML-N source said on Tuesday. A senior PML-N party leader close to the Sharif family confirmed to Dawn that the cancer had been detected in London where Begum Kulsoom was undergoing medical checkups. The PML-N source speaking to Dawn said that she was likely to opt for chemotheraphy instead of surgery. However, he added, this is an initial diagnosis and further information will be made available as more tests are conducted. Geo News on Tuesday also reported that Begum…

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After Trump’s Afghan policy statement, China reaffirms support to Pakistan

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday reaffirmed Beijing’s support to Pakistan during a meeting with Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua hours after US President Donald Trump lambasted Pakistan for allegedly offering safe haven to “agents of chaos” in his South Asia policy announcement. Earlier, as Beijing came to Islamabad’s defence in light of Trump’s remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying asserted that Pakistan was on the front line in the struggle against terrorism and had made “great sacrifices” and “important contributions” in the fight, according to a Foreign Ministry handout. Chunying called on…

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Norway is a paradise, Thanks to Norwegian Pakistanis: Bilquis Edhi

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Report by Syed Sibtain Shah Head of largest humanitarian network in Pakistan and widow of internationally famous Pakistani Philanthropist late Abdul Sattar Edhi has visited Norway along with her son Faisal Edhi last weekend. Both great human rights activist and social workers were invited by Pakistan Union Norway in connection with Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations. The Union’s Chairman Chaudhary Qamar Iqbal had arranged a large gathering in order to celeberate the 70th jubilee of Pakistan’s day in Lorenskog city near Oslo, the capital last weekend. During the ceremony, Bilquis Edhi was…

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A media workshop for Pakistani journalists held in Oslo

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Oslo, News Desk A media workshop for Pakistani journalists visitng Norway and based in Norway was held in Oslo the capital city. The workshop was organised by Pakistan Union Norway headed by its chairman Ch Qamar Iqbal while it was conducted by senior journalist Syed Sibtain Shah. UK based veteran journalist Mr Ahmed Nizami spoke on comparison of main stream media and social media. He raised his ideas about such new trends in the media and rising challenges for the media. Syed Sibtain Shah, who is executive editor of Overseas…

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ناروے جنت ہے، ناروے آکر خوشی ہوئی ہے، بلقیس ایدھی کی اوسلو سے واپسی پر گفتگو

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(اوسلو(خصوصی رپورٹ  پاکستان میں انسانیت کے عظیم علمبردار مرحوم عبدالستارایدھی کی زوجہ بیگم بلقیس ایدھی اور صاحبزادے فیصل ایدھی ناروے میں تین دن قیام کے بعد لندن روانہ ہوگئے۔ لندن سے بلقیس ایدھی امریکہ روانہ ہوجائیں گی اور فیصل ایدھی پاکستان واپس چلے جائیں گے۔ ائرپورٹ پر انہیں پاکستان یونین ناروے کے چیئرمین چوہدری قمراقبال، یونین کے اراکین چوہدری محمد اشرف (ڈنمارک)، حاجی اصغردھکڑ، ناصر میر اور سینئرنارویجن پاکستانی صحافی عطاء انصاری نے رخصت کیا۔ انہیں پاکستان یونین ناروے نے جشن آزادی پاکستان کی سترسالہ تقریبات میں شرکت کی دعوت…

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Court can order military to arrest Nawaz and his family, warns Khursheed Shah

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Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah has said that court has the right to exercise Article 190 over non-compliance, asking the military to arrest former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members. “Nawaz Sharif is playing a very dangerous game as him and his family members are not appearing before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) despite being summoned,” Shah told reporters in Islamabad on Monday, Express News reported. If this continues to happen, the National Accountability Bureau can issue warrants to arrest the Sharif family, Shah said, adding that court…

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Trump to address nation on new Afghan strategy tonight

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President Donald Trump will announce his decision on America’s strategy in Afghanistan in an address to US troops and the nation Monday night, almost 16 years after the war began. The US leader will “provide an update on the path forward for America’s engagement in Afghanistan and South Asia” in an address to be delivered at 9pm (0100 GMT Tuesday) from the military base at Fort Myer southwest of the capital, the White House said in a statement. The US president, fresh from a nearly three-week-long working vacation at his New…

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NBP president appears before NAB team investigating Sharifs’ London flats, Dar’s assets

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National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) President Saeed Ahmed appeared before the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) investigation team in Lahore on Monday to record his statement in the ongoing references against Ishaq Dar’s assets and the Sharifs’ Avenfield properties in London, DawnNews reported. According to bureau sources privy to the matter, a team headed by DG NAB Lahore is carrying out the investigation. Earlier, Ahmed had informed the Supreme Court-appointed Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that he had no knowledge of any account linked with the alleged money laundering. Dar had told the JIT…

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1 dead as vehicle hits two bus stops in France’s Marseille

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At least one woman has died after a vehicle rammed into two bus stops in the French port city of Marseille, French media reported. According to BBC, the driver has been arrested in the scenic Old Port area of France’s second-largest city. The regional La Provence newspaper and BFM-TV say that at least one woman has died. The incident comes just days after back-to-back van attacks in Barcelona and Spanish resort town of Cambrils killed 14 people. Source: Dawn

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‘Nawaz to appoint Shahbaz as PML-N president on Sept 7’

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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will be appointed as the president of the ruling PML-N next month, according to sources close to the party. A meeting was held between Nawaz Sharif — who was disqualified after the Panamagate verdict last month from continuing as prime minister of Pakistan and consequently, the head of PML-N — and Shahbaz on Monday at the former’s Model Town residence in Lahore. During the meeting, Nawaz took Shahbaz into confidence regarding his appointment as PML-N president, said party insiders. An announcement to this effect is expected on…

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7 police officers kidnapped in Rajanpur by gang members: police

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Seven police officers were kidnapped in Rajanpur’s Rojhan tehsil on Sunday morning allegedly by dacoits with ties to the Attaullah Pat gang. Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Bangla Ichha Ramiz Bokhari said the police officers were on boat patrol in the riverine area when they were picked up by gang members who are believed to have hidden in the sugarcane fields surrounding the area. An assistant sub-inspector of the Bangla Iccha police station is among those kidnapped. DSP Rojhan Buzdar told Dawn that search operations are being conducted in the riverine area of…

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