’ایک شخص نے ہیلمٹ پہن کر گولی چلائی‘: راولا کوٹ کی مسجد میں قتل ہونے والے ابو قاسم کشمیری کون تھے؟

انڈیا کے زیر انتظام کشمیر کے ضلع پونچھ سے تعلق رکھنے والے محمد ریاض، جن کو ابو قاسم کشمیری کے نام سے بھی جانا جاتا ہے، کو جمعہ کے روز نماز فجر کے دوران پولیس کے مطابق ٹارگٹ کلنگ کا نشانہ بنایا گیا۔

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No arrest risk for Putin at Brazil G20: Lula

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested if he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next year, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.

The Russian president is skipping this year’s gathering in New Delhi, avoiding possible political opprobrium and any risk of criminal detention under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.

India is not a member of the ICC, which issued the warrant in March over accusations of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children, a war crime.

The Kremlin insists the warrant against Putin is “void”.

Putin has skipped recent international gatherings and sent his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to New Delhi instead.

Brazil is an ICC signatory but Lula, speaking to Indian news network Firstpost on Saturday, said Putin would be invited to next year’s event, to be hosted by Brazil.

“We enjoy peace and we like to treat people well. So I believe Putin can go easily to Brazil,” he said.

“If I’m the president of Brazil and if he comes to Brazil, there’s no way that he will be arrested.”

Lula also said that he would attend a BRICS bloc of developing nations summit in Russia next year.

On Saturday, the G20 nations adopted a declaration that avoided condemning Moscow for the war in Ukraine but called on all states to refrain from using force to grab territory.

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Modi opens G20 summit as PM of ‘Bharat’

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his opening address to the G20 summit Saturday with his country nameplate labelled “Bharat” — an ancient Sanskrit word — in the biggest signal yet of a potential official change.

The gesture came days after invitations to the summit dinner were sent out in the name of the “President of Bharat”, prompting rumours official usage of the country’s English name would be scrapped.

Modi himself typically refers to India as “Bharat”, a word dating back to ancient Hindu scriptures, and one of two official names for the country under its constitution.

Members of his Hindu nationalist party have previously campaigned against using the country’s better-known moniker, India, which has roots in Western antiquity and was imposed during the British conquest.

His government has worked to remove any lingering symbols of British rule from the country’s urban landscape, political institutions and history books.

Earlier this year, foreign minister S. Jaishankar seemed to support the idea of shedding the name India.

“Bharat” he said, had “a meaning and understanding and a connotation that comes with it and that is reflected in our Constitution as well,” the Hindustan Times quoted him as saying on Wednesday.

Rumours of the plan were enough to spark a mix of anger from opposition lawmakers and enthusiastic support from other quarters.

“I hope the government will not be so foolish as to completely dispense with ‘India’,” Shashi Tharoor of the opposition Congress party said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Former Test cricketer Virender Sehwag urged India’s cricket board to use “Bharat” on team uniforms, writing: “India is a name given by the British (and) it has been long overdue to get our original name ‘Bharat’ back.”

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Gilgit-Baltistan: Polling begins in GBLA-13 Astore by-election

GILGIT: The voting for the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly constituency GBLA-13- Astore-1 began on Saturday morning, ARY News reported.

The seat fell vacant after Gilgit-Baltistan’s former chief minister Khalid Khurshid was disqualified in a fake degree case.

At least 14 candidates, including nine independent candidates, are in the fray in the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly constituency, GBLA-13 Astore.

The main contestants include Khursheed Ahmed Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Rana Farman Ali of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Abdul Hameed Khan of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). Similarly, Inayatullah Mir will try his luck in the election from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), while Attaullah will try his luck as a candidate of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan.

The total number of registered voters in the constituency is 33,378, of which 18,231 are male voters and 15,147 female voters. Tight security arrangements have been made for the purpose. At least 363 officials have been deployed to deal with any unwanted situation.

According to sources, a tough contest is expected between Rana Farman of the PML-N, Abdul Hameed of the PPP and Khurshid Ahmed Khan of the PTI.

PML-nominee Rana Farman Ali is a former provincial minister. Ali had contested as a candidate of PML-N in the last three general elections from the constituency, out of which he was defeated in the 2009 and 2020 elections, but he won with a large margin in the 2015 elections and was appointed Minister of Local Government.

The PPP has fielded Abdul Hameed, an old player of Gilgit Baltistan politics.

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Shaheen and Ansha Afridi’s wedding invite goes viral; All details REVEALED!

Pakistan’s first-choice pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is all set to bring home his wife Ansha Shahid Afridi later this month.

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After Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf, fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is the latest groom-to-be of the Pakistan cricket team, as he is all set to wed Ansha, second-eldest daughter of the former skipper Shahid Afridi, after the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 and before the commencement of the next mega event, Cricket World Cup in October.

As per the wedding invite going viral on social media, Shaheen will bring his bride home next Tuesday, September 19. Their wedding ceremony will reportedly take place in Karachi, followed by a Walima reception in the capital on September 21. “You are cordially invited to attend the wedding ceremony of Ansha Afridi, d/o Mr & Mrs Shahid Khan Afridi, with Shaheen Shah Afridi, s/o Mr & Mrs Muhammad Ayaz – Tuesday 19th Sept 2023,” read the text on the viral card. It is pertinent to mention that the left-arm pacer got engaged to the veteran cricketer’s daughter in 2021, as confirmed by both families. The duo got nikkahfied in a private affair in February this year, attended by close friends, family and teammates.

 

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Sharing the first pictures from the intimate celebration on social media, Shaheen wrote, “AlhumduLillah, Almighty has been very kind and generous. May we always remain as a garment to each other. Thank you everyone for the well wishes and making our special day even better. Remember us in your special prayers.”

Shahid Afridi pens warm wishes for daughter Aqsa on wedding

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جی 20 اجلاس: ’سونے چاندی کے برتن اور انواع و اقسام کے پکوان، مہمانوں کو پتا چلے مہاراجہ کیسے کھاتے تھے‘

منتظمین کا کہنا ہے کہ کیلے کے پتے کے جیسے تھال بنائے گئے ہیں اس کے علاوہ مہاراجہ تھالی بنائی اور یہ سب مہمانوں کو انڈیا کے مالامال ثقافتی ورثے سے روشناس کرانے کا ذریعہ ہیں کہ یہاں کہ راجہ مہاراجہ کس طرح کھایا کرتے تھے۔

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FBR to launch countrywide crackdown against tax evasion

LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to launch countrywide crackdown against tax evasion, citing sources ARY News reported on Saturday.

The taxation authority has prepared a list of 11,000 persons from major cities including Lahore and Karachi, sources said. The list included industrialists, mill owners, traders, property dealers and wholesalers, according to sources.

The grip will be tightened against tax defaulters, and they will also be arrested, sources said.

The FBR’s list of tax evaders included people from Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Multan.

“We have substantial evidence against tax defaulters,” FBR sources said.

“They have to produce documents within one week’s period after tax notice,” FBR sources added.

A global market research firm in a survey report in June disclosed staggering 956 billion rupees tax evasion in Pakistan.

Ipsos, the third largest market research firm in the world, made the sensational disclosure after its survey of five industrial sectors including real estate, tea, cigarette, tyres, oil and pharmaceutical sectors.

The research report pointed out massive 500 billion rupees tax evasion in a year in the real estate sector of the economy.

Tax theft by cigarette traders is causing Pakistan a loss of Rs240 billion annually.

The research report pointed out annually 45 billion tax evasion in tea business and 65 billion tax theft in pharmaceutical sector of the national economy.

Moreover, tyres and oil sector inflicting 106 billion rupees revenue losses to the economy annually, according to the report.

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ادتیہ ایل ون: انڈیا کے شمسی مشن کی پہلی تصاویر جس میں چاند اور زمین ایک ہی فریم میں

انڈیا میں خلائی تحقیق کے ادارے اسرو نے سورج کے مطالعے کے لیے اپنے مشن ’آدیتہ ایل ون‘ کے سفر کے دوران کی پہلی تصاویر شیئر کی ہیں ۔ایک تصویر میں زمین اور چاند کو ایک فریم میں دکھایا گیا ہے جبکہ دوسری تصویر ایک’سیلفی‘ ہے جو شمسی مشن کو لے جانے والے سات سائنسی آلات میں سے دو کو دکھاتی ہے۔

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Pervaiz Elahi sent to Adiala jail on judicial remand

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Islamabad, on Friday sent former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to Adiala jail on judicial remand, ARY News reported.

The PTI president was produced before ATC judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain’s court after completion of his two-day physical remand in the judicial complex attack case.

During the hearing, the police sought another 10-day physical remand of former Punjab chief minister which was rejected by the ATC judge.

Read more: IHC suspends Pervaiz Elahi’s detention order under MPO, orders his release

The court rejected the police request and sent PTI President Elahi to Adiala jail on 14-day judicial remand.

The PTI leader was arrested hours after his release from NAB custody on September 1, after the LHC had restricted the authorities from arresting him earlier that same day.

The case was registered against Pervaiz Elahi at CTD police station on September 3.

According to the FIR, the former CM is accused of sending rioters to Islamabad to vandalise the Judicial Complex besides providing vehicles and batons for the same.

It is pertinent to mention here that Elahi has been arrested and detained repeatedly since the May 9 riots.

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پولیس کو ’قتل عام‘ کی اطلاع جو یوگا کلاس نکلی: ’جو ہوا وہ ناقابل یقین اور مزاحیہ ہے‘

پولیس کو ملنے والی اطلاعی کال میں بتایا بہت سے لوگ ایک زمین پر لیٹے ہوئے ہیں جو بظاہر ایک ’قتل عام‘ کا منظر لگ رہا ہے لیکن جب پولیس وہاں پہنچی تو یہ ایک یوگا کلاس تھی۔

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President Arif Alvi’s constitutional tenure ends today

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President, Dr. Arif Alvi, has officially completed his term, marking the end of his presidency today, ARY News reported on Friday.

According to the details, Dr. Arif Alvi was democratically elected and took over the presidential office on September 9, 2018. President Alvi will continue to perform his presidential duties until a new president is elected.

President  Alvi, after completing his official visit to Lahore, has returned to Islamabad to perform the routine duties associated with the presidency.

It’s noteworthy that former Federal Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani had an extensive meeting with President Alvi.

READ: Senator Raza Rabbani demands inquiry against President Arif Alvi

In this regard, former minister Fawad Chaudhry wrote in his message on X [formerly known as Twitter] expressed best wishes for President Alvi stated that “Today President Dr. Arif Alvi completes five years of his presidency, despite challenging times the president stood tall and restored the respect and dignity of the office.

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Punjab to restore all arts councils across province

LAHORE: The caretaker Information Minister Amir Mir on Thursday announced to re-open the long-closed Arts Council cinema in Murree from September 08, ARY News reported.  

Aimed to restore and promote cultural activities in Punjab, the Caretaker Information Minister Amir Mir presided over a high-level meeting in Lahore in which a plan has been unveiled to bring all 12 Arts Councils to life across the province.

Caretaker Minister Amir Mir announced key reforms during the meeting, including amendments to the long-standing Dramatic Performance Act of 1876, signaling a modernization of regulations governing artistic and theatrical performances.

In a move to restore cultural engagement and provide a platform for local filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts, the meeting members decided to reopen the Arts Council cinema in Murree from September 08.

To provide a much-needed boost to the artistic heritage of Punjab and ensure its preservation for future generations, the government has initiated work on crafting a comprehensive strategy for the restoration and preservation of fine arts.

In a bid to ensure the longevity of these initiatives, Minister Amir Mir announced to the establish a dedicated fund for the repair and maintenance of Arts Council buildings across the province.

By enacting these bold measures, the caretaker government is demonstrating its unwavering commitment to nurturing the creative spirit of the province and fostering an environment where the arts can flourish.

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Dollar goes down by Rs 2.48 in interbank, trading at 304.50

KARACHI: The US dollar (USD) goes down by 2.48 rupees in interbank this morning and trading at 304.50, ARY News reported on Thursday.

“The greenback rate dropped by two rupees in the open market and trading at 310 Pakistani rupees,” Forex dealers said.

Pakistani rupee (PKR) has made impressive recovery against the US dollar (USD) in the open market in three days, rising by Rs18 against the greenback, currency dealers said. “The banks selling the dollar to importers at Rs 305.70,” dealers said.

President Forex Association of Pakistan Malik Bostan has said that the US dollar will also enter in the reverse gear mode and will come down to Rs 300.

It is pertinent to mention here that the caretaker government has announced a crackdown against dollars smuggling following the identification of facilitators linked to government officials.

To combat dollar smuggling, hoarding, and organized crime, the caretaker government has decided to launch comprehensive crackdown.

The identification of facilitators and patrons among government officials has already taken place, and a list has been compiled for this purpose, sources said.

A day earlier, it was reported that the US Dollar (USD) rate dropped in the open market after an administrative crackdown and deployment of plain-clothed law enforcement personnel at exchange companies across the country.

“The law enforcement personnel monitoring dollars’ sale and purchase in exchange companies,” secretary exchange companies body Zafar Paracha has said.

Plain-clothed law enforcement personnel have been deployed on the premises of exchange companies across the country.

“We had requested to the administration to deploy plain-clothed officials outside the exchange companies,” President Forex Association of Pakistan Malik Bostan stated. “Our members had complained that the black mafia agents giving headache to them,” he said.

“These agents grab the people, coming to the exchange companies for dollars, outside the premises of the companies,” Bostan stated.

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