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Qualityof governance

best inKP:PILDAT

Pakistan Rank 138th On Ease Of Doing Business Index

Polio cases drop in KP by one-third: officials

Orange Line, a threat to heritage: HRCPRulers looting country, alleges ex-minister

3,000 Cmch Ghost Employees Case To Be GivenTo Anti-corruption Dept

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ISLAMABAD: A joint investigation team of opening forms even if accounts had beenthe National Accountability Bureau and closed, authorisation or mandate to any otherPakistan Rangers looking into allegations of individual to operate these accounts andcorruption and irregularities in the energy copies of specimen signature cards.sector has expanded its probe to at least five They have also been directed to providecompanies and institutions and asked the State personal details of holders of the accounts likeBank of Pakistan and local and foreign banks photocopies oftheirnational identity cards,and financial institutions to provide details of computerised nationalidentity cards orbank accounts of 15 people in Karachi. otheridentification details along with

statement of accounts from the date of

The widening of the probe was ordered after opening.the arrest of high-profile people, includingformer minister for petroleum Dr Asim `In addition to the above, please obtainHussain, former managing director of Sui information of any other accounts, deposits orSouthern Gas Company Zohair Siddique, the lockers maintained by the listed individuals, atcompany`s former deputy managing director present or in the past (since 1985),` the NAB`sShoaib Warsi and Kamran Ihsan Nagi. letter said.

In a fresh letter, NAB has asked the SBP to The central bank has also been asked to ̀ obtainissue orders to all Knancial institutions and (from entire banking industry) details of anyforeign banks operating in Sindh to provide banking faci lity allowed to these 15the bank accounts of Tajamal Hussain, Rubina individuals or their business concern withHussain, Sabina Khalid, Arif Hussain, Ahison details of security offered. In case any bankingAhmed, Afzal Ahmed, Noor Fatima, Khalid facility has been granted to a third person /Bin Shaheen, Maryam Khalid, Mirza Khalid, firm against the deposit or guarantee of theMiral Khalid, Ziyad Arif, Danyal Arif, Aijaz above individuals the details of such facilitiesFatima and Ammad Hussain. may also be required to be reported` The

sources said some interesting clues had been NAB, Rangers expand probe into energy found after the Rangers collected details ofsector: The SBP has been asked to direct all accounts of Dr Asim Hussain through thedomestic and foreign banks and financial central bank.

Dawn News,Date: 26-10-2015,By Khaleeq Kianiinstitutions to furnish photocopies of account

NAB, Rangers expandprobe intoenergy sector

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LAHORE: The poor continue to suffer as the Inflation has come down to below five per centPML-N government half way down its tenure which was largely due to drastic fall in the oillags behind the targets it set for major areas in price in the international market.its manifesto for the 2013 elections, it has beenlearnt from various reports. Yet the government has missed other

macroeconomic targets on investment, savingThe party embarked on the rule on an ambitious and tax collection. The process of reforms in these

note to end unemployment, load shedding, sectors is on.terrorism, corruption and poverty through goodgovernance, economic turnaround and re-

The ratio of Foreign Direct Investment

establishment of peace in the country. remained much lower to what was envisionedthrough the manifesto. Barring the ChineseThe dream of economic revival and prosperity investment of $46 billion (with the borrowing

largely hinged on ending the electricity from Chinese bank), the ratio of FDIcris is, eliminating terrorism, has been recorded less than 50capacity building of the human p e r c e n t . R e a c h i n g aresources and strengthening favourable balance of tradeof institutions. On most of was planned bu t thethe fronts, implementation go ver nm ent is s ti llof the manifesto is not up to struggling hard on thisthe mark until now. score.

A report says over 40million people are continuing Exports target in 2015 wasto live below the poverty line set at $27 billion but it endedw h i l e 5 . 3 m i l l i o n s t a y at $24 billion. However importunemployed. As many as 1.5 million bill has come down by 14 per centunemployed people have been added in the due to cut in oil prices which otherwiselast two years, making the total number of stood at over $40 billion. A strategic trade policyunemployed highest in last 13 years. framework has been to take up exports to

$35billion by 2018 and given the said it appears aIt is being spearheaded by the armed forces hard task.

since June 2014, after the abortive ventures of thegovernment for striking peace deal with Taliban. The government cut the bank interest rate to 6Since 9/11 this war has cost the country over $100 per cent but industrialization and economic

billion besides loss of over 50,000 lives. activity remained disappointing while the poorfaced loss on their savings.

The Moody's has lifted the rating of Pakistaneconomy from negative to neutral although it Against the claim of over 2 per cent reduction inattained the growth target of 4.2 per cent against the prices, the prices on the daily items likethe set 5.1 per cent. The government nevertheless pulses, vegetables, sugar did not come down. Theclaims it was heading to meet the target of six government also held back from the masses due

percent plus GDP within its tenure. benefit from the reduced oil prices.

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The manifesto envisaged the minimisation of the Bahawalpur is another sorry story.foreign loans and payment of the existing through

privatisation of the assets, but on both counts it According to a report by the Auditor General offailed. Pakistan, Rs1,000 billion have been embezzled

through mismanagement in the various projectsOnly 3G and 4G licences fetched around one since inception of the government while tax billion dollar while privatisation of PIA and collection remained the lowest in the world.

Pakistan Steel Mills remained at incipient stage. Following 18th constitutional amendment,The World Bank in May 2014 approved $12 many departments were devolved to the

billion loans for Pakistan for the next five years. provinces including education, health andThis money is to be spent on energy sector, revenue collection. PML-N government on a noteshortfall in the tax revenue and to pay the to ensure education to all fixed 4 per cent of thegovernment expenditure. Saudi government last GDP for education and two per cent for health.year provided $1.5 billion as a 'friendly gesture' to However, at the midway of the tenure only onethe Sharif government. per cent on education and lesser than this could be

allocated to health.

In order to generate revenue the governmentsold out $500 million bonds on hefty 8.25 per cent In infrastructural development, Lahore-Karachiinterest. This all, couple increase of about $1 motorway, expansion of Lahore and Karachi

billion in remittances took the foreign reserves to airports and Gwadar development project arerecord over $20 billion but the economists term it eminent.debt trapping of the country.

The government made special efforts for peaceA major chunk of the Chinese investment of $46 in Karachi but it failed to regularly hold Council

billion has been pumped in the energy sector yet of Common Interest meetings and that ofthe cost effective electricity is still a question. Economic Coordination Council.As a major stride to economic turnaround and jobcreation, China Pakistan Economic Corridor is The government faced political hiccups in theset to be completed within the current tenure. way. The PTI dharna is believed to be major partAnd, this is going to be a big hope of the which, according to the rulers, took away itsgovernment to fulfil its promises before the precious time.election.

Faislabad's Sher Ali and Rana Sanullah episodeThe manifesto promised construction of dams and that cold war between Defence Minister

but two major hydel projects Dasu and Bhasha Khwaja Asif, Interior Minister Ch Nisara andhave been left to the next tenure of the PML-N Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif, and that of federalgovernment. Calculating the power shortfall of ministers Ahsan Iqbal and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

around 6,000 to 7,000 megawatt the government exposed the internal rifts and weakness of the broke ground of two coal based projects and three party and harmed its development agenda.gas based power plants which will altogether Shahbaz Sharif took over Khwaja Asif incontribute 5,000mw to the system by 2018. electricity projects which ruffled the feathers of

the former. Despite all this, the government isThe manifesto highlighted transparency in the optimistically going ahead to make good the

government spending but Nandipur Power plant, commitments it made through the manifesto.whose original cost of Rs22billion rose toRs58billion and beyond, failed to deliver.

The NationGeneration capacity of solar power plant inSajid Zia / October 26, 2015

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LAHORE: The federal government has short of the target due to the continuous decline inincreased the sales tax on diesel to record high oil prices, inefficiencies of the tax machinery,

of 50 percent, depriving the people, especially politically motivated tax concessions and laxgrowers of the benefit of falling prices in the enforcement of the existing laws and impositioninternational markets. of taxes on oil prices is easy way to grab the

money of public.

The government is presently charging tax ofaround Rs18 to 34 per liter on various petroleum The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has

products, as the import price of petrol is Rs39.94 also asked Pakistan to take additional steps to per liter while the price in the market is Rs73.76 mitigate the impact of the steep decline in tax per liter. collection by the FBR.

Similarly, diesel's import price is Rs40.54 and As against the standard sales tax rate of 17pc,

government has fixed its rate at Rs84.04 per liter. the government has set the GST rate of up to 50pcIn the same way, kerosene's import price is on petrol, HOBC, light diesel oil, high speedRs38.43 but government is charging the price at diesel oil and kerosene, which is the fuel of theRs57.14 per liter. poor and used in a large quantity in rural areas of

the country.

“The unprecedented levy on diesel woulddiscourage the use of 80 per cent tube wells for The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) hasupcoming crops which will indirectly hit major increased sales tax from 25.5 percent to 26industrial sectors of the country,” experts said. percent on Motor spirit, 45 percent to 50 percent

on High speed diesel and 20 percent sales tax isAccording to them, the FBR revenues are falling being collected on import and supply of furnace

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oil from October 1, 2015, states SRO.962(I)/2015 FPCCI President Mian Adrees said thatand SRO.963(I)/2015. reduction in petroleum prices would provide

relief to the industry. He said survival of a countryonly depended on sound economy, which needed

implementation of the PM's solar tubewell plan, peaceful atmosphere, better law and order andas it can provide long-term relief to farmers if it is business friendly environment.implemented properly. The proposed plan willlower input cost of farmers, equalizing exporters FBR Member Inland Revenue (Policy) Shahidcost to the regional competitors, helping improve Hussain Asad said the FBR issued SROrice export. 962(I)/2015 to increase the sales tax rate of

According to the agriculturists, sufficient furnace oil to 20 percent from 17 percent effectiveavailability of water is a must to sustain rice crop, from October 1, 2015. He said the move wouldwhich seemed unlikely, as the farmers are unable increase the electricity prices in the country. Heto purchase diesel to irrigate their fields under said the decision was taken considering the

present circumstances. shortfall in the revenue during the first quarter of

the current fiscal year 2015/16. The three percentIEP Lahore Centre chairman Engineer Khalid hike in GST on furnace oil might generate

Sajjad observed that the real benefit of cut in additional revenue of about Rs3.5 billion in one petroleum rates could not be passed on to general month. public and it seemed that transporters as well asother trade mafias are so strong that provincial According to energy experts, increase in salesgovernments could not force them to make tax on furnace oil will deprive the consumernecessary reduction in prices. cheap electricity, as most of the IPPs in the

country run on furnace oil and high speed dieselThe reduction of total 25 per cent in petroleum and 60 percent electricity generated is based on

prices is still not a reflection of the huge drop of oil.

around 50 per cent oil price in the internationalThe Nation,Our Staff Reporter / October 26, 2015market, stated Khalid Sajjad.

Khalid Sajjad asked the government to announcea further reduction of at least 20 per cent,

besides withdrawing unjustifiedtaxes, to make it in linew i t h t h einternational prices.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan People`s Party has Lahore and some other districts of the province,questioned the `silence` of the Election therefore, it is resorting to usual tactics,` she said,Commission over the use of state machinery in urging the ECP to shun the role of ̀ silent spectator`the local body elections. and take notice of the violations.The ruling party`s candidates are using the She said the people would vote for the PPP in thegovernment resources for their election local polls as they were not happy with thecampaign in Lahore and other districts but the government`s policies that resulted in inflation and

ECP is not ready to take note of the violation of price hike. PPP`s Punjab deputy secretary-generalits code of conduct,` PPP`s Lahore President Mian Ayub said the provincial ministers had beenSamina Ghurki said in a statement here on supervising the campaign of the N-LeagueSunday. She said the state machinery was being candidates and the ECP was not taking notice of thisused to ensure the victory of PML-N candidates .The PPP Punjab had also written a letter to the ECP,in the local body elections. highlighting the violation of code of conduct but no`The government has to do so because it knows direction in this regard has come from it.

Dawn News, By Our Staff Reporter | 10/26/2015that through its performance of over two yearsit cannot get votes in Oct 31 local body polls in

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NOWSHERA: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak the country.has said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has the potential to “The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government hasgenerate 50,000 megawatt electricity but the invited the federal government to launch almostfederal government is giving could shoulder to dozens of power generation projects. The hydelthis important issue. resources are far cheaper than the other ones. IHe was talking to media at his hometown of don't know why Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Manki Sharif after the “chehlum” of his cousin and [Punjab Chief Minister] Shahbaz Sharif are

and brother-in-law Abdul Latif Khan Khattak on putting more stress on gas and furnace oil toSunday. Member National Assembly Dr Imran generate power which would be much costly,”Khattak, District Nazim Liaqat Khan Khattak, said Pervez Khattak.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf office-bearers and The chief minister said the federal government isworkers were also present on the occasion. ignoring the KP government proposals for cheapThe chief minister said power could be produced power generation, which is causing unrest amongat much cheaper rates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the people in this province. Pervez Khattak saidwhich would help solve the energy crisis gripping the KP government had launched work on small

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power generation project despite limited government, Water and Power Developmentresources at hand. Authority and Peshawar Electric Supply

“We have invited tenders from the private sector Company chiefs. A detailed report would befor implement the projects to generate 1,200 sought from these officials, he promised.megawatt power,” he explained. The chief The chief ministe r said the provinc ialminister said the provincialgovernment had completed thefeasibility study of 24 projects togenerate power from hydelresources. “Another report forconstructing 13 dams to generate

power has also been submitted tothe federal government,” he

elaborated.Pervez Khattak said a room could be created for the power generationthrough cheap hydel resources inthe China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor Plan but the federalgovernment is unresponsive toissue.

government extended all cooperation to the PescoThe chief minister said talks were being held with

in moving against the power thieves. “But thethe federal government to get rights for the

Pesco staff members are themselves involved in province. These included, he added, share in

power theft. Power consumers in KP are beinghydel profit, additional share in water resources,

teased on purpose,” he deplored.gas and mineral resources along with forestPervez Khattak said Pesco was carrying out from

royalty.eight to 14 hours loadshedding in Khyber

“We will seek a progress report on the issuesPakhtunkhwa, which, he said, was not acceptable

taken up with the Centre at upcoming meeting ofto the provincial government. He asked the

the Council of Common Interests. No delayingfederal government to review the loadshedding

tactics will be acceptable in this regard,” heschedule for the province.

vowed.The chief minister was all praise for different

Pervez Khattak said the KP government hadgovernment departments and agencies for

reservations of mega projects in the province andensuing peace during the 10 days of Muharram.

the federal government should have them“This shows the best strategy of the police and

addressed.

other law-enforcement agencies. All this becameHe said the KP government would take up with possible with the cooperation of the citizens,' hethe federal government several mega projects

acknowledged. Pervez Khattak greeted Chiefsuch as Chashma Right Bank Canal, Lowari

Secretary Amjad Ali Khan, Inspector General ofTunnel, Munda dam, Diamer-Bhasha dam, and a

Police Nasir Khan Durrani, and all those whonumber of other projects.

were part of the team that ensured peace duringPervez Khattak complained that excessive

Muharram.loadshedding was being carried out in Khyber

Cheap power generationPakhtunkhwa which was a grave injustice to the The News

province. Mushtaq Paracha- Monday, October 26, 2015 - From Print Edition“I will take up this issue with the federal

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PESHAWAR: The polio cases marked a drastic highest number by any country worldwide, hasreduction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa owing to registered only 38 in 2015 so far. The Zarb-i-Azbfocused immunisation campaign, better security operation against the militants also enabled theto vaccinators and improved social mobilisation authorities to immunise the children, who hadto pave the way for administration of the vaccine been without oral polio vaccine (OPV) for the lastto those children, whose parents had two years. The number of polio cases was 230refuseditlastyear,0fhcials said. in the corresponding period last year,They claimed that there was one off icials said. Frequency andthird reduction in polio cases in severity of polio virus circulation

2015 compared to the last year. has been reduced.`The province has recorded The military operation in Fata47cases as of today in 2014, has played vital rol e in

but thi s year we have reduction of polio cases asdetected only 15 polio- only a single case has beeninfected children which is a r e p o r t e d f r o m N o r t hmarked success,` said the Waziristan Agency in 2015officials. compared to 70 cases last year.According to them, Officials said that 24 childrenPeshawar is leading with 10 cases were tested positive for polio in

because of the presence of poliovirus South Waziristan Agency in 2014,in water and frequent movement of the however, only two cases were detected in thedisplaced children from Fata, where the disease is region in 2015. The number of polioaffectedendemic. Two polio cases were recorded in Tank children in Khyber Agency, which had confirmedand one each was reported from Lakki Marwat, 78 cases in 2014, was seven only, they said.Charsadda and Nowshera, officials said, adding Protection of vaccinators by the army in Fata andthat three of the infected children were not police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has boosted theiradministered the vaccine. morale and the health workers, who wereImp rovement in qual ity of vaccinat ion reluctant to take part in the campaign, are readilycampaigns, accessibility to children due to involved in the vaccination.enhanced security and government`s interest has The security provided by police is also one of theled to the success. basic factors in improvement of vacation andThe province had been recording an average of reduction in cases,` sources said.

45,000 children, whose parents were defying Experts said that number of polio cases naturallyvaccination in every campaign but their number came down as a result of quality vaccinationnow plunged to 8,000 only, officials said. campaigns.There are fewer cases of attacks and harassment Although three people were killed in polio-of polio workers in the province because ofthe related attacks in 2015 yet the number of attackscoordination among police, army and health on vaccinators recorded a decrease in the wake ofdepartment. It has emboldened the vaccinators to security by police, officials said.visit the localities that were off- limits for themduring the previous campaigns. Dawn

21-10-15Pakistan, which recorded 306 cases in 2014, theBy Ashfaq Yusufzai:

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PESHAWAR/Lahore - The biggest-everearthquake in Pakistan rocked the country and

neighbouring Afghanistan yesterday, killing Chitral, Dir Upper, Dir Lower, Buner and Shanglaaround 350 people. districts of KP where Chief Minister PervezHundreds of homes were destroyed as the quake Khattak declared emergency.shook a swathe of the subcontinent, sending The human and material loss was also severe inthousands of frightened people rushing into the the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata),streets and open spaces. which lies along Afghan border. The earthquakeAt least 275 people lost their lives in Pakistanwhile more than 2,000 were injured. Asmany as 70 people died in Afghanistanwhere the quake originated.The deadly earthquake came at 2:09pmand measured 8.1 according to country'sgeological department. But, the USGeological Survey (USGS) initiallymeasured the magnitude at 7.7, and thenrevised it down to 7.5.The powerful jolts forced people out oftheir homes and offices.The telecommunication structuresuffered damage, rendering many ofutterly scared people unable to connecttheir loved ones.Troops had been mobilised and all

military hospitals put on high alert, army was heavily felt in Punjab and Azad Kashmir too.spokesman Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa said, with the air Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was in UK,force also offering support. has shortened his visit and he would rush to

country to personally supervise the rescue andrelief work, his office said in a statement. The PMhad already directed all the agencies to mobiliseall resources to help the affected, it said.The quake, according to USGS, was 213 km deepand centred near Jurm, 250 km from the capitalKabul, in northeastern Badakhshan province ofAfghanistan, where 63 deaths had been counted

by the night.But MET Office Lahore Director Sahibdad Khantold The Nation, “The quake was 8.1 inmagnitude and 193km underground (inHindukush mountain range).”

Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, who ordered It was one of the most severe earthquakes introops to immediately start rescue operations country's history, Khan said, warning that therewithout waiting for formal orders, himself flew to may be major aftershocks considering the highsome areas of most-affected Khyber magnitude of this earthquake. One aftershock hitPakhtunkhwa (KP) province. shortly afterwards, with the USGS putting itsHuge losses were reported from Malakand, Swat,

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magnitude at 4.8. Hospital in Peshawar where he met with theThe greater depth and distance from highly in jured, besides d ir ec ting the hospi ta l

populated areas however made Monday's quake administration to ensure best treatment to the

less damaging than that of Kashmir quake of victims.2005, which had killed more than 100,000 According to reports, the quake killed at least 23

people – most of them in Azad Jammu and people and injured 102 in Chitral district of theKashmir – and displaced some 3.5 million. province. More than 34 died and 54 others wereBut extensiveness of the earthquake,which was felt as far as New Delhi,and high number of the injured meantthe death toll could climb in comingdays.Around 70 people were confirmeddead in Afghanistan. "Initial reports

show a big loss of life, huge financiallosses in Badakhshan, Takhar,

Nangarhar, Kunar and other regions,including the capital Kabul," saidcountry's chief executive AbdullahAbdullah. In a horrific incident, 12

wounded in Shangla.Afghan girls crushed in a stampede as they fledThe human toll in other districts of KP was:their collapsing school in Taluqan city. "The

Upper Dir, 23 deaths, 250 injured; Swat, 23, 100;students rushed to escape the school building,Torghar, 13, 28; Buner, 10, 80; Lower Dir, 7, 24;triggering a stampede," education departmentMalakand, 7, 160; Peshawar 6, 123; Swabi, 5, 16;chief Enayat Naweed told AFP. "Twelve students,

Charsadda, 4, 34; Mardan 4, 24,while one death was reported inMansehra.As for Fata, 17 people werekilled and 27 wounded in BajaurAgency, four people died inMohmand Agency while one

person died in Jamrud town ofKhyber Agency.Officials feared surge incasualties as reports from somefar flung localities were yet toarrive where communicationsystem had been disrupted.Most of the deaths came as a

all minors, were killed and 35 others were result of house collapse and felling of boundaryinjured." walls of buildings. The quake also causedIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to landslides in many areas, causing roadblocks.Twitter immediately after the quake, saying that

The NationIndia stood ready to assist, including inSAID ALAM KHAN and Iqtidar Gilani / October 27, 2015Afghanistan and Pakistan if required.

KP CM Parvez Khattak visited Leady Reading

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The survey conducted by Pakistan Institute of positively only on 6 out of 30 governance indicatorsLegislative Development and Transparency while Punjab trailed KPK with 8 positive indicators.(Pildat) at the completion of the second year of Balochistan and Sindh governments' performancethe federal and provincial governments, shows rated positively on only 2 out of 28 governancethat quality of governance in KP is much higher indicators.

Waseem Abbasi, The News Wednesday, October 28,than all other provinces.2015.From Print Edition

According to the study, the PTI's provincialgovernment earned positive Ratings on 18 outof 28 Indicators measured in the poll.Interestingly, the Federal Government rated

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LAHORE: Describing a reported move to destroy character of the city after it won a questionable part of the General Post Office (GPO) building carte blanche from the judiciary.”for the Orange Train project as vandalism The statement further said, “Every student ofcompounded by arrogance, the Human Rights history and culture knows that the GPO buildingCommission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon and some of the property targeted in Patialathe Punjab government to review the project and Ground form part of peoples heritage and thedesist from attacking the people's basic right to GPO is also a building protected under the law.

preservation of their heritage. The government must not forget that preservationIn a statement issued on Thursday, the of culture and heritage is one of the people'scommission said, “All human rights activists and fundamental rights and no government can be

defenders of the people's rights must have been allowed to trifle with it. What is being done toappalled at learning of new plans to destroy the Lahore amounts to vandalism compounded byheritage property in Lahore. It has been reported arrogance.”that a part of the Lahore's GPO building has been HRCP called upon the Punjab government tomarked for demolition so as to provide space for review the Orange Train project and otherthe Orange Train project. Earlier, the Punjab projects that could damage or destroy historicalUniversity teachers had raised their voice against premises and spaces and make a categorical andthe threat to their property posed by the same irreversible commitment to ensuring due

project. It seems the provincial government has protection to and conservation of the heritage.”decided to persist in its program to destroy the

Daily Times,October 23, 2015

Orange Line, a threat to heritage: HRCP

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PTI worker killed in armedclash with PML-N workers

LAHORE: A clash between the workers of PML- N and PTI during local bodies election campaignon Monday led to firing which left one PTIworker dead along with four workers injuredfrom the both parties. The incident occurred near Nawaz Sharifhospital in the premises of Yakki Gate police

Muhammad Abid told The News that seven`station, walled city. It has been learnt that Yakkiworkers of both the political parties were injuredGate falls in union council 32 and workers of PTIdue to the firing of one Malik Tariq alias Bhappahad established an election camp adjacent to

Malik, saying no one was killed in this incident. Nawaz Sharif Hospital. At around 12:10 am Moreover, the SHO was unable to reply a queryworkers of PML-N were passing by the said campwhy the incident of firing took place.in connection with their election campaign, whenMeanwhile, Punjab chief minister has sought ahot words were exchanged between both thereply from CCPO Lahore in this regarding alonggroups which led to a clash. As per Geo TVwith directions to take immediate action againstreports, one worker of the PTI lost his life in thisthe culprits without any prejudice.clash and four workers of both the parties got

severe injuries.The News October 26, 2015However, Yakki Gate police station SHO

people wi ll keep onlooking for vote on thatday.Ch pervaiz Elahi said thatdespite write complaints

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League senior central about pre poll rigging toleader and former deputy prime minister Ch the election commission,

pervaiz elahi has said that in N league's pre-poll no reaction is being takenrigging DCO's are fully active as RO's while which is ample proof ofelection commission is just silent. pre-poll rigging is in full progress in favour of NHe said this while talking to media after meeting league. He said messive level rigging wasPML's local bodies candidates. Elahi Said that committed in 2013 election and the RO's whoaccording to information received from all were additional session judges got defamed and

districts in the first stage of local bodies election whole election process was also hit but there iseverywhere administration is showing complete strong apprehension that if the election

partiality, there is complete ban on development commission kept sleeping during local bodiesworks are talking place without any check election and took no action then such rigging willwhatsoever under the supervision of DCO's who take place that people will forget not only 2013are officially as the RO's whereas changes have but also 1977 as a result of which great movementalso been made in the voters lists for the polling will be launched against this N League riggingstations in favour of N league, Returning officers throughout the province.

Pakistan Observer, 26-10-2015 ,Salim Ahmedhave also chalked out such massive rigging program on the polling day that other parties

PML-N involved in LBpre-poll rigging: Elahi

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FAISALABAD: A convicted assassin deposed before the anti-terrorism court judge that he hadgunned down a close associate of Punjab LawMinister Rana Sanaullah on his (minister's)direction.

Naveed alias Commando was handed down deathsentence on four counts for killing Asghar Alialias Bhola Gujjar, an associate of RanaSanaullah, and his driver Mohammad Siddiqueon Jan 8 last.Recording his statement, Naveed claimed thatSanaullah told him that Gujjar had become astrong and influential man and could give him(minister) tough time by joining the PakistanTehreek-i-Insaf. He said the minister had made a

plan of killing Gujjar at his outhouse, where SHOFarrukh Waheed was also present.“The minister also promised me that he wouldstand by me come what may,” he said while

disclosing that on the direction of Rana SanaullahHe said Naveed Commando's statement wouldhe chased Gujjar and spotted his vehicle nearonly gain credibility if endorsed by the witnessesSeeta Ram temple. He, along with his accompliceof the case. He said the witnesses and details of Nafees, opened fire on Gujjar and his driver andthe trial proceedings were available which both died on the spot, said the convict.explain why this murder took place.He said Sanaullah had given him an iPhone set

and through Viber “I informed the minister aboutStatements of Bhola Gujjar's brother and relativeskilling of Gujjar and he applauded me.”should also be obtained to cross verify theDSP Khalid Malik, inspectors Aamir Mushtaq,murderer's claims, he added.Malik Jehangir and Mian Rafiq had tortured him

with a direction to not utter a word against the

Rana Sanaullah denied having any links withminister, said Naveed who had recorded his Naveed Commando, saying he had not evenconfessional statement on July 15 last.talked to him on the phone let alone having aBoth Rana Sanaullah and Farrukh Waheed hadmeeting. He said the two persons had alreadyattended the funeral prayer of Gujjar, he added.

been awarded death sentence while two others gotSpeaking at a news programme, Rana Sanaullahlife imprisonment in the case on the basis ofdenied the allegations and said the court hadevidence.ordered a probe, thus, the factual position would

soon come before everyone. He said Bhola GujjarDawn, October 29th, 2015was like a brother to him.

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KARACHI: Sindh Anti-Corruption Department 11 FIRs and 05 arrests, Karachi west 03 FIRs, 04has registered a total of 156 FIRs and arrested arrested. In Hyderabad total of 19 arrested and 19over 97 government officials of various FIRs lodged, Jamshoro 12 FIRs registered and 07departments of province insiders told Daily arrests, Mirpurkhas total 09 FIRs registers and 05Times on Wednesday. After NAB and FIA actions arrested, Benazirabad only 01 FIR and 09 arrestsi n p r o v i n c e a g a in s t c o r ru p t i o n a n d told official papers. Similarly, in Sukkur 65 FIRsmismanagement of local government, health, registered and 40 arrests and Larkana depicts 03education, revenue, police, co-operative societies FIRs and 14 arrested by the Anti-Corruptionand others, the Chief Minister Sindh directed Department Sindh, while there are severalAnti-corruption Sindh to handle all the absconders are openly wandering but no arrests

departments by their actions and registration of have been made in this regard. When Daily Timescases for further proceedings through respective talked to the Prosecutor General Sindh regardingheads of ACC-I (Chief Secretary), ACC-II the punishment of various departments during(Commissioner s) , and ACC-I II (Deputy couple of months but he did not provideCommissioners). It is learnt that since long the information and said the department as such haveanti-corruption department in province was no details in this regard. Later, regarding the civilinactive and thousands of corruption cases were matters and updates over resolutions of publicremained in cold storages and there was no issues at Deputy District Prosecutor, theaccountability of unabated heavy corruption and concerned were failed provide the details on themisuse of funds in various Sindh departments. occasion. Meanwhile, The Chief Minister (CM)Former president Asif Ali Zardari, Chief Minister Sindh on Tuesday has approved formation of 2

Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and party after the permanent Anti-Terrorism Courts in Homedetention of Dr Asim were annoyed over the Ministry jails. According to details, Justicearrest of PPP leaders and bureaucrats by NAB and Ameer Hani Muslim had chaired a meeting,FIA, they intended to form Sindh Ahtesab which decided to form ATC courts to hear highCommission likewise KPK to avoid federal profile cases in jails. The summary had been sentgovernment actions. Sindh government infusing to CM Sindh by Home Ministry, requesting forsoul to dead horse in shape of Anti-Corruption to the formation of courts in jails, which CM Qaim

put end corruption and nepotism in province at Ali Shah approved.Daily Times 29th October, 2015large, added that the all Deputy Directors and

Circle Officers in all districts and divisions have been activated now onward. Daily Times learnt

detailed report of Anti-Corruption Sindh since22-07-2015 to 26-10-2015, the anticorruptionestablishment raided total of 62, while 156 FIRsregistered and arrested 97 among 78 presentedchallan in the concerned court. The department is

probing into 441 allegedly corruption casesagainst bureaucrats of the Sindh departmentsconfirmed provincial head to the Daily Times.According to the data in Karachi south 03 raids,06 FIRs and 03 arrested, in Karachi East total of

97 Sindh government officials

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several hours since morning, but protested lasted for wholeday and poor patients had to go

back without getting treatment.Besides several scheduledoperations in Shaikh ZaidW o m e n H o s p i t a l , C M CTeaching hospital, PeadsSurgery department,

Orthopedic department andothers were postponed due toongoing protest.

Pakistan Observer, 27-10-15Ghulam Rasool

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - Larkana—Newlyappointed Medical Superintendent ChandkaMedical College Hospital Larkana (CMCH) hasdetected the over 300 ghost employees of

different units of hospital taking salaries without performing dutiesand issued explanation andwithheld salaries and considering to hand over thecase to Anti Corruption department such issue ledto differences and clashes between CMC Hadministration and Pakistan Paramedical StaffUnion, sources disclosed.Hundreds employees of Chandka MedicalCollege Hospital (CMCH) Larkana under the

banner of Pakistan Paramedical Staff Association(PPSA) boycotted of their duties and locked the

OPDs of all four units of hospital including CivilHospital, Teaching Hospital, Children Hospitaland Shaikh Zaid Women Hospital in protestagainst the ongoing clash between MedicalSuperintendent CMC H and Paramedical staffunion over serving notices and stopping salariesof 300 allegedly ghost employees.The Patients and their attendants who had reachedf rom fa r f lung a reas o f Jacobabad ,Shahkadkot, Ghairkero, Kamber, Mehar districtDadu and others badly suffered and waited

3,000 CMCH Ghost Employees Case To Be

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* Sources disclose misuse of funds continues in seized 2,000 millions of corruption money whileforests but Sindh chief minister and his cabinet the Hyderabad Forest Department chiefd e l ib erate ly avo id e an y ac t ion or conservator did not taken any notice of the sale ofaccountability Kathri forest land by the minister.

The sources have disclosed that there is high levelKARACHI: The Sindh government has misuse of funds in the forests for a long time butcompletely failed to protect the provincial the Sindh chief minister and its cabinet

properties, precious lands and forests despite the deliberately avoided any action or accountabilitycancellation of allotments of villages to against all those officials involve in bribery andthousands of poor heartlands, only to protect the complete negligence.land grabbers. Similarly, they said there are certain areas ofA large number of civil society and residents of hundred and thousands acres of forestlands that

the Karachi villages, whose leases have been have also been grabbed by the revenue authoritiescancelled by the Sindh government,criticised the Pakistan People's Party(PPP) government and said thatinstead of healing their pain or takingany action against the provincialdepartments and corrupt authorities,the present government has createdtroubles for the headland people bycancelling leases of over 70 villages,

but the land grabbers and occupants

on hundreds of acres of land are still present at large in Karachi.

after mutation of records. The reports revealedPakistan Muslim League (N) MNA Abdul Hakim

that over 0.6 million acres of forestland is underand the nationalist leaders criticised the PPP-led

illegal encroachment of influential people.government and said over 22,000 acres of land in

They said about 1,500 acres of forestland nearSindh is allotted through China-cutting, out of

River Indus was re-occupied by the ministers'which, 2,000 acres lease was cancelled later only

influential men and after deforestation, high-risedue to the pressure of Rangers and other agencies.

buildings and construction of houses have beenRecently, the influential people grabbed

started. “The land was occupied in March 2013thousands of acres of forestland illegally in

through an illegal order of Sindh Chief MinisterHyderabad, Miani and Kathri. They grabbed

Qaim Ali Shah after mutation in revenue records12,000 acres in Larkana and 6,000 acres in from forestland. Rangers and police demolishedSukkur district reportedly, but the forest

all the constructions as per Supreme Courtdepartment was unable to recover it.

orders,” they added.According to sources, a powerful PPP minister

The PPP-led Sindh government in its tenures alsograbbed a precious land of 32 acres of the forest

leased or illegally handed over to their favouritedepartment in Hyderabad. The land has now been

patronages in various districts including Thatta,sold by his men to a Hyderabad trader with sum

Umerkot, Sanghar, Badin, Dadu, Shikarpur,Rs 20 millions, under the very nose of the forest

Hyderabad, Larkana, Shikarpur and Sukkur.department officers.The sources said that the minister, who has goneunderground after the Rangers' raid on his home,

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NAB probes Balochistan's ex-minister for role officers/officials of Food Departmentin scam Balochistan were involved in the said

embezzlement.ISLAMABAD: The National AccountabilityBureau (NAB) is investigating Balochistan'sformer food minister for his alleged role inthe theft of 4,72,872 government wheat bagsfrom the Provincial Reserve Centre,documents available with The News reveal.The bureau has authorized investigationagainst Asfand Yar Kakar, ex-minister food;

Ali Bakhsh Baloch, ex-secretary foodBalochistan; Zahir Jan Jamaldini, ex-deputydirector food; and Shakar Khan, ex-superintendent in charge PRC Sariab in therecent executive board meeting.Sources in the bureau disclosed that they willshortly be filing a reference against the ex-minister for selling hundreds of thousands ofwheat bags from government godowncausing a loss of over Rs1.5 billion to the national “If officers/officials of PRC Sariab hadexchequer. performed their duties properly and conducted

NAB documents reveal that after receiving report fortnightly and monthly inspections, the nationalthat around 472,872/- government wheat bags exchequer would have been saved from loss ofworth millions of rupees had been embezzled millions of rupees”. “During the course offrom the PRC, initial probe into the matter Inquiry, it was revealed that a DO was issued byrevealed that provincial Anti-Corruption ex-minister food Asfand Yar Kakar regardingEstablishment was also conducting an inquiry posting of Shakar Khan, Office Assistant (BPS-into the same allegations.“A calculation/counting 14) as in charge PRC Sariab despite the fact thatcommittee, comprising Food Department, Shakar Khan was an office assistant and did notFinance Department and ACE Officers fulfill the criteria to be posted as in charge PRC.constituted by Secretary S&GAD for PRCSariab, DDF Quetta, intimated the Food Subsequently Shakar Khan embezzled 472,872

Directorate on 28th March, 2013, that 472,872 wheat bags and disappeared. During the wholewheat bags were found missing. The case was tenure, the then Assistant Director Foodtransferred from ACE to NAB Balochistan. Shahjahan Kakar continuously wrote to theThe case was presented in 385th Regional Board senior authorities that Shakar was not properlyMeeting (RBM) dated 16-08-2013”, documents managing the affairs of PRC and there was strongstate. likelihood that he will misappropriate the wheatRegarding the findings, the NAB's EBM was but no timely action was taken by higherinformed that during the course of inquiry, it has authorities, which resulted in the loss and

been revealed that 4,72,872 bags of wheat abscondence of accused”, the probe revealsapproximately worth of Rs1525.0122 millionwere embezzled and the above-mentioned The News,Usman Manzoor Friday, October 30, 2015

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QUETTA: Former federal minister Sardar Yar Imran Khan had proved that rigging had takenMohammad Rind, who has recently joined the place in four constituencies, he said. `The rulersPakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI),has said that former and currentrulers are busy looting and

plundering national wealth.He said this while speaking to

party wo rkers and media personnel in Dera MuradJamali. Mr Rind criticisedPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif

and former president Asif AliZardari and alleged that both oft h e m w e r e i n v o l v e d i ncorruption.He accused the Sharif brothers are champions of rigging and using fake votes,`of filling their accounts with money from the he said, adding that they had used governmentmetro bus project and said Mr Zardari had `sold machinery in the election against PTI candidates.out the coffin of Benazir Bhutto` The former He claimed that Mr Khan was the only leader whominister claimed that the current assemblies and will deliver, as he is a true leader with a cleanthe government were the product of rigged past`. He said the PTI would emerge as a strongelections. He added that PML-N leaders were party with the support of the people of

looting the country in the name of prosperity of Balochistan, adding that a large number of people and development of the country. important tribal and political leaders would join

it. Sardar Rind said thatgovernment employeeswould be provided plotsand a bypass would beconstructed in DeraMurad Jamali if peoplevoted for PTI in the nextelections. He added thatlegitimate rights of the

people would be ensuredand all basic facilitieswould be provided tothem. He alleged thatnationalist parties wereusurping the rights of the

people instead of givingthem their due rights.Dawn News By SaleemShahid | 10/24/2015

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From the beginning Ishaq Dar and his adviser Asad

Amin kept hiding the Draft Audit Report of IPP's.There is an awful story behind it.In 2013 the Finance Ministry paid Rs. 80 trillion tothe IPP and other institutions via The State bankwithout conducting a pre-audit which was illegal. Itwas necessary to send the bill to the AccountantGeneral of Pakistan and after the Pre-Audit dueswere paid, but without all this procedure payment

hide this report.was transferred to the IPP's by the government.According to the report govt. forbore the fine of Rs.Later, the Accountant General Buland Akhtar Rana23 billion which was due on IPP's. Not only thatstarted inquiry; while the adviser of Ishaq Dargovt. also paid Rs. 32 billion to IPP's without ever“Asad Amin” was looking after the whole matter for

purchasing the electricity and without issuance of protecting themselves.any data from metering committee, govt. paid Rs.After removing Buland Akhtar Rana from his4.5 billion. position, Ishaq Dar appointed Asad Amin asMetering reading was not according to determinedAuditor General however before his termination,rules that became the cause of difference of Rs. 16Buland Akhtar Rana ordered for Audit. When the

billion. Meanwhile IPP's enjoyed great profit.report was presented to Asad Amin for approval andHence we can guess how ruler are destroying theasked to send it to Public Accounts Committee, hecountry, it's not a new thing for Nawaz governmenttrembled because the corruption was visible.they are masters of corruption and they have beenThis report can surely trap Ishaq Dar, Secretarydoing this for decades and.Waqar Masood, high officials of the Ministry ofDerived from Rauf Klasra .Water and Power Ex-Governor of the State bank21OCT, 2015 Dunya newspaper

and Asad Amin himself. That's why they decided to

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Dr. Shahid Masood, while analyzing PML-N'sethnicity he explained: “Another PILDAT surveycreated confusion; this might be the result of nationcussing the previous survey. These surveys should

be reviewed as it depends on public opinion. The NGO's and survey companies are playing with people's wise opinion. We shall not forget that thesecompanies and NGO's get International funding

230 billion corruption is being piloted annually.and are also funded by Government of Pakistan. InAccording to figure every Sindhi is being robbed ofPakistan we have 104 senators, 342 MNA's and 714total Rs. 11,500 per year. According to PILDAT, noMPA's. Each one gets 360 million as token or bribe.one trusts NAB, this is totally wrong. The operation No one can ask them where they spend such hugeagainst economic Terrorism has slowed isn’t over.amount every year. No one is held accountable forThose who have been asked about the bankthis economic terrorism. From 2008- 2013 the PPPaccounts claim to be anti-establishment. No onegovernment engaged in corruption worth 8.5will be spared if proven guilty. Nawaz needs totrillion. But again Mian Nawaz is not willing to dodefine Nuclear Terrorism so we can understandanything about it. From this figure it shows that Rs.what actually means.”50,000 annually is being taken from every Pakistan27th October, 2015)man, women and child. As per Sindh Rangers Rs.

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One of Pakistan's best political analyst,

Hassan Nisar criticized the performanceof PML-N and elaborated on their “servethe public” ideology as:

“Metro is a show case project. No one knowsabout its budget. On completion of metro projectRawalpindi in six months, they are jumping with

joy but why has there been no development inthe “Thana system” of police. For the last 7 yearsthey have been in-power over Punjab but nochanges can be observed in police.

But they are focusing like a constructor, onlyTheir mind set should be understood. They do not

bridges and roads etc.want to protect public, just providing toys to

They are ignoring the key ingredients of betterthem. They are insulting the people. They are

education “teachers and students”. For betterkeeping the people away from vigilance and

education a good teacher is all you need. Buteducation. So no one could ever understand their

government is not working for the provision ofmotives.

excellent teachers. Government has hired pathetic staff who cannot even speak properly.”

“Danish school system, Ashiana housing systemetc. are just fake. It is good they are focusing on Hassan Nisar 18th October 2015upgradation of government schools buildings.

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Senior journalist, Khalid Qayyumreflected his opinion as he clarified thetactics of PML-N to retain their position:

“Government of PML-N always focuses more onthe projects that can be visible to public's eye.

Now they are focusing on “Orange line project”for general elections 2018. Even for by-electionsin NA-122 P.M. conducted a conference inGovernor House and talked positivity about this

project. They want to ensure votes for the nextelection by highlighting this project.”He stated “They also did the same for the funds ofMetro Bus. That's why southern Punjab isneglected.”

Khalid Qayyum ( October 27, 2015)

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Investigative journalist, social analyst and arenowned TV presenter Kamran Khan discussedthe clash between PML-N's leaders and theinstability among the party as they will face eachother in Punjab's local government elections.In Faisalabad, PML-N will face PML-N. RanaSanaullah and Chaudhary Sher Ali along with hisson, Abid Sher Ali are opposing each other. PML-

N has issued tickets to most of Rana Sanaullah'ssupporters but in Chaudhary Sher Ali's area, N.A.84, where his supporters didn't have ticket, he

gave his independent candidates the election signof a diamond. Whereas Chaudhary Sher Ali'ssupporting group is countering PML-N under thename of Mayor Group with the polling sign of a

bucket.Kamran Khan (, Dunya news, 29th October 2015)

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