Early Kharif Water Shortage Anticipated

Authorities expected to increase water supply over the long term during the Ka Leaf season, which began on April 1, but the state differences between the distribution principles were not resolved. At a meeting of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) Advisory Board led by Ir Zaman chairman Sher Zaman Khan on Tuesday, federal and provincial authorities said that 23 percent of the total 108.8 million acres (MAF) of water flow at Rim Station last year was 88.04 MAF When compared, it was higher.

Compared to the 10 year average of 106.88MAF

The inflow at the rim station is estimated to be higher. Considering the expected transport losses, the total water supply for irrigation is expected to be 80 MAF, which is more than 30% higher than last year's 61.37 MAF. Total water supply will be slightly higher than the 10 year average of 79.29MAF. The meeting discussed and approved the water availability criteria for the kharif season 2019 (April-September) and other related agenda items. The meeting was attended by all Irsa members, senior engineering consultants, Wapda member representatives (water and power), local irrigation and agriculture staff.

The committee discussed in detail the water availability of kharif 2019. All relevant organizations noted that the hydrometeorological scenarios predicted by Pakistan Meteorological Administration are improving and expecting better water quality than the current season. According to forecasts, the committee is not at all in the mid-term (July-August), but expects a lack of 14pc in the initial committee and a 6pc shortage in the late season.

The meeting decided that Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) would be exempt from the tribe according to the existing arrangements, while the explicit deficit was equally distributed between the Punjab and Sind. Therefore, Punjab is expected to compare the volume of 33.11 MAF during the kharif season with the 29.19 mef of last year and slightly better than the 10 year average of 33.02 MAF.

Sindh is expected to earn 30.17 MAF compared to 27.75 MAF in the same period last year, far better than the 10 year average of 28.32 MAF. The KP gained about 820,000 acres compared to 990,000 acres in the same period last year and was worse than the average of 91,000 acres in 10 years. 

Balochistan is expected to earn 2.81 MAF compared to 1.69 MAF last year and is significantly better than the average of 1.76 MAF in 10 years. Since Sindh is expected to be able to provide better water supply.

Punjab claimed that the current three-phase contract by Irsa is within the scope of the Convention and that distribution should be made according to the Water Apportionment Accord.

Irsa is waiting for a referral at the Pakistan Attorney General's Office. Ultimately, the Council of Common Interests is waiting for the results to be discussed and decided.

Punjab PA Bill Seeking Better Security

Punjab maternity allowance (revised) The 2019 bill is being submitted to the Punjab General Assembly, calling for more benefits and safety for women at work during pregnancy. The bill was submitted by PML-N MPA Hina Pervaiz Butt on Tuesday. In 1958, the Punjab Maternity Benefits Ordinance submitted an amendment to promote and encourage women's participation and retention in the labor force. According to the proposed bill: "All workplaces with more than 50 employees must establish a day care center for day care for children under the age of 6.

All women can visit the day care center four times a day. You can take a break twice a day until you reach the age of months. An employer who violates the bylaws will be fined up to a maximum of 5 million RMB All women employed in the organization are entitled to maternity leave for up to 24 weeks. In case of miscarriage, the woman will receive six weeks' leave with postpartum benefits. In addition, if the employer refuses to grant maternity benefits or is entitled under the law.

The inspector of the factory or the complaining woman or the representative, or a legitimate heir, or a legal practitioner, or an officer of a registered trade union authorized in writing Acting on her behalf may be applied to agencies established pursuant to Article 15 of the Wage Payment Act (1936 Act IV) in accordance with subsection (3) of the Wage Piracy Act of 1936 (3).

An employer who violates the provisions of this law is punished with a fine and can be extended to 500,000 Rupees. MPA Hina Butt told Dawn that the bill would be announced at the next session in parliament. She said the constitution encouraged the promotion of social justice, the eradication of social evils and the provision of maternity benefits for women's employment.

Since the bill, the bill will apply to all female employees, whether contract or permanent," she said. She also added, The existing legal system under the 1958 Maternity Benefits Ordinance selectively protects women who are in the manufacturing process from maternity protection and does not protect those who are employed beneficially in other areas.

It does not provide an enforcement procedure or charging mechanism for maternity allowances but instead stipulates a violation of the offense as a crime and subject it to a minor fine of Rp. 3,000. As part of the Constitution, the 1958 maternity benefit ordinance includes all female employment It is essential to be corrected.

Loan for Low Cost Housing

The Pakistani Mortgage Company (PMRC) has agreed to provide a loan of Rs.48 billion to supply low - priced housing, according to a program initiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan. At the PMRC meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan recently signed a memorandum of understanding and agreement worth $ 4.8 billion with House Building Finance Company, Askari Commercial Bank, First Women Bank, Bank Islami and Khushali Microfinance Bank. PMRC issue.

PMRC has already provided loans worth Rs.5.2 billion for low-cost housing during the first five months of this fiscal year. During the event, the prime minister said it was an ambitious goal to provide 5 million homes in five years. Because banks are reluctant to offer mortgage loans, they must keep in mind the infrastructure needed and the ineffective lack of foreclosure laws.

The government will make every effort to work with the State Bank of Pakistan and the World Bank to meet the existing demand for 10m houses in countries that are struggling to solve their implementation difficulties, "He added.

Illanko Patchamuthu, director of the World Bank's Department of State, said Pakistan's individuals own homes by 25 years compared to the world average of five years.

He added that the World Bank provided $ 140 million in housing finance in Pakistan through the PMRC.

Individual Brilliance Certainly Makes a Difference

The next memory comes from the 1992 World Cup, where Javed Miandad's feelings have improved since Pakistan won the semi-final in four attempts. I remember that Miandad completed his 50 while making a nervous chase for the second run. The celebration was an admirable mark on the crowd and his teammates, raising his bat. He could not afford to do more than that. In the end, the work we have yet to complete is not yet complete.

Pakistan could not escape its amazing pursuit

How could it be rewarded with a personal milestone that did not mean that Pakistan could not escape its amazing pursuit? Pakistani players are moving at a rapid pace today, becoming a publicly acknowledged practice of achieving individual milestones for every milestone, regardless of race. We played Wahab Riaz in the 2011 World Cup semi-finals with India in the 5th game and four years later, Sohail Khan did exactly the same thing for the same meeting and we performed sazdah in Sydney. Australia's score has already exceeded 350 for 2016-17, and I've only mentioned a few of the hundreds.

In the recently signed One-Day International (ODI) series with Australia, we saw the best of Abid Ali, who first appeared in the fourth ODI after recording Maiden Tone against Australia. Soon afterward, he returned to the pavilion with his unshakable shots when he saw his house as a well-organized batter, staying in the middle. Pakistan scored six goals in the match. In fact, Pakistani hitters have scored a lot in this series for five years but could not win a single match against their team.

We often wonder why our team is struggling on an international level, despite the abundant talent and modern facilities that every modern man needs. In fact, when we sit down to list the possibilities of World Cup 15, most players choose for themselves. But how many have won important matches with Pakistan? It is difficult to recall. This is where the dilemma lies. Despite their talent and numbers, these players want to see the game. 

I grew up watching players like Javed Miandad, Saleem Malik and Inzamam-ul-Haq. They are the players who control their mastery stamina to head their innings too lightly and scratch their heads to another team. They seem to know the number of overtones left for bowlers to do bowling, including part-time or bowling with weak links.

Depending on the remaining partners, the strikes will be rolled or the farm will be rolled and generally finished. It is probably unfair to criticize current players for suggesting the right direction of coaches and management. The players also learn this art through the strict mane of domestic cricket.

Pakistan boasts several world record holders

In Pakistan, however, even the test team has limited experience in dealing with such situations because most players are selected based on the good season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Ironically, Pakistan boasts several world record holders. Batsman Asad Shafiq had the highest number of batters in the sixth inning than Garfield Sobers. Yasir Shah arrives at the fastest in 200 test wickets. Fakhar Time is the fastest to reach 1000 ODI and has a career average of over 50+ including the second century.

Azhar Ali belongs to a small number of triple-century manufacturers of Test Cricket. Younis Khan briefly opened the record of the earliest century in the execution of the coveted milestone 10,000 test and Misbah-ul-Haq test cricket. Paceman Hassan Ali took first place in ODI cricket in his short career. Despite this spectacular performance, the Pakistani cricket team is slowly fading into the second half of the International Cricket Council (7th place in test cricket and 6th place in ODI).

What you need to understand is that if you do not contribute to team performance, your personal performance is not counted. Thanksgiving public view of All Mighty and standing up applause from people who watch on the team's balcony, regardless of the game situation, give the wrong message. The message that individual performances were somehow larger than the team's reasons.

For example, Asad Shafiq's efforts in Brisbane in 2016-17 celebrated the cake cut in the team's locker room as Pakistan won the match. The opposite case was the Leeds Test of Leeds Test in 1987, and in difficult situations Saleem Malik was the only Pakistani hit and was able to score 99 points. However, he says he was admonished by Imam Khan when he was disbanded in the stroke of stubble.

As Captain, the only other hitter who had to stay until the end of his mission, expected. This expectation allows the player to raise the bar and move forward. The main claim to Miandad's reputation is the last hole in Sharjah, and remember that ODI is not the world record for nine consecutive years.

World Cup finals and had a brilliant ODI career

Imran Khan was not only remembered as the captain of the World Cup but was undoubtedly the best player in the world. Wasim Akram was not one of the 500 wickets that had been loved by two magical deliveries that won the World Cup finals and had a brilliant ODI career. Inzamam-ul-Haq watched the 60s in the same tournament semi-final after finishing the Indian tying line-up in the Champions Trophy final, but only returning Mohammad Amir was saved. One of the most talked about Shahid Afridi's achievements is the last six of R Ashwin.

ODI's largest record holder in six, as a Bollywood movie. The point is not the hundreds or even 5 numbers that fans remember, but the match win at a big event. Teams need leadership in context awareness and skill to win winning important games. So it's not a bad idea to think about conveying the reins to someone like Javed Miandad who has a proven track record in the fast-paced World Cup. The players have to say that the effort is not enough.

It is important to win. It sounds harsh, but it's the only way to count individual performances. Pakistan national team manager Mickey Arthur has given a chance to prove himself to new players in a one-day international game against Australia in the UAE after two years of heavy losses. Pakistan has lost five consecutive games 0-2 since being defeated by eight wickets in each of the first two ODIs in Sharjah.

Arthur said in a press release from the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB. We have always been criticized for not recruiting new players and are now being blamed for giving new players a chance. Pakistan presented their first ODI debut to Shan Massoud and fast bowling players Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Haas Nain in their first two matches.

They are also using this series to provide their experience and know-how on bench strengths. "Haris Sohail and Mohammad Rizwan scored over the centuries, and fast Zhongshan Mohammad Hasnain made an impressive debut. But Arthur said Wednesday that Abu Dhabi will not make his third ODI debut, meaning Abid Ali and middle-class batter Saad Ali will have to wait.

Uzun Shinwari (left) will replace Faheem Ashraf, who had rested for the last three games, and Junaid Khan, another left-handed fighter, will replace Mohammad Abbas. The coach is optimistic that his team will do their best to play again in the third game. Every time we go to the stadium, we go there for Pakistan," said Arthur.

Term opportunity travel in the UAE series

Arthur emphasized the importance of providing opportunities for new players with the term opportunity travel in the UAE series. It is good to see the children train hard and work hard, yes, they are reaching the standard and are not there yet." If we can get them, Pakistan cricket will see a good cricket player. When other players are injured or wounded, they are ready to take over the new player. 

Arthur said that attitudes of recruiters such as Hasnain, Abid and Saad were excellent. I think we have to realize that we have international players, and Chaps here is a very good cricket player and a great cricketer. The others were in a tough system for two years and these people are walking down the road," he stressed.

Brexit Delay Try to Break in UK

Theresa May, Prime Minister of Teresa, said he would seek further negotiations with the political opposition to slow Britain's European Union (EU) exit and break Brexit's stalemate. The European Union's chief negotiator has warned that a confusing and costly Brexit could come out in ten days unless the British government and the parliament are paralyzed by the political crisis.

After seven hour cabinet meeting

In May her Brexit terminology was announced to be significantly weakened. We knew clearly that we would not have any success in the long run, but leaving for negotiation is the best solution," she said. So we will need a further extension of Article 50, which is as short as possible and ends till the end of the transaction. This controversy, said May, "this division can not last much longer." Compromise with Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn to find a solution.

A few hours before the May statement, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said that the British parliamentary cabinet ministers are trying to make a new proposal that the British Parliament can consider the government's plan and the defeat of a number of legislative alternatives, I suggested an optimistic assessment to legislators. The situation is now standing, I see the possibility of a no-trade option, and I have to tell you the truth," Barnier said in Brussels.

If intensive research in London before the EU summit on April 10 provides a breakthrough, we can still hope to avoid it. Britain was able to leave the EU two days later without a road map. Leaders of the 27 EU member states have withdrawn from the bloc and set new plans by April 12 in the UK. On Monday, the House threw on the second day of a non-decisive vote for the option of four alternatives for the May Brexit deal.

May's statement appeared to indicate that she was wandering the possibilities of a no-trade Brexit. When you leave without a transaction, new regulations and new regulations governing trade between the EU and the UK can be applied, putting trade and travel at risk. Analysts said that in every uncertainty, the economic impact of Britain would be enormous.

Steven Armstrong of the European Parliament

If Ford's European president can not reach an agreement on leaving the European Union (EU), which guarantees "frictionless trade", the automaker should "seriously consider the long-term future of our investment. "He said. Steven Armstrong of the European Parliament warned that "Britt is going to be a disaster to the British automobile industry, and warned that "the European Union is having difficulty, but the block is preparing for a chaotic exit. Preparing for the negotiations will not be confusing," he said.

President Barnier urged the British Parliament and the government to take a realistic approach as soon as possible. We still have patience," he said. Emmanuel Macron French President and Prime Minister of Leo Varadkar Irish appealed in May before England offered an alternative Brexit scheme to avoid a no-deal departure. We can not spend the next few months to resolve the divorce," Macron met Varadkar in Paris.

Varadkar stressed that "there is still time" for May as a "credible" proposal at the April 10 summit. The EU negotiated a long Brexit transition with May. But Barnier said, "There is no change if there is no negotiation," because it is related to the overall negotiations that have not been approved by Congress. He said the European Union has reaffirmed its position not to renegotiate the 585-page pullout talks.

He said it will agree to release a political statement of legal content. In the UK, political turmoil continued to find a way out of the crisis as the cabinet opened a marathon meeting. The Pro-Brexit ministerial group decided in May to leave without any consensus. I think other cabinet members and majority members will be disastrous.

We are in a really dangerous situation now with serious dangers," Labor MPs Yvette Cooper said in a session. Cooper announced legislation this week to consider in Parliament, but it will not extend the Brexit process beyond April 12 to start with no interest.

Budge on impasse with FMCG Importers

Despite pressure from large importers, including multinational corporations operating in Pakistan, the government has decided to withdraw or even postpone the decision to impose new labeling requirements on imported foodservice goods (FMCG) Denied. We are not considering proposals to delay the fulfillment of orders," Mohammad Ashraf, Trade Policy Officer, told Dawn in Islamabad. "This is the moment."

He said that importing countries have not already received referrals from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) so that they have already arrived or that they can pick up the cargo to arrive at the port of Karachi. "No, we have not received such a request in some quarters, and I do not think the Cabinet will make such a concession.

However, DGTP has made it clear that if the importer opens an LC (Letter of Credit) valid before February 19 - the assignment will be deleted on the day the SRO becomes effective, which requires strict labeling requirements for all imported food.

Orders apply to all importers

If the importer produces the necessary evidence, the shipment will be canceled every time he arrives at the port," he added. Orders apply to all importers large or large and multinational companies. The Legal Regulation Order (SRO) issued by the Justice Department on February 19 required importers to ensure that "labeling should not be in the form of stickers, overprinted, stamped or scratched labels.

Products with an expiration date of less than 66% from the date of manufacture can not enter Korea under a modified IPO. Currently, some importers, including multinational companies such as Unilever and Nestle, have filed complaints, but the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim do not disclose 40 consignments of food contained in consumer packaging There is.

Collector Customs Fraq Ahmed Butt urged FBR members (customs operators) to raise issues with commercial ministries to ensure proper collection of "commercial revenues" in view of the "real difficulties" faced by importers did.

Karachi Vulnerable to Disasters as It Lacks Preparedness

The Mayor of Wasim Akhtar City is one of the world's hotspots about the risks of geology, hydro-meteorology and climate disasters in Pakistan, and over the last 10 years damage and loss from natural disasters has exceeded $ 18 billion. Over the last few years we have been hit hard by major disasters, including the 2005 earthquake and the floods of 2007, 2010 and 2011. Unfortunately, despite this tremendous natural disaster, I can not do it.

Karachi Vulnerable to Disasters as It Lacks Preparedness

The mayor expressed this view by saying that he was a senior guest at the South Asia Conference on South Earth Conference held at the NED Technical University on Wednesday. Patchamuthu Illangovan, Director of the World Bank in Pakistan, Dr. Sarosh Lodhi, Vice President of NED University, faculty and students attended the meeting. The mayor stressed that the development agenda should take steps to address natural disasters and that their local government systems should be strengthened to implement them.

Natural disaster costs of Pakistan $ 18 billion after the 2005 earthquake. The South Asia conference on seismic engineering will provide a foundation for a better understanding of the latest developments in earthquake engineering and disaster management by industry players and stakeholders in the domestic construction industry," he said. He was a clear acknowledgment that hosting the event required effective disaster prevention policies to ensure that strong institutions were able to ensure their enforcement.

The NED's Department of Earthquake Engineering has provided a great boost to ongoing efforts to address Pakistan's seismic vulnerabilities," he added. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Pakistan had the eighth place in the list of countries facing natural disasters. But 95 percent of the buildings did not meet the principles of earthquake engineering.

He recalled that in the wake of the 2005 earthquake, the government announced the National Disaster Preparedness Ordinance, which established the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). "But at the state level, the structure that manages funds and maintains inventory of the goods needed for emergencies is still missing from the country," he said.

Vulnerability of Karachi

Karachi is in a very vulnerable position because of the inadequate disaster management in the city, so the importance of considering natural disasters in the development agenda and the consultation process for strengthening local government capacity in DRR [disaster risk reduction] It can only be achieved through the participation of various stakeholders, such as organizations and academics, "he said. The mayor said disaster risk reduction was to protect human life and disaster management gave people confidence and made the community stronger when disaster struck.

He expressed hope that all participants and industry players attending the conference will have the opportunity to strengthen networking and find ways to collaborate in the future. It is important for the public and private sectors to work together to create synergies in improving technological readiness in improving departmental and organizational competitiveness.

The market also said that only the Karachi 30.9pc area was under the municipal control of KMC and the rest was under the control of other organizations. In addition, he said that building control, water and sewage, transport, solid waste management, civil defense, Karachi development authorities, health and education were not part of the City's municipal government.

Sindh cabinet Members Stage sit in outside Durrani’s house

Leaders of the Pakistani cabinet, including Pakistan's cabinet members, have been told by Syra Shehla Raza, a female Azra Pechuho, outside the home of Defense Secretary Ara Siraj Durrani, Durrani 's house. A raid by the National Accountability Bureau team is underway. The Sindh cabinet member, led by former minister Shedh Qaim Ali Shah and president Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, arrived at the house of Durrani governor. The house was surrounded by paramilitary Rangers, and NAB officials were searching and taking pictures.

Cabinet meeting at CM House

Following the news that Durrani was arrested by NAB in Islamabad, the Sindh Cabinet met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives for consultation with CM Murad Ali Shah. The meeting, which lasted for about two hours, expressed serious concern over the arrest of Prime Minister Durrani and identified it as an illegal act. Senior PPP leaders refused to enter the house while being attacked by NAB. The cabinet members later arrived at Durrani's house, but they were refused entry. Even female lawmakers could not meet Durani's family members.

Speaking to the media, former CM Qaim Ali Shah asked why Durrani's family members were not allowed to leave their homes. He said his family members were illegally imprisoned, not total responsibility, but complete injustice. He said for the first time in Pakistan 's history, the house was arrested. Khuhro said that if NAB had submitted evidence against the speaker, why they ransacked the residence and what documents he searched for. He said keeping the family in house arrest is NAB's "illegal act.

Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh said his family had been under house arrest since the afternoon. "What kind of definition is it?" He asked. He said NAB had taken action against the speaker, but said, "By what law do you take action against his family?

Assembly of parliament

Sources said the meeting of the PPP parliament will be held tomorrow to discuss the situation. Today's informal council decided to resume the Sind General Assembly, which had been closed until February 27, on February 22, allowing the Deputy Director to issue production orders. In accordance with Article 53 (3) and Rule 14, the vice-chairman of Rehana Leghari has become a speaker and may issue a production order required to attend the Durrani Chair in accordance with Rule 82 (2) and to preside.

Officials asked the session to convene so that the whole house could protest the arrest of the speaker, without telling the housekeeper according to the bill.

Business Registration Portal Launched

New Prime Minister Sidh Murad Ali Shah and Prime Minister Abdul Razzak Dawood and National Security Adviser Patchamuthu Illangovan of the World Bank have signed a Sindh Business Registration Portal ) Held the launch ceremony. At this event, exhibitions were held in the local hotels where the departments have set up stalls to help entrepreneurs in completing all registration procedures online.

Business Registration Portal Launched

The reform is aimed at improving the business environment and turning Karachi into an easy, competitive and business friendly city in Pakistan and its region, the minister said. In this rapidly changing world, there is an opportunity Pakistan can not miss, and there is a risk we have to observe. Pakistan has to make the right policy choices, focus on human development, and create an environment for economic development. He notes that the World Bank 's ease of doing business report has become one of the most important indicators of countries that invest in the political side, and is a measure of government competitiveness and government success.

The deputy prime minister said Sind was fully committed to adopting policies that would create a private sector environment and facilitate business in the provinces and to carry out more reforms. The private sector is not only a challenge for countries that are currently populated, but it also generates revenue for the government, spurring the circulation of skilled population and financial qualities, while foreign companies are not only providing jobs, but also introducing new technologies.

Thanks to the World Bank's support, he said, referring to the World Bank's 20th Business Cities initiative in 2020, he said, "We will make cities in Sind fully participate in this competition. He also emphasized the need for inter-provincial coordination and coordination between federal and provincial departments. "We are not ashamed to expand our support or achieve the shared goals of rich Pakistan through the support of other regional and federal departments," he added.

We look forward to continuing this policy and working together." Environmental map The Minister welcomed the technical support and support extended by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) for the participation of the Punjab delegation and the development of the SBRP. In his keynote speech, Abdul Razzak Dawood, investment and industry prime minister, reaffirmed the Pakistani government's focus on creating a business environment by developing the "ease of business reform" agenda.

At the event, Patchamuthu celebrated the chief minister who led DB reform as part of a series of 100-day DB reform sprints. It is important that sustained reform momentum is maintained so that Pakistan can become a competitive, business-friendly investment destination. The DB reforms are being promoted in the Pakistan @ 100 initiative, and the country aims at the economy of the top 25 economies.

Procurement Regime never helped Farmers Bakht

The Punjab government has accumulated Rs.447 billion in debts over the past decade due to the operation of such products as milling, warehousing and sales. According to local finance minister Makhdum Hashim Jawan Bakht. The minister said Wednesday that all the food crops in the food chain benefited at least one out of ten in the leadership contest, but the government said it had to pay a hefty price for debt stock and warehouses. He said procurement has never helped farmers. 

However, he said that the government of Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has reduced its product-related debt by preventing system inefficiencies. Although the commodity operations benefited one in ten people, the government had to pay huge amounts to pay off the debt. We see the government as a facilitator, so when we talk about making things easier, it's not about a better position in the world banking rankings," he said. said.

This is the first time that the Punjab government is reviewing all regulations to promote private businesses, and each provincial department has been tasked with investigating each regulation and laws and implementing business-friendly, standardized measures. To simplify and reduce the number of laws, regulations, and rules to support. Makhdum said the government is looking for another place to produce more resources for development. Punjab should open up the city's potential for revenue generation.

He believed that the role of the private sector would lead in creating jobs. He said that Pakistan has missed the initial opportunity for industrialization as the world moves from agricultural society to industrial society. But now, in a new era of digitization, both governments and the private sector must play a role for growth.

Misha Mohammad Mansha, chairman of the Nishat Group, said that all previous governments relied heavily on loans instead of reviewing their assets and potential. But he praised the government for considering an immediate solution by adopting a different approach to the problem facing the country.

Speaker Orders Sasti Roti Audit Reports

Speaker Orders Sasti Roti Audit Reports Presentation in Punjab Assembly. A forensic audit report on the Sasti Roti (low-priced bread) system operated by the PML-N provincial government from 2008 to 2013 will be announced by the House during the next session, announced by Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, chairman of the General Assembly in Punjab on Wednesday. The mandate informed the House that Ms. Momina Waheed, who responded to the member 's question, had a total subsidy of Rs13.37 with a total of 504,325 tons of wheat for five years. billion.

Speaker Orders Sasti Roti Audit Reports Presentation in Punjab Assembly

When the chairperson asked for an investigation into the system, the minister responded positively and asked the chairman to prepare the chair's audit report. The minister responded to another question by saying that his department, which had 7.6 million tonnes of wheat, lowered this stock to 3.1 million tonnes. The chairman advised the minister that he would cut the stock further because new crops were only a few weeks away. As soon as the crisis of the press began, the house was echoing. The Press Gallery caused a ripple. The chairperson recalled media officials by sending local minister Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed.

After a brief negotiation, the minister informed the House that boycott was to emphasize the overall media crisis and that there was no problem at the General Assembly. He also complained that the situation has not improved in the face of media organizations continuing to layoffs and salaries, despite the fact that journalists passed a resolution approved in the last House of Representatives. , They appeared to be unacceptable.

It is pointless to pass another resolution in this situation," he said. The speaker suggested that instead of passing another resolution, he would form a three-person commission led by the Punjab Information Culture Minister. The committee should include opposition members, and after consulting with stakeholders, it should give specific recommendations, he said. Recommendations can be sent to the state to resolve the crisis.

The day's agenda included the Bill and Research Research Center for the Kidney and Liver Research Center and two bills introduced in the house. The US House of Representatives had to pass three legislation: conflict of interest, technology development bills, and technical education and vocational legislation. The second bill (the technology development authority) was taken and the Treasury attempted to draw a bullpen amendment when the opposition party asked Zaibun Nisa (the opposing member) to count the number of members.

When counting, their number was much lower than mandatory - the house was recessed for five minutes. Another calculation took place after 15 minutes and the quorum was still short so I forced the chair into office by Thursday morning (today). The House of Representatives was scheduled to discuss important preliminary budgets on Wednesday, when the session convened. However, it could not do so because the Treasury could not secure the necessary number of members in the house.

Punjab Govt Envisages Rs434bn ADP

The Punjab government has begun to close an annual development program (ADP) of about Rs.4.34 billion in the next financial year. Official sources said Wednesday that the state convened a meeting of the General Assembly in Punjab to seek their members' comments and suggestions before completing the ADP. The local finance minister said he would give a hint on the main features of the expected development budget as he prepares a budget. PTI Punjab has spent nine months in the province in October last year, but the ADP was only 238 billion rupees due to a lack of funds.

The former Shahbaz Sharif government provided a development budget of Rs 635 billion over the period of 2017-18. Nonetheless, the authorities said the ADP's final figure next year will depend heavily on federal bonds, which include shares of federal pools and grants that account for 75 to 80 percent of state budgets. The provincial government allocates one-quarter of the resources through the Consumption Tax and Tax Department, the Board of Revenue and the Punjab Revenue Authority.

Officials said the state could not arrest the decline in income due to a variety of taxes and duties despite heated efforts by the overall industry and business downturn. PRA officials raided Mega department stores, restaurants, hotels, bakeries and hospitals to pour all the loopholes into containment. The authorities also commissioned them to stay in a huge tax relief agency to maintain direct interest in their income.

They said that although the main component of PRA income is a tax credit on the mobile phone card, it has been suspended under the direction of the Supreme Court and has caused a huge loss of Rs. 70-8 billion per year. Officials, however, say authorities are focusing on a policy that allows federal authorities to revert taxes on cell phone cards without burdening consumers. This was a major income source and we must restore our efforts," one of the officials said.

Fiscal Health Deteriorating Sharply

Fiscal Health Deteriorating Sharply half year data shows. Pakistan 's fiscal deficit surpassed 2.7 percent of GDP in the first half of this year. Despite the government 's allegations on the government' s fiscal policy and tightening policy, it was the highest in eight years. Nearly all major financial indicators in terms of spending and revenues worsened in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year.

Financial operating data released by the Ministry of Finance

According to the financial operating data released by the Ministry of Finance and Economy on Wednesday, the absolute fiscal deficit is 1.29 trillion US dollars in the first half (July-December 2018), almost 30% PML-N election spending session from the same period last year. The PTI government drastically cut development spending and net lending by 36 percent. Salaries and defense spending decreased by 32% and 22%, respectively. Since 2010-11, when the gap between government revenues and spending reached 2.9% of GDP or Rs 490 billion, there has never been a high fiscal deficit. Nonetheless, the country's fiscal deficit reached 2.6pc in 2012-13 and 2.5pc in 2011-12 and 2016-17.

Spending on defense spending has increased, but spending on public sector development programs has decreased by 37pc. The Ministry of Finance reported that the defense budget and the increase in the size of the GDP increased the size of the national economy, and the government reported that it had little room to spend on improving the standard of living. Data showed that total repayments of R777 billion in the first six months of the previous financial year increased by R126 billion or 32% compared to RMB75.1 billion in the same period last year.

Percent of GDP was 2.3% compared to 2.1% of GDP in the same period last year. Spending on defense spending in the first half of this year stood at Rs 479.6 billion, up from Rs 393 billion in the same period last year, a jump of 22pc or $ 87 billion. The share of GDP also rose by 1.2% from 1.1% of GDP in the same period of last year. Unfortunately, this has been cut in the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). PSDP spending in the first half of this year declined 37% to Rs. 192 billion, falling to Rs 328 billion from Rs. 520 billion in the same period last year.

This is evident in the fact that overall development expenditure and net lending have fallen to 1% of GDP compared to 1.6% of last year's GDP. Total spending in the first half of the year increased by 5.5 percent to 3.36 trillion won from 3.18 trillion won in the same period last year. Trade in spending between the unproductive economy and the productive economic sector was included in 8.7% of GDP, compared to 8.9% in FY19.

However, current spending remained out of control

For example, current expenditure on FY19 represents Rs 2.98 trillion (Rs.4.4 billion, or about 18% increase) compared to FY182.55 trillion (Rs 18.8 billion). Current spending is 7.8pc of GDP during the CFY, which is significantly higher than last year's 7.1pc. On the other hand, total income fell to 6.1 percent in the first half of the year, compared with 6.6 percent in the previous fiscal year. Tax revenues also fell to 5.4 percent of GDP this year from 5.6 percent last year.

Non-tax revenue performance was not an exception to 0.6% of GDP in the first half of the year compared to 1% of GDP in the same period last year. On the absolute side, profitability was not good. For example, total revenues decreased by Rs. 58 billion (2.43 percent) to Rs 2,330 crore, compared with Rs. 2,380 billion in the first half of last year. This is a rare phenomenon that revenue collection was less than last year.

Tax revenues reached Rs 2.08 trillion in the first half of the year, a nominal increase of Rp. 55 billion (2.71 percent) from Rs 2.03 trillion. In general, tax revenues should increase annually with cumulative rates of inflation and economic growth. This means that your tax revenue should automatically increase by at least 11pc (more than 4pc GDP and 7pc inflation). Direct taxes also dropped to 1.8% of GDP during the CFY period, compared with 1.9% in the same period last year. Taxes on commodities and real estate also fell to 2.2%, to 2.1% of GDP.

The sales tax rate also fell to 1.8% of GDP from 1.9% last year. Non-tax revenues have also declined to Rs. 245 billion over the last six months, from Rs. 358 billion in the same period. Both the federal and provincial tax revenues have led to tax cuts.

Local government revenues have increased slightly, while local government revenues have increased slightly in absolute terms from 176 billion last year, while federal tax revenues have risen to Rs. 189 billion compared to Rs. 1.85 trillion in the same period last year.

Imports from India Continue Unabated

Since Pakistan 's exports to India have been halted by the Pulwama attack on Feb. 14, trade and imports of Indian goods have been moving at a steady pace so far. Some businessmen, however, want "cannibalistic behavior" from the Pakistani government, given the up to 200 percent tariff imposed by India on imports of Pakistani goods. Sources say the export of cement, gypsum and dry dates will be discontinued on Sunday at Wagah Border as Indian importers refuse to buy goods subject to the government's maximum 200pc tariff, sources said.

Imports from India Continue Unabated

However, cotton and PSF yarns and plastic molding compounds (PMC) are still imported from India via Wagah Border. Pakistan has already banned imports of tomatoes and potatoes from India for the past two years because of fear of disease. As a result of a random visit to Jodia Bazaar and Marriot Road via Zimbabwe, the merchants continued to sell Indian products such as artificial jewelery and cosmetics to shops after " purchase. Traders said Indian jewelery was readily available in the market, saying that imports were not halted after the Pulwama attack. Artificial jewelery arrived in Dubai without stopping or stopping directly in India.

They said the ongoing war between the two governments had no impact on prices. The import trade with India is continuing," said Haroon Agar, a former Karachi Chamber of Commerce, which imports cumin seeds, copra, coriander seeds, peanuts, big cardamom, glucose, Normal state after the attack with the grass. We think that the Indian government should restrain its prosperous imports from retaliation for the obligations imposed on Pakistani products," he added. "Our government must take a firm stance by imposing stringent regulatory obligations on Indian products.

After all, merchants and businessmen will follow our government 's decision. President Saleem Parekh, Sindh Industrial Trade and Real Estate Association, said, "It is time for Pakistan to respond. I mean impudence by imposing a heavy duty on Indian products. Dubai needs to be confirmed and balanced in the process of importing a significant amount of Indian goods into Pakistan," he said. He mentioned imports of biscuits, food, jewelry, clothing, and cosmetics.

Ehteshamuddin, a member of the Standing Committee for the Plastic and Plastic Products Association of the Pakistan Chamber of Commerce, said he was concerned by traders and industry workers as he refused to open a letter of credit for PMC imports from India. Pakistan annually imports about 100,000 to 25,000 tons of PMC to India. He said the market is spreading with reports that the government may decide to raise tariffs on Indian commodity imports.

We will be with our government at the stage when the government is planning to import the items. Pakistan 's exports to India during the last fiscal year totaled $ 444 million, about $ 1.8 billion in revenues. Most of the trade associations and associations remain silent, and as more industries procure raw materials from eastern neighbors, it has been decided not to respond to India's decision to impose a 200pc import tariff on Pakistani products.

PM wants Money Laundering to be an expensive Risk

Prime Minister Imran Khan urged money laundering to be a serious threat to national security, making crimes an expensive risk and ensuring that those who stick in them are not scored. As chairman of the high-level meeting to review progress in efforts to stop the quarry, he observed dissatisfied and indulgent people indulging in the practice of the state. According to PM Khan, "not only has it suffered a serious financial crisis by embezzling public funds and moving them abroad to collect personal property, but the country has fallen into the doldrums.

In a previous meeting, the Bush administration briefed the prime minister on progress in administrative and legislative measures that had been taken so far to take concrete action on money laundering. The meeting also included Attorney General Farogh Naseem, Shahzad Akbar, Prime Minister, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (ISB), Lt Gen Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, Director of Anti-Drug Coordination, Home Secretary and other senior officers. I regret that the country can not use tax money for public interest.

Meanwhile, Vice Minister Khber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan met Prime Minister Imran Khan. Developments related to the meeting were discussed. Minister Khan met Mrs. Sayeeda Warsi, who appreciated Prime Minister's vision and leadership. The Indian prime minister emphasized humanitarian atrocities about the atrocities in Kashmir and the war hysteria created by the Indian government.

Ignacio Artaza also called on UNDP resident Khan to announce plans for five years to support youth participation and empowerment initiatives throughout Pakistan. The program has a budget of $ 30 million, of which $ 8 million has already been committed by Norwegian, Japanese, and US governments.

NA to Debate Finance Bill As Session Begins

The National Assembly plans to adopt a fiscal bill at the opposition party's presidential election, which began today (Wednesday). The opposition party is the leader of the opposition party Shahbaz Sharif Pulwama attack and the recent visit of the Saudi Crown Prince to India-Pakistan relations. State Department Secretary Ali Mohammad Khan said in a press conference at the Senate committee that he plans to obtain a second financial bill submitted by finance minister Asta Umar last month. Home during its upcoming meeting.

NA to Debate Finance Bill As Session Begins

The minister said members will be given the opportunity to discuss financial legislation before voting. The opposition plans to give Saudi Arafat a hard time to name Saudi Arafat with his visit to India on an informal basis, The government submitted the bill on January 21, and the speaker delegated the session 's authority without any dispute. An opposition source said Dawn would hold a general assembly of all opposition parties before a meeting to form an opposition strategy would begin. However, it is not clear who will preside over the meeting in the absence of an opposition leader who is advised to fully rest because of his health condition.

PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb announced that he would not attend the meeting because the doctor asked Sharif not to travel. Opposition parties, however, said the opposition party would seek a government statement to put Sharif's name on an unofficial list after receiving a bail from the Lahore High Court on the Aashiyana Housing fraud case. Aarang Zeb told a meeting with the opposition party that he trusts the position of the council in talks with the International Monetary Fund (Dubai).

She said the opposition party is concerned about the situation in the region since the attack on the grass and said the government would want to have a house with confidence about the matter. Meanwhile, the secretariat of the National Assembly announced 11 agendas on the opening day of the eighth meeting. The Treasury Secretary will put a quarterly report on the Bank of Pakistan Central Bank's economic and economic statement for 2018-19 and the fiscal and debt policy statement for 2018-19.

The house will also discuss the Senate's recommendations on fiscal legislation. Discussions on "the state of energy in the country and how to move forward" are also on the agenda for the opening of NA. The house will also adopt a letter of appeal urging the minister to "pay for the increase in the cost of the intellectuals due to withdrawal of government subsidies.

Share of temporary Work affects 70 80pc wage Salaried workers

Prior to World Social Justice Day (Wednesday) announced by the International Labor Organization (ILO), the proportion of temporary work in Pakistan affected 70 to 80 percent of wages and salaried workers in Pakistan. The World Employment Social Outlook 2019 report was announced ahead of Social Justice Day. The report says that in some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, much of the temporary work remains at a significant level. In addition to Pakistan, the proportion of temporary work also affects wage and salaried employees in countries such as Bangladesh and Indonesia. Working with wages or salaries does not guarantee good working conditions.

According to the report, many of the local employees do not benefit from job security, income stability or written labor contracts. The prevalence of unofficiality in the region was the highest in the world and affected nearly 70% of all workers. Of the sub-regions, South Asia accounts for the highest percentage of unofficial employment (about 90%), largely due to the large agricultural sector, where all workers have an informal experience. Temporary employment also plays an important role in the manufacturing sector, which affects an average of 20pc of workers.

The temporary work load of market services

The temporary work load of market services is still considerably larger in services such as transportation, storage and communication, accommodation and food, but small and uniform across countries. The situation is similar across non-market services where temporary jobs account for about 20% of total employment. Education, health and social activities are two of the most widespread use of temporary workers. At the same time, there are millions of workers in this region who work for overly long hours - 48 hours a week.

Despite slight differences across countries, the percentage of workers reporting overtime is the largest in the manufacturing sector. In recent decades, poverty rates in the region have declined sharply due to high levels of economic growth and declining agricultural employment. Overall, 22pc or more than 410million workers in Asia Pacific are in extreme or light labor poverty. The working poverty rate is particularly high in southern Asia. In southern Asia, close to 12pc of workers live in extreme poverty, and elsewhere there is 31pc in the middle poverty.

Despite significant improvements, the development model adopted in most of the countries of the region does not seem to significantly reduce the region's widespread labor deficit. The Asia-Pacific region has undergone rapid structural changes over the last few decades. Employment has shifted from agriculture to more and more value-added economic sectors. The region's employment growth rate is estimated at 0.7pc in 2018 and has almost halved since 2017.

Italian Says Needed More Research to Uncover Secrets of Bhambhore

The various archaeological jewels that the Sindh province boasts were the subject of discussion by Dr. Valeria Fiorani Piacentini (Scientific Director of the Catholic University of Milan, Italy) at the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology. Jabist). Professor Piacentini's lecture was organized by the Academy of Sindh Abhyas (Sindh in Sindh, research and education in Sindh), and today in PiArtini's world, according to the importance of archeology and various discovery legends, Bhambhore Is home to Sassui and houses the site of Deybul, a city that was invaded by Mohammad Bin Qasim in 712.

Italian Says Needed More Research to Uncover Secrets of Bhambhore

Archeology is an investigation of unknown areas or borders and you have to face difficulties. Without electricity there is a tendency for water to disappear, but you are devoting your life to something," Piacentini said, said. This is your culture, and you need to know more about it and protect it. It's not just digging, she added, adding that it is a matter of history and other technologies that help record results in a scientific way, she added. Your roots and culture are very important, what you have today is based on the past, and what you and your children have tomorrow will be based on what you have, this is your culture.

When I was young, I shared this passion with my children and they joined me on the scene, and now they say that everything they learn is very valuable. They are educated to coexist with others in different countries. Professor Piacentini shared the importance of Bhambhore and its surroundings, calling historic sites the center of sea and land trade, and the crossroads of land and sea. When we got a chance to explore the area around Bhambhore, we found other archaeological materials belonging to the residential, the village, the merchant suburbs, the pottery, and the wealthy class of society. Found.

Bhambhore is the site of a sophisticated production center where peaceful coexistence of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and many other religions, including religion and religion, outstanding port, cultural center, fortress It is regarded as interlacing of herbs in the center of the city, a thriving market of luxury goods and a trade with many parts of the world. My Asia, East Asia, Subcontinent and Indian Ocean.

She added that more extensive research and skills are needed to reveal the secrets buried in the site. The ivory objects we find are of local quality and have the quality of being used for export so we can conclude that it is a rich market for production and export," Piacentini explained. Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, President of Szabist, talked about the importance of preserving and preserving the country's cultural heritage and archaeological heritage.

Without archaeology, our history will be a distant past, the way we perceive the change of history when we look at archaeological sites, it makes for a more human and more concrete thing for us. , The aspirations, the social structure and the economic activities that persisted during that period. She also talked about the need to preserve sites such as Bhambhore, which has weakened Bhambhore to leave physical markings on inappropriate sites without being destroyed or plundered as visitors to regular sites.

New Map of universe shows 300,000 more galaxies

The known universe has just grown. The new map of the night sky announced on Tuesday charts hundreds of thousands of previously unknown galaxies discovered using a telescope that can detect light sources not seen by optical instruments. An unprecedented international team of space researchers said their findings literally emit new light into some of the deepest secrets of the universe, including the physics of black holes and the evolution of galaxies. This is a new window to space," said Cyril Tasse, an astronomer at the Paris Astronomy Observatory who participated in the project.

When we saw the first image, we were like 'What is this? More than 200 astronomers from 18 countries participated in the study, using radio astronomy to observe the sky part of the Northern Hemisphere and discover 300,000 invisible light sources believed to be distant galaxies. Radio astronomy allows scientists to detect the radiation that occurs when giant objects interact.

The team used a Dutch Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) telescope to pick up the traces or "jets" of ancient radiation generated when galaxies were merged. These previously unrecognized jets can expand to millions of light years or more. Radio observations allow us to detect radiation from sparse media that exist between galaxies," says Amanda Wilber of the University of Hamburg. "Through LOFAR we can detect more sources and identify their sources.

The discovery of new light sources can help scientists better understand the behavior of one of the most enigmatic phenomena in space. When swallowing other massive objects such as stars and gas clouds, black holes have gravity that can not escape as much material. Tasse said new observational techniques allow astronomers to compare black holes over time and see how they form and evolve. If you see an active black hole, then millions of years later the jets will disappear and you will not be able to see them at a higher frequency," he said.

But at lower frequencies they can see much older electrons because they continue to emit this jet for millions of years. Maps created by some LOFAR observations in Astronomy and Astrophysics magazines contain the same data as 10 million DVDs, but are still only 2% of the sky.

Tribal Districts to Get Prisons

Tribal Districts to Get Prisons prosecution directorates public safety bodies. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government proposed extending the prison, indictment, reclamation and enforcement directors and the public safety commission to the merged district at a cost of Rs 794 million according to a short-term plan. According to documents provided with Dawn, Minister Mahmood Khan announced on February 7th that he approved the proposal proposed by the Department of Home and Tribal Affairs.

The director works in the home and tribal divisions

According to the document, the house department blanked the long-term and short-term plans for establishing the department in the merged department. Long-term plans, including the development of prison infrastructure in the seven merged districts, require Rs. 794 million in the short-term plan, while Rs. 162.22 billion. Housing department says Rs794m required for immediate purpose. The collapse of the necessary funding suggests that the long-term plan would require a maximum of Rs. 15.5 billion to expand prison inspectors to tribal areas.

Under the same head, the infrastructure of the prison will require 11.4 billion rupees, and it will cost about Rs.668 million and Rs .217.7 billion to repair and renovate the existing 15 detention centers. Similarly, the Prosecutor General will need 1.2 billion rupees for the buyer, 1.51 billion won for sale and 2 billion rupees for public safety. The headquarters summary says that long-term planning for new post creation, infrastructure recruitment and development will take a significant amount of time for successful implementation.

In addition, the availability of funds will also be a problem for long-term planning, so immediate action must be taken in the short-term plan. According to the summary, 794 million Rupees will be required immediately. Of this amount, Rs.668 million is spent to repair / renovate the existing prison facilities of the merged district, and the operation fee of the prosecution service is Rs 1,260 million.

The Treasury said that budgetary requirements for the creation of new positions and the creation of new positions will be the responsibility of the local government from the next financial year. The federal government has also agreed to agree more than once to fund infrastructure requirements as well as additional human resource requirements. However, there is no written promise.

The State Department said the provincial government would receive additional funding to meet the new needs of the merged district. The housekeeper is advised to phase out the hiring process in the form of financial debt (salary and operating costs) only in July 2019, while at the same time recommending that hiring be phased out in the manner required by the employee. "He said.

The department said the housing department should set up a short-term plan and start a long-term plan at the same time. "The finance department agrees to provide the necessary funds from the federal funds for the merged district," he added. Meanwhile, the KP government notified the ministerial advisory committee on the merged district on Tuesday.

The committee shall be the chairman and members of the joint district. ToRs said he would consult with district MNAs and senators on the matter of preparing the annual development program, preparing the 10-year development program, merging and mainstreaming that area, and reconstruction and rehabilitation of displaced persons.

48pc of Fifth Graders in Rural Districts Cannot Read a Sentence in English

48pc of Fifth Graders in Rural Districts Cannot Read a Sentence in English. Of the fifth grade students surveyed in public and private schools in rural areas, 48 ​​can not read sentences in English and 44pc can not read stories in Urdu, Sindhi or Pashto. It was revealed when Idara-i-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), a non-governmental organization that began on Tuesday, released the annual report on education reports (Aser).

The official launch was conducted by Shafqat Mehmood Education Minister

The 229-page report is written in collaboration with the International Development Department, the International Child Emergency Fund, and other partners. According to the ITA, the survey is based on a survey of 260,069 children between the ages of 4,169 families, aged 3 to 16 and 154 districts in 4,527 villages. According to Aser 2018, improvements have been made in education last year, but more work still needs to be done. Of the fifth grade students surveyed, 47 percent said they can not divide by two.

According to a new poll, 44 students in grade 5 can not read stories in Urdu, Sindhi or Pashto, and 47pc can not divide by two. ITA Chief Operating Officer Baela Raza Jamil shared the results of the report with the audience. She said that Punjab, Sindh, Kipperpthtunhwa, Balochistan, and Gigit Baltistan have made progress. Although this report points to poor education levels, 83pc children aged 6 to 16 indicate a trend towards access and quality as compared to the 81pc enrolled at school, compared with the report of 2016-17.

19pc children did not go to school in 2016, and this figure declined to 17pc in 2018. This report states that 83% of all school children ages 6 to 16 have attended schools attending public schools, 23% attending private schools, 20% attending formal education, and 3% attending madressah . 37pc children aged 3 to 5 are said to be registered at school compared to 36pc in 2016.

The report says Azad Jammu and Kashmir have a 95% enrollment rate for children between the ages of 6 and 16 and 91% for GB and Islamabad, respectively. In Punjab, 89% of students are enrolled in school at 86pc for Sind, 87pc for KP, 28pc for Balochistan, and 72pc for tribal areas. According to the report, 32pc of public schools and 11pc of private schools do not have water facilities and 42pc of public schools do not have toilets.

13 private schools participating in the survey said there were no restrooms

30pc public schools and 20pc private schools say there is no barrier. According to Aser 2018, there were 88pc teachers in public schools on the day of the survey and attended the same rate in private schools. Only 28% of public schools have a computer room and 22% of smart boards. Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood said the government has taken various steps to bring about a significant improvement in the education sector.

The minister said the curriculum and education system is needed to provide equal opportunities for all students. He said that although some elite schools are putting some resistance, the Ministry of Education is optimistic that it will mobilize all stakeholders to start the uniform education system.

He started in Islamabad to bring school children to school and said the plan would be repeated in the provinces soon. GB Minister of Education Ibrahim Sanai, PML-N MNA Mehnaz Akber Aziz and others also spoke about the event.

SME Financing Reaches Record

According to data released by the National Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday, banks provided record financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the 2018 calendar. The report stressed that SMEs recorded Rs. 513.1 billion, up 14% from Rs 450 crore in 2017. This growth has increased by 25% in July and December. SMEs contribute 30% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) to provide employment opportunities for over 80pc non-farm workers and generate 25pc of export income. The SME sector has huge potential for job creation and poverty eradication, the central bank said.

SME Financing Reaches Record

The increase in funding appears despite an increase in interest rates. The SBP said that the increase in SME financing meant a greater sense in light of the fact that the policy rate in 2018 showed an upward trend. The substantial increase in funding is mainly due to the implementation of SME financing policies issued by SBP in December 2017. The central bank emphasized the need for SME financing, as this sector is considered the backbone of the national economy and creates higher employment opportunities than large enterprises.

The SBP said that SME growth policies aim to create a regulatory environment, set financing targets for banks and development financial institutions (DFIs), and allow banks to adopt SME financing as a viable business proposal. The Bank has advised SBP to provide non-financial advisory services to SMEs to banks, simplify the financing process for SMEs, and introduce new refinancing schemes for SMEs through banks and DFI.

So far, according to policy, the central bank's training institutions have trained more than 2,500 bankers through intensive training," the bank said. Likewise, awareness was formed among more than 20,000 stakeholders, including SMEs, through the special programs that SBP performs. The impact of the central bank's intervention has led to a significant increase in banks 'SME financing, and SMEs' portfolio of SMEs decreased by 2.3% over the previous year. The Pakistani government also provides full support to promote the SME sector.

The actual tax incentives for banks on gradual financing of SMEs, as announced in recent economic reform legislation, are consistent with actions identified in the government's 100-day timeline. This will encourage banks to meet the funding needs of SMEs.

Rs806m development projects Approved

On Tuesday, the Central Development Working Group (CDWP) approved four projects worth Rs. It has also approved two projects worth Rs 740.46 billion in the Ecnec Executive Committee. This meeting, chaired by Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar, Minister of Planning and Development, discussed projects related to water, health, planning and housing. CDWP approved Rs67.41m for feasibility study and detailed design of Pishin Lora's Burj Aziz Khan Dam project. The proposed dam will design a short reservoir of MGD (23 million gallons per day) and supply 21MGD of drinking water to Quetta City.

The meeting discussed the Kachhi Canal project. Considering the technical aspects of the project, the minister of planning has established a committee to conduct a detailed review of the projects submitted within 15 days. Speaking about the project, he said the canal would irrigate millions of acres of land in the Dera Bugti district, promote agricultural production in the region and provide clean drinking water to the community. In the health sector, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination announced four projects of the Islamabad Pakistan Institute (PIMS).

The first approved project is an upgrade of existing facilities in PIMS Islamabad (equivalent to Rs200m). The second approved project involves building a female doctor hostel in PIMS (RMS 222.1m). The third project involves the procurement of MRI equipment from the PIMS Radiology Department and costs Rs316.73m. A fourth project of Rs. 4,886.6 million was submitted to Ecnec for approval in connection with the expansion of the intensive care unit of the Mother and Child Health Center of PIMS.

In the physical planning and housing sector, the CDWP recommended four sewage treatment plants and associated sewer construction projects to treat the wastewater falling into the Korang River, Rawal Lake and Ecnec in areas with an Islamic value of 3,518 meters. The project aims to control pollution from untreated sewage that flows directly from the adjacent settlement to Islamabad Royal Lake through the installation of sewage treatment facilities.

The meeting was attended by the Planning Minister of Zafar Hasan, CDWP members and senior officials from all relevant federal and local government departments.

FPCCI Sees More Joint Ventures with Saudi Investors

The Pakistan Chamber of Commerce Federation (FPCCI) welcomed B2B negotiations with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and emphasized the need to improve the standard of Pakistani goods and services in order to maximize the potential of the deal. In a press briefing at the headquarters capital office, FPCCI senior officials welcomed bilateral negotiations with the private sector in Saudi Arabia. The most important part of this convention is that the Crown is directly overseeing this business agreement," said FPCCI President Daroo Khan Achakzai.

FPCCI Sees More Joint Ventures with Saudi Investors

The private sector has for the first time taken the opportunity to take the initiative in devising business deals. Achakzai, together with Mirza Ikhtiar Baig and Vice Chairman Saarc Chambers of the Mosk Chamber of Commerce, stressed that the agreement with technical leaders of the FPCCI will be key to MoU's success. Pakistan's Saudi standards, the Quantitative and Quality Organization (SASO) and PSQCA will work together to improve Pakistan's goods and services standards for export to Saudi Arabia, he added.

At that time, Baig welcomed the establishment of the Saudi-Pak joint venture. On each side, a council of 10 will hold their first meeting next month. The leader of FPCCI stressed to reduce the high rate of increase. Pakistan, on the other hand, has a strong foundation in industry, agriculture and research, but Malik said that modernization and investment are necessary to compete in a changing global environment. Pakistan is allowing 100% ownership, but we expect to expand the economy and jump into the agriculture industry as a joint venture with the Saudi business community.

He suggested that the Pakistan business community and the government should adapt to the changing business environment around the world. Our product and service standards should be in accordance with the standards of the importer, and after improving the standards of human resources we should approach that we should invite our people to other Muslim countries," he added.

FPCCI leaders have also blamed measures taken by the government of India to harm the business environment across Asia recently.

ECC orders uninterrupted urea Supply

The Cabinet's Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) said on Tuesday that to ensure sufficient supply of fertilizer, the State Food Security Research Institute (NFPA) on continuing operation of two elementary factories - Fatima Fertilizer and Agaricus - I ordered the bureau. The demand and supply situation of urea and DAP fertilizer will be revised through stock review in August, and it is decided if necessary.

The meeting was chaired by finance minister Asad Umar

Overseas Pakistan and Human Resource Development briefed ECC on the current location of labor exports to various countries and efforts to find employment opportunities in the international labor market, including the Gulf. The Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training notified the ECC that it had developed a data bank of more than 600,000 skilled workers who had graduated from the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission platform. Task Force consisting of personnel exports.

The ECC ordered the formation of a special Pakistani Cabinet and ministerial level task force to formulate specific proposals with clear objectives for human development and export. The ECC also approved an amendment to the Import Policy Directive 2016 to further enhance the existing labeling requirements for food, particularly 'halal' product imports. This step ensures the clarity of Urdu imported food ingredients for consumers. The Ministry of Industry and Trade provided the committee with up-to-date information on the status of the National Accountability Bureau on the Pakistani steelworks.

In this case, the ECC indicated concern about the slow progress of the case and instructed it to actively pursue the case. The commission instructed to initiate the placement of personnel names on the exit control list being investigated elsewhere. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) submitted a report emphasizing the current location of the abandoned container / lot auction, detailing the difficulties faced in handling and processing consignments and procedures at the port.

ECC directs a committee led by the Marine Affairs Officer, focusing on streamlining procedures and promoting e-clearance, to propose proposals for fast and efficient cargo containership and vehicle cargo handling to reduce port port congestion and facilitate business performance. Improve it. The committee will share the proposal with ECC within two weeks.

Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in India

The prince was welcomed at the airport by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi hugged the distinctive bear. MBS is expected to try to ease tensions between India and Pakistan. The tensions between India and Pakistan are rising again after the fighting in the Pulwama region of Kashmir, which is occupied by India. More than 40 Indian paramilitaries died in the attack, claimed by the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad. India has claimed that those planning the attack are related to the Pakistani nation.

Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in India

This is an allegation that Pakistan actively refused. The foreign ministry accused Pakistan of being "a serious concern" shortly after the attack. Since the visit to Riyadh in 2016 signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on information collection and cooperation on money laundering and terrorist financing, the relationship between India and Saudi Arabia has been strengthened, where millions of Indians are employed as migrant workers. Other contracts are expected to be signed on Wednesday for investment, tourism, housing and communications.

Last year, bilateral trade between the two countries reached $ 27.5 billion

India sees Saudi Arabia as a key pillar of energy security. It supplies about 17% of Indian crude and about one third of liquefied natural gas. This relationship may be more important as India approaches its deadline to comply with US sanctions on Iran, the largest oil company in India. The only positive part of this is strengthening our relationship with Saudi Arabia so that we can meet the oil deficit with Iran," said Frank Shankarja, an economist and author of New Delhi. There is only one rational part of the visit," he said.

The prince will go to China with a lethal balance against the strikes in Asia. Two government officials, who demanded anonymity, said that Imran Khan in Islamabad has raised the tension with India in the talks with the prince. They said they expected Indian leaders to try to resolve all issues through consultation while visiting New Delhi. In a video message earlier Tuesday, Khan said that if Delhi shares practical evidence of suicide bombing last week, Islamabad will take action.

The prime minister warned India about the aggression, saying that Pakistan is not reluctant to retaliate against provocations, offering cooperation and other opportunities in a dialogue on the Kashmir issue. But he made it clear that he hoped a better sense would win.

The Indian Interior Ministry (MEA) has proposed to the prime minister a survey and dialogue on Perlima attacks. In a statement that Pakistan despised President Islamabad's efforts to ease tensions, the Pakistani government said that Pakistan itself was "the biggest victim of terrorism", "far from the truth.

India Spurns PM Khans olive branch says offer to Investigate

The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) proposed to Prime Minister Imran Khan a survey and dialogue on the Pearl Harbor attack. In a statement that Pakistan despised President Islamabad's efforts to ease tensions, the Pakistani government said that Pakistan itself was "the biggest victim of terrorism", "far from the truth. It is no surprise that Pakistani prime ministers do not acknowledge the attack on Parma's security forces as an act of terrorism, and the prime minister condemned the abominable act or "complained" to the bereaved.

The suit dismissed Pakistan's official position with the Foreign Ministry that Pakistan has always condemned extreme violence in Kashmir. It is Pakistan's repeated excuse to give up any link between Pakistan's terrorist attacks and Pakistan," MCD said in a statement issued by Jean-e-Mohammad (JeM) PM Khan. However, it did not explain what the argument was for the Indian government to prove this connection with Pakistan.

JeM, who was banned in Pakistan and registered as a terrorist organization, claimed responsibility for the case. It is unclear what MEA believes that JeM's statement claims responsibility for an attack on Pakistan. Since Pulwama, Pakistan has repeatedly said that it has taken action against JeM as a terrorist organization. According to Indian media reports, the bomber was a Kashmiri citizen occupied by India. The bomber's parents were said to have become militant after being insulted and tortured by Indian occupation forces.

I did not mention how the bombings are linked to Pakistan. Instead of the "executable evidence" that PM Khan asked to provide aid to New Delhi, the MEA repeated the accusation that "Jaish-e-Mohammad and its leader, Masood Azhar, are based in Pakistan, evidence that Pakistan will take action. The prime minister suggested that if India offered evidence, they would investigate the matter. This is an unfortunate excuse. 26/11 A terrible attack on Mumbai provided evidence for Pakistan.

The last 10 years have passed and there has been no progress in the terrorist attacks against the Patan Court Air Base. "The MEA insisted. The statement did not acknowledge that the Indian authorities had prevented Pathankot investigation. In an interview with the Washington Post in December 2018, PM Carn said he had asked his government to investigate the case in an attempt to resolve the case. 

The MEA also proposed a vague conversation about Prime Minister Khan's proposal, saying "Pakistani Prime Minister has urged dialogue and expressed readiness to talk about terrorism". Atmosphere free from terrorism and violence.

The MEA also gave Sam Khan a paragraph to suggest that wielding war hysteria beyond the borders could be politically motivated. Especially given that the general election in India will be held later this year.

Exposed Chinese Database Shows Depth of Surveillance in Xinjiang

Over 2.5 million people in western China have collected real-time data and constantly updated their exact location with GPS coordinates. There was a note on their most recent visit with their name, date of birth and place of employment: mosque, hotel, restaurant. The discovery of Gevers, a Dutch cyber security researcher who was released on Twitter last week, provided a rare glimpse of the Chinese massacre. Xinjiang is a remote region of mainly Muslim ethnic minorities. The area is surrounded by police checkpoints and security cameras and is more than just recording what is happening.

Exposed Chinese Database Shows Depth of Surveillance in Xinjiang

The Gevers database appears to be a record of the movement of people tracked by face-recognition technology, he said, recording more than 6.7 million coordinates in 24 hours. This report describes how far China is making face recognition by raising awareness of privacy concerns in many other countries and how technology companies can easily expose their private records to snipers around the world. It plays a role of reminding. Gevers has found that SenseNets, a Chinese facial recognition company, has been keeping the database protected for several months and exposing people's addresses and government ID numbers.

After Gevers informed SenseNets about the leak, he said the database became inaccessible. This system was open all over the world and everyone had access to data," Gevers said, pointing out that a system designed to maintain control over individuals "may be compromised by a 12-year-old. He said the individual included the coordinates of the place found by the "tracer" who is likely to be a surveillance camera recently. The stream said in an interview about the messaging app, saying that the data is constantly being updated with information about the location of people.

Gevers posted an online graph that identified 54.9% of the individuals in the database as Han Chinese, 28.3% minority, 8.3% Uighur, and Kazakh ethnic minority groups. The person who answered the call on SenseNets did not ask for your feedback. Xinjiang provincial government did not respond to the faxed questions.

UN experts urged to protect privacy rights in digital age

Xinjiang, which has been in contact with Central Asia in the western part of China, has been in serious security measures since it has been a successful plan to stop extremist and separatist movements in recent years. The United States and other countries have condemned the suppression of Uighur, Kazakhstan and other Muslim ethnic minorities, who are believed to be held in prison camps. The government claimed it was a vocational training center to eliminate potential extremist areas. Gulzia said she hoped she would not use the castle because of her fear of retaliation, saying she had a camera in the cemetery at the end of 2017.

He spoke to the Associated Press on his way across the Kazakh border. On Monday she telephoned the house arrest in China and took her to the police station to shoot face and eyes and collect voice and fingerprint samples. This can be used as an alternative to identification in the future," she said. Even if you are in an accident overseas, we will recognize you. Kidnapping analysts and human rights activists expressed concern that Xinjiang may become a test bed for technology that can penetrate other parts of China, but security crackdowns in the Xinjiang are much greater than in most parts of China.

Joseph Atick, a pioneer in facial recognition technology, says facial recognition products can use algorithms to recognize and track people in the crowd, but European privacy regulations say it is much more difficult to launch a wide range of applications. Technology around the world is being unified, not just in a different political atmosphere, but in different applications. According to the company's registry, SenseNets was established in Shenzhen in southern China in 2015 and is owned by a majority of NetPosa, a video surveillance expert.

The SenseNets website shows the partnership between Jiangsu, Sichuan Province and Shanghai's police forces. Promotional videos use SenseNets face and body recognition to track the exact movement of an individual and to identify them in congested or confused situations. Another video on the website shows a surveillance camera ending in the hospital's hospital where the poor captives are lost relatives. There are offices in Boston and Santa Clara, California, according to Netfossa's Web site. NetPosa's US branch office Web site promotes product use for anti-terrorism in the city.

In recent years, NetPosa has acquired stakes in new venture businesses in the United States, such as Nightscope, a security robot maker. In 2017, NetPosa tried to buy Arecont, a now-bankrupt California surveillance camera maker, but later proved it according to court records. In 2010, US chipmaker Intel announced a strategic alliance with Net Four and Intel subsidiaries bought Intel shares. But Netfossa said in 2015 that Intel has informed the Chinese company of its intention to sell a stake of 4.4 percent by 2016.

Gevers said his findings on the database raised an ethical dilemma. He is co-founder of the GDI Foundation, a Dutch-based non-profit organization that finds and notifies online security issues. It has become popular recently to disclose exposed information about databases built with the open source MongoDB database program and to help prevent administrators from maintaining security. GDI generally reports such findings to the entity that holds the information. Part of that mission is to remain neutral and not engage in political debate.

Gevers said that in a few hours after he revealed his findings on Twitter, the system could be used to monitor the Xinjiang Muslim minority groups. He said he made him very angry. "I was able to destroy that database with one command," he said. "But the judge and the executioner decided not to play because I am not the place to do so.