Vol 10 No 98 Monday 13 January , 2014 Rs.2 13 January , 2014 Mr.Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif Sharif Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tassaduq Hussian Jillani and Mr. Imran Khan of PTI what is now needed? Faisalabad: 12 Jan, Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is serving Pakistan third time as PM as the representative of the masses of Pakistan so at present he is the most experienced politician in Pakistan. So far Punjab is concerned Mian Muhmmad Shahbaz Sharif is an extraordinarily trained CM to look after Punjab so present PML(N) government in the country is considered as one of the governments of most seasoned politicians in Pakistan and that is a good luck for Pakistan and people of Pakistan. It is a fact that PML (N) government has handled the killing issue of energy crisis besides the water constrained posed by the Indian violations of Indus water treaty and in Pakistan resistance of Pro Indian groups against the construction of dams at most suitable places. It is also a fact that the construction of Kalabagh dam can help Pakistan to settle the energy crisis on permanent basis but how those who are getting benefits out of its opposition could allow the project of national importance to be a success but in the presence of General Raheel Sharif as chief of army staff and Mr. Justice Tassaduq Hussian Jillani as Chief Justice of Pakistan it is hoped that now the government of PML(N) is gaining strength to decide about the difficult matters beside political pressures because balanced politicians like Mr. Imran Khan of PTI are there in opposition and Mr. Imran Khan as his statements indicate is all for the benefit of Pakistan and people of Pakistan. So far the economy of the country is concerned finance experts like Mr. Ishaq dar are putting hard to stabilize the most disturbed Pakistan’s economy. But is this sufficient? In simple situations such initiatives are considered big initiatives but in complex situations that Pakistan is subject to something else is also needed. It is a fact that the bold and remarkable initiative by the Prime Minister to follow the line of dialogue with the fighting people against the law enforcement agencies and defence forces of Pakistan in Pakistan was something extraordinary and in the beginning Pakistan observed that such initiative by the Prime Minister was not only working but it was expected that such would be sufficient to bring in peace in Pakistan that due to the failed and very objectionable policies of a few cunning and a few most incapable politicians in the past have converted the entire country into a battlefield but later it was realized that many external and internal factors were there for such situation because India do not want a stable Pakistan as well as she does not want batter relations between the two countries because if this happens than Pakistan and Afghanistan would be the beneficiary of the situation and central Asia and Eastern Europe would gradually emerge as a very strong bloc in the politics of the world and India would left with no option except to depend on Pakistan or Afghanistan and such dependence would be much expensive for India and she has to compromise on many issues like distribution of water moreover such situation was likely to settle Kashmir dispute creating a buffer state between India and Pakistan. So India utilized all her resources in Pakistan and Afghanistan to aggravate situation on the crossing line from Pakistan to Afghanistan that was never considered a boarder between the two countries since the inception of Pakistan. It was expected that media managers of PML (N) would help its government to highlight such aspects so that the most important issue of Pakistan, the Kashmir could be settled moreover Pakistan may get an opportunity to excel in the region as she deserves but political parties like MQM always stressed upon only one aspect dependence on India and the importance of Indian influence on Pakistan because the HQ of MQM is there in London and..?. Perhaps now time has arrived that PM in his traditional style may let all know that PML (N) has created Pakistan and now would defend it as well as Kashmir cause as both deserve and would evolve a strategy that not only give a ‘relief’ to the ‘engaged’ law enforcing agencies and defense forces for long in internal matters to divert their attention towards the real enemies of Islam and Pakistan. Moreover now PML(N) government now would prove that the way it is operational in Karachi to free Karachi from ‘criminals’ and ‘dons’ with the help of political wisdom would evolve a strategy that would turn Pakistan into a peaceful country instead of a ‘battlefield” and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif as he constructed motorway would develop a Pakistan that was the dream of Quid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali and would ‘brain wash’ all ‘negativity’ from the minds of people that was there due to the very objectionable education policies of Pakistan in the past and Pakistan would again become the country of Pakistanis instead of Pro Indian and against Kashmir Pakistanis because national leaders always think about national interests like Former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon who died a few days earlier and emerged as a controversial figure around the world but who is still much liked in Israel because he was a true Israeli and that is what is needed in successful politics. ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): As Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi draws closer, preparations are getting pace with buildings and shrines in twin cities decorated with colourful buntings, banners and fancy lights to celebrate the occasion with great reverence and devotion. Like every year, the federal as well as the provincial governments, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan governments have planned a number of activities to celebrate the annual event on January 14. Newspapers and magazines will be publishing special supplements, while television channels transmitting and radio stations broadcasting special ‘Naatia Mushairas’ and quiz programmes on Seerat-e-Mustafa (PBUH).Similarly, various social, cultural, educational institutions and religious organisations are finalising their programmes for celebrating Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) with religious fervour. The stalls carrying buntings, banners, badges, stickers and flags inscribed with the slogans of paying respect and reverence to the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) are being set up at every corner of the cities. Large banners and big bill boards are being displayed at different entrance points of streets and main roads across the cities while mosques, homes and plazas are being decorated with colorful lights and buntings. Special programmes are being prepared for paying tribute and to high light different aspects of the life of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). On Rabi-ul-Awal 12, Eid Milad-un-Nabi processions would also be taken out from different areas of Rawalpindi. Elaborate security arrangements were being taken to ensure peace on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal and all the routes of the Milad processions will be thoroughly checked and the security will be tightened at the prescribed routes. Cops with Elite Force, Special Branch officials, Muhafiz Force, motorcycle squads, Bomb disposal squads, Lady Police and personnel of other departments concerned would guard the Milad processions.Special duties would also be performed by the members of the peace committee, members of Anjuman-e-Tajran and volunteers of the procession committee to ensure the security of the processions. SWAT: 12 Jan, Six people were killed in twin Blasts in Martong area near Poran in Shangla district on the convoy of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's advisor Amir Muqam. Martong police officials have confirmed that two plicemen and four civilians were among those killed in the two blasts carried out using remote- controlled bombs. Amir Muqam had gone to resolve a dispute in Martong between two families and was targetted on his way back. Prime minister Nawaz sharif has condemend the loss of lives in the attack, but so far no one has claimed responsibility. Dawn ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Sunday condemned the bomb blasts in Shangla, Swat. In his message, the Prime Minister condoled the death of security personnel and other people in the incident and expressed grief over the loss of precious human lives. Charsadda 12 Jan, Death toll in Charsadda rival groups clash mounted to five as three more injured people expired in hospital on Sunday.Two persons were killed and three others including a woman were injured when armed men of two tribes traded fire over property dispute in Trangzai area of Charsadda.The injured were shifted to hospital where three of them succumbed to their wounds raising the death toll to five. Police have registered cases against accused hailing from both groups and raids were underway for their arrest but no arrest was made till filing of this report The Nation ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) is planning to initiate mining activity of Thar coal by the mid of 2014, and it will take 3.5 years to reach Coal Production stage. Ministry of Water and Power has an allocation of Rs.50 Million during current Financial Year for construction of transmission network from Thar to Matiari (Total Cost Rs. 22 billion). According to details,Planning Commission has approved a UCG Block-V Pilot project led by Dr. Samar Mubarakmand for 8c10 MW with an allocation of Rs.900 Million for FY 2013c2014 . Total cost for the Pilot project is Rs. 1.8 billion, sources added.Currently Government of Sindh has issued three leases to mine developers in Thar and according to the planned timeliness of the existing lease holders at Thar, SECMC plans to generate power based on Thar Coal by 2017-18. Similarly, the other lease holders Sino Sindh Resources Limited & Oracle Coalfields Pvt. Ltd have plans to initiate Mining Activity in BlockcI &Vi during 2014, official sources told APP, here. Currently all the project developers are approaching various financial institutes to achieve financial close for both Mining and Power. ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Five hydel power projects, with a capacity to produce over 5,789 MW power, would be completed by 2016, said an official of Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). According to an official of WAPDA, the power would help meet the energy requirements of the country. He said the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project on River Indus is a “lifeline” for national economy, which will go a long way in meeting future agricultural and electricity requirements.He said Diamer-Basha Dam has three important objectives, including flood control, power generation and storage of water. The gigantic project will generate 4500 megawatts electricity and store over eight million acre feet of water to meet growing power and irrigation needs, he said. The Golen Gol Hydropower Project, being constructed by the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in district Chitral of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, will complete in 2015 and will produce 106 MW. Golen Project is a part of leastcost energy generation plan of government, being executed by WAPDA on priority basis to harness the indigenous hydropower resources of the country to improve the ratio of hydel electricity in the National Grid, help reduce electricity tariff and provide relief to the consumers. On its completion, the project will contribute about 436 million units of electricity to the system.The Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project is being constructed over river Neelum and the project, once completed, will contribute about 5.15 billion units of electricity annually to the National Grid. Annual benefits of the project have been estimated at Rs 30 billion. The Hydroelectric Neelum Jhelum project would be completed in 2016. The said Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric project would help the country in meeting its growing energy requirements. The project would produce 969 mw electricity.The Duber Khwar Hydropower Project is located on Khan Khwar River, right bank tributary of Indus River near Pattan District Kohistan in Khyber PakhtunKhwa province at a distance of 265 Km from Islamabad. Duber Khwar would produce 130 mw power. He said tenderof Kurram hydropower project has already been floated and engineering design is complete. The project would produce 84 MW power and it will be completed wihthin 48 months. FAISALABAD 12 Jan (PRO Bukhari): The University of Agriculture Faisalabad in collaboration with Punjab Agri Department is strengthening soil analysis and fertilizer prediction model through Information and Communication Technology in the 36 districts of the Punjab. The programme provides the information about inputs requirements and latest practices to the farming community through SMS, call centre and web in order to increase the productivity and solve their problems.It was discussed at meeting chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan. Agri Extension Dept Director General Dr Anjum Ali Bhuttar, Agri Information Punjab Director Rafiq Akhtar, Registrar Muhammad Hussain, Treasure Umar Saeed, Dr Rasheed Ahmad, Director Soil Sciences Institute Director Dr Javaid Akhtar, Ayub Agri Research Institute Director General Dr Abid Mahmood, Community College Principal Dr Khalil-ur-Rehman and Dr Ahsan attended the meeting. The Vice Chancellor said that the farming community needs to given awareness regarding the latest practices. He was of the view that the project will prove the milestone as the information be provided to farmers for solving their problems through discussion with experts on phone and internet also. He also said that farmers’ facilitation centre would be set up at the UAF. He said that majority of the farmers in Pakistan were the small farmers. The country is losing heavy money because of imbalanced use of inputs. By making it rationalized though awareness to farmers, millions of rupees can be saved. He said the UAF had established a fertilizer prediction model in collaboration with Punjab Agri Department. Website (fertilizeruaf.pk) had been set up guiding the framers about the balanced use of fertilizer.Dr Anjum Bhuttar said that keeping in view the cost of production, balanced use of input was vital for the progress of the country. He said that his department was making all out efforts to sensitizing the farming community about balance use and modern practices in order to ensure the food security. He said the project was a complete package for the famers providing experts opinion. He said that the project entered in the second phase would bear the fruit in term of increment in production. Prof Dr Rasheed Ahmad briefed the meeting about the project He said that food security was one of the areas of the concern. The project will bring tangible results to increase the productivity and increase the profit of the farmers. HEC awarded 2,528 foreign, 4,108 indigenous scholarships ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has awarded 2,528 foreign, 4,108 indigenous scholarships to various scholars in the last five years, said an official of Ministry of Education, Training and Standards in Higher Education. Talking to APP, he said the HEC has sent 4,204 scholars to abroad and also extended financial assistance to 8,178 students under different need based programmes in last five years. Giving detail of the foreign scholarships, he said 1,432 foreign scholarships including 238 female scholars of Punjab have been awarded in last five years. A total of 304 scholarships including 68 female scholars hailing from Sindh have been awarded since the year 2008. Yet other 482 scholarships including 43 female scholars have been awarded to the students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. While 75 scholarships including 13 female students of Balochistan have also been awarded in last five years, he said.Likewise, 116 scholarships including 25 female scholars belonging to Azad Jammu and Kashmir have been awarded. The other 39 scholarships including 1 female scholars of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Construction work on Dasu project to start this year ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Minister of State for Education, Trainings, and Standards in Higher Education Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman has said that PML-N has strong bonds of love with masses. Talking to APP, he said PML-N government will give loans to youth so that they can earn their living in a dignified way. Replying to a question, Minister said PML-N government will bring the country out of crises. To another question, he said business community of the country is the backbone of our economy but past government did not take care of it. ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): The construction work on 4,320 megawatts (MW) Dasu Hydropower Project will start from this year as detailed engineering design and tender documents are near to completion. World Bank has also agreed to extend financial assistance for the Hydropower Project, said an official of Water and Power Development Authority.He said, Dasu Hydropower Project will have positive impact on existing hydropower stations including Tarbela, Ghazi Barotha and Chashma. The first phase of the project would be completed in 2017. The project will be constructed on the Indus River, seven kms upstream of Dasu village and 74 kms downstream of Diamer-Bhasha Dam. The project is situated on the Karakoram Highway, about 350 kms from Islamabad, he added. He said the Dasu project is part of the least-cost energy production plan of WAPDA aimed at harnessing the country’s hydropower resources to improve the share of hydroelectricity. Kashmir settlement ‘Kashmir under UN resolutions resolution essential demanded for betterment of Srinagar, January 12 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the veteran Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani, has said that minorities, the Muslims in particular, in India have suffered immensely during the Congress rule.Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar dismissed as election stunt the assertion of Indian Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, asking the governments of all Indian states to set up review or screening committees to assess role of minority youth languishing in jails on terror charges without trial.“During Congress rule, Muslim community in India and people of Kashmir in particular were the worst sufferers and thousands of Muslim youth are languishing in different jails on fictitious cases,” the veteran leader said. He pointed out that the Kashmiri youth were subjected to the worst type of suppression for being a part of the freedom movement, while Muslim community in India was being targeted for their association with so-called Indian Mujahedeen.Syed Ali Gilani said that Congress under the cover of so-called secularism, promoted the agenda of the rightwing communal parties whose sole agenda was killing, destruction and humiliation of Kashmiri people and Muslim community in India.“It is in view of the forthcoming elections that Sushil Kumar Shinde has raised the issue of fake cases against Muslim population and this is all mockery and only to lure Muslim community,” he added.The veteran leader maintained that the Congress party ignored all norms of justice when Kashmiri youth, Muhammad Afzal Guru, was executed mercilessly to satisfy the so-called conscience of the people of India.Referring to the Mecca Masjid, Malegaon and Samjhauta Express blasts, he said that these elements blamed Muslim youth in India for these terror acts. “However, after the investigations revealed the facts about these incidents, they never apologized for their misleading statements and their allegations against the Muslim community,” he added. Srinagar, January 12 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Political Movement (DPM) has urged India to withdraw its troops from the territory and settle the Kashmir dispute by implementing the relevant UN resolutions.The DPM General Secretary, Muhammad Shafi Reshi, addressing a party meeting at Sumbal in Sonwari said that Kashmir was an internationally recognized dispute and permanent peace in the region was not possible without its resolution.The DPM General Secretary denounced the curbs on the movement and political activities of Hurriyet leadership. He said that India could not suppress the ongoing liberation movement through such cheap tactics.Muhammad Shafi Reshi paid glowing tributes to the Kashmiri youth martyred recently by Indian troops and police personnel at different places. He said that sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs would not go waste.Besides others, party Chief Orgniser, Khawaja Firdous, Coordinator, Muhammad Imran and Feroz Sarfaraz attended the meeting. South Asia’ Srinagar, January 12 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Professor Abdul Ghani Butt, has said that settlement of the Kashmir dispute is essential for the betterment of the people of entire South Asia.Professor Abdul Ghani Butt in a media interview in Srinagar said, “Resolution of Kashmir is not only for the betterment of the people of Kashmir but also in the larger interests of South Asia, China and America.” He said, the long-pending dispute should be resolved so that no wars and confrontations between two nuclear powers – Pakistan and India – take place in future.The APHC leader deplored that the United Nations had failed to resolve the conflict over Kashmir and even after 65 years, nothing concrete had happened vis-à-vis its settlement.Maintaining that the so-called elections in the occupied territory had no relevance to the Kashmir dispute, he said that the sham polls were held for better roads and electricity and they had nothing to do with the ongoing liberation struggle. Obama Nominates Three to Federal Reserve Board Washington 12 Jan, U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated three people to the board of the country's powerful central bank. Obama named Stanley Fischer, a former governor of Israel's central bank who holds dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship, to be vice chairman of the Federal Reserve. If confirmed by the Senate, the 70-year-old Fischer would replace Janet Yellen, who is taking over as Fed chair next month as the eight-year tenure of Ben Bernanke expires.The president also nominated Lael Brainard, one of his former international economic advisers, to the seven-member board, and renominated current board member Jerome Powell for a second term. The Fed board sets policies for the world's largest economy as it attempts to boost job growth and keep inflation in check. Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is serving Pakistan third time as PM as the representative of the masses of Pakistan so at present he is the most experienced politician in Pakistan. So far Punjab is concerned Mian Muhmmad Shahbaz Sharif is an extraordinarily trained CM to look after Punjab so present PML(N) government in the country is considered as one of the governments of most seasoned politicians in Pakistan and that is a good luck for Pakistan and people of Pakistan. It is a fact that PML (N) government has handled the killing issue of energy crisis besides the water constrained posed by the Indian violations of Indus water treaty and in Pakistan resistance of Pro Indian groups against the construction of dams at most suitable places. It is also a fact that the construction of Kalabagh dam can help Pakistan to settle the energy crisis on permanent basis but how those who are getting benefits out of its opposition could allow the project of national importance to be a success but in the presence of General Raheel Sharif as chief of army staff and Mr. Justice Tassaduq Hussian Jillani as Chief Justice of Pakistan it is hoped that now the government of PML(N) is gaining strength to decide about the difficult matters beside political pressures because balanced politicians like Mr. Imran Khan of PTI are there in opposition and Mr. Imran Khan as his statements indicate is all for the benefit of Pakistan and people of Pakistan. So far the economy of the country is concerned finance experts like Mr. Ishaq dar are putting hard to stabilize the most disturbed Pakistan’s economy. But is this sufficient? In simple situations such initiatives are considered big initiatives but in complex situations that Pakistan is subject to something else is also needed. It is a fact that the bold and remarkable initiative by the Prime Minister to follow the line of dialogue with the fighting people against the law enforcement agencies and defence forces of Pakistan in Pakistan was something extraordinary and in the beginning Pakistan observed that such initiative by the Prime Minister was not only working but it was expected that such would be sufficient to bring in peace in Pakistan that due to the failed and very objectionable policies of a few cunning and a few most incapable politicians in the past have converted the entire country into a battlefield but later it was realized that many external and internal factors were there for such situation because India do not want a stable Pakistan as well as she does not want batter relations between the two countries because if this happens than Pakistan and Afghanistan would be the beneficiary of the situation and central Asia and Eastern Europe would gradually emerge as a very strong bloc in the politics of the world and India would left with no option except to depend on Pakistan or Afghanistan and such dependence would be much expensive for India and she has to compromise on many issues like distribution of water moreover such situation was likely to settle Kashmir dispute creating a buffer state between India and Pakistan. So India utilized all her resources in Pakistan and Afghanistan to aggravate situation on the crossing line from Pakistan to Afghanistan that was never considered a boarder between the two countries since the inception of Pakistan. It was expected that media managers of PML (N) would help its government to highlight such aspects so that the most important issue of Pakistan, the Kashmir could be settled moreover Pakistan may get an opportunity to excel in the region as she deserves but political parties like MQM always stressed upon only one aspect dependence on India and the importance of Indian influence on Pakistan because the HQ of MQM is there in London and..?. Perhaps now time has arrived that PM in his traditional style may let all know that PML (N) has created Pakistan and now would defend it as well as Kashmir cause as both deserve and would evolve a strategy that not only give a ‘relief’ to the ‘engaged’ law enforcing agencies and defense forces for long in internal matters to divert their attention towards the real enemies of Islam and Pakistan. Moreover now PML(N) government now would prove that the way it is operational in Karachi to free Karachi from ‘criminals’ and ‘dons’ with the help of political wisdom would evolve a strategy that would turn Pakistan into a peaceful country instead of a ‘battlefield” and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif as he constructed motorway would develop a Pakistan that was the dream of Quid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali and would ‘brain wash’ all ‘negativity’ from the minds of people that was there due to the very objectionable education policies of Pakistan in the past and Pakistan would again become the country of Pakistanis instead of Pro Indian and against Kashmir Pakistanis because national leaders always think about national interests like Former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon who died a few days earlier and emerged as a controversial figure around the world but who is still much liked in Israel because he was a true Israeli and that is what is needed in successful politics. Perhaps in a county like Pakistan it is easy to be national leader but history is evident of the fact that it is much difficult to be ‘beloved’ national leader and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who is ruling Pakistan third time as Prime Minister would prefer to be the ‘beloved’ leader of Pakistanis and would not only ‘solve’ the issue of Kashmir but would also built a strong Pakistan as he made Pakistan an atomi power and would defeat all enemies of Pakistan with his wisdom and expertise as Shahbaz won Punjab.