A similar invitation for foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has also been delivered to foreign office by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto has been invited for the SCO foreign ministers’ conference expected in the middle of May this year. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, however, would consult Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for attending SCO FM conference and accordingly communicate the decision to the Indian government. If confirmed, it would be the first ever visit to India by the chief justice of Pakistan and foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. However, observers are attaching great importance to the expected visit by foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to India and hoped that it may lead to ice melting between Pakistan and India.

Chicago sent defenseman Riley Stillman, who didn’t really have a spot/role on the Blackhawks’ blue line, to Vancouver in a cost-cutting move for the Canucks. In return, the Blackhawks received a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and veteran center Jason Dickinson. Last year in Vancouver, Dickinson appeared in 62 games for the Canucks. Dickinson has become an important part of the Blackhawks’ third line, which has been a strong energy source for the team at times this season. Dickinson has created nine rebound opportunities this season, which ranks fourth among Blackhawks forwards behind Domi, Kurashev and Andreas Athanasiou.

Over this past weekend, Pakistan made a payment of roughly $328 million guaranteed Chinese debt that the country had taken to set up power plants. The processing of the $500 million loan was at an advanced stage. The draft of the $700 million loan agreement has also been received they added. The SBP governor also added that Pakistan expects a bilateral commercial loan of $2.2 billion to go from its accounts and be returned. Foreign commercial banks are now demanding an interest rate much higher than 10%, which the government cannot politically afford.

From The Tribune staff reports Birmingham – The City of Birmingham and The Penny Foundation announced that they will be hosting a free event called “Embrace Mothers Mom’s Night Out” to celebrate the resiliency and tenacity of mothers. On Monday, Jan. 30, area mothers are invited to attend an evening featuring a film screening and fellowship at the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, located at 1821 2nd Ave. North. eventbrite.com/e/embrace- mothers-moms-night-out-film- screening-tickets-520019621687This event is made possible through the generosity of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI). In addition, MGI supports Embrace Mothers, a guaranteed income pilot supporting 110 Birmingham single mothers and women in mothering roles with $375 per month for 12 months. This pilot is part of a broader effort to understand and support the needs of Birmingham women and families.

The decree was also unanimously adopted by the Ulema and Mashaykh of all schools of thought present in the conference. Mufti Taqi Usmani said during his meetings in Kabul while heading a delegation, the Afghan Taliban also expressed their resentment against the TTP elements were were carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan. “Fighting against national security agencies and carrying out anti-state activities come under mutiny and it has nothing to do with Jihad,” he added. The Ulema and Mashaykh stood with the Pakistan Army and other security agencies, and they were countering the enemy’s agenda, he added. Former religious affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi said they had to make collective efforts to net the “masterminds”.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has apologized to the nation over the power breakdown. - Advertisement -“On behalf of my government, I would like to express my sincere regrets for the inconvenience our citizens suffered due to the power outage yesterday. On behalf of my government, I would like to express my sincere regrets for the inconvenience our citizens suffered due to power outage yesterday. — Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) January 24, 2023The Prime Minister said that on my orders, the investigation of the power breakdown is going on and those responsible will be determined in this regard. - Advertisement -Yesterday Pakistan faced the first power outage of 2023 after which electricity was restored after 15 hours of blackout.

India has invited Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to attend meetings of a key regional forum that also includes Russia and China. India currently holds the presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which comprises Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian States. The meeting of the SCO foreign ministers is due to take place in Goa, a tourist destination in South India. India will also host the SCO summit meeting in June and is almost certain that Pakistan will be invited. Soon after the SCO summit, India is set to host the One Day International Cricket World in October-November.

He emphasized on finding the pitfalls that led to the power breakdown, with clearly fixing the responsibility. Khurram Dastgir said the entire transmission system was safe despite such a massive power breakdown. A power plant located in the Uch area was functional, and power supply to some areas of Balochistan and southern Punjab had already been restored. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) also took serious notice of the countrywide power breakdown, directing the NTDC to submit a detailed report in this regard. He said the electricity supply was improving gradually in the Islamabad region, including Jhelum, and Karachi as well.

In the past, Pakistan weathered the storm thanks to generous help by our friends. After the 1998 nuclear explosions, Saudi Arabia quietly continued to supply oil on deferred payment. That is why now negotiating with the IMF is becoming far more challenging since the Washington-based lender is operating in tandem with Pakistan’s friends. But the key part of that statement was that Saudi Arabia would “study” — meaning these funds would not be without any conditions. The message from lenders to our friends is loud and clear —let Pakistan put their house in order or face the consequences!

One of the highly respected and prominent businessmen, Byram D Avari, passed in Karachi on Sunday night. He along with his sons owned and operated the Avari Group of Companies – a leading hotel management company in Pakistan - of which he was the chairman. The group owns and operates Avari hotels which include a five-star deluxe hotel in Lahore, five-star Avari Towers and seafront Beach Luxury Hotel in Karachi. The Avari Group was the first Pakistani company to have obtained international hotel management contracts. The Avari Group did not lay off its workers in the worst economic situations.

“We will not accept a ‘corrupt’ person as an interim chief minister. We will hold a series of protests in all the cities of Pakistan,” the PTI chief told a news conference via a video link on Monday. Calling him an enemy of PTI, Imran said Naqvi was “very close” to Asif Zardari and that the PPP co-chairman called him “his son”. “How could a person with a chequered history be appointed as an interim chief minister?” he questioned. Meanwhile, PTI senior leader Azam Swati alleged that caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi was a “certified criminal”.

And the central bank does seem to have a hammer in the shape of interest rates hikes. In its latest Monetary Policy Statement, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced a 100 basis point hike in the policy rate to 17 percent, citing persistent inflationary pressures and the need to anchor inflation expectations. - Advertisement -It’s also worth noting that the interest rate hike may come at the cost of further slowing down economic growth. The SBP’s decision to increase interest rates is understandable given the current inflationary pressures, because it seeks to ‘anchor’ inflation around a particular range of percentage. Neoclassical economics centres around the management of expectations; the central bank’s interest rate hikes aren’t as hamfisted as they appear.

They reach secondary or higher secondary level without being able to paraphrase a stanza of a poem or explain a prose paragraph. It is an irony that these students are taught to translate a prose paragraph into Urdu (a question reserved for Urdu medium students) instead of explaining it in English (a condition exclusively for English medium students). - Advertisement -Whenever there is a question related to translation of a Urdu passage into English, or vice versa, there is always an alternative question available exclusively for English medium students to translate or explain an English-language paragraph in English. Compared to our traditional examination system, the Cambridge system teaches English as a language. For instance, in the traditional system, students are asked to write stories on the given proverbs or axioms.

SCREENGRABThe Punjab Home Department has issued a notification for the replacement of four members of the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the gun attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Nov 3 last year. The notification was dated back to Jan 14, whereby the new members were appointed under the chairmanship of the CCPO. It should be noted here that after the JIT members wrote a dissenting letter in the case, the head of the team recommended action against them. The CCPO said that two members, SP Malik Tariq and SSP Naseebullah, participated in the first meeting. These two JIT officers did not inquire, he declared, adding that SP Ehsanullah Chauhan deliberately did not join them for 15 days.

Share:LAHORE-Last year’s champion Waheed Baloch from KGC defended the Bank AL Habib’s 12th Rashid D Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Tournament 2023 title at the Karachi Golf Club (KGC). Bank Al Habib rewarded a brand new Toyota car to Ashass. The PNS Chief lauded the role of Abbas D Habib family and Bank AL Habib for the promotion of golf in Pakistan. He thanked Karachi Golf Club management and Bank AL Habib team on successfully conducting the event. Abbas D Habib also thanked KGC management, Bank AL Habib team and prize winners.