Simmonds in, Benn hurt, Samsonov practicing: Leafs practice notesPhoto credit: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY SportsTo celebrate defeating the unbeatable Devils, the Leafs are actively choosing to go into Minnesota with a less offensive driven lineup than the one that only scored two goals. Not the most compelling case for keeping Robertson in the lineup, but there is understandably a bigger payoff from keeping Robertson in the lineup over Simmonds. Advertisement Ad Advertisement AdTimmins is fresh off his conditioning stint with the Roadrunners and would require waivers to be sent down to the AHL. Advertisement Ad Advertisement AdThe Leafs have been insistent that Samsonov won’t be playing on the road trip, but getting him back into regular practice work is a good sign. Advertisement Ad Advertisement AdHolmberg seems to be getting an increasingly tougher hand from Keefe, and wonder if he’s testing him on purpose, to see how capable he is of driving his line.

The former premier said that the nation will not stay silent until it gets real freedom. “I am coming for you despite my [health] condition and all of you need to come to Pindi for me,” he concluded. To a question, Imran Khan said: “The two parties have been in power in Pakistan for the — for 30 years. It is not, for instance, the US-India relationship, which I call a very civilized relationship, a dignified relationship. “The captain [Imran Khan] will lead the ocean of people in Rawalpindi on November 26,” he further said.

Former prime minister Imran says only a nation which has justice in it will get real freedom. "Dear Pakistanis, I want all of you to participate in our haqeeqi long march in Pindi at 1pm on Saturday," he said in a short video statement. Imran, who was removed from power through a vote of no confidence in April, said that only a nation which has justice in it will get real freedom. Read more: Interior ministry warns PTI of threats, urges postponing Pindi marchThe former premier said that the nation will not stay silent until it gets real freedom. A briefing was also given in the meeting regarding the accommodation of the participants.

"President Arif Alvi is in touch with me [regarding the COAS appointment]. "If the president tried to create hurdles in the appointment, we have plan b," the finance minister said while responding to a question. Read: COAS appointment: Will SC interfere to nip the potential crisis in bud? The PMO also confirmed earlier this morning that it had received the summary for the COAS' appointment. However, it is believed that the list includes Lt General Asim Munir, Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lt General Azhar Abbas, Lt General Numan Mahmud, Lt General Faiz Hameed and Lt General Muhammad Amir.

We too could have been a member of this elite club had we focused on and fully implemented three strategic decisions that our leaders took during the country’s chequered history. In 1965, President Ayub Khan took a keen personal interest in population planning. He underscored its importance as a key development imperative and provided the political will that was needed to launch a large-scale family planning programme in the country. The entire civil bureaucracy at that time was galvanised, right up to the level of deputy and assistant commissioners who took an active part in population welfare activities. Leadership is about taking the right decisions at the right time and seeing them through.

Read ‘Plan B’ ready if president creates hurdles in COAS appointment: Dar“I am in contact with the president over the summary related to a key appointment. The prime minister goes to an absconder so I am a party head,” Imran said in an interview on a private news channel. The announcement was made by Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb in a tweet where she stated that the summary has been sent to President Alvi. A government official expressed his surprise that an “unnecessary” discussion was underway over the possibility of delaying the army chief’s appointment summary. A PTI leader told The Express Tribune that he did not think that President Alvi would delay the summary.

The Army Chief, in the first-ever public farewell speech of any outgoing COAS, said the Army’s role in politics was unconstitutional. The Army Chief said he was proud to have been the commander of the Pakistan Army for the last six years. They offered unprecedented sacrifices, which was acknowledged by former Indian Army Chief Field Marshal Manekshaw himself, he added. Political parties and people may come and go whereas the country will remain forever,” the Army Chief said. In the documentary, the statements of the families of the officers and soldiers of the Pakistan Army who sacrificed their lives, were showcased.

Every disaster exposes vulnerabilities of individuals, communities, structures and systems almost proportionally to its scale. The amount offered for a mud house is far lesser than a pukka house. How on earth could one differentiate between a pukka and a mud house if they have already washed away? Should the packages be implemented honestly, the end result will most likely be deepening of pre-flood inequalities. Families which had mud house before will continue living in a mud house.

The perception of Pakistan’s risk of default has worsened with the five-year credit default swap (CDS) surging by 30 percentage points in a week to 93% on Monday ahead of the repayment of $1 billion for a maturing international bond early next month. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and many financial experts have reiterated that Pakistan will not default on any of the international payments and that volatility in the CDS had nothing to do with the country’s default risk. The yield was hovering at less than 10% before the Covid-19 outbreak in February 2020 in Pakistan, when the investors had high confidence in Pakistan’s capacity to repay them. Yields on the other two bonds worth a total of $2 billion maturing in 2024 and 2025 also increased during the day. Arif Habib Limited Head of Research Tahir Abbas said that the “CDS is a premium that investors pay to insure their investment in bonds against the risk of default”.

Creative and dedicated minority is even able to renew and recreate the static and frozen human society in the history. While it is an established fact that it is the creative minority that decides the vibrant future or frozen future of the nations. Creative minority can have different dimensions ranging from minority of arts and literature to intellectual elites. Civilisations grow and die with the emergence of creative and dedicated minority and ultimately death of this creative minority. North Korea’s political creative minority turned into dominant minority and resulting in the state suffering from poverty, unemployment and disorder.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — A young United States team was nearing victory in its World Cup return. Back in the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament, the United States had only to close out the final minutes. “First half was not how we wanted to play and the United States played really well. We played quite poorly.”Next up for the United States is a high-profile matchup Friday against England, which opened with a 6-2 rout of Iran. DeAndre Yedlin, who entered in the 74th minute, was the only American with previous World Cup experience.

PESHAWARL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra said Sunday that Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had misled the nation about Pakistan’s impending default. Jhagra said Moody’s and Fitch are the most reliable and independent ratings institutions and both have revised Pakistan’s economy outlook as “negative.” Therefore, jhagra said, the international market does not trust Pakistan economy. The Finance Minister claimed that the IMF has alleged that the international monetary fund had lost trust in Pakistan’s economy. The PM has announced a Rs100 billion subsidy on electricity for Punjab but after losing the government, the province’s funds were even stopped,” the Finance Minister said. He said Political stability is essential for stability of the economy but such stability can be restored only through free and fair early general elections.

JEDDAH: Minister of Planning, Development and Special initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday said that Pakistan has made a joint investment offer to China and Saudi Arabia based on the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. On behalf of Pakistan, the minister also expressed the wish to establish CPEC-style economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia. Based on CPEC, a joint investment offer has been made to China and Saudi Arabia." Ahsan also rejected rumours regarding Pakistan going toward a default and said: "News regarding the country defaulting are not true." "There is no truth in the lies PTI has spread.

People beat the heat at Sea View Beach as mercury shoots up in the metropolis. PHOTO: ONLINEA man and a woman trapped in love with no solution to their relationship ended their lives by consuming poison at the Sea View Beach, a popular spot where couples come to spend time. Baig and S, residents of the densely populated old city area of Soldier Bazaar left their homes on Friday evening. S and Baig were taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in critical condition. However, families of Baig and S refused autopsy and took the bodies after completing legal formalities and paperwork.

It was, perhaps, because of this reason that since 1997 only one army chief went home completing his three-year term. The outgoing Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa too was supposed to bid farewell to the army in November 2019 but he was also given an extension or he secured one. Under Supreme Court instructions, the Parliament had to amend the Constitution to legalise the extension in the services of the army chief. CGS is known as the de facto army chief since he heads both the operational and intelligence directorates in the army. Some speculate that the Pakistan Peoples Party wants Gen Amir to be considered for the army chief slot.