Righting the WrongThere is a prevailing sense among Israelis that the Abraham Accords suggest that the Arab states have, for all intents and purposes, abandoned the Palestinian cause. - Advertisement -That said, Israeli leaders still view the Abraham Accords as a historic breakthrough that will have major regional and national positive implications. Moreover, the Abraham Accords put Iran on notice that the region was growing more united in its opposition to Tehran. The Arab states’ evolving positionMaking that choice however, does not translate, as many Israelis believe, to the Arab states abandoning the Palestinian cause. The Abraham Accords should be viewed then as the building block on which to erect a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace that includes the Palestinians, and not as Accords that expunge the Palestinians’ rightful demand for an independent state of their own.

While by-elections on 20 crucial Punjab assembly seats are due on July 17, the election campaign has already started. The PML-N and PTI are the main contenders in the race for control over the country’s largest province. The party now hopes it can claw back to power in Punjab. The PTI’s strong points are its charged up voters who are angry over the removal of Imran Khan’s government. Of all the by-elections held in Punjab from 2018 to 2021, the PML-N won a majority while still being in opposition.

Lashing out at former prime minister Imran Khan for doing "politics of hate", Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the PTI chief has divided the nation in such a way that this divide might never go away. "Imran Khan not only divided Pakistanis in Pakistan but also abroad. He criticised the human rights record of Canada, saying that the country was among the top Islamophobic countries in the world. "The West does not see the human rights atrocities in Kashmir and Palestine." The federal minister said that the human rights violations Imran Khan committed during his tenure were more than the ones committed throughout the history of Pakistan.

The names won’t come as a surprise to anyone as they were all keys to the Bulldogs’ CFP Championship playoff run in 2021, which culminated with a 33-18 win over Alabama in the title game. Tight end Brock Bowers, defensive tackle Jalen Carter and cornerback Kelee Ringo were the first-team picks. Bowers, of course, set a UGA record with 13 TD catches and led the Bulldogs in receiving last season. Carter, a projected Top 10 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, had a key blocked field goal in the CFP title game along with 6 QB pressures and three tackles. Instead, James Cook broke a 67-yard run on the first offensive play after Carter’s block and the Bulldogs scored the go-ahead touchdown three plays later.

A delegation comprising 421 Sikh yatrees reached Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from Lahore today [Monday] to perform rituals and pay their respects at the burial site of the founder of Sikh religion Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee. The Sikh yatrees are on a 10-day visit to attend the 183rd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Sikh yatrees would stay overnight at the Darbar Sahib Kartarpur and travel to Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in Lahore after breakfast tomorrow.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has hinted at an increase in the electricity loadshedding in the month of July, saying the government is trying its "level best to avoid the power outages". He added that Pakistan didn't receive the tendered shipments as gas was entirely bought by Europe in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. "The nation shouldn't worry [as] we're trying our best [but] it's entirely possible that there may be an increase in loadshedding in July for a few days." The government will also introduce a programme relating to solar power to ease power woes, he added. “By doing so, we hope to collect more than Rs200 billion from them.”Concluding, Shehbaz said: “Good times are ahead and the coalition government will definitely bring a change with their efforts.”

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday urged the youth to get themselves registered in the party’s Tiger Force to foil the expected bids for rigging in the upcoming by-polls in Punjab and in the next general elections in the country. In a video message, Imran Khan has appealed to the youth for immediate registration in the Tiger Force through their newly launched website and has stated that youth, “especially women,” will have to take responsibility for the by-elections in Punjab. Former prime minister said that the current government has been imposed on us by an external intervention. He stated that for 30 years, the two parties — PML-N and PPP — have remained the slaves of the West and have been imposed on the people. Talking to the media at F-8 Kutchery in Islamabad, he said democracy would be harmed and the country’s economy would suffer if such incidents recurred during the by-polls.

Former federal ministers Shaukat Tarin and Asad Umar on Sunday lashed out at the incumbent government for its “regressive” economic measures. “Why are you not pursuing our five programmes of broadening, using POS, supply chain automation, track and trace and single window to increase taxes. But, he lamented, the “regressive measures” in the new budget were threatening this growth. Regressive measures in the new budget are threatening this growth,” he wrote. In another tweet, he said that the “incompetent” and “imported government” was struggling to handle the energy supply chain.

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who was recently sentenced to death in the killings of two corrections officers during an escape attempt five years ago has died in prison of an apparent suicide, corrections officials said. Prison guards found Ricky Dubose unresponsive in his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, according to a Department of Corrections news release. The coroner at the prison declared Dubose dead at 5:56 p.m.Dubose, 29, was sentenced to death June 16 after he was convicted of murder in the June 2017 shooting deaths of Sgt. A judge sentenced him to serve life in prison without parole after jurors couldn’t agree whether he should be sentenced to death. The Department of Corrections is working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate Dubose’s death, which is standard procedure.

He proposed Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s era should be taught in the curriculum. Habibur Rehman Gilani, chairman Evacuee Trist Property Board (ETPB) said Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is a revered site and has been preserved as per the Sikh traditions. Samadhi Ranjit Singh: Inspiring generations of Sikh nationA young Sikh girl reciting the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh Scriptures) in rapt attention with consciousness stable and focused on the creator at the Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh – she was performing ‘Akhand Path’ with religious solemnity to commemorate the 183rd death anniversary of the founder of Sikh empire Maharaja Ranjit Sikh at the Samadhi here on June 27. Samadhi provides a meditational space for the followers of Sikh religion at the very site where Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s cremation was performed. Ranjit Sikh provided the Sikhs identity as they ruled the 19th most populous (3.5 million population) country in the world as per the records of 1831.

ISLAMABAD – Winder Dam having storage capacity of about 54,000 acre feet of water storage capacity would irrigate over 10,000 acres land, said an official of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) while talking to APP. He said Winder Dam project would be completed in 4 years with the cost of Rs.13 billion in Lasbela district of Baluchistan. Completion of the dam would increase ground level water and reduce shortage of the water in the area. Agriculture and livestock would be benefited in the area after completion of the dam. Replying to another question, he said the Winder Dam is situated across the Winder River 125 Kilometer from Karachi, 66 Kilometer from Uthal and 25 Kilometer from Winder Town in Lasbela District of Baluchistan; despite it could also generate 03 megawatts of electricity.

Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very hot in upper Sindh and south Punjab during the next twelve hours. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning:Islamabad twenty-six degree centigrade, Lahore thirty-two, Karachi thirty, Peshawar twenty-eight, Quetta twenty-five, Gilgit seventeen, Murree eighteen and Muzaffarabad twenty-three degree centigrade. According to Met office forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, partly cloudy and hot weather is expected in Srinagar, Pulwama and Baramulla, dry in Leh, while hot and dry in Jammu, Anantnag and Shopian. Temperature recorded this morning:Srinagar, Pulwama and Baramulla eighteen degree centigrade, Jammu twenty-nine, Leh twelve, Anantnag seventeen and Shopian sixteen degree centigrade.

A senior U.S. administration representative said the G7 would make an official announcement on the gold import ban on Tuesday. As well as the gold import ban, G7 leaders were also having "really constructive" talks on a possible price cap on Russian oil imports, a German government source said. The summit also provides an opportunity for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to demonstrate more assertive leadership on the Ukraine crisis. Global PartnersThis year Scholz has invited Senegal, Argentina, Indonesia, India and South Africa as partner nations at the summit. It was also a mistake to think of the Ukraine war as a local matter.

Over the years, Pakistan has developed its hard power, which gives the country some assurances to counter potential destabilisation risks from inside and outside. Lacking resources, we have built our economy from a poor agrarian country to one which thrives on innovation and is backed by strong institutions and hard work. Interestingly, the Swiss national identity has not been defined along any linguistic or religious lines. This has served us through the two world wars and has inspired our youth to identify and work for my country. And let us hope that Pakistan will no longer be an internationally relatively isolated and disengaged country.

NAWABSHAH – Four persons died and one sustained critical injuries in collision between a car and a Mazda van on Mehran Highway in Nawabshah, police said on Sunday. According to police, the injured and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital. The deceased and the injured belonged to Mirpurkhas, police said. The accident occurred due to speeding, police added.