Great game

         As a result of the US-Israel alliance, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was hanged for the crime of possessing nuclear material that was never found, and after the painful end of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the vast oil reserves of the Arab world were destroyed. By occupying the reserves, all the major pillars of the Islamic bloc formed in the Lahore Islamic Summit Conference of 1974 were demolished one by one. The oil bomb was completely defused. All such true friends of Pakistan, who along with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto founded the Islamic bomb, provided financial and moral support, were erased from the page and made a lesson to the world. In the events that have taken place in the meantime, without going into the details of the killing of religious and political figures of the Muslim Ummah, the removal of governments in Islamic countries, and the creation and bringing them under the influence of the United States, you should not look around you to see where we stand.

        Except Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan, all the Arab and Gulf countries have recognized Israel, the last obstacle in America's great game is Iran and then Pakistan. After Imam Khomeini's revolution, Iran is the only country in the world that was apparently fighting on the front line in support of the Palestinians as a resistance against the great game of America and Israel. The martyrdom of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident immediately after his successful and historic visit to Pakistan and the martyrdom of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on the day after the funeral prayer are two such important world events that took place one after the other. Again, the peace of the world is in danger, these events have also opened the pool of administrative and defense weaknesses of the Iranian government. The genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is reaching its climax. Iran's announcement to take revenge for the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh and the clamor of the world powers over it, looks like a storm in a teacup. It seems unlikely that Iran will retaliate.

 

      Carefully examine the changing conditions of the region in the global context, the pressure on Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel is increasing. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman feels his life is in danger. The activities of Khawarij under the auspices of the Afghan Taliban are increasing on the western border of Pakistan. Leaving alone, the question arises that when the US and NATO forces were fleeing Afghanistan with the latest weapons, ammunition, tanks, cannons, guns and billions of dollars, why no country or the United Nations raised the question. What fire are they leaving all these ammunitions to fuel? Although no country in the world, including the United States, is unable to answer this question and is not even ready to recognize the Afghan Taliban administration.

        Try to understand the Great Game of Greater Israel and the United States, after the sudden escape of the American and NATO forces from Afghanistan, Russia is engaged in this war by opening a new front of the Ukraine war, and then Israel's invasion of Gaza begins. There are different links in the same chain. Russia's defense supply line to Iran is cut off by embroiling the Palestinians in the Ukraine war. Targeting the Iranian and Hamas leadership step by step is part of the same game to completely eliminate the growing influence of Russia and China in the region. When the matter is settled, then it will also come to Pakistan's nuclear program and CPEC. Be it Afghan Taliban or Pakistani, BLA or other terrorist organizations, all are the characters of this global game and now it is time to explain the reality of this great game in the mirror of history and make the characters who are part of it their fate. To be delivered. It is wise to learn from what history says. Conspiracy based on historical facts has deep roots.

The privatization program is no less challenging

      The government had decided three months ago that in order to get the economy out of trouble and put the country on the path of development and prosperity, all other government institutions and departments except the strategic ones will be sold to the private sector. The privatization of the institutions was being done. The five-year privatization program covering 2024 to 2029 has been approved in the federal cabinet meeting held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. During this time, 24 institutions will be sold to the private sector in stages.

      Among them PIA, House Building Finance Corporation, 9 electricity distributors and 4 generation companies, Utility Stores Corporation, State Life Insurance and Pakistan Reinsurance Company are at the top. The Cabinet has decided that this process will be completed soon. Under the proposed program, privatization will be completed in three phases. The sale of PIA and House Building Finance Corporation will be completed soon, after which the turn of electricity distribution companies will come, thus Faisalabad, Islamabad and Gujranwala in the first phase, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar in the second phase. Companies in Hazara, Sukkur and Hyderabad will be taken over by the private sector.

      It should be noted that the National Privatization Committee finalized the five-year privatization program in its meeting on August 2, 2024, which was sent to the federal cabinet for final approval. In the light of 24 more privatizations will be done successfully. All this situation is happening because the amount of external debt due to the country has reached 84 thousand billion rupees in recent days. Except for taking new loans, the government does not have the resources to repay it. The major factors behind this state of bankruptcy are billions of rupees worth of government expenditure, salaries, allowances and pensions, while every year the huge amount of money left over after repayment of huge foreign loan installments and the interest owed on them. Due to weak system and corruption, only 33% of the revenue target goes to the national exchequer.  

     The export sector continues to suffer from deficits, while imports continue to make up for the deficit. The State Bank's reserves have not exceeded 22 billion dollars to date, and this also has to be met from commercial banks, which In contrast, the reserves of the State Bank of India alone at this time exceed 600 billion dollars. The recent seven months of the current government can be described as the continuation of April 2022 to September 2023 in terms of economic reforms, under which the loss-making government institutions. Privatization program was revised. Privatization started in 1988 and the top 4 banks were in it. In the light of the past, this task is no less than a challenge, which is going to start with PIA. Its main condition is transparency and other institutions should ensure that it does not create unemployment, but creates new employment opportunities. The development of the private sector fosters competition and attracts new investments. Conditions arise, increase in exports and permanent relief from debt should be its motto.

Amendment of the NAB Act and Supreme Court

 

Shahbaz Sharif benefited the most from NAB amendments, Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar also benefited

All parties benefit from NAB amendments, far-reaching effects of the decision on politics  

  After 53 hearings, the Supreme Court reserved its decision on former Prime Minister Imran Khan's petition challenging the amendment of the NAB Act. Chief Justice Bandyal has consistently had an opinion about the financial integrity of political leaders. He has delivered several judgments in this regard throughout his career as a judge of the Supreme Court. Recently, he struck down the Review of Judgments and Orders Act, 2023.

      Political analysts believe that if the Supreme Court annuls the NAB amendments, the cases against the political leaders will start again. It will also be a victory for PTI chairman's corruption narrative against rival political parties. It will be interesting to see if Chief Justice Bandyal will confirm the legislative competence of the Parliament or strengthen the powerful circles that have controlled the Musharraf era. Always used NAB for political engineering.

     During the hearing, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah asked the petitioner's lawyer why this law of NAB is not applicable to judges and generals. Isn't this a violation of Article 25 of the Constitution? Are they also convinced that how the amendments are violating the fundamental rights of citizens?

      On the other hand, both Chief Justice Bandyal and Justice Ijazul Hassan expressed surprise that whether Parliament can change the nature of the crime by amending the NAB Act. Both judges expressed concern that the amendment act has been applied retrospectively.

      Both judges are also expressing concern over the new definition of benami in the amended law. They are also questioning the amendment which purportedly nullifies the admissibility of documents and evidence obtained from foreign governments as mutual legal assistance and which are subject to ongoing NAB inquiries. , has been relied upon in investigations and trials.

     Senior lawyers say that the matter may be sent back to Parliament for reconsideration with some amendments. They are wondering what will be the future of those who have already benefited from the amendments after the implementation of the law. No stay was given on the amendments in the NAB law.

     According to the report, former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif benefited the most from the amendments among other leaders of all major political parties. Even senior federal ministers in the PDM government benefited from it.

     Among the leaders are Mian Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Maryam Nawaz, Faryal Talpur, Ishaq Dar, Khwaja Muhammad Asif, Khwaja Saad Rafiq, Rana Sanaullah, Javed Latif, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Aamir Mehmood Kayani, Akram Durrani. Salim Mandviwala, Noor Alam Khan, Nawab Aslam Raisani, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, Burjees Tahir, Nawab Ali Wasan, Sharjeel Inam Memon, Anwarul Haq Kakar, Liaqat Jatoi, Amir Maqam, Goram Bugti, Jafar Khan Mandukhel, Governor G. B Syed Mehdi Shah is included.

     NAB while giving the details of Shehbaz Sharif's cases informed the Supreme Court that the case related to the illegal allotment of 1400 kanals of government land near Lal Sohanra National Park will also be affected by the recent amendment as the amount involved in this case is less than Rs 500 million. Is.

     Similarly, another case related to abuse of power against the former prime minister and others will also be affected as the amount involved in this alleged scandal is less than Rs.500. Third, the inquiry against Shahbaz Sharif and others regarding the illegal use of the Prime Minister's aircraft from 2014 to 2018 will also be affected.

     Besides, the investigation against former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar for illegal appointment of CEO of ZTBL in violation of Nationalization Act 1974 will be affected. The inquiry against the former Federal Minister of Railways will also be closed.

     The inquiry against PTI leader Shaukat Ali Yousafzai for alleged misuse of powers as Information Minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will also be affected as the amount involved in the scandal is less than Rs 500 million. The inquiry against former health minister Aamir Kayani regarding abuse of power, dishonesty and obtaining financial benefits through illegal means while framing the drug pricing policy will also be affected.

     Asset collection inquiry against former PTI Federal Minister Khusro Bakhtiar, Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht and other family members will be affected. The disproportionate assets inquiry against PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur will be affected under Section 4(2a) of the National Accountability Act, 2022.

     The inquiry against Maulana Fazlur Rehman will be closed as the property in the name of the accused in the case is nominal and in the light of the new amendment act it is very difficult to connect benamidars. The inquiry against former Defense Minister Khawaja Asif for the approval of Kent Housing Society and the allegation of acquiring land of private individuals and cheating people will be affected.

     The inquiry against Chaudhry Sugar Mills, owned by the Sharif family including Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz, will also be affected. The inquiry against former Home Minister Rana Sanaullah for disproportionate assets, illegal assets of Rs 95 million in the name of unnamed persons and illegal profits of Rs 100 million will be affected.

    In view of the recent amendments in the NAB law, a total of six cases against Nawaz Sharif will be affected. The inquiry against Syed Adil Geelani, chairman of Transparency International of Pakistan, will also be affected.

Thanks Arshad Nadeem!!

       Arshad Nadeem, the national hero of Pakistan's javelin throw in the Paris Olympics, has given a proud gift to the nation on this year's Independence Day by making a record performance, which should be used as a fall nook for other fields as well. Arshad Nadeem, who won the gold medal for Pakistan, returned home last night, his flight TK 714 landed at Lahore's Allama Iqbal Airport at 1:25 PM. Nadeem arrived in Lahore from Paris via Turkey. To see a glimpse of the national hero, a crowd of fans came to the airport. The late idol of Fakhar Pakistan Arshad Nadeem was received at Allama Iqbal Airport in Lahore. Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Chairman Prime Minister Youth Program Rana Mashhood, Senior Minister Punjab Maryam Aurangzeb, Former Federal Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and Minister of State for IT Shaza Fatima, Pakistan Athletic Federation President Wajahat Hussain, Arshad Nadeem's family and relatives and friends welcomed, Airport In the state lounge, Arshad Nadeem's father hugged his son and garlanded him with flowers. In the lounge, Uzma Bukhari and others also garlanded Arshad Nadeem. The fans of Fakhar Pakistan Arshad Nadeem showered flower petals on their hero and kept banging to the beat of drums, the airport echoed with slogans of "Arshad Nadeem Zindabad, Pakistan Zindabad".

       While Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal for Pakistan after 40 years, he also took the title of the biggest throw of 92.97 in the 118-year history of the Olympics, while in the same competition, he threw the javelin 91.79 meters and set the record for the second longest throw of the Olympics. Thus, he has become the first athlete to bring gold medal to Pakistan in individual events. The previous record for the longest throw in the Olympics was held by Andersen Thor Kludsen of Norway who threw 90.57 meters in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the final of the event, 12 athletes lined up, including India's defending champion Neeraj Chopra. Neeraj Chopra made it to the final by throwing 89.34 meters while Arshad Nadeem stood fourth with 85.59. Overall, this is Pakistan's 11th medal in the history of Olympics. India's Neeraj Chopra, who won the gold medal in the last Olympics, was adjudged the silver medalist this time with a throw of 89.45m while Grenada's Andres bagged the bronze medal with a throw of 88.54m.

        On arrival at Lahore Airport, Arshad Nadeem said in a discussion about his success that Pakistan got happy after many years. The President has given instructions to award the civil award (Hilal Imtiaz) to Arshad Nadeem in a special ceremony in recognition of his services in the field of sports. In the joy of winning the gold medal, it has been decided to celebrate Youth Day tomorrow, August 12, Monday, in a grand manner. Olympian gold medalist Arshad Nadeem is also expected to participate in the special event. According to government sources, the National Youth Policy in this regard will also be announced, domestic and foreign investment companies will also set up stalls for job offers to athletes and youth. The messages of the President of the State, the Prime Minister and the Army Chief, including all the notable personalities on Arshad's great success in the Paris Olympics, are making it clear that this victory is the victory of the entire nation. It is a prayer that the spirit of better performance in every field of national life will be prominent, the goals of success will continue to rise and Pakistan will continue to move towards the front ranks of development and prosperity in the international community.

Martyrdom of Ismail Haniya

 

         Prominent Palestinian leader, a symbol of invincible resistance against Israel's totally illegal and usurping occupation of his homeland, the head of the political department of Hamas and the former Prime Minister of Palestine, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed last night as a result of the missile attack by the Zionist state of Israel in Iran. Martyrdom in the city of Tehran will surely prove to be the cause of eternal life in the history of struggle against oppression and injustice.

 

         After the martyrdom of his three sons and four grandsons in the Israeli attacks on Gaza, he sacrificed his life for the sake of liberating his homeland and defeating the evil Zionist ambitions, and has provided eternal energy to the Palestinian freedom movement, which, God willing, will not happen today, but tomorrow. Success will be met and oppressive Israel and its patron powers will be humiliated.  

         According to Iranian TV, Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of the Iranian president, where he was martyred by an attack on his residence. Iranian authorities say that the results of the investigation of the assassination attack will be revealed soon. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was the face of the Palestinian group's international diplomacy. He usually lived in Turkey and Qatar to avoid travel restrictions in Gaza, and was currently representing Hamas in ongoing negotiations for a ceasefire.

       During these negotiations and in the presence of government representatives from all over the world who came to Tehran to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of the Iranian president, Israel's targeting of the Palestinian leader is a sign of the anti-peace of the Zionist rulers and of igniting the fire of war on the whole planet. There is clear evidence of nefarious intentions. The international community should understand that if it does not play a productive role for the just solution of the Palestinian issue, the peace of the whole world may be destroyed.