تحریک عدم اعتماد: صدارتی ریفرنس میں سپریم کورٹ سے کیا رائے مانگی گئی ہے؟

 

پاکستان کے وزیراعظم عمران خان کے خلاف تحریک عدم اعتماد پر باقاعدہ کارروائی شروع ہونے سے قبل صدر عارف علوی نے پارٹی سے منحرف اراکین کے ووٹ کی حیثیت جاننے کے لیے سپریم کورٹ کو ریفرنس بھیج دیا ہے۔

یہ صدارتی ریفرنس وزیراعظم عمران خان کے مشورے پر بھیجا گیا ہے، جس کی بنیاد تحریک انصاف کے سربراہ کی طرف سے ایسے 14 اراکین کو شوکاز نوٹس ہے، جس میں ان سے پارٹی سے انحراف سے متعلق وضاحت طلب کی گئی ہے۔

صدر عارف علوی نے بھی اپنے ٹوئٹر پیغام میں کہا ہے کہ ’ریفرنس کچھ ممبران پارلیمنٹ کے انحراف کی خبروں، ملک کے موجودہ حالات کے پیش نظر فائل کیا گیا ہے۔‘

واضح رہے کہ تحریک انصاف کے ان اراکین نے اپوزیشن کی طرف سے وزیر اعظم کے خلاف تحریک عدم اعتماد پر عمران خان کے خلاف ووٹ دینے کا اعلان کر رکھا ہے۔

اس صدارتی ریفرنس کے ذریعے وزیرِ اعظم کے مشورے پر آئین کے آرٹیکل 63 اے کے اغراض و مقاصد، اس کی وسعت، فلور کراسنگ، ہارس ٹریڈنگ اور ووٹ بیچنے جیسے عمل پر سپریم کورٹ کی رائے مانگی گئی ہے۔

خیال رہے کہ اتوار کو خیبر پختونخوا کے ضلع مالاکنڈ میں عوامی اجتماع سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے وزیرِ اعظم عمران خان نے ایک مرتبہ پھر جہاں اپوزیشن جماعتوں کو آڑے ہاتھوں لیا اور منحرف اراکین کے خلاف بیان بازی کی، وہیں ان اراکین سے واپسی کا فیصلہ کرنے پر کوئی کارروائی نہ کرنے کا وعدہ بھی کیا تھا۔

عمران خان نے منحرف اراکین کو مخاطب کرتے ہوئے مزید کہا کہ 'جو ارکان غلطی کر بیٹھے ہیں، آپ واپس آجائیں، میں آپ کو معاف کر دوں گا، آپ کے خلاف کوئی کارروائی نہیں کی جائے گی۔'

اس سے قبل وفاقی وزرا شیخ رشید اور فواد چوہدری نے بھی منحرف اراکین کو واپس آنے کی صورت میں عام معافی کی یقین دہانی کرائی ہے۔

وزیرداخلہ شیخ رشید نے یہاں تک کہا کہ وہ اپوزیشن جماعتوں سے پیسے لیں اور کام عمران خان کے لیے کریں۔

تاہم اس سے قبل عمران خان نے ان منحرف اراکین کو 'ضمیر فروش' بھی قرار دیا اور انھیں خبردار کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ 'ہمیشہ کے لیے آپ کے نام کے ساتھ لگ جائے گا کہ آپ ضمیر فروش ہیں، آپ کے لیے شادیوں میں جانا مشکل ہو جائے گا، لوگ آپ کے بچوں کے ساتھ شادیاں نہیں کریں گے۔'

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آرٹیکل 63-A کے تحت ریفرینس سپریم کورٹ کو یہ موقعہ دے رہا ہے کہ ملک میں جاری ہارس ٹریڈنگ، موقعہ پرستی اور کرپشن کے ڈرامے ہمیشہ کیلئے ختم ہو سکیں ، PTI سے منحرف ارکان نے اپنی جماعت نہیں ملک کی پیٹھ میں خنجر گھونپا انھیں سزا دینا اسی طرح اہم ہے جیسے ملک کے غداروں کو دی جاتی ہے

Govt files reference for interpretation of Article 63(A) in SC

 

• Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan files reference on behalf of President Alvi.
• SCBA president says reference is "non-maintainable".
• Says appeal can only be filed after ECP issues an order.

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ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday filed the reference for the interpretation of Article 63A in the Supreme Court. 

The reference was filed by Attorney-General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan on behalf of President Arif Alvi.

‘Reference is non-maintainable’

Meanwhile, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCbA) President Ahsan Bhoon, while talking to the media upon arrival at the apex court, said that the reference is non-maintainable.

"The petition filed on Article 63A is not maintainable," Bhoon said.

He said that the Constitution gives the right to appeal, but first an order has to be issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan and then an appeal can be filed.

"Can a crime be punished before it is committed?" he asked.

He said that a democratically elected speaker of the NA can abide by the law.

"Earlier, it was said that an (army) general ruined the Constitution and then tit was said judges did it, but it is the first time that a speaker in Parliament has sabotaged Article 95."

As a lawyer, he  believes that the lawyers community is neutral and wants the supremacy of law, the SCBA president concluded.

Asad Umar hopes 'case will end trade of buying loyalties'

Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday had said in a tweet that the reference was "ready" to be filed in the apex court.

"Hopefully the case will put the bizarre trade of buying loyalties and becoming a turncoat in politics to an end forever and the influence of money in politics would be reduced," Umar wrote.

Meanwhile, former law minister and eminent constitutional expert Aitzaz Ahsan said that Article 63A is applicable to a member who votes against his party policy and that without casting a vote, a member of the assembly could not be disqualified.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has alleged the use of massive money for the purchase of conscience and loyalties of members of his party by the opposition for support to its no-confidence motion. However, the opposition has challenged the government to come up with any such evidence.

The prime minister, during his speech at the Rawalpindi Ring Road ground-breaking ceremony, called on the estranged members of the National Assembly, belonging to the ruling PTI, to return.

“I will give them the benefit of the doubt,” he remarked.

PTI’s Secretary General Asad Umar issued show-cause notices to as many as 13 MNAs of PTI (who had publicly announced plans to vote according to the call of their conscience and denied outright the money factor in this connection).

Govt approaches SC to seek clarity on Article 63(A)

Earlier, the government had decided to approach the SC for interpretation of Article 63(A) as several PTI lawmakers announced to vote on the no-trust motion, in a violation of the party policy.

The decision was taken during a consultative meeting of the PTI’s political committee held with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair on Friday.

The meeting discussed the legal options available to act against the disgruntled lawmakers and counter the Opposition’s move to dislodge the government of Imran Khan.

24 PTI MNAs seek refuge in Sindh House

A couple of days ago, 24 PTI MNAs had moved to the Sindh House out of fear that the government will take action against them similar to the March 10 raid by the police on the Parliament Lodges.

MNA Raja Riaz, who is a member of the Jahangir Tareen group, had told journalist Hamid Mir that the disgruntled members would vote for the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan in "accordance with their conscience."

PRESIDENTIAL REFERENCE FILED IN SC SEEKING OPINION ON DEFECTION CLAUSE

 

ISLAMABAD: The government has submitted the Presidential Reference seeking the court’s interpretation of the Article 63-A of the constitution, ARY News reported on Monday.

Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan has filed the reference on behalf of President Arif Alvi.

The apex court earlier received the Presidential Reference seeking the court’s opinion on the defection of the constitution.

The President has sought the opinion of the top court in the presidential reference under the jurisdiction of Constitution’s Article 186.

In presidential reference, the supreme court’s guidance has been requested over four basic questions with regard to the Article 63-A of the constitution.

“If the members betraying their party could only be punished with removing them from their parliament seats,” the reference asked the court.

“If the defector can be disqualified for contesting the next election or not? If a defector under Article 63-A, will be disqualified for life?.

“The vote given by a parliament member against the party’s policy will be counted in the voting or not,” the president questioned about the fate of the controversial vote.

Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) talking to ARY News earlier said that the presidential reference for interpretation of Article 63-A of the constitution will be moved to the apex court by Monday (March 21).

“The debate on Article 63-A will ultimately come to an end after the Supreme Court’s opinion,” he said.

“The government will not cross the limits of the constitution and law in the no-trust motion,” the state’s top lawyer said. “What will happen, will be happened within the boundries of the constitution,” the attorney general said.

The federal cabinet yesterday approved the draft of the presidential reference seeking clarity on the Article 63 (A) for curbing the horse-trading.

GOVT TO OUTSOURCE WASTE DISPOSAL IN LAHORE

 LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to outsource a waste collection project in Lahore in a bid to improve the city’s waste disposal, ARY News reported on Monday.

According to details, the provincial government has finally decided to hand over Lahore’s waste collection project to a private company.

In this connection, the chief secretary has directed concerned departments to prepare a plan and submit it to the office as soon as possible.

The secretary also directed the concerned department to prepare suggestions regarding Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) employees.

LHC orders fine

The Lahore High Court (LHC) back in January this year had ordered the imposition of fine over dumping garbage on the roads.

The orders were passed by the honourable court while hearing a case related to the increasing threat of smog in the province. At the outset of the hearing, the LHC bench showed resentment over the burning of garbage against the court orders.

Justice Shahid Karim while summoning a detailed report from the CEO of the Lahore Waste Management Board remarked he will be held responsible if garbage burnt on the roads.

The court had also directed to cut the monthly salary of the employee who was found burning garbage and imposing a fine.

SINDH RESERVED FIVE PCT JOBS QUOTA FOR MINORITIES: MURAD ALI SHAH

 KARACHI: The government of Sindh has reserved five percent quota of jobs for religious minorities in the province, provincial chief minister Murad Ali Shah here said.

A delegation of the National Commission for Minorities headed by its chairman called on Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Monday.

Sindh chief minister said that the government is fully implementing the jobs quota for minorities throughout the province.

Talking on the state of minorities in Sindh, Murad Ali Shah said that the minorities protection bill has been under the consideration of the provincial legislature.

“I have three ministers in my cabinet who belong to the religious minority,” CM Shah said. “We are working for inter-faith harmony across the province,” he added.

Sindh chief minister on Thursday warned the federal government of ‘strong’ masses’ reaction against the imposition of governor’s rule in the province.

Earlier, a number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs hiding at Islamabad’s Sindh House appeared on the screen.

Reacting to the news about the imposition of the governor’s rule in Sindh, Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah from his Twitter account said they will not tolerate any undemocratic move from the federal government.

چین سے اسپین جانے والی وینٹی لیٹرز کی کھیپ ترکی نے قبضے میں لے لی

قبضے میں لی گئی کھیپ بہت قیمتی ہے،ترکی فوری طور پر اسے ہمارے حوالے کرے،ہسپانوی وزارت خارج

 اسپین نے بتایا ہے کہ ترکی کے حکام نے وینٹی لیٹرز (مصنوعی تنفس کی مشینوں) سے بھرا ایک طیارہ قبضے میں لے لیا ہے۔ یہ طیارہ چین سے ہسپانیہ جا رہا تھا۔میڈیارپورٹس کے مطابق اسپین کی وزیر خارجہ جونزالیس لایا نے انکشاف کیا کہ ترکی کی حکومت نے انقرہ میں طبی ساز و سامان کی ایک کھیپ کو اپنے قبضے میں لے رکھا ہے۔

چین سے خریدا گیا یہ ساز و سامان ہسپانیہ لایا جا رہا تھا۔ وزیر خارجہ کے مطابق ترکی کی حکومت نے اپنے ملک میں طبی ساز و سامان اور مشینوں کی برآمدات پر پابندی عائد کر رکھی ہے۔ اسے تشویش ہے کہ بصورت دیگر ملک میں صحت کے نظام کو برقرار نہیں رکھا جا سکے گا۔اسپین کے ذرائع ابلاغ کے مطابق قبضے میں لی گئی کھیپ بہت قیمتی ہے۔ اس لیے کہ کھیپ میں کرونا وائرس کے مریضوں کے علاج کے لیے 162 وینٹی لیٹر مشینیں ہیں جو انتہائی نگہداشت کے طبی یونٹوں کے لیے مخصوص ہوتی ہیں۔

پاکستان میں کورونا مریضوں کا سراغ: پنجاب میں کورونا کے دوسرے بڑے گڑھ گجرات میں مریضوں کا سراغ کیسے لگایا جا رہا ہے؟

صوبہ پنجاب کے وسطی شہر گجرات کے رہائشی محمد حفیظ (فرضی نام) ان مریضوں میں شامل ہیں جو کورونا وائرس میں مبتلا ہونے کے بعد ایک مقامی ہسپتال میں زیر علاج ہیں۔

غریب گھرانے سے تعلق رکھنے والے محمد حفیظ ان نوجوانوں میں سے ہیں جنھیں روزگار کی خاطر بیرون ملک جانے کا شوق تھا۔

وہ سنہ 2004 کے وسط میں ایک ایجنٹ کے ذریعے یورپ کے کسی بھی ملک جانے کے لیے گھر سے نکلے اور سنہ 2005 میں روزگار کے سلسلے میں سپین پہنچنے میں کامیاب ہو گئے۔

ہوائی جہاز کے ذریعے چند گھنٹوں کا فاصلہ آٹھ ماہ میں کیسے طے ہوا یہ ایک الگ کہانی ہے۔

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ڈرون حملے خود مختاری کی خلاف ورزی ہیں اور یہ بند ہونے چاہئیں، سربراہ پاک فوج

دہشت گردی کیخلاف جنگ میں ناکامی کی کوئی گنجائش نہیں اورکامیابی کیلئے وسائل کی فراہمی ترجیح ہونی چاہیے،جنرل راحیل شریف۔ فوٹو: فائل

 اسلام آباد: سربراہ پاک فوج جنرل راحیل شریف کا کہنا ہے کہ آپریشن ضرب عضب کو اسی برس مکمل کرنے کا عہد کر رکھا ہے جب کہ ڈرون حملے پاکستان کی خودمختاری کی خلاف ورزی ہیں جسے بند ہونا چاہیئے۔

آرمی چیف جنرل راحیل شریف دورہ ترکی مکمل کرنے کے بعد آج ہی وطن واپس پہنچے اورپارلیمنٹ کے مشترکہ اجلاس میں شرکت کی۔ آرمی چیف نے صدر مملکت ممنون حسین کے پارلیمنٹ کے مشترکہ اجلاس سے خطاب کے بعد میڈیا کے نمائندوں سے بات چیت کرتے ہوئے ان کے سوالات کے جوابات بھی دیئے۔ جنرل راحیل شریف کا کہنا تھا کہ میں نے پہلے ہی کہا تھا یہ سال دہشت گردی کے خاتمے کا سال ہے، آپریشن ضرب عضب کامیابی کی طرف گامزن ہے اوراسے اسی برس مکمل کرنے کا عہد کر رکھا ہے، آپریشن ضرب عضب کی کامیابیاں مستحکم کرنے کا مرحلہ اہم ہے جس میں ناکامی کی کوئی گنجائش نہیں جب کہ دہشت گردی کے خلاف جنگ میں کامیابی کے لئے وسائل کی فراہمی ترجیح ہونی چاہیے۔

سربراہ پاک فوج جنرل راحیل شریف نے کہا کہ شمالی اور جنوبی وزیرستان میں ترقی کا عمل تیزی سے جاری ہے جہاں 56 فیصد متاثرین کی واپسی مکمل ہوچکی ہے، دہشت گردوں کو کسی صورت کلیئرعلاقے میں واپس نہیں جانے دیں گے اور فاٹا کے لوگوں کو یقین دہانی کرائی ہے کہ دہشت گرد کبھی واپس نہیں آئیں گے۔

صحافی کی جانب سے بلوچستان میں امریکی ڈرون حملے سے متعلق پوچھے گئے سوال پر آرمی چیف جنرل راحیل شریف کا کہنا تھا کہ ڈرون حملے ہماری خود مختاری کی خلاف ورزی ہیں اور یہ بند ہونے چاہئیں۔ پاک چین اقتصادی راہداری منصوبے کے حوالے سے آرمی چیف نے کہا کہ سی پیک منصوبے پر کام تیزی سے جاری ہے اور یہ منصوبہ ہر صورت مکمل ہوگا۔ امریکا کی جانب سے ایف 16 طیاروں کی خریداری کا عمل روکے جانے پر آرمی چیف نے کہا کہ پاک فضائیہ کے سربراہ ایئرچیف مارشل سہیل امان ایف 16 طیاروں کی فراہمی کے لئے کوششیں کررہے ہیں۔

آرمی چیف جنرل راحیل شریف نے صدر مملکت ممنون حسین سے ملاقات بھی کی اورانہیں اپنے دورہ ترکی سے متعلق آگاہ کیا جس میں ان کا کہنا تھا کہ ترکی کے دورے میں پاکستانی فوج کی دہشت گردی کے خلاف کارروائیوں کو سراہا گیا جب کہ آرمی چیف نے پاک فوج کی جانب سے فاٹا میں جاری ترقیاتی منصوبوں کی تفصیلات سے بھی صدر مملکت کو آگاہ کیا۔

Rangers take notice of efforts to spread fear in Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh has taken strict notice of the efforts by some elements to spread fear and panic in Karachi and urged the masses to inform about the paramilitary force about any miscreants, according to a press statement.

A spokesperson for Rangers said in a statement that the law enforcing agencies (LEAs) are fully active in the megapolis and they are fully alert in order to ensure safety of life and possession of the citizens.

The paramilitary force appealed ‘peaceful citizens’ of Karachi to have confidence in LEAs and to immediately inform about any suspected person or activity on Rangers’ helpline 1101 through call or sms.

The citizens can also visit nearest Rangers headquarters in this regard, read the statement.

Afghan military delegation visits Quetta

RAWALPINDI: A delegation of Afghan National Army visited headquarters of southern command in Quetta to discuss border security and the matters of mutual interest, a statement of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

Nine- member delegation of the Afghan Army headed by Corps Commander Lt. General Mohammad Munin Faqir called on Lt. General Aamer Riaz, commander Southern Command.

The delegates discussed matters pertaining to mutual interests and security arrangements at Pak-Afghan border. Both commanders agreed on better coordination and enhancing security measures at both sides of the border, the ISPR said.

Earlier on arrival, the Afghan delegation laid floral wreath at the monument of martyrs and appreciated the sacrifices of Pakistan Army in fighting terrorism, the statement said.

The visit of Afghan National Army delegation is follow up of the last visit of Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to Afghanistan in which it was decided that Corps Commanders of the two sides will hold meetings for better border management.

Islamabad draw Lahore out of PSL, Karachi make it to playoff stage

DUBAI: Karachi Kings qualified for the play off stage of the inaugural edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) as Islamabad United defeated Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in Dubai on Wednesday evening, ARY News reported.

Lahore Qalandars had to overcome Islamabad United in order to qualify for the play off stage of the competition following Karachi Kings’ loss to Peshawar Zalmi earlier.

Lahore Qalandars scored 150 in 20 overs at a loss of five wickets.

Islamabad United achieved required 151 runs target in the 19th over drawing Lahore out of T20 league.

It should be noted that Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars, before their matches, were at fourth and fifth place at the points table respectively.

If Kings had beaten Zalmi, they would have progressed to the play off stage regardless of the result of the match between Lahore and Islamabad.

The Karachi side could not defeat Peshawar and their fate rested on the result of tonight’s match.

However, Karachi qualified as they had beaten Lahore in the round robin stage of the competition.

Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators will play the first playoff match on Friday.

The second playoff match will be held between Karachi Kings and Islamabad United on Saturday.

Terrorists kill 9 Khasadar officials, destroy girls school in Mohmand Agency

MOHMAND AGENCY: In two separate attacks, terrorists killed nine Khasadar officials and bombed a girls school, ARY News reported.

According to details, terrorists laced with sophisticated weapons attacked a Khasadar force check-post in Mohmand Agency. Several officials were killed in the attack and multiple were injured, as attackers ran away. The injured and dead bodies were shifted to a nearby hospital.

Before this, during the night terrorists had also targeted and killed two officials at Ekka Ghund area of Mohmand Agency. However, the attacks did not stop there as terrorists made the Girls Primary School in Ekka Ghund area a target of another attack and blew up the school using explosive material.

After the attack, security forces started gathering evidence and initiated an investigation. A large-scale search operation is being conducted in order to apprehend the absconding militants.

Last month, terrorists had also attacked the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda and killed as many as 21 people. Multiple people had been injured during the attack on the university and all militants who had carried out the massacre, were killed by security forces.

Kate Middleton tackles children’s mental health as HuffPo editor

LONDON: Prince William’s wife Kate guest-edited the British edition of news website The Huffington Post on Wednesday to help raise awareness of the “devastating” issue of children’s mental health.

The mother-of-two launched a new global initiative, “Young Minds Matter”, as she took over the site, writing: “For too long we have been embarrassed to admit when our children need emotional or psychiatric help.”

Kate said that she and William, the second in line to the British throne, “would not hesitate to seek help” for their children, adding that they hoped “to encourage George and Charlotte to speak about their feelings”.

The Duchess of Cambridge became involved with children’s charities shortly after her 2011 wedding, work that has touched on issues such as addiction and family breakdown.

“I often heard some heart-breaking stories about lives that had been torn apart, with devastating impacts for all involved, particularly children,” the 34-year-old wrote.

“What I did not expect was to see that time and time again, the issues that led people to addiction and destructive decision making seemed to almost always stem from unresolved childhood challenges,” she added.

The Huffington Post published data showing that one in three parents worry that they will look like a bad mother or father if their child has a mental health problem.

She called it “a privilege” to guest-edit the site, vowing to tackle the “taboo” of mental health problems and “to celebrate the amazing work being done to improve and understand the mental health of young children”.

Pakistani engineer invents early cancer detection device

KARACHI: Pakistani engineer Samir Iqbal developed a cancer cell device that would help doctors to quickly diagnose the disease in patients.

Samir Iqbal, who is also an electrical engineer at University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering as well as an associate professor, briefed his results in a report titled “Effects of Nano-texture on Electrical Profiling of Single Tumor Cell and Detection of Cancer from Blood in Microfluidic Channels”.

The device works by pursuing the behavior of the cells in real time with the use of nanotextured walls which imitated the layers of the body tissues.

Iqbal cooperated with Young-tae Kim, a UTA associate professor in the Bioengineering Department; Muhymin Islam, a STEM doctoral candidate; and engineering students Mohammad Motasim Bellah, Adeel Sajid and Mohammad Raziul Hasan for the project.

“The answer was in creating a nano-textured wall that fools blood samples into thinking its actual tissue. We used inherent properties of the cell walls to create a diagnostic tool. The cancer cells behave differently as they come into contact with the nano-textured walls. They dance” Iqbal said.

He also said that the identification of the dancing cells will help doctors locate cancer cells and start treatment earlier with the technology.

Iqbal said said that the discovery of cancer in the initial stages is essential for the patients and the device has the potential to do it.

Khosrow Behbehani, Dean of the UTA College of Engineering, termed Iqbal’s research as groundbreaking and added that he and his colleagues were bringing engineering innovation to meet the challenge of cancer’s early detection.

Iqbal completed his Bachelors from NED University of Engineering and Technology in Karachi in 1996 after which he did his PhD from Purdue University in Indiana. He is a professor in the Department of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

The scientist is a senior member of IEEE-USA as well.

National Science Foundation funding of $480,000 in 2014 has led to the results of the results.

Polio worker injured in Lahore attack

LAHORE: A polio worker was injured in Lahore when armed assailants opened fire at an anti-polio team in Lahore’s Chauburji area on Wednesday, ARY News reported.

According to details, unknown gunmen fired at the polio team due to which a worker named Umar Khan sustained bullet injury to his leg.

He was shifted to Mayo Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The cops also said that the anti-polio was initiated in the area without informing the police.

The police also said that the license number of the motorcycle was traced and the shooters would be apprehended soon.

Case of the incident has been registered against the unknown persons at Saanda Police Station.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson welcomes Priyanka Chopra on Baywatch

Yes, it is now confirmed. Priyanka Chopra will now be part of the Baywatch crew, as a video clip of the Bollywood actress with Dwayne Johnson started doing the rounds on social media.

Priyanka Chopra has accomplished milestones ever since she made her entry into Hollywood with her hit TV series Quantico. The Bollywood actress has now bagged another important project and that too, alongside none other than Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. B-town’s sultry actress will now be seen inBaywatch.

Dwayne uploaded a video on his official Facebook account in which he welcomed the Bollywood superstar to the shooting for Baywatch. View the short video clip below.

https://www.facebook.com/DwayneJohnson/videos/10154149185544384/

Dwayne called Priyanka Chopra ‘one of the biggest stars in the world’ and she replied by calling him ‘THE biggest star in the world’. The Rock finished off the video clip by stating “She’s mean”.

Priyanka Chopra essays the character of an FBI recruit named Alex Parrish, who is suspected of committing a terrorist attack. On the run, she must now clear her name and find the perpetrators who framed her for the crime.

For her portrayal of Alex, Priyanka was able to become the first South Asian actress to bag the People’s Choice award for Favourite Actress. Her Bollywood flick Bajirao Mastani was also a major hit in India, both critically and commercially.

China sends missiles to contested South China Sea island: Taiwan, U.S. officials

TAIPEI/WASHINGTON: China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, Taiwan and U.S. officials said, ratcheting up tensions even as U.S. President Barack Obama urged restraint in the region.

Taiwan defense ministry spokesman Major General David Lo told Reuters on Wednesday the missile batteries had been set up on Woody Island. The island is part of the Paracels chain, under Chinese control for more than 40 years but also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.

A U.S. defense official also confirmed the “apparent deployment” of the missiles, first reported by Fox News.

China’s foreign minister said reports by “certain Western media” should focus more on China’s building of lighthouses to improve shipping safety in the region.

“As for the limited and necessary self-defense facilities that China has built on islands and reefs we have people stationed on, this is consistent with the right to self-protection that China is entitled to under international law so there should be no question about it,” Wang Yi told reporters in Beijing.

The Chinese defense ministry told Reuters in a statement that defense facilities on “relevant islands and reefs” had been in place for many years, adding that the latest reports about missile deployment were nothing but “hype”.

China claims most of the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion in global trade passes every year, and has been building runways and other infrastructure on artificial islands to bolster its title.

The United States has said it will continue conducting “freedom of navigation patrols” by ships and aircraft to assure unimpeded passage through the region, where Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan have rival claims.

Admiral Harry Harris, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, said the deployment of missiles to the Paracels would not be a surprise but would be a concern, and be contrary to China’s pledge not to militarize the region.

“We will conduct more, and more complex, freedom of navigation operations as time goes on in the South China Sea,” Harris told a briefing in Tokyo. “We have no intention of stopping.”

RISING TENSIONS

News of the missile deployment came as Obama and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations concluded a summit in California, where they discussed the need to ease tensions in the South China Sea but did not include specific mention of China’s assertive pursuit of its claims there.

China’s increasing military presence in the disputed sea could effectively lead to a Beijing-controlled air defense zone, analysts said.

“(The missile deployment) reinforces the view that China intends to exert growing control in these international waters, including potentially by declaring an Air Defense Identification Zone,” said Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University.

Mira Rapp-Hooper, a South China Sea expert from the Center for a New American Security, said it was not the first time that China had sent such weapons to the Paracels.

“I do think surface-to-air missiles are a considerable development,” she said. “If they have been deployed they are probably China’s effort to signal a response to freedom-of navigation operations, but I don’t think it is a totally unprecedented deployment.”

A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island in the Paracels last month, a move China condemned as provocative.

China last month said it would not seek militarization of its South China Sea islands and reefs, but that did not mean it would not set up defenses.

“Woody Island belongs to China,” said Ni Lexiong, a naval expert at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.

“Deploying surface-to-air missiles on our territory is completely within the scope of our sovereign rights. We have sovereignty there, so we can choose whether to militarize it.”

Taiwan President-elect Tsai Ing-wen said tensions were now higher in the region.

“We urge all parties to work on the situation based on principles of peaceful solution and self-control,” Tsai told reporters.

Vietnam’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. But in a rare move, the country’s prime minister on Monday pressed Obama for a greater U.S. role in preventing militarization and island-building in the South China Sea.

Images from civilian satellite company ImageSat International show two batteries of eight surface-to-air missile launchers on Woody Island, as well as a radar system, Fox News said.

The missiles arrived over the past week and, according to a U.S. official, appeared to show the HQ-9 air defense system, which has a range of 125 miles (200 km) and would pose a threat to any airplanes flying close by, the report said.

In November, two U.S. B52 strategic bombers flew near artificial Chinese-built islands in the Spratly Islands.

Asked about the report, Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman, said: “While I cannot comment on matters related to intelligence, we do watch these matters very closely.”

Hodge powers Peshawar Zalmi to five wicket win over Karachi Kings

DUBAI: An unbeaten 85-run knock by Brad Hodge helped Peshawar Zalma beat Karachi Kings by five wickets in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) encounter on Wednesday evening, ARY News reported.

Karachi Kings won the toss and chose to take guard. Karachi Kings scored 152/7 in their 20 overs.

Lendl Simmons missed out on his half century as he mad 49 runs from 37 balls with the help of six boundaries and two sixes. Ravi Bopara made 23 runs from 22 balls.

Shahzaib Hasan and Bilawal Bhatti contributed 18 and 15 runs respectively with the blade.

Aamer Yamin, Hasan Ali, Imran Khan Jr., Shahid Afridi and Darren Sammy all dismissed one batsman.

Peshawar Zalmi, chased the target of 153 runs in 18.3 overs. Hodge was the stand out batsman of the lot as he took the match away from Karachi side by making 85 runs from 45 balls with the help of six boundaries and six sixes each.

Jim Allenby scored 31 runs from 29 balls with four boundaries to his name while Darren Sammy contributed 11 runs with the bat.

Bilawal Bhatti took two wickets for the side.

Karachi Kings can still qualify for the play off stage of the competition provided if Islamabad United beats Lahore Qalandars in their upcoming game. Karachi Kings will be knocked out if Qalandars manage to beat their opponents.

If Lahore Qalandars lose to Islamabad tonight, Karachi Kings will progress as they had beaten them in the round robin stages