Guptill leads New Zealand to 16-run victory over Scotland

Martin Guptill hit 93 and became only the second man to pass 3,000 Twenty20 International runs as New Zealand defeated Scotland by 16 runs at the World Cup on Wednesday.

New Zealand made 172-5 before Scotland battled to a respectable 156-5 off their 20 overs.

The Kiwis' second win in three matches in the Super 12 stage kept them on course for the semi-finals.

Pakistan have already reached the last four from Group 1 leaving New Zealand, Afghanistan and India to fight for the last qualifying spot.

 

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Opposition lambastes govt's relief package, calls it 'a joke, acceptance of failure'

Shortly after Prime Minister announced a Rs120-billion subsidy package for 20 million most-vulnerable families of Pakistan on Wednesday, Opposition leaders criticised the move and called it an "acceptance of the government's failure and "nothing but a joke".

Taking to Twitter, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the PM's package is "too little for 200 million people."

"PM's package is nothing but a joke. PM claims few families will benefit from 30% discount for only 6 months on ghee, flour & lentils. In 3 yrs, ghee increased [by] 108%, flour 50% & gas 300%," he wrote. "30% is too little, too late for 200 million ppl facing historic inflation, poverty & unemployment."

Following suit, former senator and PPP leader Sherry Rehman termed PM Imran Khan’s address to the nation a “bizarre speech”, and called the premier the “Blame Minister of Pakistan”.

Taking to Twitter, Rehman criticised the prime minister and said that she chose the name "blame minister" for him as he has been shifting blames on the former governments and international markets for the rise in inflation and prices of oil, gas, and other essential items.

She said that global oil prices were higher during the PPP’s tenure but local petrol prices were “half” as compared to the current petrol prices.

“Bizarre speech by the Blame Minister of Pakistan. Says all the unprecedented inflation, tsunami of oil, gas prices, essentials is becoz [sic] of the past govts & international markets. PPP faced higher global oil prices over 130 $ per barrel but local petrol was half of today prices,” wrote Rehman.

She continued: "Basically he took no responsibility for the economic crisis, skyrocketing inflation, unprecedented public debt, plummeting rupee and just said 'get ready for more price hikes.' And oh, a 'relief package' for 2 crore out of 22 crore people. Which package? Ghee prices rose as he spoke."

Meanwhile, PML-N leader and former Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair said that offering subsidies on the products is the “acceptance of the failure” that the government couldn’t control the prices.

Zubair, in a conversation with said that it seemed like it is August 2018 when PM Imran Khan has just taken office and he was making announcements for the implementation of the plan put forward by him regarding the economy.

“He must have forgotten that it is the time for his return, not the time when he assumed office,” said Zubair.

Speaking about the subsidy announced by PM Imran Khan, Zubair said that someone has to pay for the discount offered to the people.

“In the end, the government will cover it by increasing taxes or taking more loans or printing more notes which will increase the inflation,” he said.

Zubair admitted that the prices have increased in the international market but the premier should have given an explanation that every country in the region is importing all the same items that Pakistan is importing.

Why is it Pakistan that is the most affected when it comes to the overall inflation, Zubair asked.

He said that there is only one justification and the reason behind the inflation in Pakistan and that is the government’s “incompetence, unprofessionalism, and lack of capacity to deliver”.

Referring to PM Imran Khan’s comparison of Pakistan with India over the petrol prices, Zubair said that the PM should have taken into account the difference of income per capita.

Meanwhile, PPP leader Shazia Marri said that PM Imran Khan was compelled to speak to the nation because of the protest the Opposition parties, along with the citizens, are recording.

She said that the economic murder of people is being committed.

“There is a historic rise in the unemployment and inflation in Pakistan and a historic depreciation of the rupee,” said Marri, adding that today’s address was a forced address where PM Imran Khan “tried to make excuses”.

She said that 68% of families in Pakistan are unable to afford basic food items.

Akin to other party leaders, Ameer Jamat-i-Islami Syed Siraj ul Haq said that the premier "did not accurately portray the facts in his speech."

"If you want to compare inflation with the United States and Europe, then mention the facilities available to the people of these countries," Haq wrote on Twitter. "Inflation and unemployment in Pakistan are higher than [other countries] in the region. The government's boat is sinking and it is itself responsible."

 

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PM Imran announces 'biggest welfare package in Pakistan's history' to mitigate inflation impact

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday addressed the nation to announce a package to mitigate the hardships of the inflation-hit public.

At the start of his speech, the premier said the package would be "the biggest welfare programme in Pakistan's history", which he said would take the country towards becoming a welfare state.

He said the PTI government had inherited a difficult economic situation, and thanked Saudi Arabia, the UAE and China for providing the help that saved Pakistan from defaulting.

"We had to approach the IMF, we were stabilising the country for a year and then corona came," he said, lauding the NCOC for taking data-based decisions that helped Pakistan's coronavirus fight.

"We were internationally acknowledged for being one of the few countries to deal with Covid-19 in the best manner."

Fearing unemployment, the premier further said, the government imposed "small and smart" lockdowns instead of completely shutting down the economy. "We especially saved agriculture and construction, which create jobs in urban areas and [increase] exports," he added.

Recounting the government's incentives for the construction and agriculture sectors, he said the country's economic indicators were "positive".

Prime Minister Imran acknowledged that inflation was a major problem in the country, saying the media and the opposition had the right to criticise the government.

But he said the media "needs to balance and think whether inflation is rising because of our government or due to rise in prices in the international market".

Quoting rising inflation figures in Europe and the US, the premier said oil prices had risen by 100 per cent in the last 3-4 months internationally, while they had increased 33pc in Pakistan.

"When you say petrol is expensive, it is the cheapest in Pakistan, but we will have to increase the price because otherwise our deficit will increase and we will be further burdened by debt," he added.

Prime Minister Imran further said the price of wheat in Pakistan was half of that in India and Bangladesh, stressing that the government was "doing our best so that you are not burdened much".

He announced a subsidy programme to mitigate the impact of rising prices, saying it would provide relief to 20 million families and would affect 130m people.

Under the package, he said, 30 per cent subsidy would be given on ghee, flour, and pulses for the next six months.

"You will be able to buy flour, ghee and pulses at 30pc lower prices," he announced.

The package, worth Rs120 billion, is being given jointly by the federal and the provincial government. Prime Minister Imran said the package would be extended in the future if the conditions allowed.

Aside from the above, the prime minister noted that the government's flagship Ehsaas programme worth Rs260 billion was already functioning with the aim to benefit 12 million families.

"We are also launching the Kamyab Pakistan [programme] with a funding of Rs1,400 billion to give interest-free loans to 4m families," he said.

The government is also providing skills education to 200,000 people as well as 6m scholarships and school stipends, the premier added.

Additionally, he said, the entire population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been given health cards, while the same programme was likely to be launched in Punjab in December.

In his address, Prime Minister Imran also appealed to industrialists and "seths" to increase the salaries of their employees and share their profits will labourers.

source https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/109225-pm-imran-announces-biggest-welfare-package-in-pakistan-s-history-to-mitigate-inflation-impact.html

China accuses US of ‘lack of transparency’ over submarine accident

China on Tuesday accused the US of a lack of transparency and responsibility regarding an accident in the South China Sea involving a Navy submarine last month.

At a daily briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the US should provide full details of the incident that has revived a dispute between the two countries over the strategic waterway.

“We once again urge the US to give a detailed account of the accident,” he said. Two US Navy officials said the service had determined the nuclear-powered USS Connecticut struck a seamount, or underwater mountain.

The Navy has yet to fully explain how or why the sub struck the seamount or to reveal the extent of damage to the Seawolf-class submarine. Wang described what he called a lack of transparency and responsibility by the US in following up with the incident.

He said the US has so far failed to offer a clear explanation” of what the Navy nuclear submarine was doing in the area, as well as the specific location of the accident, whether it was in another country’s exclusive economic zone or even territorial waters, whether it caused a nuclear leak or damaged marine environment.

China claims sovereignty over virtually the entire South China Sea, through which trillions of dollars of international trade pass each year. Six governments claim islands, atolls and exclusive economic zones in the sea, while the US insists that freedom of navigation be maintained, reinforcing that with regular military flights and naval patrols and training missions around the region.

The Navy has said the submarines nuclear reactor and propulsion system were not damaged. The collision caused a small number of moderate and minor injuries to the crew. USNI News, which was first to report that the submarine had struck a seamount, said damage to the forward section of the sub included its ballast tanks.

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Noor Mukadam murder case: Zahir Jaffer kicked out of courtroom for using foul language

Zahir Jaffer, the key accused in the Noor Mukadam murder case, was kicked out of the courtroom during a hearing Wednesday after he repeatedly misbehaved and used foul language.

Forensic sketch artist Amir Shahzad, meanwhile, appeared before a district and sessions court in Islamabad and recorded his statement in the case.

During today’s hearing, the forensic artist told the court that he accurately drew the crime scene map of Noor Mukadam's murder. Additional sessions Judge Atta Rabbani heard the case.

Zahir Jaffer, the key accused in the murder case, again tried to disrupt the hearing and started calling out "Hamza, Hamza" loudly in the courtroom. “This is my court and I have to say something,” he shouted, without regard for courtroom decorum.

Despite a warning, Zahir continued using inappropriate language in the courtroom. Meanwhile, the court directed the police to remove him, but Zahir grabbed a police inspector by the neck when he tried to comply with the court’s order.

It was reported that even four policemen couldn't bring Zahir under control. It took more than four cops to transfer him out of the courtroom.

Except Zahir's counsel, all others completed the cross-examination of the forensic artist.

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Marriyum dismisses govt's upcoming relief package, says biggest relief will be PM's resignation

PML-N Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday branded an expected relief package by the government an "eyewash", adding that the "biggest relief package" for the country will be Prime Minister Imran Khan's resignation.

Her statement came in the wake of the government's announcement that a "big package" is to be unveiled today in order to to deal with rising inflation and provide relief to 10 million people directly.

The government has been facing severe criticism from the opposition after the premier approved a Rs10 increase in the price of petroleum products last month. Major opposition parties, including the PML-N and the PPP, have held country-wide rallies and protests over what they termed "unprecedented inflation in the country".

In her presser today, Aurangzeb said that the prime minister's resignation was the only solution to rid the country of menaces, including inflation, unemployment and poverty.

She accused the premier of lacking the required competence to run the country. "You have no ability to decide the fate of 220 million Pakistanis. You are here to facilitate the mafia that has good terms with you," she alleged.

The PML-N leader insisted that the package Imran Khan was is to announce today would be a "cosmetic" one. She said if the prime minister actually intended to provide relief to the masses "then he should revert wheat price to Rs35 per kg and power tariff to Rs11 per unit".

She said that PM Imran had promised to eliminate corruption within the first 90 days of his government "but it proved to be an eyewash".

Aurangzeb said the prime minister had also promised to convert the PM House into a university — another promised she said "has not materialised".

"You should not add to your sins by fooling nation through addresses," she lamented.

The PML-N leader also demanded that the government make public the details of its agreement signed with the TLP.

"I condemn the loss of lives of policemen in the incident and how government representatives gave conflicting statements on the matter."

She said the government "duped" people by not announcing details of the agreement and made off with a terse statement that details would be unveiled at an "appropriate time".

The government presser should have disclosed in detail the conditions in the accord, because the country remained locked down for four days and people have the right to know about it, she added.

She added that details of the agreement should also be laid down before the parliament for discussion.

source https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/109222-marriyum-dismisses-govt-s-upcoming-relief-package-says-biggest-relief-will-be-pm-s-resignation.html

23 die as coach plunges into ravine in Azad Kashmir

At least 23 people were killed and over nine injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Azad Jammu Kashmir’s Pallandri area, police said Wednesday.

More than 30 passengers were on board the ill-fated bus, which was on its way to Rawalpindi.

Earlier, the police had shared that only seven passengers died, but increased the death toll after a while.

The bodies and injured have been shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Baloch.

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ICC Rankings: Pakistani skipper babar azam reclaim top slot in T 20,s

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday reclaimed the top slot in ICC's T20I Batting Ranking after a superb performance during the Pakistan vs Namibia match in the T20 World Cup.

Azam’s two successive half-centuries in the ongoing ICC tournament (and three in four matches) have helped him overtake England’s Dawid Malan and grab the No. 1 position for batters.

Babar, who recently scored 51 against Afghanistan and 70 against Namibia to lead the 2009 champions into the semifinals, is at the top of the ranking for the sixth time in his career.

The 27-year-old had first attained the top position on January 28, 2018. He is presently also ranked No. 1 in ODIs.

Babar’s tally of 834 rating points puts him 36 points ahead of Dawid Malan, but his career best remains 896 rating points — achieved after scoring 65 against England at Cardiff on May 5, 2019.

Malan has been at the top of the ICC ranking since November 29 last year.

England’s brilliant performances in the tournament too reflect in the rankings, with openers Jos Buttler and Jason Roy moving up in the latest weekly update.

Buttler has gained eight slots to reach a career-best ninth position after smashing a maiden T20I hundred against Sri Lanka, while Roy is up five places to 14th place.

Meanwhile, Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has topped the bowling charts for the first time in his career after two successive three-wicket hauls against South Africa and England. He replaces South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi, who was at the top since 10 April this year.

The top four bowlers in the rankings are all wrist spinners, with England’s Adil Rashid overtaking Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan to take third place with a career-best 730 rating points. A fast bowler who has made rapid gains is South Africa’s Anrich Nortje, who has gained 18 slots to reach seventh position.

At the top of the all-rounders’ table, Mohammad Nabi has caught up with Shakib Al Hasan with 271 rating points. Hasaranga is fourth on this list.

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WHO urges for development of vaccine against bacterial infection responsible for infant deaths

The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a bacterial infection responsible for nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year.

A fresh report by the UN health agency and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that the impact of Group B Streptococcus infection (GBS), which is estimated to live harmlessly in the intestinal tracts of up to a third of all adults, is a far bigger cause of preterm births and disability than previously thought.

The report confirmed a previous devastating finding from 2017 that the bacterium causes almost 100,000 newborn deaths and close to 50,000 stillbirths each year, although it pointed to significant data gaps suggesting the true figures could be higher.

And for the first time it quantified the impact on preterm births, finding that GBS is behind more than half a million early deliveries each year, leading to significant long-term disability.

In light of such staggering numbers, the report authors lamented that more progress had not been made towards developing a vaccine.

"This new research shows that Group B strep is a major and underappreciated threat to newborn survival and wellbeing, bringing devastating impacts for so many families globally," Phillipp Lambach of WHO's immunisation department said in a statement.

"WHO joins partners in calling for urgent development of a maternal GBS vaccine, which would have profound benefits in countries worldwide."

Professor Joy Lawn, who heads LSHTM's maternal adolescent, reproductive and child health centre, agreed.

"Maternal vaccination could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of babies in the years to come," she said, decrying the lack of progress since the idea of developing a jab against GBS was first raised three decades ago.

On average, 15 percent of pregnant women worldwide, or nearly 20 million annually, carry the GBS bacterium in their vagina.

But even though most of these cases show no symptoms, an infected pregnant woman can pass GBS to her foetus via the amniotic fluid, or during birth as the infant passes through the vaginal canal.

Babies and foetuses are particularly vulnerable because their immune systems are not strong enough to fight the multiplying bacteria.

If untreated, GBS can lead to meningitis and septicaemia, which can be deadly. Babies that survive may develop cerebral palsy, or permanent sight and hearing problems.

Wednesday's report showed that the bacterium leaves some 40,000 infants each year with neurological impairments.

Currently, women with GBS are given antibiotics during labour to reduce the chance of it passing to their baby.

But this approach poses problems in places where screening and antibiotic administration during labour are less accessible.

Tellingly, the highest rates of maternal GBS are found in sub-Saharan Africa -- which alone accounts for around half of the global burden -- and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, the study showed.

It suggested that a GBS vaccine that could be administered to pregnant women during routine pregnancy checkups and that reached over 70 percent of pregnant women could avert 50,000 infant and foetus deaths each year.

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Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system

Social media giant, Facebook, announced that it is shutting down its facial recognition system which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of such technology.

"Regulators are still in the process of providing a clear set of rules governing its use," said Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Facebook, in a blog post. "Amid this ongoing uncertainty, we believe that limiting the use of facial recognition to a narrow set of use cases is appropriate."

The company, which last week renamed itself Meta Platforms Inc, said more than one-third of Facebook's daily active users have opted into the face recognition setting on the social media site, and the change will now delete the "facial recognition templates" of more than 1 billion people.

The removal will roll out globally and is expected to be complete by December, a Facebook spokesperson said.

Facebook added that its automatic alt text tool, which creates image descriptions for visually impaired people, will no longer include the names of people recognized in photos after the removal of face recognition, but will otherwise function normally.

The removal of face recognition by the world's largest social media platform comes as the tech industry has faced a reckoning over the past few years amid criticism that the technology could falsely identify people as part of crimes, or favor white faces over people of color.

Facebook has also been under intense scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers over user safety and a wide range of abuses on its platforms.

 

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Pakistan paid $100 million penalty to Asian Development Bank

Pakistan has paid a whooping $100 million (approximately) penalty to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its failure to execute various donor-funded projects within the stipulated time-frame during the last 15 years.

The publication shared a couple of examples of bad governance in implementing the donor-funded projects in the country for which the hard-earned precious foreign exchange reserves of approximately $100 million were paid by different governments coming into power since 2006.

“The ADB imposed 0.15% amount as commitment charges on signed projects if the executing agencies failed to deliver on implementation of projects within the stipulated time-frame and signed loan amount was not disbursed,” top official sources confirmed.

Another top official said that there was a need to differentiate between legitimate and illegitimate commitment charges. If the implementation of the project got delayed, then the executing agencies could be held responsible for paying the heavy amount in the shape of commitment charges.

Jamshoro Power project

The official sources cited some examples of bad governance, stating that the ADB had approved around $900 million for the Jamshoro Power project to generate 660MW of electricity through supercritical coal fire technology in 2014. It was expected that the project would be completed in five years by 2019. Through the savings, the project cost was reduced from $900 million to around $660 million. However, this ADB-funded project could not be accomplished till right when the year 2021 is nearing end. So far, the ADB has disbursed less than 50% amount ranging around $313 million, so Islamabad is forced to pay the penalty as commitment charges.

Smart meter project

Another classic example is the smart metering project funded by the ADB as Manila-based lender approved this project in 2015-16 but it could not be started till recently.

According to official working related to payment of commitment charges paid out to the ADB, Pakistan paid $8.5 million in the year 2006 on account of sovereign and non-sovereign loans penalty, $8.4 million in 2007, $8 million in 2008, $9.4 million in 2009, $9 million in 2010, $7.6 million in 2011, $6.3 million in 2012, $4.2 million in 2013, $3.4 million in 2014, $5 million in 2015, $4.4 million in 2016, $5.3 million in 2017, $5.5 million in 2018, $5.8 million in 2019, $5 million in 2020 and $2.3 million till June 2021.

It is expected that the total amount till right now in November 2021 might have touched to the tune of $100 million in the last 15-year period.

However, the ADB, in its own assessment on last Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) from 2015-2019, had stated that the ADB’s loan portfolio continued to face significant design and implementation challenges and it was unable to insulate itself from the context of Pakistan’s volatile political economy.

The current IMF-led financial rescue of Pakistan government is occurring against a backdrop of increased concern in the public discourse about external debt levels and governance issues and more recently the start of a global recession and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this context, the ADB needs to place particular attention on external debt sustainability and quality of its lending in terms of design and integrity of its projects and programs.

source https://www.suchtv.pk/business/item/109217-pakistan-paid-100-million-penalty-to-asian-development-bank.html

We welcome TLP into national mainstream, said Ali Muhammad Khan

Terming the current deal between the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the government a “temporary solution”, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said that the proscribed organization will accept Parliament’s decision on the issue of the French ambassador's expulsion from the country.

Ali Muhammad Khan said that both sides have decided to keep the agreement secret for some time due to certain reasons.

Details of the agreement will come to light within seven to 10 days, he said, hinting at the release of TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi in a few days. The minister said that the government’s negotiation team struck a deal with the proscribed outfit after receiving a nod from Prime Minister Imran Khan.

“The state struck a deal with its people to restore peace in the country,” he added.

"Did those people, who were opposing the deal, want to see another incident of Lal Masjid in the country?” he asked.

He said that the agreement was not a victory or defeat of any individual, but a victory of Pakistan. The minister said that anti-Pakistan elements did not want peace in the country. He said that they wanted bloodshed and another incident of “Lal Masjid” in the country.

Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to take the nation into confidence today (Wednesday) on the secretive deal that the government had struck with the proscribed TLP, sources had told۔

The prime minister is expected to speak to the nation about the current economic, security, and political situation in the country, sources had said.

A day earlier, addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry had said the premier would also take the nation into confidence about the government's economic policies in his address on Wednesday.

The information minister had said the premier would announce a package for the masses in the address.

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PM Khan to announce “historic relief package” in his address to nation

Prime Minister Imran Khan will announce a “historic relief package” in his address to the nation, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said .

In a statement, the information minister said PM Imran Khan’s first priority is to alleviate the sufferings of the people and he will go to any lengths to provide them relief.

In his address to the nation, Fawad Chaudhry said, the premier will announce a historic relief package in order to address the problems faced by the Pakistanis.

“This package will be a milestone in reducing the hardships of the people and making their lives easier,” he added.

Earlier on Tuesday, sources had told Geo News the PM is expected to take the nation into confidence on the secretive deal that the government had struck with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).

The prime minister is expected to speak to the nation about the current economic, security, and political situation in the country, sources had said.

Later in the day, addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Fawad Chaudhry had said the premier would also take the nation into confidence about the government's economic policies in his televised address.

The development comes after the government started to implement a secretive agreement signed with the proscribed outfit as reports suggested more than 800 supporters of the group had been released across Punjab in line with the deal.

In a meeting with the government's coalition partners on Tuesday, the prime minister took the lawmakers into confidence over the agreement with the proscribed TLP.

From MQM-P, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Information and Technology Aminul Haque, and Federal Minister for Law Farogh Naseem had attended the meeting, while Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed represented Awami League, Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Fehmida Mirza represented GDA, Federal Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi had represented PML-Q.

The meeting's participants had deliberated upon calling a joint session of the parliament. The coalition partners had also assured the premier that they would stand on the same page on important national issues, according to sources.

 

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