Political parties agree not to dissolve assemblies: Sirajul Haq

#GNN - #ISLAMABAD: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq Monday said there was a consensus among the political parties that the assemblies should not be dissolved rather protected.

Sirajul Haq said his party was making efforts for continuity of assemblies and to resolve the issues between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Haq said efforts would be made to convince PTI to reconsider its decision although they were independent in taking a decision.

Ameer JI said there were many other serious problems including the issue of the IDPs of North Waziristan Agency and that attention must be given to those issues.

He said there was a way in constitution to change the government, adding the system should run smoothly as any mishap could damage democracy. (GNN)(APP)(AIP)

Army chiefs says trying to complete Operation Zarb-e-Azb soon

#GNN - #ISLAMABAD: Chief of the #Army Staff General Raheel Shari has said that the army will try to complete the military operation in North Waziristan soon.

In his media interaction after Independence Day ceremony, the army chief said that the event was good sign for national solidarity.

The army launched long-awaited full scale military operation in Norh Waziristan in June this year against local and foreign militants.

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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pays tribute to armed forces

#GNN - #ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that nation realizes sacrifices of armed force’s martyrs and he salutes the mothers who never hesitate in scarifying their beloved sons.
Sharif was addressing a ceremony held in connection with the Independence Day celebrations at the Parliament House.

The ceremony was attended by services chiefs, politicians and others. In his opening remarks Nawaz Sharif mentioned military operation which is underway in North Waziristan. He said that blood of jawans of civilian agencies including police, FC and Rangers was also part of the nation’s war.

He said that Pakistan wanted to forge better relations with the international community and permanent peace on its borders.

Nawaz Sharif said: “we will not allow any harm to supremacy of law and continuity of democracy. He said that IDPs of North Waziristan will not be left homeless, adding they would be sent back to their native areas as soon as situation improves in the war stricken tribal region.

He said that the army launched decisive operation and it was continuing successfully. The prime minister condemned Israeli cruelties against Palestinians and said that it was moment of concern for the international community. He said the United Nations will lose trust if it was unable to stop the attacks.

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PM extends his heartfelt felicitations to all Pakistanis on 68th Independence Day

#GNN - #Islamabad- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a statement said that I wish to extend my heartfelt felicitations to all Pakistanis on the auspicious occasion of the 68th independence day of Pakistan.

He said this day is a powerful reminder of the heroic struggle undertaken by the Muslims of the sub-continent for separate homeland where they could live their lives with freedom and dignity, in harmony with their religious and cultural values.

PM said that our forefathers underwent great trial and tribulation, with millions suffering the travails of dispossession and exile and hundreds of thousand laying the ultimate sacrifice at the altar of freedom, so that our children may have a country to call their own, where they could build a prosperous and secure future for themselves.

He reiterated that let us not forget that Pakistan was the culmination of a long and arduous constitutional struggle.

Prime Minister said we should redeem our pledge to build the Quaid’s Pakistan, for this we must first reclaim our country from the forces of darkness and obscurantism, operation Zarb-e-Azb is a step in that direction and it was a step taken with great caution, even reluctance, and only after every other option had been exhausted.

He further said Operation Zarb-e-Azb is not simply a campaign to restore the state’s writ to North Waziristan, which had become a breeding ground for terrorism and extremism, it is a battle for the soul of Pakistan.

[via The Nation]

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World marks hottest June since 1880: US scientists

#GNN - #WASHINGTON: Last month was the hottest June since record-keeping began in 1880, according to a monthly report out Monday by US government climate scientists.

The combined average temperature over land and ocean surfaces was a "record high for the month at 61.20 Fahrenheit (16.22 Celsius)," said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

That meant June was a total of 1.30°F (0.72°C) warmer than the 20th century average for the month, surpassing the last record high temperature for June set in 2010, said NOAA.

Taken alone, the ocean´s global surface temperature in June was the highest for any month on record,

breaking the past record set in 1998, NOAA added.

"Most of the world experienced warmer-than-average monthly temperatures, with record warmth across part of southeastern Greenland, parts of northern South America, areas in eastern and central Africa, and sections of southern and southeastern Asia," NOAA said in a statement.

"Similar to May, scattered sections across every major ocean basin were also record warm."

Sea ice in the Arctic declined faster than normal for June, and was nearly five percent below the 1981-2010 average, NOAA said.

The findings are part of an ongoing trend of rising global temperatures.

June has been warmer than the 20th century average for 38 years in a row, the agency said.

Its report last month also found that May was a record-setter, also topping the previous high set in 2010.The last time June broke records for being cooler than normal was in 1976. (GNN)(AIP)(AFP)

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Zarb-e-Azb: 28 terrorists killed in Shawal air #strikes

#RAWALPINDI: Twenty-eight more terrorists were taken out as fighter planes of #Pakistan Air Force (#PAF) pounded their suspected hideouts in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency early Sunday morning.

According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), both local and foreign terrorists were killed in the latest offensive.

Six hideouts of terrorists were also destroyed in the air raids carried out as part of the ongoing operation Zarb-e-Azb which was launched in North Waziristan on June 15.

The full-scale military offensive was launched in the wake of failure of peace talks held with the militants of banned Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).(GNN)(thenews)(AIP)

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Facilities non-existent in Bannu IDPs camp: Khrusheed Shah

#SUKKUR: Opposition #leader in the #National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah Sunday observed that facilities are almost non-existent in Bannu whose local population is one million and now 900,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are there to seek refuge.

Talking to media representatives at Sukkur airport, he said the US should respect the territorial integrity of Pakistan and refrain from undertaking strikes without taking Pakistan on board.

Commenting on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) programme to hold a long march in Islamabad, he termed the statement of Imran Khan as positive in which he said it would only be a march and not a sit-down in the capital city on August 14.

“The government should take into consideration his positive statement,” he said.

He said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) endorses PTI’s fresh demand of votes verification across the country.(GNN)(thenews)

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Unending campaign: Drone strike kills 11 suspected militants in North Waziristan

(GNN) - MIRAMSHAH: A US drone strike targeting a compound early on Saturday morning killed eleven suspected militants in Madakhel Tehsil in Data Khel, North Waziristan.

 “The drone fired eight missiles on the compound at around 2:00am (2100 GMT) on Saturday killing eleven members of the Punjabi faction of the Pakistani Taliban,” a senior security official in the region told AFP.

The official said the dead included two “important” commanders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, but he refused to reveal their identities. An official had earlier given a lower death toll of eight dead.

The strike took place in the Mada Khel suburb of Data Khel, a town that lies around 22 miles (36 kilometres) west of Miramshah. The army’s operation against the TTP, Zarb-e-Azb is still continuing in North Waziristan.

The area has been used as a hideout for militants of all stripes – including al Qaeda and TTP as well as foreign fighters such as Uzbeks and Chinese Uighurs.

The strike comes two days after another strike in which at least 20 people were killed in Data Khel.

US drone strikes have picked up since the military launched its offensive in Waziristan in mid-June with at least four strikes reported since June 12.

The army says more than 400 militants and 25 soldiers have been killed in the operation so far, and Miramshah town close to being declared as cleared. However, the area remains off-limits to journalists, making it impossible to independently verify the number and identity the dead.(GNN)(tribune)(AIP)

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Registration of dislocated persons of N. Waziristan completed

(#GNN) - #ISLAMABAD: The #registration of the #dislocated persons of North Waziristan has been #completed and 90, 750 families consisting of 9, 92, 649 persons have been #registered.

Briefing media persons in Islamabad on Friday, Focal Person of Ministry of SAFRON for Internally Displaced Persons, Tariq Khan said that the data collected at the registration points will be verified through NADRA to get the actual number of dislocated persons.

He said 80 percent IDPs have settled at Bannu, 5pc at Dera Ismail Khan, 6pc at Lakki Marwat and 7 percent in other parts of the country.

The Focal Person clarified that about 21, 000 IDPs who could not travel through Miran Shah and Mirali used the 50 kilometer route through Khost district of Afghanistan and entered Pakistan again.

He said that each IDP family is being provided one food basket consisting of 100 kg eatables per month but depending upon the size of the family more than one basket are also given to them.

Tariq Khan said that each IDP family is being given a stipend equal to basic minimum wage of twelve thousand rupees per month besides twenty thousand rupees Ramazan package.

He said the government of Punjab has announced seven thousand rupees stipend for each family while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will give three thousand rupees stipend per month to each family besides five thousand rupees for Ramazan package. (GNN)(PPI)(AIP)