ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court has ordered the authorities to start the restoration work of the Krishna Dwara temple in Karak’s Teri union council in two weeks. The temple was vandalised and set ablaze by hundreds of people on December 30.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and Evacuee Property Trust Board department have been directed to start the work immediately and submit a progress report in two weeks.

Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed remarked that the people who vandalised the temple should pay for its restoration.

The court has also asked for reports on the number of temples in Pakistan, encroachment on land belonging to the Auqaf department, and the steps taken by the authorities against land grabbing.

The top judge took suo motu notice of the case a day after it was reported.

Rawalpindi, Jan 05, 2021 : Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital has decided to expand its outreach to the countries member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to build their capacity, prevent blindness and provide timely eye care.

Initially, surgical camps will be held at Kampala (Uganda), Niamey (Niger) and Serrekunda (Gambia) and later the ambit of services will be expanded to other countries, said a press statement issued here today.

In this connection, an MOU has been signed between Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi and COMSTECH — OIC Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

The two sides agreed to build capacity of deserving nations in ophthalmology and prevent blindness through providing training and conducting eye camps.

The MoU ceremony held at COMSTECH Headquarters and signed by Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, COMSTECH and Maj. Gen. Rehmat Khan (Retd), President, Al- Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of The Gambia, Prof. Dr. Faqir Muhammad Anjum and Mr. Mohammad Adeel, Assistant Director, Science Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan were also present on the occasion.

Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, the academic wing of Al- Shifa Trust will impart training to doctors and paramedical staff in ophthalmology, optometry, orthoptics and public health etc.

Trust will also offer observerships for 4 to 12 weeks and one-year clinical fellowships to candidates from OIC countries in the subspecialties, such as the cornea and refractive surgery, vitreo-retina, paediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma, orbit and oculoplastic.

A delegation of qualified surgeons will be sent to the pre-selected OIC member states to undertake surgical camps for cataract as well as perform advanced surgical procedures for diseases such as cornea, glaucoma, obits and oculoplastic, vitreo-retina, paediatric eye disorders and, ocular oncology.

Special emphasis will be given to carry out research in areas of ocular epidemiological studies, ocular imaging, ocular genetics, data analytics, cytokines and biomarkers for ocular pathologies, clinical trials, clinical studies and ocular therapeutics.

Islamabad, 5 Jan 2021 : Pakistan welcomes the decision by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar to reopen the land, air and sea borders between the two countries.

We also appreciate other steps being taken by the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which will contribute to resolution of outstanding issues between the countries of the organization persisting for almost four years.

Pakistan lauds the positive role played by the Emir of Kuwait towards the resolution of the differences between the countries of the GCC. His persistent and sincere efforts, and cooperation of the GCC countries, led to this important and amicable outcome.

We hope that the GCC Summit, being held today in Riyadh, will further build on these encouraging developments and lead to enhanced confidence and cooperation among the countries of the organization.

Pakistan continues to accord high importance to its relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as its bilateral relations with all GCC countries.

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair a meeting of the federal cabinet today where he will be briefed over rising cases of novel coronavirus and steps being taken to curb it.

The federal cabinet members will be given briefings of different projects and decisions will be made on summaries forwarded by seven ministries and divisions.

The agenda also includes approval of the chairman of the board of directors of Pakistan Expo Centres and members of Press Council of Pakistan.
Moreover, the cabinet members will also give approval to the decisions taken by the sub-committee of the cabinet on institutional reforms during December 17’s meeting.

In the previous meeting, the federal cabinet had extended the service tenure of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Javed Ghani. Javed Ghani had been appointed as the chairman of the board on 4 July 2020 succeeding Nausheen Javed Amjad.

After the extension, Javed Ghani will serve as FBR chairman for three more months. Furthermore, the federal cabinet had approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the FBI, US and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The matter of gas load-shedding had also come under discussion and Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Petroleum, Babar Nadeem briefed the meeting about the latest situation.

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DNA

ATTOCK, JAN 4 – Punjab Minister for Bait-ul-Maal and Social Welfare Syed Yawar
Abbas Bokhari has said that hockey was our national game and efforts
should be made for its promotion at cities, districts and villages
level.

He said this after distribution of trophies, shields and other prizes
among the winner and runner up teams of Quaid e Azam Inter District
Hockey Championship in Liaqat Shaheed Hockey Stadium Attock.

He said millions of rupees were spent on renovation of this stadium. A
fine quality Astro turph has been arranged for this stadium.

The minister said special credit goes to MPA Jahangir Khanzada who
launched the project of renovating of stadium. Yawar said this stadium
would surely help in promotion of the national game at district level.

The minister distributed trophies to the winner team of the tournament
Rawalpindi Hockey Club and to runner up team Attock Hockey club. The
Rawalpindi Hockey Club won the final match of the tournament by
scoring four goals while the Attock Hockey Club failed to score a
single goal. DNA
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ISLAMABAD, JAN 4 – Pakistan condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye border villages in Niger’s Tillaberi region, in which so many precious lives were lost and a number of innocent people were injured.

Pakistan stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the brotherly government and people of Niger and shares their anguish at these cowardly and mindless acts of terrorism. We extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of those injured.

Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations. We remain in strong support and solidarity with the government and people of Niger in this hour of grief and sorrow.