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KARACHI – July 13, 2020: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has condoled on the demise of veteran journalist Mr. Mumtaz Ali and described it as a brave man and significant contributions in journalism.

The CPNE President Arif Nizami, Secretary General Dr. Jabbar Khattak and members have expressed their profound sorrow over sad demise of Mr. Mumtaz Ali, Publisher and Chief Editor Daily “News Zone” and Monthly “Crime Zone” Karachi.

They pray to Allah for the forgiveness of the deceased, to place him the best place under mercy and to grant patience to the mourning family and friends. Leaders of CPNE in their condolence statement said that Mumtaz Ali was a fearless and brave man who was at the forefront of humanitarian work. He made significant contributions in journalism. The journalists’ community is deeply distressed by Mumtaz Ali’s death.

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ISLAMABAD, JUL 13 – PML-Q Deputy Secretary Information Khawaja Rameez Hassan has said that in order to strengthen the infrastructure of the state, it is necessary to impose at least 20 years of economic emergency in the country.

He said that corrupt elements in tax and revenue collection agencies have hollowed out the roots of the country. To strengthen the process of accountability, the assets of corrupt individuals should be confiscated and handed over to national custody.

Cases against them should be tried in military courts instead of civil courts where a strong scope for justice is expected. The parliamentary system of government has completely failed. Suggestion about presidential system of governance is the best option to provide a bright future for upcoming generations.

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ISLAMABAD, JUL 13 –  Strongly opposing Senator Saif Ali Khan’s constitutional amendment to amend the NFC in the senate today, Parliamentary leader of the PPP in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman in her speech said, “It is the provinces tax collection that is running Pakistan, not the federation which is complaining about “giving away its resources” to the provinces.

This is a backdoor attack on the federation’s unity and stability. Have people not seen the history of the country? Where Pakistan broke because of such attacks on provinces rights?”

She said, “The 1973 constitution, 18th Amendment and this formula have gone through a mature democratic process. Don’t attack the parliament and its constitution this way. These attacks are coming from the treasury bench. When they don’t like the parliamentary system, one speaker asks to undo the social contract between the province and the federation while another says bring in the presidential system”.

“This is Pakistan’s basic social contract which keeps the country and provinces together. This is a federation. One thing keeps us bonded together, and that is our constitution. But now there are efforts to change this which has made their dubious aims clear. We will not allow this,” she added.

“Why the need to extract more money from the provinces? Because they can’t do basic things like even maintain records of tax collection; the record-breaking increase in public debt and liabilities, Rehman said, “The federal Government is staggering in its incompetence and inability to run the country. They are running on unprecedented debt. No government in the past 73 years has taken on additional debt of Rs 619 billion a month, every month. But this government has set a new record, over the past 630 days, the federal government has taken an average of Rs20 billions of additional debt a day, every single day”.

“The provinces are in surplus re tax collection. If you can’t run the federation outsource it to us in Sindh as we are 8% over our targeted tax collection. So are other provinces. It is Islamabad that is repeatedly failing and slipping drastically on every target.,” she added. “We challenge them to talk about this. The NFC has better allot all tax collection to the provinces.”

She said,” The federal government has changed 5 FBR heads in the past 18 months which reflects their gross mismanagement. We are given IMF targets which even they know cannot be met. Now even IMF is saying that the recent budget is not balancing. This has nothing to do with the provinces as they are providing the salaries and running the country financially. I challenge the government to open up the tax collection books and check the records. If the federal government cannot meet their targets then outsource the tax collection to Sindh if they can’t do it. We will deliver above the targets”.

Parliamentary leader of the PPP in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman concluded by saying that, “The attack on the NFC award is unacceptable. The incompetence and unprecedented mismanagement of this government is a threat to Pakistan. The provinces are running this country and we will not allow the Federal government to steal from the people”.

Uzair Baloch, who has been accused of committing 198 murders during the Lyari gang war, has denied all murder charges. During an appearance in an anti-terrorism court on Monday, he said that he has not recorded any confessional statement under Section 164 (Power to record statements and confessions) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The judicial magistrate must have made a mistake, he claimed.

“I swear to God, I didn’t kill anyone,” Baloch said in court.

The court then asked him if his statement will stay the same if he approaches the high court.

Read more: Who is Uzair Baloch?

More than 16 cases, including the murder of gangster Arshad Pappu, who is accused of killing Baloch’s father, were heard by the court. The hearing has been adjourned till the last week of July after the prosecution lawyers failed to attend the hearing.

Baloch was arrested by the Rangers on January 30, 2016. In a statement, he now denies, he confessed to committing criminal activities such as murder, extorting money, encroaching on land, illegally occupying 14 sugar mills, harassing residents, and purchasing arms.

In April 2017, his custody was handed over to the Pakistan Army after he was accused of espionage and leaking information to foreign intelligence agencies. The Army Corps V handed him over to the police on April 6, 2020 after three years.

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ISLAMABAD, – Underscoring the commitment to innovative leadership in the digital media space, Dot Republic Media, in collaboration with Alchemists, has launched a distinctive ‘Pakistan’s First Digital Fitness Network’ Creators One Fitness offering a variety of content to the masses.

At the cutting edge of content creation, Creators One Fitness brings together top-class instructors, fitness trainers, and health enthusiasts on one platform, providing access to unique health, fitness and nutrition-related content.

 The platform delivers niche-oriented original content tailored to the needs of the audience, ranging from fitness and nutrition regimes, online workouts, wellness content, and tips and techniques for healthy living. The fitness creators on the platform include well-established names like Fatima Zara Mallick, Fatma Khalil, Faizan Quadri, Kamran Farooq, Alina Iftikhar, Zaheer Kiani, Shahzad Malik, Nabeel Shamsi, Mehak Imran and Sarah Malik, with the first set of videos already LIVE on the channel:Shoulders & Arms Workout at Home by Faizan QuadriCore & Legs Heels Workout by FZM and Nadia Hussain KhanFull Body HIIT Easy Home Workout without Equipment by Mehak ImranEasy Home Workout without Equipment by Shehzad MalikEasy Full Body Home Pilates Barre Fusion Workout by Fatima Zara MallickThe initiative has been designed to keep the masses healthy and moving despite the barriers they might be facing during the COVID-19 global crisis.

With the majority of the world now asked to stay at home, health and fitness have proven to be essential to boost the immune system and support mental and physical well-being.“The purpose behind this new venture is to deliver a compelling experience to the consumer in the comfort of their homes, making use of the wide digital space. Bringing influential content creators together, we believe our platform could help the viewers achieve their fitness destinations without the hassle of movement during these times,” said Adnan Butt, CEO of Dot Republic Media.“Really excited to be collaborating DRM on this venture, and providing a unique platform that connects the best of fitness trainers in the country with the audience of over 75 million Pakistani’s online,” said Samra Muslim, CEO of Alchemists. “As a talent agency, we are always looking for ways to give upcoming and existing talent a new avenue to build themselves, and given the changing behaviour, we are really excited to be able to give a platform to so many fitness enthusiasts to turn into content creators, and help them reach the massive online audience.”Addressing various topics like workout routines from home, health and well-being, nutritious and wholesome living and can be subscribed from here: https://www.youtube.com/c1fitnessofficialThe platform is on the first leg of its launch with numerous fitness fanatics on-board. It has also provided the perfect opportunity for more fitness influencers from all across the country to join this exclusive platform and exhibit their knowledge and experience to the viewers.