Day: January 2, 2022

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PPP issues white paper on PTI Govt’s performance: Pakistan fourth most expensive country in the world and inflation is in double-digit: Shazia Marri

Karachi, January 01, 2022 (PPI-OT): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has issued a white paper on three-year performance of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government in comparison with the previous governments hereon today at Sindh Assembly building at Karachi. PPP-P’s Central Information Secretary Shazia Marri while holding joint press conference along with Spokesperson of Sindh government Murtaza Wahah has said that PTI’s government came into the power through chanting the slogan of “change” but it has brought destruction almost in every sector of the country and today we are presenting a white paper on the three-year performance of incumbent government and termed it as “Tabdeli Nahi, Tabahi” (not change but destruction).

Ms Marri said that it has been 40 months and 1232 days since the PTI government came into power but the government has caused destruction and havoc in every sector of the country and Imran Khan and his team have destroyed the economy of the country and blamed it is because of the wave of coronavirus while Pakistan had ranked fourth most expensive country in the world. She added that the current inflation rate of the country has reached at 11.5 percent and Pakistan is declared most expensive country in South Asia.

PTI government while coming in the power fired thousands of people from their jobs and more than 6.6 million people are unemployed currently in Pakistan. In the province of Sindh PPP has the government and the unemployment rate is 4% while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been ruled by ruling party PTI for nine years but there is the highest unemployment rate in the country which is about 10.3 percent. Every Pakistani has a debt of about Rs 2 lacs and circular debt has been reached at about ً2.3 trillion rupees.

She informed that the country’s trade deficit has reached at 30.7 percent while 17 percent new taxes have been levied on milk, jewellery, electric vehicles, solar panels and other essential items in the mini budget while Imran Khan had falsely claimed that he would eradicate corruption in 19 days and terrorism and extremism in 90 days but corruption has not been eradicated from the country however Imran Khan is strengthening terrorism and extremism in the country.

Imran Khan himself is the biggest lawyer and supporter of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. She said that the condition of the health sector in the country is worst nowdays and health card is nothing only a drama to play with poor people sentiments and the prices of medicines have also been increased by five hundred percent. While talking on foreign funding case, she said that Imran Khan had organized events in the name of Shaukat Khanum Hospital in the different foreign countries and collected cheques from foreigners in the name of his political party PTI.

Imran Khan had vowed for a small cabinet but his cabinet is consist on more than 47 ministers. She said that PTI government has made a draft of National Security Policy which has not been brought in the parliament for the discussion and even didn’t take in confidence to all stackholders and opposition parties which is illegal act of the government and incapable government of PTI had created severe crisises of wheat and sugar in the country and today farmers are much worried and tense because of the shortage of urea fertilizer in the country.

She added that PTI government’s members even did embezzlement of Rs 40 billion in coronavirus funds. On this occasion, spokesperson of Sindh government, administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab said that when Imran Khan had took over the power, at that time the value of dollar was approximately 121 in July 2018 and now it has been jumped to more than 190 rupees while the rate of sugar was Rs 55 per kg now it has touched near Rs 100 per kg. He added that PTI’s federal government exported 1.1 million tonnes of sugar with the approval of Prime Minister Imran Khan which led to the sugar crisis in the country and petrol was sold at Rs 88 per liter in 2018 but now it is more than Rs 145 while external debts increased by 12billion dollars which will have to be borne by the poor masses.

For more information, contact:
PPP Media Cell (Sindh)
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
Peoples Secretariat Shikarpur Colony,
Behind Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Karachi, Pakistan
Cell: +92-305-3370383
Email: contact@ppp-tu.com
Website: https://www.ppp.org.pk

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A Convoy of 27 trucks was handed over to Afghan Government

Lahore, January 01, 2022 (PPI-OT): While there is famine-like situation, biting cold, and rising poverty in Afghanistan, Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan with the support of its generous donors have been able to deliver so far 126.8 million items including dry rations, warm clothes, and medicines to major hospitals of Afghanistan. The goods loaded in a convoy of 27 trucks were handed over to the Afghan government.

For more information, contact:
Al-Khidmat Foundation Pakistan
711, Block J-2 Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42 35957260
Fax: +92-42 35957261
Email: info@al-khidmatfoundation.org
Website: http://al-khidmatfoundation.org/

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Delegation of Canadian NGO calls on Secretary-General Alkhidmat Foundation

Lahore, January 01, 2022 (PPI-OT): Nurturing strong relationships between non-profit organizations can be highly invaluable as they come closer to each other and learn from the shared values, working strategies, and best practices. Over and over again, many national and international organizations operating in the non-profit sector establish contact with Alkhidmat Foundation, build synergy and ink MOUs.

A delegation of Human Concern International, a Canadian non-profit organization led by Mr. Mohammad Noorani, Director Programs paid a visit to Alkhidmat Headquarters in Lahore where they held a meeting with Secretary-General Alkhidmat Foundation, Mr. Shahid Iqbal. The meeting aimed to pave a way for the know-how of each others working strategies, vision, mission and service areas. Also, other matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting. Both the organizations would further come closer to each other by sharing trust, respect, and authenticity in their respective domains.

For more information, contact:
Al-Khidmat Foundation Pakistan
711, Block J-2 Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42 35957260
Fax: +92-42 35957261
Email: info@al-khidmatfoundation.org
Website: http://al-khidmatfoundation.org/

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The increase in the prices of petroleum products is Imran Khan’s New Year’s gift to the people: Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Karachi, January 01, 2022 (PPI-OT): Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the increase in the prices of petroleum products is Imran Khan’s New Year’s gift to the people. According to a statement issued by the Media Cell Bilawal House, the PPP chairman further stated that Imran Khan had made tall claims saying that 2021 would be a year of prosperity. He asked, now 2022 has come, where is the prosperity?

He said that every year, the Naya Pakistan becomes more expensive than the previous year. Yet, Imran Khan calls the previous government’s incompetent. He further said that during Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) era, there was a global economic crisis but we did not allow the people to bear the burden of inflation.

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari demanded that the federal government immediately reduce the prices of petroleum products in line with world market prices. He also said that the only solution to get rid of inflation was to overthrow Imran Khan’s government.

For more information, contact:
PPP Media Cell (Sindh)
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
Peoples Secretariat Shikarpur Colony,
Behind Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Karachi, Pakistan
Cell: +92-305-3370383
Email: contact@ppp-tu.com
Website: https://www.ppp.org.pk

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Runs, wickets and catches: Individual records at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup

Dubai, January 01, 2022 (PPI-OT): The ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup has long been a nursery for the games’ future stars and the 2022 tournament will be no different.

This month, the world’s most exciting teenagers will arrive en masse to the West Indies dreaming of runs, wickets and ultimately, glory.

However, they will have to go some to break some of the individual records that have been amassed in the previous 13 editions.

MOST RUNS

There’s a familiar name at the top of the runs column but instead of plundering boundaries for England, like he does now, Eoin Morgan competed for Ireland at the ICC U19 Men’s CWC in both 2004 and 2006.

He played 13 times across the two tournaments and underlined his class by scoring 606 runs at an average of 50.50, including two centuries.

Pakistan’s Babar Azam, another global superstar, is second on the list with 585, while other familiar names in the top 10 include West Indies’ Kraigg Brathwaite (548), India’s Shikhar Dhawan (505) and Australia’s Shaun Marsh (471).

Dhawan scored all 505 of his runs in just one tournament in 2004, the most by any one batter in one competition.

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE

West Indies’ Donovan Pagon held this record for 16 years but in the space of just six days, it was broken twice.

Pagon scored 176 against Scotland in 2002 in Dunedin and, again in New Zealand, the record fell in 2018.

First, it was home favourite Jakob Bhula who set a new highest score, as he hit 10 fours and five sixes in a 144-ball 180 against Kenya.

Kenya were back in action six days on and were again on the wrong side of history as Sri Lanka’s Hasitha Boyagoda his 28 fours in a 152-ball 191.

MOST CENTURIES

Most players only compete in a handful of ICC U19 Men’s CWC matches in their lives, so racking up hundreds can be difficult to do.

England’s Jack Burnham and India’s Dhawan currently share the record, with three each. Burnham set his across six matches in 2016, while Dhawan’s three also came in one edition of the tournament in 2004.

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP

Burnham had a stellar campaign in 2016 and he holds another record alongside current England Test batter Dan Lawrence.

The pair put on a mighty 303 for the second wicket in England’s match against Fiji in 2016, a game they won by 299 runs.

Lawrence was named Player of the Match for his superb 174, while Burnham was not far behind by making 148.

New Zealand’s BJ Watling and Brad Wilson are second on this list, after combining for 273 against Scotland in 2004.

MOST WICKETS

The leading wicket-takers list is packed with familiar names. England’s Tim Bresnan, an Ashes series winner, took 25 wickets in 13 matches between 2002 and 2004, while South Africa’s left-arm paceman Wayne Parnell snared 23 in just nine.

But top of the order is Zimbabwe’s Wesley Madhevere, who competed in three tournaments in 2016, 2018 and the last in 2020.

The spinner has played 18 times and has 28 wickets to his name, with best figures of five for 24, but the most wickets in one tournament belongs to Bangladesh’s Enamul Haque – who took 22 in 2004.

That’s three more than Wayne Holdsworth (Australia, 1988), Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan, 1988), Riaz Afridi (Pakistan, 2004) and Reece Topley (England, 2012).

Afridi is also one of four players, alongside his compatriot Anwar Ali, Afghanistan’s Shafiqullah Ghafari and Ireland’s Greg Thompson, to take two five-wicket hauls.

BEST BOWLING FIGURES

Australia’s Lloyd Pope tore through England’s batting line-up in Queenstown in 2018, the leg-spinner taking an incredible eight for 35 from 9.4 overs.

Pope is the only player in tournament history to take eight wickets in an innings, but there are a few with seven – including current New Zealand star Trent Boult, who took seven for 20 against Malaysia in 2008.

MOST CATCHES

One for the wicketkeepers, India’s Sarfaraz Khan has taken the most catches in tournament history by safely grabbing 13 in 12 matches.

That’s one more than West Indies’ Narsingh Deonarine and three more than Zimbabwe’s Sean Ervine.

For more information, contact:
Headquarters,
International Cricket Council (ICC)
Street 69, Dubai Sports City,
Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +97-143828800
Fax: +97-143828600
E-mail: enquiry@icc-cricket.com
Website: www.icc-cricket.com

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Country’s exports witness record increase of 25% in 1st half of FY21-22: Farrukh

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said the country’s exports had reached over 15 billion dollars during first half of the current fiscal year.

In a tweet, he said that a record increase of 25 percent in exports has been achieved due to special measures taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

He said that only in December the exports were 2.761 billion dollars with 32 percent surge as compared to same month of the fiscal year 2020-21.

The Minister expressed confidence that if this pace continues, the country would witness the history’s highest-ever growth of 30 billion dollars in this sector by end of the current fiscal year.

Source: Radio Pakistan