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Kishan Reddy’s Statement on Maulana Abdul Bilawal, Qureshi Stray from Budget to

IIOJK Drone Attack ‘Irresponsible’ Razzaq Passes away Personal Digs at Each Other

Karachi: Renowned Islamic scholar
and chancellor of Jamia Binoria Town
Maulana Dr Abdul Razzaq Iskander
passed away in Karachi on Wednes-

day after protracted illness. He was
86.
Sami Swati, a religious scholar
and spokesperson of Jamiat Ulema-
i-Islam Sindh, told Dawn.com that

Islamabad: The Foreign Office campaign against Pakistan that the long-time head of the famous Islamabad: The National Assembly chairman for levelling allegations of

(FO) categorically rejected on is characteristic of the Indian Karachi seminary located near Guru session on Wednesday became heated violating parliamentary tradition.
Wednesday Indian Minister of government and an obliging Mandir was on a wheelchair for the after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto- “What are you talking about? In Sindh,

State for Home Affairs G Kis- Indian media,” the statement last one-and-a-half years. Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah where you have the government, you
han Reddy’s statement regard- added. He was suffering from breath- Mahmood Qureshi engaged in a fiery did not allow the opposition leader to

ing an alleged drone attack in The FO further said that ing problems and was admitted to the debate ahead of Prime Minister Imran speak,” he said.

the Indian Illegally Occupied this was a familiar Indian ploy Indus Hospital, where he was put on Khan’s expected speech. He stated that the speaker is the
Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), to externalize any blame, use a ventilator a week ago and passed In his speech, Bilawal claimed custodian of the house and his charac-

and termed it “irresponsible baseless allegations against away. He left behind two sons who that the government “rigged” the vote ter had been “targeted” by the opposi-
and misleading”. Pakistan as a smokescreen, and are both religious scholars. on the federal budget. The PPP chair- tion. “You can have reservations about

“Pakistan calls upon India seek to undermine the indige- Maulana Iskander’s funeral man said that according to the rules, the speaker’s decision, but you take it
to refrain from its reprehensi- nous struggle for self-determi- prayers were held at Jamia Binoria the NA speaker was obligated to carry up in his chamber. You don’t confront
ble propaganda campaign as no nation of the Kashmiri people. Town on Wednesday night. He was out a count when a voice vote was them on the floor of the house,” he

amount of Indian falsehoods “The latest allegations fur- laid to rest in the seminary premises challenged and it was not a matter of said.

can succeed in diverting atten- ther confirm what Pakistan near the grave of its founder, Maulana his “choice”. He said that the charter of diplo-

tion from India’s serious crimes has consistently pointed out Yousuf Binori. He said the final vote on the macy states that the chairmanship of

in IIOJK,” the FO said in a press that the BJP government stages Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed budget was what really mattered and the provincial Public Accounts Com-

release. ‘false flag’ operations to malign Bajwa expressed condolences on the that some treasury members had ex- mittee (PAC) is given to the opposi-

The communique added Pakistan with terrorism-related scholar’s demise. “May Allah bless his hibited “irresponsible behavior” at the tion. “Have you done that? Have you
that while conveniently choos- allegations for narrow political soul and give strength to the bereaved time, lamenting the fact that members given the opposition representation in
ing not to share any evidence, gains,” the press release stated. family to bear this irreparable loss,” from the opposition benches were also the provincial standing committees?
the Indian government had The use of the Pakistan he was quoted as saying by the ISPR. missing. What parliamentary tradition are you

once again levelled serious al- card, either to win an election According to Swati, the late “If you had carried out the count, talking about?”

legations against Pakistan. or to divert attention from an scholar was born in Kakul, Abbot- we would’ve at least brought our The minister also questioned

“This is yet another mani- electoral defeat, had also, un- tabad, in 1935. He received his early stance on record. I stood up at the the basis on which Bilawal had chal-
festation of the unsubstanti- fortunately, become standard education from Darul Uloom Kara- time of the last vote and challenged lenged the legitimacy of the budget.

ated propaganda and smear practice, the FO concluded. chi when its campus was located in your ruling, but you stood up and left,” “In Sindh, the opposition is not being
Nanak Wara of Lyari. Bilawal said, addressing National As- allowed to speak,” he said, referring to
Active Covid Cases Drop below 32,000 in Pakistan sembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. the barring of at least eight opposition
lawmakers from the Sindh Assembly.
As a result, the budget’s legitima-
cy was undermined, he said. In comparison, the opposition is

Islamabad: The national “Is it not rigging if we can’t re- being given more time in the National
tally of total active Co- cord our vote during the budget de- Assembly, he said. He also questioned
vid-19 cases fell to 31,606 bate or during the Financial Action the absence of Leader of the Opposi-
on Wednesday as 979 Task Force (FATF) debate? Is this not tion in the National Assembly Sheh-
more people tested positive against the rules?” he questioned. baz Sharif during the session.
for the virus while 1,499 A day earlier, the National As- “The leader of the opposition

people made full recovery sembly had passed the budget for the wasn’t present during the debate on
from the disease during the new fiscal year with majority vote the finance bill while 25 PML-N mem-

last 24 hours, according to amid a dismal showing by the opposi- bers were missing,” he said. He stated
the latest update issued by tion. that the opposition would not be able
the National Command A confident-looking Prime Min- to suppress the government by mak-

and Operation Centre ister Imran Khan had attended the ing noise, holding the former respon-
(NCOC). proceedings for only 50 minutes and sible for spoiling the atmosphere of
The national Covid left the assembly hall even before the the lower house.

positivity ratio during the final vote on the budget after real-

past 24 hours was recorded izing that his presence was no more Bilawal questions Qureshi’s
at 2.3%. Among the ac- required in the house to ensure the criticism
tive cases, 1,871 patients presence of the treasury members Apparently taking the foreign
remained under treatment who had clearly outnumbered the op- minister’s criticism as a personal af-
in critical condition in position. front, Bilawal hit back at Qureshi, say-
various Covid-dedicated The prime minister had entered ing he was criticizing the party that

healthcare facilities of the 746 in Balochistan, 360 in 10,747 in Punjab, 4,316 “Now Covid Vacci- the assembly hall at a time when the had made him the foreign minister

country, including 249 on Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), and in K-P, 777 in ICT, 308 in nation Certificate can be chair had already ordered a headcount and the president of the party’s Punjab
ventilators. 461 in Azad Jammu and Balochistan, 111 in G-B verified through QR Code on the demand of the opposition on chapter.

The NCOC said 27 Kashmir (AJK). and 582 in AJK, the NCOC or by visiting http://nims. the motion moved by Finance Min- “The extent to which we know
patients have died during Since the pandem- said. nadra.gov.pk/nims/certifi- ister Shaukat Tarin to take up the fi- the learned member from Multan, you

the past 24 hours, 25 of ic broke out, a total of cate,”; the NCOC – which nance bill for consideration and final don’t,” the PPP leader said while refer-

whom were under treat- 957,371 cases have beende- Vaccination certificate serves as the nerve cen- vote. The motion was approved with ring to Qureshi. He added that Prime

ment in hospitals, includ- tected – AJK 20,293, Balo- Meanwhile, the ter of the country’s fight 172-138 votes. Minister Imran had “yet to find out

ing 13 on ventilators. Most chistan 27,145, GB 6,098, NCOC issued a new web against pandemic – an- When the budget was put for what kind of a person he (Qureshi) is”.

of the deaths occurred in ICT 82,652, K-P 137,951, portal to download a verifi- nounced on Twitter. approval through voice vote, almost After interruption from the trea-

Sindh, followed up by Pun- Punjab 346,180 and Sindh able Covid-19 vaccination The tweet also shared all the PML-N members had left the sury benches, Bilawal insisted that he

jab, it added. 337,052. Among them certificate. The new web- a card depicting the web- house leaving behind the PPP and be allowed to speak, “otherwise I am

Some 42,062 tests 903,484 people have recov- site portal would generate site link and necessary in- Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam members. How- here, let Imran Khan come here and
were conducted across the ered from the disease so far, a Covid-19 vaccination structions to use the web ever, Bilawal had later claimed that do his speech. I will see how he is able

country on Tuesday, in- showing over a 90% recov- certificate that could be portal. The individuals when he challenged a voice vote on an to do it.”

cluding 11,852 in Sindh, ery ratio. verified through QR Code who have been vaccinated important occasion, the speaker had Bilawal said Prime Minister Im-
17,218 in Punjab, 9,525 Nationwide death toll scanning and also by visit- before June 21, 2021 can violated the rules and deprived him of ran should be advised to “see through”
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 22,281 on Wednes- ing National Immuniza- now download a verifiable his right. Qureshi, adding that he had known

(K-P), 1,900 in Islamabad day. Among them 5,440 tion Management System’s vaccination certificate for Responding to Bilawal, the for- the foreign minister since his child-
Capital Territory (ICT), people perished in Sindh, (NIMS) website. free, it added. eign minister lashed out at the PPP hood.
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