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GEMS FROM P25 city’s supplies are brackish. MOEED FROM P1 leadership and lawmakers a com- The prime minister “made
you so that you might use your rea- High temperatures have also with the neighboring country. prehensive briefing on “important it clear that it was a matter of na-
son; and do not touch the substance recently made headlines in the US, He felt the concerned authori- external matters, national security, tional security and therefore he
of an orphan – save to improve it – where Portland, Oregon, hit an all- ties in Afghanistan should review the internal challenges and regional did not want to make it political”,
before he comes of age. And [in all time local high of 42C (108F) on a tariff and trade policies for boosting developments especially the Kash- Qaiser was quoted as saying by the
your dealings] give full measure and dry bulb scale. business activities in this region. mir conflict and Afghanistan’s cur- lawmaker.
weight, with equity: [however,] We World Bank research in 2018 When asked about media reports rent situation”, according to a state- Earlier in the day, Interior
do not burden any human being with warned weather changes risk regarding Indian External Affairs ment released by the information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
more than he is well able to bear; and badly denting the living standards Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s ministry. had said that the course of politics
when you voice an opinion, be just, of hundreds of millions in South recent stopovers in Doha to meet The meeting was told that in Pakistan would change follow-
even though it be [against] one near Asia. Scorching weather comes with the Taliban leadership in the Pakistan had honestly played a ing the military’s security briefing
of kin. And [always] observe your with increasingly short, warm and Qatari capital twice in the last three “very positive and responsible” to lawmakers.
bond with God: this He has enjoined early spring seasons which have weeks, the NSA said it is “shameless” role in the Afghan peace process. The country’s politics would
upon you, so that you might keep it left Pakistan’s farmers struggling of India to engage the Afghan Taliban “Due to Pakistan’s efforts, not now center on national security af-
in mind. to deal with new weather patterns. after having supported operations only was the path paved for talks ter the briefing, the minister said,
The heat has dried out farmland against the insurgent group for a long between different Afghan factions adding that he foresaw the govern-
Chapter 6, Verse 161 and hit profits by causing fruit and time. and warring groups, but meaning- ment and opposition treading a
Say: “Behold my Sustainer vegetables to ripen earlier, mean- “With what [moral] standing ful dialogue between the United new path together in politics.
has guided me onto a straight way ing they are smaller. did this Indian high-level official States and Taliban was also start- It was the first time during the
through an ever-true faith – the way As temperatures rise and rain- meet [the Taliban] there? Did they ed,” the lawmakers were told. PTI-led government that officials
of Abraham, who turned away from fall patterns shift, difficulties with not feel ashamed?” Yusuf said when “We believe in the fact that of security forces and spy agencies
all that is false, and was not of those farming, irrigation, disease and la- asked how Pakistan viewed the India- lasting peace and stability in Af- updated legislators on security is-
who ascribe divinity to aught beside bor are predicted by 2050 to badly Taliban meetings. ghanistan will actually result in sues.
Him.” hit people’s quality of living in parts “[The Indians] kept having the stability in South Asia,” the minis-
of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Taliban killed daily and kept giving try’s press release added. DEVELOPMENTS FROM P1
HIJAB FROM P24 Jacobabad’s residents said they funds for operations against them The meeting was told that ing insecurity in Pakistan.”
Hijab as oppression: a superfi- felt the temperature in the town and today they have reached there to Pakistan will welcome the true The report urges Islamabad to
cial and misguided view was getting higher, but they had have talks,” he added. representative government of the reach out to Kabul to reduce mis-
I consciously chose to be Hi- few options. He said the meetings were “a people in Afghanistan “at every trust, adding that Pakistan should
jabed because I was searching for re- “People are aware that the heat matter of shame” and not a strategic level” and continue its role for the use the access and leverage provid-
spect from men. is getting up and up, but they are move. Afghan peace process. ed by its links with the Taliban to
Initially, as both a Women’s poor people. They can’t go any- Yusuf emphasized that the Tali- “Pakistan’s land is not being press the insurgents to reduce vio-
Studies major and a thinking female, where, they can’t leave their plac- ban whom the Indians had met were used in the conflict going on in lence and negotiate a compromise
I bought into the Western view that es,” said Zahid Hussain, a market “not stupid. You should ask what Afghanistan and the hope was ex- on power-sharing arrangements
the wearing of a scarf is oppressive. trader. “I myself have been think- response the [Indians] got from the pressed that Afghanistan’s soil will with other Afghan stakeholders.
After this experience and much ing about shifting, but have never [Taliban],” he added. also not be used against Pakistan,” It says that an unravelling Af-
reflection, I have arrived at the con- got around to it.” – The Telegraph Speaking about Pakistan-India the statement said. ghanistan could not only embolden
clusion that such a view is superficial relations, the NSA said there were no Lawmakers were informed Pakistani militant groups, particu-
and misguided: It is not if the act is backdoor talks or dialogue between that 90 per cent of the fencing at larly the Pakistani Taliban but also
motivated by conviction and under- REFORMS FROM P1 the two countries for now, but Paki- the Afghan border had been com- cause yet another massive influx of
standing. Rafique, PPP stalwart Raja Pervaiz stan was waiting in reply to what had pleted, while an effective system Afghan refugees.
Ashraf and Maulana Asad Mehmood been conveyed to New Delhi. for customs and border control According to the report, Is-
The most liberating experience of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) ‘’India contacted us [and said] was also being formulated. lamabad’s failure in persuading the
of my life were among the few opposition lead- that they wanted to fix [relations] According to the handout, po- Taliban to opt for a peacefully ne-
I covered up that day out of ers present during the speech. and we told them we desired the res- litical leaders “expressed satisfac- gotiated political settlement, would
choice, and it was the most liberating During his wide-ranging ad- toration of pre-August 2019 status of tion” at the briefing and conveyed strain its ties with Washington and
experience of my life. dress, a confident-looking PM ig- Indian-occupied Kashmir; besides, wishes for peace, progress and Kabul. That’s why Pakistan should
I now see alternatives to being a nored the faint protest by the oppo- our policy is based on the ease of life prosperity in Afghanistan. redouble its efforts to convince the
woman. sition which, at times, also thumped for Kashmiris,’’ he stated, adding, the The meeting started in the late Taliban to scale back both their at-
I discovered that the way I dress the desks in unison with the treasury Indians had been conveyed that Paki- afternoon and continued till late tacks and their aspirations to rein-
dictated others’ reaction towards me. benches – a rare sign of approval – as stan wanted to see the desired change evening after a break. The infor- state their version of Islamic gover-
It saddens me that this is a reality. PM Imran continued to assert some on the ground. mation ministry said participants nance.
It is a reality that I have accept- of his positions, including his stance gave their suggestions during a The report claims that Paki-
ed, and chose to conquer rather than on electoral reforms. COAS FROM P1 question and answer session in the stan has supported the Afghan
be conquered by it. The prime minister pointed out port to the Afghan peace process, he briefing, and that their “sugges- peace process because it sees an op-
It was my sexuality that I cov- that every election after 1970 had said spoilers of peace in Afghanistan tions will be considered an impor- portunity to push for its preferred
ered, not my femininity. The covering been controversial due to allegations risk regional instability. tant part of the security policy”. option — the Taliban’s inclusion in
of the former allowed the liberation of rigging, therefore, “the only solu- Expressing resolute support for After the meeting, the NA power-sharing arrangements.
of the latter. tion to this issue [allegations of elec- the people of Indian Illegally Occu- speaker hosted a reception for the It explains that the Taliban’s
(This article was originally pub- toral fraud] is the use of EVMs [elec- pied Jammu and Kashmir, the COAS participants which was also at- continued reliance on violence to
lished in Al-Talib, the newsmagazine tronic voting machines]”. stressed the importance of a peaceful tended by the army and ISI chiefs, strengthen their bargaining posi-
of the Muslim Students’ Association “We are striving to improve the and durable solution of the Kashmir is- opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif tion, has also toughened Kabul’s
of the University of California in Los election process. We have proposed sue in line with the relevant United Na- and other lawmakers. position on this issue.
Angeles (UCLA) in October 1994. election reforms and I will request tions resolutions and aspirations of the Asked by a reporter whether The report observes that US
At the time of its publication, Kathy the opposition to sit with the gov- Kashmiri people. Pakistan will allow the US request President Joe Biden’s decision to
Chin was a senior at UCLA majoring ernment, as it pertains to the future Sharing his vision of Pakistan to set up military bases in the withdraw all US troops by 11 Sep-
in Psychobiology and Women’s Stud- of democracy in Pakistan,” he told Army, he underscored the need for country, Gen Bajwa replied: “You tember, even without a political set-
ies) the house. “If they [opposition] have continuous evaluation of existing doc- should ask this question from the tlement, has “tightened timelines
any reservations, we are ready to hear trine and corresponding strategy to ef- government.” for getting a peace process moving
DOCTORS FROM P16 them out.” fectively deal with the evolving threats He went on to add: “[We] before the conflict intensifies”.
endocrinology, August 2019. PM Imran referred to his 21 in various domains. won’t give air bases this time It notes that since intra-Af-
3Sammi Chekroud et al., “As- years of cricketing experience and He termed professionalism, com- around.” ghan negotiations started in Doha,
sociation Between Physical Exercise said the controversies of defeat and petence and devotion to duty as the During the briefing, PPP Qatar on 12 September 2020, Paki-
and Mental Health in 1-2 Million In- victory in international cricket only hallmark of the Pakistan Army and em- chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari stan’s military and civilian leader-
dividuals in the USA Between 2011 ended after the introduction of neu- phasized realistic and futuristic train- raised the point that Prime Min- ships “have repeatedly emphasized
and 2015: A Cross-Sectional Study,” tral empires and the support of mod- ing for maintaining perpetual opera- ister Imran should have attended that only a political settlement can
Lancet Psychiatry, August 8, 2018. ern technology. tional readiness. the important meeting on national end conflict in Afghanistan”.
4Joshua M. Smit, et al., “Online He also mentioned the campaign “Force modernization and in- security. While the briefing was The report also warns that Pak-
Positive Affect Journaling in the Im- of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) duction of advanced technologies are underway, the premier was at- istan’s clout with the insurgents has
provement of Mental Distress and after the 2013 general elections, when imperative for maintaining qualitative tending a farmers’ convention in declined as they continue to make
Well-Being in General Medical Pa- his party wanted the audit of only edge over adversary,” he remarked. Islamabad. military gains in Afghanistan.
tients with Elevated Anxiety Symp- four constituencies, but the then gov- Congratulating the participants At this, NA speaker Qaiser But that “influence has far
toms: A Preliminary Randomized ernment did not accept the demand on the successful completion of their informed the participants that the from dissipated, since the Taliban
Controlled Trial,” Journal of Medi- and later the matter was decided by course, the COAS advised them to stay prime minister did not attend the shura still operates out of Pakistani
cal Internet Research Mental Health, court. focused on attaining professional excel- briefing “due to the opposition”, a havens. Taliban commanders in
June 13, 2018. The prime minister told the lence while remaining abreast of revo- lawmaker who attended the meet- Afghanistan may dispute but will
5Ye Li et al., “Dietary Patterns house that peace in Afghanistan was lutionary advances in warfare which ing told Dawn.com requesting still follow that leadership’s instruc-
and Depression Risk: A Meta-analy- in Pakistan’s interest but stressed that are redefining national security. Ear- anonymity. tions”, the report claims.
sis,” Psychiatry Research, July 2017. the country did not need “strategic lier on arrival, the COAS was received The speaker said the pre- The report’s authors suggest
Kaiser Permanente depth” in its neighbour. “We do not by NDU President Lieutenant General mier was scheduled to attend the that “it is in Pakistan’s interest to
TEMPERATURE FROM P14 want strategic depth in Afghanistan. Muhammad Saeed. briefing until this morning, but persuade, using pressure, if need
cial. People also said the heat was We are thinking ahead; we are think- the Prime Minister’s Office had be, the Taliban shura to break the
only one of many problems they ing of the economy, links with Cen- BRIEFING FROM P1 received a tip that the opposition logjam in the peace talks by re-
faced. Price hikes have caused eco- tral Asia and we share strong ties with Speaker Asad Qaiser presided over could walk out of the briefing if ducing violence and moderating
nomic devastation, while there is a those countries. We are now thinking the session, during which the DG ISI Prime Minister Imran attended it, demands for Islamic governance”.
lack of fresh drinking water and the of the future.” gave the political and parliamentary according to the source. – Dawn
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