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P24 – PAKISTAN LINK – AUGUST 13, 2021 COMMENTARY
Family Finances

n By Saghir Ahmad Aslam yourself, first ask your family mem-
Rawalpindi, Pakistan bers to do the same. Also, restrict
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dignity and fulfill information to enable access to your can put you at greater risk of identity provides provides provides provides
their religious and accounts. theft, especially if your bank or other
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towards charitable known to spoof their caller id or verify your identity.
activities) email address so it appears that they 4. Protect your accounts
Help protect your family from are a legitimate company. During and your home network
fraud in the age of the coronavirus. these uncertain times, scammers Create strong passwords for
Almost all aspects of our lives are even impersonating the Centers online accounts and your home
are linked to the internet in some for Disease Control and Prevention wireless network. Consider using a
way. A 2019 report by the Pew Re- (CDC), World Health Organiza- unique phrase with a mix of letters
search Center found that more than tion (WHO), and Internal Revenue and numbers. Avoid using part of
a quarter of Americans said they Services (IRS) to pray on confusion your email address or information
were “almost constantly” online, around the coronavirus outbreak or shared on social media, such as the
with 81% using the internet daily. get access to relief funds. name of your pet, favorite movie, or Donate online via check or card at
And that was before the coronavirus When in doubt, don’t respond, anything else someone could easily
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in internet use because more people instead, alert your provider to the 5. Stay up-to-date
are working from home and go- suspicious communication. Cybercriminals change their
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But over always-connected If your data has been compro- sure to work with your advisor and
nature can pose risks: The FEI’s In- mised through a security breach, so other financial providers to under-
ternet Crime Complaint Center on also your credit file with the three stand ways to help protect yourself
average receives more than 1,200 major credit bureaus. The FTC’s as you conduct financial business
complaints a day; the center re- website has more identity theft pre- online. Exchange Rates for Currency Notes*
corded $ 3.5 billion in victim losses vention tips and resources you can
in 2019. And that too was before share with your family. (Saghir A. Aslam only explains Countries Buying Selling
the coronavirus pandemic, which Make a habit of reviewing your strategies and formulas that he has Rs. Rs.
has the Federal Trade Commission and your family’s credit reports at been using. He is merely providing
(FTC) warning about a new wave of least once a year. Look for unauthor- information, and NO ADVICE is
scans as imposters use fake texts, on- ized accounts that may have been given. Mr Aslam does not endorse USA 163.60 164.60
line offers, and solicitations that play opened in your names. or recommend any broker, broker- UK 225.50 228.25
on our fears and emotions. 3. Limit what you share on age firm, or any investment at all, S.Arabia 43.35 43.85
The key to protecting yourself social media nor does he suggest that anyone will Japan 1.41 1.44
and your family? Stay informed - When stay-at-home orders be- earn a profit when or if they pur- Euro 190.75 192.75
and vigilant by following these tips: gan across the country because of chase stocks, bonds or any other in- UAE 44.35 44.85
1. Learn to stop imposter the coronavirus outbreak, facebook. vestments. All stocks or investment
scams com use increased by 27%. But don’t vehicles mentioned are for illustra-
Have you ever received a call, let convince lead to complacency: tive purposes only. Mr Aslam is not (*August 13, 2021)
text, or email purporting to be from thieves scour social media pro- an attorney, accountant, real estate
your credit and provider regard- files for clues to security questions, broker, stockbroker, investment ad- set up an ‘FM Portal’ to listen to the tional Accountability Bureau. The
ing suspicious activity on your ac- password, and other information visor, or certified financial planner. complaints of overseas Pakistanis. government had allowed Nawaz to
count? It could be a scammer trying that could help them impersonate Mr Aslam does not have anything Through this portal, Pakistanis living travel abroad on medical grounds in
to convince you to share sensitive potential victims online. To protect for sale.) abroad can register their complaints, November 2019 but Maryam could
and the portal will assess and subse- not accompany him as her name was
RELIGION FROM P25 ment) became the orthodox doc- fected by the situation in Afghanistan quently help solve their grievances. on the no-fly list.
him an angel from heaven, strength- trine and the Church condemned and has paid a heavy price already. If The portal has been piloted in Also in November 2019, the La-
ening him…” (Luke 22:41-43) other positions. The Qur’an took the situation in Afghanistan worsens, five major embassies, FM Qureshi hore High Court had granted Mary-
Some Muslim scholars (such as the early and the true position in Pakistan will be the first to be impact- said. am bail in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills
Ibn Taymiyah in his book al-Jawab this matter. The Qur’an has empha- ed”, he said. “We will gradually extend its case, in which she is a suspect on con-
al-Sahih) have expressed that Jesus sized both the humanity of Jesus as The FM maintained that Paki- scope to all missions abroad, so ev- dition that she surrendered her pass-
- peace be upon him - prayed to Al- well as his greatness as a Messenger stan wanted to present its point of eryone can benefit from this facility”, port to the court.
lah to remove the cup of death from of Allah. view in the Security Council. How- he added. Maryam then filed a petition
him. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala ever, as chair of the Security Council, seeking a one-time permission to
who loved and cared for Jesus did ATTITUDE FROM P12 India “unfortunately did not adopt a NSA FROM P13 travel abroad for six weeks to take
not refuse his prayer. It is Allah’s escalating violence in Afghanistan. responsible attitude”. they got 400,000 tweets in 15 hours care of her then-ailing father. The fed-
way that He accepts the prayers of All countries in the region must work The FM stated that talks are un- with a huge chunk of it [coming] eral cabinet, however, in December
His Prophets and Messengers. Thus together for peace”, he emphasized. derway with the United Kingdom and from India and its Ahmedabad city,” 2019 decided not to remove her name
Allah accepted Jesus’ prayer and “We do not want to interfere in the United Arab Emirates to review he disclosed. from the ECL.
willed what Jesus himself willed. the affairs of Afghanistan, however, restrictions imposed on Pakistan, In yet another instance, he said In April this year, Interior Min-
Allah saved Jesus - peace be upon we are ready and willing to play the with the nation’s Covid statistics be- the hashtag ‘#ExposeProQadian- ister Sheikh Rashid had said it was
him - from the pain and agony of role of a good neighbour”, he said. fore them. iMinisters’ attracted around 122,000 out of question that the government
death on the cross. He sent His an- FM Qureshi further stated that “Our statistics and Covid situ- tweets, a majority of them posted by would allow Maryam to go abroad.
gels to strengthen him (i.e., to sup- fencing was done at the Pak-Afghan ation are not as bad as India. In our elements based abroad. “Maryam Nawaz has not applied for
port him and to give him the assur- border to stop the movement of “un- opinion, decisions regarding restric- ‘Misleading’ portrayal of Noor removal of her name from the ECL.
ance that Allah would save him), wanted elements”. tions should be made on a scientific Mukaddam case I had asked [Prime Minister] Imran
and then they took him away from “25,000 to 30,000 people cross basis, not political”, he said. The minister said the Noor Mu- Khan about it, but he said it was not
those who tried to kill him. The the border daily, and we do not want The minister hoped that the UK kaddam murder case was a criminal possible. We should believe in Mary-
crowd, however, became confused dangerous elements to enter into and the UAE will reconsider their one but a campaign was run on so- am, who is saying that she is not go-
and some of them thought that they Pakistan and worsen the country’s criteria, given Pakistan’s current Co- cial media claiming Pakistan to be an ing abroad,” he said at the time.
killed Jesus - peace be upon him. situation”, he said, adding that move- vid-19 situation. “unsafe country for women”.
Allah has informed us that this in- ment across the border should be He added that an Indian web BILAWAL FROM P15
deed did not happen. regulated. Overseas Pakistanis channel, WION, had created several Democratic Movement (PDM),
There were many groups Regarding India’s role, the FM Qureshi described overseas Paki- videos about the incident and they which he said failed to sustain itself
among the early followers of Jesus commented that their attitude in stanis as “precious assets”, stating that were subsequently propagated to ma- after his party along with others had
who also believed that Jesus was the United Nations Security Council Pakistan received billions in remit- lign Pakistan. parted ways with it over differences.
saved from the death on the cross. meeting was “regrettable”, and that tances last year. He claimed that it was the PPP
They did not believe that he was the international community and the The government has launched MARYAM FROM P15 that helped the PDM to succeed on
crucified. However, slowly the doc- Council should have taken note of it. the Roshan Digital Scheme to facili- Avenfield properties reference filed a number of occasions including by-
trine of crucifixion (and with it the “Pakistan is not a member of tate Pakistanis abroad, he said. against her and her father, PML-N polls in different parts of the country
doctrines of redemption and atone- the Security Council but is more af- Besides this, the minister has supremo Nawaz Sharif, by the Na- and the last Senate elections.
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