چیئرمین نیب قمرالزمان چودھری نے عہدے کا دوبارہ چارج سنبھال لیا

اسلام آباد…چیئرمین نیب قمرالزمان چودھری نے عہدے کا دوبارہ چارج سنبھال لیا،ذرائع کے مطابق چیئرمین نیب این آئی سی ایل کیس کی تفتیش کے دوران چھٹی پر چلے گئے تھے۔چیئرمین نیب کیخلاف این آئی سی ایل کیس میں نیب افسران نے تفتیش کی جس کے بعد چند روز قبل چیئرمین نیب قمر الزمان کو کلیئر کر دیا گیا، کلیئر ہونے کے بعد آج چیئرمین نیب قمرالزمان چودھری نے عہدے کا دوبارہ چارج سنبھال لیا ہے۔

ایک سا ئیکل سولہ لڑ کیا ں،چینی کر تب با زوں کا حیرت انگیز مظاہر ہ

بیجنگ …ایک سائیکل پر دو یا تین سو ار تو آ پ نے دیکھے ہو نگے لیکن کبھی سو چا بھی ہے کہ ایک سائیکل اورسو لہ سوار کیسے ممکن ہے ۔ چین میں ایک سر کس کے دوران سولہ لڑ کیوں نے ایک سا ئیکل پر سوار ہو کر دیکھنے والوں کی حیران کر دیا ۔ کر تب کی ابتدا ء میں تو سب اپنی اپنی سا ئیکلو ں پر سوار تھے لیکن اس منفردا مظاہر ے کے دوران رفتہ رفتہ سائیکلیں کم ہونا شروع ہو ئیں اوجمنا سٹک کے مظا ہرے دکھا تی تما م کی تمام سولہ لڑ کیا ں ایک سا ئیکل پر جمع ہو گئیں اور خو بصورت فا رمیشن اختیار کر لی ۔

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis Calls on Christians to Rejoice

Pope Francis has urged the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to rejoice this Christmas because "Jesus is the light who brightens the darkness" and brings peace.
The pontiff delivered his first Christmas Eve homily as pope during a Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Tuesday.
His homily focused on humans' historical and personal journey for a promised land and salvation - and in the pope's words - "the spirit of people who walk to see a great light."
Francis, known for his humility and service to the poor, said every person has "both bright and dark moments, lights and shadows." He urged the faithful to journey forward with an open heart and cast aside pride, deceit and self-seeking ways.
He said God revealed grace, mercy and love through Jesus, who guides the world. The pontiff closed by saying, "Jesus is the light who brightens the darkness. He is our peace."
The Argentine-born Francis was elected pope in March, a month after the surprise resignation of Emeritus Pope Benedict.
Since then, the 78-year-old Francis' popularity has soared and he has been praised for helping to reshape the image of the church.
In December, Time magazine named him "Person of the Year," and lauded his call for the healing of the masses who face disease, poverty and personal turmoil in their lives.

South Sudan President Calls for End to Ethnic Violence

The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has expressed concern about recent strife in his country, condemning those "who would like to take power by force of arms."
Deploring the killings of innocent people, he criticized those "who are targeting others because of their tribal affiliation."
In a written statement, the South Sudanese leader said he has ordered the country's security forces "not to harrass civilians in any way... threaten or abuse them."
"Those unruly and undisciplined soldiers who are behind such terrible acts" he called criminals who "will not escape the long arm of justice."
Kiir called on everyone involved to "put the interest of our newly independent nation first." Mentioning his former vice president and nemesis, Riek Machar, by name, he urged him and forces supporting him to do the same.
Meanwhile in New York, the United Nations Security Council has voted to increase the size of its peacekeeping force in South Sudan, where violence between government forces and breakaway factions has escalated over the past week, endangering hundreds of thousands of civilians, and bringing the new nation to the brink of civil war.

In a statement following the Security Council vote, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon thanked leaders across Africa and around the world for their determination to respond to the violence in South Sudan. "The world is watching and the world is acting," he said.

The Security Council resolution authorizes the U.N. to send an additional 5,500 peacekeeping troops to the strife-torn nation, boosting the number of peacekeepers there to 12,500.   

Still, Ban warned that the situation remains tense.  Two U.N. peacekeepers and hundreds of civilians have been killed over the past week.

Ban expressed concern that the violence may be spreading. 

"We have reports of horrific attacks, including extrajudicial killings, rape and mass graves. Tens of thousands have fled their homes and the numbers keep growing and, of course, innocent civilians are being targeted because of their ethnicity," said Ban.

The fighting that followed an alleged coup attempt last week has displaced more than 80,000 people amid reports of violence between members of the Dinka and Nuer ethnic groups.  President Salva Kiir, a Dinka, blames former vice president Riek Machar, a Nuer, of masterminding the alleged coup attempt.

Ban warned that those responsible for human rights violations and crimes against humanity will be held accountable, but he added that the political players within South Sudan bear ultimate responsibility for ending the conflict.

"In this season of peace, I urge the leaders of South Sudan to act for peace, stop the violence, start the dialogue [and] save your proud and newly independent country," said Ban.

The immediate prospects for dialogue between the warring parties seem remote.  Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama has moved 150 Marines to Djibouti to facilitate the evacuation of Americans in South Sudan. He has indicated that, if necessary, the United States might take "further action.

چین ایٹمی بجلی گھرکیلیے پاکستان کو 6.5 ارب ڈالرقرض دیگا

اسلام آ باد / لندن: چین پاکستان کو کراچی میں بڑے جوہری پاور پلانٹ کی تعمیر کیلیے6.5 ارب ڈالرقرضہ دیگا۔

منگل کوبرطانوی خبر رساں ادارے کی رپورٹ میں کہا گیا ہے کہ چین پاکستان کیساتھ دو طرفہ تعلقات کو مزید مضبوط و مستحکم کرنا چاہتا ہے اور وہ اس سلسلے میں پاکستان کو جوہری پاور پلانٹ کی تعمیر کیلیے معاونت فراہم کررہا ہے۔

رپورٹ میں پاکستانی وزارت خزانہ کے حکام کی طرف سے فراہم کردہ دستاویزات کا حوالہ دیتے ہوئے بتایا گیا کہ چین کے ادارے چائنا نیشنل نیوکلیئر کو آپریشن نے پاکستان کو سب سے بڑے جوہری پلانٹ کی تعمیر کیلئے 6 ارب 50 کروڑ ڈالر کا قرضہ دینے کا وعدہ کیا ہے اس پاور پلانٹ میں دو ری ایکٹرز ہوں گے جن کے ذریعے 11,11 سو میگا واٹ بجلی پیدا کی جا سکے گی۔ پاکستان جوہری توانائی کمیشن کے چیئرمین انصار پرویز نے کہا کہ چین کو مکمل اعتماد ہے کہ پاکستان جوہری پلانٹ چلانے کی صلاحیت رکھتا ہے۔ انھوں نے کہا کہ کراچی میں تعمیر ہونے والا جوہری پاور پلانٹ2019ء میں مکمل ہو گا۔

قائد اعظم محمد علی جناح کے مزارپر گارڈز کی تبدیلی کی پروقار تقریب

کراچی…آج بانی پاکستان قائد اعظم محمد علی جنا ح کا یوم ولادت منایا جارہا ہے،کراچی میں مزار قائد پر گارڈز کی تبدیلی کی پروقار تقریب ہوئی۔بابائے قوم کے یوم ولادت کی تقریبات کا آغاز صبح کراچی میں مزار پر گارڈز کی تبدیلی سے ہوا۔پاکستان ملٹری اکیڈمی کاکول کے کیڈٹس نے پاک فضائیہ کے کیڈٹس کی جگہ گارڈز کے فرائض سنبھالے۔کمانڈانٹ ملٹری اکیڈمی میجر جنرل ندیم بٹ نے پریڈ کے معائنے کے بعد مزار پر پھول چڑھائے اور فاتحہ خوانی کی۔تینوں مسلح افواج اور رینجرز کے نمائندے بھی مزارقائد پرحاضری دیں گے۔ملک کے دوسرے شہروں میں بھی بابائے قوم کے یوم ولادت کے سلسلے میں خصوصی تقریبات منعقدکی جائیں گی۔ قائداعظم محمد علی جناح کی روح کو ایصال ثواب کے لیے قرآن خوانی اور ملک کی ترقی اور خوشحالی کے لیے خصوصی دعائیں کی جائیں گی۔

US Positions Troops to Enter South Sudan

NAIROBI — The United States has sent 150 Marines to a military base in Djibouti to respond as needed to the crisis in South Sudan.  Repositioning of soldiers comes after four U.S. soldiers were wounded during an evacuation operation in Jonglei state.

The U.S. military’s Africa command, known as AFRICOM, said Tuesday that soldiers have arrived at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti from an airbase in Spain.

AFRICOM said this is the first time the Marine Air-Ground Task Force has deployed to Africa in support of an operational mission.

A spokesman for AFRICOM, Benjamin Benson, said the movement is based on the “possibility of threats against U.S. personnel and facilities” in South Sudan.  “By positioning these forces forward we’re able to more quickly able to respond to a crisis in the region, if required,” he said.

On Tuesday, the U.N. human rights office said a mass grave has been discovered in the town of Bentiu, capital of Unity State.  Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani tells VOA that a U.N. official saw 14 bodies in a grave and 20 at a nearby riverside.

Shamdasani indicated the bodies could be those of some 75 Dinka army soldiers unaccounted for and feared dead.

The U.N. Security Council is due to vote Tuesday on a resolution to send 5,500 additional peacekeepers to South Sudan.

The country has been wracked by violence as a political rift between the president and his former vice president has divided the military against itself in some parts of the country.  Witnesses also report a rise in inter-ethnic killings.

The U.S. sent 45 soldiers to South Sudan last week to protect civilians and to guard its embassy as U.S. citizens were airlifted from the country.

On Saturday, four U.S. soldiers were wounded when unknown gunmen shot at their helicopters during an evacuation mission in Jonglei state.

Benson said the military has adjusted its strategy in response to threats abroad following the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya last year that left four people dead, including a U.S. ambassador.

“One of the lessons learned from the tragic events of the Benghazi attacks in 2012 was that we needed to be better postured in order to respond to developing crisis situations if needed and so cautionary movements like this will allow us to do that.”

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek Machar have conditionally agreed to talks to resolve the current crisis.

Kiir has accused Machar of being behind an attempted coup that started the violence last week.  Machar denies the charges but has stated his own presidential ambitions and has called on the armed forces to remove Mr. Kiir from power.

Soldiers who have defected from the military have taken control of the capitals of Jonglei and Unity States.  The government has vowed to send troops to reclaim the territories.

The United Nations said more than 80,000 people have been displaced by the violence which has left hundreds dead in the past week.