. The News ternational, Karachl, Priday, July 10,2026

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Sindh CS orders province-wide
crackdown on wheat hoarding

- "By Salis bln Perwale        decided, In line with the Sindh . “The government docs Separately, Sindh Home
”                                               cabinet’s directives, to initiate not want to disupt kegitimate Minister Zia) Hassan Lanjar|
KARACHI: The Sindh govern strict egal action against hoard- business activity, but hoanting reaffirmed the govemment’s
Tent has decided to launch a ers and egal stockists, Wheat of wheat and manipulation of zero-tolerance policy against
province-wide crackdown on found to have been hoandedor flour ro will not be toler-. wheat hoarding, artificial
wheat hoarding, egal storage stored beyond the prescribed ated,” Shah                    and profiteering. ..
and profiteering to prevent limit will be confiscated atthe . Food Ne Mehhoobuz He directed the relevant
artificial shortages and stabl- govemument- notified price, The  Zaman saki the government's authorities to finalize stock
lize four prices.     meeting also decided that any action was aimed at curbing limits for flour mills and

Farhat Imtiaz, spokesman  person, firm or entily other hoarding rather than creat- wheat traders without delay
for the Sindh chicf secretary, than registered flour mills, ing difficulties for flour mills, and present a comprehensive
said that the decision was chakkis and licensed wheat chakkisorlicensed traders He enforcement policy. Lanjar
taken at a high-level mecting traders found holding wheat said he would hoki a separate said ensuring the availability
co-chaired by Chief Secretary stocks unlawfully would face meeting with fourmill owners. of wheat and maintaining mar
Syed Asif Hyder Shah and legal action, and the seized to explain that the campaign ket stability Were among the
Food Minister Makhdoom stock woukl be confiscated at targets only hoarders and ike govemment’s top priorities,
Mehboobuz Zaman on Thurs- the notified price. ..         . Salstockists, . .         He wamed that strict legal
day to review wheat stocks .     Chief Secretary Asif Hyder      He directed officials to  action would be taken against
and flour prices across the Shah directed all cormmission- give the operation top priority anyone violating the pre+
province.                 wos. FS, depuly commissioners and ensure close coordination scribed stock mits, adding

‘The mecting was attended and Food Department officials betweenthe Food Department that exphoitation of consumers:
by the food secretary, divi to immediately launch coor.’ and district administrations to. would not be tolerated.
sional commissioners, deputy dinated operations against maintain adequate wheat and = The meeting reiterated the
commissioners, assistant com wheat hoarding in their Sour supplies at reasonable Sindh government's commit.
missioners and senior Food  respective jurisd jurisdictions. He prices. Commissioners and ment to ensuring the avail-
Department officials. Partice instructed district administra- deputy commissioners were ability of wheat and Nour at
pants were informed that tions to work closely with the also instructed to submit mg. affordable prices through
Sindh has 200 Nour mills and Food Department to prevent ular reports on enforcement, effective market regulation

- 1,083 licensed wheat traders... hoarding, illegal storage and stock verification, market and strict action against hoard-

Officials sald the meeting artificial shortages,              monitoring and price control, ing and profiteering.

Outgoing Malaysian CG lauds
Pakistan’s role in regional peace

“By cur correspondent nomic development, regional tive destination for global regional stability, He added
~ peace and people-to-people manufacturers. He also high- that Pakistan’s diplomatic
" KARACHI: Malaysian Consul contacts, along with other lighted a major data centre efforts had helped prevent
General in Karachi Herman  matters of mutual interest. _- investment project currently  vier conflict and Promote
Hardynata Ahmed paida fares *: Awais Qadir Shahrvealled underway in Makysia.
- well call on Sindh Assembly his visits to Malaysia and = The meeting also touched |     Perth sides agreed thal
“Speaker Syed Awais Qadir praised the country’sdevelop- on regional diplomacy and  peace and stability are essen
Shah on Thursday as he con ment and urban pkinning. The border issues, as well as the tial for global economic
cluded his three-year diplo- Malaysian emvy briefed him role of diplomats instrength growth and stressed the
matic tenure in Pakistan. ~~ on the development of Putra- ening relations among importance of keeping the
Sindh Assembly Secre- Jaya, noting that the city was friendly countries. The Malay- Strait of Hormuz open to safe.
tary G.ML Umar Farooq and established during the tenure sian consul general apprecl guard international trade.
Director General Media Irfan of former Prime Minister ated Pakistan's diplomatic. Ahmed thanked the
Ahmed Memon also attended Mahathir Mohamad through efforts to promote regional ‘speaker for his cooperation
the mecting. During the mect- a public-private partnership and global peace, saying the and support during his ten-
ing, Ahmed informed the model                         country’s role in mediation ure in Karachi, In tum, Shah.
speaker that he wouldassume The discussion also cov- and de-escalation during apprectated the consul gener-
his next diplomatic assign- ered urban infrastructure, recent regional tensions was _al's services, particularly his
ment in Putrajaya, Malaysia’s public service delivery, water commendable,                role in facilitating coordina-
federal administrative capital, management and municipal The speaker said Pakistan tion with Malaysian delegates
following the completion of govemance in both countries. had consistently pursued during the Commonwealth
his posting in Karachi, .       Ahmed said Makysia’sinvest- a policy of peace and had Parliamentary Association
The two sides discussed ment-friendly environment demonstrated through its Conference, and wished him
_Pakistan-Malaysia relations, and competitive production political and military lead. success in his new assign
diplomatic cooperation, cco costs had made it an attrac ership its commitment to ment. .


Chinese | Minister, European envoy stress need
_ delegation     for strengthening partnership

visits NUTECH          By Jamia Achakzal         High Commissioner of Can- mission for Minorities ard the
_ &da; Ms, Fenny Hum, Political enactment of the Protection
ISLAMABA: A delegation of] ISLAMABAD: Law and human Counsellor, High Commission of Journalists and Media Pro-
faculty members from the] rights minister Senator Azam of Canada; and HLE. Ladislav fessionals Act. The discussion
School of Biomedical Engi-| Nazeer Tarar met a high-level: Steinhlibel, Ambassador of the also included progress on
neering, WTU, Poopk’s Repub. | delegation of ambassadors Czech Republic. .: -           fsoues related to the death pen
Ue of China, visited NUTECH ] and senior diplomats fromthe The meeting featured a alty moratorium and broader
to explore opportunities for] European Union and European comprehensive exchange of human rights commitments,
_acadernic and research collab- | countries here Thursday,      views on Pakistan-EU rela- ~ Minister Tarar briefed
oration, says a press release,       Led by Ambassador of the tions, the GSP+ framework, the delegation on the Gov.
- The              \ed by Prof. | European Union to Pakistan human rights, the rule of law, ermment’s ongoing legal and
Dr. Zhaowei Zhang, Dean,| Ralmundss Karobtis, the dee and areas of mutual cooper- institutional reforms aimed al
School of Biomedical Engi-| gation induded ILE. Alexandra ation. Both sides reaffirmed strengthening the protection of
neering and Health, Wuhan] Berg von Linde, Ambassador the Importance of contin- fundamental rights, improving
Textile University, China, Dr,| of Sweden; H.E. Per Albert ued engagement to further access to justice, and reinforo-
Tang Yun, Associate Professor,   Tseas Ambassador of Norway;  Strengthen their longstanding  ing the rule of law. He reiter-
School of Biomedical Engi-] H.E. Nicolas Galey, Am          partnership, ~~                     ated Paldstan’s commitment to
neering and Health, Wuhan] sador of France; Mr. Declan The visiting delegation  upholding human rights while
Textile University, China, | Johnston, Chargé d’Affaires of appreciated Pakistan's ongo- ensuring effective counterter-
Dr, Zarcen Zuhra, Associate | Ircland; ILE. RobertJan Sicg- ing efforts to advance human rorism measures in accord-
Professor, School of Biomed: | ert, Ambassador of the Neth-  nahi, particularly the estab-  ance with the Constitution and
ical Engincering and Health, | ertands; H.E, Tarik Ali Khan, Kshment of the National Com- the law,

Wuhan Textile University,
FIA exposes alleged Nadra role


China, Dr. Wajid Hussain,
- Associate Professor, School of

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ad Alcnal, Chairman, PSP,
Dr Mirza Habib Ali, Member          By Shakeel Anjum          La special court in Idamabed  identified as Muhammad Amin,
Science, PSF, Zaiban                                     rejected the pre-arrest bail the son of Hatder Gul. Investi-

Farooq,
Principal Scientific Officer] ISLAMABAD: The Federal applications of thece highrank- gators subsequently discovered
(1), PSF and Raja Abdul Rch- | Investigation Agency (FIA) ing National Database and Reg- that Amin had successfully
man, Deputy Director, PSF. . | has uncovered a major fraud {stration Authority (NADRA) obtained a Pakistani CNIC
» - The delegation received | scheme involving its own offi- officials impbcated in the case.  through extensive misrep-
a comprehensive briefing] cials who allegedly facilitated According to FIA Islama-_ resentation of his citizenship,
.on NUTECH's academic the issuance ofa fake