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According to reports, Land Record Centers have been set up at Pakistani embassies and consulates at various destinations across the world.

DG Punjab Land Records Authority (PLRA), in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, has initially set up Land Record Centers at Pakistani embassies and consulates in four countries including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

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According to a Punjab Land Records Authority report, ownership records and rural landscape data has been computerized. This function provides data access to more than 55.5 million owners, and all services and private information have been digitally secured. Limited access to land records data has also been provided to commercial banks to facilitate overseas Pakistanis.

Under the “e-Governance” vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, the Punjab Land Records Authority has started setting up Land Record Centers at Pakistani embassies and consulates to facilitate overseas Pakistanis.

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As per reports, Imad Wasim has been granted the No Objection Certificate (NOC) by the Pakistan Cricket Board to take part in the Big Bash League. Imad had been in contact with the Big Bash League team, Melbourne Renegades, but he was waiting for the NOC before signing for the team.

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Imad Wasim has received his No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Pakistan Cricket Board and will play for the Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming BBL #BBL10 #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) December 1, 2020

The official announcement of the signing of Imad is imminent and will be made in the next couple of days.

Imad will be the second Pakistani to be signed by a Big Bash team this season. Lahore Qalandar’s pacer, Dilbar Hussain was signed by Melbourne Stars earlier.

This will be the first time Imad will take part in the tournament, although he has been a regular feature in other T20 franchise leagues around the world.

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Imad has been in terrific championship-winning form. He led Karachi Kings to their first-ever PSL title less than a month ago, and a few months prior to that, he won the T20 Blast in England with Nottinghamshire.

He will be the fourth Pakistani in history to represent Melbourne Renegades. Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez and Usman Khan Shinwari have previously played for the Renegades.

Imad will join Afghani all-rounder, Mohammad Nabi, as the second overseas player for the Renegades.

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Veteran all-rounder, Shahid Afridi, took to social media to explain what he said to Afghanistan player, Naveen-ul-Haq, in a fiery match in the Lanka Premier League.

Afridi said that his advice to the youngster was to play with respect and don’t hurl abuses at other players.

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Shahid Afridi Schools Afghani Player for Picking a Fight With Amir

The incident took place in the match between Galle Gladiators and Kandy Tuskers in LPL on Monday. Pakistani pacer, Mohammad Amir, and Afghanistan youngster, Naveen-ul-Haq, went head to head in a high-octane match.

During handshakes between the two teams after the match, Afridi came out and lashed out at the Afghani player.

Afridi took to Twitter to explain his actions:

My advise to the young player was simple, play the game and don't indulge in abusive talk. I have friends in Afghanistan team and we have very cordial relations. Respect for teammates and opponents is the basic spirit of the game. https://t.co/LlVzsfHDEQ

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) December 1, 2020

Mohammad Amir replied to Afridi’s tweet as well:

yes lala u are 100% right ? https://t.co/BDEBmAfYmk

— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) December 1, 2020

After the tweet, it was expected that some sense would prevail, the players would calm down and take the advice of the former Pakistani captain, but unfortunately, the war of words continued as Naveen-ul-Haq responded to the tweet.

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Always ready to take advice and give respect,Cricket is a gentleman’s game but if someone says you all are under our feet and will stay their then he is not only talking about me but also talking abt my ppl. #give #respect #take #respect

— Naveen ul haq (@imnaveenulhaq) December 1, 2020

Pakistan and Afghanistan cricket teams have shared a tense rivalry over the past few years, mainly due to the political tensions in the neighboring countries. Previously, Afghanistan and Pakistan spectators also clashed during the match between the two teams in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Recently the relations between the two countries looked to be improving as Prime Minister Imran Khan met with the Afghanistan cricket team and invited them to tour Pakistan.

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For the first time, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has allowed a senior lawyer, Khalid Anwar, to appear before the court from his home using a video-link facility after he tested positive for COVID-19.

According to details, a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Mushir Alam, directed the technical staff of Sindh High Court (SHC) to make necessary arrangements at Karachi Registry of Supreme Court, allowing the senior lawyer to represent his client from his home.

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Until now, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) was the only superior court that offered lawyers this facility to plead their cases through a video-link facility.

Senior lawyers have lauded the Supreme Court’s decision, urging all high courts to accord video-link facility to the lawyers.

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They have called on the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC), a consultative body comprising the chief justices of all superior courts, to devise a comprehensive mechanism to facilitate both lawyers and litigants alike in view of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court, Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth, and two senior lawyers, Sardar Aslam and Zahid Bukhari, had died of COVID-19.

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Gray-Nicolls have announced the signing of Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, to their international player roster.

Azam, 26, is widely considered to be one of the game’s great players, currently sitting at fifth in the Test rankings. The right-handed batsman boasts five Test centuries, averaging 52 in just 29 Tests.

In the shorter form of the game, Azam excels yet further. His record in One Day Internationals is imperious, with 12 centuries in his 77 matches at an amazing average of 55.93, and he is currently ranked third in the ODI rankings. His 16 International T20 half-centuries and an average of over 50 have seen him climb to number two in that format.

Azam was recently named as the full-time captain across all formats for his country, ensuring he will lead in Test matches for the first time in New Zealand in December opposite fellow Gray-Nicolls superstar, Kane Williamson.

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Babar hit a memorable century in the 2019 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand at Edgbaston and most recently made a sparkling 125 against Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi.

Commenting on his signing, Richard Gray, Sales and Marketing Director for Gray-Nicolls said:

We are delighted to welcome Babar Azam to Gray-Nicolls and excited to have one of the best players in the world use the brand. We’re looking forward to seeing his continued success up close.

Azam will be using the new Blue Maax in his first outing with Gray-Nicolls, along with Legend pads and gloves, and Players Helmet.

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Shahida Mansoor Janjua, the mother of the deceased Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot, Ahmed Mansoor Janjua, has made shocking revelations about the crashed plane in a recent interaction with the media.

Speaking outside her residence in Karachi, Shahida Janjua told reporters that her late son had told one of his sisters that his plane, the ATR 42-500, had numerous technical flaws and that he risked hundreds of other lives on a daily basis with it.

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When Janjua’s sister had suggested that he make this information public, he had declined to do so as he had been fearful for his job.

Shahida told the media that after the demise of her husband who had also been a pilot, her late son had been the only breadwinner of their family of six that includes four unmarried sisters.

She rejected the preliminary investigation report suggesting that only one of the two engines had developed a fault that caused the crash, and stressed that there had been multiple other technical flaws in the ATR.

There had been several official complaints regarding the faults in the aircraft. The day that the doomed plane crashed, they [the officials] wiped away all the relevant records that would have exposed their criminal negligence.

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She said she had been visiting the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) office as well as the court demanding the investigation report, but nothing has been given to her in over four years.

She also requested Prime Minister Imran Khan to look into the case and provide her justice.

Ahmed Mansoor Janjua was the co-Pilot of ill-fated flight PK-661 that crashed on 7 December 2016 in Havelian. Forty-eight people lost their lives in the crash including Junaid Jamshed and Deputy Commissioner Chitral, Osama Warraich.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan has called upon the federal cabinet today to discuss the prices for COVID-19 vaccines. According to reports, a 14-point agenda was discussed in the meeting. A reviewed notification of updated rates for medicines is reportedly said to be finalized in the meeting as well.

Earlier on Monday, Federal Minister for Planning and Development and the head of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Asad Umar, revealed that the ministry had finalized its recommendations for the procurement of a corona vaccine.

The government is likely to contact the Asian Development Bank, UNICEF, and World Bank for funding the bulk-buying of the vaccine. The health ministry will approach the donors through the Economic Affairs Division.

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) had earlier approved a grant worth $150 million for the advance purchase of the vaccine.

According to reports, future policy changes related to ending diplomatic ties with France will be the other highlight of the meeting. Representatives of the foreign affairs ministry will present their recommendations at the federal cabinet meeting as the High Court issued directives to finalize Islamabad’s relationship with Paris.

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Nutshell Conferences has announced its Global Board of Advisors. This unique board of Advisors consists of members from Pakistan, USA, UK, Canada, Russia, South Africa, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Brussels, Singapore, China, Australia, Sri Lanka, and few other countries. It is pertinent to note that all members of this board carry vast experience and are regarded as experts in their respective fields.

Globally and locally, a lot of discussion is taking place to unearth the solution to society’s problems. Whereas many countries have think tanks in place to carry out such discussion, Pakistan, unfortunately, lags behind in this field. The formation of a global board of advisors is a major step in creating a think tank that will guide Nutshell Conferences to host national and global summits on the most pertinent regional and international issues.

Muhammad Azfar Ahsan Founder & Chairman, Nutshell Conferences while elaborating about the formation of this board of advisors said “I am proud to share with you the exciting new face of Nutshell Conferences. We have formed a global board of advisors who will help broaden our vision with knowledge, ideas, and opportunities in a rapidly changing world. By embracing change and innovation, we are poised to keep producing world-class events with the aim of overcoming the modern-day challenges faced by corporates, academia, government, and other segments.”

He further said, “We aim to stimulate agenda-setting debates to help people and organizations make informed choices after interacting with some of the world’s most authoritative voices.”

He highlighted that our core objective remains projecting Pakistan at the center of the global stage and creating awareness about the untapped potential of Pakistan.

Board of Advisors include Prof. Tyler Cowen (Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics, George Mason University, USA), Shelley Zalis (Founder & CEO, The Female Quotient, USA), John Andrews (Contributing Editor, The Economist & Author of “The World in Conflict: Understanding the World’s Troublespots”), Edie Rodriguez (American Businesswoman & Board Member, RAND Corporation, USA), Dr. Ebrahim Khalifa Al Dossary (Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bahrain & Chairman, IFTDO), Prof. Dr. Wendy Cukier (Professor of IT Management, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University & Founder, Diversity Institute, Canada), Prof. Sohail Inayatullah (UNESCO Chair in Future Studies at UNESCO & USIM), Asma Bajawa (Founder & Managing Director, PeopleFirst Middle East), Prof. Michael Sung (Co-Director, Fintech Research Center, Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University), Julia Middleton (Founder, Common Purpose UK & Author of “Beyond Authority: Leadership in a Changing World”), Ralph Simon (Founder & CEO, Mobilium Global Limited, UK), Sara Koslinska (CEO & Co-founder Limitless Fintech, Poland), Prof. Francis Davis (Professor of Public Policy, University of Birmingham & Visiting Professorial Fellow, University of Oxford, UK), Valentina Qussisiya (CEO, Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (AHSF), Jordan), Alexander Shulgin (Visionary, Investor, Composer, Founder & CEO, www.familia.ru, Russia), Lesego Sennelo (Founder & Managing Director, Gosele Advisory Services, South Africa), Axel Goethals (CEO, European Institute of Asian Studies, Brussels), Prof. Jonathan Tavss (Adjunct Professor Media Ventures, Boston University & Co-Founder, Kaleidoko Limited, USA), Dr. Shahid Mahmud (Chairman, Interactive Group of Companies Trustee, Eisenhower Fellowships), Wael Osman (CEO, RYTS Global & Pixonal Design, UAE & Egypt), Sam Lee (Founder & CEO, Blockchain Global Limited, Singapore), Nathan Sivagananathan (Co-founder, Hatch & Partner, Patamar Capital & Kimin Holdings, Sri Lanka), John Lee (Venture Capitalist & Investor, USA & Asia), Dina H. Sherif (Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management & Executive Director, MIT Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship) and Douglas Corley (Founder, DHB Global & CEO, Alaunius Technologies & Global Panel Member, MIT Technology Review).

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