10 Best Online Earning Websites In Pakistan Without Investment in 2022

 

If you are starting a freelance career, then you must need to take a look on some of the best online earning websites in Pakistan. From these websites, you can get a direction from where to start. All of these websites are created where people can sell their skills and earn money online by sitting at the comfort of their homes.

Here is the list of 10 best online earning websites in Pakistan.

1. Fiverr
2. Upwork
3. Freelancer
4. 99designs
5. PeoplePerHour.com
6. Guru
7. Rozee.Pk
8. Freelancer.pk
9. Fivessquid
10. Simplyhired

Online Earning Websites in Pakistan without Investment

1. Fiverr

Fiverr is the most popular online marketplace. On Fiverr, freelancers from around the world sell their services online. If you have good skills in any field, you can start earning today on Fiverr. All you have to do is to create a professional profile on this platform. After that, create a gig (service) on your profile and send buyer requests. Once you get a project, be humble and patient with the client

Once all the requirements of the project are complete, then deliver your order. Most of the online earning websites work with Payoneer, so it’s better to make a Payoneer account and connect it with your Fiverr account. When the funds arrive in the Payoneer account, you can withdraw them to your local Bank account.

2. Upwork

Upwork is another freelancing platform. This marketplace provides a professional platform for independent contractors, individuals, and companies to find work. Upwork is a job platform where the clients post jobs and projects.

Freelancers having specific skills make bids on projects by submitting proposals for that job. To make bids you require connects. On making a profile you get 20 connects by default. It depends on the nature of the job how many connects it requires. If you run out of connects you can buy more through your credit card.

Once a project is completed on Upwork, client and freelancers leave reviews for each other. These reviews help you to make your job score better. The better your job score is the more chances you have to get hired. Upwork offers many ways to withdraw money. The most suitable option is withdrawing money directly in your local bank account.

3. Freelancer

Freelancer is also an online earning platform. Individuals or companies in need of freelancers post short-term and long-term jobs there. You can easily make a profile on this platform and bid for the projects. Like connects on Upwork here on Freelancer you have to make a bid to submit your proposal. Free members get 8 bids per month.

Once you get hired. you can do your work accordingly and get paid. Freelancer has a milestone payment system, which means payments are done when you complete the specific portion of your project. Payment can also be done on the completion of the project.

4. 99designs

99designs is the global platform that connects clients and designers from all over the world to work together and create unique designs of their choice. If you are creative and love to design, then this is the best platform for you.

99design has a unique creative process that helps clients and designers to connect and complete projects like business card designing, logos, t-shirts, and more.

There are two ways in which a freelancer can get hired on this platform. The Client can work directly with the designer or he can start a contest. The contest allows freelancers to submit creative designs and the client picks his favorite design.

5. Peopleperhour.com 

PeoplePerHour.com is also an online earning platform. This platform connects clients and freelancers across the globe. You have to create a profile on this platform. Once your profile is approved you have access to hundreds and thousands of projects.

Once your proposal gets approved by the client you can start working on the project. The client pays into escrow account money and payment is released when the work is done.

6. Guru.com

Guru.com was founded in 1998 and since then it has evolved as a great platform for both employers and freelancers. The hiring process on Guru is simple. After creating a profile, you have to send quotes on projects according to your skills. Get hired without any investment and complete the project.

For each project, the guru charges a commission of 8.9%. You can get paid membership for the benefits like more bids, discounted job fees, and more. Sell your skill on Guru and start earning today.

7. Rozee.pk

Rozee.pk is Pakistan’s most popular job searching website. On Rozee.pk you can easily find an online job matching your skill. It’s very easy to apply for jobs on this website. You just have to create an account on this website, submit your academic details and skills. After your account is approved, you can start looking for jobs that are relevant to your skills.

The process to apply to these jobs is easy and requires no investment. Some jobs require you to send CVs to the mentioned email addresses and some require you to submit CV.

8. Workchest.com

Workchest.com is founded by a famous Pakistani freelancer “Hisham Sarwar“. At the time of writing, there are almost 30 categories in which you can sell your services.

The process of creating an account is quite simple here. After you have signed up from your email, You can create your gig and mention your services. You can also set your price and delivery timelines so clients can easily take a look and order their favorite gig.

9. Fivesquid

Fivesquid is also a freelancing website. This website is similar to Fiverr but mostly UK based clients hire freelancers. You can sell your services here, but the dealings will be done in pounds sterling. You can start selling at 5-pound sterling.

This online earning website follows the same method as Fiverr. No investment is required. You have to create a gig and rank it. If you have a skill, then you can easily get an order on Fivesquid.

10. Rev.com

Rev.com is another great freelancing platform where you get paid by doing transcription-based jobs. All you have to do is to listen to the audio and type correctly what is being said in the audio.

It provides a great opportunity for stay-at-home moms to earn some extra money while sitting in the comfort of their homes.

One major drawback of this platform is that they only provide payments in PayPal.

Donald Trump bans 8 more Chinese apps, cites India's ban as example

 06 Jan 2021 | By Adminstration

President Donald Trump's order said this action is needed to 'deal with the national emergency' caused by the 'pervasiveness of the spread' of apps created and controlled in China.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to ban Chinese apps including Alipay, WeChat Pay, and other apps owned by China-based companies. Some of these apps include Jack Ma-owned Ant Group's Alipay, Tencent's QQ and WeChat Pay, CamScanner, and more. The executive order will come into effect in 45 days. Interestingly, it will take effect weeks after Joe Biden takes over as the new President of the United States.

Trump has taken major inspiration from the government in ordering a ban against the Chinese apps. He has even cited India’s example in the executive order. "The Government of India has banned the use of more than 200 Chinese connected software applications throughout the country; in a statement, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asserted that the applications were stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India," Trump wrote in his executive order. Some of the apps that he wants to ban in the United States are already banned in India. The apps include CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office.

Trump had signed his first executive order against Bytedance-owned TikTok in August. He had asked the company to sell its US arm to an American company failing which it will be banned and blocked in the United States. He has also blocked transactions with Chinese apps included TikTok ad Bytedance. However, in December, a Federal court judge had tried to stop the TikTok ban in the US by granting a preliminary injunction.

"The pace and pervasiveness of the spread in the United States of certain connected mobile and desktop applications and other software developed or controlled by persons in the People's Republic of China, to include Hong Kong and Macau (China), continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States," the executive order read."The US must take aggressive action against those who develop or control Chinese connected software applications to protect our national security.”

On June 29, the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps citing national security reasons. TikTok, WeChat, and UC Browser were among the popular apps that were kicked out of the app stores in India. In the second wave of the Chinese app ban, the government 118 Chinese apps including the popular mobile game PUBG. Later in November, some of the shopping websites owned by AliExpress were also banned by the government.

WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK

06 Jan 2021 | By Administration 

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States, has been denied bail in the UK.

A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ordered Assange to remain in prison while the courts consider an appeal by U.S. authorities against a decision not to extradite him. On Monday, the judge rejected an American request to send Assange to the U.S. to face espionage charges over WikiLeak's publication of secret military documents a decade ago.

She denied extradition on health grounds, saying the 49-year-old Australian was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions. The judge said Wednesday that Assange “has an incentive to abscond” and there is a good chance he would fail to return to court if freed.

Heavy snowfall continues all over United States

 Heavy snowfall continues all over the United States

05 Jan 2021 | By Administration

People walk down a snow-covered Chestnut Street in Boston, Massachusetts

WASHINGTON, DC: Heavy snowfall continues across different parts of the United States of  America due to which various cities and states are facing accidents and mishaps. The snowfall had begun in the last days of 2020, which is continuing in many cities. A record snowfall of three to four inches has so far been recorded in various cities. Many vehicles, as well as pedestrians, have been facing various accidents while due to slippery roads. Meanwhile, a number of traffic accidents and incidents of people falling or slipping, have occurred in many areas.

 Workers at Google's parent company Alphabet form union

05 Jan 2021 | By Administration

Employees at Google and other units of its parent firm Alphabet announced the creation of a union on Monday, stepping up a period of activism targeting Silicon Valley giants. The Alphabet Workers Union, affiliated with the Communications Workers of America, aims to represent well-compensated tech workers as well as temporary workers and contractors, according to a statement. The new labor group is focusing not only on pay and benefits as most unions but also a role in ethical decisions by the tech giant and protection from arbitrary firings for activism. 

"We hope to create a democratic process for workers to wield decision-making power; promote social, economic, and environmental justice; and end the unfair disparities between TVCs (temporary, vendors and contractors) and FTEs (full-time employees)," the union's website said. As of the end of December, the union had some 200 members. Large tech firms, which offer generous compensation to software engineers and other skilled workers, have largely avoided labor drives but have faced growing unrest over workplace issues in recent years.

At Amazon, which has tens of thousands of warehouse workers, organizing drives have focused on working conditions and safety during the pandemic. One of the catalysts at Google was the recent firing of Timnit Gebru, a Black artificial intelligence ethics researcher and outspoken diversity activist. The company also faced a backlash from employees over its involvement with a Pentagon project known as Project Maven, which Google eventually ended. "This union builds upon years of courageous organizing by Google workers," said Nicki Anselmo, a Google program manager, and union member. "From... opposing Project Maven, to protesting the egregious, multimillion-dollar payouts that have been given to executives who’ve committed sexual harassment, we’ve seen first-hand that Alphabet responds when we act collectively." 

Asked about the organizing effort, Google's director of people operations Kara Silverstein, said in a statement: "We've always worked hard to create a supportive and rewarding workplace for our workforce. "Of course our employees have protected labor rights that we support. But as we’ve always done, we’ll continue engaging directly with all our employees.”

The move comes with Google and other tech giants under heightened scrutiny by antitrust enforcers in the US and elsewhere for their growing dominance of key economic sectors.

 Saudi Arabia reopens land border with Qatar

05 Jan 2021 | By Administrations

Abu Samara border crossing to Saudi Arabia in Qatar. Photo Courtesy: Al-Jazeera.

After the land border, Saudi Arabia is set to reopen its airspace and sea border as well. Kuwait and the US have been trying to end the long-sought dispute among the Gulf states. In a bid to resolve the political dispute that led Riyadh and its allies to impose a boycott on Qatar, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reopened its land border with the latter.

According to the news report published in Al-Jazeera, the announcement came on the eve of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit and could pave the way towards ending a three-year-old feud.

Kuwait and the United States have been trying to end the long-sought dispute in which Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and non-Gulf Egypt severed diplomatic, trade, and travel ties with Qatar in mid-2017.

Qatar has repeatedly denied the allegations and said there was “no legitimate justification” for the severance of relations.

After the resumption of land border activities, Saudi Arabia is set to reopen its airspace and sea border as well, according to Kuwait's foreign minister.

Pakistan status of major non-NATO ally may be terminated | Melania will divorce Donald Trump

 Pakistan status as a major non-NATO ally may be terminated

WASHINGTON: A bill has been introduced by US Republican Congressman Andy Biggs to terminate Pakistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally.  Currently, there are 17 Major non-NATO allies. The bill to remove Pakistan's special status, which allows access to US defense supplies and participation in cooperative defense research and development programs. Pakistan was given the designation as a major non-NATO ally during the Bush administration in 2004. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Economic Times reported that this new bill will also ask the president to certify that Pakistan has shown progress in order to arrest and prosecute senior leaders and mid-level operatives of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan.

Melania will divorce Donald Trump

Melania Trump has made up her mind to part ways with her husband, US President Donald Trump if psychics are to be believed. Also, the divorce may go down in a few months' time, according to their predictions.  A panel of PsychicWorld.com provided a set of new predictions for 2021. They touched on the US president's marriage as well, saying that First Lady Melania Trump will look to divorce her husband "before the summer".

numerologist said that there would be "upheaval" in the Trump household at the same time.

The panel also spoke about the first lady, saying that Melania will move on quickly from Donald Trump and will date "another prominent business figure" before the end of the year but will keep mum about it. 

 Trump to 'rise up and be a huge driving force in the world'

After the initial setback, the stars will align for Trump again, say the psychics. According to the panel, the business magnate and current US president are likely to "go silent for two months" before he rises again.

“He will then rise up and be a huge driving force in the world - bigger and with more influence than he had as President,” the panel said.

The panel said that Donald Trump will also be working on a tell-all book which will feature many behind-the-scenes moments of what went down at the White House during his presidency. 

The psychics said that the US president will have no qualms calling out certain individuals "for their corrupt ways" after the harsh media campaign he had faced during his stint as president.

“What he has to say, and what he reveals, is going to shock and scare the political and business world.”

According to Yahoo Lifestyle, another numerologist had predicted some 'upheaval' in Trump's life before the US elections. Popularly known as "The Numbers Queen", Sarah Yip had said that Trump's "numbers also suggest changes in his home life (peaking March-April-May 2021) due to his 6 Personal Year".

She said that Melania Trump and her son with the US president, Barron Trump, also had an 'upheaval' in their charts.

“This could suggest a move in residence and/or family and marriage transitions," she had said.

Melania Trump waiting for Donald Trump to leave office so she can divorce him: report

A day after Donald Trump's defeat in the 2020 US presidential elections, a former aide to the first lady had claimed that Melania Trump was counting every minute to divorce the president, the Daily Mail had reported.

Fellow ex-aide Omarosa Manigault Newman had claimed the couple's 15-year marriage was over. "Melania is counting every minute until he is out of the office and she can divorce," the report had said.

The source had said that Melania Trump was waiting for her husband to leave the White House as she did not want to humiliate him. "If Melania were to try to pull the ultimate humiliation and leave while he's in office, he [Donald Trump] would find a way to punish her," the report had cited Newman.

 New year challenge

WITH crises-battered 2019 behind it, Pakistan enters 2020 with cautious hope, as an optimistic prime minister promises economic stability and jobs in the new year — a view hardly shared by an opposition reeling from the cases against its leaders, including a former president and prime minister.

Crises hit the nation with rapidity, engulfing every segment of state and society as inflation worsened, political polarisation sharpened and judicial pronouncements made waves. Yet what has baffled even the most ardent of the PTI chief’s admirers is his inability to shed the ‘container syndrome’.

He will need to; besides the economy, the biggest challenge before Prime Minister Imran Khan now is the uphill task of reviving the people’s faith in his commitment to democracy and proving by deeds that he can carry the opposition along in the task of nation-building without compromising his promise of accountability.

China completes track-laying work for a railway line in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh

Beijing: China on Thursday completed the track-laying work for a railway line linking the cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, official media here reported. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway will be the second railway into Tibet after the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. It will go through the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, one of the world's most geologically active areas. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway starts from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, and travels through Ya'an and enters Tibet via Qamdo, shortening the journey from Chengdu to Lhasa from 48 hours to 13 hours. Linzhi, also known as Nyingchi, is located close to the Arunachal Pradesh border. Last month, President Xi Jinping instructed officials to expedite the construction of the new railway project connecting Sichuan Province and Linzhi in Tibet, saying it would play a key role in safeguarding the border stability. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the 435-km rail line passes through 47 tunnels and 120 bridges, according to its constructor Tibet Railway Construction Co., Ltd. 

Happy New Year 2021 Live Updates: Muted celebrations as world ushers in 2021

20 December 2020 | By Administration

Fireworks are launched from the Sky Tower in Auckland to mark New Year. (AP)

Happy New Year 2021 Celebrations Live Updates: After a year of the pandemic, which brought with it deaths, lockdowns, economic insecurities, and anxiety, the world is set for a new beginning in 2021. New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to welcome in the New Year. Kiwis around the country are partying to bid farewell to 2020 and welcome in the new year. New Zealand, which is two hours ahead of Sydney, and several of its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19 cases, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever.

With fingers crossed, people across the globe are preparing to bid adieu to 2020 and ring in the new year with renewed hopes of happiness and prosperity. However, several countries will witness tepid New Year celebrations as the risk of Covid-19 is not over yet. From New York’s Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts have been turned into TV-only shows and digital events reported The Associated Press. Fireworks displays have been canceled from the Las Vegas Strip to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Even private parties in some places are restricted.

Germany has banned the sale of fireworks, which residents usually set off in on the streets, and a pyrotechnics show at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate has been called off. Similar is the case of the fireworks over the River Thames in locked-down London, where New Year’s Eve also marks Britain’s final economic split from the European Union. Toughening the Covid-19 restrictions in parts of England owing to the “sheer pace” of the spread of a new variant of the virus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday urged people to stay at home on New Year’s eve to contain the outbreak.

In India, Delhi has announced a night curfew on New Year’s eve restricting more than five people to assemble at a public place. According to the order, no celebratory events, congregations, and gatherings at public places are permitted from 11 pm on December 31 to 6 am on January 1, 2021. Bengaluru, too, has imposed Section 144 from 6 pm on December 31 to 6 am on January 1, 2021. In Maharashtra, while hotels, restaurants, pubs, and bars will close at 11 pm and large gatherings are prohibited in public places, families can hold parties in residential places provided it is a small group and social distancing norms are maintained. In Ahmedabad, the restrictions will be effective between 10 pm, Thursday and 6 am Friday. The police have restricted hotels from hosting any late-night parties on New Year Eve on Thursday.

Sherry News | 30 December 2020

Mob vandalizes, burns down a shrine of Hindu saint in KP's Karak 

A mob vandalized the samadhi (shrine) of a Hindu saint and subsequently set it on fire in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, locals and police officials confirmed.

The incident took place in a far-flung area of Karak's Teri town, with police saying law enforcement personnel dispersed the mob after the violence. "More than a thousand people led by some local elders of a religious party held a protest and demanded the removal of the Hindu place" of worship, a local resident present at the site during the violence told DawnNewsTV, adding that after delivering speeches, they moved towards and attacked the shrine, which was built before 1920.

He said that the mob that was chanting slogans set the shrine on fire before demolishing it as well as an under-construction house owned by a member of the Hindu community.

Trump's pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law: UN

    

United States President Donald Trump’s pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 violated US obligations under international law, United Nations human rights experts said on Wednesday. Nicholas Slatten was convicted of first-degree murder, while Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard were convicted of voluntary and attempted manslaughter, over the incident in which US contractors opened fire in busy traffic in a Baghdad square and killed 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians.

The four contractors, who worked for the private security firm Blackwater owned by the brother of Trump’s education secretary, were included in a wave of pre-Christmas pardons announced by the White House. “Pardoning the Blackwater contractors is an affront to justice and to the victims of the Nisour Square massacre and their families,” Jelena Aparac, chair of the UN working group on the use of mercenaries, said in a statement.

Hadiya Hashmi and Hadiqa Kiani are all geared up for a fiery collaboration

What happens when Pakistan's brightest young nightingale and a veteran melodious star come together? A power-packed performance with some fiery vocals, which we're anticipating will blow the audience away. Fans are looking forward to one such collaboration between 9-year-old Hadiya Hashmi and superstar Hadiqa Kiani, as they work on an upcoming music video together. The song called Ilahi, with a motivational ring to it, is composed and produced by none other than Azaan Sami Khan, popular for his recent number Haye Dil Bechara from Parey Hut Love.

Speaking to Images, Hadiqa shared the pleasure of having worked with the team, as the little one brought her amazing range on set, and the two share a special bond. "Hadiya reminds me a lot of myself when I was younger because I would perform at these competitions on PTV as well when I was a child," said the Rung singer. Featuring alongside the duo will be newcomer Ali Tariq, with the video directed by Shahzaib, all set to release on December 31.

Previously, lauding the absolute masterpiece that Nescafe Basement's Bol Hu is, musician Sonu Nigam took to social media to reawaken the audience's love, jamming to little Hadia's vocals at home. "After so many days, something has touched my heart. Ooff, what a song, what lyrics, what composition!" he exclaimed. Feeling visibly overwhelmed, the singer couldn't stop praising the work, the lyrics, the sound, and the final product that left him mesmerized.

"I did not imagine that to this date, there would be a song that could have the potential to make you cry a river," he said emotionally, sending prayers and best wishes to the little champ.

Nawaz Sharif's passport to be canceled on February 16: Sheikh Rashid

Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday announced that PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's passport will be canceled on February 16. Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, he said the opposition had been "exposed" as money launderers and people who obtained iqamas (work permit) because they were not honest with the country. "Why did all these people use to take iqamas? If I as the interior minister obtain an iqama, it means there is something fishy and I don't have faith in my land," he said.

The minister said all the "thieves" got united when their wealth obtained through money laundering and corruption was exposed and claimed that they were being victimized.

Asked by a reporter "who is next" after PML-N senior leader Khawaja Asif's arrest on Tuesday, Rashid said it wasn't yet known but added: "[We] will cancel Nawaz Sharif's passport on February 16." He did not provide any details.

Nawaz has been living in London since November last year after he was allowed to leave the country for medical treatment. Earlier this month, the PML-N leader was declared a proclaimed offender in two cases — Avenfield properties and Al-Azizia — by the Islamabad High Court after he failed to appear before the court. The same day, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Mirza Shahzad Akbar said that United Kingdom authorities had been asked to deport the convicted former prime minister from their country.

He said Pakistan had written a letter to the UK to cancel the visa of Nawaz which was issued for medical treatment after taking an undertaking. A highly placed source in the UK had told Dawn last month that a top Pakistani official met his British counterpart in October to convey that Nawaz is “no longer a soft issue” between the UK and Pakistan and failure to deport him could result in strained ties between the countries.

Prime Minister Imran Khan in October said he would contact British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, if needed, to discuss his deportation and his adviser Akbar wrote a letter to British Home Secretary Priti Patel on October 5 urging her to deport the former premier whom he said is “responsible for pillaging the state”. 

In Nawaz’s case, the government of Pakistan is hoping to persuade UK authorities to bring about a “forced removal”, sometimes called “administrative removal” — a scenario in which the Home Office enforces an individual’s removal from the UK if they don’t have leave to remain i.e. if their application has been declined or if their leave to remain has expired, Dawn reported.

While the Nawaz case is exceptional in that it involves a major political personality, it has come to the UK Home Office at a time when it is under fire at home for being a haven for foreign nationals accused of corruption. 

Journalists and rights groups in the last few years have criticized the policies of the British government, which they say have made the UK “a safe haven for corrupt wealth”. Transparency International had called for the British government to launch an investigation into Nawaz’s London properties in 2018 when he was convicted in the Avenfield case and subsequently sentenced to 10 years.

Over 200 complaints made against UK channel over ‘deepfake’ Queen’s speech

A computer-generated Queen dancing across TV screens on Christmas day seems to have sparked controversy among British viewers. The fake address was screened right after the Queen delivered her traditional yearly address.

In times of widespread misinformation, as reported by CNN, the channel seemed to offer "a stark warning about the advanced technology that is enabling the proliferation of misinformation and fake news in a digital age".

The speech included jokes about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's move to the US, and an affirmation surrounding the Duke of York’s connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The fake Queen in the alternate message also spoke about watching movies on Netflix and perfecting moves on TikTok. Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, confirmed receiving 214 complaints about the broadcast, according to The Independent. A spokesperson from the regulator added: "We are assessing these complaints against our broadcasting rules, but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate."

When in power, PML-N will file treason case against Imran for bargaining on Kashmir: Ahsan

PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal addresses a gathering of party workers at Kashmir House Islamabad on the occasion of the PML-N Kashmir's founding day.

Senior PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday vowed that if his party came to power, it would "file a treason case against Imran Khan Niazi for bargaining away Kashmir".

Addressing a gathering of party workers at Kashmir House Islamabad on the occasion of the PML-N Kashmir's founding day, Iqbal said after the formation of Pakistan, India had "occupied the land of our Kashmiri brothers and sisters" but the United Nations had designated it as a disputed territory.

"Since then, no Indian government had the courage to change the disputed status of the territory. But on Aug 5, 2019, [Indian Prime Minister Narendra] Modi's government unilaterally changed it. [Before this] Pakistan had seen democratic governments, dictatorships [and] caretaker governments but India had never gotten the courage to change the status."

Iqbal questioned whether Pakistan's defense system had been "weakened so much" that Modi annexed the territory, alleging if that was not the case then Prime Minister Imran Khan had "bargained away" Kashmir in a meeting with United States President Donald Trump.

He further said that the armed forces of both countries kept track of the movement of troops in the others' territory and the PM had been informed of India's plans but he did not act on the advice of "intelligence agencies".

"We have information that our intelligence agencies informed Imran that India had sent 200,000 troops into Kashmir and that [he] should tour Muslim countries and stop this atrocity but he did not since he was told flying overseas would bring him bad luck."

Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval himself went to occupied Kashmir to oversee the situation before the annexation, Iqbal said, adding that India had also sent away all tourists from the occupied valley two months prior to the annexation. "They knew some operation was going to be carried out. Why did Imran Khan's government keep quiet?" he asked.

"They kept being deaf and dumb and allowed India to annex [the territory]," claimed the PML-N leader.

He vowed that the PML-N would not bargain on the Kashmir issue.

"We will fight, our children will fight until we gain independence for Kashmir.

"[Imran Khan] Niazi is a traitor to Kashmir, he is a bargainer. I promise if we come into power, we will file a treason case against Niazi for bargaining away Kashmir," he added.

The PML-N leader also repeated allegations that the 2018 elections were rigged, saying that "Punjab voted for PML-N but the vote was thrown in the wastebasket and [Chief Minister Usman] Buzdar's government was installed".

Iqbal claimed that if the PML-N would have remained in power, there would have been nine industrial zones in the country today but "an inefficient government was brought into power and today economy, foreign policy and Pakistan's poor have been destroyed."

"We have to stop Pakistan from destruction. That's why we have to separate this Niazi from Pakistan's government," he added.

'India strikes because of weak Govt'

Speaking after Iqbal, PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz expressed sympathy with the people of Kashmir, saying that "when your sons are martyred, our souls are hurt." "When due to Imran Khan's ineptitude and incompetence, Kashmir falls into Modi's lap, and Pakistan loses cases of Kashmir, then the whole of Pakistan is wounded."

She claimed that it was because of Imran Khan's "weak government" that India had gotten the courage to annex the disputed territory. "When a weak prime minister comes into power who doesn't come with people's power and votes [...] when there is a weak government, then an enemy like India strikes.

"When there is a government like that of Mian Nawaz Sharif then someone like Modi himself walks and comes [to Pakistan]. This is the difference between a real and fake prime minister. This is why it is necessary to give respect to the vote." The PML-N vice president alleged that Prime Minister Imran had her arrested days before she was to leave for Kashmir after he "lost your case" because he was "afraid Maryam will expose my incompetence". The reference for the case in which I was arrested has still not been filed, she added.

She said that her father and party supremo Nawaz's voice had been "muffled" but his "struggle and his narrative" along with the people's support had spread awareness of his message to every corner of the country. "Nawaz Sharif is not just an ideology. His voice is booming in Pakistan today because behind his ideology is a history of service and actions."

Maryam said that "God was proving Nawaz truthful and Imran Khan and his selectors are facing embarrassment on everything".

'No one speaking against army'

Maryam alleged that "no one speaks against the army because it is our institution". She added that Prime Minister Imran had said he would "not allow anyone to speak against the army and file cases" against those who did.

"If you want to make a case on anyone speaking against the army, then there is Imran Khan's history of 12 years. With what face do you say we [and] Nawaz talk against the army?" she questioned. The country was prosperous when Nawaz was the prime minister, she said, adding that he had vowed to eliminate terrorism from the country and told the army "not to worry about money because the country was generating it".

"The soldier at the frontier was content knowing that if I am sacrificing my life then the stove at my house will continue to burn. "There are many honest and patriotic people in the Pakistan Army. Not all are Papa John's, not everyone has haram income," Maryam said.

"There are a great number of our soldier brothers who subsist only on their salaries [...] This is such an unjust government that perhaps for the first time the salaries of soldiers have not been raised," she added.

'Sell-out of Kashmir'

This is not the first time that an opposition party has accused the PTI-led government of Imran Khan of "selling out Kashmir". Days after India's annexation of Kashmir, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif accused the premier of selling the future of Kashmir and alleged that he was having members of the opposition arrested to distract attention from the Kashmir issue.

However, the minister of state for parliamentary affairs, Ali Mohammad Khan, refuted the allegations and said Modi had flown to Pakistan to attend the wedding of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s granddaughter. "It was not Imran Khan who had invited Modi, but you," he added.

Earlier this year, opposition members also raised objections to the absence of Prime Minister Imran from a national consultation on the Kashmir situation at the Foreign Office. Talking to Dawn after the meeting, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman had regretted that the prime minister had been missing since last August and he did not have time to attend the meeting that had been called by the government itself to discuss an important national issue on the eve of August 5.

"Is Kashmir not an important enough issue for the prime minister?" she asked.

Residents of illegally constructed houses at Kidney Hill Park issued eviction notices, SC told

Karachi Commissioner Navid Ahmed Shaikh informed the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday that the residents of Farhan Society, which has been built on the illegally occupied land of the Kidney Hill Park in Karachi, had been notified to vacate their houses within 30 days. Besides, he said, the residents of shacks built on illegally encroached land of the park had also been given seven days to vacate their dwellings.

The matter came up during the hearing of a case, pertaining to encroachments on the park’s land, at the SC’s Karachi registry. During the hearing, Shehri CBE — a citizens rights foundation— informed the court that 24 houses in Farhan Society were illegally constructed on four plots of Kidney Hill Park and that part of the park’s land was also illegally occupied by the Overseas Co-operative Housing Society.

The foundation told the court that former Karachi commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani had also prepared a report on the matter.

When Shaikh told the court that evacuation notices had been issued to the residents of the illegally constructed houses, the court questioned, “Orders for evacuation were issued earlier. Why are the [evacuation] notices issued now?”

Rebuking the commissioner, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed remarked, “All of you have colluded on the matter.”

He warned that contempt of court proceedings would be initiated against the relevant authorities if they failed to evacuate the illegally occupied land of the park within the stipulated time.

The court sought an implementation report from the commissioner on the evacuation of the park’s land and issued notices to Farhan Society and Overseas Co-operative Housing Society.

At an earlier hearing of the case the previous day, the apex court had directed that all encroachments be removed from Kidney Hill Park and a report be submitted to it on Wednesday (today).

The lawyer for the Karachi Municipal Corporation had, however, contended that houses had been built on the park’s land and it would be difficult to remove the encroachments by Wednesday, upon which the court gave time until the next date of hearing but directed that an initial report be submitted on Wednesday.

Besides, the court inquired from the commissioner about the removal of encroachments from Shahrah-e-Quaideen.

Shaikh informed the court that encroachments on the road had been removed and shops that had been illegally constructed there had been demolished.

Computerization of land records

The court also directed the relevant authorities to end the illegal occupation of state property across Sindh. It further issued orders for the restoration of green belts, removal of encroachments from parks and playgrounds, and ending the illegal occupation of land owned by the forest and irrigation departments across the province.

Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Qazi Shahid Parvaiz submitted a report, sought by the court at a previous hearing, pertaining to the computerization of land records.

Following that, the CJP asked Parvaiz whether any state land was left in Sindh. The SMBR admitted that state property was encroached in the province, adding, however, that an anti-encroachment drive was underway.

Irked by his response, the CJP remarked: “Go and visit the Super Highway where 10-story buildings have been [illegally] constructed. Encroachments abound government lands, where entire cities have been [illegally] established.”

At this, the SMBR assured the court that efforts were being made for the removal of encroachments.

The CJP, however, continued his rebuke. He pointed out that 1,000 acres of illegally occupied state land had been evacuated in Malir in recent days. Referring to the previous day's hearing pertaining to encroachments on the Karachi Circular Railway land, the CJP said it had emerged that a building had been constructed on land owned by the government.

When the SMBR said that action had also been taken against mukhtiarkars on the matter, the CJP sought details of land owned by the government in Sindh and directed him to remove illegal structures wherever they had been built on state land.

The SMBR further informed the court that 70 million land records had been computerized in Sindh.

However, the court refused this claim, commenting that cases of fake land records were still being filed in the Sindh High Court.

Parvaiz maintained, however, that the issue had been resolved to a large extent. He elaborated that the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation had been engaged in the preparation of land documents and each page of the document had a printing ID. Besides, all land records kept by mukhtiarkars are matched with those in the revenue department, the SMBR added.

At this, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah pointed out that there was a large number of irregularities in the records of properties in Thatta.

Briefing the court on the matter, the SMBR said that a committee formed by the SC had identified fake land ownership entries in large numbers. Of those, over 1,000 fake entries had been removed, he told the court, adding that over 1,100 of those entries were under judicial review. He said more than 240,000 fake entries had been identified since 1985.

‘Plant mangroves’

Moreover, the apex court again directed the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) authorities to plant mangroves on land previously allotted for the construction of a housing society after the counsel for the KPT submitted a report.

In February this year, the court had declared the allotment of land on both sides of Mai Kolachi Road for the Karachi Port Trust Cooperative Housing Society illegal, besides ordering the plantation of mangroves on the said land within two months.

A three-judge SC bench, headed by the CJP, had observed that the land was provided to the KPT only for the purpose of management and operations of the port and any lease made in favor of its trustees or employees was illegal.

As the court reiterated its directive on Wednesday, further ordering that the height of the land be brought to the sea level, the KPT counsel requested for more time to start the plantation of mangroves.

“Be as fast at planting the trees as you sold the plots,” the court stated in return, seeking a report within two months after the completion of the plantation drive.

When the counsel for the persons who were allotted the plots prayed the SC to rethink its decision, the SC stated that they may file a civil suit to get compensation.

Non-supply of water to Clifton, DHA

Besides, the Clifton Board Cantonment (CBC) chief executive (CEO) officer drew the court’s ire on the matter of non-supply of potable water to the residents of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and Clifton.

The court expressed annoyance when he said that the CBC relied on the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) for water supply.

“You rely on the KWSB and how is it treated,” the court reprimanded the CEO, adding that a major would visit the board’s office in case of suspension of water supply and give threats of closure. It further commented that on the other hand, water was always available for even the lawns and gardens in the houses of persons from the armed forces.

The court sought a comprehensive report from the CBC on water supply, including details of DHA residents’ water requirements, within two days.

5 people arrested in India's Madhya Pradesh for attempting to damage mosque: report

Five people were arrested in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday for attempting to damage a mosque in Dorana village of district Mandsaur a day earlier, Indian media reported. According to Indian publication The Print, the incident occurred when people from right-wing organizations took out a rally in the village to inform residents about a fund for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya — being built on the ruins of the Babri Mosque destroyed by a mob in 1992.

Videos shared on social media showed participants carrying saffron flags and raising slogans surrounding the mosque. Some of the participants also climbed atop the mosque. A police official told The Print that some of the participants also damaged the houses of Muslims in the area. No residents were injured because they fled into surrounding fields, he added. More people aside from the five already arrested are being identified from the videos on social media. Those arrested have been charged under sections related to rioting, criminal intimidation, and obscene acts, the official said.

Mandsaur Superintendent of Police Siddharth Chaudhary said the mosque was not damaged in the incident. The publication reported another such incident in Indore on the same day. The people who had taken out the fund-raising rally allegedly tried to damage a mosque and recite Hanuman Chalisa — a Hindu devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Hanuman, a popular Hindu god — outside it.

Police said it resulted in stone-pelting and gunshots which injured some people participating in the rally. Four first information reports (FIRs) were registered and 27 people were detained in connection with this incident, police added.