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Teaching of Islam? Where Canada’s party leaders stand? Where do Canada’s political parties stand...
of Qari Abdul Wahab Walk with Hussain (ra) 2021 held Vanc. Friends of Pakistan (FOP) arranges Flag
‘Ashamed and pained’ at Minar-i-Pakistan Vaccines not enough to stop fourth wave More than 10,000 waiting to be evacuated.
The stage for a snap 44th general electionon Monday, Sept. 20. Party leaders talk affordability in B.C., Ontario
and bigger yards, which expanded housing demand issues from mostly big cities to suburbs and TTAWA -- Canada’s main even many parts of rural Canada, political parties say they too. Inflation in July hit 3.7 per cent, are putting your pocket- the highest annual increase in book at the top of their agendas, more than a decade, driven in part with varying promises to help by hikes in the prices of gas and make everything from housing to food. Those costs are in part being food to mobile phone bills more driven by reopening of economies affordable. Affordability was al- driving up demand, and ongoing ready a concern for many Canadi- supply-chain constraints. ans before the pandemic hit, but But Statistics Canada’s housing COVID-19 lockdowns and supply- replacement cost index, which is chain constraints exacerbated tied to the cost of building a new many of the existing problems. home, was one of the biggest drivThat is particularly the case for a ers. It rose almost 14 per cent, the housing market made ever hotter highest increase since 1987. by a pandemic that drove more Canadians to want bigger homes To be Continued at page 4
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20-Year U.S. War Ending as It Began, With Taliban Ruling Afghanistan No extensions for US evacuations in Afghanistan, warn Taliban.
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Taliban spokesperson says the US must complete its evacuation of people from Afghanistan by the August 31 date the Biden administration set for the withdrawal of all American troops. Addressing a press conference, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said his group would accept no extensions to the deadline. He said life was returning to normal in the country but chaos at the airport remained a problem.
Many Afghans are desperate to flee the Taliban takeover of the country. The spokesperson said the United States should stop evacuating skilled Afghans, and warned Western forces against extending the Aug 31 deadline for airlifts out of the country. The group said Americans were taking “Afghan experts” such as engineers out of the country. “They have planes, they have the airport, they should get their citizens and contractors out of here,” To be Continued at page 4
In call with Putin, PM Imran stresses coordinated approaches to evolving Afghan situation
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rime Minister Imran Khan, in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday stressed the importance of adopting coordinated approaches to address the evolving situation in Afghanistan, saying that Pakistan gave “high importance” to the role of the Troika Plus format. Pakistan and Russia, along with the United States and China, are known as the Extended Troika on Peaceful Settlement in Afghanistan and have held multiple meetings this year on the situation in the war-torn country.
Prime Minister Imran, who received a call from Putin today, exchanged views on the Afghan situation as well as bilateral relations with the Russian president, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. The prime minister emphasised that a stable, secure and peaceful Afghanistan was “vitally important” for Pakistan and regional stability. He also highlighted that an inclusive political settlement was the “best way forward” in Afghanistan, along with ensuring the safety, security
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