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to cap handguns, Imran says will announce next march as soon as SC Russian attacks have left Ukraine’s Severo

Texas officers waited more than an hour to ‘We’re still in a pandemic’: PM defends extension of confront school shooter as kids kept calling 911 border restrictions as industry groups demand relief

overnor says he was ‘misled’ about law enforcement response: ‘I am livid’ Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a

Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom after following the gunContinue at page 5

States will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday. The US president’s comments followed reports that the Biden administration was preparing to send advanced long-range rocket systems to Kyiv for its fight against Russia.“We’re not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems” that can reach Russia, Biden told reporters after arriving back at the White House on Monday, according to the Reuters news service.

Biden: US will not send Ukraine rockets that can reach Russia

s Russian forces threaten to encircle troops in Donbas, Ukraine has asked the US for multiple-launch rockets. The United

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rime Minister Justin Trudeau “The reality is, as much as people is defending the recent ex- would like to pretend we’re not, tension of COVID-19 border we’re still in a pandemic. There are restrictions, saying the decision is “anchored in science” as representatives from the travel and tourism sector gather in Ottawa to demand relief. Trudeau said Canada is still in the midst of a pandemic and lifting restrictions – such as requiring foreign tourists to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon entry -- too soon could cause worse outcomes for the travel sector. Continue at page 5

Canadian merchants may see rebates after fee settlement with Visa, MasterCard deal

rectly. Businesses in Canada may be eligible to claim credit card processing fee rebates following a multimillion-dollar class action settlement with Visa and MasterCard. Merchants can now apply for rebates on so-called swipe fees charged on credit card transactions dating back two decades, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) said. The settleettlement means businesses ment for the class action, launched will soon be able to pass inter- in 2011, comes after the pandemic change fees to consumers di-

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Can the ‘status-quo’ PM Shehbaz, President Erdogan of Jerusalem’s Old City be preserved? resolve to take bilateral ties to new heights

sraeli incursions increasingly challenge the longstanding agreement banning non-Muslim prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound. Tens of thousands of ultranationalist Israelis have marched through occupied East Jerusalem, in what is being seen as the latest provocation against Palestinians. Every year, far-right Jewish groups mark the illegal occupation of East Jerusalem by holding a “flag day” march. Some took part in an incursion in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and raised the Israeli flag. Some Jewish worshippers also prayed, violating a longstanding agreement preventing

non-Muslims from holding religious rituals there. The Palestinian prime minister denounced what he called “aggression”. Such incursions have become increasingly common. So why is the issue so contentious? Source: aljazeera.com

rime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday reaffirmed their pledge to take the bilateral ties between the two countries to new heights with renewed cooperation in diverse fields. Addressing a joint press stakeout in Ankara after holding a meeting, PM Shehbaz said that the relationship between the two countries was “embedded deep into history and shaped by shared goals”. “These ties transcend time and continued from generation to generation,” he add-

ed. He said the two countries were celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties this year. The prime minister said he had “heart-to-heart and very productive discussions” with President Erdogan.....Source:DAWN.COM

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah Almighty says: I have nothing to give to My faithful servant except Paradise if I cause his dear friend to die and he remains patient. Source: Sahīh al-Bukhārī 6424, Grade: Sahih

Backbiting in Islam and its Punishment bite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.” (Al Hujurat Ayah 12)

Backbiting According To Hadith:

By: Ahmed Abdulla

t is no secret that people love gossip. What is quite shocking is how often we engage in gossip or backbiting and are not even aware of the dangers that lie in it. In Islam the ruling regarding the topic of backbiting is clear. It is considered a grave sin.

Back biting in Islam haram

What Is Considered Backbiting In Islam? To attack the character or reputation of a person who is not present (backbiting). Speaking false information or lies about a person who is not present (slandering). As Muslims it is our responsibility to guard our tongues and to avoid things which are forbidden. The instructions from the Qur’an and hadith are clear regarding the stance on backbiting and slandering. We will explore those in a minute. But first we’ll explore real consequences of just how bad things can get. We live in a digital age where information spreads rapidly. With the right message to the right people, things can go viral and false information becomes the “truth” for many. This is the unfortunate happenings which occurred in an Indian village where WhatsAppp messages led to actual mob lynches. To prevent spreading and subsequent lynchings of strangers Facebook began limiting the number of times a message could be forwarded (read about that story here). We must be more cautious in not only spreading false information but consuming it. Just because it is in written form doesn’t make it any more true. We must become students, not followers. Read and assess, don’t just read and follow. This goes for the information on this site your reading right now. I will preface this by saying, we do have a high standard to be accurate, but if any of our conclusions are wrong we encourage readers to comment or email us. QURAN VERSES ABOUT BACKBITING: Here are three verses in the Qur’an which gives us a clear understanding of this evil. quran verse about backbiting and slandering “Woe to every persistent slanderer, persistent defamer” (Al Humazah Ayah 1) Quran verse about slandering “Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among the Believers, will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows, and ye know not.”(Nur Ayah 19) “O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or back-

In the hadith of Abu Dawud 4874, Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was asked a question about Ghibah (backbiting). Someone came to him and said what if what I say about my brother is in fact truth? Prophet Muhammad (SAW) replied, if are right, you have slandered him, and if what you say of him is not true, you have reviled him. Abu Dharr reported Allah’s Messenger (SAW) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: My servants, I have made oppression unlawful for Me and unlawful for you, so do not commit oppression against one another. In another hadith, upon passing a grave the Prophet (SAW) said the person of this grave is being punished for committing a major sin. He went on to say, that the person was being punished for making false and defamatory statements and made friends into enemies.

What is Bankruptcy?

We may think it is having no cash, or owing more money to debtors or creditors than that which we have in our own accounts. No, this is not real bankruptcy. In the hadith Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says the one who is bankrupt is the one whom on the day of resurrection has exhausted all his good deeds. Not because he did not pray or donate to charity but because he “reviled others, brought calumny (false testimony) against others, unlawfully devoured the wealth of others, shed the blood of others and beat others”.

Tip To Avoid Backbiting:

Ablution and the wiping of socks:

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read in an Islamic monthly magazine that when a Muslim does his ablution, i.e. ‘wudhu’, he may pass his wet hand over his footwear, only if it is made of leather. Wiping of socks made of cloth is not permissible. The writer supports his opinion by saying that according to Arabic literature, the word “jawrab”, which denotes socks, applies only to leather-made socks. Is this true?

Answer:

What I find strange is the definition the writer uses for the word “jawrab”. It is certainly not true that it denotes only leather-made socks. According to one of the best Arabic dictionaries, it means “feet wrapper”. There is no hint that it must be made of any particular materials. Where the writer has probably got confused is the fact that the question of wiping feet covers is entered into books of fiqh, or Islamic rulings, under the use of the “khuff”. This is traditionally made of leather, but is different from socks. It is similar to shoes, although it is without heels. That scholars agree that this concession meant to make it easier for people to have ablution, applies to all the types of footwear which cover the area which we normally wash when we have the ablution. That includes the whole feet up to the ankles. In operating this concession we rely on the Hadith which tells us that one of the Prophet’s companions was helping him to do his ablution by pouring water for him. When that man got ready to pour water over the Prophet’s feet, the Prophet motioned him that he did not need to have his feet washed, but wiping his socks was sufficient. He said: “I have put them in when they were pure.” That meant that he wore his socks after having had ablution. It is perhaps useful to mention the rule here that if you do your ablution in the morning, or indeed at any time during the day, then put on your socks or boots, you make the intention (not by words but by being conscious of what you intend to do) to avail yourself of this concession. If your ablution, or wudhu, gets invalidated afterward, you do not need to wash your feet anew when you have a new ablution. It is sufficient to

wet your hand and pass your fingers over the top of your feet. To pass one wet finger over a small area of each foot is adequate. Many people find this concession very convenient if they spend a long time at their place of work, where ablution facilities may not be available. This applies particularly in countries where Muslims are a minority or an immigrant community. Note: you may pray with your shoes on unless they come in contact with something impure (i.e. najasa- for e.g. blood, urine, and etc. Note: dust/mud is not considered najasa) where you would have to clean them to be able to pray with them. you are allowed to do so only in case the shoes cover your anklebones, otherwise, if the shoes don’t cover the anklebones, then you have to take your shoes off. Please note the following rulingalso about the permission of wiping over socks in certain conditions: Wiping over socks is permitted according to some Islamic Scholars. However, wiping over socks has certain conditions: 1-they have to be thick (the skin can’t be seen through them, unlike nylons from women), 2-they should hold on the feet (you don’t tie them with a lace or a string), and 3-you should be able to walk wearing them without being hurt. A person has to wear them over his/her feet while in a state of ablution, and they have to cover the ankles (the two bones sticking out on the bottom of the leg). This means, you can not simply wear socks and then wipe over them. You should instead take a regular ablution (including washing the feet), then wear the sock. If later on in the day you lose the state of ablution, then, you may do a regular ablution but simply wipe over instead of wash the feet. Note: only the top of the sock (foot) should be wiped not the bottom where you walk on. This rule applies regardless if you are traveling or if you stay in the same town. As to the period of time, if you are traveling, you can keep them up to three days while if you

I am confident you will think twice about backbiting after reading this. Backbiting in the moment may provide you temporary relief, but know the only person you harm is yourself. In the hadith, it says the punishment for backbiting is that Allah will take away from your account of good deeds and give it to the one you hurt as an act of compensation. Just think about that… the person you de est is gaining from your inability to control your emotions. You are not only giving them your time, focus and attention you are also losing your good deeds AND added to theirs. What do you really have to gain from this? You may consider the only person you want to backbite on this earth is your own fathers or mothers. ? On the flip side… Continue at page 7 If you are a victim of backbiting take comfort in knowing that they are only helping you on the day of judgement. Of course June 3-17, 2022, Zul Qadah 3-17,1443H protect your character if you feel it is threatened but do so with integrity. Do not fall Isl. Dt. Day Date Fajar Sunr Zawal Dhuhr Asar Maghrib Isha Dhur Asar Shafi / Hanfi victim by engaging in the same game. We 19 Fri must show discipline and emotional fortitude and overcome such petty altercations. 20 Sat 21 Sun Allah Knows best. May he reward us for being among the ones 22 Mon who take a moral high ground. 23 Tue Source: myislam.org 24 Wed

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The International Academy of Canada (IMAC) celebrates its Silver Jubilee

n May 31, The International Academy of Canada (IMAC) celebrated its 25th year (Silver Jubilee) Anniversary in Punjab Banquet Hall Surrey.

of IMAC gave welcome remarks. Moham- Mrs. Rukshana Khan, President of the A large number of appreciation Awards were med Imraz invited the President IMAC. Women chapter invited the special guest of then distributed to acknowledge past and President Mr. Aseem Akhtar Khan He brief- the evening. Dr. Khan gave her remarks on present board of directors, women’s chapter,

ly described the 25 years history of IMAC A large number of community members and Fiji Islamic Centre in Surrey. and tributed late Molana A.latif Naumani . were invited to this celebration. Mohammed Imraz startled program by the MP Sukh Dhaliwal and MLA Jinny Sims recitation of Holy Quran by Qari Moham- presented Proclamations from federal and mad Amin and Naats were Naats were then provincial governments respectively and aprecited recited by Saad Salis, Hajan Zeenat preciated the services of IMAC. Everyone Munaf and Abdul Rasool fondly acknowledged the services of late Salis. Director Muhammad Salim Chairman Maulana Abdul Latif Naumani.

IMAC Community Services at each level and appreciated the dedication of the Board of Directors and Volunteers. Mufti Ameer Hussain and BCMA President Asad Gondhal also acknowledged the services of Fiji Islamic Centre for the community.

Board of Trustees, Volunteers, Gold Sponsors, Sponsors, and Media representatives. IMAC, the board of directors and the sisters from the women’s chapter are immensely grateful to their sponsors whose support made the event successful.

Br. Mohammad Yasin given details about At the end the Cake Cutting ceremony led IMAC’s CRA status and Fiji Islamic Centre by Peer Afzal Ahmed. A delicious Charity Number. appetizers and dinner has been served.

B.C. minimum wage increases June 1 for lowest paid workers Ministry of Labour VICTORIA - As of June 1, 2022, B.C.’s lowest paid workers will get a pay boost as the minimum wage increases from $15.20 to $15.65 per hour, which is the highest of any province. This increase is part of a commitment made by government in 2018 to support workers and their families. Five years of measured, predictable increases have benefited as many as 400,000 British Columbians, the majority of whom are women, immigrants or youth.“Having a fair minimum wage is a key step in helping to lift more people out of poverty, make life

more affordable and build a strong economy for B.C.,” said Harry Bains, Minister of Labour. “We will continue to advocate for fair wages for all workers, especially those low-income workers who have been so essential to our health and well-being during the pandemic.”The minimum wage increase to $15.65 per hour is tied to British Columbia’s average annual inflation rate which, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021, was calculated at 2.8%. This is consistent with the approach taken in other jurisdictions.As of June 1, a 2.8% increase will also apply to the live-in camp leader and

live-in home-support worker minimum daily wages and the resident caretaker minimum monthly wage.“Each increase to the minimum wage has taken a little pressure off me and helped me breathe a little easier,” said Rekha Chander, longtime janitor at the Brian Canfield Centre in Burnaby. “With inflation the way it is, we’ve all been making changes to how we spend, but there are some expenses we can’t change. Getting this increase really makes a difference to me and my family, so we don’t feel like we’re falling behind.” Media Contact – Veeno Dewan

Homicide team investigating after man found dead in Surrey, B.C., park May 30, 2022: Police have identified the man killed as Maanav Kinkar, 18, and released video and photos showing him at the Surrey Central SkyTrain station in the hours before his death.

in the area on Thursday. The man’s body was discovered in Hazelnut Meadows Park, near 140 Street between 68 Avenue and 70 Avenue, just before 8:45 p.m. PT. His injuries were “consistent with foul play,” according to a statement from EARLIER STORY: Homicide investigators have been called to a RCMP. The Integrated Homicide Investigation park in Surrey, B.C., after a man was found dead Team (IHIT) has taken over the case. No arrests have been made. Hazelnut Meadows Park is a

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recreational area in the Newton neighbourhood, with picnic areas, a children’s playground and a nature trail. The park and surrounded roads were closed as police investigated, but both have since reopened. Anyone with dashcam footage between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the area of 140 Street and 68 Avenue is asked to contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448..Source: cbc.ca

Ablution and the wiping of socks:

are staying in the same town, you can do so only for a period of 24 hours after which you have to take them off to wash your feet again. This means, even if you intend to take them off in three hours and not to wear them for a whole day, you can still do the wiping off. There is no minimum time, but simply a maximum time.Three things end the validity of Mash: 1) Taking off the shoes, 2) end of the Mash time mentioned above, and 3) anything that requires gusl (Major cleaning). (Source: Arab News) Classified in Ablution and the wiping of socks Source: islamicity.org/qa

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After the Long March

T was an abrupt end to the much-hyped ‘freedom march’. Imran Khan’s threat to storm the capital with over a million people ended with a whimper. A few thousand supporters who had gathered at D-Chowk at his call on the night of May 25 after removing roadblocks, could not withstand the massive tear gas shelling for long. Kaptaan turned back, leaving his supporters disappointed. He would later justify his decision to call off the ‘dharna’, saying that he feared that clashes with the law-enforcement agencies could lead to ‘bloodshed’, as according to him, his supporters were also armed. That sounds plausible given the prevailing tension. Yet that may not have been the only reason for Imran Khan’s turnabout. He might have seen the violence coming when he gave the call. In fact, to his utter disappointment, only a trickle of people, instead of the millions he hoped for, turned up to storm the capital and bring down the socalled imported government. The promised ‘revolution’ failed. The use of brute force and the blocking of roads by the government may have deterred many marchers from joining. The massive public response to his populist nationalist rhetoric must have swayed the former prime minister to think that the support could be turned into an agitational force to bring down the government. It was a sheer miscalculation on his part, and one that led to a political setback for him. He seems to have learnt nothing from his 2014 political misadventure. Political confrontation remains a major hurdle in the way of moving forward.

Imran Khan has now ensconced himself in Peshawar, his bastion of power, trying to rethink his strategy. His six-day deadline for the government to dissolve the Assembly and announce the election date ends today. He has threatened to return to Islamabad with ‘millions of marchers’ if his demands are not accepted. Meanwhile, the chief minister of KP has threatened to deploy the “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa force” to defy any restrictions on the march. Such a situation could lead to the violence that the former prime minister claims to have tried to avoid by calling off the protest last week. Certainly, the government’s ruthless use of force against the PTI supporters and crackdown on the party leadership cannot be condoned. But neither can the threat of violence by PTI party leaders be justified on any pretext. Curiously, Imran Khan has also been looking to the Supreme Court to ensure what he describes as his democratic right to hold a peaceful rally. There may not be any harm in referring to the Supreme Court for the protection of one’s democratic and human rights. But there is a growing tendency among political parties to drag the apex court into political issues that should be resolved in parliament and other elected forums. It is thus not surprising that the judiciary quite often encroaches upon those areas that fall in the domain of the executive and legislature. That unnecessarily makes the Supreme Court controversial. From his rhetoric, it appears that Imran Khan seeks to bring the apex court and other state institutions under pressure. He has cast doubts on the judges who

ruled against his unconstitutional action of dissolving the National Assembly in April. He certainly doesn’t believe in resolving political issues in parliament or holding discussions with other political parties. Imran Khan’s decision that PTI lawmakers should quit the National Assembly seems to have pushed the party into a blind alley, given the fact that it cannot force its way through agitational politics. The events of May 25 are a lesson to learn. The party could have played a more effective role in parliament. Some media reports on the divisions within the PTI leadership over the MNAs’ resignation issue do not come as a surprise. Sitting out of parliament until next year when elections are due will certainly not help the party in the polls. Interestingly, the party leadership has decided to maintain an ambiguous position on the resignations; it has decided not to appear individually before the Speaker and the Election Commission as required under the Constitution. It is indeed a deliberate move by the PTI leadership to keep the Lower House ineffective. It was exactly what the PTI did in 2014 during its four-month-long dharna outside parliament. Such an irrational stance will undermine the democratic political process. Chaos and the use of violence will only encourage extra-constitutional action as we have witnessed many times in the past. Meanwhile, what happened on May 25 must not be seen as a triumph for the PML-N-led coalition government that is virtually hanging by a thread. After weeks of uncertainty, the Sharif government has finally decided to complete the full term of the National

Assembly. It has also begun taking some long overdue actions to stabilise the economy. Last week, the government finally slashed the subsidy on petroleum products, clearing the way for the revival of the stalled IMF programme. But these measures are not enough to resolve a serious economic crisis. The existing polarisation and the worsening state of political confrontation remain a major hurdle in the way of moving forward. It is mainly the government’s responsibility to lower political temperatures. But unfortunately, the aggressive tenor of some of its ministers is contributing to the tension. Many opposition leaders have been booked on various charges, adding to mutual hostility. One of the reasons for the ruling coalition to complete the term was to carry out electoral reforms. But any unilateral reform will not help make the coming elections credible. Similarly, the hasty changes in NAB laws also expose the government to criticism that the amendments are meant to end corruption cases against some top leaders in the ruling alliance. It is apparent that the government, with its short term in office and surrounded by political instability, cannot be expected to deliver on any front. Early elections that could produce a stable government are the only solution to the present political and economic crises. But for that, it is imperative to make the elections credible. Courtesy By: Zahid Hussain The writer is an author and journalist.

Laysa Lil Insana illa ma’ sa’aa That man can have nothing but what he strives for.

Texas officers waited more than an hour to confront school shooter as kids kept calling 911 News Cont from Pg 1 man into the building, authorities said Friday.The commander at the scene in Uvalde — the school district’s police chief — believed that the 18-year-old gunman was barricaded inside adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary School and that children were no longer at risk, Steven McCraw, the

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head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a contentious news conference. “It was the wrong decision,” he said. Friday’s briefing came after authorities spent three days providing often conflicting and incomplete information about the more than an hour that elapsed between the time the shooter, Salvador Ramos, entered the school and

when U.S. Border Patrol agents unlocked the classroom door and killed him.. Three police officers followed the shooter into the building within two minutes. In the next half hour, as many as 19 officers piled into the hallway outside. But another 47 minutes passed before the Border Patrol tactical team breached the door, McCraw said.

As the gunman fired at students, law enforcement officers from other agencies urged the school police chief to let them move in because children were in danger, two law enforcement officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they had not been authorized to speak publicly about the investigation... Source: cbc.ca

US President Joe Biden speaks to the media President Joe Biden speaks to the media as he returns from Wilmington, Delaware, to the White House on May 30, 2022 [Joshua Roberts/Reuters] CNN and The Washington Post re-

ported on Friday the Biden administration was leaning towards sending the MLRS and another system, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS, as part of a larger military aid package to Ukraine.The Ukrainian government

has urged the West to provide it with more longer-range weapons in order to turn the tide in the war, now in its fourth month. US officials had said such weapons systems are actively being considered. Source: dawn.com

Biden: US will not send Ukraine rockets that can reach Russia

Ukrainian officials have sought a longer-range system called the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, that can fire a barrage of rockets hundreds of miles away. It was not clear which system Biden was referring to in his remarks.

Canadian merchants may see rebates after fee settlement with Visa, MasterCard deal News Cont from Pg 1 quickened a shift towards digital payments as more consumers shopped online. “During COVID, cash disappeared and everyone started paying with plastic,” said Corinne Pohlmann, senior vice-president of national affairs and partnerships at CFIB. “Credit cards became much more prevalent so the amount of fees merchants are paying has also increased.” Fee charged every time card is used Credit cards charge merchants so-called interchange rates on purchases, a fee shared

between credit card companies, payment processors and banks. Those fees can range from as low as around one per cent for basic cards to nearly three per cent for cards that offer rewards such as cash back or loyalty points. “The more perks on a card, the more expensive it is for a merchant to accept,” Pohlmann said. “I don’t think consumers understand how big a cost it could be for a merchant.” While the settlement doesn’t change the fees, it does allow businesses to apply for a rebate of some of the fees paid since 2021. Any Canadian mer-

chant that accepted MasterCard and Visa credit cards between 2001 and 2021 and incurred merchant discount fees is eligible for a rebate, ranging from $30 a year or up to $600 total for small merchants, to $250 a year or $5,000 for larger merchants. The settlement for the class action, launched in 2011, comes after the pandemic quickened a shift towards digital payments as more consumers shopped online. “During COVID, cash disappeared and everyone started paying with plastic,” said Corinne Pohlmann, senior vice-president of national affairs and partnerships at CFIB. “Credit cards became much more

prevalent so the amount of fees merchants are paying has also increased.” Fee charged every time card is used. Credit cards charge merchants so-called interchange rates on purchases, a fee shared between credit card companies, payment processors and banks. Those fees can range from as low as around one per cent for basic cards to nearly three per cent for cards that offer rewards such as cash back or loyalty points.“ The more perks on a card, the more expensive it is for a merchant to accept,” Pohlmann said. “I don’t think consumers understand how big a cost it could be for a merchant.”...Source: cbc.ca

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Tim Hortons app tracked too much personal informa- Imran says will announce next march tion without adequate consent, investigation finds as soon as SC decides on petition

App’s data tracking resulted in loss of users’ privacy, says report by federal, provincial authorities The federal privacy commissioner’s investigation into the Tim Hortons mobile app found that the app unnecessarily collected extensive amounts of data without obtaining adequate consent from users. The commissioner’s report, which was published Wednesday morning, states that Tim Hortons collected granular location data for the purpose of targeted advertising and the promotion of its products but that the company never used the data for those purposes. “The consequences associated with the App’s collection of that data, the vast majority of which was collected when the App was not in use, represented a loss of Users’ privacy that was not proportional to the potential benefits Tim Hortons may have hoped to

gain from improved targeted promotion of its coffee and associated products,” the report read.The joint investigation was launched about two years ago by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in conjunction with similar authorities in British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta. It came after reporting from the Financial Post found that the Tim Hortons app tracked users’ geolocation while users were not using the app. According to a presentation to investors shared in May, the restaurant chain’s app has four million active users.

PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the party had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking its protection, and he would announce the date for the next march to Islamabad as soon as the apex court rules on the matter. Addressing a social media conference in Peshawar, Imran said he wanted the Supreme Court to grant protection to the PTI’s march and answer whether Pakistanis have the fundamental right to hold a peaceful protest. He highlighted the way the federal and Punjab governments 3rd party collected geolocation data had responded to the PTI’s recent Azadi Tim Hortons was using a third-party ser- March on May 25 by “firing [tear gas] vice provider, Radar, to collect geolocation shells and wrongfully using Punjab police” data of users. In August 2020, Tim Hortons and said this was why the party wanted a ruling from the SC. As soon as their decistopped collecting location data. However, the investigation found that there was a lack of contractual protections for users’ personal information while being processed by Radar. The report describes the language in the contractual clauses to be “vague and permissive,” which could have allowed Radar to use the personal information collected in aggregated or de-identified form for its own business. ..Source.: cbc.ca

‘Don’t dare to cross limits’: PM Shehbaz warns Imran against talking about Pakistan breaking apart

Govt. tables bill to cap handguns, pledges to buy back assault weapons Legislation stops short of full handgun ban but sets hard limit on number in Canada New gun control legislation the federal government tabled today includes a national freeze on the purchase, sale, importation and transfer of handguns in Canada. The government also is pledging to start buying back thousands of banned assault weapons before the end of the year. While the proposal falls short of a full ban on handguns, it would effectively limit their number in Canada.“In other words, we’re capping the market for handguns,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a press conference Monday. “As we see gun violence continue to rise, it is our duty to keep taking action.” Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino presented the bill in the House of Commons Monday. “The bill we just tabled represents a milestone amidst a long and difficult battle which takes place on our streets every single day,” Mendicino said at the news conference. “It’s a battle which has claimed too many lives, leaving empty chairs at the dinner table, and empty desks in our classrooms.” The legislation revives some federal meas-

sion comes, I will announce [the date for the next march] and we will leave [for the capital].” The PTI chairman said the party’s planning would be better this time. “After [the previous] Supreme Court ruling, we believed the path would be clear and no one would be picked up. We will not repeat the mistakes.” Source: dawn.com

ures that didn’t pass before last year’s general election and implements some new proposals made during the campaign. They include taking away firearms licences from those involved in domestic violence or criminal harassment, increasing criminal penalties for smuggling and trafficking of firearms, and a “red flag” law which would require people deemed a threat to themselves or others to turn in their firearms to law enforcement. The government previously proposed working with provinces and territories to put restrictions on handguns. Trudeau said his government abandoned that idea after consultations.... Source:cbc.ca

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif censured his predecessor Imran Khan on Thursday, accusing him of “making naked threats against the country”, deeming him “unfit for public office” and warning him against “talking about [the] division of Pakistan”. The prime minister made these remarks in a Twitter post that referred to an interview of Imran with anchorperson Sami Abraham for Bol News programme ‘Tajzia’ last night during which the PTI chief urged the

Election law amendment does not deprive overseas Pakistanis of right to vote: IHC CJ

Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Wednesday said that none of the amendments made to the Elections Act, 2017 by the incumbent coalition government deprived overseas Pakistanis of the right to vote.He made the observation while hearing a petition filed against the passage of the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which disallows overseas Pakistanis from voting electronically. The petition, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, was filed by solicitor Dawood Ghazanavi and dual national Atif Iqbal Khan.The federation of Pakistan through the secretary of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have been made respondents in the case. On May 26, the National Assembly passed two before 6 p.m. local time. crucial bills — Elections (Amendment) Bill Meulenberg also said multiple people were 2022 and National Accountability (Second wounded and that the medical complex was a “catastrophic scene.” St. Francis Health System locked down its campus because of the situation at the Natalie Medical Building. The building houses A sessions court in Lahore on Wednesday an outpatient surgery centre and a breast ordered the registration of a criminal case health centre. Police say three people were against Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah killed in the shooting. (Ian Maule/Tulsa and top police officials for the authorities’ World/The Associated Press) alleged torture of lawyers in the provincial Aerial footage from a TV helicopter ap- capital on the day of the PTI’s Azadi March peared to show first responders wheeling on May 25.The order was issued after a lawsomeone on a stretcher away from the hos- yer named Haider Majeed Advocate petipital building. Dozens of police cars could tioned the court, also accusing the police of be seen outside the hospital complex, and not registering a case as sought. authorities shut down traffic as the investi- Barrister Hassan Niazi and other lawyers gation went on. A reunification centre for represented the petitioner, while a video of families to find their loved ones was set up at the incident was also played in the courta nearby high school. room.The petitioner sought the registraAgents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, To- tion of the case against the interior minister, bacco, Firearms and Explosives were also at CCPO Lahore, DIG operations Lahore, SP the scene, a spokesperson said.Source:cbc.ca Esa Sukheri (North Cantt Lahore), SP Waqar

3 people killed in shooting at Tulsa, Okla., medical building, police say

establishment to make the “right decisions” and warned that if Pakistan were to lose its nuclear deterrence, it would fragment into “three pieces”. In the interview aired Wednesday night, he said the current political situation was a problem for the country as well as the establishment. “If the establishment doesn’t make the right decisions then I can assure [you] in writing that [before everyone else] they and the army will be destroyed because what will become of the country if it goes bankrupt,” he said. “Pakistan is going towards a default. If that happens then which institution will be [worst] hit? Source: dawn.com

Amendment) Bill — which reversed the election laws by the previous Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government regarding the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and i-voting for overseas Pakistanis and the clipping the vast powers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The bills were passed by the Senate a day later. The petitioners said they had approached the Supreme Court for the fundamental right of vote for overseas Pakistanis after which “an authoritative judgement was passed”...Source: dawn.com

Lahore court orders case against Rana Sanaullah, top police officials for roughing up of lawyers

Police say assailant is dead

Three people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Tulsa, Okla., medical building on a hospital campus, a police captain said. Tulsa police Capt. Richard Meulenberg confirmed the number of dead. Meulenberg said the shooter also was dead. It was unclear how the shooter died or what prompted the deadly assault. “Officers are currently going through every room in the building checking for additional threats,” police said in a Facebook post just

Azeem Kharal, DSP Akber Ali, SHO Asad Abbas and others.After hearing arguments on the petition, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, Additional Sessions Judge Mian Mudassar Umar Bodla ordered the relevant station house officer to register a criminal case under Section 154 (information in cognisable cases) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and process the matter “in accordance with the law”.Source: Dawn.com

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Zaheer A. Janjua aims for fulfilling PM’s vision of economic diplomacy in Canada

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he High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Canada Ambassador Zaheer Aslam Janjua inaugurated the new premises of the Consulate General of Pakistan in Vancouver, official website of the Consulate General and Pakistan-Western Canada Trade Association (PWCTA) on May 31, 2022. This is in line with the vision of the political leadership’s focus on economic diplomacy to capitalize on the trade potential between Pakistan and Western Canada. 2. The High Commissioner also met and held deliberations with the community leaders with an emphasis on serving the Pakistani diaspora across Western Canada. The following Associations interacted with the

High Commissioner: i) Pakistan Canada Association ii) Pakistani Canadian Cultural Association iii) Pakistani Canadian Women Society iv) Pakistan Canadian Community Association v) Friends of Pakistan Canada Association vi) Pakistan-Western Canada Trade Association 3. The High Commissioner also interacted with the local media highlighting the potential of Pakistan-Canada bilateral trade and important contributions of the Pakistani diaspora based in Western Canada. Pictures Courtesy by Naveed Waraich Report sent by: Office of the High Commission For Pakistan, Ottawa

Province starts Burnaby Hospital upgrade as rural hospitals face weekend ward closures $1.3 billion project includes expanded ER and new cancer treatment centre. Premier John Horgan announced the start of a long-awaited hospital upgrade project in Metro Vancouver while acknowledging some hospitals in rural British Columbia are facing temporary ward closures. The premier attended a sod-turning ceremony Monday to mark the beginning of a Burnaby Hospital up-

grade expected to cost about $1.3 billion. Horgan says the upgrade, the hospital’s first major redevelopment in 40 years, includes an expanded emergency department, a new cancer treatment centre and two towers, housing more operating rooms and 399 new beds. However, while addressing the redevelopment plan, Horgan said he understands the concerns of residents in Clearwater, Port McNeill and

other B.C. communities where wards are closing temporarily and patients are being referred to larger hospitals. Horgan says hospitals, similar to many other workplaces, are experiencing worker shortages resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Health Minister Adrian Dix says B.C. has increased the number of health-care workers by 30,000 since the New Democrats were elected five years ago. Source: cbc.ca/

Kevin Falcon called Surrey hospital land “surplus” and sold it off

set aside for a second hospital in Surrey. In 2012, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon used his budget speech to announce the sale of the hospital land, claiming a second hospital wasn’t necessary after renovations to Surrey Memorial: “With the almost $600-million expansion of Surrey Memorial Hospital now underway at its current location, the land is surplus. SURREY – In today’s Question Period, So, rather than letting it sit there costing taxHealth Minister Adrian Dix raised Kevin payers money, we intend to sell it and let the Falcon’s decision to sell land that had been private sector use it.”

By announcing the sale, Falcon broke the promise made by BC Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell to build a hospital on the property. In 2014, it was sold to Fairborne Lands for $20.5 million, despite being appraised at $23.5 million. Fairborne President Christopher Philps gave the BC Liberals $25,000 in 2017, fand made significant contributions in 2020 and 2021. The BC NDP government has acquired land in Cloverdale and is investing $1.66 billion in a new state-of-the art hospital.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 May 2022 @ SURREY, BC. Local media reported new facts in the ongoing scandal involving Mayor Doug McCallum and his actions that led to him being charged with Public Mischief by police. On May 20, 2022, local media obtained copies of court documents from the mayor’s criminal court file. Those documents include an “Information to Obtain” (ITO), which is a document the police prepare in order to get a judge to grant them a search warrant. In this case, it was a search warrant to search the mayor’s house. The police were looking, in particular, for the runners the mayor was wearing when he says that another Surrey resident ran over his foot on September 4, 2021, in the Southpointe shopping mall parking lot. The ITO disclosed that police say that McCallum falsely told them that he was pinned up against the vehicle on September 4. They say that the parking lot video shows that was not true. Similarly, police say that McCallum says

He should not wait for that royal assent. “These allegations against this Mayor are shocking and embarrassing said Cllr. Jack Hundial. “They bring the reputation of Surrey, and particularly the reputation of Surrey City Council, into significant disrepute. The residents of this City obviously deserve better than to have a mayor accused of lying to police to further his own political self-interest. And the residents of Surrey should not have to wait for changes in the law to force this Mayor to do what is right. He should do the right thing. He should go and go now.” Further, it is reported that the Surrey Police Board has asked McCallum to step aside – he refused. Council can “do the right thing” for the people of Surrey and demand that McCallum step aside until this fiasco is dealt with. Surrey Connect calls on all members of City Council to call for the mayor to step down. It’s time for all members of Council to stand up and be counted. The very integrity of our city government is at issue. The four councillors

The scope of the project includes 168 inpatient beds, emergency department, medical imaging department that includes computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), surgical suite, pharmacy, laboratory, and academic space. The new cancer centre will include an oncology ambulatory care unit, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, functional imaging including PET/CT, cyclotron, and space for six linear accelerators (five equipped at opening). Source:BC Government Caucus Media

Surrey Connect Calls For Mccallum To Step Down After Yet Another Bombshell he was limping after being run over. Again, video surveillance shows that he was not. McCallum told police the other Surrey resident involved “tore away” from him in the parking lot. Once again, video surveillance showed that she did not tear away – she rolled away slowly. “This Mayor must step down. He must take his leave until these charges are resolved”, said Cllr. Brenda Locke. Locke stated “If these allegations are correct, this Mayor attempted to have a senior resident of our city charged with a criminal offence in order just to create sympathy – and political benefit for himself and his group of Councillors that support him. If that is so, that is an egregious and shameful breach of trust, and he is not fit to continue as Mayor.” Bill 20 is only waiting for royal assent before becoming law in BC. Bill 20 will make it a requirement that someone in the mayor’s situation step down pending the outcome of his criminal case. He should do the right thing and step down now.

that always support the mayor need to stand up for the residents of Surrey. They need to show the people of Surrey that they are elected to represent our citizens, and not just to do the mayor’s bidding. If the Mayor will not do the right thing, then they must stand with the rest of Council to demand he does it. They owe that much at least to the residents of Surrey. All of Council must demand the mayor go and go now. Source: Cllr. Brenda Locke & Cllr. Jack Hundial

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Sonia, Rahul Gandhi summoned in Indian money laundering probe

India’s financial crime-fighting agency wants to question the two most senior members of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, who lead the main opposition Congress party, as it investigates a complaint of money laundering, the party said on Wednesday. The summons by the enforcement directorate is linked to a nine-year-old complaint by a lawmaker of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, the party said. The lawmaker, Subramanian Swamy, had accused the Gandhis of forming a shell company and illegally gaining control of properties worth $300 million. “A disgusting and cowardly conspiracy is

being hatched against the leadership of the Indian National Congress to mislead the country,” the Congress party said in a statement that condemned the notice sent to the Gandhis.“The entire party and every worker will stand shoulder to shoulder with them and we will fight and win this attack on the country’s democracy.” The assets in question had belonged to a firm that published the National Herald newspaper, founded in 1937 by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was Rahul Gandhi’s great grandfather. For his part, Swamy welcomed the action by the enforcement directorate and said he hoped they would be jailed, adding on Twitter, “From bail to jail as soon as possible.” An enforcement directorate spokesperson declined to comment. It was not immediately clear why the agency was acting now. Congress ruled for decades after its founders led India to independence in 1947 from British colonial rule. But its fortunes have declined precipitously since the BJP easily defeated it in the general elections of 2014 and 2019. Source: ctvnews.com

Russian attacks have left Ukraine’s Severodonetsk ‘completely ruined,’ says mayor Tens of thousands flee as Russian artillery destroys 90% of eastern city’s buildings. Russian troops pushed farther into a key Eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv’s forces Monday in a battle the mayor said has left the city in ruins and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes.The Russian focus on Severodonetsk has already left the city “completely ruined,” Mayor Oleksandr Striuk said. Artillery barrages have destroyed critical infrastructure and damaged 90 per cent of the buildings, and power and communications have been largely cut to a city that was once home to 100,000 people. “The number of victims is rising every hour, but we are unable to count

the dead and the wounded amid the street fighting,” Striuk told The Associated Press in a phone interview, adding that Moscow’s troops advanced a few more blocks toward the city centre....Source:cbc.ca

Biden meets with infant formula makers on easing shortage

The White House is meeting with leaders of manufacturers ByHeart, Bubs Australia, Reckitt, Perrigo and Gerber. President Joe Biden is set to meet with infant formula manufacturers as his administration works to ease nationwide shortages by importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production.The White House said a third round of formula shipments from overseas will begin next week, this time from producer Kendamil in Britain. Shipments from Bubs Australia will Source: aljazera.com be delivered next week as well....

Erdogan halts Turkey-Greece talks as rift widens

Turkish president says will pause talks, partly over dispute with Greek PM and what Ankara calls airspace violations. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey is halting talks with Greece, partly over a dispute with the Greek prime minister and what Ankara calls airspace violations, marking the latest reversal in the neighbours’ long-testy relationship. Last year, after a five-year hiatus, the two NATO members resumed talks to address their differences in the Mediterranean Sea and other bilateral issues. The talks have made little progress and the countries have frequently traded barbs. Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey had cancelled a bilateral cooperation platform, dubbed the High-Level Strategic Council, with Greece, adding in a speech to legislators from his governing party that Ankara wanted a foreign policy that “had strong character”. “You keep putting on shows for us with your planes,” Erdogan said, referring to a dispute with Athens about airspace over islands in the Aegean Sea. “What are you doing? Pull

yourself together. Do you not learn lessons from history?” “Don’t try to dance with Turkey. You’ll get tired and stuck on the road. We are no longer holding bilateral talks with them. This Greece will not see reason,” he said. The countries have long been at odds about a range of issues such as maritime boundaries, overlapping claims over their continental shelves, airspace, refugees and Cyprus. The talks had made little headway, but were a means for the two countries to air out their grievances without resorting to a potential armed standoff as had occurred as recently as two years ago.,Source: aljazera.com

In DR Congo, the most-neglected country on the list for the second year running, a third of the population went hungry last year. The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking starvation deaths and prolonging conflicts, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned. “With the all-absorbing war in Europe’s Ukraine, I fear African suffering will be pushed further into the shadows,” the aid group’s chief Jan Egeland said in a statement published Wednesday. The countries with the most neglected crises according to the NRC are, in order: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burkina Faso, Cameroon, South Sudan, Chad, Mali, Sudan, Nigeria, Burundi and Ethiopia. It is the first time that all 10 crises on the Council’s annual list – based on shortfalls in the international political response, media coverage, and the amount of aid pledged — are on the African continent. In the DRC, the most-neglected country on the list for the second year running, approx-

imately 27 million people went hungry last year, equivalent to one-third of the population. Meanwhile, 5.5 million people were internally displaced and one million more fleeing abroad, the aid group said. But there were no high-level meetings or donor conferences about the DRC’s hunger crisis or the conflict in the country’s east, and only 44 percent of the $2bn requested by the UN for humanitarian aid was received. By contrast, the NRC highlighted that it took just one day this March for a humanitarian appeal for Ukraine to be almost fully funded. Source: aljazera.com

Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian woman at the Arroub refugee camp in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Palestinian health ministry identified the woman as 31-year-old Ghufran Hamed Warasneh, and said that she had been shot in the chest. In a statement, the Israeli army said “an assailant armed with a knife advanced toward an IDF [Israeli army] soldier who was conducting routine security activity”. However, witnesses told Al Jazeera’s Givara Budeiri that, in their view, Warasneh had posed little threat to the soldiers, and that the knife was small. Budeiri also added that Warasneh had started a new job at a radio station three days prior to being killed. “She was leaving her home on her way

to work, according to eyewitnesses,” said Budeiri. Warasneh was shot just before 8am (5:00 GMT) at the entrance to the camp, which is located between Bethlehem and Hebron, and where Israeli soldiers are permanently stationed. She was transferred by the Palestinian Red Crescent to al-Ahli hospital in Hebron, but died shortly afterwards, despite efforts to resuscitate her. The Palestinian Red Crescent said that Israeli forces had obstructed their ability to access Warasneh and took 20 minutes to allow medics to treat her. Doctors at the hospital said the bullet she was shot with had pierced her heart. Warasneh, who hailed from the nearby village of al-Shuyukh, was a former prisoner. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said in a statement mourning her killing that she had recently spent three months in Israeli prisons, and was released at the start of April 2022. Local and international rights groups have condemned what they call Israel’s excessive use of force and “shoot-to-kill policy” against Palestinians, including suspected assailants, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Source: aljazera.com

NRC: World’s 10 ‘most neglected’ refugee crises all in Africa

Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman in occupied West Bank

European Union declares Ukraine support, but fails to agree on action

food shortage and the EU’s defence needs. But draft conclusions of the meeting, seen by Reuters, showed that while the EU will be generous with verbal support for the government in Kyiv, there will be little in terms of new decisions on any of the main topics. “After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, we saw what can happen when Europe stands united. With a view to the summit tomorrow, let’s hope it continues like this. But it is already starting to crumble and crumble again,” GerEU governments cannot agree on 6th package man Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday. of sanctions against Moscow . European Union leaders will meet on Russian oil embargo holding up Monday to declare continued support for other sanctions Ukraine to help it fend off Russia’s assault, The most tangible will be the leaders’ pobut the talks will be overshadowed by their litical backing for a 9 billion euro package failure to agree on a new sanctions package against Moscow.Over two days, leaders of ($12.3 billion Cdn) of EU loans, with a small the 27-nation bloc are to discuss how best grants component to cover part of the interto aid Ukraine four months into Russia’s est, so that Ukraine can keep its government invasion and how to deal with the conflict’s going and pay wages for around two months. impacts: high energy prices, an impending Source: cbc.ca

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An Evening of Celebration and Gratitude for MFB Volunteers and Staff

Reported By: Saleem Spindari

On Friday, May 27, Muslim Food Bank and Community Services Society (MFBCS) brought staff and volunteers together to celebrate achievements and enjoy a nice meal. MLA Bruce Ralston and MP Randeep Sarai joined approximately

100 persons at the event that highlighted the impact that our volunteers and staff make in the community. The leadership of MFBCS took advantage of the opportunity to share strategic directions for the next three years. To better respond to the everchanging needs of our community,

MFBCS will continue to provide food hampers, collect and distribute Zakat, and provide support to refugees, youth, seniors, women and children. In addition to providing case management and counselling services, MFBCS has started offering other enhanced ser-

vices such as employment support and support for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness. A big thank you to all our staff, volunteers and donors. With their support and the help from Allah SWT, we have been able to do all this.

NDP-Liberal government doubles down on delays at airports

Ottawa, ON – Melissa Lantsman, Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport, and Luc Berthold, Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and Québec Political Lieuten-

ant, today released the following statement after the NDP-Liberal government doubleddown on delays caused by outdated COVID-19 protocols at airports: “Plan on flying any time soon? Thanks to the NDP-Liberal government, you’re likely to continue facing delays. “Today, the NDP-Liberal government voted against our common-sense motion that would have returned to pre-pandemic rules and service levels for travel, and helped end the delays we’re seeing at airports across the country. “As Canadian travelers are being subject to extreme delays, line-ups, bottlenecks, and

missed connections because of unnecessary protocols, our allies across the world, including the European Union and the United States, have loosened rules for passengers on flights and in airports. “Airports have directly cited the Liberals’ policies as the reason for these delays, as processing times for international arriving passengers have increased by two-tofour times – sometimes taking longer than two minutes.“Industry experts from a wide range of disciplines are calling on the government to drop travel restrictions. These restrictions have many impacts on Canadian travel times, our economy, and the country’s

ment to transit in our region,” said Mayor Doug McCallum. “With more and more people moving to Surrey and working within city limits, the Surrey Langley SkyTrain will have no shortage of riders when it goes into service in 2028. With 39% of emissions coming from gas cars in Surrey, this transportation megaproject will make it easier for our residents to choose fast, convenient, and reliable transit over costly gas vehicles. I want to thank the BC Government for their continued support of smart transit choices

that will result in cleaner and healthier communities in Surrey.”

international reputation. “After two long years of the pandemic, Canadians are finally looking to return to normalcy and begin travelling again. Unfortunately, the NDP-Liberal government continues to cling to outdated and unnecessary protocols that are exacerbating delays. “Conservatives will continue to advocate for common-sense solutions to prevent these unacceptable delays at our airports, and to get our aviation, tourism, and business sectors back on track. We will continue to hold the NDP-Liberal government to account for these unacceptable delays.” Source: Office of Melissa Lantsman, M.P.

City of Surrey welcomes BC Government’s $2.4 billion investment in Metro transit improvements Surrey, BC – The more than $2.4 billion dedicated to Metro Vancouver transit improvements by the BC Government will have a significant impact in Surrey. With a growth rate of nearly ten percent from 2016-2021, the City of Surrey is one of the fastest growing cities in Canada. Major rapid transit projects like the new Surrey Langley SkyTrain will benefit greatly with the secure and stable funding announced by the province. “The City of Surrey applauds the BC Government for their foresight and commit-

Surrey Langley SkyTrain’s 16-kilometer route will bring rapid transit to Fleetwood and Cloverdale/Clayton. The City of Surrey has already started early preparatory work. Working with the province, the City completed improvements to Fraser Highway between 96 Avenue and 148 Street through Source: Amy Reid Green Timbers. Learn more about Surrey Communications & Media Relations Lead Langley SkyTrain here. Office of the Mayor

‘We’re still in a pandemic’: PM defends extension of border restrictions as industry groups demand relief Cont. from Pg 4

Canadians who die every single day because of COVID-19,” he told reporters on Wednesday.“I know people are eager to get back to things we love but what will also further damage our tourism industry is if we get another wave.” Industry groups

held a press conference later Wednesday, calling on the federal government to alleviate travel pain points, such as long lineups and delays, in time for the summer travel season. “We did our part to keep Canadians safe and now it is finally our turn to recover. Travel is back with a vengeance and we could not be happier but the passenger experience at our Canadian airports is a challenge,” said Susie Grynol, President and CEO of the Hotel Association of Canada. Interim Canadian Airports Council President Monette Pasher said while the organization welcomes the government’s steps to increase Canadian Air

Transport Security Authority (CATSA) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) staffing levels, more must be done. “We’re urging the federal government to take three concrete actions in the short term to immediately alleviate pressure on the system. They include: removing onsite mandatory testing from Canada’s airports, removing the Public Health Agency of Canada’s duplicate health check questions at government custom checkpoints and at the international border and removing vaccination mandates for CATSA and CBSA workers,” she said. On Tuesday, the Public Health Agency

of Canada announced that border rules would be extended until at least June 30. Foreign tourists will continue to be required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated, and unvaccinated Canadian citizens or permanent residents are also still required to show proof of a molecular COVID-19 test taken prior to entering Canada and quarantine for 14 days. All travellers coming to Canada, regardless of citizenship, must also continue to submit their health information through the ArriveCAN app prior to entry. Randomized testing for the fully vaccinated also remains in place..Source: ctvnews.ca

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Statement by the Prime Minister on National Indigenous History Month

he Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on National Indigenous History Month: “Today, we mark the start of National Indigenous History Month, an opportunity for us all to learn more about the distinct histories of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. This

DP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: “This National Indigenous History Month, we recognize and celebrate the diverse heritage of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Indigenous peoples have called this land home for thousands of years, and Canadians can learn a great deal from these Indigenous histories. This month provides an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate the diverse heritages of the First people of this land, and

month, and every month, we have a collective responsibility to honour the stories and contributions of Indigenous Peoples, who have lived on – and cared for – these lands since time immemorial. “From the Maliseet in Atlantic Canada, to Inuit across Inuit Nunangat, from the Métis across the Prairies and beyond, to the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest, Indigenous communities have diverse histories, customs, spiritualities, and languages. This month is an opportunity for us all to learn about local Indigenous history, and to truly walk the path of reconciliation. “Only by acknowledging the truths of the past, can we begin to dress the wounds they created, and begin the journey of healing. Right across the country, the findings of unmarked burial sites near former residential

schools has confirmed what Survivors and Indigenous communities have known about for decades, providing a tragic reminder of the painful and lasting impacts of colonialism. Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many communities and hear directly from Survivors and their families how the painful legacy of residential schools lives with them every day. The Government of Canada will continue to provide the funding and resources communities need to search for unmarked burial sites, uncover the truth of what happened at residential schools, and continue on their healing journey. We are also fully committed to implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. By learning about Indigenous history in our communities and across the country, we can

all play a role in dismantling the systemic racism, inequality, and discrimination that Indigenous Peoples continue to face today. This month, and every month, let us celebrate the resiliency of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis, and work together to build a better future for everyone.” Source: orilliamatters.com

acknowledge their significant contributions to Canada. In order to commemorate Indigenous histories, languages and identities, we must also acknowledge the courage and strength of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples who have fought to preserve their cultures in the face of colonialism and genocide. The injustices and barriers that still exist as a result of that legacy and government inaction must be addressed and removed. But for decades, federal governments haven’t done the work needed to address the systemic racism Indigenous peoples continue to face. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls have helped Canadians understand the devastating and ongoing impacts of residential

institutions. They have also laid out a path forward to address the inequalities and devastating rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. All of the Calls to Justice and the Calls to Action need to be implemented without delay to save lives and help Indigenous peoples heal. We know that Indigenous communities have fought tirelessly for clean drinking water, affordable housing, adequate investments in education and health care, and even to recover the bodies of their lost children found at former residential institutions. For too long their voices have been ignored. Indigenous peoples deserve a federal government that works with them to ensure a more equitable future for everyone. They deserve to be heard for their expertise, knowledge and solutions that they know will work

for them. As we celebrate this National Indigenous History Month, it’s important to look back at the past and for the federal government to take responsibility for the harms they have caused Indigenous peoples. Every child in Canada should be taught about the histories of Indigenous peoples so that we can build a better, fairer future for everyone. Indigenous peoples voices must be celebrated. New Democrats are committed to working with Indigenous communities and celebrating their enormous contributions. Together we can build a country where Indigenous histories and cultures are not only preserved and honoured, but also given the resources and opportunities needed to thrive for generations to come.” Source: orilliamatters.com

lice started three and half years ago, and in this short time the Surrey Police Service has evolved from a motion in Council to Surrey Police Service officers patrolling the streets. To date, 85 uniformed SPS officers have been deployed to work alongside RCMP. That number will increase to 295 SPS officers in the next 12 months,” said McCallum. “The progress we are making in the transition has allowed us to create the Community Services Department. A major component of this new department is dedicated to enhancing our approach to supportive housing.. Highlighted in the speech were a number of achievements that have been realized since Mayor McCallum took office: In 2021, the City planted 10,272 trees on public property and in 2022, that number will increase to 12,300. City Council has committed over $45 million to new parkland acquisition, resulting in 225 acres of new parkland in Surrey. The Guaranteed Permitting Timelines program has surpassed its target of 10 weeks, reducing the average processing time for a single-family permit from nearly 15 weeks in 2021 to 8.9. By the end of 2022, the City’s Electric Vehicle Charging Network will near 100 charging

stations to support the growing number of electric vehicles on the roads. Now in it’s fourth year, the City’s Love Where You Live campaign is more popular than ever. In 2021, participants contributed 1,700 volunteer hours, cleaned 208 kilometres of Surrey roads, organized 75 community clean-ups and over 200 people committed to the weekly 20-minute clean up challenge. In 2021, building permit values totalled more than $2 billion. Not only was this achieved in the midst of a pandemic but it marks the second highest recorded value in the City’s history; the all-time record was set in the pre-pandemic year of 2019 when $2.3 billion in building permit values were recorded. In 2021, Surrey led the way with the highest number of new home construction for the Metro region. Housing starts in Surrey totaled over 58 hundred units last year, which is 6% more than Vancouver. In partnership with all levels of government, the City of Surrey is delivering on this type of much-needed housing across our city. In 2021, a total of 139 Supportive Housing Units opened in Surrey. This year, another 387 Supportive and Transitional Housing. Since taking office, Council has made significant investments through the $428 million

Surrey Invests capital program, includings: Newton Community Centre with Olympic size pool ($100M) Cloverdale Sport & Ice Complex ($55.1M) City Centre Sports Complex ($40M) Bear Creek Athletics Centre ($27.5M) King George Nicomekl Bridge replacements ($22M) Nicomekl Riverfront Park ($19.5M) Fraser Highway widening: 138 St. to 148 St. ($17M) CMHC Housing Initiative: Little’s Place Project ($16.4M) 32 Ave. Corridor: King George to 140 St. ($16M) 20 Ave. Highway 99 Overpass ($14M) 84th Avenue Connector: King George to 140th Street ($13M) Two Indigenous Carving Centres ($2M) By: Amy Reid, City of Suyyery, Office

NDP Statement on National Indigenous History Month

Surrey Mayor delivers 2022 State of the City Address Surrey, BC – In the annual State of the City Address, Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum highlighted the progress and achievements of the City over the last four years. From holding residential property taxes to 2.9 percent, to investing in 21 capital projects through the $428 million Surrey Invests program, to purchasing 225 acres of new parkland, this Council has delivered on its promises. “Despite the challenges from the COVID pandemic, Council never strayed from the goals we set at the start of our mandate,” said Mayor Doug McCallum. “The vision of what Council wanted to achieve in four years was ambitious and demanding. It required massive change, not for the sake of change, but for what is best for Surrey. The City’s progress and rise in prominence has not gone unnoticed. Senior levels of government are investing in the City, from funding new housing to rapid transit expansion, from replacing an aging bridge to a new hospital, Surrey is on the radar. From my vantage point, the sky is the limit. Together, we can and will take Surrey to new heights.” In his annual Address, Mayor McCallum also provided an update on the City’s municipal police service transition. “The transition from RCMP to a city po-

Health Canada issues advisory about rapid antigen tests after calls to poison control centres Potential risks associated with the misuse or accidental ingestion or spillage of COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit solutions on the skin, federal health agency says By: Debora Kelly, Feb 27, 2022 ealth Canada has issued an advisory warning of the potential risk of rapid antigen test kits after about 50 calls were made to poison control centres in Canada regarding “accidental exposure” causing minor health issues. “Following an increase in reports to poison control centres, Health Canada is advising Canadians about potential risks associated with the misuse or accidental ingestion or spillage of COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit solutions on the skin,” the advisory states.

The kits — which have been widely distributed at grocery and drug stores in Ontario in recent weeks — are safe and effective when used as intended, the agency advises. However, many test kits include liquid solutions with chemical preservatives, including sodium azide and Proclin, that may be poisonous if swallowed or absorbed through the skin, particularly in children and pets, according to the advisory. Small doses of sodium azide can lower blood pressure, and larger doses may cause more serious health effects. “Proclin is also found in many kits. It contains chemicals that can cause skin and eye irritation, as well as allergic reactions. Accidental ingestion or skin exposure to very

small quantities of liquid solutions would not be expected to cause the serious effects associated with larger doses. However, even small quantities may cause effects in small children and pets.” Health Canada is advising Canadians to help mitigate the risks associated with misuse, accidental ingestion or skin exposure. Keep rapid antigen test kits and solutions out of the reach of children and pets. Do not swallow the solutions, and avoid eye and skin contact. Wash hands thoroughly after use. If spillage occurs, rinse well with water. Follow all instructions for proper disposal. Report any health product-related side effects or complaints to Health Canada.

Contact your local Poison Information Centre in cases of accidental ingestion of chemicals or direct skin exposure. Source: orilliamatters.com

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Iqra Islamic School’s “Islam Around the World” a huge success

By Arhum Arslan, Grade 3 qra Islamic School hosted an exhibition on May 25 called “ Islam Around the World”. This was the first time Iqra School hosted an in-school exhibition since the pandemic. This exhibition was about countries with Muslims living in them. My grade, Gr.3-2 was doing Philippines. I never knew that in 2022, there are about seven million Muslims in the Philippines.

The beneficial thing about this is that students can learn places, such as Russia have Muslims in their country. I noticed that the higher the grade, the easier the country they worked on. This is one of many events that made me in awe. Some classes were even displaying cultural clothing and decoration. The amazing thing is that the students worked extremely hard on this event. How do I know? Well be-

cause when I went there, I saw the challenging work of the students. They made extraordinary projects and put so much effort in these projects. I will end this with my own words: Even big communities can have small parts of different cultures living together.

the classes and see the incredible work of students and staff. Exhibits covered a wide range of countries including, Egypt, Syria, Argentina, Qatar, Yemen, England, Russia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Khanate of Bukhara, Philippines, Vietnam, Morocco, Japan, Germany, Pakistan, India etc... Congratulations to everyone for this Editor’s note: The Miracle had the opportunity to tour successful event!

The Islamic Education School (TIES) End of Year Graduation - Celebration.

n Saturday May 28th, TIES The Islamic Education School, held its annual Graduation observance at the AICP Center in New Westminster.The celebration started with a speech from Principal brother

^Imad Nouri about the importance of acquiring Knowledge especially the Religious one. Report cards were handed out to the students in a very supportive encouraging environment, after that some of top students were awarded

recognition with special presents for those who got for their A + finalGPA. TIES - The Islamic Education School, is pleased to always present the pure and truthful Islamic Knowledge to our community and will open its doors

again on Saturday, September 10, 2022 for the New School Year2021-2022. Please wait for more details about New School Year 2022-23 Admission Flyer will be published in Miracle’s Aug 26 & Sep 9th editions.

The Importance of Raising Confident Children By: Asma ing against arrogance or bigotry toward others. Shums, any of Knowledge

the Companions of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in the Madinan phase of the sirah were either in the prime of their youth or children who grew up in his company. Their biographies provide abundant information of how their upbringing was, whether pre-teens, young adults or as old age came about. Their Islam shaped the way they lead the nation. Given the self-serving, individualism-driven mindset of today, it is important to encourage these positive qualities in order to build a healthy level of self-esteem and confidence, while at the same time safeguard-

Seeking knowledge is an obligation for every Muslim. This is stated in many ahadith, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Allah makes the way to Jannah easy for he who treads the path in search of knowledge.”

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of hypocrisy and children are the first to notice that. Roohi Tahir, an author with Yaqeen Institute, highlights an important passage: “Ibn Al-Qayyim (d. 1350 CE) mentions that foolishness and short-sightedness are attributed to hypocrisy. Those who exhibit these characteristics lack spiritual insight and are prone to falling into doubt and following their desires. Eventually, this may lead to a contradiction between belief and practice—and ultimately, to one belittling the religion. He describes a “people prone to laziness and laxity in fulfilling the orders of the All-Merciful and because of this they find sincerity burdensome.”

Muslim Parents must be in constant search of sound knowledge to increase their own understanding and practice of Islam—in addition to acquiring secular knowledge and the necessary skills to practically navigate the world. Furthermore, one must address any questions, concerns, Nurture The Children For Future and doubts one’s children may have and Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas, the mufassir of the adequately guide them to a sound source Ummah highlights his own experience as should the parents not know it themselves. a young person: “One day I was riding bePractice what you preach hind the Prophet when he said, “O lad, be Not practicing what one preaches is a sign mindful of Allah and He will protect

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India sentences Kashmir rebel Yasin Malik to life imprisonment

A court in New Delhi sentences the top Kashmiri pro-freedom leader to life term in ‘terrorism’ funding case. special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in the Indian capital New Delhi has sentenced iconic Kashmiri pro-independence leader Yasin Malik to life imprisonment in “terror” funding case. Malik, one of Indian-administered Kashmir’s prominent pro-freedom leaders, is the chief of now banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). The group renounced violence in 1994. The court prosecutor had sought the death penalty for Malik, who has pleaded guilty to all charges. Malik, 56, last week was convicted of “terrorist” acts, including illegally raising funds, membership in a terrorist organisation, criminal conspiracy, and sedition. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a coalition of pro-India parties in the region, termed Malik’s life imprisonment as “unfortunate”. “Life imprisonment given to Yasin Malik is unfortunate and a setback to the efforts for peace. We are afraid that this will further compound the uncertainties in the region and will only fuel more alienation and separatist feelings,” the group said in a statement on Wednesday. The “… court has delivered its verdict but not justice,” the statement said. The mobile internet services in some parts of the region’s main city of Srinagar were suspended soon after the verdict was announced by the anti-terrorism court based in the Indian capital.

Pakistan condemns the verdict

Pakistan has condemned Malik’s “malafide” conviction and sentencing on “a grossly suspicious and contrived case”. “The abhorrent Indian attempts seeking to defile the legitimate struggle of the Kashmiris for their right to self-determination as ‘terrorism’ only substantiate India’s deeply etched credentials as a ‘serial violator’ of human rights and usurper of the fundamental freedoms of the Kashmiris,” Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal BhuttoZardari said Malik was convicted after “a sham trial”. “India can never silence Kashmiris’ voice for freedom and self-determination. Pakistan stands with Kashmiri brothers and sisters, will continue to provide all possible support in their just struggle,” Bhutto-Zardari tweeted.

During the trial, which Malik’s family and lawyers alleged was not fair, the Kashmiri leader rejected the charges and said he was a freedom fighter. Malik was arrested by the NIA in a “terrorfunding case” shortly after the JKLF was banned in 2019. The agency charged him with receiving funds “from Pakistan to carry out terrorist activities and stonepelting during the Kashmir unrest, especially in 2010 and 2016”.

Mishal Malik

Yasin Malik’s wife Mishal Malik holds a sign as she attends a ‘Black Day’ protest in Islamabad, Pakistan against rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir [File: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters] In August the same year, New Delhi scrapped the special status of Indian-administered Kashmir and unilaterally divided the country’s only Muslim-majority region into two federally controlled territories. The move was followed by months of military and communications lockdown in the region and arrests of major political and rebel leaders. Muhammad Junaid, a Kashmiri academic based in the US, told Al Jazeera that “Malik’s conviction is the politics of revenge”. “Malik’s conviction and sentencing is not based on any incriminating evidence Indian courts were presented with. It is about two things: one, separating Kashmiri leaders from their people so that the Indian state can continue its settler colonial project; second, a Hindu nationalist spectacle meant to show Indians that Modi’s India can arbitrarily inflict violence against Kashmir Muslims. “It is politics of revenge against a people already suffering from decades-old occupation and military control,” he said from New York. ....Source: aljazera.com

Imran says did not have absolute power as prime minister

TI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday admitted he did not enjoy absolute power as the prime minister, indicating that the actual centres of power in the country lay elsewhere and “everyone knows where that is.” In an interview with anchorperson Sami Ibrahim for Bol News programme Tajzia, Imran was asked to recall the events of the night of the no-confidence vote against him, who was issuing orders and who had impeded the cases against the PPP and PMLN leaders. Imran said his government had been “weak” when it came to power and had to seek coalition partners, adding that if the same situation were to arise again, he would opt for reelections and seek a majority government or none at all. “Our hands were tied. We were blackmailed from everywhere. Power wasn’t with us. Everyone knows where the power lies in Pakistan so we had to rely on them,” he said without elaborating any further who he was referring to.

“We relied on them all the time. They did a lot of good things too but they didn’t do many things that should’ve been done. They have the power because they control institutions such as NAB (National Accountability Bureau), which wasn’t in our control.” He claimed that while his government had the responsibility, it did not have all the power and authority. “No management works if I have responsibility but have no complete power and authority. A system works only when responsibility and authority are in one place.” Imran said it was imperative for the country to have a “strong army” due to the threat posed by the enemies but said there was also the need to strike a “balance” between having a strong army and a strong government. ‘If establishment doesn’t make right calls, country will head towards suicide’ The PTI chief said the current political situation was a problem for the country as well as the establishment. “If the establishment

Transfer of power

too partially. Only the 2013 polls undertaken fully by civilians were largely free of organised national-level rigging (as reflected by the EU election report). The regime emerging from the only polls rigged by civilians (1977) lasted a few weeks while those winning via establishment-rigged polls lasted for years. But politicians did play key secondary roles By Dr Niaz Murtaza in helping the establishment impede smooth KEY sign of political maturity and transfer of power, eg PPP and PML-N in consolidation is the smooth and le- 1970s and 1990s. gitimate transfer of power among PPP and PML-N learned their lesson political opponents regularly. It results in political legitimacy and hence during the Musharraf era. Yet, both learnt their lessons during long stability which then leads to improved govyears of exile under Musharraf. They disernance and progress. played much greater maturity in ensuring The US has a proud history of over 200 years the smooth and fair transfer of power at least of such transfers. Regionally, India and Sri federally if not provincially during 2008Lanka have almost always had such transfers 2018 through electoral reforms that involved over 75 years. Yet, in some states this never the consensus appointment of ECP and neutral interim caretaker members. Political tolhappens, eg Sudan and Myanmar. Pakistan is like these states in rarely having erance and pluralism and progress on social smooth and legitimate transfer of power be- laws were also higher than in any other eras. tween two fairly elected parties in 75 years. Major progress was achieved in rolling back This is a result both of the dubious manner terrorism inherited from Musharraf and in keeping balanced external ties. Economic in which chief executives came to power and progress and daily governance was poor yet were deposed. Four dictators won power in better than in the hybrid era that followed. In the country via force and lost it unnaturally my view, this was overall our best era/decade through death or political pressure. None of ever given the progress on the all-crucial and the first eight PMs from Liaquat Ali Khan to fundamental political sphere. Nurul Amin during 1947-71 in united Paki- But this political evolution was rudely ended stan were elected by assemblies; they were by those who have impeded smooth power appointed by heads of state. While Liaquat transfers repeatedly since the 1950s, asdied in office, the rest left due to palace coups. sisted by the new political kid on the block, The 15 regular PMs after 1971 were all elected the PTI. Leaving other parties behind, PTI by assemblies. Bhutto was the first, but only has impeded a smooth transfer of power four times since 2014. This included its 2014 after the failure to transfer power to Mujib dharna coup attempt based on false charges led to separation. He was deposed via a coup. of rigging in 2013 polls even though neuEight other PMs were elected via assembly tral observers had found them to be fair. It majorities won through dubious polls in then colluded with the establishment to win 1990, 1993, 1997, 2002 and 2018; none com- unfairly in 2018 as shown in the 2018 EU pleted a five-year term. Thus, only six PMs election report. Thirdly, it attempted to illeelected via polls in 1988, 2008 and 2013 and gally defeat the legitimate April 2022 vote of the vote of no-confidence in 2022 were fairly no-confidence. Finally, based on unproven elected. But three of them were deposed via charges of a US conspiracy, it is now aiming dubious presidential or judicial dismissals. to topple the government through dharnas. The two partial-term PMs from 2008 and Thus, its timeline since 2014 consists solely of ruling through dubious polls but still try2013 (Raja Pervez and Shahid Khaqan) coming to topple fairly elected regimes through pleted the remainder of the tenure while the questionable means. However, the PTI sucfate of the incumbent PM lies in balance. Ten ceeded only once in these four attempts (in out of our 15 national assemblies emerged 2018) when it was seen to have the establishfrom dubious polls while two (1947 and ment’s full support. 1972) were extracted from assemblies elected Oddly, then, the two biggest obstacles today for a larger state before partition. Thus, there to smooth power transfers are both middlehas been only one smooth and legitimate class-led entities while landed/commercial transfer of power between two fairly elected elite-led parties support such transfers. Until both change their politics, the prospects of parties in 75 years — in 2013. The bulk of the blame for this sorry situation fair transfers of power and hence political lelies with Pindi for delaying or rigging polls. gitimacy, stability and progress remain dim. The writer is a political economist with a PhD Out of our 15 national elections or referenda, from the University of California, Berkeley. it has allegedly partially or fully rigged 13 Source: dawn.com polls, but politicians only one (1977) and that

doesn’t make the right decisions then I can assure in writing that [before everyone else] they and the army will be destroyed because what will become of the country if it goes bankrupt,” he said. “Pakistan is going towards a default. If that happens then which institution will be [worst] hit? The army. After it is hit, what concession will be taken from us? Denuclearisation.” Imran said that if Pakistan were to lose its nuclear deterrent capability, it would be fragmented into three pieces. “If the right decisions aren’t made at this time then the country is going towards suicide,” he warned. Prodded further to share his thoughts on the night of the no-confidence vote, Imran declined to go in details and said: “History never forgives anyone. Things come out. If you ask me, I won’t go into details, but when history will be written then it’ll be counted as such a night in which Pakistan and its institutions were damaged a lot. “Those same institutions weakened Pakistan

which give it its foundation and strengthened it.” Imran said he had “clearly told the neutrals” that the PTI government’s economic performance, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, was nothing short of a “miracle”. “I told them if you do this and if this conspiracy [to remove my government] is successful then our economy will go down,” he said, adding that he had also sent former finance minister Shaukat Tarin to give a presentation. He said the country stood on the cusp of a “defining moment”, calling it a “trial for the establishment”. “Everyone knows they’re the powerbrokers, so they’re on trial. This is a trial of the judiciary and the Supreme Court [as well].” Source: dawn.com

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