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jili 10 club Fazl sets one-day ultimatum over madrassa bill JUI-F chief criticises delays in passing the bill, which had previously been unanimously approved during talks NOWSHERA/ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday set a one-day ultimatum to the government to finalise the madrassa registration bill or his party would launch a protest movement. Speaking at a reception at Jamia Usmania, Jalozai Campus, he warned that if the government failed to proceed, a nationwide anti-government movement would be launched against the rulers. He criticised the delays in passing the bill, which had previously been unanimously approved during negotiations involving President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PMLN President Nawaz Sharif. Despite being passed by the National Assembly and Senate, objections raised by the president have stalled its enactment, the Maulana said. “I will not accept even a single amendment in the bill,” he added. Shedding light on the significance of the bill, the JUIF leader said that it was drafted through mutual consensus aimed at providing autonomy to religious seminaries in choosing their registration bodies. He criticized the government for inconsistencies in its approach, including closing seminary accounts and pressurising institutions under the guise of regulation. The Maulana lamented the diminishing role of Islamic education in state-run schools and underscored the importance of seminaries in safeguarding Islam against modern challenges. He rejected claims that seminaries were opposed to modern education. He reiterated his commitment to peaceful dialogue but warned that persistent attempts to marginalize seminaries would force a stronger response. “We do not seek confrontation but if pressured, we will demonstrate,” he stated. The JUIF leader announced plans to unveil the future course of action at an upcoming conference for expressing solidarity with the Palestinians . He maintained that any attempt to eliminate seminaries would be met with resistance. Maulana Fazlur Rehman assured that his party remained in contact with other religious leaders, including Mufti Taqi Usmani, and would continue consultations to safeguard the interests of religious seminaries. He said that conspiracies were being hatched to weaken the country, adding that his party would foil such bids. The Maulana warned that the ongoing political crisis was leading the country towards a state of distrust and called for an environment of mutual trust. He lamented the government’s failure to lower tensions, which he believed would intensify public protests. The JUIF chief said law and order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had deteriorated and people were facing a host of problems but the government had failed to provide security to people. Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain has rejected an impression of rolling back the system of registration of religious seminaries and at the same time refused to accept the demand for a new system to register madaris. In a statement on Saturday, the minister said that the system of registration of religious seminaries already existed under the Directorate of Religious Education. “The Ministry of Education and Directorate of Religious Education have already made registration of madaris easy,” he said. He said that after efforts of years, the one-window system for registration of madaris was devised under the Directorate General of Religious Education and around 18,000 religious seminaries have been registered under this directorate. Previously, the religious seminaries were facing legal complications and lengthy process for their registration. “Accepting demand for a new system of registration will mean that a profession given under jurisdiction of a irrelevant ministry,” he said. He pointed out if the demand for the start of new system of registration of madaris is accepted, all the previous hard work will fizzle out. “Religious seminaries are educational institutions and not industrial organisations,” he said. The minister maintained country’s system was run according to principles, rules and regulations and it was not based on any body’s wishes. The minister said that some time was required to remove legal complications in giving the Societies Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2024 as shape of an Act of Parliament. “This does not mean that the whole system of registration of deeni madaris will be rolled back,” he maintained. Salik Hussain said the government while accepting demand of Mauana Fazlur Rehman fulfilled its commitment by getting the bill seeking registration of deeni madaris passed by parliament. He pointed out that deeni madaris are also educational institutions which fall in jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. Meanwhile, the Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia Pakistan has regretted undue delay in solution of an issue concerning registration of religious seminaries. In a statement on Saturday, the Wafaqul Madaris said that despite consensus among all the stakeholders, the issue was being further complicated which would deteriorate the situation. “Delay in giving bill concerning registration of Madaris as an Act of Parliament is not a good omen for the country and the nation.” The statement said that depriving male and female students of seminaries of basic human rights and bright future is a big injustice. The Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia also appreciated efforts of Maulana Fazlur Rehman for madaris across the country. The statement has been issued jointly by Nazims of four provinces Maulana Imdadullah (Sindh), Maulana Salahuddin (Balochistan), Maulana Hussain Ahmad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Maulana Zubair Siddiqui (South Punjab), Maulana Qazi Nisar (Gilgit-Baltistan) and Syed Adnan Shah (Azad Jammu and Kashmir). They said that tactics being used to impose curbs on autonomy and independence of deeni madaris and international agenda was not acceptable at all. They said that they always followed path of talks and did not opt for movement and protest but regretfully affairs relating to the madaris were being complicated. They called upon the government to apprise the nation of agreements made with external powers or international institutions with regard to affairs of madaris. “We do not know as to which powers are creating hurdles in resolving the issue despite the fact that all stakeholders are on one page,” they said. Meanwhile, Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Hafiz Mohammed Tahir Ashrafi said Maulana Fazlur Rehman and the government know better what agreement was reached between them on madaris (religious seminaries) but all educational systems in Pakistan are linked to the Ministry of Education, and similarly, religious seminaries have also been linked to the DG Office established for the Religious Education. “But now Maulana Fazlur Rehman is demanding that religious seminaries be linked to the Ministry of Industries. I do not understand what connection education has with the Ministry of Industries or the Ministry of Interior and I believe that this will not be beneficial for religious seminaries,” he said while talking to the News. PUC Chairman Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi said, “We had demanded that religious seminaries be linked to the Ministry of Education, and we are the protectors of all religious seminaries in Pakistan. There is no threat to any religious seminaries in the country and no action will be taken against any religious seminaries and there will be no crackdown.”

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No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" To keep reading, please log in to your account, create a free account, or simply fill out the form below.Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in MARA Holdings, Inc. 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In the realm of basketball, there are moments that transcend the boundaries of time and space, etching themselves into the annals of history. One such moment occurred exactly 20 years ago, when Tracy McGrady, known affectionately as T-Mac, orchestrated a feat that would forever be etched in the minds of basketball fans worldwide: his legendary 35-point 13-second performance.Strictly Come Dancing semi-final outrage as fans issue same complaint just minutes into episode

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Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner will be sidelined indefinitely with a torn right oblique muscle, the NBA team said Saturday, a major blow for a club already missing star Paolo Banchero with the same injury. Wagner was hurt in the Magic's 102-94 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Jeff Weltman, Orlando president of basketball operations, said he would be re-evaluated in four weeks. Wagner has played a key role in keeping the Magic competitive since Banchero was injured on October 30. He has scored at least 20 points in nine straight games and is averaging 24.4 points, 5.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game for the season. At 16-9 the Magic are in third place in the Eastern Conference. However, they are still without Banchero, who said on Monday he had "finally" been able to take part in some on-court ball-handling and spot shooting practice. "Obviously (there) wasn't any sprinting or cutting or anything," Banchero said. "But hopefully in the next few weeks I can start getting into more of that and just work my way back into playing shape." bb/sev

Legal experts suggest that in cases of foreign objects found in food, it is essential to preserve the evidence, such as the hard object in question, for analysis and verification. However, the practicality of providing such evidence in a situation like this, where the man had already consumed the zongzi, remains a challenge.CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Front Row Motorsports, one of two teams suing NASCAR in federal court, accused the stock car series Thursday of rejecting the planned purchase of a valuable charter unless the lawsuit was dropped. Front Row made the claim in a court filing and said it involved its proposed purchase of the charter from Stewart-Haas Racing. Front Row said the series would only approve it if Front Row and 23XI Racing dropped their court case. “Specifically, NASCAR informed us that it would not approve the (charter) transfer unless we agreed to drop our current antitrust lawsuit against them,” Jerry Freeze, general manager of Front Row, said in an affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court of Western North Carolina. The two teams in September refused to sign NASCAR’s “take-it-or-leave-it” final offer on a new revenue sharing agreement. All other 13 teams signed the deal. Front Row and 23XI balked and are now in court. 23XI co-owner Michael Jordan has said he took the fight to court on behalf of all teams competing in the top motorsports series in the United States. NASCAR has argued that the two teams simply do not like the terms of the final charter agreement and asked for the lawsuit be dismissed. Earlier this week, the suit was transferred to a different judge than the one who heard the first round of arguments and ruled against the two teams in their request for a temporary injunction to be recognized in 2025 as chartered teams as the case proceeds. The latest filing is heavily redacted as it lays out alleged retaliatory actions by NASCAR the teams say have caused irreparable harm. Both Front Row and 23XI want to expand from two full-time cars to three, and have agreements with SHR to purchase one charter each as SHR goes from four cars to one for 2025. The teams can still compete next season but would have to do so as “open” teams that don’t have the same protections or financial gains that come from holding a charter. Freeze claimed in the affidavit that Front Row signed a purchase agreement with SHR in April and NASCAR President Steve Phelps told Freeze in September the deal had been approved. But when Front Row submitted the paperwork last month, NASCAR began asking for additional information. A Dec. 4 request from NASCAR was “primarily related to our ongoing lawsuit with NASCAR,” Freeze said. “NASCAR informed us on December 5, 2024, that it objected to the transfer and would not approve it, in contrast to the previous oral approval for the transfer confirmed by Phelps before we filed the lawsuit,” Freeze said. “NASCAR made it clear that the reason it was now changing course and objecting to the transfer is because NASCAR is insisting that we drop the lawsuit and antitrust claims against it as a condition of being approved.” A second affidavit from Steve Lauletta, the president of 23XI Racing, claims NASCAR accused 23XI and Front Row of manufacturing “new circumstances” in a renewed motion for an injunction and of a “coordinated effort behind the scenes.” “This is completely false,” Lauletta said. Front Row is owned by businessman Bob Jenkins, while 23XI is owned by retired NBA Hall of Famer Jordan, three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin and longtime Jordan adviser Curtis Polk. NASCAR had been operating with 36 chartered teams and four open spots since the charter agreement began in 2016. NASCAR now says it will move forward in 2025 with 32 chartered teams and eight open spots, with offers on charters for Front Row and 23XI rescinded and the SHR charters in limbo. The teams contend they must be chartered under some of their contractual agreements with current sponsors and drivers, and competing next year as open teams will cause significant losses. “23XI exists to compete at the highest level of stock car racing, striving to become the best team it can be. But that ambition can only be pursued within NASCAR, which has monopolized the market as the sole top-tier circuit for stock car racing,” Lauletta said. “Our efforts to expand – purchasing more cars and increasing our presence on the track – are integral to achieving this goal. “It is not hypocritical to operate within the only system available while striving for excellence and contending for championships,” he continued. “It is a necessity because NASCAR’s monopoly leaves 23XI no alternative circuit, no different terms, and no other viable avenue to compete at this level.” ___ AP auto racing:How AI Is Transforming Change Management

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Event-Record 160,000 People Apply for the 2025 Bank of America Chicago MarathonRemembering ABS Jafri Part - II Author says perhaps his best book is ‘Behind the killing fields of Karachi: A city refuses to surrender’ ABS Jafri’s first book that I read was ‘Here lies India’, containing his columns about the India-Pakistan War of 1965. During and after the war he wrote columns seven days a week blending grave news with humour. One can’t imagine how in that inflammable atmosphere he could harness his muse and achieve the remarkable feat of producing a column a day, nearly always with something laughable. Reading these columns, I wondered how a steadfast journalist like ABS Jafri could overnight turn into a patriot and wholeheartedly support all war efforts without presenting or questioning the background to the war. The answer Jafri gives in his apology at the beginning of the book: “War is a serious business: the act of the aggressor, diabolical; as the struggle of the defender, angelic. Particularly so, when the aggressor is several times the more powerful. And that is always the case. So it was on the morning of September 6, 1965... Of course, you can’t laugh in times of war unless you see something funny about the enemy. In our case, the enemy’s lies were so surpassingly amusing. And so, reader, all I can say about the pages that follow is that ‘here lies India’. Just that.” In his first column ‘India Attacks’ on September 6, this is how ABS outlines the day’s journey: “The treacherous, desperate, three-pronged Indian invasion on Pakistan has been repulsed and the indiscriminate enemy air attack has been beaten back with 22 Indian fighter-bombers in ashes at a cost of two Pakistani F-86 (Sabre) fighters. The Indians launched their unprovoked, undeclared, unannounced attack on Pakistan in the vicinity of Lahore, the country’s second largest city, under the cover of pre-dawn darkness. Their aircraft strafed undefended land targets, finding nothing better than two stationary railway trains for a strike.” Perhaps his best book is ‘Behind the killing fields of Karachi: A city refuses to surrender’. Though the book is mostly about the Karachi of the 1990s, it offers much more than just the killing fields of Karachi. For instance, just read the following extract: “...look at this incredible spectacle: Dr Khan Saheb, the traitor and Indian agent of 1947, rising to be the chief minister of One Unit, that is, the whole of what is now Pakistan. “H S Suhrawardy, the traitor of 1947-49, rising to be the fifth prime minister of Pakistan in 1956; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the Indian citizen and Indian agent and traitor of 1967-69, rising to be the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1971; the terror chief of AZO {Al-Zulfikar Organization} an Indian agent, Benazir Bhutto of early 1980s, becoming prime minister in 1988; then once again becoming an AZO chief and Indian agent...until elected a second time Prime Minister in 1993...” This is the sad story of calling political leaders ‘traitors’ and when need be co-opting them to serve as cogs in the state machinery and then declaring them Indian agents to malign their credentials and again whitewashing them for the benefit of the state. The story is succinctly presented with examples by ABS Jafri in the above excerpt. ‘Behind the killing fields of Karachi’ offers not only views but a well-reasoned theory too about the character of the ‘Karachi crisis’ that dominated the journalistic and political parlance of the 1990s. The book begins with a brief and crisp introduction to the Karachi phenomenon by refreshing the memory of the reader with pertinent developments and events which had a decisive bearing on Karachi. Then it gives chronologies of events spanning nearly 50 pages and covering the 1990-94 half decade. The first chronology, ‘Waltzing with criminals’, refers to editorials and news stories published in major English and Urdu newspapers discussing criminal activities during the early 1990s. The second chronology, ‘Criminals in the administration/ politics’, outlines the criminal activities of public officials both in and out of uniform. The third chronology is ‘Army operation: all adrift’, which charts the journey of the army operation that began in January 1990 and the repeated and prolonged curfews that Karachi had to endure for years. We get to know that prime minister Benazir Bhutto opposed extraordinary powers for the army deployed in Sindh but by July president Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) and army chief Gen Aslam Beg somehow managed to arm-twist or persuade the PM to grant such powers to the army. The stage was being set to topple the PPP government in August 1990 after just 20 months in power. The fourth chronology, ‘Living in their own paradise’, caricatures personalities such as General Asif Nawaz, president GIK, chief ministers Jam Sadiq and Muzaffar Ali Shah, prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and Chaudhry Shujaat Ali. The last chronology, ‘Some significant landmarks’, narrates the story of nearly all major events taking place during the early 1990s in Karachi or related to its management or lack thereof. These chronologies are very well-researched and make this book an invaluable source for researchers and students of the history and politics of Karachi as both the federal and provincial governments tried to control -- or rather mismanage -- the city. Then in the chapter, ‘The true story’, the book moves back to the Karachi of the pre-partition days when “...Karachi was a non-Muslim majority city. It was almost totally owned and almost exclusively run as a non-Muslim city by non-Muslims for non-Muslims. A majority of these [were] Hindus. Then there were Sikhs, Parsis, Christians and other smaller non-Muslim minorities. It was a flourishing seaport, a big financial, industrial and banking centre. Karachi was then rated as the cleanest city in the subcontinent. And indeed it was not only clean, but also orderly, quiet, even leisurely. The other most remarkable aspect of [] Karachi’s character was that it was without any notable presence of Muslims in any significant sense.” The book concludes with more than 50 pages of an appendix containing details and photos of governors-general of Pakistan, presidents, chief ministers, and important documents and speeches by prominent leaders from G M Syed to Altaf Hussain, and the MQM’s Charter of Demands. Finally, the postscript adds some more details about the developments taking place in 1995 just before the book went to the press. This book is a treasure trove of information and analysis about the Karachi of the early 1990s. I wonder how many college libraries have the privilege of having this book in their collection. ‘Snapshots of Shame: 1996’ published in 1997 is a sort of sequel to the previous book about Karachi. The book recounts events in 1996 involving the government, the nation, and the state in a less than flattering light. It was an eventful year as it saw the dismissal of the second Benazir government by its old guard Farooq Leghari who was president of Pakistan. Then the caretaker administration by Malik Meraj Khalid took over. Before that in the 1990s, the country had witnessed three caretaker governments. The first was sworn in under the prime ministership of Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, the second under Balkh Sher Mazari (April 18-May 26, 1993), and the third under Moeen Qureshi (July 8-October 19, 1993). ‘Snapshots...’ is a collection of columns ABS Jafri wrote from January to December 1996 commenting on nearly all major developments of the year. In the first column of the year in January 1996, Jafri writes: “The killing fields of Karachi began the new year 1996 with what looks very much like a record. That, too, with a difference: two army officers among 18 killed on January 1. This is to greet Interior Minister Gen Babar, if you please. He says he has made a conquest of Karachi and its terrorists. So much then for Emperor Babar’s triumphs over terror.” ‘Jinnah Betrayed’ carries the journey forward to the late 1990s as most of the columns included in this collection ABS Jafri wrote in 1999. Just to give you some flavour of his writings: “This country is now among the most corrupt, most cruel, most crime-ridden, poverty-stricken, frustrated, and benighted in the world. Nature has so lavishly endowed it that this Pakistan could be rich, beautiful, and secure. It was not meant to be so wretched. But that is just what it is. Every aspect of life in Pakistan mocks [] its inimitable founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah...” The last book by Jafri, ‘Diary of a wicked war’, chronicles the three months from March to May 2003 when the US and its allies invaded and conquered Iraq and removed Saddam Hussain from power on the pretext that he was developing ‘weapons of mass destruction’. In short, the books by ABS Jafri – not all discussed here -- remain highly useful in understanding political developments in Karachi, Pakistan, and the region. Concluded The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK. He tweets/posts @NaazirMahmood and can be reached at: mnazir1964@yahoo.co.uk

Black Friday is inching closer, but shoppers may want to lower their expectations for the biggest shopping day of the year. Personal finance website WalletHub said that 41% of products offer no greater savings on Black Friday compared to prices in the days and weeks before. That isn't to say you won't find great deals on Black Friday, but it can vary depending on where you look. WalletHub said jewelry had the best savings at 37% off, followed by apparel and accessories at 31%. Discounts on toys are generally about 23%. Consumer electronics generally have discounts of less than 20%. “WalletHub found that around 41% of Black Friday items offer no real savings for consumers compared to their usual prices, but the items that are on sale are an average of 24% off, with the highest markdown at 89%," Chip Lupo, a WalletHub analyst said in the report. RELATED STORY | Forget about Black Friday; plumbers are getting ready for Brown Friday Last year, a record 200.4 million consumers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation. On Black Friday itself, over 76 million Americans shopped in person while more than 90 million people shopped online. Of those who shopped during Thanksgiving weekend last year, 49% purchased clothing and accessories. The National Retail Federation expects Black Friday to be quite busy again this year with 131.7 million people to shop online, in-person or both the day after Thanksgiving. RELATED STORY | Thanksgiving meals expected to be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop Retailers say it's not just deals that attracts customers. There is a social aspect involved with shopping on days like Black Friday. “Younger shoppers are most likely to take advantage of Thanksgiving weekend deals this year, with 89% of young adults between 18-24 planning to shop over the weekend,” Prosper Insights & Analytics Executive Vice President of Strategy Phil Rist said. “The social aspect of holiday shopping is also enticing to this age group, and they are most likely to shop because it’s a group activity that can be enjoyed with friends and family (20%).”In a heartbreaking turn of events, the untimely death of the female internet celebrity known as "Liu Dabeili" has shocked and saddened her fans and followers around the world. The tragic incident occurred on a fateful day when Liu underwent a liposuction procedure in the morning, only to pass away later in the day, leaving behind her beloved 10-year-old son.In conclusion, Wright's assessment of Chelsea's attacking prowess and Ramsdale's goalkeeping skills highlights the team's strength in both attacking and defensive aspects. With a potent attacking lineup and a reliable goalkeeper, Chelsea look set to continue their impressive form and challenge for silverware this season. Fans of the Blues can certainly look forward to more exciting performances from their team, guided by the attacking flair and goalkeeping excellence that Wright has commended.