Dawn Editorials 29 May 2021

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29th May 2021

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UNGA chief on Kashmir As and when the Pakistan-India peace

process moves forward, the situation in
Editorial 29 May 2021 held Kashmir must not be lost sight of.
‫ نظرانداز نہیں کرنا چاہئے۔‬By all means both
BY all definitions, the Kashmir issue is sides must try and work on ‘softer’, ‫نرم‬
the major stumbling block ‫سب سے بڑی‬ less contentious issues ‫ متنازع معامالت‬that
‫ رکاوٹ‬to peace ‫ امن‬in South Asia, and can play the role of confidence-builders,
until a judicious solution ‫فیصلہ کن حل‬ helping solidify ‫ مستحکم کرنا‬the peace
acceptable ‫ قابل قبول‬to the people of the process. Yet India cannot be allowed to
region is reached, the subcontinent manufacture ‫‘ تیاری‬facts on the ground’
‫ برصغیر‬is unlikely to see stability. ‫استحکام‬ in Kashmir by settling outsiders and
The UN General Assembly’s president changing the demographic ‫ آبادیاتی‬make-
Volkan Bozkir, on his arrival ‫ آمد‬in up of the occupied territory. ‫مقبوضہ عالقہ‬
Pakistan on Thursday, gave some This concern must be included in the
constructive ‫ تعمیر ی یا سودمند‬advice to dialogue process, for if it is ignored it
the state on how to raise the issue at the may affect the judicious settlement
world body. What is more, the UN ‫ انصاف پسند تصفیہ‬of the Kashmir issue.
official made a very pertinent ‫بہت مناسب‬
point when he said that the parties to the The other very relevant ‫ متعلقہ‬point the
conflict ‫ تنازعہ‬must not change the status UN official made about the Kashmir
‫ حالت‬of the disputed territory ‫متنازعہ عالقہ‬ question was the need for this country to
till the matter is resolved. Mr Bozkir work harder to raise the issue
was making an obvious reference ‫واضح‬ Internationally, ‫بین االقوامی سطح پر‬
‫ حوالہ‬to the events of August 2019, when specifically ‫ خاص طور پر‬to “bring it to
India moved to make constitutional the United Nations platform ‫اقوام متحدہ کا‬
changes ‫ آئینی تبدیلیاں‬paving the way ‫راستہ‬ ‫ پلیٹ فارم‬more forcefully ‫”زیادہ طاقت سے‬.
‫ ہموار کرنے‬for the illegal annexation ‫الحاق‬ Mr Bozkir added that the Kashmir
of India-held Kashmir. This has allowed dispute lacked the level of world support
Indians to move into the occupied area; the Palestine question enjoyed, though it
‫ مقبوضہ عالقہ‬according to one estimate, must be mentioned that ‫اس کا ذکر کرنا‬
430,000 new domicile certificates have ‫ ضروری ہے‬even the Palestine issue only
been issued to outsiders. appears on the global agenda ‫عالمی ایجنڈا‬
after Israel launches a bloody attack
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‫ خونی حملہ‬against the Arab side. After EXPORTS from Pakistan continue to
India’s unilateral move ‫ یکطرفہ اقدام‬to show an upward trend ‫ اضافہ کا رجحان‬as
annex ‫ الحاق‬Kashmir in 2019, Pakistan’s overseas shipments ‫بیرون ملک ترسیل‬
foreign policy establishment did activate jumped significantly ‫ نمایاں طور پر‬by
itself and world capitals were lobbied 13.6pc to $20.9bn during the first 10
‫ البی کی گئی‬to bring the plight ‫ حالت زار‬of months of the present fiscal year from
the Kashmiris to the international stage. $18.4bn a year ago as per Pakistan
However, the UN representative is Bureau of Statistics data for the July-
absolutely ‫ بالکل‬correct that more can be April period. The rebound ‫ واپسی‬in the
done to highlight the issue. For example, nation’s exports is a positive
he has suggested Pakistan can initiate development as it suggests economic
‫ آغاز کرسکتا ہے‬a debate ‫ بحث‬on Kashmir recovery ‫ معاشی بحالی‬in spite ‫ باوجود‬of the
at UNGA supported by other states. challenges from the countrywide
Indeed, there is much work ahead in this resurgence ‫ دوبارہ اضافہ‬of the
regard, and Pakistan should liaise ،‫اتحاد‬ coronavirus. Simultaneously ‫ایک ہی وقت‬
‫ تعاون‬with Muslim states as well as other ‫میں‬, imports are also increasing — and
countries sympathetic ‫ ہمدرد‬to the faster than exports. The encouraging
Kashmir cause ‫ مسئلہ کشمیر‬to ensure the ‫ حوصلہ افزا‬part is that the demand for
issue is brought to the fore ‫سامنے‬. The imported raw materials ‫ خام مال‬and
Kashmiris’ cause is righteous ،‫درست‬ capital goods has seen substantial
‫ اصولی‬and their struggle just ‫انصاف پر‬ growth ‫ کافی اضافہ دیکھا ہے‬this year
‫مبنی‬. Therefore, Pakistan must give all owing to ‫ کے باعث‬improved economic
the support it can to ensure the voice of conditions in the country as domestic
the occupied valley reaches the industry upgrades technology and
hallowed halls ‫ مقدس ہال‬، of the UN, and expands production capacity. Yet the
other multilateral forums. ‫کثیرالجہتی فورم‬ increase in wheat, sugar and cotton
imports, ‫ روئی کی درآمد‬، because of the
Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2021 poor performance of agriculture, ‫زراعت‬
should be a cause of concern ‫ تشویش‬for
Rising exports policymakers in Islamabad. Encouraged
by this year’s growth trend, the
Editorial 29 May 2021
commerce ministry ‫ وزارت تجارت‬is
proposing an export target of $28bn for
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the next fiscal, which is more than 16pc continues for a longer period. That will
greater than the expected export not be possible without producing more
revenues ‫ برآمد آمدنی‬of around $24bn exportable ‫ قابل برآمد‬surpluses, ‫اضافی‬
from Pakistan this year. Thus, Pakistan ‫ سامان‬diversification ‫مختلف اقسام‬،‫ تنوع‬of
could almost double its exports to export products and markets, and
around $42bn over the next five years if improvement, in fact sophistication,
the present growth trend is sustained.. ‫ نفاست‬in product quality. More
importantly, the government needs to
For Pakistan it is critical ‫ اہم‬to boost support the exporters in the quest ‫جستجو‬
‫ اضافہ کرنا‬its exports rapidly to ward off to be internationally competitive, ‫بین‬
‫ بند باندھنا‬،‫ روکنا‬a balance-of-payments ‫ االقوامی سطح پر مسابقت پذیر ہونا‬، and
crisis in future. At present, the country increase productivity through skill and
has one of the lowest levels of exports in technology upgradation instead of
the world as a percentage of its GDP — doling out ‫ دیتے ہوئے‬subsidies in
around 8pc. According to the World different forms at the expense of
Bank’s World Development Indicators taxpayers..
‫عالمی ترقی کے اشارے‬, the same ratio ‫تناسب‬
averaged 24.7pc for low-middle-income Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2021.
nations, 17.5pc for the South Asian
countries and 24.4pc for highly indebted Health cards in Punjab
‫ انتہائی مقروض‬poor states back in 2019.
Even though the rapid jump in Editorial 202 May 2021
remittances ‫ ترسیالت زر‬sent home by
AFTER the launch ‫ آغاز‬of the Sehat
Pakistanis living abroad has cushioned
Sahulat Programme last November in
‫ سہارا دیا‬the current account, the
KP, and its extension ‫ توسیع‬in February
abysmally ‫ غیر معمولی طور پر‬low exports-
enabling ‫ قابل بنانے‬free medical treatment
to-GDP ratio should worry policymakers
for all 6.7m families in the province, the
as poor export performance has been the
PTI administration in Punjab has
chief driver of balance-of-payment
formally introduced the service in
crises in the past. The present growth
Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions.
trend in exports is encouraging ‫حوصلہ‬
At a ceremony ‫ تقریب‬for the launch of
‫افزاء‬. But it also underscores ‫اہمیت پر زور‬
these cards on Wednesday, the prime
‫ دینا‬the need for ensuring that it
minister said that the health insurance
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scheme would meet the needs of the must laud ‫ تعریف کرنی ہوگی‬the PTI’s
poor. Residents ‫ رہائشی‬can avail free initiative to lessen ‫ کم کرنے کا‬the
medical treatment of up to Rs720,000 at financial burden on the general
all public and private hospitals in the population, going forward, the
province, with the possibility ‫ممکنه طور‬ authorities must also invest in equipping
‫ پر‬of families obtaining ‫حاصل کرنے‬ and improving existing facilities ‫موجودہ‬
additional treatment worth Rs300,000 if ‫سہولیات‬, especially in areas detached
required. This is a game-changing ‫ عالقوں سے منسلک‬from large cities, so
initiative ‫ شروعات‬by the PTI government that the maximum number of patients
and the response so far in KP has been can be catered ‫ مہیا کرنا‬to without
positive. Hospitals, both public and overstraining ‫ حد سے زیادہ دباؤ‬the system.
private, are reporting a larger inflow of In this regard, the Punjab government’s
patients ‫ مریض‬who want to avail the decision to upgrade basic health units in
facility ‫ سہولت‬of free medical treatment. underdeveloped areas and build a
There is a small difference though — in maternity hospital ‫ زچگی ہسپتال‬are steps
KP, families can avail treatment of up to in the right direction..
Rs1m every year, more than in Punjab.
While the discrepancy ‫ تضاد‬in the Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2021.
amounts should be explained, one hopes
that the facility will soon be expanded to
cover the entire province, ‫ پورا صوبہ‬، and
that the Sindh and Balochistan
governments follow suit for the benefit
of their populations who have had little
access to proper healthcare, for lack of
either facilities or money..
For decades, hundreds of thousands of

men, women and children in the country
have ended up ‫ کھو بیٹھے ہیں‬either losing
their life or their health only because
they have not been able to access the
required medical treatment. While one
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29th May 2021

UNGA chief on Kashmir As and when the Pakistan-India peace

For decades, hundreds of thousands of

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