Pakistan in deep trouble on Warner’s historic day, Pakistan Cricket Team depicts a wall of sand. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

An irrepressible David Warner smashed an unbeaten 335 on Saturday while Steve Smith became the fastest man to 7,000 Test runs as Australia took control of the day-night second Test against Pakistan.

Skipper Tim Paine waved his players back into the pavilion at 589 for three ahead of the second day´s dinner break with Warner on the 10th highest Test score ever, also a personal best.

The decision to declare deprived him of a crack at Brian Lara´s all-time high 400 not out, but it proved to be the right one with the Australian bowlers quickly tearing through Pakistan´s hapless top order under the Adelaide Oval lights.

They finished in deep trouble at 96 for six with Mitchell Starc grabbing four of them.

Babar Azam was not out 43 and Yasir Shah was on four.

The visitors, who have lost 13 consecutive Tests in Australia, enjoyed little success in a long day in the field as they look to avoid a 2-0 series defeat.

But they did remove Marnus Labuschagne for 162 in the opening session and also bagged Smith, caught behind by Mohammad Rizwan off Shaheen Afridi for 36.

In making his runs, Smith — who had a rare failure in the first Test at Brisbane — shattered a record that had stood since 1946.

He took a single off Muhammad Musa to reach 7,000 runs in his 126th innings, taking possession of a mark held for 73 years by English great Wally Hammond who reached the milestone in his 131st innings.

Smith also moved past legendary countryman Donald Bradman´s 6,996 Test runs to become Australia´s 11th highest scorer.

The home team resumed the day at 302 for one with Warner on 166 and Labuschagne 126, with the pair putting on another 67 runs before Pakistan finally got a breakthrough.

Skipper Azhar Ali took the new ball and Afridi clean-bowled Labuschagne as he attempted a drive, just as he and Warner appeared set for another long day at the crease.

The 25-year-old, who has come of age during the series, trudged back to the pavilion to a standing ovation after a classy 162, his second century in a row.

Their marathon 361-run partnership was a record second-wicket stand for Australia against Pakistan and the highest ever in a pink-ball Test.

Just minutes later, the explosive Warner completed only the second Test double century of his career. Playing in his 81st Test, he reached 200 with a single from Afridi, having clattered 23 fours along the way.

Pakistan thought they finally had him out on 226 when he was caught in the gully off debutant Musa, only for their heads to drop when it was called a no-ball.

Warner made them pay, passing his previous highest Test score of 253, set in Perth in 2015, before reaching a triple century off 389 balls to join an elite club.

He raced to 335, one more than former captain Mark Taylor´s epic 334 against Pakistan in 1998 and Donald Bradman´s 334 against England in 1930, before Paine decided to unleash his bowlers, conscious that periodic rain is forecast for the next two days.

Exhausted, Warner was given a standing ovation with his knock the second best score ever by an Australian after Matthew Hayden´s 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003.

Matthew Wade remained unbeaten on 38.

Facing a tough last session under lights, Pakistan´s batsmen quickly caved in.

Starc removed Imam-ul-Haq, who got a thick edge to Warner on two, before Pat Cummins had Azhar caught for nine.

Josh Hazlewood accounted for Shan Masood before Starc nabbed Asad Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmed and Rizwan cheaply

One who cannot issue a single notification, how can he run a country. He should be send back: Bilawal Bhutto

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday assured Kashmiris that his party will not remain silent on the situation in India-occupied Kashmir and will fight their case with full force as their “true ambassadors”.

Speaking to a large gathering on the occasion of PPP’s 52nd foundation day in Muzaffarabad, he took strong exception to Prime Minister Imran Khan for what he believed was poor advocacy of Kashmiris in the face of the August 5 move by the Indian government.

The foundation day event was held in K.H. Khurshid Stadium in the heart of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) capital to issue a fresh reminder of the fact that PPP was founded on the issue of Kashmir.

Punjab needs further improvement in governance system: PM Imran. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said future of Punjab is bright but needs more improvement in its governance system. He said national economy is gradually picking up and stabilizing as a result of the government s initiatives.

He was addressing a ceremony of Service Level Agreement between Punjab Lang Record Authority and major private commercial banks for rapid agri loans, in Lahore.

While appreciating performance of CM Punjab he said more hard work is required to get good results.He said civilized societies do not differ in rich and poor and government is collecting data for its largest Ehsas  Program.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said the provision of loan to the small farmers and small and medium industry was the government’s priority for both being the major sources of employment and poverty alleviation. He said it was a revolution to ease out the procedural difficulties the farmers had to face to get credit so far.

Under the agreement, a digital link would be established between the central database of land records and the banks which would verify the status of land of the farmers reducing the loan processing time from 30 days to three days and just after three visits of the bank.

He said through this initiative, a common farmer would get agriculture loan by visiting a bank and getting his land record verified without any hassle.

“This is a revolution… This is a beginning and a tremendous job. Because getting loans by the small farmers has almost been impossible so far.

Even small and medium industry which is the backbone of an economy and creates the most employment also faces difficulties to get loan,” he remarked.

Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, special assistants to prime minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and Zulfiqar Bukhari, Senior PTI leader Jahangir Khan Tareen, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Raza Baqir also attended the ceremony.

The prime minister said the civilized societies always played a collective role to bring their people out of poverty that had also been the characteristic of the State of Madina which had taken the responsibility of its poor citizens.

He said China could also steer around 700 million people out of poverty within 30 years just because the state had played its due role and farmers were fully supported.

Highlighting the government’s flagship initiative of Ehsaas, the prime minister said despite tough financial conditions, the government had earmarked Rs 200 billion for various anti-poverty programs to provide loans to youth, cash grants to women through a database connecting all the public and private sector institutions working for the poverty alleviation.

He said around 95 percent of farmers in Pakistan owned not more than 12 acres of land that was why they needed agri credit.

Referring to country’s economic condition during the first year of the government, he said the government could not concentrate on any other thing except the economy when it had to pay back $10 billion loan taken by previous government, control the devaluing currency and bridge the current account deficit.

However, he said today, rupee has gained, confidence of the businessmen and stock market had revived and the investors were looking towards Pakistan.

As told by Governor State Bank, the prime minister said it was pleasing that the farmers had been given record credit of Rs 1 trillion in a year which also showed that the economy was picking up.

The prime minister appreciated various initiatives of Punjab government which could brighten the future of Punjab and called for publicity of those initiatives to make the people know.

The Governor State Bank said stability is a step toward growth. He said economic growth will generate employment opportunities, which will lead to prosperity in the country.

He said the State Bank is working to reduce Income disparity in the country through regularization and cooperation with banks. He said low income people will be provided loans.

Earlier, the premier reached Lahore on a day-long visit and deliberated on provincial affairs with Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, provincial bureaucracy and senior police officers.

The CM briefed him on the political and administrative issues and took him into confidence. Imran Khan directed the bureaucracy to do every work on merit and fulfill the responsibility of serving the masses.

Imran Khan asked Usman Buzdar to improve law and order situation in the province. The dignitaries also held consultations regarding the administrative changes in Punjab.

Strong character key for respect in society: CJP Asif Saeed Khosa. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa has said that education is the only way to be successful.

Addressing the District Bar in DG Khan, CJP said he has never been -pressurized since childhood and one should never compromise on his self-respect.

“You will be respected only if you possess strong character and not a strong position,” said the CJP adding that lawyers should give more respect to judges than they want for themselves.

Chief Justice of Pakistan further said, “My father was also associated with the profession of law and he earned respect through his strong character.” “You can attain strong character if your iman is strong. Only those people receive respect whom Allah wants,” he added.

PM Imran announces to open Orange Line Metro Train from Dec 10. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday announced that Orange Line train in Lahore will start working from December 10.
The project, started in October 2015 by PML-N government, was supposed to be completed in 27 months.

The court halt the work on some sites of the mega project as a case was being heard.

After PML-N Imran Khan led PTI took reigns of the government and it was hoped that the project would soon be completed but government could not open it for public despite announcing dates for its opening.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, PM Imran Khan announced that the project would be completed and they would open it for public on December 10.

Notifications issued to officers who have been promoted to grade 22 five days back. In the time period of 72 years, first female beuracrat of Information group who has been promoted to grade 22, Zahida Parveen’s notification has been also issued, she has been appointed as Secretary Information. Yousaf Naseem Khokhar, was given charge of the interior secretary. Atub Chaudhary has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Petroleum. Click on the link to see all the promotions to Grade 22 on BAADBAN TV

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has on Friday again reshuffled the bureaucracy at the federal and provincial levels within 15 months of coming into power.

A notification issued by the Punjab Government stated that secretaries and principal secretaries to important ministries such as Food, Special Education Department and Communication and Works Department were shuffled and posted to different ministries.

Former Punjab chief secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar, was given charge of the interior secretary. Waheedud Din has been appointed as the special secretary for interior, while, Ali Raza Bhutta has been given the portfolio of poverty alleviation division secretary; Hasan Nasar Jami took over as aviation division secretary; Afzal Latif was appointed industry and production secretary, while Habibur Rehman Gilani was directed to take charge as railway secretary.

Industries Secretary Aamir Arshaf Khawaja was transferred to the Climate Change Division, whereas Aviation Secretary Shahrukh Nusrat, Sardar Ijaz Ahmad Khan Jaffar, Shaista Sohail and Bashir Ahmad were directed to report to the ED.

Meanwhile, Dr Allah Buksh was appointed as secretary of the National Health Services; Imran Nazir Khan got charge of the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation as the managing director;  Ali Shahzad will assume duties as the special secretary of the Establishment Division, while Syed Pervaiz Abbas will head Economic Affairs Division in the capacity of a secretary. Moreover, the federal government appointed Dr Pervaiz Ahmad Khan as the IPCD secretary.

EAD Secretary Noor Ahmad was directed to report to the Establishment Division, while National Food Security Additional Secretary Muhammad Ayub Chaudhry was asked to join the petroleum division.

The National Police Foundation got Ahmad Latif as its new managing director, whereas National Policy Academy’s commandant will be Muhammad Tahir. Mustaq Ahmad Mahr will be police chief of the Pakistan Railway after erstwhile IG Wajid Zia, who also headed the Panamagate JIT, was appointed the director-general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).