NoneBriefing paper on Greece boat tragedy calls for policy Islamabad:The Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO) has launched a comprehensive briefing paper titled ‘Greece Boat Tragedy: Policy and Legal Recommendations’ in response to the catastrophic Greece boat tragedy that resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives. The briefing paper emphasises the need for Pakistan to urgently strengthen its legal and policy frameworks to combat human smuggling and prevent similar tragedies in the future. The document provides a detailed roadmap addressing the multifaceted challenges of irregular migration. It calls for amendments to anti-human smuggling legislation to ensure that smuggled migrants are recognised as victims and granted comprehensive protections, including immunity from prosecution. The paper also stresses the importance of integrating victim rehabilitation, data analysis, and training programs into enforcement strategies while acknowledging the critical role of civil society in awareness and victim support. A key recommendation is to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary through specialised training for police, prosecutors, and judges. Establishing regional task forces and procedural manuals to streamline coordination among law enforcement, immigration authorities, and victim service providers is also highlighted. To strengthen border security, the briefing paper proposes multi-layered surveillance systems incorporating advanced technologies such as biometrics and AI-driven analytics to monitor migration flows effectively. Another focus area highlighted by the paper is inter-agency collaboration is another crucial area of focus. The paper recommends forming a central coordination body under the Ministry of Interior to oversee the implementation of the National Action Plan on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants. Integrating databases among the FIA, NADRA, and border authorities to enhance intelligence sharing is proposed, alongside creating inter-agency task forces to improve investigative and prosecutorial capacities. Public awareness campaigns are identified as essential to addressing the root causes of irregular migration. The paper calls for nationwide multimedia initiatives featuring survivor testimonies and educational modules on safe migration pathways, targeting youth in migration-prone areas through schools, social media, and community outreach programs. Additionally, partnerships with civil society organisations are recommended to conduct grassroots awareness drives. The briefing paper also emphasises the importance of reintegration and economic support programs. It advocates for aligning youth employment policies with entrepreneurship and skills development initiatives to reduce economic push factors driving irregular migration.
Bill Belichick didn't wait around for a call that he might not get from an NFL team. With no guarantees that another opportunity might come his way — only the Atlanta Falcons interviewed Belichick last offseason — and unsure whether he could find the right fit in the NFL, the 72-year-old future Hall of Fame coach decided to go back to school. Belichick took his eight Super Bowl rings to North Carolina on a mission to build a college program the way he constructed two dynasties during 24 seasons with the New England Patriots. It starts with doing things his way. The Patriot Way is legendary. Perhaps it'll translate into the Tar Heel way. That's to be determined. But Belichick is back doing what he loves: coaching. And, he's going to run the show with his guys around him. An NFL team giving Belichick full control the way he had in New England seemed unlikely. Success at North Carolina could change that thinking. For now, Belichick's quest to break Don Shula's all-time record for most wins in the NFL is on hold. He's 15 victories short but the buyout clause in his college contract — a $10 million fee if done before June 2025 and $1 million after that date — leaves the window open for a return to the league. If Belichick stays in college or retires without returning to the NFL, his legacy is already cemented. Winning at North Carolina will only enhance his reputation. Losing won't impact his NFL resume. "He's one of the all-time great coaches. What he's done for the NFL and the game, we all know where he'll end up — in the Hall of Fame with a gold jacket," Dallas Cowboys executive Stephen Jones said Wednesday shortly before Belichick agreed on a five-year deal with North Carolina that pays him $10 million in base and supplemental salary annually with up to $3.5 million in bonuses per year. Belichick has his detractors. There's no denying he couldn't win without Tom Brady. He was 29-39 and had no playoff wins without No. 12 in his final four seasons with the Patriots. Critics have labeled him a cheater because of the Spygate and Deflategate scandals. He overlooked Aaron Hernandez's issues. He was tough on players, even alienating Brady in the end and letting him walk him away in free agency in 2020 only to see him lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl in his first season there. But Belichick instilled in players the importance of doing their job and presided over an unprecedented two-decade run of dominance that withstood changing times, free agency, salary-cap restrictions and much more. Brady has always maintained how important Belichick was for his career, giving him credit for helping him become one of the best players in sports. Now, Belichick is onto Chapel Hill in a surprise twist after he spent most of the NFL season reinventing himself as an entertaining and engaging analyst. Belichick is a football genius and his knowledge came across on television. But he also displayed a fun personality, trading quips with the Mannings and cracking jokes with Pat McAffee. "College kind of came to me this year," Belichick said at his introductory news conference. "I didn't necessarily go and seek it out. I had many coaches, probably a couple dozen coaches, talk to me and say, 'Can we come down and talk to you about these things?' Let's call it the salary cap of pro football relative to college football. The headsets, the green dot, the two-minute warning, the tablets on the sideline. Those were all rules changes this year for college football that were either or the same or similar to what we had in the NFL. These coaches said, 'Hey coach can we talk to you about how you did this? How you did that? How did you use this?'. "As those conversations started and then the personnel conversations started relative to salary cap and how you spend whatever the allotment of money you have. I'd say that started to make me a lot more aware of it because the first thing I would have to do is learn about it. .... As you learn different things about different programs you start to put it all together. There is some common threads and there's some variables." How will he do as a college coach? Nobody knows yet. Three of Belichick's former players were skeptical before he took the job. "There's a lot of things he can do, and obviously he's tremendous, and even showing his personality. But getting out there on the recruiting trail and dealing with all these college kids, that would be ..." Brady said before trailing off during a conversation on Fox's NFL pregame show last Sunday. Fellow former Patriots Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman also wondered the same. "Can you imagine NIL, and all that nonsense?" Gronkowski said. Edelman added: "Can you imagine Bill on a couch recruiting an 18-year-old?" But Belichick doesn't have to recruit kids on visits. These are new times in college sports. The NIL has dramatically changed the landscape. Plus, Belichick's name is enough. Just like Deion Sanders at Colorado. "I think it could be great for this game, honestly, if he can find a way to make college football more like this in terms of what's being asked of the coaches, the recruiting staff, the personnel, the NIL, and all those different things," Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Cohen said. "If he can make it a little bit less demanding on some of the coaches and create a great atmosphere and have success, I think it's great for our game. It's pretty cool to see, actually." Time for Belichick to do his job. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. 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Haryana is land of endless possibilities: Dhankar at Gita MahotsavPM directs cut in power tariff PM Shehbaz says that low-cost power project produce environment friendly and affordable electricity ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the relevant authorities to further reduce power tariffs and expedite the implementation process of the action plan of the future power generation projects. Chairing a meeting to evaluate and diAscuss the future electricity and power plans of country, the prime minister stressed the need for prioritising the low-cost power projects based on local resources. During the meeting, the prime minister was informed about the progress of the ongoing hydro power projects across the country. PM Shehbaz said that the low-cost power project produce environment friendly and affordable electricity. He further directed that the current electricity generation capacity should also be shifted to solar energy. Globally, electricity is being produced from environmentally friendly, low-cost solar energy, he noted, adding that Pakistan was fortunate in this regard as the country had vast potential for solar energy. The prime minister was also briefed on the progress of phasing out inefficient power plants that consume more fuel but produce less electricity. He ordered the immediate closure of such outdated power plants adding that closing these plants would not only save valuable foreign exchange, but also reduce electricity costs for consumers. The prime minister instructed that immediate action be taken against all officials deliberately obstructing reforms in the power sector. He also directed that reforms in the electricity transmission system be expedited. The power transmission system should be upgraded according to international standards, the prime minister further directed. He ordered swift implementation of a system based on modern technology for the selection and transmission of low-cost electricity. The prime minister issued instructions to complete all measures for the reform of the power sector within the specified timeline. The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers Ahad Khan Cheema, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, Dr Musadik Malik, Minister of State Ali Pervaiz Malik and other relevant high officials. Meanwhile, Energy Minister of Tajikistan Daler Jumma Friday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the PM House and discussed matters of mutual interests. During the meeting, regional connectivity projects, including CASA-1000, were discussed. Both sides agreed to further promote cooperation in sectors such as communications, particularly land-based connectivity, energy, education, and agriculture. Daler Jumma is visiting Pakistan to participate in the Pakistan-Tajikistan Joint Commission. The prime minister welcomed Daler Jumma to Pakistan and expressed satisfaction with the progress made in bilateral cooperation between the two countries in various sectors during the Joint Commission. Recalling his visit to Tajikistan and his recent meetings with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Riyadh and Baku, the prime minister extended his best wishes to the Tajik president and expressed hope that President Rahmon would visit Pakistan soon. He expressed satisfaction with the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and agreements reached during his visit and emphasised that timely implementation of these agreements would further strengthen bilateral relations. The Tajik minister thanked the prime minister for the warm welcome and hospitality and emphasised the importance of enhancing relations and cooperation between the two countries. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for investment and communications Abdul Aleem Khan, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Minister for Energy Awais Ahmed Leghari, Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik, Adviser to the PM Tariq Fatemi and relevant government officials.
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The Left has absolutely melted down because Rep. Nancy Mace has drawn a line in the sand about bathrooms. She said -- and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson affirmed -- that men should not be using women's bathrooms on Capitol Hill. This is a sane, reasonable policy that the vast majority of Americans support. Women don't want men in their bathrooms. Mothers and fathers don't want men in bathrooms with their daughters. Yet trans activists get very, very angry when they're told no. These men who 'identify' as women seem to think they're entitled to our private spaces, and they often threaten violence to those who would refuse them access: Trans activist calls on LGBTQ people to get guns to threaten anyone who doesn’t let men in women’s bathrooms. Democrats want men like this to invade women’s spaces. pic.twitter.com/U8eRuweXTF We women have no obligation to allow this into our bathrooms. And we should not be subjected to threats and harassment for saying no. I'm shaking rn pic.twitter.com/6zPexrlEFP That meme made us laugh. That guy seemed so nice in ‘The Office’ Took us a second to get this reference. Then this also made us laugh. A deranged and violent man demanding that women allow him into their most vulnerable and private areas, by force if necessary. But women are just being "mean" to object to it. This writer only speaks for herself, but when someone threatens her unless she complies with them, she's going to dig in her heels and refuse even more adamantly. 99.98% of the population needs to be protected from this. An abomination of thought, looks, & actions. Enough threats. Enough normalizing insane. Any sympathy anyone had for Trans is over. You exhausted your moral currency. Nobody f**king cares. Leave us/99.98% alone please. All we want is to be left alone. “I dare you to stop me from using a women’s bathroom” “This is a call to action. Buy guns” Ladies, if you heard this person say this near a women’s restroom would you feel safe to let your daughter in that facility? Political correctness goes out the window when it’s your... We would not feel safe. Who is the man? We need to make him famous. He just threaten us at gun point to play pretend with him. https://t.co/ULFP2fydAL And if we don't put a stop to this now, it'll escalate. Mental Illness Did Not Stop Because Trump Won, It Just Drew The Fanatics Into The Limelight https://t.co/I4IpCUvIxl YUP. This man wants to expose himself in front of women and girls and shoot people who try to stop him. But, according to the View, MSNBC, et al. he's one of the "most vulnerable" people everyone should have been voting to protect. https://t.co/GECw6CEx8a Yeah, no, He's not vulnerable. He's a bully and violent. Also, he's a man. This psychopath threatening women with violence needs to be locked up. These crazies are a real threat to women’s safety. Start committing them and this mental illness will end real quick. https://t.co/Q9zHk7DRDT Given that the last several mass shootings were committed by trans and 'non-binary' actors, we should take these threats seriously. With threats of a homicidal variety, this unhinged person makes a persuasive case for making bathrooms and other facilities clearly labeled or reserved for the use of women/girls legally unavailable to chromosomal males, whether they ‘identify’ as women or otherwise. https://t.co/W3M9AebppP ALL OF THIS.
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