MIRPUR (AJK): The water level in the country’s second-largest AJK-based reservoir Mangla dam is constantly rising as it rose to 1188.00 feet against a maximum conservation level of 1242 feet with live storage of 3.617 MAF on Thursday, official sources said.
Talking to reporter, the official sources said that at the same time continual rains and melting of glaciers at various sites of the upper reaches, the water level in the country’s major rivers and reservoirs continue rising as the position of the river inflows and outflows at AJK-based Mangla dam besides Tarbela dam as well as Chashma Barrage along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages was raising constantly with stipulated normal pace and recorded on Thursday as under:
Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 219300 cusecs and Outflows 180000 cusecs.
Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 58100 cusecs and Outflows 58100 cusecs.
Khairabad Bridge: Inflows 225000 cusecs and Outflow 225000.
Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 57600 cusecs and Outflows 10000 cusecs.
Chenab at Marala: Inflows 78800 cusecs and Outflows 54300 cusecs.
Barrages: Jinnah: Inflows 231500 cusecs and Outflows 224000 cusecs.
Chashma: Inflows: 247100 cusecs and Outflows 215000 cusecs.
Taunsa: Inflows 207900 cusecs and Outflows 187500 cusecs.
Guddu: Inflows 186200 cusecs and Outflows 146100 cusecs.
Sukkur: Inflows 140200 cusecs and Outflows 85300 cusecs.
Kotri: Inflows 46100 cusecs and Outflows 5100 cusecs.
Trimmu: Inflows 28700 cusecs and Outflow 12300 cusecs.
Panjnad: Inflows 26300 cusecs and Outflows 11400 cusecs.
Reservoirs (Level and Storage):
Tarbela: Minimum operating level 1402 feet, present level 1513.50 feet, maximum conservation level 1550 feet, live storage today 3.825 MAF.
Mangla: Minimum operating level 1050 feet, present level 1188.00 feet, maximum conservation level 1242 feet, live storage today 3.617 MAF.
Chashma: Minimum operating level 638.15 feet, present level 645.90 feet, maximum conservation level 649 feet, live storage today 0.150 MAF.
The inflows and outflows of River Indus at Tarbela, Jinnah, and Chashma, River Kabul at Nowshera, and River Jhelum at Mangla have been reflected as mean flows of 24 hours, whereas the other flows have been gauged at 6.00 a.m on Thursday.
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PM says Holy Quran’s desecration, an attempt to beget Muslim-Christian hostility; warns against any recurrence
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the desecration of Holy Quran was an attempt to create animosity between the Muslims and Christians and any recurrence of such condemnable act, would in no way be tolerated.
The prime minister, in his address to the joint sitting of the parliament, urged the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to convene an urgent session to invite the Muslim world leaders, adopt a condemnatory resolution and also warn the Swedish government and such individuals against the recurrence of such condemnable acts.
Her urged the National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to form a committee with a mandate to formulate recommendations for their onward dissemination to the world including international organisations so that such acts could be averted.
He said as per their belief, Muslims revered all religions and revealed books including the Bible as Holy Quran ordained patience and harmony.
He said despite that, such deliberate Islamophobia acts were being carried out to pit Muslims against Christians.
He said that despite their belated condemnation, the Swedish government would have to clarify its position as to why they allowed such an act under the protection of their police on the day when the Muslims were celebrating Eid-ul-Azha.
The prime minister urged the parliamentarians to condemn the act of Swedish police and make it clear that the Muslims could even sacrifice their lives to protect the sanctity of the Holy Quran.
He said the peaceful protests should not be construed as weakness and that no one should complain about the consequences if such condemnable actions were repeated.
He said as the country would observe the Sanctity of Holy Quran Day on Friday, the whole nation should stage rallies across the country to condemn the desecration of Holy Quran and convey their sentiments to the world.
Calling for using all political and legal options to avert recurrence of such acts, the prime minister also
thanked the OIC for convening a special meeting in which they also adopted a condemnatory resolution and put forward suggestions.
He said Pakistan was not against the freedom of speech but no one had the right to desecrate any one’s belief or fan hatred in this garb.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the House to put forward suggestions which would be raised at the UN platform to realise the world that the billions of Muslims would not allow any repetition of such hateful acts.
“This is beyond tolerance. This is not the first time as earlier too, same thing happened in Sweden. This must be condemned in the strongest possible words,” he said
The prime minister recalled and appreciated the former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her support to the Muslims, after an Islamophobic attack against Muslims, which was a positive attempt to establish peace between Muslims and Christians.
He told the House that he was trying to contact with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to request him for convening an urgent session to invite the Muslim leaders and adopt a condemnatory resolution. “I will also ask him to warn such governments and individuals against redoing such acts aimed at fanning hatred,” he added.
The prime minister thanked Pope Francis for condemning the act, saying his dissociation of such Islamophobic action gave a positive image.
The prime minister said he would convey the parliamentary resolution to the Swedish government as the Foreign Office was also making its due efforts on the diplomatic fronts.