Chelsea face a huge challenge to avoid breaching Premier League sustainability rules after posting an £ 89.8 million ($112 million) loss for the 2022/23 season. The Blues' wage bill soared to over œ 400 million last season, while they splashed out £ 745 million on transfer fees. But that investment in the club's first full season under an American investment consortium fronted by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly failed to deliver success on the field. Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League last season despite having the second highest wage bill, behind only English champions Manchester City. Mauricio Pochettino's men currently sit ninth in the table this season despite a further £ 454 million being spent on new players since June 30, 2023. Chelsea's losses were mitigated by the sale of a hotel for £ 76.3m to the club's parent company BlueCo. Figures for the current season are likely to be even worse as Chelsea are not involved in European football. A run to the Champions League quarter-finals last season was worth around £ 83 million. Football Association figures released on Friday also showed the west London club have spent a Premier League record £ 75 million on agents' fees alone this season. Chelsea are likely to have to raise significant sums from selling players before the end of June to avoid falling foul of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR). Premier League clubs are allowed to lose a maximum of £ 105 million across a three-year assessment period. Chelsea posted a £ 121 million loss in the 2021/22 season. Everton have been deducted a total of eight points on two separate charges and Nottingham Forest docked four points for breaches of PSR this season.   Source: BSS

Taiwan is facing a steady "drip, drip" of Chinese pressure ahead of the inauguration of its next president in May, with officials in Taipei fearing Beijing could further squeeze the island's room to manoeuvre without resorting to direct conflict. Since current Vice President Lai Ching-te won the presidency in January - China views Lai as a separatist - Beijing has snatched away a diplomatic ally, altered an air route in the narrow Taiwan Strait, and begun regular coast guard patrols around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, which hug the Chinese coast. China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the island's strong rejections. Visiting Taipei last week, U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives select committee on China, said Beijing's patrols around Kinmen, which is a short ferry ride from the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, were part of a pattern of steady pressure on Taiwan. "It is a salami-slicing effort; they are slowly turning up the rheostat," he said, referring to a resistor used to control an electric current. One foreign official tracking security matters in the region described what was happening as a "drip, drip" of pressure, keeping up the message that Beijing does not like Lai, but without holding war games - as it has twice around the island in the past year and a half - or forcing direct military confrontation. "It's part of the pattern of gradually altering the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, seeing what they can get away with and shifting to a new normal, restricting Taiwan's space to move," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. China says the coast guard patrols are to ensure the safety of its fishermen. Two Chinese fishermen died last month trying to flee Taiwan's coast guard after approaching too close to one of Kinmen's heavily fortified islets. Asked on Wednesday whether the Kinmen tensions were part of China's pre-inauguration pressure on Lai, a spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office did not answer directly, reiterating China's right to the coast guard patrols. "Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are part of one China, and Taiwan is a part of China," Zhu Fenglian said.  China says it alone has sovereignty over the Taiwan Strait, and that it also recognises no "off limits" waters for its fisherman around Kinmen. Taiwan strongly rejects China's territorial claims. Li Zhenguang, a Taiwan expert at Beijing Union University, told China's official Xinhua news agency this week that it was up to China to "firmly grasp the initiative" when it came to dealing with Taiwan, and that asserting jurisdiction around Kinmen was a necessary step on the road to "reunification". 'GREY ZONE' Taiwan has complained for four years of stepped-up Chinese military action, such as fighters regularly flying over the strait as part of a "grey zone" strategy to wear down Taiwan with activities that stop short of a full-blown conflict. A senior Taiwan official familiar with the island's security planning said that Beijing is exerting pressure "day in and day out" ahead of Lai's inauguration speech on May 20, and that the Kinmen situation was another "grey zone" tactic. "We will not go along with their political plots and escalate tensions," said the official, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue. Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling, whose department runs the coast guard, this week drew a parallel to what was happening around Kinmen and China's regular sovereignty-asserting patrols around islets in the East China Sea that Beijing, Tokyo and Taipei all claim as theirs. "It is China trying to take the Diaoyutai method and apply it to the Kinmen-Xiamen waters, which we really, really cannot accept," she said, using Taiwan's name for the islets China calls the Diaoyu and Japan the Senkaku. Tensions around Kinmen, however, appear unlikely to ease anytime soon, as government representatives from both Taiwan and China this week continued negotiations on how to settle the incident. Families of the dead have asked for compensation and an apology from Taiwan authorities. A senior Taiwan official dealing with the incident in Kinmen said Taiwan will not apologise, as doing so would make future Taiwan law enforcement there difficult. Taiwan's armed forces have left the handling of the dispute so far to the coast guard, whose Kinmen fleet of 16 boats patrols there rather than the navy, signalling they don't want an escalation. Asked on Tuesday what the response would be if China's coast guard "overdid it", Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said they don't want conflict. "Avoiding war is not to shirk it. We have rules for combat preparation, but we don't want it to happen," he said. Source: Reuters

In the bustling realm of Bangladesh, a smaller world is hidden, one that encompasses students striving to reach their own finishing lines of success in a fiercely competitive race of academics.   Expectations, deadlines, exams, and comparisons cause students to grapple with their abilities in an attempt to reach their finishing lines of this race. This ordeal of academia often establishes a daunting duo: stress and anxiety, with our minds frequently echoing their relentless affirmations of "what-ifs."—what if the A* is unachievable? What if I fail? What if I disappoint my parents?  What if I can't?  While we students are trapped in this world of ours surrounded with uncertainties and a myriad of possibilities, it’s impossible to avoid the stress that comes with it. Nevertheless, we possess the power to alleviate its impact. If you're anything like me, scouring countless YouTube videos and self-help books for strategies, look no further. I've outlined some practical strategies below that, if correctly applied, can uplift you when stress threatens to overpower.  Read forth with a mindset that is ready to accept and adapt. 1: Eradicating the nefarious duo: anxiety and stress  In the pages of my very own lexicon, anxiety is that mischievous cozener which hinders my progress and is accompanied by none other than stress; anxiety’s closest companion. This nefarious duo tries to not let me pick up the pieces of myself that have fallen to the depths of a dark abyss, aka procrastination. To be more precise, I used to put an exemplary amount of effort in focusing on the negatives rather than being determined to attain the positives. But here's the gist of it all: Tackling anxiety isn't some prearranged fate; it's a conscious choice you get to make. Watching motivational content all day is not at all a profound way of tackling them, but taking regular, consistent actions and maintaining them certainly is. Staying composed and concentrating on the task at hand instead of focusing on ‘stress’ may even eradicate the feeling completely. This strategy may sound simple and even futile to many to an extent, but its results are far from trivial.  2: Mr. Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s prediction  Further elaborating on strategy 1, proactively pondering upon your stress and anxiety in the first place shows that you worry for your academic well-being, it reflects on your commitment towards your goals. This should assure you that you are not as lost as your mind would have you believe. A quote from Seneca reads, “We suffer more often in our imagination than in reality”, which is a perfect example of what we, students, face on a daily basis.  3: Thank yourself  Although it's hard, as a student, you must also learn to show gratitude to yourself. While preparing for my O levels, I used to often question myself, overthink, and overstress, no matter how punctiliously I studied or how many past papers I solved. It almost felt felonious to get questions wrong. In those fleeting instances, taking deep breaths and meditating caused nothing but a brief lung expansion extravaganza! Well, if you find yourself in a similar situation, then instead of taking deep breaths; close your eyes, and reflect upon all the time and energy you’ve invested into whatever you’re fearing won’t work. Tell yourself that doubting yourself is a major setback and one of the contributing factors to your anxiety and stress. So, instead of scolding yourself mentally, applaud for how far you’ve come, and how much you’ve endured even if it is as far as just trying.  4: The role of those who teach & provide  Remember that having an outlet is important. After receiving quite a blow during one of my O levels, I was appalled. And with 10 more exams to go, I lacked the energy to withstand them all, in other words, I was simply drained. The sadness I felt was strongly correlated with disappointing my parents. Most students in Bangladesh face such crises often. The best thing I did at that moment was talk to my strict Bengali mother about it. Although most would not, remember that it is your loved ones who understand you the most. Letting my dread out made it all lighter. This may seem trivial coming from a stranger, but confiding in those who teach and provide would be the wisest decision you could make.  Amidst innumerous tips and strategies, the aforementioned ones had the most impact in developing me to a less stressed student and individual. All in all, stress management is a personal journey. How you approach yours is dependent on you. Explore these tips and employ them so that you can avoid the mishaps I got into and eventually, learn to tackle stress like a pro!    This article is written by:  Shreyoshi Sharbojoya                                          Student of class XI, Scholastica  

Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping are becoming a big problem for Egypt. Many vessels now avoid Red Sea routes and Egypt's Suez Canal, putting Cairo in a dilemma. Houthi attacks on international ships in the Red Sea have hit Egypt especially hard. As vessels have begun to avoid sailing the strait between the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa, and thus the passage through the Suez Canal, the government has seen considerable income disappear. In fiscal year 2022-23, the Suez Canal brought Egypt $9.4 billion (€8.6 billion) in transit fees. Events suggest that this year will not be nearly as lucrative. Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, said on Egyptian television that income is down 40% compared to last year. He added that ship traffic between January 1 and 11 was down 30% compared to 2023. According to the Reuters news agency, instead of the 777 ships that navigated the canal last year, only 544 made the journey in early 2024. At the same time, traffic around the Horn of Africa increased by at least 67%, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) PortWatch platform. Egypt quickly reacted to the new security situation, hiking transit fees between 5% and 15% to dampen losses. Enforcement of the new fee schedule went into effect in January. Egypt's economy is under pressure Revenue loss from a lack of transit traffic in the Suez Canal hits Egypt when it is already fighting numerous symptoms of economic crisis. Among other things, it has struggled with flagging natural gas exports, less tourism and dwindling remittances from ex-pats working abroad. German Trade and Invest (GTAI), an economic information service, predicts Egypt's GDP will shrink from roughly $475 billion in 2022 to about $357 billion by the end of 2024. Public debt is currently approximately 88% of GDP, and numbers also indicate that inflation will likely rise to more than 32%. Economist Ahmed Zikr Allah, a former professor at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo who now teaches in Istanbul, Turkey, told DW that Egypt is facing an even more severe economic crisis due to the situation in the Red Sea. "At the moment, more than half of all Egyptians are likely living below the poverty line. That means the loss of income from the Suez Canal is hitting the country harder still." This, coupled with the fall of the Egyptian pound, could put the Cairo government in a position where it cannot pay off its debts, he said. "Then the country would be dependent upon another IMF loan."   Egypt won't participate in military action against Houthis Still, Egypt has said it will not participate in military operations to ensure safe passage for vessels in the Red Sea. Stephan Roll, an Egypt expert at the Berlin-based German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), says Cairo has good reason not to. The government in Cairo, said Roll, will have no doubt recognized that operations like those the UK and US are now conducting have no chance of guaranteeing safe passage for vessels in the region long term. "The idea that one could hit the Houthis so hard with targeted attacks that they would no longer be able to or even want to attack ship traffic again is a little naive. I think Cairo probably sees it that way, too." When Egypt's Foreign Ministry addressed the issue last Friday, it did so with great reluctance. The ministry voiced "deep concern" about the escalation of military operations in the Red Sea, saying, "It is critical to harness international and regional efforts to reduce tension and instability in the region, including the security of ships transiting the Red Sea," in what was more of a diplomatic explanation than a clear listing of concrete options. There was no talk of military engagement or even participation in US initiatives directed at the Houthis. The only Arab nation that has joined the US-British coalition is the tiny Gulf state of Bahrain.

China threatened new trade measures against Taiwan on Tuesday, piling on pressure ahead of weekend elections, as Taipei complained of more Chinese balloons and the ruling party’s presidential candidate warned against “fake peace” with Beijing. Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary elections are taking place against a backdrop of a ramped up war of words between Taiwan and China, which views the island as its own territory despite the strong objections of the Taiwanese government. Taiwan’s government has accused China of an unprecedented campaign of election interference, using everything from military activity to trade sanctions to sway the vote towards candidates Beijing may prefer. China has cast the election as a choice between war and peace, and says interference allegations are “dirty tricks” from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to try and win support. The DPP’s presidential candidate Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday he would maintain the status quo and pursue peace through strength if elected, remaining open to engagement with Beijing under the preconditions of equality and dignity. Beijing has denounced him as a separatist and warned that any attempt to push for Taiwan’s formal independence means conflict. Despite this, Lai pledged to try to engage with China. “Peace is priceless and war has no winners,” Lai told reporters at a news conference. “Peace without sovereignty is just like Hong Kong. It is fake peace.” Beijing is unswayed by Lai’s outreach attempts. On Tuesday evening, China’s commerce ministry said it was looking into further measures to suspend tariff concessions on products including agriculture and fishery, machinery, auto parts and textiles from Taiwan, following up on such a move made against some petrochemical products last month. “Taiwan authorities have not taken effective measures to lift trade restrictions on China. Instead, they have engaged in political manoeuvring in an attempt to plant blame and evade responsibility,” it said in a statement. FALSE ALARMS AND CHINESE BALLOONS Adding to the tense atmosphere, a separate news conference on Tuesday in Taipei with Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu was interrupted by the shrill sound of a government mobile phone alert warning of a possible Chinese air raid. The defence ministry then had to apologise after the English version of the alert referred to a “missile” but in Chinese a “satellite”. The alert came around the same time Chinese state media confirmed the launch of a science satellite. Still, Wu described the launch as part of a pattern of harassment towards Taiwan, just like recent cases of Chinese balloons spotted over the island. “With these kinds of threats against Taiwan I think we should be clear eyed, we should not be provoked.” Taiwan’s opposition jumped on the snafu, blaming the government for misleading the public. Taiwan has continued to complain since last month of Chinese balloons flying over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, some of which have crossed the island, in what its defence ministry has called an effort at psychological warfare, though not directly saying they are for spying purposes. The ministry said at its own separate briefing on Tuesday that they had not recovered any remains of the balloons and were not at the moment considering shooting them down. “We won’t attack and destroy due to the harassment of the balloons,” said Wang Chia-chun from the ministry’s joint combat planning department. Top Chinese leaders have generally avoided public comments on the vote, though Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a New Year’s address that China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable. Lai told reporters the election will serve as a “testament to our commitment to democracy” while noting that China’s alleged interference in this election has been the “most serious” yet.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said Manila will never abandon its claims in the South China Sea amid heightened tensions with China in the disputed waterway, according to a strongly-worded statement. “As I have said before, and I will say again, the Philippines will not give up a single square inch of our territory to any foreign power,” he told a forum in Honolulu on Sunday, according to his press office, without explicitly naming Beijing. “Supported by the rules-based international order and our growing partnerships, both time-tested and new ones, we will insist on the preservation of the sovereignty and integrity of the country while working closely with international partners.” Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. The Philippine leader’s comments came a day after he met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margins of the Apec summit, where he said disputes over the South China Sea should not define bilateral ties – but he stressed that “problems remain”. In San Francisco, Marcos also held talks with United States Vice-President Kamala Harris where they discussed “some of the ways forward” on the South China Sea situation. A White House statement said they reaffirmed the US-Philippines alliance, discussed efforts to deepen security ties and repeated their pledge to uphold international rules and norms. Manila has appeared to draw closer to Washington and its allies in recent months on the back of clashes between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea. Other Southeast Asian countries have not been as apparent as Manila in forging warmer ties with Washington but analysts said the region appeared to be piling growing pressure on China – especially when it involves disputes in the resource-rich waterway that Beijing claims in almost its entirety. China, they suggested, had to build deeper trust with the region and soften its aggressive campaign in the sea or risk its influence dwindling and countries gravitating towards the West. According to Carl Thayer, professor emeritus of politics at the University of New South Wales in Australia, the Philippines under the Marcos administration has sought stronger military ties with the US and its allies. That move, he warned, could potentially bring more confrontations with China in the South China Sea. The Philippines is one of several Southeast Asian countries that claims part of the sea. This month, Associated Press reported that at least 38 Chinese ships chased and encircled Philippine vessels near the Second Thomas Shoal in the contested Spratly Islands, or Nansha as they are known in China, the latest in a string of confrontations between the two countries. The Philippine coastguard condemned China’s “unprovoked acts of coercion and dangerous manoeuvres”, labelling them “illegal and irresponsible”. Thayer said Marcos had “moved to reassert Philippine sovereignty” over its waters since taking office, including stepping up patrols and carrying out supply missions while revitalising defence ties with the US and its allies. Manila granted American troops access to four new bases, and held an 11-day joint military exercise with the US, Japan, South Korea and Britain until November 20. In August, the Philippines agreed to conduct joint patrols with Australia in the South China Sea and most recently, Manila signed an agreement with Japan to firm up security cooperation. “The die has already been cast in relations between China and the Philippines,” Thayer said, adding that Beijing showed no signs of backing down as it pinned the blame on Washington and Manila. Don McLain Gill, a lecturer at De La Salle University in Manila, said Manila’s desire to safeguard its sovereign rights “did not sit well for Beijing’s narrowly driven regional ambitions”. While China was not seeking to escalate the situation into a full-blown war, it was trying to provoke and put pressure on the Philippines to possibly “constrain Manila’s political will” to pursue its interests, he said. Prashanth Parameswaran, a fellow with the Wilson Centre’s Asia programme, said China “cannot keep shooting itself in the foot and then blame Manila or Washington for pulling the trigger”. “One would hope that China reflects on how its own actions have once again pushed a Philippine government to move closer to the US and intensified the risk of a conflict erupting in the South China Sea,” he said. “If China is not careful, it will walk into the trap of self-containment by driving more countries like the Philippines away from Beijing and towards Washington, thereby exacerbating US-China competition and increasing the risk of potential conflict.” Most Southeast Asian countries count China as a key trading partner and said they would not take sides in the heightened US-China rivalry but there have been signs some governments are increasingly vocal about their concerns. In August, when China released a new “standard map” with unilateral claims to most of the South China Sea, it prompted a strong reaction from the region, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei. Manila aside, Thayer pointed out that Vietnam had earlier this year expressed displeasure over China’s maritime presence in its exclusive economic zone while it upgraded ties with the US to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Indonesia, which has had disagreements with China over the exclusive economic zone off the Natuna Islands near the South China Sea, has ramped up military cooperation with the US. “China is definitely facing pressure on three bilateral fronts in Southeast Asia,” Thayer said. He said Southeast Asian countries would be divided over Manila’s strengthened defence ties with the US, with some concerned about the risk of heightened regional tensions if the situation between China and the Philippines worsened. In particular, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore were likely to welcome an enhanced American presence while Malaysia would be less sanguine. Sarah Teo, an assistant professor at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said recent engagement between the Philippines and the US was not likely to cause a shift in the behaviour of other Southeast Asian countries. Rather, she said, any change would be driven by factors including the approaches of China and the US towards the region and domestic sentiments, as well as the state of bilateral ties between individual countries and their external partners. But if China sought closer relations with the region, it must “consider how to better manage its disputes and disagreements” with other countries, she said. Similarly, Gill from De La Salle University said that even as the region understood the threat posed by an assertive China, domestic perceptions within countries varied, resulting in different state responses. He expected Southeast Asian countries to hedge, saying it was unlikely states would address China the same way Manila did. As countries put pressure on China, Thayer said Beijing had attempted to deflect concerns by focusing on a proposed code of conduct in the South China Sea. China and the regional Asean bloc last month agreed to start on the third reading of the document but analysts have long doubted the process would be smooth sailing because differences – such as whether it would be legally binding – remained. Thayer suggested that China had the means to influence Southeast Asian economies including through trade and investment and funding for infrastructure projects under its Belt and Road Initiative. Gill said that given instances where China had “weaponised” its economic clout when it felt countries were “out of line”, Southeast Asian nations would opt for alternative security and development options if the opportunity arose. US to export nuclear technology to Philippines in major deal Parameswaran, the Wilson Centre fellow who is also founder of a newsletter on regional developments called Asean Wonk, said China must stop its “coercive actions” against Southeast Asian states and “find a way to respect their interests in the South China Sea”. If not, Beijing’s successes in other areas, including the economic domain, could be limited. “If China doesn’t address the gap between its words and actions in the South China Sea, its coercive actions will continue to undermine trust in diplomatic initiatives, limit inroads in its ties with Southeast Asian countries and intensify the risk of conflict,” he said. “The South China Sea is a test of what kind of power China is in Southeast Asia, and Beijing will pass that test if it accommodates the interests of smaller countries while advancing its own interests rather than coercing them using its bigger military might.” source: South China Morning Post

Taiwan's representative office in Fiji has again changed its name, this time removing the official name of the country -- the Republic of China (ROC) -- from the title at the request of Fiji's government due to Chinese pressure. In March, the office's website changed the name listed on its website from "Taipei Trade Office in Fiji" to "Trade Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Republic of Fiji." The move came after the new Fiji government, which is considered to be more friendly toward Taiwan than its predecessor, notified MOFA that its representative office there could revert to its former name, which included "ROC." The new government allowed the move even though Fiji has formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC), which frowns at any symbol conveying the idea that the ROC is a sovereign entity. Since then, however, Fiji had faced pressure from the PRC to have Taiwan change the office's name back to the one without "Republic of China (Taiwan)," according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesman Jeff Liu (劉永健) back in June. Asked to comment on the latest developments, Liu told CNA on Wednesday that the office's website changed back to its former name -- the Taipei Trade Office in Fiji -- on Sept. 8, due to the demands made by the Fiji government. Taiwan has since issued an official protest to the Fiji government over pressuring Taipei on the matter, he said. Aside from allowing Taiwan to use its official name, the Fiji government in March also announced that diplomatic privileges for Taiwanese diplomats at the representative office, which had been revoked in 2018, would be restored in accordance with Fiji's Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1971. In response, Taiwan's government thanked the Fiji administration and expressed the hope that the two sides would continue to deepen their friendly relations. The decisions announced in March were made despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations between the ROC and Fiji after Fiji elected a new government in December 2022, bringing a Taiwan-friendly three-party coalition to power. The previous Fiji administration had forced the Taiwan representative office in 2018 to change its name to the "Taipei Trade Office in Fiji," according to MOFA. The Republic of Fiji was the first Pacific island country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1975. China set up an embassy there in 1976, and Fiji opened its embassy in China in 2001. Despite the lack of official diplomatic ties with the ROC, Fiji leaders have visited Taiwan and have advocated on several occasions for Taiwan's participation in international organizations, according to a diplomatic source, who asked not to be named. Source: focustaiwan.tw

Six Ahmadiyas were arrested by Badami Bagh (Lahore) police from their workplace, a small shoe manufacturing unit in the area. Tehreek-e-Labbiak Pakistan (TLP) had earlier filed an FIR on July 31 against a total of eight persons for alleged blasphemy, under Section 298-C for posing as Muslims and preaching their religion. The owner of the factory, Mubashir, and his son Musharaf, who were also mentioned in the FIR closed the unit on August 1 and went into hiding and applied for interim bail.  They were to appear at Lahore Sessions Court on August 22 for their bail hearing. They, however, failed to make an appearance fearing mob lynching as the court was filled by TLP members raising anti-Ahmadiya slogans. According to reports, one Haji Saifi Muhammad of the nearby madrasa had in June 2023 asked Mubashir to close his unit and shift to some other location as Haji wanted to expand his madrasa.  When Mubashir refused Haji approached the local TLP leader, Karman Zafar who threatened Mubashir to vacate the property, filed the FIR in July and threatened Mubashir with violence. On the night of August 18, some relatives of Mubashir and others went to the already closed factory to collect some documents and their belongings when they noticed a mob of TLP members outside the factory. As a protective measure, they called the police. On pretext of protection, the six were taken into custody and taken to PS Badami Bagh. Though a statement of IGP, Punjab said that the unit was not stormed by TLP members, the Ahmadiyas claim that more than 90 per cent of the mob consisted of TLP cadres. Amir Mehmood, the Ahmadiya community spokesperson, however, claimed that on August 22 the Lahore’s Session Court complex was packed with TLP members who actually raised slogans, released a poster, and posted a picture of victory right after the court closed as the bail applicants failed to appear. The names of relatives of Mubashir arrested include Wajahat Ahmad Qamar, ShafiqueAdil, Nasir Ahmad, Mudassir Ahmad, Shiraz Ahmad and Umer Ahmad Bajwah. They were arrested and sent to judicial remand. 

The supply of gas will be suspended for six hours in some areas of the capital due to gas pipeline replacement on Thursday. In a press release on Wednesday, Titas authorities, apologized to the residents of those areas for the inconvenience. The areas are Shyamoli, Adabar, PC Culture, Mohammadia Housing, Japan Garden City, West Side of Dhanmondi Sat Mosque Road, Hazaribagh, Rayerbazar. The supply will remain suspended from 2:00pm to 8:00pm, according to a statement issued by Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company. The consumers in the nearby areas will also experience low pressure in supply, it said.

High blood pressure is a serious disease nowadays. You can see this disease in every house. Many people are affected. Yet there is a lack of awareness. Many people do not aware of it.  As a result, there is no possibility to controll the disease. However, don't forget that high blood pressure can damage various organs of your body part. According to experts, many people around the world are affected by this disease. The main headache is that a large number of people do not even know they have the disease. Because the symptoms of this disease are very few. So, you have to diagnose to undetect it. But first of all, One's have to know what is blood pressure?  In fact, Blood pressure is the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Arteries carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body.  Doctors suggests that blood pressure should be examined at least 3 times after a few days. Meanwhile, if there is high pressure, some of your organs can be damaged.  Kidney is an important organ of your body. This organ performs various functions from making hormones to excreting pollutants from the body.  However, it has been observed that if the blood pressure is high, there is extra pressure on the small blood vessels inside this organ.  If it continues for a long time, eventually kidney disease occurs. This disease is very dangerous. So be aware. Control blood pressure. According to experts, the danger of heart disease has now increased several times. Many people are diagnosed with this disease at the young age. Blood pressure is responsible for it.  Like the rest of our body, the eyes also have some blood vessels.  High blood pressure can also be dangerous for your eyes.  Because the pressure on these blood vessels increases. Then there is bleeding at that place. This can lead to complete loss of your eyes.  Besides, in some cases, people see dimly. So don't ignore the problem of high blood pressure. Instead, check up regularly. Take the necessary medicine According to Doctors, blood pressure has a huge impact on the brain.  In this case, due to high blood pressure, blood vessels in the head may burst and cause a stroke. This problem is called hemorrhagic stroke. This disease is fatal. Even paralysis of your limbs can occur.  Even if you survive by chance, there will be many complications in your body. So don't make the mistake of neglecting high blood pressure disease anymore. Instead, emphasize to control the disease. Only then will you be fine. How can you control the disease? According to medical expert, if few things are followed, the disease will be cured- 1. Take medicine according to the rules. 2. Reduce anxiety. 3. Salt should be reduced. 4. No drinking, no smoking at all. 5. Enough sleep is mandatory. 6. Do yoga or exercise for 30 minutes a day. Besides, blood pressure should be examined once a year after reaching the age of 18. Note: The report is written for awareness purposes. Consult your doctor before taking any decision.