بھارت دنیا کے 10 امیرترین ممالک میں شامل ہے لیکن اس کے ثمرات عوام تک نہیں پہنچ رہے فوٹو؛ فائل
نئی دلی: بھارت عالمی طور پر دنیا کے 10 امیرترین ممالک میں شامل ہے لیکن اس کے ثمرات عوام تک نہیں پہنچ رہے جہاں عوام کی اکثریت غربت کی شکار ہے۔
نیو ورلڈ ویلتھ نامی رپورٹ کے مطابق بھارتی معیشت و دولت کا حجم 5200 ارب ڈالر ہے لیکن اگر فی کس آمدنی کے لحاظ سے دیکھا جائے تو آبادی کا بہت بڑا حصہ اب بھی غربت کا شکار ہے اور فی کس آمدنی ( پر کیپیٹا) کی بنیاد پر یہ ملک غربت کا شکار ہے اور ملک کی ترقی کے باوجود بہت بڑی آبادی اس کے اثرات کو زائل کررہی ہے۔رپورٹ میں کہا گیا ہے کہ بھارت نے گزشتہ 15 برس میں قابلِ قدر ترقی کی ہے لیکن اب بھی یہ غربت کا شکار ہے۔ اس نئی فہرست کے مطابق ڈبلیو ٹین ( امیر ٹین) ممالک میں سب سے تیزی سے ترقی چین کررہا ہے جب کہ اس فہرست میں بھارت کا ساتواں نمبر ہے۔
رپورٹ کے مطابق اس فہرست میں امریکا پہلے نمبر پر ہے جس کی دولت کا اندازہ 48 ہزار 700 ارب ڈالر لگایا گیا ہے۔ رپورٹ کے مطابق دولت مند ممالک کے طور پر چین دوسرے نمبر پر ہے جس کی دولت کا تخمینہ 17 ہزار 300 ارب ڈالر ہے۔ جاپان کا تیسرا نمبر ہے جو 15 ہزار 200 ارب ڈالر کا مالک ہے۔ اس کے بعد جرمنی 9 ہزار 400 ارب ڈالر جب کہ برطانیہ کا 9 ہزار 200 ارب ڈالر کے ساتھ پانچواں نمبر ہے۔
Photos of the actors who play Ron and Hermione in the new Harry Potter play have been released.
Paul Thornley and Noma Dumezweni were photographed in costume in Charlie Gray's portraits.
It was also revealed their daughter, Rose Granger-Weasley, will be played by Cherrelle Skeete - who is pictured in her Hogwarts uniform.
Previews of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begin at London's Palace Theatre on 7 June.
Images of Harry Potter, is wife Ginny and their son Albus were released earlier this week.
Skeete has previously appeared in productions of The Lion King and Wind in the Willows, as well as television series Call the Midwife and Danny and the Human Zoo.
"I can't think about how big it is or I'll just faint," the actress said.
"Putting on my uniform, ready to go to Hogwarts, and seeing everyone else in their uniform was exciting. I've been looking at it every day in the wardrobe department, waiting for the day I can get on the Hogwarts Express."
Image copyrightCHARLIE GRAYImage captionSkeete has previously appeared in Call The Midwife
The Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official story of the franchise to be presented on stage.
The casting of Ron and Hermione was announced in December, but the new portraits mark the first time the actors have been seen in costume.
Dumezweni said: "Every time I'm in the auditorium I turn around to people or say to myself, 'I'm in that show, I'm in that show.' I want to see it so much. I am so proud that I am in it."
JK Rowling said: "I saw Noma workshop the part and when [director] John Tiffany told me he'd cast her, I was overjoyed. She gets Hermione inside out."
Referring to the plot of the play, Thornley explained: "It's 19 years later when the play begins. Ron is married to Hermione Granger and they're now the Granger-Weasleys.
"Our magnificent daughter Rose Granger-Weasley is about to start at Hogwarts, which is obviously a big day for everyone."
Image copyrightCHARLIE GRAYImage captionNoma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley play Hermione and Ron
Ron is seen in a grey-and-orange striped jumper in the photos.
"We had to make it look as though he doesn't really care what he wears in the morning," Thornley said.
"We wanted to find a jumper, that is definitely his favourite jumper, and that I think gets washed occasionally. He wants to essentially be comfortable at all times, hence comfortable cords, comfortable jumper, comfortable shoes. I don't believe he's a man who spends an awful lot of time shopping."
Rowling said: "Ron in his forties isn't very different from Ron in his teens, except that his feet hurt a bit more. Paul's so funny and brilliant in the role."
Image copyrightCHARLIE GRAYImage captionPortraits of the actors playing the Potter family were released yesterday
When the role of Hermione was cast, fans asked Rowling on social media how she felt about Hermione being played by a black actress.
The role was played by Emma Watson in the film series, but Rowling said that the character's race had never been referenced in the books.
Rowling tweeted: "Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever. White skin was never specified. Rowling loves black Hermione."
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one play but will be presented in two parts. Both parts will run in the theatre simultaneously, split between matinee and evening performances.
The final photos of cast members in costume will be released on Thursday.
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan pace bowler Nuwan Kulasekara quit Test cricket on Wednesday in order to focus his attention on the sport's shorter formats, in which he is considered a greater threat with the ball.
“I would like to retire from playing Test cricket with immediate effect,” the 33-year-old said in a letter to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
“After much thought, I believe it is the right time to retire and I hope it will allow me to better prepare for ODI and T20 cricket, which I would like to continue playing for Sri Lanka subject to good performance and selection.”
Despite lacking express pace, Kulasekara made the most of his ability to swing the new ball to claim 48 test wickets since his 2005 debut against New Zealand in Napier.
Kulasekara played the last of his 21 Tests against England at Lord's two years ago but has been a standout performer in one-dayers, with 186 wickets from 173 matches, and was ranked the top ODI bowler in March 2009.
6 ماہ میں غزہ کی پٹی میں 13بڑے اسپتال قائم کریں گے، ترک سفیر مصطفی سارنیچ فوٹو: فائل
انقرہ: ترکی کی حکومت نے فلسطین کے علاقے غزہ کی پٹی پر مسلط کی گئی اسرائیلی پابندیوں کی شدید مذمت کرتے ہوئے محصورین کی مالی امداد جاری رکھنے کے عزم کا اعادہ کیا ہے۔
اطلاعات کے مطابق فلسطینی اتھارٹی کے ہاں متعین ترک سفیر مصطفی سارنیچ نے گزشتہ روز محصور علاقے غزہ کا دورہ کیا، اس موقع پر ایک نیوز کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے ترک سفیر نے کہا کہ ان کا ملک غزہ کے محصورین کی امداد کا مشن جاری رکھے گا، نیوز کانفرنس سے قبل ترک سفیر نے عالمی ادارہ صحت اور ترکی کے اشتراک سے شروع کیے گئے 1.5ملین ڈالر کی لاگت سے الشفا میڈیکل کمپلیکس کا بھی دورہ کیا اور وہاں پر جاری کام کا جائزہ لیا۔
انھوں نے کہا کہ آفاد کے ایمرجنسی پروگرام کے ذریعے ترک حکومت نے 6 ماہ میں غزہ کی پٹی میں13بڑے اسپتال مکمل کرنے کے عزم کا اعلان کیا ہے۔
کام کاج کی پابندی کا اطلاق کڑی دھوپ کے اوقات میں ہوگا، سعودی حکام فوٹو: فائل
ریاض: سعودی عرب کی وزارت لیبر و سماجی ترقی نے مزدور پیشہ افراد کی بہبود اور ان کی صحت و حفاظت کے پیش نظر 10رمضان المبارک 15جون 2016 سے 14ذی الحجہ 15ستمبر تک دھوپ میں محنت مزدوری کرنے پر پابندی عائد کر دی ہے۔
سعودی وزارت لیبر کے سیکریٹری برائے ماحولیاتی بہبود ڈاکٹر فہد عبداللہ العویدی نے ایک بیان میں بتایا کہ کام کاج کی پابندی کا اطلاق کڑی دھوپ کے اوقات میں ہوگا، حکومت نے مزدوروں کی بہبود اور ان کی صحت و سلامتی کے پیش نظر دن 12 بجے سے سہ پہر 3 بجے تک پابندی عائد کی ہے، پابندی کا اطلاق 15ستمبر تک رہے گا، اس کے بعد موسم معتدل ہونا شروع ہو جائے گا اور دھوپ میں کام کاج کرنے میں کوئی دقت پیش نہیں آئے گی۔
ڈاکٹر فہد عبداللہ العویدی نے مزید کہا کہ اس فیصلے سے تیل اور گیس کی فیلڈ میں کام کرنے والی کمپنیوں اور ایمرجنسی سروسز کے شعبوں میں کام کرنے والے افراد مستثنیٰ ہوں گے تاہم انھیں بھی تاکید کی جاتی ہے کہ وہ اپنی صحت و سلامتی کا خیال رکھیں، ڈاکٹر العویدید نے لیبر کے ذریعے کام کرنے والے اداروں اور کمپنیوں پر زور دیا کہ وہ حکومت کے وضع کردہ نظام الاوقات کی سختی سے پابندی کو یقینی بنائیں ۔
She was perhaps best known for the sitcom Bread, which depicted the working class Boswell family struggling through high unemployment and poor prospects in the late 1980s Liverpool, and ran for seven series between 1986 and 1991.
Image copyrightPAImage captionCarla Lane (left) with actresses Polly James (right) and Nerys Hughes (centre) of the BBC series The Liver BirdsImage captionLane co-wrote the series with her friend Myra Taylor (left)
Actress Jean Boht, who played Bread's matriarch Ma Boswell, said she was "dynamic, beautiful, she looked 16 all the time always and loved her animals, more than us I think, and you know she loved everybody".
'Comedy force'
Melanie Hill, who played Aveline in the series and starred in long-running school TV drama Waterloo Road, tweeted: "Very sad to hear #CarlaLane has left us. Writer and creator of many fantastic shows."
Fellow Liverpudlian Dodd said Lane was "a great observer" who absorbed the humour of the people of Liverpool.
"She was a wonderful, a true modern comedienne writer, but as well as that, you know, she left a wonderful legacy of happiness and proving that once again ladies can be just as funny as men."
Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Simon Blackwell, who has worked on series including The Thick of It, said she was "a prolific talent".
"Her masterpiece, Butterflies, unlike anything that had come before in British sitcom," he tweeted.
Media captionNick Conway, who played Billy Boswell in the sitcom Bread, pays tribute to Carla Lane
Mark Linsey, director of BBC Studios, said: "Carla Lane was a supremely gifted writer of bitter-sweet family comedies, loved by generations.
"Her legacy is extraordinary. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time."
Comedy writer and radio DJ Danny Baker tweeted a "real comedy mind and force" had left the planet.
Lane was awarded an OBE for services to writing in 1989 but returned it to the then Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2002 in disgust at animal cruelty.
In 1995, she was given a Royal Television Society award for her Outstanding Contribution to British Television.
Image captionBread focused on the lives of the Boswell familyImage captionLane's series Butterflies featured frustrated housewife Ria, played by Wendy Craig, here with her friend Leonard, played by Bruce Montague
In later life, she became known for looking after hundreds of rescue animals - running an animal sanctuary from her mansion in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, until 2009 - and was a close friend of Sir Paul McCartney's late wife Linda.
Speaking to the Observer in 2008 about their friendship, Lane said she and Linda were "friendship-struck from moment one" and bonded over their love of animals.
Lane also had an animal sanctuary named after her.
'Darling Carla'
Fran Ellis, founder and trustee at the Carla Lane Animals in Need Sanctuary in Melling, Merseyside, paid tribute to a "champion of animal welfare".
Lane's family confirmed she died at Stapely Care Home on Tuesday
"With heavy hearts we said goodbye to our darling Carla today," they said.
"But with smiles on our faces we also take this opportunity to reflect on her incredible achievements all of which make us so unbelievably proud to be part of her family."
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain while addressing a joint session of parliament on Wednesday said Pakistan's democracy has been strengthened to the extent that it can now withstand various crises.
Sustainable development is not possible without a stable democracy, Mamnoon said, adding that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had guided the country to progress. Under the PM's leadership, the system of tax collection had improved, the budget deficit and inflation brought under control and growth had been sustained, he said.
"One does not need to state how important the Pak-China partnership is for national economic growth," the president said. "Heads of many countries have personally told me that this partnership would prove to be a golden opportunity for their own economic development."
Pakistan's foreign policy is based on three main points, Mamnoon said, "constructive diplomacy, non-interference, and trade and economic cooperation".
The policy was modelled on the Quaid's views, he said, adding that Jinnah wanted Pakistan's foreign policy to be based on friendship and brotherhood with all nations.
"We do not wish to be aggressive towards any nation and intend to participate with honesty in national and global affairs," he said.
"We believe the main cause of tension in the region is the Kashmir issue," the president said. Until this issue is resolved according to the wishes of the people of Kashmir in accordance with the UN resolutions, there will not be peace in the region, he said.
"In last year’s UN General Assembly session, we conveyed clearly that we are open to uninterrupted dialogue with our neighbours. I regret that the warmth we showed was not reciprocated," the president said.
The president said that a government which ensures rule of law, economic development and provision of basic needs to its people can easily overcome challenges, stabilise democracy and reinforce the relationship between the individual and state, Radio Pakistanreported.
The goals of Operation Zarb-i-Azb will be achieved soon, he said, adding that the security situation in Balochistan and Karachi is encouraging.
The president's address marks the beginning of a new parliamentary year and is mandatory under the Constitution.
