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English Shorthand Passage Dictation Dawn Editorial
A people`s census
BY Z E B A S A T H A R 2021-01-01
Is there finally something to celebrate in the government`s decision to release the Census 2017 results? It would appear so, on the face of it. Revealing the results of the census will open up access to important information that has been suppressed for three years. But after the initial excitement, there is a widespread impression that the decision has been motivated by political compulsions and not because the precious data is required to govern the country especially during the Covid-19 crisis.
There is talk of the next census which must be a people`s census. It should not be mired in political concerns or controlled by the security forces, and it must be conducted as per international principles.
There is a worldwide tradition of conducting full census cycles every 10 years, a goal that we have missed by a large margin the last two times. When the next census takes place, it must be with the right intent, full preparation and transparency. Pakistan cannot afford to be an outlier yet again in front of the international community, introducing ulterior motives into what should be an objective counting exercise.
Firstly, the next census must truly include all residing persons whether or not they have CNICs their full numbers and relevant information that ensures their rights under the Constitution. In order to reach this goal, the government and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) must first recall clearly the main reason why censuses are held around the world every 10 years. It is not for political reasons, but to distribute services and resources and ensure rights justly based on a correct count of everyone who lives in a territory (in this case, Pakistan), regardless of gender, age, origin, ethnicity, or differently abled status on the basis of where people reside.
English Shorthand Passage with Dictation Dawn Newspaper
DAWN
Pandemic
undermines press freedom in South Asia
The Covid-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges and pushed the media into uncharted territory. Across the globe press freedom has been undermined by governments to control the public narrative and cover up their inadequacies. Authorities have clamped down on the media to control information and public debate about the pandemic, according to a statement issued by the International Press Institute. Emergency regulations were put in place, while new and existing laws relating to disinformation and fake news were used to stifle independent media. In several countries, journalists from independent media were denied access
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2. According to IPI`s
Covid-19 Press Freedom Tracker, nearly 200 cases of press freedom violations
were reported from the Asia-Pacific region, of which 107 were from four South
Asian countries: Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal. As many as 71
journalists faced arrests and charges for their coverage of the pandemic and
its consequences, and 32 cases of physical attacks and verbal threats were
reported from these countries. With 84 cases, India accounted for the greatest
number of violations in the region. As many as 56 journalists were arrested or
charged under various laws, and 23 journalists came under verbal and physical
attacks. Brazen interference The Indian government resorted to various tactics
to prevent independent media from criticizing the government and reporting
about the pandemic. In a blatant attempt to stifle press freedom, on March 31
the government unsuccessfully petitioned the country`s Supreme Court to bar the
media from publishing information about Covid-19 that had not been cleared by
the government.
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3. The court refused to
intervene, but directed the media to `refer to and publish` the official
version of the developments. `In 2020, IPI has observed unacceptable levels of
attacks against independent media and journalists in India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Nepal, a region where press freedom has already been severely
curtailed in recent years,` IPI Executive Director.` Throughout the pandemic,
independent journalism has been a vital resource to people and governments`
efforts to control the media message and preempt public scrutiny ran counter
to the public interest and represented a serious breach of people`s rights.
English Shorthand Passage | Dawn Editorial with Shorthand Outlines by M Junaid Khan
Total Words= 450+ Dated: 30/12/2020 @PSTC Academy, Peshawar Prepared by: M Junaid Khan, SS Stenographer, Civil Secretariat, KP Peshawar. For any query kindly contact me on : Emal: mjunaidkhan1992@gmail.com / Blogger: https://pstcacademy.blogspot.com Contact # 0313-9790393 (Whatsapp) / 0304-9012324 YouTube Channel for daily Shorthand Dictation: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnglishShorthandLearningDictations FACEBOOK PAGE : https://web.facebook.com/pstcacademy |
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There were in the Constituent Assembly quite a few speakers from
both wings of the country, non-Muslims as well as Muslims, who were
recognized for the breadth of their vision and persuasive logic. There were
occasions in the West Pakistan Assembly when a tiny opposition could engage
far more numerous members on the treasury benches in lively and often meaningful
thrust and counterthrust. The difference from the present-day standards was
that except for the period when politics was debased by the commandments of
the men on horseback, criticism of governments was not equated with rebellion
against the state and the label of treason could not be wantonly applied.
 2. What needs to be
understood is a simple fact that ascent to authority does not automatically
invest any party with a higher rank on the patriotic scale than the
opposition. Matters would improve considerably if the treasury and opposition
benches accepted each other`s rights and respected them. Besides, the party in power and the party
in opposition share a responsibility to educate the people in the evolution
of democratic processes, for no society can aspire to a system of governance
higher than the common citizens` level of appreciation.
3. Unfortunately,
Pakistani politics has become violent beyond any justification. The ruling
party suffers from a surfeit of self-righteousness and makes the mistake of
not only denouncing the opposition members for the sins, real and imagined,
of their past leaderships but also insulting their electors. These members,
regardless of the labels put on them by the ruling party, are as much
entitled to respect as their counterparts belonging to the treasury benches
are, as both owe their places in the chamber to a single shared process.
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4. This state of heightened hostility
displayed by the ruling coalition against the opposition is replicated in
society, because as an Arabic saying goes, the people adopt the ways of their
rulers; the state of hostility between political parties is transferred to the
people at the societal level, and mutual goodwill and tolerance are undermined.
But it seems the government doesn`t think much of such time tested words,
otherwise it would not have ignored the prohibition against trivializing
anyone`s names and titles as that is considered as horrible an act as eating
the flesh of a deceased brother. But
here we are primarily concerned with the impact of political polarization on
social relationships. The values of mutual respect and fraternal ties are
undermined, facts are unnecessarily challenged and everybody becomes suspicious
of everybody else. Some of these unhealthy trends are already visible and the
social fabric has become more tenuous than ever. If these fissiparous
tendencies are not checked in time a disaster of unimaginable magnitude could
overtake Pakistan.
Legal Shorthand Passage : Shorthand Passage from Judgment Part-X
LEGAL SHORTHAND PASSAGE FROM SINDH HIGH COURT JUDGMENT DATED 24.07.2020 Part-X
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Total Words= 570+ Dated: 29/12/2020 @PSTC Academy, Peshawar
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PASSAGE ENGLISH TEXT
We further direct the respondents, particularly, the
Establishment Department/ Ministry, the Finance Department / Ministry, the Law
Department/ Ministry and the learned Advocate-General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to
sit with the team of experts/Administrative Officers including the Registrar of
the High Court to invent ways and means, to ascertain the areas where Court Fee
on certain Petitions, Appeals, Revisions, Tax References, Review Petitions,
Suits, Process Fee and on other alike matters can be reasonably levied and / or
enhanced without burdening and taxing the poor litigants or the
public-at-large. Further to raise the existing slab of Court Fee on different
kind of cases/petitions to a reasonable extent not because the Province is
suffering due to financial crises in view of the peculiar circumstances but
also because that the local currency has constantly shown down trend due to
depreciation and devaluation vis-a-vis foreign currency particularly, US $, the
main source of exchange with it. No deviation from this order shall be made by
the respondents in any manner whatsoever and on any pretext."
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2. The dicta of the above judgment clearly reflects that the Special Judicial Allowance granted to the petitioners was in appreciation of their performance of duties and thus would not fall within the scope of "Salary", and thereby not chargeable to Income Tax under the charging subsection (1) of section 12 of the Ordinance. There is no cavil to the proposition that income chargeable to income tax can only be exempted from taxation if the same falls within the purview of the entries provided in the Second Schedule of the Ordinance. Much emphasis has been made by the worthy counsel for the Revenue that the Special Judicial Allowance does not fall within the Special Allowance or benefit provided under Item 39 of Part-I of the Second Schedule appended to the Ordinance, the same provides;-
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"Any special allowance or benefit (not being entertainment or conveyance allowance) or other perquisite within the meaning of section 12 specially granted to meet expenses wholly and necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of an office or employment of profit." The bare reading of the aforementioned entry provides that the scope of allowances or benefit mentioned therein, supplements the clear exclusion provided under clause (c) of subsection (2) of Section 12 of the Ordinance. These are allowances, which are solely granted for the better performance of the duties of officers, as is in the case in hand. In this view of the matter, the contention of the worthy counsel for the Revenue that the judicial allowances being not covered under Item 39 Part-I of the Second Schedule of the Ordinance would not be relevant to the case in hand. The issue of exemption would have been crucial and relevant, only if the Special Judicial Allowance granted to the petitioners was part of their salary, which is not the case in hand.
3. Accordingly, for the reasons stated hereinabove, this Court declares that Special Judicial Allowance granted to the Judicial Officers of the District Judiciary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Officers of the Peshawar High Court, Peshawar and its employees are not liable to deduction of income tax at source within the contemplation of section 148 of the Ordinance. As far as the deductions already made from the petitioners, they may seek their appropriate remedy as provided under the enabling provisions of the Ordinance. This writ petition is disposed of, in the above terms.”
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Legal Shorthand Passage : Shorthand Passage from Judgment
LEGAL SHORTHAND PASSAGE FROM SINDH HIGH COURT JUDGMENT DATED 24.07.2020 Part-IX
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Total Words= Dated: 28/12/2020 @PSTC Academy, Peshawar
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PASSAGE ENGLISH TEXT
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Despite of these omissions, we are constrained to
appreciate the elected Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for agreeing to the
negotiated formula, without much reluctance, initially exhibited by the
Administrative Secretaries and their Advisors. In our view, probably, the
Chief Executive of the Province, the head of elected government, was
improperly briefed rather misguided by vested interest, however, when the
ground realities were discovered, the agreed formula/settlement was thus
materialized.  2. As
the petitioners and others alike have worked hard day and night for more than
two years for longer duration much beyond the office working hours required
by the law, but they were not compensated, therefor, in the circumstances, it
is highly justifiable to grant the petitioners and others alike, including
the establishment / staff of the High Court one year arrears of the enhanced
Special Judicial Allowance on the pattern and in the manner elaborately
mentioned in our short order of the even date which shall be treated as part
of this detailed judgment. The same is reproduced below for the sack of
convenience:-- "For the detailed reasons to be recorded
later, this petition is partially allowed. The respondents (Provincial
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is issued a writ, directing it to pay
Special Judicial Allowance on the basis of one initial basic pay plus 50% of
running basic pay with arrears of one initial pay but from 1st July, 2009 to
all the Judicial Officers of the District Judiciary including those working
on ex-cadre posts which shall include the District and Sessions Judges,
Additional District and Sessions Judges, Senior Civil Judges/ Special
Magistrates and all Civil Judges/Magistrates working under the control and
jurisdiction of the Peshawar High Court, Peshawar. 3. Similarly,
the Establishment of the Peshawar High Court, Peshawar is also granted the
same relief as is allowed through this order to the Judicial Officers
referred to above and in the same manner/way. 4. Keeping
in view the plea of financial constraints of the Provincial Government, we
further direct that the arrears from 1st July, 2009 to 30th June, 2010 shall
be paid in two installments, i.e. the 1st one shall be paid along with the
monthly salary of August, 2010 in the first week of September, 2010 and the
second half of the amount/installment be paid in the 1st week of January,
2011 with the monthly pay of December, 2010. |
Legal Shorthand Passage : Judgment Part-VIII
LEGAL SHORTHAND PASSAGE FROM SINDH HIGH COURT JUDGMENT DATED 24.07.2020 Part-VIII
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Total Words= 450 Dated: 26/12/2020 @PSTC Academy, Peshawar
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PASSAGE ENGLISH
On going through the above ordinary dictionary meaning of the word expend, one comes to the conclusion that it simply means to give or spend. Now, when we employ the said meaning to the word expended, the term 'salary', as explained in clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 12 of the Ordinance would not include any allowance, which is solely spent or given in furtherance of the performance of the employee's duties of employment.
2. In the present case, it is noted that the Special Judicial Allowance was allowed to the petitioners keeping in view the functions they were performing vide judgment of this Court dated 06.07.2010 in W.P. No. 1098/2010 titled "Muhammad Sher Shah and others v. Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and others". The relevant paras of the cited judgment, reads that:-- JPG FILE BELOW To get PDF : CLICK HERE  "It is the constitutional obligation of the Government to provide speedy and inexpensive justice to the people. All the Judges, like the petitioners and their colleagues, and establishment / staff of the High Court are matchlessly confronting the phenomena without any let and lose, however, they are not paid the emoluments/salaries and allowances according to the cumbersome job done and according to their duration of working hours, as stated above, therefore, the inaction on the part of the Provincial Government for the last more than one year, not enhancing the judicial allowance, it has now agreed to enhance, was a grave omission on its part and the petitioners and others alike were grossly discriminated as the same were enhanced in the other two Provinces, much earlier without the intervention of the High Court. My other Legal Dictations: CLICK HEREThe Asian Development Bank has highlighted on its website that under the Access to Justice Program the Peshawar High Court and the District Judiciary of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has excellently achieved the target by deciding huge number of old cases. This message with commendable remarks alone was enough for the Provincial Government to have taken timely steps much prior to the other Provinces, providing the incentives for infusing new spirit in the Judicial Officers and the Staff of the High Court to do more. Such action would have produced more positive effects by compensating these devoted hard workers on one hand and thwarting anyone in the cadre to indulge in corruption. In our view, the Executive limb more particularly the Financial Managers of the Province were jealously thwarting the process and was putting a wrong picture before the democratically elected Government. Probably, it was, for this reason that the matter was delayed. This fact was more perceivable during the hearing of this petition at different occasion, as we closely watched them and their antecedents in this regard. My other Legal Dictations: CLICK HEREAuto Translation :
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