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It was claimed on social media that Lebanese citizens celebrated after the martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese resistance organization Hezbollah, who was martyred in an Israeli airstrike.
Various videos of Lebanese people celebrating were also shared on various X accounts.
On September 28, an X (ex-Twitter) user posted a Video posted which allegedly targeted Lebanese citizens for the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah Celebrated It was shown. The user wrote in the caption of the video that Lebanese citizens are also celebrating the death of the tyrant Nasrallah.
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Hassan Nasrallah was martyred in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on September 27 last month.
The US State Department says that Energy To overcome the crisis of Pakistan to help America has priority.
During a news briefing on Wednesday, a journalist asked US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller that Pakistan Iran There is a fear of US sanctions for completing the gas pipeline project with the US and a fine of 18 billion dollars for not doing so.
In response to this question, Matthew Miller did not talk about the fines or the results of the completion of the project, but he said, “We have helped increase Pakistan’s clean energy capacity by about 4,000 megawatts.”
“Our projects have dramatically increased the country’s electricity generation and with the help of these projects, electricity is being provided to millions of Pakistanis today.”
“Through the US-Pakistan Green Alliance, a revolutionary initiative between our two countries, we are working together to address today’s most pressing environmental challenges,” the US spokesperson said. Especially in terms of water management, climate smart agriculture and renewable energy.’
Pakistan Iran Gas Pipeline The project made headlines in recent days when US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Donald Lowe said last week that the US is not in favor of the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project.
In response to a question regarding the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project at a State Department subcommittee meeting in Washington DC last week, Donald Lowe said that he would “fully support the US government’s objective to stop this pipeline.” are.’
Donald Low had said to a question asked in the committee that after the Islamabad administration approved the construction of the 80 km long section of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline in February, his country tried to stop the construction of the project. is doing
Yesterday, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the US does not support the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project and that doing business with Iran could lead to the risk of being hit by US sanctions.
Pakistan has said on the statement of US diplomat Donald Lowe regarding the gas pipeline with Iran that it is determined to complete the project.
On March 21, 2024, the spokesperson of the Pakistani Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said in response to a question during the weekly press briefing that “Pakistan has repeatedly renewed its commitment to the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline and Pakistan is committed to the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.” The decision will be the decision of the government of Pakistan.
The spokesperson had further said that ‘this pipeline is being constructed by Pakistan in its area, the first point at this time is the construction of the gas pipeline, we are committed to this construction.’
According to the Economic Survey 2020-21, Pakistan is generating electricity from hydro, LNG, furnace oil, coal, natural gas, nuclear, wind, solar and back gas to meet its growing electricity needs.
Environment and energy expert Qaiser Ejaz told Independent Urdu that ‘in 2004-5, Pakistan had set some goals, including completion of gas pipeline from Iran by 2015, generation of 2000 megawatts of electricity from coal, by 2011 Further increases were included in the acquisition of NG and hydropower generation.
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All these measures were expected to increase Pakistan’s electricity production by 70,000 megawatts, but none of them could be done.
At the beginning of this month, the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly was told that because of the non-ban on electricity, medicine and food items, Pakistan is buying 104 megawatts of cheap electricity from Iran and another 100 megawatts of electricity. Discussions are also going on.
The two countries signed an initial agreement in 1995 to build a pipeline to help Pakistan import natural gas from Iran.
India was also planned to be included in the project, but the New Delhi administration walked away from the project in 2009 due to cost and security concerns.
Iran has completed its part of the pipeline and if the project is not completed by 2024, Iran will have the right to claim $18 billion in damages against Pakistan.
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2024-10-06 22:09:26
- Recently a new group of firefighting officials from the country traveled to relieve the group that has been in the Andean country since September
The group of Venezuelan firefighters in Bolivia, who traveled on September 12 to help fight forest fires, rescued 100 species of wildlife during support efforts to put out the fire.
The Minister of Ecosocialism, Josué Lorca, noted on October 6 that after the rescue the animals were taken to a shelter site, without specifying the species that were saved from the fire.
In addition, Lorca added that Venezuelan firefighters participated in combating six forest fire events that affected 48 thousand hectares of the Bolivian Amazon.
In the department of Santa Cruz, the most affected region in Bolivia, more than seven million hectares have been devastated by fire so far this year.
Some experts pointed out the need to reinforce the task of fighting fires by providing the residents of the affected communities with the necessary equipment for their personal care.
Venezuelan relief firefighters
Lorca also reported that, on October 5, a new group of 54 Venezuelan firefighters traveled to Bolivia to relieve the 60 officials who were in the Andean country for 25 days.
The director of Civil Protection, Juan Carlos Oti Paituvi, previously assured that the new firefighting group is trained and equipped to help combat the recurring forest fires in Bolivia during this time of year.
Bolivia has received support from other countries such as Spain, Brazil, Chile, France and Canada, which in addition to firefighters, have sent experts, aircraft and equipment to fight the fire.
Bolivian authorities have also attributed some outbreaks to controlled burning of lands practiced for planting or grazing. Furthermore, another factor that aggravates forest fires is the persistent drought that several of the forested areas are experiencing.
“National disaster” due to fires
The Bolivian government declared a “national disaster” on September 30 due to the magnitude of the forest fires that have left millions of hectares devastated in the Amazon and Chiquitania.
Bolivian President Luis Arce explained that the decision was made after a meeting with several authorities in Santa Cruz, the region most affected by the fires.
With this declaration, the country opens itself to receiving more international support to contain the environmental crisis, the worst recorded in its territory since 2019.
At the beginning of that month, the government had already declared a “national emergency” and established an indefinite environmental pause to prevent its spread.
With information from EFE.
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2024-10-06 21:54:22
Almagro hopes that a definitive decision will be made on the Venezuelan issue / Photo: RunRunes
This Wednesday, October 2, the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) was held, where the secretary general of the organization, the Uruguayan Luis Almagro, warned that “it is no use condemning if we do not act,” in allusion to the political and human rights crisis in Venezuela after the July 28 elections.
“It is no use for us to condemn torture, forced disappearances and the imprisonment of political prisoners if we do not act so that justice is done in this regard,” Almagro said in reference to everything that has happened after the elections, he reported. RunRunes.
Almagro described the electoral process as “a series of the worst things that can be committed in all its phases.”
On the other hand, Almagro recalled that the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Nicolás Maduro, led by Elvis Amoroso, did not present at the time and has not presented to date any evidence that supports the alleged triumph of Nicolás Maduro.
Carter Center showed evidence
The Carter Center, an American organization that was an electoral observer in the presidential elections in Venezuela, showed this Wednesday before the OAS the “original” voting records that point to the victory of the opponent Edmundo González Urrutia.
During the speech by Jennie Lincoln, senior advisor for Latin America at the Carter Center, she said that they sent her by mail “the original minutes from Venezuela that have a QR code that is significant and that allows witnesses from thousands and thousands of tables to collect information systematically.
However, the CNE maintains that Maduro won re-election in those elections, even though it has not published the minutes with the disaggregated results.
“The lack of transparency of the Venezuelan CNE and its refusal to provide the data from its machine tables and the minutes to explain the declaration of a winner does not meet international standards,” Lincoln said during his speech.
Puerto La Cruz / El Tiempo Editorial Team
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2024-10-06 21:51:22