A tri-motorcyclist on the way loaded with woods
Governor of Punjab, Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman addressing during the 3rd Convocation of Government College Women University Faisalabad (GCWUF)
Governor of Punjab, Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman awarding degrees among the successful students during the 3rd Convocation of Government College Women University Faisalabad (GCWUF)
Expatriates are ‘pride of Pakistan’: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD, Jun 23 (APP):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said being a precious asset, the overseas Pakistanis were ‘pride of Pakistan’ as they were playing a major role in its economic development.
“It is the foremost priority of the government to resolve the issues of expatriates,” the minister said in a meeting with members of Pakistani diaspora in France.
She extended gratitude to the Pakistani community for according a warm welcome to the Pakistani delegation on their arrival in Paris for a summit on New Global Financing Pact.
Marriyum said the journey of progress and development would continue in Pakistan under the visionary leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif.
The community members lauded the efforts made by the PML-N led government in providing relief to the common man in the country.
They acknowledged that since coming into power, the PML-N had been serving laymen as per the vision of Nawaz Sharif.
11 healthcare establishments sealed in capital
ISLAMABAD, Jun 23 (APP): The Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has sealed 11 Healthcare Establishments (HCEs) in different areas of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on malpractices.
The IHRA’s inspection teams carried out inspections of 82 HCEs in different areas of ICT during the past two weeks.
Huma Clinic, Ismail Dental Clinic, Rehman Clinic, Al Eman Fatima Hospital, Grow Hair Transplant and Aesthetic Clinic, National Hospital, Fauji Dental Clinic, Al Shifa Clinic, Ali Clinic, Oxford Medical Centre, and Wada Clinic were sealed due to malpractices like the absence of qualified medical staff, unhygienic conditions, not getting registration with IHRA and functioning during the suspension.
The Authority also suspended the services of two HCEs over different medical non-compliance including Abid Dental Clinic and Sidra Akhtar Foundation.
Similarly, 33 Healthcare Establishments were served notices for minor non-compliance and instructed to comply with the directions given by the inspections team. As many as 30 HCEs were found closed upon arrival by inspection teams while five Healthcare Establishments (HCEs) were recommended for registration and revocation of suspension.
The IHRA teams are also carrying out zone-wise mapping of healthcare establishments in Islamabad while mapping of 20 HCEs was also conducted over two weeks.
The IHRA inspection teams visited government health establishments including BHU Bhimber Tarar, Capital Development Hospital, Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital and Blood Bank and instructed to comply with the directions given by the inspection teams for improvements.
Vendors displaying sacrificial animal attract to customer at Cattle Form in connection with upcoming Eid ul Azha
US visa restriction on Modi ‘acknowledgement’ of his support to terrorist activities in Gujarat
ISLAMABAD, Jun 23 (APP):Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Friday said that Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had been involved in supporting terrorism activities and human rights violation in Gujarat during his tenure as Chief Minister there and the United States acknowledged it by imposing visa restrictions on him.
Addressing here in the National Assembly about the joint communiqué, the minister referred to Modi as the “Butcher of Gujarat,” alleging his support and involvement in the massacre of Muslims, including burning them alive and perpetrating rape acts.
Khawaja Muhammad Asif further stated that the United States took action against Modi following these atrocities and human rights violations in Gujarat, which served as an ‘acknowledgement’ of his complicity in terrorist activities.
He emphasized that Muslims were the primary targets of these acts of terror.
Moreover, he condemned India for its continued human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir, where an undeclared curfew had been imposed, and highlighted the imprisonment and hardships faced by Kashmiri leaders due to state-sponsored terrorism carried out by extremist Hindus.
The minister underscored Pakistan’s unwavering support for the United States during two wars and its subsequent experience of terrorism.
He lamented that Pakistan continued to face acts of terrorism, not only within its borders but also from beyond.
Despite standing as a steadfast ally with the United States following the events of 9/11, Pakistan’s own struggle against terrorism had not received due acknowledgment, he regretted.
The minister asserted that wars often served as commercial investments for powerful nations, noting the recurrence of this pattern in Europe.
He called upon for stable foreign policies following the upcoming general elections, leveraging Pakistan’s strategically significant geographical location for its own benefit.
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Parliamentarians raise concerns on flood relief, load shedding
ISLAMABAD, Jun 23 (APP): Parliamentarians in the National Assembly here on Friday brought forward critical issues affecting their constituencies.
Mir Amer Ali Khan Magsi highlighted the aftermath of last year’s floods, while MQMP Salahuddin raised concerns about unscheduled load shedding in his constituency .
Additionally, Pakistan Muslim League’s Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan called for the withdrawal of a 2 percent loan dedication for small farmers, and Mohsin Tawar urged the government to increase the number of judges in the Peshawar High Court.
Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf announced that the assembly would continue proceedings over the weekend to discuss the budget.
Edible oil, ghee output grew 4.97pc and 16.72pc
ISLAMABAD, Jun 23 (APP): The production of edible oil and vegetable in the country during 10 months of the current financial year grew by 4.97 percent and 16.72 percent respectively as compared to the production of the same period last year.
During the period from July 2022 to April 2023, about 458,231 metric tons of cooking oil were manufactured as compared to the manufacturing of 411,710 metric tons in the same period last year, said the data of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released on Friday.
Over 1.268 million metric tons of vegetable gee was also produced in order to tackle with local requirements in the last 10 months of the current financial year as compared to the output of 1.178 million metric tons of the same period last year.
The tea blending in the country also witnessed about 5 percent growth during the period under review as about 108,345 metric tons of tea blended locally as compared to 124,062 metric tons in the same period last year.
Meanwhile, domestic tractors assembling during the period from July 2022 to April 2023 was recorded at 5,492 units as compared to the assembling of the corresponding period of last year. During the period under review tractors assembling in local markets decreased by 46.19 percent as against the assembling of the same period of last year.
About 25,645 tractors were assembled in the first 10 months of the last financial year (2021-22), whereas on a year-to-year basis, local assembling was recorded at 2,955 tractors in April 2023 as against the production of 5,495 tractors of the same month of last year.
However, the output of power looms grew by 29.27 percent during last 10 months of current financial year as about 488 power looms were locally assembled as compared to the assembling of 390 looms of the same period last year.
A potter is making traditional clay pots from clay in his workshop at the Kanchi Stop Area
