Vender selling and displaying glasses to the customers at his roadside setup
A vendor displaying coconuts to attract the customers at his roadside setup
Camel cart holder on the way loaded with household items
People are standing in a queue to purchase flour bags on subsidized rate initiated by the Government
Imran using tactics to delay court proceedings in Toshakhana case: Attaullah Tarar
ISLAMABAD, Mar 18 (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Interior and Legal Affairs Attaullah Tarar on Saturday said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan was using tactics to delay court proceedings and hearing in Toshakhana case but he would have to be accountable of his deeds and embezzlement.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Attaullah Tarar said that PTI chief Imran Khan was destroying Pakistan’s peace so he can avoid indictment in one case, alleging unrest in Islamabad is part of a plan to avoid appearing in court.
He said PTI workers fired shells at the capital police and created hurdles in an attempt to prevent Imran Khan from appearing in court. Tarar said that Imran Khan was not only attacking the state institutions but had been defying the country’s courts for months.
Special Assistant said that what is happening in Islamabad is another effort of Imran Khan to not appear before the court.
“There is no hurdle if Imran Khan wants to appear before the court but if your workers resort to firing shells at police, then the law will take its course,” he maintained.
He said Imran Khan has been caught red-handed and he is creating a commotion after sitting in the car.
The SOPs discussed with Imran’s team clearly mentioned that armed people will not be allowed to enter the capital when the PTI chief comes to attend the hearing, he said, adding that PTI shared a list mentioning who will accompany Imran during the hearing but the party has not followed it as armed people are also present with the PTI chief.
He said that Imran Khan’s convoy violated one way due to which a traffic mess was created and this violation was deliberately committed to avoid in time appearance before court. “Imran Khan’s vehicle is in front of the Judicial Complex and there is no hurdle from police, law enforcers and the government. He would be facilitated if he is ready to appear in court,” he added.
He said the government is aware of where the teargas being used by the PTI workers came from, adding that cases will be registered against PTI workers creating unrest who also brought stones from Lahore in vehicles.
Attaullah Tarar said that PTI should be treated as a terrorist organization as its defying the state’s writ. In Toshakhana case, he said that Imran Khan first refused to receive warrants and his workers attacked at police team in Lahore. He said that all hype had been created to avoid indictment but he would have to be answerable for embezzlement he did.
“A person who delayed foreign funding case for years is reluctant to appear before court in Toshakhana case and using delaying tactics to avoid indictment,” he added.
Ahsan Iqbal inaugurates PAEC’s Diagnostic Center Narowal
ISLAMABAD, Mar 18 (APP): Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday inaugurated Diagnostic Center Narowal (DCN), a satellite centre of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) for providing medical facilities to cancer patients of the districts and surrounding areas.
Owing to the keen interest and special efforts of the minister, the PC-I of Diagnostic Center Narowal as Phase-II of Gujranwala Institute of Nuclear Medicine was approved in 2017 and currently, PAEC is running 19 cancer hospitals in the country, which are catering to medical needs of over 70% of the cancer patients.
Nuclear Medicine and Radiology departments have also been established at DCN to provide diagnostic services to the general public of the area.
The center is equipped with the latest medical equipment including SPECT/CT Gamma Camera, Digital Radiography, Digital Mammography, Ultrasound, Immunoassay Lab and Hot Lab facilities.
The DCN has been designed in such a way that it could also cope with the future needs of Medical Oncology.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister paid tributes to the scientists and engineers of Pakistan Atomic Energy
Commission, who made the defense of the country unconquerable.
“We have witnessed the longest era of peace on the borders owing to scientists of PAEC who are now contributing in other spheres of national life like health, nuclear power and agriculture”, he added.
Ahsan Iqbal further said that PAEC has recently inaugurated two mega nuclear power plants of 2,200 MW generation capacity included K-2 and K-3 in Karachi. The agricultural scientists of PAEC from four centers are providing latest crop varieties to boost agriculture sector of the country.
Chairman PAEC, Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar thanked the minister for his continued support to all projects of the commission in particular and science and technology in general and said PAEC has always prioritized the healthcare segment under corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.
Saad Rafique calls on Finance Minister
ISLAMABAD, Mar 18 (APP): Minister for Aviation and Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday called on Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and briefed him about the operational activities of Aviation, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Railways.
Secretary Aviation Saif Anjum, Chairman PI Investment Limited Commodore Usman Gul and Director PIA was also presented in the meeting, said a press release issued by the Ministry of Finance.
Saad Rafique further informed the Finance Minister that all out efforts were being made to provide better facilities for masses in aviation, railways and PIA.
MNA Javed Hasnain Shah calls on PM
LAHORE, Mar 18 (APP): Syed Javed Hasnain Shah, a Member of the National Assembly, here on Saturday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
During the meeting, the overall political situation of the country was discussed, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
Syed Javed apprised the prime minister of the ongoing development projects in his constituency.
CPSC hosts Roundtable with heads of missions of Central Asian Republics, Azerbaijan
ISLAMABAD, Mar 18 (APP): The China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) has organized a Roundtable with the Heads of Missions of Central Asia and Azerbaijan Atadjan Mamlamov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, led the CAR-Azerbaijan delegation.
Other delegation members included Aybek Usmanov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador of Kazakhstan; Tamerlan Khalilov, Charge d’ Affaires of Azerbaijan; Saidjon Shafiev, Charge d’ Affaires of Tajikisan; and Melis Moldaliev, Counselor Kyrgyz Republic, said a press release on Saturday.
Director General ISSI, former foreign secretary Sohail Mahmood, Chairman BoG former ambassador Khalid Mahmood, and members of the CPSC represented the ISSI side.
Dr. Talat Shabbir, Director CPSC, in his introductory remarks, briefed the delegation on the mission and working of ISSI. He also highlighted Pakistan’s cultural and trade ties with Central Asian states and Azerbaijan.
Warmly welcoming the delegation, DG ISSI Ambassador Sohail Mahmood underscored Pakistan’s deep historical and cultural links with Central Asia and Azerbaijan and the efforts underway to further fortify these ties.
He highlighted Pakistan’s ‘Vision Central Asia’ policy and its 5-pronged focus on deepening political and diplomatic; trade and investment; energy and connectivity; security and defence; and cultural and people-to-people relations.
He added that, besides history and culture, the key driver of this policy was Pakistan’s pivot to geo-economics.
Ambassador Sohail Mahmood underscored the pivotal importance of regional connectivity and stressed that Pakistan provided the shortest access to the sea to Central Asian states.
Both sides were working on enhancing ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ connectivity, he inter alia suggested that Pakistan and Central Asian states and Azerbaijan should establish a network of think-tanks, for which the Institute of Strategic Studies offered its platform.
This will help to reinforce and advance the shared goals in various domains.
The Ambassadors/Heads of Mission, in their respective interventions, welcomed the initiative to hold the Roundtable and agreed with the overall objective of upgrading bilateral ties in diverse fields and enhancing mutual engagement at the regional level.
During the detailed exchanges in interactive session, valuable suggestions were made by the Heads of Mission to further increase high-level exchanges, strengthen business-to-business links, promote energy and communication projects, build academic and think-tank networks, and hold cultural exchanges on a regular basis.
It was also agreed to hold events to develop policy recommendations and suggest ways to enhance mutual awareness of the vast opportunities for increased collaboration between the two sides, on the bilateral plane and regionally.
Subsequently, Chairman BoG Ambassador Khalid Mahmood delivered his concluding remarks, which were followed by presentation of ISSI publications to the delegation.
MNA calls on PM
LAHORE, March 18 (APP): Syed Javed Hasnain Shah, a member of the National Assembly, on Saturday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
During the meeting, the overall political situation of the country was discussed, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
Syed Javed apprised the prime minister of the ongoing development projects in his constituency.