Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurates anti-polio drive in 7-high risk districts by administering polio drops to a child at CM House. Dr. Christoper Elias, Head of Polio Oversight Board is also present on the occasion
Head of Polio Oversight Board Dr. Christoper Elias administers polio drops to a child to inaugurate anti-polio driver at CM House
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks on the floor of the assembly
Birth anniversary of Bano Qudsia observed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (APP):The 94th birth anniversary of renowned Urdu novelist, short story writer and playwright Bano Qudsia was observed on Monday.
Qudsia was best known for her novel Raja Gidh. Qudsia also wrote for television and stage in both Urdu and Punjabi languages.
Her novel Raja Gidh was one of the best Urdu novels ever written. Her play Aadhi Baat has been called “a classic”.
She was conferred Kamal-e-Fun Award in 2010 by the Pakistan Academy of Letters, which is a lifetime achievement award.
The Government bestowed her Sitara-e-Imtiaz in recognition of her marvelous pen services for literature in the year 1983.
President condoles demise of industrialist, philanthropist SM Muneer
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday expressed grief over the death of renowned businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist SM Muneer.
“My very dear friend, like an elder brother Mr. SM Muneer passed away. He was a great philanthropist. Our fathers were friends too, indulging in persistent charity,” the president wrote on Twitter.
The president prayed to Allah Almighty for peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.
According to media reports, Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) patron-in-chief SM Muneer breathed his last on Monday following a fatal heart attack.
Also the ex-chairman of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Muneer had served as the board member of several banks and private firms besides being a consummate industrialist with experience in sectors ranging from tanneries, textiles and banking.
Pakistan, Luxembourg agree to enhance multiple cooperation, creating start-ups linkages
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (APP): The inaugural session of Pakistan-Luxembourg Bilateral Political Consultations was held on Monday in Luxembourg wherein the two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of education, health, science and technology and creating start-ups linkages.
The Pakistan side was led by Acting Foreign Secretary Jauhar Saleem while the Luxembourg side was headed by Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Olinger, a Foreign Office press release said.
Welcoming the revival of bilateral political dialogue coinciding with the 70th anniversary of establishment of the diplomatic relations, the two sides underscored the importance of sustained high level engagements and the exchange of business missions.
The consultations provided an important opportunity to review and discuss the entire spectrum of bilateral relations, including ways to expand trade and investment cooperation and fostering partnerships in green economy.
The acting foreign secretary thanked the Luxembourg government for the support to the victims of the unprecedented climate induced floods in Pakistan. He briefed the Luxembourg side about the scale of damage and multilateral cooperation required for building climate resilient infrastructure.
Jauhar Saleem apprised the Luxembourg side on the egregious human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He highlighted that Indian illegal and unilateral actions of August 5, 2019 were aimed at undermining the internationally recognized disputes, and altering the demographic structure of the IIOJK was a blatant violation of the UNSC resolutions, 4th Geneva Convention and international law.
It was agreed that instability in Afghanistan could lead to threats with wider geographical implications. The acting foreign secretary stressed the significance of continuing international engagement with the interim Afghan government for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan and beyond.
Both sides also expressed concern over the situation in Ukraine and stressed the need to find peaceful solutions to conflicts, in full respect to the principles of international law and the UN Charter. They reiterated their support for each other at different multilateral fora including the UN. It was agreed to continue constructive engagement between the two countries within the EU.
Pakistan considers expansion of ties with Luxembourg as an important objective in the region and the European Union.
The inaugural round of consultations provided a much-needed opportunity to identify avenues for deepening of bilateral relations.
PM conveys condolences to President Widodo over loss of lives in earthquake
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday offered condolence to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the loss of precious lives and assets due to an earthquake that hit West Java region, last week.
In a telephone conversation held with the Indonesian president, the prime minister observed that the people of Pakistan could feel the anguish of their Indonesian brothers and sister, having recently suffered immensely due to natural calamities.
Thanking the president for the assistance provided by the Government of Indonesia for the victims of floods in Pakistan, the prime minister offered to extend Pakistan’s support for relief efforts underway in Indonesia.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on Law and Order situation
PM chairs high-level meeting on law and order situation
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday presided over a high-level meeting regarding the law and order situation.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Secretary Interior and heads of law enforcing institutions including the Islamabad Administration were in attendance.
The Prime Minister thanked the law enforcing institutions for the best security arrangements during the long march.
He was also appreciative of the traffic arrangements during the long march and the reduction of hardships for citizens due to these measures.
The Prime Minister lauded the officers and sepoys of the law enforcing institutions for fulfilling their responsibilities amicably.
Officers should think like economic managers while dealing with professional matters: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (APP): Addressing around 60 officers of 117th NMC who visited Ministry of Planning and Development on Monday, Minister of Planning and Development Professor Ahsan Iqbal noted that officers should think like economic managers while disposing of the official matters adding that tax collection, investment, promotion of exports and foreign remittances are remedies to our economic issues.
He stated that officers in Pakistan civil servants were appointed through the most transparent and merit based process.
Civil service of Pakistan is reckoned as the most professional and competent worldwide. However, the matter of concern is that why the individual merit of the officers could not bring any impact in the collective performance of the system, he added.
The minister underscored that the world was going through a turmoil and uncertainty while technology, globalization, global conflicts, population and climate change were posing major challenges to the whole world.
He also remarked that we had to build capacity in the administrative structure to absorb the shocks of future challenges.
The minister said that when our government came into power, we had a development budget of 550 billion rupees while stressing that development in the world was possible only by orienting the economy driven by exports.
He further added that Pakistan’s future depended on how long would it take to step up its exports from $32 billion to $100 billion while noting that our national priority had not been towards export driven economy.
While noting the ample opportunities of amplifying the trade volume between Pakistan and China, he added that the current volume of trade with China which was 32 billion dollars could be elevated further by tapping its full potential.
The minister urged that it was need of the time to provide conducive climate for private investment.
He said that the exports could be boosted only by making Pakistan’s industrial products competitive, value added and in line with global challenges.