Federal Insurance Ombudsman (FIO) Dr. Muhammad Khawar Jameel is presenting the Annual Report 2022 of FIO to Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazir Tarar
NA body seeks early completion of damaged houses’ survey in South Waziristan
ISLAMABAD, Jul 13 (APP): The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Thursday directed the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Tribal District South Waziristan to complete the remaining surveys of damaged houses within two weeks.
The Committee that met here with Muhammad Jamal-ul-Din in the chair expressed grave concerns when informed that the survey of around 4000 damaged houses was still not completed due to the Law & Order situation on the ground in some areas of South Waziristan.
The NA body urged ADC to forward all the survey forms to Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Unit (RRU) secretariat, Peshawar without any further delay as the matter was in process for the last 6-7 years and submit the report to the Committee accordingly.
The ADC while briefing the committee regarding Special Integrated Area Development Package for Tribal District South Waziristan apprised that the Project Management Unit (PMU) is not fully functional due to the ban on appointment of Grade-17 and above employees by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
The committee directed ADC to process the case and sent it to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requesting for NOC for the appointment of Grade-17 and above employees as soon as possible in order to make functional the Project Management Unit and to deliver the development projects in time.
The committee was also briefed on the progress regarding the alleged illegal absorption of 77 Levies Force/ Khasadar in KP Police in detail by the Special Secretary, Home & Tribal Affairs Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Meanwhile, the committee also discussed the issue of regularization of Governors Model Schools Staff and the release of their salaries which have been stopped for the last six months.
The committee directed the Secretary of Elementary & Secondary Education to move summery immediately for seeking grant-in-Aid in order to make payment to the staff of the above-mentioned schools.
The meeting was attended by MNAs Ibadullah Khan, Chaudry Muhammad Ashraf, Nasiba Channa, Afreen Khan and senior officials of the Ministry and its attached departments.
Govt firm for providing enabling environment to young innovators: Ahsan
ISLAMABAD, Jul 13 (APP): Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiative Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday reiterated the firm resolve of the government to provide an enabling environment to every youth of the country in order to get the maximum dividend from the existing bulge of the young population.
He stated this while addressing the young innovators and entrepreneurs during the award ceremony of the Pakistan Innovation Fund (PIF), which formally awarded a grant ranging from Rs5-20 million to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
The minister termed the project a ‘great success’ which was on the paper a few months back but today the first round has been implemented successfully.
He also highlighted the project and said that Pakistan has a youth bulge, which must be given the right direction by giving them such opportunities so that they can contribute to the country’s development.
“Through initiatives like the PIF, we are fueling a culture of entrepreneurship and enabling visionary individuals to bring their ideas to life,” he remarked.
He urged the youth to utilize their capabilities for the country’s development through innovative ideas, besides promoting the culture of entrepreneurship to create more employment opportunities for skilled and semi-skilled workforce in the country.
In April last year, the Planning Ministry, under the direction of Ahsan Iqbal launched the Rs10 billion PIF under Public Sector Development Program (PDSP) over the period of five years to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
It is noted that since the government came into power, 15 youth development initiatives including 60,000 internships, technical and vocational trainings for 100,000 youth, 100,000 laptops, 5,000 scholarships for students of Balochistan and former FATA and 1,000 PhD scholarships at the top 100 universities in the US were provided.
Under the program, 75 scholarships at the top 25 universities of the world, 21 university campuses in remote districts, Rasta grants for research, 12 Seerat chairs, and seven centres of excellence were also established.
In the round of the project, a total of 1,000 applications were received by the ministry through a competitive process and 95 applicants have been shortlisted, while 39 projects have been awarded the grant.
The thematic areas are governance, education, agriculture, health, tech start-ups and women entrepreneurship.
In the governance category out of a total of 35, two projects have been awarded the grant, in education, out of the total, of 179, five projects have been awarded the grant, in agriculture total of 06 projects have been awarded the grant out of 211.
Similarly, in the health category three projects have been awarded the grant out of a total, of 180, in tech start-ups 19 projects have been awarded the grant out of a total, of 224 and four projects have been awarded the grant in the women entrepreneurship category out of a total 100.
Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus, Andrei Metelitsa calls on the Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination ( IPC) Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari
NDMA and Save the Children signs an MoU to enhance cooperation in Fields of Disaster Risk Reduction. Chairman NDMA Lt. General Inam Haider Malik witnesses the ceremony
NDMA and Save the Children signs an MoU to enhance cooperation in Fields of Disaster Risk Reduction. Chairman NDMA Lt. General Inam Haider Malik witnesses the ceremony
NDMA and Save the Children signs an MoU to enhance cooperation in Fields of Disaster Risk Reduction. Chairman NDMA Lt. General Inam Haider Malik witnesses the ceremony
Pakistan among first countries to recognize Algerian govt after revolution: Amb Brahim Romani
ISLAMABAD, Jul 13 (APP): Algerian Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Brahim Romani on Thursday said Pakistan was among the first countries to recognize the interim government of the Algerian Revolution, declared on September 19, 1958 and opened its representative office in the capital, Karachi, at that time.
Pakistan, he said, also granted diplomatic passports to some leaders of the revolution, including Ahmed Ben Bella, who became the first President of the Algerian Republic from 1962 to 1965, after the regaining of independence.
Pakistan also supported the positions of the Algerian Revolution in the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement since its establishment in 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia, he remarked.
He was speaking at a function hosted by Pervez Hoodbhoy to honour Dr. Eqbal Ahmad, a renowned thinker, researcher, journalist, poet, and supporter of the Algerian Revolution.
The ambassador said the Algerian government established the ‘International Association Friends of the Algerian Revolution to honour those, including Dr Eqbal Ahmed, who had fought, sacrificed, extended solidarity and supported the Algerian Revolution of 1954-1962 in all forms of assistance.
He said the founding General Assembly of the association was held under the patronage of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on July 3, on the occasion of the celebration of the 61st anniversary of the national independence.
Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy, a nuclearphysics scientist and close family member of Dr Eqbal Ahmad, who passed away in 1999, participated in the founding assembly and received the award presented by the Ministry of Mujahideen Affairs of Algeria on behalf of Dr Eqbal Ahmad.
The ambassador said Dr Eqbal was known to have been acquainted with some leaders of the Algerian revolution during his stay in Tunisia between 1962-1964, while preparing his doctoral dissertation on labour organizations in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
He said Dr Eqbal was a prominent figure in political, academic, media, and literary circles, known for his committed writings and honourable stances in defence of just causes in the world, such as Palestine, the fight against the apartheid regime in South Africa, opposition to the Vietnam War, and others.
The ambassador said Algeria and Pakistan shared a long rich history of solidarity and continuous cooperation. “They will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in October 2023, which will be a significant step in the development and enhancement of bilateral relations in various fields, particularly in investment, trade, scientific and technical cooperation, for the benefit of both brotherly countries.”
Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sana Ullah Khan at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Women Police Station along with Inspector General Islamabad Police Dr Akbar Nasir Khan
Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sana Ullah Khan addressing the foundation stone laying ceremony of Women Police Station
