SWAT May 20 (APP): Prime Minister, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif here Friday directed the authorities concerned to lay a separate power transmission line for the newly constructed and state-of-the-art ‘Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital’ here to ensure uninterrupted power to facilitate patients.

The Prime Minister passed these directives during his visit to different sections and wards of the hospital following its inauguration by him today.

This 110-bed hospital, located at Sangota in Manglawar on Swat-Kalam Road, is easily accessible to people of all the six districts of Malakand Division.

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Minister for Industries and Production Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi said Friday the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) was operating 5455 stores throughout the country, providing daily use commodities to masses at affordable level.

Answering a question in the Senate the minister said in Punjab there 2993 stores in Sindh 671 3, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1312 4, Balochistan 294, AJK 80 and in Gilgit Baltistan 105 retail outlets.

He said out of 5455 stores, 4472 stores were regular stores of the Corporation being operated by Corporation itself and 983 were functioning as franchise stores.

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday administered oath to National Party’s Mir Hasil Bizenjo and Pakistan Muslim League’s Sheikh Aftab Ahmed as federal ministers.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by political leaders and senior officials here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

Sheikh Aftab Ahmed has been working as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Takashi Kurai Friday said that improved environment and economic stability were attracting more Japanese investors to Pakistan, especially in the auto sector.

The Ambassador who called Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar here, said that he was receiving positive indications from Japanese companies in this regard and that he fully encouraged them to come over and explore business opportunities in this country.

Ishaq Dar said that the Government welcomed enhanced Japanese presence and investment in the Pakistan auto market.

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Dr Asif Kirmani Friday said the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML N) would celebrate the Youm e Takbeer in a befitting manner on May, 28 across the country.

He, in a statement, said the PML N would hold functions in federal and provincial capitals of the country including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit to mark the day when the party leadership made the country’s defence impregnable.

He said the May 28 had a great significance for the country.
On May 28, 1998, he said, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had made the country’s defence invincible by conducting nuclear tests in response of the Indian tests, setting aside all pressure.

RAWALPINDI, May 20 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning,
Development and Reforms Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Friday said Pakistan will be among the top five fast growing economies of the world in 2018 by persisting the current growth momentum.

The economy of the country re surged by moving on positive growth trajectory for the consecutive last three years due to indigenous factors. The international community is reposing confidence in Pakistan which is presently in the top eight fast economies of the world.

Ahsan Iqbal expressed these views while speaking at a seminar on Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement) and its lessons for escape from Rural Poverty in Pakistan here on Friday at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS AAUR).

LAHORE, May 20 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that Pak China friendship was unprecedented in the history and the great gift of China Pakistan Economic Corridor reflected the confidence of China in the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

He was addressing a special ceremony with regard to completion of 65 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China at Alhamra Hall which was arranged by Chinese Consulate.

The CM said that Pak China friendship was higher than Himalayas, deeper than ocean, sweeter than honey and stronger than steel and the CPEC projects were an example of splendid friendship between Pakistan and China.

SWAT May 20 (APP): Adviser to the Prime Minister, Engr. Amir Muqam said here on Friday that the entire nation fully support the development agenda of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for sustainable uplift of the country.

Addressing a mammoth public gathering of PML N workers at Grassy Ground Mingora City to welcome Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who arrived here on a brief visit to inaugurate Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital in Sangota Swat, he said “PML N would form next Government on the basis of its record development works.”

The workers of PML N and people of Swat who were carrying party flags raised full throated slogans of “Qadam Barhao Nawaz Sharif Hum Tumharay Sath haen” (Move ahead Nawaz Sharif we are with you and Long Live Nawaz Sharif).

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): President Mamnoon
Hussain on Friday has summoned joint session of the
Parliament on June 2, at 11.00 am

The president has summoned the session, in exercise of
the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 54 read with clause (3) of Article 56 of the Constitution.