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Pak calls for legally-binding plan to implement two-state solution for ME

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UNITED NATIONS, April 19 (APP): Criticizing the Israeli leadership for “fast closing” the prospects of peace with the Palestinians, Pakistan has called on the UN Security Council to adopt a legally-binding plan to implement the internationally agreed two-state solution and take steps to enforce it.

Speaking in a Security Council debate on the situation in the Middle East (ME) Monday, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said Israel was “willfully” thwarting the possibility of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through its policy of expanding settlements, demolitions and incitement, accompanied by the refusal to engage in a meaningful dialogue to implement the two state solutions, rendering the prospects of peace “abysmal”.

“Unless the Israeli Government agrees to resume the implementation of the two state solution, halts and reverses its policy of expanding settlements, the UN Security Council must, in accordance with its mandate and its own resolutions, adopt a concrete and legally binding plan to implement the two state solutions and take the necessary measures for its enforcement,” the Pakistani envoy added.

PM's health condition perfect: Shehbaz

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LAHORE, April 18 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was perfectly all right as his condition had much improved after medical checkup.
According to a handout issued here, he said that the Prime Minister would leave for the country tomorrow (Tuesday).
Talking to Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister said that the whole nation had prayed for him for which he was thankful.

Student kicked off from US flight after speaking Arabic

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NEW YORK, April 18 (APP): A college student, who came to the United States as an Iraqi refugee, was taken off a Southwest Airlines flight in California earlier this month after another passenger became alarmed when she heard him speaking Arabic, The New York Times reported Monday.
The student, Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, was removed from flight from Los Angeles
International Airport to Oakland on April 6 after he called an uncle in Baghdad to tell him about an event he attended that included a speech by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
“I was very excited about the event so I called my uncle to tell him about it,” he told the Times.

Cancellation of Bol licence not linked with Exact's affairs: Pervaiz

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AJK to be put on development path after PML N vicotry in upcoming elections

ISLAMABAD, April 18 (APP): Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Monday informed the Senate that cancellation of licence of Bol channel was not linked with the affairs of Exact company.

The Interior Ministry cancelled the licence in July 2013 due to non-fulfilment of proper criteria by the channel, while Exact scandal surfaced later, he said while windng up debate on a motion of  Senator Taj Haider about the closure of Bol media group as a  consequence of action against an information technology (IT) company.

The minister said Bol’s licence was not cancelled due to the  Exact’s issue rather it was was cancelled for not adopting the proper procedure. The way Bol officials got security clearance of the  channel, the Interior Ministry considered it inappropriate.

Panama inquiry commission to be formed with unanimity: Khawaja Asif

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Health experts calls for moving, relocating Rio Olympics over Zika fears

ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (APP): Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif Monday said that the government will evolve unanimity with all political parties on the formation of Panama inquiry commission.
Talking to a private TV channel, he said consensus on the proposed
inquiry commission was much important for independent and transparent investigation.
He said the name of Prime Minister was not mentioned in the report, adding that if some one has evidence than he should present before the commission.

IMF MD attributes Pakistan's economic turnaround to govt commitment for reforms

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Managing Director IMF, Christine Lagarde said that during her discussion with the government representatives, she highlighted that achieving higher and more sustainable growth would also require completing important structural reforms in the energy sector and tax policy and administration. She said that for sustainable growth there was need to plug losses in public enterprises and making a sustained effort to improve governance and offer a dynamic and export-oriented private sector. The MD IMF said that Pakistan needed to rely on the strength of its own policies to generate more jobs and improve living conditions. The main priorities , he said were to reinforce Pakistan’s economic resilience and put in place reforms for higher and more inclusive growth. In parallel, she added, focus on strengthening health, education, closing the gender gap and providing social protection can ensure that gains in living standards are widely shared. She was of the view that Pakistan’s economic transformation could not happen without the country’s youth, who comprise about 60 percent of the population. Responding to a question over how to overcome perceived or actual corruption, she said that transparency and accountability was the best recipe to overcome the menace while to another question, she said that reducing budget deficit and broadening revenue tax base would help grow resilient and sustainable economy. To yet another question, she said that there was no loan programme in pipeline, however added that cooperation between IMF and Pakistan would continue. She also highlighted the importance for taking multi-prong measures to promote exports and also stressed the importance to regional tarde initiatives. She also condoled the tragic loss of lives in Quetta attack, saying, “we are deeply sorry for families of those who lost their lives in the attack.” Meanwhile addressing on the occasion, Finance Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar said that it was historic that Pakistan has successfully completed the three years IMF programme. He said that it was the election manifesto of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) was to focus on four Es (Economy, Energy, Education and Health and eliminate Extremism) and it has carried on this policy. He said that the economy has been turned around and now focus was on increasing growth and job creation. Responding to various questions, the Finance Minister dispelled the impression that there was 4 percent increase in tax to GDP rate, clarifying that the ratio increased due to elimination of SROs and introduction of reforms programme. He said that there has been considerable decrease in budget deficit and expressed the hope for further decline in it. To a question related to upcoming PTI protest programme, the minister said that law would take its course, adding that nobody was above constitution and law. The Finance Minister said that government has increased it spending on Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) from Rs.300 billion in 2013 to Rs.800 billion in 2016. Similarly , he said that on social safety net the present government has enhanced its allocations manifold.

WASHINGTON, April 18 (APP): International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Managing Director Ms Christine Legarde has appreciated the commitment of government to economic reforms which put Pakistan on path of growth.
In a meeting with a Pakistani delegation headed by Finance
Secretary Waqar Masood Khan here, the IMF chief congratulated Pakistan on continuing with reform process which required politically tough decisions.
She observed that it was primarily due to the government’s commitment to reforms agenda that today Pakistan was ready to increase its growth at par with other countries in the region.

Govt wants to form inquiry commission with consensus: Siddiqui

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ISLAMABAD, April 18 (APP): Adviser to the Prime Minister on
National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui Monday said
the government wanted to form the inquiry commission on Panama leaks with the consensus of all political parties.
Talking to PTV, he said Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had announced to form the inquiry commission soon after the Panama
reports were released. It was the timely decision taken by the Prime Minister, he added.
Siddiqui said consultation was being made with opposition parties
on the formation of the commission.

Envoy for improving Pak-Korean trade relations

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Envoy for improving Pak-Korean trade relations

MULTAN, April 18 (APP): Korean Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Song Jong Hwan said on Monday that bilateral trade could witness a big jump and trade relations would improve by virtue of proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

Addressing a gathering of industrialists at Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), he said that Federal Minister for Commerce had visited his country in July last year following which proceedings had begun for feasibility of FTA between Pakistan and South Korea.

The process for preparation of feasibility was in the final stages, he said and adding that purpose behind the initiative was bringing further improvement in bilateral trade relations between the two countries.

PCER for displaying parliamentarians asset details on website

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ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (APP): Parliamentary Committee on
Electoral Reforms (PCER) here on Monday unanimously
recommended to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that
to display back the details of the assets of parliamentarians
on its website.
Headed by Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar
the 15th meeting of the Parliamentary Committee said that in
the interest of transparency the assets details of the
parliamentarians be posted back on the website at the
earliest.
The meeting took note of the matter regarding removal of
Parliamentarians’ assets details from Election Commission of
Pakistan (ECP) website.

UNGA special session on countering world drug problem opens Tuesday

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UNGA special session on countering world drug problem opens Tuesday

UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (APP): A special session of the United
Nations General Assembly on the world drug problem opens on Tuesday to review global progress and challenges in fighting the menace.

Several heads of state and more than 40 ministers from around the
world, including Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan,
are scheduled to attend the three-day session at UN Headquarters in New York.

“The session will review progress and discuss challenges in countering the world drug problem and in implementing the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem,” Dan Thomas,  spokesman of the president of the UN General Assembly, told a news  briefing ahead of the session.

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