ISLAMABAD, April 12 (APP): National Dissater Management Authority (NDMA) in coordination with the GB government and assistance of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Tuesday sent relief goods to Gilgit Baltistan (GB) via C 130 carrying 8 tons of wheat flour and 480 kg of milk powder (for children) to meet food shortage.

According to an NDMA press release, the second C 130 sortie carrying 7.5 tons of ration (including lentils, sugar and Rice) would depart for the GB on Wednesday.

The NDMA said more sorties carrying ration would be planned for the GB till the situation normalized there.

LAHORE, April 12 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning
Development and Reforms, Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said the
government was committed to make Pakistan an ‘Asian Tiger’ and one of the 10 major economies of the world.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Cluster Centers
in connection with the Vision 2025 at Punjab University,
he said that Pakistan was making progress with every
passing day, adding the biggest power of the country
was the youth.

The minister said that youth especially students were
playing an important role in the progress of the country.
He said that Pakistan had achieved development targets
in three years under the PML N government which the country could not achieve in the last 15 years.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (APP): Sub committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Tuesday sought a briefing in its next meeting from Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) about code of conduct and distribution of money on basis of fake television ratings.

The meeting of the sub committee was chaired by Convenor Imran Zafar Leghari here at Parliament House.
MNAs Daniyal Aziz, Talal Chaudhry, Mariyam Aurangzeb, Amir Dogar, Chairman PEMRA Absar Alam, Additional Secretary Ministry of Information Saba Mohsin, DG IP Wing Nasir Jamal, Director PBA Jawad Hamid Raja and Brigadier Anwaar Ahmed of ISPR attended the meeting.

PBA official told the committee that it had informed the Supreme Court about reservations about the code of conduct for electronic media and it was in favour of self regulatory mechanism.

SARGODHA, Apr 12 (APP): Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha said on Tuesday that Panama Leaks were a conspiracy against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Addressing the upgradation ceremony of Govt Girls Middle School to the level of High standard at Chak 85-SB, Tehsil Kot Momin, he said the whole world was laughing at the childish talks of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.

Ranjha said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, the provincial government was spending billions of rupees for establishing new educational institutions and provision of missing facilities in schools and colleges of the province.