LAHORE, May 11 (APP): Former prime minister Syed
Yusuf Raza Gilani‘s son Ali Haider Gilani arrived
here on Wednesday in the prime minister‘s special plane.

Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani along with other family members
received him at the airport. Overjoyed, Ali Haider Gilani lifted his son Jamaluddin in his arms and expressed his happiness.

Emotional scenes were also witnessed at his residence
in Defence where his mother Fouzia Gilani received him with tears of joy.

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Federal Minister for States and Frontier
Region, Senator Lt.Gen (Retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch on Tuesday said mission oriented strategies are required for a long term solution of Kashmir.

He said it is not an era of conventional or traditionally war,
now we are facing non cognitive war, which focuses to weak the nations internally, he said.

Addressing a seminar ‘Human Rights, Youth and the Issue of
Jammu and Kashmir’,organized by Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), as chief guest he said when nations are free, their identity is based on their vital national interest.

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Commerce Minister Engineer
Khurram Dastagir Khan said Wednesday that Pakistan was deeply
interested in laying modern rail tracks and refurbishing of
existing routes for direct and transit trade with Afghanistan
and Iran.

Chairing a meeting held here with business delegation
from South Africa, the minister said the govt considers rail
tracks as trade corridors because these would play vital role
in boosting Pakistani exports and facilitate transit trades.

The delegation was led by Willem Goosen of M/s Grindrod
Rail, Multi Continent Investment Company while Asfhaq Anwar,
a Pakistani businessman in South Africa also accompanied the
visiting businessmen.

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): British High Commissioner Thomas Drew called on Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf Ali at his office on Wednesday.
The two discussed Britain’s continuing contribution to Pakistan’s
legal development, as well as the training of prosecutors and
investigators.
The AGP appreciated the strides made towards strengthening the
capacity of the justice system, and the varied and constructive
initiatives being undertaken by the Department for International Development, among other international agencies.

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Minister for Federal Education and
Professional Training Baligh Ur Rehman Wednesday said the government was taking concrete measures to increase budgetary allocation for education.
During question-hour in the senate, the minister said the expenditure
on education was around two percent of GDP, which was steadily increasing according to fiscal space.
All governments including federal and provincial were committed to
achieve four percent of GDP, he added.

LAHORE, May 11 (APP): Ambassador of Portugal to Pakistan, Dr. Joao Paulo Sabido Costa, said on Wednesday that Portugal was a gateway for Pakistani community for entering into European countries as Portugal was the country with least of cost of ease of doing business.
During his visit to regional office of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) here, the Ambassador appreciated role of the FPCCI for trade promotion and assured his full support to enhance bilateral trade.
The FPCCI Regional Chairman Mian Rehman Aziz welcomed Dr. Joao Paulo Sabido Costa, and discussed with him various matters of mutual interest.