MULTAN, May 10 (APP): Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Friday his determination and passion to serve the people of under-developed south Punjab was an open secret and promised to make all out efforts to resolve problems of the people, upgrade infrastructure and improve their lifestyle.
He expressed these views in a meeting with former caretaker foreign minister and seasoned diplomat Syed Jalil Abbas Jilani who called on him at Multan Circuit House.
The Chairman Senate held detailed discussions with Mr. Jilani on situation in the region and issues of mutual interest. Different other delegates also called on Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani including former district bar Multan president Allah Ditta Kashif, Niaz Khan Durrani, Malik Mohsin Khadal, Zulfiqar Vains, Asif Attar Vains and others at the local circuit house.
The delegates felicitated Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on taking over as the Chairman of the Upper House of the parliament after being elected unanimously.
Speaking on the occasion, Gilani said, he has full faith in Pakistani youth and women for being the real drivers of growth and added they possessed the potential to take Pakistan to the next level of prosperity and development.
The Chairman Senate said:”The way we have served the people of South Punjab was an open secret” and pledged to continue to strive for resolving problems of the under-developed areas and improve their living standards. “We have always led from the front on issues concerning people of under-developed areas be it the elevation of funding or the infrastructure development and we will continue to do so in service of the people.”
The chairman Senate said, he has firm belief in Pakistani youth and women adding that it is the youth that will take us forward on a development trajectory.
Gilani promises all out efforts to serve people, elevate their lifestyle
Hot weather forecasts across Sukkur region
Short-term inflation eases by 1.39 percent
PESCO announces power suspension for Peshawar, Mansehra, Mingora
Partly cloudy weather forecast for city
8 power pilferers booked
Chairman, National Energy Administration (NEA) Mr. Zhang Jianghua met Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal at Diaoyutai State Guest House.
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Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Chaudhry Salik Hussain addressing at the farewell ceremony of pilgrims at the airport.
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LAHORE: May 10 – Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Chaudhry Salik Hussain bidding farewell to pilgrims at Allama Iqbal International Airport. APP/MAF/FHA
Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi visiting the under construction Model Prison.
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President urges global efforts to address climate change through eco-friendly technology, forestation
ISLAMABAD, May 10 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday underlined the need for global efforts to address the challenge of climate change by adopting environment-friendly technology, promoting afforestation, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The president, talking to the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan/COP 29 President-designate, Mukhtar Babayev, who along with his delegation called on him, highlighted that global warming and climate change were affecting the glacier and causing water scarcity.
He said that tackling these challenges required global support to mitigate their adverse impacts.
Azerbaijan is going to host the 29th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29) in Baku in November 2024 and the minister, in his capacity as the President-designate of COP 29, is here to invite President Zardari to the conference.
Welcoming the minister, the president congratulated Azerbaijan on winning the bid to host COP 29 and expressed the hope that COP 29 would result in setting the New Collective Quantified Goal on Finance that would help developing countries fulfil their climate finance needs.
He highlighted that Pakistan had planted mangrove forests over hundreds of thousands of hectares that would help protect the environment, besides earning carbon credits for Pakistan.
President Zardari said that Pakistan highly valued its relations with Azerbaijan and wanted to further expand bilateral cooperation in the areas of common interest.
He called for promoting more interactions, bilateral exchanges and people-to-people contacts to further cement relations between the two brotherly countries.
Mukhtar Babayev underlined the need for further enhancing bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Azerbaijan, particularly in the area of tourism and culture.
He also delivered the invitation to the president to participate in COP 29 in Baku in November 2024.
The president conveyed his best wishes for the successful hosting of COP 29 and expressed the hope that Azerbaijan would play its role to secure the interest of developing countries in meeting their financing needs for climate adaptation.