Day: December 10, 2021

Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar says several steps are being taken under Ehsaas Programme for welfare of women. Addressing a function in Islamabad today, she said fifty percent beneficiaries of all the initiatives under Ehsaas Programme are women, and this number is increasing day by day.

The Special Assistant said women are benefitting from Ehsaas Kafalat, Ehsaas Amdan and Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship programmes. She said hundred percent beneficiaries of Ehsaas Kafalat programme are women and sixty percent of the assets in Ehsaas Amdan programme are being provided to women. Sania Nishtar said women form fifty percent of the population; and they cannot be ignored.

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Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the perpetrators of Sialkot incident will be brought to justice soon. Addressing first session of Shah Rukn-e-Alam Conference in Multan on Friday, he said that he has expressed deep grief and condolences with his Sri Lankan counterpart on the lynching of their citizen in Sialkot. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that our civil society, our religious scholars and people from all walks of life believe that such incidents are against the spirit and teachings of Islam.

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Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):President Dr. Arif Alvi has emphasized on maximum utilization of technology for sustainable development in the country. Addressing the pensioners’ biometric verification service launching ceremony in Islamabad on Friday, he said development is linked to adoption of technological means.

The President said automation makes a process easy and transparent. He said the government’s initiatives about electronic voting machines and i-voting are aimed at achieving the same objectives. He said use of technology has increased in day to day activities, and those who resist will lag behind. The President said sixty billion rupees are dispensed among 1.4 million people in pension, and any system for verification of the pensioners will be a welcome development.

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Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Imran Khan has left for Karachi on a day-long visit. He is accompanied by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain. Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System project in Karachi on Friday. The project, completed at a huge cost of 35.5 billion rupees, is a valuable gift by the federal government for the people of Sindh, particularly the residents of Karachi.

Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System project will provide modern travel facilities to one hundred and thirty-five thousand passengers daily in the western and central districts of Karachi, making their access to Central Business District easy and safe.

The project has been implemented by the Ministry of Planning and Development through Sindh Infrastructure Development Company on the special interest of Minster for Planning and Development Asad Umar. During the day-long visit to Karachi, the Prime Minister will also chair different meetings on political and administrative affairs of the province.

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Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Korean Ambassador Suh Sangpyo handed over 2000 Covid test kits, 5 ventilators and 10 oxygen concentrators to NDMA in a ceremony. Dr. Nausheen Hamid the Parliamentary Secretary Health graced the occasion as chief guest. Officials of NDMA, Ministry of NHSR and C, MOFA, NIH and Korean Embassy were also present at the occasion.

Chairman NDMA Lt. Gen. Akhtar Nawaz HI (M) thanked the ambassador and Government of Republic of Korea for extending support to Pakistan. The Korean Ambassador while appreciating Pakistan Government’s successful response to Covid 19 emphasized the need for greater cooperation amongst countries to combat Covid 19 pandemic.

Dr. Nausheen Hamid on the occasion said, “It is almost two years that we are living in the world of uncertainty, facing challenges like never before, Pakistan was, by the grace of God, able to overcome these challenges. NDMA played a very vital role in helping combat these challenges by providing the necessary medical equipment, and procurement of vaccine” The ceremony concluded with a note of thanks.

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Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):High Commission of Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Colombo congratulates the Flying Officer Hafiz Muhammad Usman Hayat and Flying Officer Sohaib Tahir of Pakistan Air Force on securing 1st and 2nd position in Bachelors in Logistics Management and Bachelors in Management and Technical Sciences respectively at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU).

Flying Officer Hafiz Muhammad Usman Hayat is the first officer from Pakistan, who received the trophy from President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Hon Gotabaya Rajapaksa from his overall best performance in academics in Bachelors of Logistics Management, says a press release received here today from Colombo.

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Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Ambassadors/ High Commissioners from four African countries including Tunisia, South Africa, Kenya, and Sudan visited two prestigious institutes of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) namely Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) and Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) on Thursday.

Mr. Muhammad Naeem (HI, SI), Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) welcomed the diplomats and apprised them about various activities and initiatives being undertaken by PAEC in order to promote use of nuclear science and technology for betterment of human life and environment.

The ‘Atoms for Sustainable Development’ approach of the PAEC is also actively leveraging the use of science and technology for socio-economic development of the country and attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The dignitaries visited different laboratories, globally acknowledged reference libraries and state of the art facilities at the two institutions of PAEC and appreciated the level of expertise of workforce at the institutes. Chairman PAEC also extended potential research, technical assistance, and collaboration related partnerships to the visiting diplomats.

It was also highlighted that PIEAS is an IAEA collaborating centre and is a peak educational institution offering various study programs to students across the world. The visit was conducted under the Science Diplomacy initiative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with other stakeholders.

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Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan is looking forward to hosting the 17th extra ordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign ministers at Islamabad on December 19, 2021 to help the people of Afghanistan address the growing serious humanitarian crises, says a press release received here today from Dhaka.

Millions of Afghans, including women and children, urgently need food, medicine, and other essential life supplies. According to the United Nations World Food Programme, around 22.8 million people – more than half of the population of Afghanistan face acute food shortages, 3.2 million Afghan children and 700,000 pregnant and lactating women are at the risk of acute malnutrition.

According to UN estimates, 60% of Afghanistan’s 38 million people face “crisis levels of hunger” and that situation is getting worse every day. According to UNHCR, 665,000 people have been newly displaced within Afghanistan between January and September 2021 in addition to the 2.9 million people already internally displaced in that country.

With the advent of winter, the situation has been further exacerbated and if left unattended, it could aggravate into a major humanitarian crisis. Against this backdrop, Pakistan has welcomed the initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Summit Chair of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), to convene an Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Minister (CFM) on the situation in Afghanistan.

Following Pakistan’s offer to host, the meeting is scheduled to take place in Islamabad on 19 December 2021. Afghanistan is a founding member of the OIC. As part of the Islamic Ummah, we are bound by fraternal bonds of amity and brotherhood with the people of Afghanistan. Over the years, the OIC has extended consistent support to the people of Afghanistan.

Today, more than ever before, the Afghan people need the support of international community including the OIC. OIC being the collective voice of the Islamic Ummah, can and must play its part in addressing the humanitarian needs of our Afghan brethren. If a humanitarian crisis is averted and economic stability is assured, peace in the country can be consolidated. This will also have a regional peace dividend.

Together, at this session, we can and must forge practical and concrete arrangements to boost efforts to address the Afghan people’s urgent humanitarian needs. Pakistan is therefore, pleased to extend a cordial invitation to all the Foreign Ministers of the OIC States to personally attend this special Session of the OIC CFM in Islamabad on 19 December 2021.

We are confident that collective participation in this meeting would contribute towards achieving meaningful outcomes for our Afghan brothers and sisters. The meeting of Islamic Ummah would also help galvanize other international actors to come forward and extend a helping hand to the Afghan people.

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