Day: January 17, 2022

Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):A meeting of the Special Ministerial Committee regarding extradition treaty between Pakistan and the United Kingdom was held in Islamabad on Monday with Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in the chair. The committee decided that an agreement between Pakistan and UK for the repatriation of criminals will be signed in the best interest of the public. It also decided that UK authorities will be consulted further before presenting the agreement to the federal cabinet.

The agreement would allow Pakistan and UK to repatriate their convicted criminals. It will only allow the repatriation of citizens who have been sentenced by the relevant courts. After consultation with the UK, the draft agreement will be submitted to the Federal Cabinet for final approval. The first round of negotiations on a criminal extradition treaty was held in October 2019. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Human Rights Minister Dr. Shireen Mazari and Adviser on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar attended the meeting.

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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Sessions of the Senate and the National Assembly will separately be held at the Parliament House in Islamabad at 4 p.m. today [Monday]. Besides legislative business, both the Houses will take up matters pertaining to national and international importance.

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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says inflation in the country is a temporary phenomenon and the government would control it by next year. Addressing various functions in Multan, he said the government is not indifferent to the hardships faced by people and is striving hard to address public problems. The Foreign Minister said the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has zero tolerance policy against corruption.

He said the present government strongly believes in transparency and is spending national wealth and resources on public development. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the PTI government would honour its pledges made with public during 2018 elections and again go to the people’s court in next general elections on the basis of its five years performance.

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Government of Pakistan
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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan has called for investing more in technology and data to improve delivery of human capital services. The proposal was put forth by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar at a high-level global event, titled “A Decade of Action: Driving Progress for the 2030 Agenda” in Dubai.

Among the four speakers in this exclusive event, Dr. Sania was invited to speak about human capital and the SDGs. She highlighted the experience of Ehsaas programme and Pakistan’s approach to human capital development. During the event, top leadership from countries and organizations working on the SDGs held solutions-focused discussions on four areas, including Climate Change and Energy, Food Systems, Gender Equality and Human Capital.

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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate Pakistan Digital City Special Technology Zone in Haripur today. Pakistan Digital City Haripur is a flagship project of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, scattered over 86 kanals land, to provide all facilities to IT industry at one place.

It will benefit allied industries like electronics, software houses, mobile phone industry, technology incubators and computer industry in the province. Pakistan Digital City Haripur, aims to serve as state of the art facility to enable collaborations and innovation amongst academia, research, industry and planners from within the country and abroad.

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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar says the government is taking practical measures to provide relief to the common man along with development of economy. He was talking to a delegation of local industrialists during his visit to the World’s third largest ship breaking yard at Gadani in Balochistan.

Asad Umar said the government is aware of the problems faced by local industries and assured that a policy would be formulated to keep the prices of customs tax tariffs stable and ensure employment of the common man. The Planning Minister was informed on the occasion that Gadani Shipbreaking Industry is a major source of employment, where 25,000 workers are directly and more than 200,000 people indirectly attached with it.

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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says the government wants to hold talks with the opposition for reforms in electoral process and judicial as well as accountability systems. In a tweet on Monday, he said this is not possible without negotiations with the opposition. However, he said, the corrupt leadership of the PPP and the PML-N is not interested to discuss any issue except relief in this cases.

The Minister said if the PML-N detaches itself from the Sharif family, it would be a positive development. He said the political parties need to change the leadership involved in moral and financial corruption. He said Nawaz Sharif left his workers behind and went to London in every difficult time. He said such a leader does not have respect among his workers.

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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised on the struggle to embody the guiding principles of the State of Madina as laid down by the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam.

In an article appeared in daily “The Express Tribune” today [Monday], he said besides many other important principles, there were five very important guiding principles upon which the state of Madina was built. These principles are unity, justice and rule of law leading to meritocracy, strong moral and ethical foundation, inclusion of all humans in progress and prosperity, and finally, the quest for knowledge.

Imran Khan said in Pakistan, not adhering to the rule of law has led to siphoning off of billions of US dollars which has imposed collective poverty on our public. He said the pattern of politics and development in many countries of Africa and Latin American suggest the same. He said the so-called banana republics are the way they are because of lack of rule of law. This cause and effect relationship between rule of law and socio-political harmony cannot be emphasized enough.

Imran Khan said the State of Madina was the first recorded welfare state of mankind where the state took responsibility of its weak. He said inclusive development through creation of a welfare state where society takes care of its poor and vulnerable and everyone is a stakeholder in the development of society and state.

Highlighting the ethical and moral transformation of the people as per principles of Riyasat-i-Madina, the Prime Minister said National Rahmatul Lil Alamin Authority will endeavour to engage in doing good and forbidding evil by teaching Seerat-al-Nabi (SAW) to our youth in schools and universities in the hope to raise the level the ethics and morals in our society.

Regarding Islam’s principle of quest for knowledge, Imran Khan said all sources that impact human behaviour should disseminate knowledge which produces self-control, self-discipline, patience, forbearance, tolerance and a spirit of service and volunteerism. Talking about the steps taken for the welfare of the people, the Prime Minister said his government allocated billions of rupees under Ehsaas Program to provide relief to the common masses.

Imran Khan reiterated to establish the rule of law, which is the most urgent of all challenges facing Pakistan. He said Pakistan has suffered from elite capture, where powerful and crooked politicians, cartels and mafias have become accustomed to being above the law in order to protect their privileges gained through a corrupt system.

He said they have also corrupted state institutions, especially those that are responsible for upholding the rule of law. He said such individuals, cartels and mafias are parasites and defeating them is absolutely necessary to unleash the real potential of Pakistan.

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