Day: March 8, 2024

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz will vote for Asif Ali Zardari in the Presidential elections tomorrow.

She was addressing the joint Parliamentary Party meeting of PML(N) and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians in Lahore today, along with Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Maryam Nawaz said that Asif Ali Zardari is the joint candidate of both PML(N) and PPPP and expressed hope that after tomorrow’ elections, the President House will act as per constitution.

She said that serious minded political parties are united for the nation’s interests. She said that all of us will have to be united as a nation, to solve the issues being faced by the country.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Pakistan Navy’s key maritime exercise Seaspark-24 has been concluded in Karachi with the demonstration of practical actions of all naval combat assets.

Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf was the chief guest on this occasion.

During the exercise, combat assets including ships, aircraft, submarines, air defense radars were used in the context of war.

Meanwhile, the successful demonstration of live missile firing and practice to target the enemy fleet through joint operations at sea were also presented.

The Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) made recommendations regarding the prevailing strategy in the context of exercise activities.

The personnel of Pakistan Navy as well as Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force participated in joint operations of the exercise.

The Naval Chief expressed satisfaction over the operational preparedness and the successful conduct of the exercise.

The closing ceremony of Seaspark-24 was also attended by senior officials of the relevant m
inistries and the Pakistan Armed Forces.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has launched the women safety App ‘Never Again’ to ensure protection of women folk.

Addressing a special ceremony in connection with International Women’s Day in Lahore today, she also announced to increase job quota for women in Punjab Public Service Commission from 10 percent to 15 percent. She directed to fill the vacant women seats in every Provincial Department.

The Chief Minister said that funds of one billion rupees have been allocated to establish Day Care Centers at work places.

She said working women hostels will also be built.

Maryam Nawaz said that women will be given fifty percent loans in online business. She said that transfer fee will not be charged on gifting property to sister and daughter.

She said that the Board of Revenue will transfer property to the inheritor family after deciding on the daughters’ share.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the government is all set to take tough decisions to steer the country out of economic crisis.

Addressing a cheque distribution ceremony in Muzaffarabad among the affected people by torrential rains and snowfall today, he said the government is fully committed to tap huge potential of natural and agriculture resources, stop smuggling, power theft, and losses of the State Owned Entities.

The Prime Minister said the country’s tax collection target for the current fiscal year is 1.2 trillion which is not up to the true potential due to tax evasion.

He said tax evasion is one of the biggest challenges that would be resolved to increase country’s resources.

He said even the salaries of the employees are being paid with the borrowed money.

The Prime Minister said this is the right time to take tough and important decisions to resolve all key challenges, the country is facing.

As regards the losses of SOEs, the Prime Minister informed that the SOEs are incurring los
ses of hundreds of billions rupees as the loss of only Pakistan International Airlines is around 825 billion rupees. Similarly power theft annually incurs 500 billion rupees.

He called for setting aside all the differences in the larger national interest.

Talking about the losses and damages occurred due to recent rains, snowfalls and land sliding in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the Prime Minister expressed his grief and sorrow over the loss of eight precious lives and prayed for early recovery of those injured in the incidents.

He said that the government of Pakistan always stood with its Kashmiri brothers and sisters in the hour of need.

The Prime Minister said Jammu and Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan and it would not leave alone the people of Kashmir in this hour of difficulty.

He said two million rupees each would be distributed among the families of the deceased and 500,000 rupees each to those injured in the recent incidents. Similarly, 700,000 rupees each would be given to those whose houses w
ere completely damaged while 350,000 rupees would be given to those whose houses were partly damaged.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz participated in an event organized by the Punjab Women Development Department in connection with Women’s Day in Lahore today.

She examined handicrafts made by women and procured beautifully embroidered dress.

The Chief Minister was briefed about the Pink Scotty Scheme and also visited stalls of the Punjab Small Industries Corporation and TEVTA.

Source: Radio Pakistan