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President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have expressed condolences over the demise of Awami National Party Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan’s wife.
In their separate condolence messages, the President and the Prime Minister prayed for the departed soul and expressed sympathy with the bereaved family.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Pakistan Army in collaboration with FC Balochistan organized free medical camps in different areas of Balochistan.
These camps were organized in remote areas of Qila Saifullah, Zhob, Dukki, Sibi, Badini, Sangaan, and district Chaman.
Over four thousand two hundred patients were provided medical treatment facilities including tests and medicines free of cost.
Meanwhile, the FC Balochistan is also successfully running eighty three schools and colleges including twenty nine free shelter schools.
More than fifteen thousand students are being provided education in these schools and colleges, while students are also being given books, uniform and stationary items free of cost.
A Girls Primary School was also constructed in Tehsil Dobandi of district Qila Saifullah. The school will provide education to girls of the area free of cost.
Similarly, supply of computers at Government Girls Degree College Noshki is also being carried out by FC. It is also busy in construction of boundary wall, and repair and maintena
nce of playground of the college.
The FC Balochistan distributed free Ramazan Bags among deserved and needy people of Sohbatpur, Chaman, Sangaan, Qila Saifullah, and Kohlu.
The local people of these areas thanked Pakistan Army and FC Balochistan for carrying out relief and welfare activities in their areas.
Source: Radio Pakistan
The Canadian High Commissioner in Pakistan, Leslie Scanlon, met with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in Lahore today.
During the meeting, they explored avenues to enhance mutual economic ties between Canada and Punjab.
They also discussed the possibility of increasing scholarships for Punjab students to study at Canadian higher education institutions.
The Punjab Chief Minister expressed her readiness to welcome the Canadian Sikh community to visit their sacred places in the province.
Source: Radio Pakistan
In Punjab, over one million families out of a total 6.47 million have been delivered Chief Minister’s Ramadan Nigheban package hampers so far.
The government has also completed verification of 4.87 million families out of a total 6.47 million families for the package.
So far, seventy five thousand Ramadan Package hampers have been distributed in district Lahore, over 70 thousand in Khanewal and 63 thousand in Dera Ghazi Khan.
Digital monitoring of the package distribution is also being done with daily reports being sent to the Chief Minister.
Source: Radio Pakistan
China says it attaches high importance to its relations with Pakistan and stands ready to jointly work to carry forward cooperation between the two countries.
This was stated by Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, at his regular briefing in Beijing today.
He congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on taking oath as President of Pakistan.
Source: Radio Pakistan