Thursday, March 18, 2021

Pakistan is facing challenges in the current situation: COAS Bajwa

Pakistan is facing challenges in the current situation: COAS Bajwa
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday underlined the need for the national security dialogue.

The role of national security dialogue is not limited to Army nowadays, other stakeholders are in this too,” said COAS while addressing the Islamabad National Security Dialogue ceremony.

He said that the world is facing different types of terrorism today and Pakistan is also facing challenges in the current situation.

Noting that enhancing security expenditures results in killing human development, COAS General Bajwa said despite aggressive neighbour, Pakistan has restrained itself from the arms race in the region.

Despite security threats in the region, Islamabad is spending less on defense expenditures, he maintained.

Commenting on the situation of Afghanistan, the COAS said that Pakistan is playing its due role for enduring peace and stability in Kabul as peace in Afghanistan guarantees peace in the region, he added.

He called for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir dispute to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan.

After a prolonged war against terror, Pakistan is about to defeat this menace of terrorism.



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Pakistan is facing challenges in the current situation: COAS Bajwa

Pakistan is facing challenges in the current situation: COAS Bajwa
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday underlined the need for the national security dialogue.

The role of national security dialogue is not limited to Army nowadays, other stakeholders are in this too,” said COAS while addressing the Islamabad National Security Dialogue ceremony.

He said that the world is facing different types of terrorism today and Pakistan is also facing challenges in the current situation.

Noting that enhancing security expenditures results in killing human development, COAS General Bajwa said despite aggressive neighbour, Pakistan has restrained itself from the arms race in the region.

Despite security threats in the region, Islamabad is spending less on defense expenditures, he maintained.

Commenting on the situation of Afghanistan, the COAS said that Pakistan is playing its due role for enduring peace and stability in Kabul as peace in Afghanistan guarantees peace in the region, he added.

He called for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir dispute to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan.

After a prolonged war against terror, Pakistan is about to defeat this menace of terrorism.



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PM Imran Khan distributes residential flats, houses among labour class

PM Imran Khan distributes residential flats, houses among labour class
Prime Minister Imran Khan has distributed the residential flats and houses to the working class under the Workers Welfare Fund, on Thursday.

The premier attended the ceremony of allotment of residential flats and houses among the working class and inaugurated the event by planting a sapling. Later, PM Khan unveiled the plaque at the ceremony and he was given a briefing regarding the housing project.
While addressing the ceremony after balloting, PM Imran Khan said that the housing project is a major achievement of the government as nobody has thought about the projects for 25 years. He said that Naya Pakistan is the name of a new though and a mindset, and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government is proving it.

The housing project was a favour to the labour as it is their right to own a home, said PM Khan, adding that the project was initiated after the government has introduced a new law under which the banks are providing loans.

He continued that the PTI government has the vision to uplift the weak segment of society. The people getting the houses will get a chance to clear their loans in the next 20 years, whereas, 1,500 flats will be allotted in the second phase, he announced.

PM Khan said that the project could not be completed if the banks do not take part in it. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor is performing his duties for dispatching loans for houses. He announced that the government will launch more housing schemes after getting its income improved. The government is making maximum efforts to provide houses to the salaried and working class.

The premier said that the coronavirus pandemic affected the global economies, however, Pakistan avoided bearing a major impact due to its construction industry. The construction industry is growing day by day and it will create more employment in the country.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Zulfiqar Bukhari completed the residential project pending for 11 years for the construction and allotment of more than 1,000 flats and 500 houses. The labourers, widows, differently-abled and working class will be given shelters on the basis of mortgage and easy instalment.
The ownership of the residential units will be given to those people earning below Rs500,000. Under the Workers Welfare Fund, 3,000 workers had been registered and the flats and houses will be distributed among 1,500 workers through balloting.

 



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PM Imran Khan distributes residential flats, houses among labour class

PM Imran Khan distributes residential flats, houses among labour class
Prime Minister Imran Khan has distributed the residential flats and houses to the working class under the Workers Welfare Fund, on Thursday.

The premier attended the ceremony of allotment of residential flats and houses among the working class and inaugurated the event by planting a sapling. Later, PM Khan unveiled the plaque at the ceremony and he was given a briefing regarding the housing project.
While addressing the ceremony after balloting, PM Imran Khan said that the housing project is a major achievement of the government as nobody has thought about the projects for 25 years. He said that Naya Pakistan is the name of a new though and a mindset, and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government is proving it.

The housing project was a favour to the labour as it is their right to own a home, said PM Khan, adding that the project was initiated after the government has introduced a new law under which the banks are providing loans.

He continued that the PTI government has the vision to uplift the weak segment of society. The people getting the houses will get a chance to clear their loans in the next 20 years, whereas, 1,500 flats will be allotted in the second phase, he announced.

PM Khan said that the project could not be completed if the banks do not take part in it. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor is performing his duties for dispatching loans for houses. He announced that the government will launch more housing schemes after getting its income improved. The government is making maximum efforts to provide houses to the salaried and working class.

The premier said that the coronavirus pandemic affected the global economies, however, Pakistan avoided bearing a major impact due to its construction industry. The construction industry is growing day by day and it will create more employment in the country.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Zulfiqar Bukhari completed the residential project pending for 11 years for the construction and allotment of more than 1,000 flats and 500 houses. The labourers, widows, differently-abled and working class will be given shelters on the basis of mortgage and easy instalment.
The ownership of the residential units will be given to those people earning below Rs500,000. Under the Workers Welfare Fund, 3,000 workers had been registered and the flats and houses will be distributed among 1,500 workers through balloting.

 



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NAB summons Maryam Nawaz in another case

NAB summons Maryam Nawaz in another case
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned on Thursday PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz for questioning in an alleged illegal land transfer case.

She is required to turn up at the bureau’s Lahore office on March 26. According to the corruption watchdog, the Sharif family members allegedly illegally acquired 3,500 kanals of land in Raiwind in collusion with the district administration and revenue officials in 2013.

Also Read: NAB summons Maryam after ‘new’ money laundering evidence emerges

In 2015, then Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general Ahad Cheema and the Lahore deputy commissioner altered the master plan, declaring hundreds of kanals of land green-land area, the NAB said.

Maryam has been asked to bring relevant land record along with her. On Wednesday, the national graft buster summoned the PML-N vice president in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.

Well-placed sources said she will be quizzed in light of the new evidence the bureau has received regarding the money laundering accusations against Maryam Nawaz.

The corruption watchdog had summoned Maryam last year in August but cancelled her hearing after clash erupted between PML-N supporters and the police personnel outside the bureau’s Lahore office ahead of her arrival there.



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NAB summons Maryam Nawaz in another case

NAB summons Maryam Nawaz in another case
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned on Thursday PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz for questioning in an alleged illegal land transfer case.

She is required to turn up at the bureau’s Lahore office on March 26. According to the corruption watchdog, the Sharif family members allegedly illegally acquired 3,500 kanals of land in Raiwind in collusion with the district administration and revenue officials in 2013.

Also Read: NAB summons Maryam after ‘new’ money laundering evidence emerges

In 2015, then Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general Ahad Cheema and the Lahore deputy commissioner altered the master plan, declaring hundreds of kanals of land green-land area, the NAB said.

Maryam has been asked to bring relevant land record along with her. On Wednesday, the national graft buster summoned the PML-N vice president in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.

Well-placed sources said she will be quizzed in light of the new evidence the bureau has received regarding the money laundering accusations against Maryam Nawaz.

The corruption watchdog had summoned Maryam last year in August but cancelled her hearing after clash erupted between PML-N supporters and the police personnel outside the bureau’s Lahore office ahead of her arrival there.



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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

3 alleged street criminals arrested in Karachi

3 alleged street criminals arrested in Karachi
Karachi police arrested three alleged street criminals during a raid conducted at Gulshan-e-Hadeed Link Road of the metropolis, on Thursday.

Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Malir told the media that three criminals involved in robberies and street crimes have been arrested from Gulshan-e-Hadeed Link Road.

He said that four stolen mobile phones and weapons were recovered from their possession. The police officer said that the accused and their accomplices used to rob citizens on the Link Road.

Earlier on March 14, the city district police had recovered a large amount of cash plundered from a trader in Lyari.

The police arrested two accused from Lyari’s Mirza Adam Khan road and recovered 5.7 million rupees looted from a trader Sajjad, SSP City Sarfaraz Nawaz had said in a statement.

“The trader had sold his apartment in 5.9 million rupees and was returning back to home when the accused robbed cash from him,” SSP City had said.

The accused had also injured the victim over his resistance to robbery, Sarfaraz Nawaz had said. Two robbers have been identified as Piyar Ali and Rashid, the police officer had said.

“Police has also recovered weapons from them, who have been involved in 50 street crimes including snatching,” SSP City had stated. Police further investigating the matter and conducting raids in search of their accomplices.



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Islamabad court dismisses Gill’s bail plea in sedition case

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