Professor Ahsan Iqbal, the federal minister for planning, development, and special initiatives, reaffirmed on Tuesday that maintaining political stability and implementing ongoing programmes were necessary to steer the nation towards stability and progress. Speaking at a news conference shortly after taking on the role of federal minister, he bemoaned the nation’s history of political and policy changes, which he said had impeded the nation’s capacity to advance sustainably. Drawing from a range of nations, such as Korea, Bangladesh, China, India, and Turkey, the minister asserted that political stability and consistent policies were necessary for any nation to succeed. According to him, Pakistan’s past 50 years of political unrest have hindered the execution and advancement of development initiatives such as Vision 2010, Vision 2025, and other five-year plans.
On Tuesday, Attaullah Tarar, a federal minister, took over as the new Minister of Broadcasting and Information. Upon the minister’s arrival to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, key personnel of the ministry, including Federal Secretary Shahera Shahid, greeted him. In the elections held on February 8, Attaullah Tarar, a prominent figure in the Pakistan Muslim League (N), was chosen to represent Constituency NA-127 in Lahore as a member of the National Assembly. He took his oath in the President’s House today as a Federal Minister, and he started work at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Attaullah Tarar declared upon his arrival at the Ministry of Information that the doors would always be open to the press community.
The decision was made by President Asif Ali Zardari to forgo receiving a government salary because of the nation’s current economic difficulties. The President Secretariat Press Wing made his choice public in a statement on Tuesday. He made this choice in an effort to promote responsible financial management throughout the nation. The statement stated that the President deemed it imperative to spare the national coffers and opted to forego his income. The Pakistani president’s account on X, formerly Twitter, posted a message outlining his plans to take the important move. “The purpose of President Asif Zardari’s decision is to encourage prudent financial management in the country,” said the article. The president has cautioned against taxing the national treasury, it was noted.
Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been prohibited from having meetings within the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi for a period of two weeks. Adiala Jail has barred all visits, meetings, and interviews owing to a security alert, as per a notification from Punjab’s Home Department. Barbed wire was to be erected outside the jail premises, according to the notification sent to the authorities. Within a single day, a new security audit of the jail personnel, Intelligence Bureau employees, and members of the special branch of the police will be completed. It further stated that everyone would be subject to a body search on jail property and that a clearance operation would be conducted both inside and outside the facility. It was also requested that government contractors operating inside of jails have security clearance.
Azma Bukhari, the information minister for Punjab, stated on Tuesday that the parliament will serve out its whole constitutional term since the PML-N has always prioritised real work over grandiose rhetoric and broken pledges. Speaking to the media, she declared that no one would be let to sabotage democracy and that the PML-N leadership wanted it to flourish. The government, led by the PML-N, has said that it will not permit any individual to cause instability in the nation and that the opposition, in spite of their own agendas, must contribute to the advancement of democracy. She also reiterated the government’s resolve to prosecute all those implicated in the May 9 incident, saying that the miscreants’ cases would be pursued to their justifiable end. She issued a warning, saying that anyone attempting to undermine the nation would not be tolerated or given a pass by the administration.
The moon was visible on Monday at half past six, marking the start of the holy month of Ramadan in Pakistan. Tuesday, March 12, is the first day of Ramadan. At the Auqaf administrator’s office in Peshawar on Monday, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee convened to witness the sighting of the Ramazan moon. Abdul Khabir Azad, head of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, led the meeting, which began after Asr. The committee announced the sighting of the Ramazan moon. Astronomers predict that although if Ramazan’s moon rises on March 10, it won’t be visible then. Instead, it will be readily visible on March 11. The evening of March 11 will mark Pakistan’s first Taraweeh.
The 19-member federal cabinet, which includes some new members, was sworn in by President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday following days of intense consultation among the ruling allies. A report sent to the Aiwan-e-Sadr earlier today stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday suggested 19 people to the president for the appointment to the federal cabinet. The PML-N lawmakers Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Rana Tanveer, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Jam Kamal Khan, Amir Muqam, Awais Leghari, and Attaullah Tarar are among those who were recommended for the federal ministries under clause 1 of Article 92 of the Constitution. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui of the MQM-P and Abdul Aleem Khan of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party are also included on the list.
On Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared that the goal of his government was to turn the long-standing diplomatic and economic connections between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan into a strategic alliance that would benefit both countries, with an emphasis on luring Saudi capital into bankable projects in Pakistan. The prime minister congratulated Saudi authorities for broadening the “Road to Makkah” project, which will aid Pakistani Hajj pilgrims, during a meeting with Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy, the Saudi ambassador in Pakistan. He expressed his gratitude to Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, for their well wishes on his reelection as prime minister.
According to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, those attempting to undermine the nation under the guise of politics and democracy won’t be treated lightly. Maryam responded to a reporter’s question during a brief, casual exchange on the matter by saying that the law would be enforced if there was a threat of injuring people or damage public property. The chief minister emphasised, “It isn’t political victimisation,” and said that in the event of a protest, one must behave like a responsible citizen. Maryam declared, “I will not allow [you] to spread political chaos in the country if you think that [you] will use your democratic right to do so.”
Just one day after taking the oath of office as the nation’s fourteenth president, President Asif Ali Zardari was given a guard of honour on Monday by well-tuned military contingents. Zardari, who arrived at the event in the customary horse-drawn buggy, examined the guard of honour and shook hands with the President House’s officers and staff at the ceremony held at Islamabad’s Aiwan-e-Sadr. It is important to note that it is customary for a freshly elected president to receive a guard of honour at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, as does an outgoing president like Arif Alvi. The event occurs one day after Zardari was sworn in as the country‘s head of state by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa.
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