In addition to wishing everyone a happy Saraiki Culture and Saraiki Ajrak Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed that the current administration would do its part to promote the regional languages, literature, and customs across the nation. In his greeting, the prime minister noted that the Saraiki region’s many colours were exquisite and that it was rich in diverse customs and civilizations. He described the Saraiki dialect as “very sweet” and mentioned that it was spoken not just in South Punjab but also in Balochistan and India. He claimed that great contributions to poetry, music, and literature had been made by Saraiki writers and the Saraiki language. According to the prime minister, the Indus Valley Civilization, which dates back thousands of years, is the source of Saraiki culture.
On Wednesday, the Governor’s House in this city hosted a sombre ceremony to swear in the 18-member Punjab government. Following the reading of the ministerial appointment order by Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhter Zaman, Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman administered the oath to the recently constituted provincial ministers. Along with former speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal and Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also attended the event. Khawaja Saad Rafique and other senior members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership were also in attendance. Names of the newly-appointed provincial ministers, along with their constituencies, from where they were elected to the...
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto stated on Wednesday that Pakistan would advance on all fronts, including the democratic system and judiciary, as a result of the landmark decision rendered by the Supreme Court regarding the Bhutto reference. The PPP chairman declared, “After 44 years, history is going to be corrected.” He cited Bhutto’s hanging on April 4, 1979, which occurred decades ago, and the fact that both the party and his family have been characterising the action as judicial murder ever since. The grandson of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected prime minister of Pakistan, Bilawal claimed in an interview with media following the sharing of the ruling by a nine-member bench that the court had acknowledged that Bhutto had not received a fair trial.
Following their retirement on March 11, senators in the upper house emphasised the importance of bolstering democracy in the nation in order to secure Pakistan’s economic future on Wednesday. Sen. Mohmmad Ishaq Dar, the Leader of the House, and Sen. Dr. Shahzad Waseem, the Leader of the Opposition, moved a resolution under Rule 263 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, requesting that the requirement of Rule 41 of the aforementioned Rules regarding question hour be waived for the remaining sittings of the current session. Deputy Chairman Sentat Mirza Muhammad Afridi accepted the resolution. In her departure address, Senator Professor Dr. Mahar Taj Roghani thanked Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and Senate Deputy Chairman Mirza Afridi for facilitating a peaceful Senate session.
Detained Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), backed a recent statement made by the Pakistan Army’s senior brass in relation to an investigation into the violent incidents on May 9 and said that his party was not against the armed forces. The Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC), chaired by General Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), had promised the previous day that those responsible for the May 9 attacks on military installations and the planning, instigation, abetting, and desecrating of martyrs’ monuments would undoubtedly face justice. In an unofficial meeting with reporters at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, the former prime minister declared: “I support the CCC’s declaration.” The perpetrators of the May 9 incidents ought to face harsh penalties.
In accordance with their mandate, the armed forces ensured the peaceful conduct of the general elections in 2024 and remained neutral throughout the electoral process. At the 263rd Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC), which was presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Asim Munir on Tuesday at GHQ, military authorities made a note of it. Top military officials voiced disappointment on Tuesday that certain political and social media figures were “maligning the armed forces” by spreading “unsubstantiated allegations of interference” in the election process. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir, presided over the 263rd Corps Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, where the observation was made. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) sent a news release stating.
GAWADAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday a relief package worth Rs 2 million for each of the relatives of the deceased, Rs 0.5 million for the injured, and Rs 750,000 for those whose houses were entirely destroyed in the rain-stricken parts of Balochistan. After touring the districts hit by the rain, the prime minister, who arrived here the very day he took office, informed the media that the government would also compensate the people whose houses were partially destroyed by the severe rains on February 26 with Rs 350,000. In the company of Balochistani Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti and lawmakers Atta Tarar and Jam Kamal Khan, he pledged that the government would not abandon the bereaved populace.
General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), emphasised on Tuesday that the creation of response plans, collective readiness, and—above all—the bolstering of multilateral cooperation among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member nations, particularly in the area of military medicines, are all necessary in light of the emergence of new and complex healthcare challenges, pandemics, and humanitarian crises. According to a news release from Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the CJCSC attended the inaugural session of the SCO Members States Seminar, which was sponsored by Pakistan and focused on “Challenges in Military Medicines.” The CJCSC reaffirmed that the people of Pakistan and the Pakistan Armed Forces were extremely proud of their collaboration with the SCO and were fully committed to growing it.
Asserting the two nations’ “shared interests,” the United States will work with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a State Department spokesperson stated on Monday, stressing Washington’s attachment to Pakistan. In response to a query regarding PM Sharif’s appointment to Pakistan’s top position, Spokesperson Mathew Miller stated, “We have said before, we value our alliance — long standing partnership — with Pakistan and have always viewed a strong, prosperous, and democratic Pakistan is critical to United States-Pakistan interests.” He said at his regular news briefing, “And our engagement with new prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and his government will continue to focus on advancing the shared interests.” Meanwhile, the election of Maryam Nawaz, the country’s first female chief minister, was hailed by the US on Monday as a “milestone in Pakistani politics.”
Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), took an oath of office as the nation’s 24th prime minister on Monday at the President’s House in the nation’s capital. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir was among the dignitaries present at the occasion where President Dr. Arif Alvi gave the newly elected premier his oath of office. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by prominent figures from Pakistan’s principal political parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Mutahidda Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). Among the leaders were PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari. Maryam Nawaz, Murad Ali Shah, and Sarfraz Bugti, the chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan, were also present at the event.
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