In order to prevent the banking industry from extending any banking or financial facilities to proven fraudulent personnel, President Dr. Arif Alvi has instructed the Banking Mohtasib to investigate banking frauds and bring up the issue with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This will allow the SBP to issue the necessary standard operating procedures (SOPs) and place the fraudulent personnel’s CNICs on a blacklist or central negative list. President Secretariat Press Wing stated in a press release on Sunday that the president issued these directives while rejecting two separate representations submitted by United Bank Ltd (UBL) and Bank Alfalah Ltd (BAL) directing the banks to pay Rs 1.9 million and Rs 0.744 million, respectively, to their customers who were victims of online banking fraud at the hands of fraudsters.
Mushahid Hussain Sayed, the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence, has stated that the resolution of the Iran issue served as a “model of crisis management,” while non-state actors are now a threat to both national and regional security since they are connected to regional geopolitics. According to a press statement released here on Sunday, he was addressing at the Pakistan-China Institute conversation on “Outlook of Security Situation in South Asia in 2024,” which was held concurrently at the Quetta Press Club and Islamabad as part of the Friends of Silk Road (FOSR) Initiative. Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed emphasised the importance of the current situation, which is characterised by instability and change, in his inaugural speech. He examined China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) in this light as a novel framework for amicably resolving security-related disputes.
At Okara Garrison, the Multan Corps’ combined military training programme for the Pakistan Army and the Royal Saudi Land Forces got underway. At the start of the combined training, the armed forces of the two nations performed an excellent military exercise, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). This time, at the unveiling of the national flags, the national anthems of both nations were also played. The principal guest of the occasion was the Garrison Commander. The combined training plan will provide classroom instruction and the chance for the armed services of both nations to refine their combined combat abilities. Following the opening ceremony, the officers and soldiers of both nations’ armed forces received badges of joint training from the Chief Guest.
Managing Director of IFW Expo and Management of DLG International Stefan Kresse met with Caretaker Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Dr. Kauser Abdullah Malik on the fringes of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) held in Berlin, Germany. The Pakistan Embassy in Germany tweeted on X on Sunday, stating that they talked about concerns pertaining to the use of contemporary technologies in agriculture.
Since the confrontation with Israel began on October 7, at least 25,105 Palestinians have died in Palestinian territory, according to the health ministry in Gaza. According to a ministry statement, 62,681 additional persons were injured, according to AFP. According to Reuters, Israel’s military claimed that during battle in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers had killed fifteen Palestinian fighters. Israel has been putting further pressure on Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, and the military there reported that snipers there, assisted by air power, had “eliminated a number of terrorists.” There have been intense battles in recent hours between Israeli forces invading Khan Younis city and Palestinian fighters on the ground in the southern part of the city.
Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the prime minister, stated on Friday that Iran and Pakistan should move to mend fences and resume normal diplomatic relations to the pre-terrorist era. “It is in the interest of both countries to take steps to restore the relationship to what it was prior to January 16,” stated Prime Minister Kakar. In the aforementioned regard, the prime minister further stated that Pakistan will “welcome and reciprocate all positive measures from the Iranian side.” “Two brotherly countries that have historically enjoyed fraternal and cooperative relations marked by respect and affection,” he added of Pakistan and Iran. Pakistan, Kakar continued, is a “law-abiding and peace-loving country” that aspires to amicable and constructive relations with other nations.
In a hastily convened meeting on Friday, the National Security Committee examined the tense security situation amidst Pakistan’s standoff with Iran and reiterated its unwavering commitment to the security and sovereignty of the nation. Two days after Tehran violated Pakistan’s sovereignty by shooting a missile towards Balochistan, which resulted in the terrible deaths of two children and the injuries of three girls, Pakistan began airstrikes on terrorist hideouts within Iran on Thursday in retaliation. The heads of intelligence agencies, Pakistan Air Force commander Zaheer Ahmad Babar, Army commander General Asim Munir, Navy Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf, and Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani attended the NSC meeting, which was chaired by acting Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar.
Pakistan on Friday offered Iran an olive branch to work on “all issues” following airstrikes against terrorists inside each other’s borders. Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani spoke over the phone with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, on Friday against the backdrop of the current tensions between Pakistan and Iran. Jilani stated that Islamabad is willing to cooperate with Tehran on any matter. Iran launched assaults in Pakistan on Tuesday, according to Iranian state television, targeting what it claimed to be camps for the jihadist group Jaish al-Adl in the Balochistani border town of Panjgur. This led to Islamabad’s harsh denunciation and the downgrade of diplomatic ties. The strikes were a part of a string of assaults that Iran has recently carried out in Iraq and Syria.
Aneeq Ahmed , the federal minister for religious affairs and interfaith harmony, emphasised the importance of educating the public, especially the younger generation, about harmony and peaceful coexistence. In association with Dawood University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) Karachi, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony arranged the seminar, “Bridging Beliefs: Interfaith Harmony in Pakistan.” The minister expressed optimism that the younger generation will continue to propagate the Islamic teaching of Husn-e-Akhlaq (moral excellence), as they are our future and our best chance of establishing an inclusive and well-rounded society. According to him, every religion has the same divine message ingrained in its core beliefs.
Hours after Pakistan launched military operations inside Iran to target terrorists’ hideouts, the ambassadors of Pakistan and Iran held “some positive exchanges,” emphasising constructive communication and the rebuilding of confidence. Pakistan killed several terrorists of Pakistani descent on Thursday morning by hitting their hideouts in the Iranian province of Siestan-o-Baluchistan, in a series of “highly complex” and “specifically targeted” precision military attacks. The day before, Pakistan took measures in response to an alleged “blatant breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty” and violation of international law by the Iranian side in its airspace. In addition to drawing criticism from around the globe, the events forced Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani to cancel their respective foreign trips to Uganda and Switzerland.
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