Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the prime minister, stated on Tuesday that the administration had made several steps to strengthen the bureaucratic system in order to enhance the province of Balochistan’s entire governance framework. Speaking at a press conference, he stated that the province has certain long-standing and intricate problems that should be tackled by assigning a combination of honest and diligent officials from both the provincial government and the civil service. “Our issues are linked with the bad governance, that had been badly affecting the performance of the province for the last few decades,” he stated. He dispatched a team led by the capable bureaucrat Shakeel Qadir Khan at the request of the Balochistani government in order to maintain meritocracy and simplify the bureaucratic apparatus as a whole. He said to have given the crew explicit instructions to back the Chief Minister and the province administration in this endeavour to the fullest. According to PM Kakar, a group of dishonest bureaucrats and other interested parties trampled over the entire province, seriously harming the country’s economy. The prime minister responded to a query about the nationalist parties’ concerns about holding free and fair elections in the province by saying that it was merely a normal issue because these parties had something to communicate to their supporters. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to holding free and fair elections throughout the nation and stated that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will carry out its mandate to conduct the polls in a proper manner.
Lahore: Under the direction of Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, a significant decision was made to sell high-protein Punjabi fodder to Kuwait.The gathering Approved methods to improve the production of high-protein ‘alfalfa’ fodder for the growth of animals, with a focus on the nutrient-rich feed’s scientific drying and storage. Plans to investigate other ideas for breed insemination to promote dairy development and to supply farmers with seeds for growing ‘alfalfa’ fodder were also considered.In an effort to take advantage of the possibility of higher exports of beef and mutton, the CM ordered the Food Research Centre in Sargodha to operate at full capacity in order to promote the production of high-protein fodder. He emphasised conversations he had while in Kuwait, where the two main topics of discussion were the need for dry feed from Kuwait and the export of high-protein fodder.Positive results of Punjab’s disease-free compartment were revealed to the meeting.The CM emphasised the significance of encouraging nearby farms to implement model agricultural practices, highlighting the need for both contemporary technology and regional knowledge for livestock development. Provincial Minister Ibrahim Hasan Murad, the chairman of planning and development, the secretaries of agriculture, wildlife, and livestock, as well as the secretary of transportation, were present at the meeting. In the meantime, Mohsin Naqvi, the caretaker chief minister of Punjab, presided over a meeting on Tuesday that addressed Lahore’s traffic problems.
Islamabad: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, who is on an official visit to the US, visited Headquarters Central Command at Tampa Bay...
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), two of the nation’s leading legal organisations, have voiced misgivings about Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja’s ability to conduct free and fair elections on February 8 of next year. PBC Vice-Chairman Haroon-ur-Rashid and Chairman of the Executive Committee Hassan Raza Pasha stressed in a statement on Tuesday how important it is that the general elections on February 8, 2024, go forward as scheduled. They highlight how important it is to give equal opportunities and a level playing field to all political parties and independent candidates in order to ensure transparency and fairness in the electoral process. While voicing their grave concerns about the CEC’s behaviour with relation to seat distribution, delimitations, and election processes.
Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister, said on Tuesday that “electoral engineering” was used to ensure that the “selected” was appointed prime minister in the 2018 election. The former prime minister claimed that the nation’s citizens had already paid a high enough price for the appointment of an unworthy person to the position of prime minister. During his speech at the parliamentary board meeting in Lahore, the leader of the PML-N emphasised that the PTI’s deeds and promises during his tenure in office were completely different. Speaking of this previous administration, he claimed that because development projects were being pursued, the nation was doing well in 2017. Speaking of the projects, he mentioned that the first motorway’s foundation was erected within the same time frame.
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, stated on Tuesday that a country’s most valuable resource is its skilled people capital and that an efficient training plan is essential to meeting the demands of the modern world. Speaking here at the inauguration of the PM’s Youth Skill Development Programme, he stated that it was important to provide young people with the most recent information possible in the age of technology and artificial intelligence. According to PM Kakar, teaching skills to one individual benefits not just him but also the families he is connected to and the next generation. He claimed that such social development programmes that improved people’s lives on the whole were desperately needed in the country. According to him, the Balochistan Skilled Development Fund was established by the province government and would be overseen by the Planning and Development Department. He claimed that the Chinese government expressed interest in giving Balochistan a $60 million grant, of which the provincial government intended to use half for the development of young people’s skills. Madad Ali Sindhi, the federal minister of education, stated that teaching young people skills is essential to their empowerment since it makes them employable. According to him, the program’s introduction from Quetta was noteworthy since it inspired the local kids who most needed it to profit from it.
On Tuesday, Dr. Maen Khreasat, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s ambassador to Pakistan, paid a lengthy visit to Fawad Hasan Fawad, the caretaker minister for privatisation, to discuss matters of common interest and cooperation. According to a press statement from the Ministry of Privatisation, the ambassador discussed Jordan’s experience with privatisation and the advantages that have resulted for the Jordanian economy. He clarified that Jordan’s pro-business policies have made the nation more attractive to foreign investors from around the globe. The minister praised Jordan’s privatisation programme as a replicable model for Pakistan, citing commonalities between the two sister nations. The ambassador was informed by the minister about Pakistan’s privatisation process’s advancement.
ISLAMABAD: In an effort to guarantee free and fair elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday ordered the removal of Prime Minister Ahad Cheema’s adviser on establishment from his position. Cheema is a member of the caretaker administration, which has been tasked with managing the nation’s affairs until the elections, which are scheduled for February 8, 2024, with limited authority. To guarantee free and fair elections, the polling body is authorised under the Constitution to appoint or dismiss any member of the interim government’s cabinet. It had dismissed a number of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet members in August due to their active political involvement.
Dr. Nadeem Jan, federal minister for health, stated on Tuesday that the health sector needed to promptly incorporate new, developing technologies. In a meeting with Dr. Umar Saif, the Federal Minister of Information Technology, he made this statement. They both talked on the current health sector reforms. They also spoke on advancing and collaborating with IT in the healthcare industry. Dr. Nadeem Jan stated that the government has set the groundwork for the Ministry of Health’s digitization while also stating that the ministry was working on the agenda for reforms in the healthcare industry. According to the minister, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan’s (DRAP) licencing and registration process has also gone digital. He also mentioned that government hospital pharmacies are becoming computerised.
After returning from the Palestinian region, the UN children’s agency spokesperson declared that Gaza is “the most dangerous place in the world” for a child, expressing his outrage at the situation there, according to AFP. After spending over two weeks in Gaza, Unicef spokesperson James Elder addressed a press conference, “I’m furious that those with power shrug at the humanitarian nightmares unleashed on a million children.” The Israeli army is still bombarding the Gaza Strip, and he mentioned youngsters who had undergone amputations and were subsequently “killed in those hospitals.” According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), more than 60% of Gaza’s infrastructure has been destroyed or severely damaged.
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