BEIJING: On Thursday, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, stated that Pakistan was providing Chinese businesses and the global community with chances to participate in high-yielding mining and metallurgy industries. While meeting with Chairman Minmentals Weng Zuliang and Chairman China Metallurgical Group Corporation Chen Jianuang in Beijing, the prime minister shared these opinions. The gathering took place outside the Third Belt and Road Forum, which President Xi Jinping inaugurated on Wednesday. The team was informed by PM Kakar about the Special Investment Facilitation Council, which was established to encourage international investment in the nation. The leaders of the Chinese businesses conveyed a strong desire to make investments in Pakistan.
BEIJING: Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, described the bilateral cooperation as something that was built in “heaven” on Thursday. He said that Pakistan totally trusted China and that it would not allow anything to jeopardise the strategic partnership. During his opening remarks, the prime minister of Pakistan told Chinese President Xi Jinping that his country fully backed the One China policy and that it will demonstrate this by deeds, not just words. The gathering, which drew leaders and delegates from about 140 countries, happened outside of the Third Belt and Road Forum. He said, “Pakistan will not take an inch back when it comes to our relations with China,” during their meeting to talk about issues both locally and bilaterally.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s return was made possible on Thursday when an accountability court postponed his arrest warrant in the Toshakhana case and granted him protective bail in two graft charges. The leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had applied for bail in the Al-Azizia and Avenfield cases to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which had accepted the arguments and granted bail until October 24. After announcing the decision, the IHC barred the government from detaining Nawaz Sharif upon his arrival back in the nation on Saturday, October 21. The high court stated that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has not objected to the PML-N supremo’s request for protective bail in corruption cases.
Aneeq Ahmed, the Minister of Religious Affairs, is in Cairo, Egypt to take part in the 8th World Fatwa Conference, which is being hosted at Egyptian Fatwa House and organised by the General Secretariat of Fatwa Houses and Bodies worldwide. Scholars, ministers, and muftis from 100 countries attended the meeting, which was held under the patronage of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, according to a statement released here on Thursday. He expressed his profound gratitude to Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Dr. Shawki Ibrahim Allam, for his cordial invitation and hospitality throughout the conference. He underlined how crucial it is to have a conversation on “Fatwa and the Challenges of the Third Millennium” in order to acknowledge the distinct and complex difficulties that the Muslim Ummah is currently facing.
Govt acting to increase exports from the agriculture sector: PMBEIJING: On Thursday, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, announced that the government was implementing steps to boost exports, processing, and the agriculture sector. The prime minister informed President Luan Richeng’s team of China Oil and Food Stuffs about the state of Pakistan’s agricultural industry. He noted that the government has also included the agriculture sector in the Special Investment Facilitation Council in an effort to promote it. He claimed that Pakistan was working to improve agricultural exports from the nation as well as raise agricultural yield through processing. The prime minister commended the delegation’s strong interest in making investments in Pakistan.
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, expressed sorrow on Thursday at the passing of eminent attorney and former senator Syed Muhammad Zafar. The prime minister prayed for the family who had lost a loved one to have patience and for the departed soul to rest in peace. After a protracted illness, S.M. Zafar passed away in Lahore on Thursday. He was ninety-three. On Thursday, S.M. Zafar, a well-known lawyer and scholar, passed away. Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi expressed her profound sadness and grief at his passing. In his sympathy letter, the minister wished the grieving family well and begged to God to grant the deceased soul eternal rest. Solangi expressed his sadness at learning about S.M. Zafar’s passing.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan called for an immediate end to the brutal blockade and bombardment of Gaza on Thursday, expressing dissatisfaction over the outcomes of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) emergency meeting on Wednesday. “The outcome of the UNSC debate depresses us as a nation. At her weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated, “The Security Council should play its designated role to bring an immediate end to the bombardment and blockade leading to a humanitarian catastrophe.” The spokesperson was making reference to the United States’ use of its veto power at the UN Security Council to thwart a resolution that demanded Israel to permit humanitarian corridors into the Gaza Strip.
General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, went to a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) operational air base to observe the ongoing aerial exercise Indus Shield-2023.According to a PAF news release, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, welcomed Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee upon his arrival at the installation. The Air Power Centre of Excellence training facility and the purpose of the exercise, which aims to promote collaboration between the participating air forces and consolidate upon new conceptions of aerial combat, were briefed to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The Air Chief commended General Sahir Shamshad Mirza for his efforts in fostering tri-service cooperation and expressed gratitude for his unwavering support.
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi visited the Palestine Embassy on Thursday and showed support for the Palestinian people who are the targets of Israel’s random killings. He called on the whole community to denounce Israel’s atrocities and its excessive response, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent people. He demanded an immediate end to hostilities and the creation of a humanitarian corridor so that supplies of food, water, and electricity could be sent to those in need. Additionally, the president met with Ahmed Jawad Rabei, the ambassador of the State of Palestine, and on behalf of the Pakistani people and government, he expressed sympathy with the Palestinian people. He declared that Pakistan would support Palestine no matter what and would only accept a resolution that pleased the Palestinians.
BEIJING: On Wednesday, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, declared that Pakistan was dedicated to cooperating with China and other regional allies to realise the objectives of an open global economy and to advancing transcontinental connectivity. “We can create a brighter, peaceful, and sustainable future for ourselves and for our generations with shared responsibility and by embracing the vision of working together,” he stated during his speech at the Third Belt and Road Forum (BRF) high-level event on “Connectivity in an Open Global Economy.” Representatives from 140 countries attended the two-day meeting, which honoured the tenth anniversary of the multibillion dollar cross-regional Belt and Road Initiative, which got underway in Beijing, the capital of China.
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