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Special poverty reduction Positive reforms to usher
programmes to be launched increase in provincial
receipts: Mehmood
in next budget: CM Sindh PESHAWAR (APP): KP Chief
Minister Mahmood Khan has
said that a revolution in the
national economy could also
KARACHI (APP): Sin dh These programm es could be made. vowed to bring positive change be ushered through introduc
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali would focus on poverty reduc He directed Chairman and unique reforms in the sys tion of resultoriented reforms
Shah presided over a meeting tion and provide social secu Person P&D Naheed Shah to tem in upcoming budget that in tourism and other sectors
to finalise Social Protection rity cover to the marginalized establish a separate unit in her would not only usher maxi of the province. However, he
Strategy under which poverty portion of population such as department. mum increase in the receipts of said that the goal could be
reduction programmes were poo rest of the p oor and There are different pro the province rather would also achieved through taking prac
being planned to launch in the women. Under the programme posals to reduce poverty such guarantee service delivery to tical steps and resolve of all
next budget.The meeting was there are certain sectors such as advancing small loans to the people in real sense. stakeholders, departments
attended by CM Advisor on as poverty reduction, family youth and women to launch In a statement issued here and political leaders. The
Information Murtaza Wahab, health, mother and child sup their small businesses and then from Chief Minister’s Secre chief minister said that after
CM Coo rdin ator Hariz port programme, Benazir Hari return loan in easy installments. tariat on Monday the chief the upcoming budget the pro
Gazdar, Chairperson P&D Card, Benazir Women Agricul Under this programme women minister clarified, people had vincial will concentrate on ef
Naheed Shah, Principal Secre tural Workers Programme and folk would be empowered by elected them with twothird fective financial management
tary to CM Sajid Jamal Abro, In tern ship Guarantee engaging them in agriculture sec majority and they will not dis and reforms and departments
Secretary Fin an ce Najam programme. tor in rural areas by giving them TEXILA: Vice President of China Wang Qishan visiting Taxila Museum. Federal appoint them in any circum would be made bound to in
Shah and other concerned of The chief minister said seed and fertilizers. The youth Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar is also stances. The effective and re troduce reforms within the
ficers, said a statement on that some of the poverty re would be given scholarship to present. sultoriented reforms will not specified time frame.
Monday. The chief minis duction programmes are al continue their higher education. only bring improvement in the The chief minister said
ter said that PPP Chairman ready going on through dif The meeting decided to
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has
directed him to launch so
feren t d ep a rtm ents now
these programmes would be
firm up proposals for launch
ing these programmes and the
Cabinet committee on law econom y of the province
rather will also bring stability
in the national economy.
that all proposals of the fi
nance department and other
departments would be imple
cial protection programmes
as announced in election 2019.
merged in a single depart
ment so that proper focus
same would be approved from
the appropriate forum. and order reviews security He said there was dire
need of reforms in the century
mented to bring improvement
in the economy and enhance
old system of the province. ment in the receipts of the
35 special persons arrangements across Punjab About mineral reserves
of the province, the chief min
province. He said that plan
ning in this regard has already
complete Our Correspondent Youth Affairs Taimoor Ahmad sure strict implementation of ister said that due to ineffec been completed. The stress
technical LAHORE: Minister Law, Khan, Chief Secretary Punjab Punjab Tenants law to avert tive planning and inactive strat ing need for reforms for filling
Parliamentary Affairs and Lo Yousaf Naseem Khokher, In anticipated terroristic activi egy, the mineral department is of vacant vacancies in all de
education course cal Governm ent Punjab spector General (IG) of Po ties in Punjab besides keep also playing dormant role in partments, the chief minister
ASTORE (APP): Force Com Muhamm ad Basharat Raja lice Arif Nawaz, Additional IG ing a close eye on certain the economic development clarified dire need for bringing
mander Northern Areas Ma says that protection of prop CTD, Additional IG Special thick populated areas such as that is not acceptable in any reforms and change in the cen
jor General Ihsan Mehmood erties and lives of the citizens Branch and concerned officers walled city. He also stressed circumstances. Similarly, he turies’ old system.
Monday said measures would is top priority of PTI Gov also attended meeting. A brief on the need of a comprehen
be taken to impart technical ernment so the law enforcing ing was given on the investi sive awareness campaign
agencies are directed to remain gation status of Data Darbaar among the public to watch
Shaukat slams
education to special persons
so that they could be made
all time alert for maintaining incident and security arrange such elements around them.
law & order in the province. It ments made for Hazrat Ali The committee appreciated
MNAs Mohsin, Ali
useful members of society. was stated by him while pre (RA) day, Sh abeQad ar, th e investigation team on
LAHORE: A large number of mourners attending pro- Addressing a ceremony siding over a meeting of Cabi Jumatul –Wida, Youmul prompt investigation of Data Wazir for sabotaging
held by Institute of Technical net Committee on law & or Qads, Chand Raat, EidulFitar Darbar incident.
cession to mark Yom-e- Shahadat of Hazrat Ali (RA) at
Chowk Nawab. Education Gilgit Baltistan to der held at Civil Secretariat on and visit of Chinese Vice Presi
Monday. Provincial Minister dent.
The Committee decided
to move foreign office for mak
peace in tribal districts
distribute course completion
for Population Col ® Hasham Raja Bashrat directed the ing effective visa policy for Af PESHAWAR (APP): Khyber both Mohsin Dawar and Ali
Govt introduces modern certificates among special per
sons, the Force Commander
Doger, Minister for Sports and law enforcing agencies to en ghan citizens visiting Pakistan. Pakhtunkhwa Minister for In
formation Shaukat Yousafzai
Wazir operate on the outer
agenda in the name of Pashtun.
vehicles inspection system Northern Areas said Allah had
gifted talent to special persons KP Commission on Status FIA arrests Monday strongly criticized
MNAs from tribal districts
He said Pashtun and
tribal people were patriotic
four human
SAHIWAL (APP): The pro
vin cial governm en t has
ro ad . Co mm issioner Arif
Anwar Baloch, Deputy Com
and there was a need to utilize
their qualities by equipping
of Women condemns smugglers,
Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir
for sabotaging peace process
and would not support the el
ements like Ali Wazir and
in tribal districts while using Mohsin Dawar. He said that
launched modern vehicles in
spection system to ensure safe
missioner Mohammad Zaman
Watto, Secretary RTA, Rana
them with technical education
for contributing towards de
honor killing incident seven POs names of Pashtun nation. peace in the tribal areas has
velopment of society. PESHAWAR (APP): The character in Kohistan Video FAISALABAD (APP): The In his reaction over established after decade and
journey and standard of fit Mohsin and Center Incharge Miran Shah incident, the min now the tribal people would
He said the course would Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Com Scandal was killed in Federal Investigation Agency
ness of commercial vehicles. Mohammad Nadeem Saleem
Provincial Minister for Trans were participated in function. enable the special persons to m ission on th e Status of Abbottabad, who stand alone (FIA) during special crack ister said that some handful of be supported in their resettle
elements want to sabotage the ment and their losses will be
port Mohammad Jahanzeb He said that government get job and make themselves Wom en has strongly con against the honor killing is down against human smugglers peace and development pro addressed, adding that the
demned another brutal honor sue in Kohistan, says a arrested four human smugglers
Khan Kichi here on Monday would be established these sys selfreliant socially and eco cess in the tribal districts by Prime Minister Imran Khan
killing incident in Kohistan by press release issued by the and seven proclaimed offend abusing national institutions and Army Chief want quick
said that go vern ment h as tem at district level and also check nomically. He said each indi the brother of Afzal Kohistani. commission here on Monday. ers during the last two days. and claiming themselves as development in newly merged
started a safe journey and in all commercial vehicles fitness to vidual of the society deserved The in cid ent was re An FIR was logged FIA spokesman said here Pashtuns. districts. Referring to the
spection system from July 1, remove the faults of vehicles and to be respected and especial ported to the Khyber against one of his brother Gul Monday that FIA teams under PakArm y and tribal Miran Shah incident, the pro
2019. the ratio of road accidents could persons too were equally im supervision of Deputy Direc
Pakhtunkhwa Commission Nazar, who according to the tor Jamil Ahmed Khan con people have offered countless vincial minister said that such
He inaugurated modern be reduced. He directed to all con portant segment of the soci on the Status of Women by FIR has killed one of his rela ducted raids and arrested four sacrifices in the fight against in cid ents would harm the
vehicle inspection and certifi cerned authorities to launch the ety and could contribute more the Civil Society network on tive in the honor killing and human smugglers identified as terrorism and now it was the peace process in the area.
cates system in Sahiwal which awareness campaign about mod effectively in socioeconomic May 26, 2019. A month ago, accused him of having relation Mohamm ad Aslam , Shah time to bring development and Shaukat said the government
has been established by Swed ern vehicles inspection system development process of the Afzal Kohistani, a hu man with his Bahbi Hira, wife of Mohammad, Usman alias prosperity in the lives of tribal would protect the public’s
ish co mp an y o n Arifwala and its benefits. country. right defender and a leading Afzal Kohistani. Shani, and Shad Mehmood. people, he said and added that rights at any cost.
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Pak-Australia sign MSA for
inclusive Value Chain of Pulses
ISLAMABAD (APP): Paki by Economic Affairs Division Pulses indu stry in fra
stan and Australian Govern (EAD) here. Both of side will structure in Pakistan remains
m en ts o n Mo nd ay sign support development of so underdeveloped. Pakistani
Memorandum of Subsidiary cially inclusive and competitive Government has recently pro
Arrangement (MSA) for De value chains of chickpeas, len posed greater investment in
veloping Competitive and In tils and mung beans in Punjab pulses related research and
clusive Value Chain of Pulses and Sindh, with spillover ef extension, along with new
in Pakistan. Contributions fects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. pulses production projects.
from the Government of Aus The project will be The project will identify
tralia will be A$ 478,825 and implemented over a period of and analyze barriers, oppor
Pakistan will contribute in kind three years till June 2021. tunities and options for devel
at an estimated value of A$ From Australian side, oping inclusive competitive
158,171. University of Tasmania while pulses value chain, strengthen
Secretary, Economic Af from Pakistani side, Pakistan capacities of pulses industry
fairs Division, Noor Ahmed Agricultural Research Council, stakeholders. Improvement of
and Australian High Commis University of Agricultural, pulses value chain will sup
sioner Ms. Margaret Adamson Faisalabad, COMSATS Insti port Pakistan Government’s ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chairing a meeting to
signed MSA for Developing tute of Technology and Sindh agriculture development vi review the financial requirements of erstwhile FATA.
Competitive and Inclusive Agriculture University of Pa sion and policies and comple
Value Chain of Pulses in Paki
stan, said a statement issued
kistan will be the implement
ing agencies.
ment ongoing pulses projects
in Pakistan. Direct flight between Pak-China trade must touch
Azerbaijan, Pakistan to new heights of enhanced mutual
operate soon: Sarwar deeper economic co-operation
SLAMABAD (APP): Federal that Azerbaijan was keen to
Minister for Aviation Monday enhance ties with Pakistan. ISLAMABAD (APP): exports and min imize the and exporters of various prod
said that a direct flight between Interestingly, Draft Air Founder Chairman Pak US trade deficit between the two ucts in Pakistan to work hard
Azerbaijan and Pakistan is Services Agreement (ASA) be Business Council Iftikhar Ali countries. for increasing their exports,
scheduled to operate soon. tween Pakistan and Azerbaijan Malik Monday hailed visit of He said that Pakistan however stressed for sustain
Ghulam Sarwar Khan was agreed in 1993. Vice President of the People’s China frien dship was the able efforts to minimize over
said this during a meeting with On September 30, 2009, Republic of China Wang finest example in the diplo all trade deficit of Pakistan.
Ali Alizada, Azerbaijan’s Am an MoU was agreed between Qishan to Pakistan and urged matic history of the world Like various other coun
bassad or to Pakistan who Pakistan and Azerbaijan. for deeper economic coopera adding the all weather friend tries, the trade balance between
called on him here, said a press At present there is no air tion with China saying that ship between both the na China and Pakistan is largely
release. link between both the coun this collaboration would usher tio n s was str engt hening in favor of China. “Pakistani
Both sides agreed on de tries. Due to paucity of traf in a new era of progress, pros with every passing day in exporters have lot of poten
veloping strong relations in the fic, no airline from either state perity, develo pm ent, eco all fields of life, including tial and abilities to increase
field of aviation. is operating. In order to estab nomic growth and welfare of economic and trade,” says a exports “, he added.
The Minister said “Pa lish an airlink, Turkish Air the people of the region. press release issued here. Iftikhar Malik said that
kistan and Azerbaijan are lines was allowed to operate Commenting on the visit He further said that Pa Pakistani business commu
brotherly countries. Relations flights from Istanbul to Lahore/ of Chinese VP visit Iftikhar kistan and China have success nity was fully aware of its re
Secretary, Economic Affairs Division, Mr. Noor Ahmed and Australian High Commis- between the two countries are Islamabad through Baku. Malik said the business com fully transformed their diplo sponsibilities to boost the
sioner, Ms. Margaret Adamson signing memorandum of subsidiary arrangement for warm, cordial, based on trust However, Turkish Airlines is munity of Pakistan was com matic relations into geo eco trade specially the exports and
and respect.” Ali Alizada said facing low yield. mitted to further boost Pak nomic partnership. earn foreign exchange for their
developing competitive and inclusive value chain of pulses in Pakistan. China trade relations, increase He urged manufacturers country.
ZTBL is progressing its operations under Railways Multan Custom House to allow
earns Rs 14m more entry to only authorized
regime of present Government than set target
From Our Correspondent AAA/A1+ rating which is a stalled 40 ATMs during Jan from State Bank of Pakistan. lished by Punjab Government. for 2018-19 trade representatives: FBR
ISLAMABAD: Zarai proof enough of the bank’s May 2019. With the mem The Bank established a call Under the scheme ZTBL has MULTAN (APP): Pakistan ISLAMABAD (APP): Tak stricting entry of all unautho
Taraq iati Bank Limited active positive growth and bership of Link1 and collabo center to facilitate its custom given loans amounting to Rs.11 Railways (PR) Multan divi ing notice of presence of large rized persons, a statement
(ZTBL) is the only special maintenance of its financial ration with Pay PAK, now ers through help line. This billion to 91,000 small borrow sion has achieved the budget number of visitors, Federal said. The visiting hours for
ized financial institution for ag position. Sheikh Aman Ullah, ZTBL extend facility of online helpline is suppo rting the ers where mark up on loans in ary target of financial year Board of Revenue (FBR ) traders and their authorized
riculture sector of Pakistan. Acting President ZTBL has banking 24/7. That mechanism complete value chain of agro respect of regular borrowers is 201819 and earned Rs 14 mil Chairman Syed Muhammad representatives for fulfillment
The bank plays its designated brought in a number of inno will ensure easy and timely economy by settling the que reimbursed to ZTBL by the lion more than the set target. Shabbar Zaidi Monday or of needed legal formalities in
role is harnessing envisaged ag vations in the workings of access of loan payments to ries raised by clients with re Punjab Government. The loans According to a spokes dered Custom s Wing to cases involving second review
riculture sector growth and ZTBL during his short tenure farmers and will also provide gard to Bank’s Agri. Opera are interest free for borrowers. man for Railways Multan di strictly restrict, entry into before Assistant, Deputy Col
develo pm en t by caterin g of eight months. Bank took banking facilities 24/7 to the tions, Production & cultivation It has created self employ vision Rao Tasleem, the total Customs Houses, only to the lectors shall be limited from
credit requirements of agricul different steps as per Federal rural community. Due to con techniques, Diseases & insect ment opportunities for 91,000 set budgetary target was Rs concerned traders, their autho 10 am to 1 pm.
ture sector. ZTBL alone is Government Policy on Na tinuous efforts of Acting Presi information. small farmers. In the light of 2,944.3 million for Multan di rized representatives and Pakistan Customs is op
serving approximately 0.350 tion al Finan cial In clu sion dent ZTBL, Bank’s business In addition to, the Bank is Federal Government policies on vision from July 2018 to May members of relevant trade bod erating its Web Based One
million farm families annually. Strategy. ZTBL’s model of model has been changed and facilitating farming community agriculture, Rural Development 2019. He said that the depart ies and associations. Customs (WeBOC) system in
Under the leadership of business payments has been ZTBL has commenced Islamic through Agri. E. Credit Scheme, (poverty reduction) Scheme of ment earned Rs 2,958.6 mil Accordingly Customs order to facilitate the trade and
Sheikh Aman Ullah Acting changed after 57 years in Janu Banking Operations in De which is unique in nature in ZTBL with joint venture with lion till May 26, 2019 which Wing is in the process of issu provide ease of doing business
President ZTBL, the bank is ary 2019 and it has been digi cember 2018 after getting terms of cost free registration at AJK Government has became is Rs 14 million more than the ing instructions to its field in carrying out imports, ex
constantly maintaining its talized and ZTBL has in Lincense of Islamic Banking Sahulat Centers that are estab operational in March 2019. set target. formations for immediately re ports and transit trade.
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KARACHI (Online): The US
dollar slipped below Rs150 in
opportunities for orphan children
the interbank market on MonISLAMABAD (APP): Presi who earlier used to be buried make earning while sitting at
dent Dr Arif Alvi Monday alive.
day after witnessing record home, unlike the past when
urged the society as well as
highs last week. The US dollar He said the state was they had to face difficulties to
the state organs to show com supposed to play the very role join their practical life.
was down by Rs1 and was trad
passion towards the orphan for protection of the people’s
ing at Rs149.90 in the interbank Later, the president vis
and destitute children besides rights including the women ited the children at their din
market. During the last three
providing equal opportunities and the children.
sessions, the dollar has been ing tables, mixed up with them
for their employment.
down by Rs2.05. The dollar also The president thanked and also took photographs
decreased by Rs1 in the open Addressing an Iftar re the forum for lending a sup with them.
market to be traded at ception hosted for the orphan portive hand to the state in Addressing the gathering,
Rs150.50. The rupee registered
children by Pakistan Orphan fulfillment of its duties. head of the Forum told the
record lows against the US dol
Care Forum, the president said He urged for creation of audience that the Forum com
lar following the announcement
Pakistani nation was rich with an atmosphere to facilitate prised of 19 national organi
of a $6 billion bailout agreement
the passion to support the education and job opportuni zations serving the orphan
with the IMF foreseeing a “mar
poor, be they were orphans ties for the orphans. children for last several years.
President Dr Arif Alvi with children at the Iftar dinner arranged in honour of Orphan children at Aiwan-e- ketdetermined rate” for the Pa
or the refugees coming from Alvi said the western He said following the
Sadr, Islamabad kistani currency. neighboring countries. states had been claiming to be Organization of the Islamic
He said it was third or guardians of the human rights Cooperation, the Orphan Day
Zahoor Buledi says Qureshi says fourth Iftar reception hosted but when it came the issue of was commemorated annually
Govt taking all possible steps to Internal politics, anti-Pakistan for the orphans at the presi refugees, they flatly refused to for what the National Assem
dent house. He said following host them, contrary to Paki bly and Senate had also
the true spirit of Islam, Mus stan which had wholeheartedly adopted separate resolutions.
narrative barred Modi from lims were supposed to take hosted around 3.5 million Af He said the forum worked