Pakistan Press International
ISLAMABAD:Russian Federation Special Forces contingent arrived in Pakistan today (Thursday) for two weeks long joint exercise DRUZHB.
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the exercise is aimed at sharing both armies experiences in counter terrorism domain. Sky diving and hostage rescue operations will be highlights of the exercise.
ISLAMABAD:Bosnian Minister for Security Selmo Cikotic held a meeting with Interior Minister Ijaz Shah here on Thursday.
Ijaz Shah said Pakistan has taken concrete steps to curb human smuggling. The Bosnian Minister expressed desire to learn from Pakistan’s experiences in the fields of intelligence and border management.
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has categorically rejected the baseless and fallacious propaganda by the Indian Government against the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, which has been rejected by the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC) itself.
In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the malicious propaganda by the Indian Government is simply an attempt to malign the “Peace Corridor” initiative by casting mischievous aspersions against the interests of the Sikh community and to detract attention from India’s own reprehensible human rights violations of minorities in India.
He said the PSGPC remains responsible for carrying out rituals in Gurdwara Sahiban, including Kartarpur as per Sikh Rehat Maryada. He said the Project Management Unit under the Evacuee Trust Property Board has simply been created to facilitate the PSGPC in this regard.
The Spokesperson said any insinuations regarding “transferring” the affairs of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from the PSGPC to the PMU are not only contrary to the facts but also aimed at creating religious disharmony by the Hindutva-driven BJP government in India.
Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the Sikh community from all over the world remains greatly appreciative of the efforts made by Pakistan to complete the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Project in record time and for the excellent arrangements made to facilitate the pilgrims.
He said India would be well advised to take steps to protect its minorities and their places of worship, rather than feigning misleading and sham concerns for the rights of minorities elsewhere.
ISLAMABAD:Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has directed the concerned authorities to initiate work on three hundred megawatt Balakot Hydro Power Project on priority basis.
Presiding over the first-ever meeting of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization’s Policy Board in Peshawar on Thursday, he called for starting energy projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor to make the province self-sufficient in energy sector.
ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Narcotics Control Azam Khan Swati has stressed the need for eliminating drug abuse in order to save social values, humanity in general and youth of the country in particular.
Addressing the launching ceremony of ‘Drug free campus’ organized by the Government College University Lahore in collaboration with Ministry of Narcotics Control in Lahore on Thursday, he said urged all segments of the society including advocates, educationists and youth to come forward to crush this menace.
Azam Khan Swati also urged media to play its role in creating awareness among masses about severe consequences of drug abuse. He said effective measures need to be taken to overcome the issue and rehabilitation centers should be established.
The minister appreciated the efforts of GCU for declaring GCU drug free campus and its overall arrangements for drug eradication. He said more than 3,000 kg heroin was also seized by the Anti-Narcotics Force during July 2019 to July 2020.
SUKKUR:Sukkur police on Thursday claimed to have killed a bandit in an encounter in Shah Belo.
The police said that the encounter took place with the bandits at Shah Belo, a dense forest area and a hideout of notorious bandits, and in the exchange of fire for some time, a bandit, Liaquat alias Eidan Jaffery, was killed. However, his accomplices managed to flee under the cover of firing. The dead criminal was a close aide of notorious bandit Muneer Misrani.
The police claimed that the killed bandit was wanted to the police in various heinous crime cases including kidnapping, looting and encounters. Further investigation was underway, they concluded.
LARKANA:The Deputy Director, Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, sealed off two brick kilns during a raid here on Thursday.
The raid was conducted at various brick kilns established around the city to check whether environmental protection laws are implemented by the owners or not. During the raids as many as 16 owners were found violating the laws, who were issued final warnings for violating SEPA rules.
Many of the owners were found using poisonous plastic bags and tyres for burning for which they were also issued final warnings to stop this malpractice forthwith or they will be taken to task as these things also highly pollute the atmosphere which is hazardous for mankind.
Another 16 brick kiln owners were also issued final show cause notices for polluting the environment. Shah said those owners will have to be extra cautious whose kilns are located near the cities, towns or villages for implementing SEPA laws because people’s lives are at risk. He said those who did not abide by the rules will be proceeded under SEPA Act 2014.