Environmental crimes, illegal trade in wildlife to be dealt on priority basis: Munir

Islamabad, November 14, 2020 (PPI-OT): Pakistan has proposed UN member states to strengthen their coordination and cooperation to effectively prevent, investigate and prosecute transnational organized crime. This was stated by Permanent Representative of Pakistan Ambassador Munir Akram, while speaking at virtual ministerial event commemorating 20 years of the United Nations convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols.

He said in the context of Covid-19, there is a need to criminalize corruption and laundering of proceeds of crime related to manufacturing and trafficking of falsified medical products and strengthen international cooperation. The Ambassador said environmental crimes and ever-growing illegal trade in wildlife must be dealt on priority basis. He said change in labour and migration laws is also critical in addressing the demand for the services of human traffickers and bleeding of developing countries’ resources through illicit financial flows must be halted.

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Pakistan reports 2165 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths in last 24 hours

Islamabad, November 14, 2020 (PPI-OT): 2165 people tested positive for Covid-19 and 17 more died due to the virus in the country over the last twenty four hours. The figure of patients recovered from the virus has reached 322,414. There are now 24,938 active cases in the country.

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Prime Minister felicitates Hindu community on Diwali

Islamabad, November 14, 2020 (PPI-OT): Prime Minister Imran Khan has felicitated all the Hindu citizens of Pakistan on the occasion of Diwali. In a tweet today (Saturday) the Prime Minister said ‘Happy Diwali’ them.

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Imran Khan announces mega development package for Balochistan

Islamabad, November 14, 2020 (PPI-OT): Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced a mega development project for South Balochistan areas featuring construction of 1,100 kilometres roads, skill training to 3,5000 youth and expansion of power and gas supply networks. During his day-long visit to Turbat, Balochistan, the prime minister also inaugurated Daar-ul-Ehsaas facility for the orphan and other poor children to provide them free shelter, food and education.

Imran Khan also launched Waseela-e-Taleem program, to help enrol additional 83,000 children in the schools and facilitate over 640,000 children through accelerated and distance learning programs. The prime minister performed the ground-breaking of various development projects including extension of Turbat airport, 200- bed Makran Medical Teaching Hospital, University of Turbat and 146 kilometres Hoshab-Awaran section of M-8 motorway.

The package comprises of construction of 210 basic health units and improved nutrition for 7000 households under Ehsaas Nashonuma program. Establishment of six border markets, three dates processing units and an olive extraction unit are also part of the development package.

Under the plan, 35,000 youth will be imparted skill training to enable them earn as freelancer besides extending internet facility to another 0.5 million people. Moreover, 16 dam will be constructed and 0.15 million acres land will be cultivated. The development plan is expected to create more than 120,000 jobs for the area where 0.7 million people of up to 35 years are unemployed.

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Government committed to provide low-cost houses to low-income people: Khusro Bakhtyar

Islamabad, November 14, 2020 (PPI-OT): Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has said the provision of low-cost houses to low-income people was prime focus of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Talking to the Chairman Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority Lt. General (R) Anwar Ali Haider and Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company Mudassar H. Khan, the Minister said the government’s pro-poor housing policy will benefit the poor and vulnerable segments of society.

Terming the construction industry package a timely step, he assured the Ministry will hold consultations with relevant departments and the World Bank to extend the facility for financing the low-cost housing scheme. He said the Ministry is fully committed to remove bottlenecks related to external economic assistance.

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SAPM on Revenue urges people to voluntarily deposit taxes

Islamabad, November 14, 2020 (PPI-OT): Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue, Dr Waqar Masood urged people to voluntarily deposit the taxes to ensure increase in revenue and progress in country. Talking to a private TV channel, he said government has set targets for revenue collection and reforms in federal board of revenue. He said large number people are enjoying subsidy on essential items including wheat as federal and provincial governments are providing subsidy worth 90 billion rupees.

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FM unveils dossier carrying irrefutable evidence of India’s sponsorship of terrorism inside Pakistan

Islamabad, November 14, 2020 (PPI-OT): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has presented before the people of Pakistan and the international community a dossier carrying irrefutable evidence of India’s sponsorship of terrorism inside Pakistan. Unveiling the dossier at a joint news conference along with Director General ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar in Islamabad on Saturday, he said India’s objectives of terror sponsorship in Pakistan include disruption of peace, destabilization of economy and political instability, Radio Pakistan reported.

The Foreign Minister said Pakistan is going to present this dossier to the United Nations, OIC, P-5 countries and others. He said we expect the international community to play its role for peace and stability by compelling India to immediately halt its state sponsorship of terrorism in Pakistan and bring to justice all those involved in financing and supporting terrorism inside Pakistan according to domestic and international laws.

The Minister said the international community can no longer turn a blind eye to this rogue behaviour by a state that refuses to adhere to international laws and UN Conventions. The Foreign Minister categorically stated that India’s efforts to foment terrorism inside Pakistan will not be allowed to undermine Pakistan’s stability in any way. He said India is a threat to peace in the region and the major powers must act to prevent India from continued sponsorship of terrorism against Pakistan. He said we reserve the right to defend ourselves in every possible way.

Giving details of the dossier, the Minister said it reveals deepening nexus between Indian intelligence agencies and UN-designated terrorist organizations, including Jamaat-ul Ahrar, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Baloch Liberation Army, Balochistan Liberation Front and Baloch Republican Army. He said India has provided funding worth 22 billion rupees to these terrorist organizations in last three years.

He said the dossier carries evidence of Indian intelligence agencies’ funding and provision of weapons, ammunition and IEDs to target Ulema, notables and police officials in a bid to destabilize the country.

The Minister said the dossier contains evidence of India’s attempts to undermine China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. He said a Cell under the direct supervision of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to sabotage CPEC. He said so far 80 billion rupees have been allocated and a militia of 700 people has been raised to disrupt CPEC projects. He said the dossier has exposed Indian plans and attempts to create unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan through sub-nationalist elements.

At the news conference, DG ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar showed documents proving Indian intelligence agencies’ links with the terrorists involved in subversive activities in Pakistan. These documents as well as the audio and video clips show bank transactions, equipment support and the Indian intelligence agencies officials’ directions to the terrorists to carry out terrorist acts in various parts of Pakistan.

The DG ISPR said India has established multi-purpose terrorist base camps for training, harbouring and launching of terrorists into Pakistan. He said Indian intelligence agencies are managing 87 such terrorists’ camps out of which 66 are located in Afghanistan whereas 21 are located in India.

The DG ISPR said it has been revealed that Indian intelligence agencies are trying to establish Pakistan’s linkage with ISIS by creating “Daesh-e-Pakistan.” Babar Iftikhar said un-contrivable evidence reveals that, Indian embassies and consulates operating along Pakistan’s borders have become hub of terror sponsorship against Pakistan.

He said India has also been providing weapons and ammunition to Altaf Hussain Group. He said weapons worth 0.62 million dollars were provided to the group on one such occasion. Confessional statement of Ajmal Pahari validates it.

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