December 19, 2020

Exports of cutlery increases by 22.5 percent in first five months of current fiscal year: Dawood

Islamabad, December 19, 2020 (PPI-OT): Adviser on Commerce Razzaq Dawood has said the exports of cutlery have increased by 22.5 percent to 55.23 million dollars during the first five months of current fiscal year as compared to 45.07 million dollars in the same period last year.

In his tweets today (Saturday), he said this is a welcome development. The Adviser urged the exporters to focus on non-traditional exports in order to diversity their export products. He said geographical and product diversification is also one of the pillars in the Strategic Trade Policy Framework.

For more information, contact:
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Government of Pakistan
4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9103557
Email: info@moib.gov.pk
Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk

December 19, 2020

General Nadeem Raza, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee witnessed the conduct of Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” at an Operational Air Base of PAF

Rawalpindi, December 19, 2020 (PPI-OT): General Nadeem Raza, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee witnessed the conduct of Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” at an Operational Air Base of PAF. The exercise is intended to further enhance interoperability of both Air Forces and has provided an excellent opportunity to learn from each others’ experience. Upon his arrival, Chairman JCSC was received by Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, PAF.

Chairman JCSC lauded the professionalism of the participants and appreciated the efforts of PAF and People’s Liberation Army Air Force in conducting a bilateral exercise in befitting manner. CJCSC also said that the exercise would further strengthen and promote the friendship and cooperation between the two great nations as well as Armed Forces of Pakistan and China.

For more information, contact:
Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)
Hilal Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9271605
Fax: +92-51-9271601
Email: ispr@ispr.gov.pk
Website: www.ispr.gov.pk

December 19, 2020

Pakistan lodges strong protest with India over its deliberate targeting of UN observers in LoC

Islamabad, December 19, 2020 (PPI-OT): Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with India over its deliberate targeting of Observers of the UN Military Observers Group in Chirikot Sector of the Line of Control. The Indian Chargé d’Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office on Saturday to register the protest.

Both the Observers present in the vehicle were safely rescued and evacuated to Rawalakot by the Pakistan Army. However, their vehicle sustained damage. It was communicated to the Indian side that the brazen act was a flagrant violation of established international norms and represented a complete disregard for principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter.

It was also conveyed that the reprehensible act also represented a new low in the conduct of Indian occupation forces which target not only innocent civilians residing along the Line of Control but United Nations Observers as well.

The Indian side was called upon to desist from such blatant violations of international law; respect the 2003 ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan; and let the UNMOGIP perform its role mandated by the UN Security Council.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri in a statement said the attack was unambiguously premeditated as UN vehicles are clearly recognizable even from long distances due to their distinctive marking and blue flag.

He said the deliberate targeting of a UN vehicle, engaged in discharging the mandate of the UN Security Council, constitutes a grave violation of India’s obligations, under the Council’s resolutions and the UN Charter, which includes the obligation to ensure the safety and security of the UNMOGIP Observers. It appears to be a new coercive and reckless Indian ploy to hinder the observers’ work.

December 19, 2020

PTV to be laced with latest technology: Shibli

Islamabad, December 19, 2020 (PPI-OT): Information Minister Shibli Faraz has said that Pakistan Television will be laced with the latest technology. During a visit to PTV News Center in Islamabad today (Saturday), he said the process of digitalization will be taken forward for this purpose. On the occasion, the Information Minister was also briefed about the news department of the PTV.

December 19, 2020

CJCSC General Nadeem Raza witnesses Pakistan-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX”

Islamabad, December 19, 2020 (PPI-OT): Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Nadeem Raza has said that the exercise “Shaheen-IX” would further strengthen and promote the friendship and cooperation between the two great nations, Pakistan and China as well as their Armed Forces.

Witnessing the Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” at an Operational Air Base of PAF on Saturday, he lauded the professionalism of the participants and appreciated the efforts of PAF and People’s Liberation Army Air Force in conducting a bilateral exercise in befitting manner. The exercise is intended to further enhance interoperability of both Air Forces and has provided an excellent opportunity to learn from each other’s experience.

December 19, 2020

IG KP Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi, awarded Charsadda, Lower Dir, Hangu, CTD police and Intelligence Bureau staff

Peshawar, December 19, 2020 (PPI-OT): The Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi has said that police officers and jawans who excelled in line of duty would be generously awarded and encouraged at every forum. This he said while distributing cash and commendation certificates amongst the Charsadda, Lower Dir, Hangu police CTD police and Intelligence Bureau at a ceremony held at CPO Peshawar today.

It is worth recalling that Charsadda police had successfully traced and arrested the accused in the innocent child Zainab murder case, Lower Dir police had arrested the accused involved in the dacoity at Jandool filling station Munda during night time. In this case an ASI Naseer Khan had been martyred while 3 Cops got injured during the firing of the dacoits.

Similarly, Hangu police arrested the accused involved in the murder of Madeeha within 24 hours and had also recovered huge quantity of narcotics. Addressing on the occasion the IGP Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi appreciated the professionalism and hard work of the police teams in these cases. He said that tracing out these blind cases by arresting the real accused along with weapons of offence spoke volume of the professional commitment and best policing of the KP police. The IGP said that credit equally goes to the other law enforcing agencies who are extending much needed required help to KP police and due to their best coordination even the challenging cases are being worked out with quick succession.

The IGP particularly thanked all security forces for their unflinching support and hoped that they will extend cooperation to police in future too for combating anti-state elements. The IGP further informed that being a force commander it was a matter of great pleasure and professional satisfaction to award jawans on good work and urged upon the awardees to take every incident as a challenge and put their best for tracing the real accused and thus bring more success and laurels for the KP police. The IGP awarded police officers and jawans with cash prizes and commendation certificates.

They included DPO Charsadda Muhammad Shoaib Khan, SP Investigation Mardan Ayaz Khan, SP Investigation Swabi Banaras Khan, SP Investigation Charsadda Darwesh Khan, DSP City Charsadda Bashir Khan, SHO Prang Charsadda Ashfaq Khan, PASI Kaleem Khan, PASI Mujeeb Khan, PASI Waqas Khan, PASI Musa Khan, LHC Tufail-ud-Din, HC Wasil Zeb, HC Sajid, HC Wali-ur-Rahman, FC Wajid, District Lower Dir SDPO Jandool Ejaz Ali, SDPO Temergara Farooq Jan, SHO Monda Saif Rahman, HC Said Rahman, Hangu SHO Doaba Mujahid Hussain, ASI Said Abdullah Khan, IHC Badshah Hussain, FC Naseebullah, FC Bakhtiyar and FC Mehran, CTD police SP CTD Kohat Region Abdul Sattar Khan, SP CTD Hazara Region Said Akhtar, CTD DIKhan Region SP Shabir Hussain Shah, DSP Gul Raoof Khan, Inspector Ali Jan, CTD Kohat Region SP Abdul Sattar Khan, Inspector Malak Taj Khan, CTD Hazra Region SP Saeed Akhtar, Inspector Faisal Khan, HC Muhammad Arshad, HC Ikram Shah, C/Operator Shakir Iqbal and CTD Peshawar Muhammad Ali.

Additional IGP HQRS Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad, Additional IGP Investigation Feroze Shah, DIG Mardan Sher Akbar Khan, DIG Kohat Hafiz Tayab Cheema, DPO Hangu Shahid Ahmad Khan and other high ranking police officers were also present on this occasion.

For more information, contact:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police
Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Road, Civil Secretariat Peshawar,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tel: +92-91-9210457
Website: http://kppolice.gov.pk

December 19, 2020

Country’s economy witnessing positive growth when world economy squeezing due to Covid-19: Hammad

Islamabad, December 19, 2020 (PPI-OT): Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar has said the country’s economy is witnessing positive growth at a time when the world economy is squeezing due to Covid-19. In his tweets on Saturday, he said the world institutions are also commending the performance of Pakistan economy.

Meanwhile, Minister for Power Omer Ayub, in his tweet, pointed out that all the energy expensive contracts in Power and Gas were signed by previous governments of PML (N) and the PPP and the incumbent government as well as the people have to bear the brunt. He said the PTI inherited a wrecked economy left by the both the previous governments and their lies have exposed now.