Day: September 10, 2021

Islamabad, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the government firmly believes in freedom of media. Talking to the office bearers of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists, he assured to address reservations regarding the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority bill.

He said we are ready for amendments in the bill except on the issue of fake news and media workers’ rights. He said laws of five countries were studied for the establishment of Pakistan Media Development Authority. The Information Minister said ours is the first government which has taken steps for the protection of rights of media workers. He said we are taking every possible step for the welfare of journalists. The journalists’ body assured full cooperation to the government for measures aimed at protecting rights of media workers.

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

Islamabad, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said more than twenty million people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country. In his tweets today, he said that fifty million people have received at least one dose of anti Covid vaccine. The Minister said we had set a daunting target of vaccinating seventy million people by the end of this year. He expressed the confidence to surpass the target.

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

Islamabad, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain says the world has hailed Pakistan’s role in evacuation of foreign nationals including journalists from Kabul. He was speaking on the occasion of MoU signing between Pakistan’s official news agency APP and Cuba’s news agency Presna Latina in Islamabad on Friday. The Minister said Pakistan has opened a humanitarian corridor to provide relief goods to the Afghan people.

The Information Minister assured the Afghan people that Pakistan stands fully behind them. He said the Afghan people cannot be abandoned during these difficult times. He said External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued 250 visas and 85 border crossing NOCs to foreign media.

As regards cooperation with Cuba, the Information Minister said there are immense opportunities of cooperation between the two countries. He said exchange of news between the news agencies of Pakistan and Cuba will help further strengthen ties between the two countries.

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

Islamabad, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the world community to recognize the new reality in Afghanistan and engage with it for peace and stability. Addressing a joint news conference along with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares after delegation level talks in Islamabad, he warned that isolating Afghanistan will have serious consequences and will not be helpful for the Afghan people, the region and the world at large.

He said the approach of intimidation, pressure and coercion has not worked and we got to adopt a new positive approach regarding Afghanistan. Alluding to the flight from Kabul to Doha, he said this safe passage is in sync with the demand of the Europeans. He said we need to encourage the Taliban to stay on course.

The Foreign Minister regretted that the spoilers did not allow the intra afghan dialogue reach a conclusion. He said if there had been progress on talk’s things would have been calmer today. The Foreign Minister however said the world community should immediately focus on averting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. He expressed satisfaction that a conference is taking place in Geneva to raise funds for the country.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan is contributing in its own way. One of our aircraft landed in Afghanistan yesterday with supplies of food and medicines. He said we will continue to extend humanitarian assistance through air and land routes.

The Foreign Minister reiterated the call on the international community to take steps to avert economic collapse of Afghanistan. One of the ways is availability of resources and promoting economic activities. He suggested the decision of freezing the Afghan funds will not be helpful and be revisited.

On bilateral relations, Shah Mahmood Qureshi there are great opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in different fields. Given the changed security situation in Pakistan, he urged the Spanish counterpart to review the travel advisory.

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

Srinagar, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a massive march will be conducted towards the grave of veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, at Hyderpora in Srinagar, today, to pay glowing tribute to him.

Call for the march has been given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference as part of its protest program to express resentment against the custodial killing of Syed Ali Gilani and his forcible burial by the Indian authorities. The march is aimed at reiterating the commitment (Tajdeed-e-Ahad) to carry forward the ongoing freedom movement till it reached its logical conclusion.

The APHC spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar appealed to the people to massively move towards Hyderpora, today, to pay last salute to the veteran leader, who spent his entire life fighting for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination.

Syed Ali Gilani remained steadfast in his devotion to the Kashmir cause till his last breath. His unflinching resolve towards the freedom movement will remain a golden page in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. He single-handedly changed the course of history by instilling the spirit of freedom from Indian illegal occupation in every Kashmiri.

Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government may have killed Syed Ali Gilani in custody but it couldn’t bury his soul. Today, every Kashmiri has become a Gilani and wants to carry forward his mission and even sacrifice his/her life for this sacred cause.

The Modi regime cannot erase Kashmiris’ love for the veteran leader by not allowing people to attend his funeral prayers. Kashmiri people know this fact fully well that they have no other option but to fight the Indian machinations with unity and determination.

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Islamabad, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Muslim Institute, an Islamabad-based think-tank, is going to organise a national conference on Junagadh on September 14 at the National Library in Islamabad. The conference titled ‘Junagadh – Challenges and Prospects’ will be attended by historians, law experts, international relations’ analysts from different universities and research institutions.

The keynote personalities, who will present their research and analysis on the subject include Dr Mujeeb Ahmad, Chairman, Department of History and Pakistan Studies, International Islamic University Islamabad, Ahmer Bilal Soofi, former Federal Minister for Law, President, Research Society of International Law (RSIL), Maj. Gen. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat (Retd), former High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, former Principal, Centre for International Peace and Stability, NUST, Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi Qureshi, former Additional Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, General (Retd) Ehsan Ul Haq, former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) of Pakistan, Prof. Dr Muhammad Ali Shah, Vice Chancellor, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Air Vice Marshal Faaiz Amir (Retd), former Vice Chancellor, Air University, Islamabad, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Sardar Masood Khan, former President, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Ali Muhammad Khan, Minister of State, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan, Federal Minister, Ministry of States and Frontier Regions.

Through the conference, the Muslim Institute wants to draw attention towards the need of perpetual efforts on political, legal, diplomatic and academic fronts for legal and just resolution of the Junagadh State dispute. It has called upon the international community to support the case of Junagadh and condemn the violation committed by India.

The national conference on “Junagadh: Challenges and Prospects” is aimed at promoting an academic discourse on Junagadh at the national level while highlighting the history of the Junagadh Issue, recent developments on the issue, its status under international law, and the role of Junagadh community in Pakistan in a wider context. The conference is divided into 6 sessions – an inaugural session, four academic sessions, and a concluding session.

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Srinagar, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the mother of illegally detained Tehreek-e-Hurriyet leader, Raja Merajuddin Kalwal, passed away in Srinagar, today. She was ill for the past some time and breathed her in Srinagar, this morning. Raja Merajuddin Kalwal is facing illegal detention in Indian infamous Tihar jail for more than four years.

Meanwhile, Hurriyat leaders, including Molvi Bashir Ahmad Irfani, Shabbir Ahmad Dar, Muhammad Ahsan Untoo, Ghulam Nabi Waseem, Yasmeen Raja, Zamruda Habib, Abdul Ahad Parra, Syed Aijaz Rehmani and Zahid Ashraf in their separate statements have expressed deep grief over the sad demise of the mother of detained leader and urged the Indian government to release all illegally detained political detainees languishing in different jails.

On the other hand, the mother and sister of illegally detained Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, are suffering from COVID 19 in Srinagar. The party appealed people to pray for their speedy recovery. The mother and sister of Yasin Malik are in serious condition at Kashmir Nursing Home in Sonwar area of Srinagar.

Human rights activist, Muhammad Ahsan Untoo visited the hospital and expressed serious concern over the conditions of Yasin Malik’s family when the only son of the family has been facing illegal detention in Tihar jail. He urged the Indian government to release Muhammad Yasin Malik and other detainees.

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