(Next general election to be announced by Govt in consensus with allied parties: Marriyum)

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday said the next general election would be announced by the government in consensus with all the allied parties.

 

Responding to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan’s announcement of long march and demand for snap polls, she said Imran Khan has no authority to dictate the dates of the next general election as it is the sole prerogative of the united government and its allied parties.

 

The Information Minister said Imran Khan’s announcement of the long march on Wednesday is a direct effort to sabotage Pakistan’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Earlier speaking to a news channel, Marriyum Aurangzeb said Imran Khan in his lust for power is triggering anarchy in the country.

(PM restores Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute Board)

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has restored the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) Board and reappointed Dr Saeed Akhtar as Chairman of the institute.

 

The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the Board of Governors of PKLI and announced major decisions. Four years ago, Dr Saeed Akhtar proceeded back to the United States after court proceedings and other issues. Inspired by the vision of Shehbaz Sharif, Dr Saeed Akhtar left everything in America and came to Pakistan.

 

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif personally played a role in bringing back Dr Saeed Akhtar. PKLI is the first state-of-the-art and world-class institution of kidney and liver transplantation procedures. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as the Chief Minister Punjab, had devised this plan to save liver and kidney patients from the high cost of treatment and travel difficulties abroad. The last government subjected this project to political vendetta.