Day: August 6, 2022

Pakistan and Cambodia have agreed to intensify bilateral engagement and dialogue at all levels and promote cultural and people to people contacts.

The understanding was reached at a meeting between Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sent on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh.

The Cambodian Prime Minister desired for a strong bilateral ties with Pakistan.

In his remarks, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari appreciated friendly relations between the two countries and conveyed Pakistan’s keen interest to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.

The Foreign Minister also reaffirmed Pakistan’s continued support to Cambodia through its Technical Assistance Program.

He also expressed Pakistan’s eagerness to further strengthen ties with ASEAN.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says the ban on import of luxury items will continue till next month, as it is in the interest of national economy.

Addressing a ceremony in Karachi on Saturday, he however said import of only export supporting items can be considered to be allowed.

Miftah Ismail said the national economy is moving in the right direction due to prudent policies of the government and steps are being taken to stabilize it.

The Finance Minister assured that problems of business community would be resolved on priority basis.

He urged the business community to extend cooperation to the government in its efforts to stabilize the national economy.

He said the government had to take tough decisions of withdrawing subsidies on petroleum products and power to bring the national economy on the right track.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says on the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, emergency has been declared in the flood-hit areas to speed up relief activities.

Addressing media in Islamabad on Saturday, she said National Disaster Management Authority and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities have also been directed to conduct surveys for compensation to the affected people.

Appreciating the efforts of armed forces for relief activities in flood and rain hit areas, she strongly condemned the trolls on social media against the Helicopter crash incident.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said such element of division and confrontation against national institution is backed by the country’s only foreign aided party PTI.

She said the Election Commission of Pakistan clearly declared that PTI has violated Political Party Order 2002. The Foreign Funding case has exposed that PTI chairman used the charity income for political purposes. She said the decision also made clear that PTI chairman Imran Khan has submitted a false affidavit in ECP.

The Minister said this foreign aided political party compromised national interest by receiving such funding. She said this funding was used to destabilize the country through economic collapse and making deal on Kashmir issue. She said this foreign agent also derailed the mega CPEC project.

She said during his four years’ rule, Imran Khan robbed the masses and involved in corruption in every sector of the country. She said Imran Khan was engaged in political revenge for four years because controlling inflation and fixing the economy were not his priorities.

Expressing hope for the betterment of country’s economy in near future, she said the government will do everything possible for this purpose.

Source: Radio Pakistan