Day: April 1, 2023

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President, PM stress upon protecting rights of labourers

President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in their separate messages on International Labour Day have paid rich tribute the labourers for their hard work and stressed upon protection of their rights.

The President in a statement said this year we are celebrating Labour Day with the resolve to reaffirm our commitment to the dignity of labour and pay tribute to the valiant and heroic struggle of the workers for their fundamental rights.

He said the labour force is backbone of our economy and it is highly essential to take steps for protection of their rights by strictly enforcing the labour laws to discourage unfair labour practices.

The Prime Minister in his message expressed the committment to improve the working and living conditions of workers and to supplement their welfare by providing them better housing, education, and health facilities.

He said keeping in view the high inflation rates and other economic challenges, the government has increased the minimum monthly wages of workers from 17,500 rupees to 25,000 rupees.

The Prime Minister said the government has also embarked upon programmes of vocational training and skills development to enable workers to get their due share in job markets within and outside the country.

In his message on the World Labour Day, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Pakistan’s prosperity is linked with the prosperity of workers. He said we will get representation for workers and farmers in the assemblies.

Former President Asif Ali Zardari said the PPP is a party of workers and it will continue to protect the rights of labourers.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Govt to provide all possible facilities to pilgrims: Talha

Minister for Religious Affairs Muhammad Talha Mehmood says all possible facilities will be provided to Pakistani pilgrims during this year’s Hajj and no compromise will be made on the quality of services.

In a statement on Monday, the Minister said he is personally supervising all aspects of the Hajj arrangements and emphasized that the Ministry is working tirelessly to ensure a comfortable and hassle-free experience.

He confirmed that the best accommodation and quality food arrangements are already underway and the travel facility for intending pilgrims would be top-notch.

About the rumors regarding the collection of additional charges related to Zam’zam water, the Minister clarified that no extra amount is being collected from the pilgrims.

He confirmed that the Zam’zam water dues have been included in the Hajj package since 2017, and no pilgrim would be asked to pay any extra amount for the same.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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PM congratulates Turkish President on roll out of new fighter planes, helicopters

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on roll out of new fighter planes and helicopters.

Re-tweeting a tweet of Turkish President today, the prime minister congratulated the President over rollout of TF-X, Hürjet, Atak-2 Helicopter, Anka-3 UCAV and Gokbey Helicopter. He said this speaks of high level of indigenization achieved by brotherly Turkiye.

He said this success is primarily on account of excellent leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Prime Minister wished more success to Turkish Defence Industries and Turkiye.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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China tells EU Commission president to get better speechwriter

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s speech ahead of her visit to China was incoherent, contradictory, and misinterpreted Beijing’s policies and positions, the Chinese ambassador to the EU said on Friday.

“I was a little bit disappointed,” Fu Cong told the news network CGTN. “That speech contained a lot of misrepresentation and misinterpretation of Chinese policies and Chinese positions. And I would say that whoever wrote that speech for President von der Leyen does not really understand China, or deliberately distorted Chinese positions.”

Von der Leyen gave off the impression of realizing the importance of engaging with China on the one hand, but being “fearful of criticism, especially from hardliners in Europe and maybe even from the US,” on the other, Fu added. Reading the speech, it seems “as if two people are quarreling with each other, so there is no coherence.”

“We do hope that in her visit to China and in her dialogue with the Chinese leaders, she will be able to understand China better,” the ambassador concluded.

EU issues warning to China over Ukraine

Von der Leyen is scheduled to accompany French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing next week, where they are expected to meet with President Xi Jinping.

Speaking at the European Policy Center on Thursday, Von der Leyen said the EU needed to “stress-test” and “de-risk” its relations with Beijing, both political and economic, and argued that a “decoupling” from China was neither a viable strategy nor in the bloc’s interest. On the other hand, she argued Brussels needed to be “bolder” in its approach to China, which she described as becoming “more repressive at home and more assertive abroad.”

Von der Leyen also warned that the “determining factor for EU-China relations going forward” will be how Beijing “continues to interact with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war,” meaning the conflict in Ukraine.

China has insisted on neutrality in the conflict, condemned the unilateral Western sanctions as illegitimate, and proposed a peace plan. The EU has fully endorsed the government in Kiev and supplied it with billions of euros worth of weapons, ammunition, training and other equipment.

Wang Luton, the director for European affairs at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, also commented on von der Leyen’s remarks. He tweeted on his personal account that the EU “talks a lot about de-risking recently,” but is actually creating risk by “linking trade with ideology and national security and creating bloc confrontation.”

Source: Russia Today

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Mohsin Naqvi directs to make ‘Mera Pyara’ app functional soon

Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has directed to make Punjab Police App ‘Mera Pyara’ functional soon.

Chairing a meeting in Lahore today, he said work has begun to launch the App, through which lost children, elders, patients of dementia and schizophrenia will be returned to their families.

The meeting was told that the App would save bio data, finger prints, B-Form and CNIC details of lost persons while DNA tests will also be conducted to match the link.

Under the Chief Minister’s direction, a date of lost persons relating to FIRs will be prepared from police stations throughout Punjab.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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PPP to observe death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on Tuesday

The Pakistan People’s Party will observe the 44th death anniversary of the party’s founding leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto across the country with zeal and zest on Tuesday.

The PPP Central Punjab and PPP Lahore chapter will organize special programmes and Iftar parties on the day to pay tribute to the late leader.

In this regard, special ceremonies would be held at district, tehsil and union council levels.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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“Paigham-e- Ramadan:” Experts hold in depth discussion on spirit of Ramadan

Radio Pakistan’s Special Ramadan transmission “Paigham-e- Ramadan” is setting new records of success.

The number of people participating telephonically in the special Ramadan transmission is increasing day by day. The transmission includes a rich discussion of experts on the spirit of Ramadan.

On the 10th day of the transmission on Saturday, renowned religious scholar Dr. Syed Asif Mehmood Bukhari said that the spirit of Ramadan is about forgiveness, taking care of each other and remembering the Almighty Allah.

Taking Part in the transmission, Pharmacist Sardar Shabbir Ahmed said that anyone who takes medication regularly should be assessed by a doctor before partaking in the Ramadan fast. This is particularly important for people with diabetes or unstable chronic conditions.

Naat Khawan Alishba Irshad Abbasi presented glowing tribute to the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad SAWW.

This special live Ramadan transmission can be accessed through Radio Pakistan’s website, Social media pages, youtube (link:Radio Pakistan Programmes) and Podcast (link:officialradiopk)

People can also participate in the transmission through live phone calls at 051-9208940 from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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