Day: February 5, 2024

The Election Commission of Pakistan has successfully completed printing of 260 million ballot papers for all constituencies in the country.

According to ECP spokesman, National Assembly ballots are identifiable by green paper, whereas Provincial Assembly ballots are printed on white paper.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan is set to conclude the ongoing distribution of 260 million ballot papers to the Returning Officers of 859 constituencies on Monday.

An ECP spokesperson said in a statement that the Commission has concluded the printing of ballot papers in three government printing presses.

Reprinting of ballot papers in particular controversial constituencies has been finalized, following the directives of the superior judiciary in specific court cases.

The commission’s spokesperson said despite all hurdles and limited time, the commission fulfilled its responsibility to print the papers.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Death anniversary of composer of National Anthem Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla was observed on Monday.

Ghulam Ali Chagla was born on May 31, 1902 in Karachi. He studied from Sindh Madrasatul Islam Karachi. He was student of Maharaj Swami Das, who was renowned musician of Karachi.

Chagla also studied musicology at Trinity College of Music England. Before creation of Pakistan, he worked as a musician in Ajanta, a film company in Bombay.

After creation, the government of Pakistan appointed him as a member of the committee for preparing music of the national anthem. It was his luck that he got the honor of composing this tune. On August 21, 1949, the government approved the tune prepared by him as the national anthem of Pakistan.

Ahmad Ali Ghulam Ali Chagla passed away on this day in 1953. After 43 years of his death, government of Pakistan announced to award him the Presidential Medal for Excellence in 1996.

He is buried in Karachi.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Ten police personnel were martyred while six others were injured in a late-night terrorist attack on the Chodwan police station in Dera Ismail Khan.

According to the Police, terrorists attacked the police station located in Tehsil Daraban of the District with heavy arms and ammunitions.

Injured police persons have been shifted to District Headquarter Hospital Dera Ismail Khan.

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a police station in Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan.

In a statement, he said such cowardly acts cannot shake our resolve against terrorism. He commended the police personnel for thwarting the attack on the police station.

Paying tributes to the martyrs, he said the entire nation stands with the security forces.

The Prime Minister directed to provide every possible medical treatment to those injured in the attack. Condoling with the bereaved families, he prayed for the departed souls.

Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mu
rtaza Solangi has denounced the attack on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan.

In a statement, he paid tributes to the sacrifices of security personnel for the security of the motherland.

The Information Minister said the terrorists are enemies of peace and stability of the country. He said the cowardly acts of terrorism cannot dampen our spirits.

He said the nation stands side by side with police and security forces to eliminate terrorism. He said any attempt to harm national security will be dealt with iron hands.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi launched Media Helpline app at Press Information Department in Islamabad today.

The App is aimed at the facilitating the journalists during the general elections. It allows seamless registration and complaint resolution.

In his remarks on the occasion, the Information Minister said the App will be available on any device through browser.

Murtaza Solangi said the caretaker government has assisted the Election Commission Pakistan on the electoral process. He said according to the preamble of the constitution, this country will be run by elected representatives and we are heading in that direction. He said the general elections will take place after two days and the voters will elect their representatives.

Source: Radio Pakistan

In connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day, a special song has been released to express solidarity with the Kashmiri brothers and sisters.

Penned by Rashid Minhas and sung by Kamran Ullah Khan, the song highlights the Indian atrocities on Kashmiri people. It also underscores the resilience and steadfastness of Kashmiri people in the face of oppression.

Source: Radio Pakistan

The Election Commission of Pakistan has termed the news reports on social media, carrying number of postal ballots of jail inmates obtained by various candidates as baseless and misleading.

The Commission in a statement clarified that the Returning Officers open and count postal ballots in their respective constituency in front of the candidates and their polling agents during the consolidation process. Then these ballot papers are included to final result.

The commission urged the people to not give any attention to such misleading news.

Source: Radio Pakistan

President Dr Arif Alvi, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Forces Chiefs have said Pakistan will continue to extend its unstinted moral, diplomatic and political support for just solution to Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and wishes of the Kashmiri people.

In his message on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, President Dr Arif Alvi said people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir have been struggling to realize their right to self-determination for last seventy-six years.

The President said the UN General Assembly annually adopts a resolution expressing unequivocal support for the realization of the right to self-determination for people under foreign occupation. Regrettably, the Kashmiri people have not been able to exercise this inalienable right.

He said Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most militarized zones in the world.

He said following its illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019
, India’s efforts have been aimed at engineering demographic and political changes so that the Kashmiris are transformed into a disempowered community in their own land.

In his message, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said this is an occasion to pay rich tribute to sacrifices made by our Kashmiri brothers and sisters during the last seventy-six years.

He said relevant UN Security Council Resolutions provide that the final disposition of Jammu and Kashmir will be made in accordance with will of people of Jammu and Kashmir, expressed through democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite conducted under auspices of the United Nations.

The armed Forces of Pakistan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Services Chiefs have paid rich tribute to people of Kashmir for their resolve and valiant struggle, consistently braving grave human rights violations and inhumane lockdown in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir under Indian occupation forces.

Caretaker Minister for Informatio
n, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi in his message said Jammu and Kashmir is one of the longest-standing issues on the agenda of the UN Security Council.

He said the ultimate goal of Pakistan is to resolve the Kashmir issue according to the wishes of the Kashmiri people and the relevant UN resolutions.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will visit Muzaffarabad on Monday.

The Prime Minister will visit the martyrs’ memorial and lay the floral wreath. Later a guard of honor will be presented to him.

He will address the special session of the Legislative Assembly of Azad Kashmir.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar and Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwaar-ul-Haq will also meet the Prime Minister.

Source: Radio Pakistan