Day: February 17, 2024

The Higher Education Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Commission for Human Rights to jointly work on various academic activities on human rights area in the country.

Under the MoU, both organizations will work to equip academia, researchers, and students with knowledge of human rights laws and instruments, promote literacy through various media channels, and establish human rights study centers.

Additionally, the partnership seeks to conduct academic research contributing to a culture that values human rights and create and distribute digital content for widespread awareness.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Deputy Chief of General Staff Turkish Armed Forces, General Irfan Ozsert called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf at the Naval Headquarters in Islamabad.

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest including regional maritime security were discussed.

The visiting dignitary appreciated and acknowledged Pakistan Navy’s efforts and commitments in support of collaborative maritime security in the region.

Both the dignitaries appreciated the mutual cooperation in the field of defence production in general and successful projects of ships construction between Pakistan Navy and Turkiye on Transfer of Technology basis in particular.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Pakistan has called on the UN Human Rights Council to shift its attention to economic, social and cultural rights instead of disproportionately focusing on human rights situations in developing countries.

Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram while taking part in a discussion on the future of the UN Human Rights Council said the Council and human rights mechanisms should also address racial discrimination, xenophobia, social inequalities, Islamophobia, and hate crimes.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Minister for Religious Affairs Aneeq Ahmed has expressed gratitude to Saudi’s cooperation in Hajj arrangements for Pakistani pilgrims.

He was talking to Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al Maliky in Islamabad.

Aneeq Ahmed said Pakistan Hajj Mission is in constant contact with Saudi departments regarding hajj arrangements.

The Saudi Envoy said that Road to Makkah team will visit Karachi Airport in the last week of this month. He said pilgrims of private Hajj scheme will also be included in the Road to Makkah project.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Pakistan remains committed to facilitating fully regulated movement of people and goods across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border based on norms of interstate relations and we will continue to take steps to this end.

This was stated by Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, while responding to media queries regarding remarks of Deputy Interim Foreign Minister of Afghanistan.

She said any self-serving and fanciful claims regarding the legality and sanctity of the Pak-Afghan border cannot change the facts of geography, history and international law.

The Spokesperson said the Afghan side will be well advised to address Pakistan’s genuine security concerns than try to divert public attention by such unfortunate public pronouncements.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has vowed to continue making efforts to solve problems confronting the country’s economy till the last day in office.

He reiterated this commitment, while chairing a review meeting regarding various issues of K-Electric in Islamabad on Friday.

The Prime Minister said it is the foremost priority of the government to provide all facilities to the international investors and business community for foreign investment in the country.

He said the government has achieved positive results by following this basic principle.

The delegation of Karachi Electric expressed its gratitude to the Prime Minister and his team for solving the long-standing problems of K-Electric.

The Prime Minister, on the occasion, assured that remaining problems faced by K-Electric would also be resolved on priority basis. He said the government is trying to remove all obstacles in the way of uninterrupted power supply to the residents of Karachi.

He said the interim government, in a short spa
n of time, remained successful in solving some major and long-standing problems to put the country on the path towards economic stability.

The problems of Karachi Electric and suggestions for their solution were presented to the meeting.

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar directed that NEPRA and Karachi Electric should jointly find a solution to these problems on a priority basis and submit a report in this regard at the earliest.

He also welcomed the signing of interconnection agreement between National Transmission and Dispatch Company and K-Electric.

The Chief Executive Officer of Karachi Electric paid tribute to the Prime Minister and government officials for solving the problems faced by the company on priority basis.

Source: Radio Pakistan