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The Government has announced to maintain the price of petrol for next fortnight while reducing the price of high-speed diesel.
According to the notification, the price of petrol will remain unchanged at 279.75 rupees per litre. However, there has been a reduction of 1.77 rupees per litre in the price of high-speed diesel, bringing it down to 285.56 rupees per litre.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Senior Punjab Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb says measures are being taken to enhance production of shrimps and make its business profitable.
Chairing an online meeting today, she said provincial Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is committed to promote aqua-culture and shrimp farming and wants to make Punjab a model province in this regard.
She directed the concerned to encourage private sector for aqua-culture farming as per Chief Minister’s vision.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan met Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore today.
They congratulated each other on assuming their respective offices and expressed best wishes for each other.
Overall political situation of the country and matters of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has welcomed the economic roadroad, unveiled by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
In a statement, she termed the roadmap a revolutionary step and praised Prime Minister’s vision for attracting foreign investment.
Maryam Nawaz also expressed the government’s commitment to increase crop production through low cost input in the agriculture sector.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari has said the provincial government is making all out efforts to provide relief to the people during Ramadan.
Addressing a news conference in Lahore today, along with Food Minister Bilal Yaeen, she said under the Ramadan Nigehban Package, special hampers containing daily use items are being distributed to over six point four million deserving families at their doorstep.
Azma Bukhari said that an authority is being established to monitor prices of essential commodities.
Source: Radio Pakistan
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a Pakistani resolution, by a big majority, that called for concerted action to fight ongoing violence against Muslims and requested the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy to combat Islamophobia.
The resolution, titled: ‘Measures to Combat Islamophobia’, was passed by a vote of 113 in favour to none against, with 44 abstentions. India, along with most of European states, abstained on the resolution.
Prior to adopting the resolution, the 193-member Assembly rejected two amendments proposed by a group of European nations.
Earlier while introducing the resolution in the UN General Assembly on behalf of the OIC, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram said the incidents of Islamophobia of discrimination, and violence against Muslims have risen exponentially both at the societal and State levels.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Election Commission of Pakistan has extended the time for filing of nomination papers for Senate elections for the convenience of the candidates.
A spokesperson of the Election Commission said the candidates can now file their nomination papers with the returning officers till six pm today.
Source: Radio Pakistan
China has expressed keen interest to work with Pakistan to carry forward traditional friendship and build a China Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.
Responding to a question during his regular briefing in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin said President Asif Ali Zardari’s positive statement is commendable and his gratitude to Chinese President Xi Jinping also shows that the relations between Pakistan and China are now at a high level.
Source: Radio Pakistan