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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed to launch an App and call service to facilitate people at their doorsteps.
Presiding over a meeting of the DASTAK program in Lahore today, she directed district and administrative departments to take immediate steps to provide Dastak services to the people.
Maryam Nawaz said initially, ten services will be provided through “DASTAK” which would, later be extended to one hundred services.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Two terrorist were killed in an intelligence based operation by the security forces in North Waziristan District last night.
During conduct of operation and after intense fire exchange, another two terrorists got injured.
Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area.
Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area as Security Forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe-out the menace of terrorism from the country.
Source: Radio Pakistan
A meeting of federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in progress in Islamabad.
It is discussing overall economic and security situation of the country.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Pakistan has called upon the United Nations Security Council to make accountability, transparency, inclusivity and democracy the building blocs of its working methods.
Making his statement at Intergovernmental Negotiations Framework meeting, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Munir Akram called UN Security Council reforms essential to address the increasingly complex global challenges of peace and security.
He shared Pakistan’s suggestions to bring about key improvements in the working methods of the UNSC.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja has said that providing affordable and high-quality telecom and internet services to the masses is a top priority of the government.
She was talking to Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Hafeez Ur Rehman in Islamabad today.
Matters concerning the 5G spectrum auction, connectivity, and the Telecom Industry were discussed in the meeting.
The Minister expressed government’s commitment to promoting digitization in the country and resolving related issues.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar has called for establishment of a system to hear cases on urgent basis regarding tax issues.
He was chairing a meeting of heads of Appellate Tribunal benches in Islamabad.
Expressing concern, the Law Minister said there are numerous cases pending under trial.
The meeting decided to introduce a modern automation system in the tribunal and the performance of each bench to be reviewed on a weekly basis.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Twelve coal mine workers were killed in a gas explosion inside mine in Harnai district of Balochistan today.
According to the Police, rescue operation in the mine has been completed and eight coal mine workers were safely pulled out from the mine.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Sindh cabinet has decided to issue Kisan cards to peasants across the province.
Chairing a provincial cabinet in Karachi today, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah directed provincial chief secretary to devise a policy in this regard.
He said Kisan card holders will be prioritized in procurement of wheat as well.
The cabinet accorded approval of 5.027 million rupees grant for an academy for deaf being run under department of empowerment of differently abled persons.
The cabinet also accorded approval of 521 million expenditures of Intra-district peoples Bus service from January to June 2024.
Source: Radio Pakistan