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President Dr Arif Alvi says Pakistan is committed to provide moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

 

Addressing the launching ceremony of Kashmir Air at Bagh, AJK, on Tuesday, he called upon the international community and international organizations to play their role in resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute as per the UN Security Council’s resolutions and the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

 

President also launched the commercial helicopter flight operations in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to promote tourism in the region.

 

He urged private sector to come forward to develop Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector.

 

The President stressed the Government of AJK to promote sustainable and environment-friendly tourism, besides evolving tourism-friendly policies for facilitating private-sector investment.

 

He underscore the need to provide technical and vocational skills and training to AJK’s youth in the tourism and hospitality sector to provide gainful employment to youth, particularly women, in their own region.

 

He said that Islam had allocated the due share of women in inheritance; however, regrettably, women are being deprived of their God-given right in different parts of our country.

 

He said that the adoption of IT tools and Artificial intelligence could help in the development and promotion of the tourism sector in AJK to market tourism assets as well as provide information, online booking facilities and tourism packages to domestic and foreign tourists.

 

He highlighted that social media especially Meta and Facebook had provided training to over 5000 women to enable them to market their products and services online.

 

He further urged the private sector to make contributions to society through their Corporate Sector Responsibility initiatives by developing partnerships among industry, academia and government.

 

Prime Minister of AJK, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, was also present on the occasion. Kashmir Air is a private company which is going to start commercial helicopter flights to AJK and northern areas of Pakistan for the transportation of tourists.

 

Meanwhile, President Dr Arif Alvi also launched the commercial helicopter flight operations of Kashmir Air in Azad Kashmir to promote tourism in the region.

 

Addressing the launching ceremony at Bagh in Azad Kashmir today, he said AJK is blessed with immense natural beauty and tourism potential, and the private sector should come forward to develop tourism sector of this area to realize its fullest potential. He urged AJK Government to promote sustainable and environment-friendly tourism, besides evolving tourism-friendly policies for facilitating private-sector investment. He said tourism is considered a prime source for earning foreign exchange, creating jobs, stimulating growth, and reducing economic disparities.

 

The President also visited a newly established high-end private school and flagship campus of a healthcare Information Technology company at Bagh. He was also briefed on the establishment of a hospital at Abbaspur area of AJK.

 

It is pertinent to mention that Kashmir Air is a private company which is going to start commercial helicopter flights to AJK and northern areas of Pakistan for the transportation of tourists.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

Six Palestinians were martyred and nearly 20 others injured today in raids by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

 

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces martyred five Palestinians and injured another nineteen in Nablus, while one Palestinian was martyred near Ramallah.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

Amnesty International has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes following the unlawful attacks committed during Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza Strip in August this year.

 

In a fresh report released on Tuesday, Amnesty International said that the victims of Israel’s so-called precise attacks included a four-year-old child, a teenager visiting his mother’s grave, and a fine arts student killed by Israeli tank fire while at home.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

The National Assembly has adopted a unanimous resolution, strongly condemning the brutal killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif.

 

The Resolution, moved by Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri, called for an independent and impartial inquiry into the incident.

 

It demanded that a fair and transparent investigation should be conducted to ascertain facts behind this brutal killing.

 

The House also extended deepest condolences to the family of the deceased journalist and the media community.

 

Meanwhile, speaking at floor of the National Assembly, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has assured the National Assembly that Foreign Office is closely monitoring the situation pertaining to the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya.

 

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephonic contact with Kenyan President and requested an inquiry into the incident.

 

He expressed the hope that the inquiry will soon be completed and shared with the government of Pakistan.

 

Welcoming the newly elected Members of the House, the Foreign Minister said we collectively defeated the lies and negative propaganda being spread by our opponents.

 

He said the previous government led by PTI not only ruined the country’s economy, but also brought Pakistan to the brink of default.

 

He said we, along with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saved the country from default.

 

The Foreign Minister also felicitated the Hindu community of Pakistan on the eve of Happy Deewali.

 

The House has now been prorogued.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday visited residence of senior journalist Arshad Sharif and offered condolence with his mother on the sad demise of her son.

 

The Minister also commiserated with Arshad Sharif’s widow, his children and other family members. She assured that the government is taking all measures to repatriate the body of Arshad Sharif.

 

She stressed the need to wait for a detailed report from the Kenyan government and refrain from doing politics over this matter.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

Foreign Office says the Government of Pakistan is actively engaged with the Kenyan authorities at multiple levels for speedy repatriation of the mortal remains of Arshad Sharif.

 

In a statement, it said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has spoken to President of Kenya, William Ruto to request early completion of formalities and repatriation of the mortal remains.

 

The Kenyan President conveyed deepest condolences on the tragic incident, and assured complete investigations and repatriation of the body at the earliest.

 

The statement said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Pakistan High Commission in Nairobi remain in constant contact to facilitate and expedite the process.

 

It said that Pakistan has also formally requested the Kenyan government to hold an investigation into the incident.

 

The acting foreign secretary Raza Bashir Tarar has also met the Kenyan High Commissioner in Islamabad to impress upon the importance of the matter and urgent repatriation of the mortal remains.

 

He also briefed the members of the National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee on the developments.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has elected new Central Committee and new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

 

The week-long National Congress concluded in Beijing which was presided over by President Xi Jinping on Saturday.

 

The forum also passed a resolution on the work report of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

 

The new CPC leadership will be elected at the first plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee tomorrow.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan