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Opening Remarks for the Press Briefing by Spokesperson 09 February 2023Assalam-o-Alaikum and good morning. Thank you for joining us for the Weekly Briefing.Let me begin with the visit of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar to Sri Lanka on 3-4 February 2023 to participate in the 75th Independence Day celebrations. In Colombo, the Minister of State called on President, Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena and held comprehensive talks with Foreign Minister, Ali Sabry.During these meetings, the two sides agreed to advance close cooperative ties; enhance understanding and cooperation on issues of global and regional significance; and intensify high-level exchanges. Important understandings were reached to increase cooperation in the ...

Road safety awareness, crucial to reduce traffic fatalities: PresidentPresident Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said that strict implementation of traffic rules and public awareness about road safety was crucial in the prevention of accidents, thus reducing fatalities. The President urged the legislators to incorporate comprehensive road safety programmes into national planning. Highlighting the role of parliamentarians in carrying out effective legislation on road safety, he stressed for educating the communities about better enforcement. Addressing at the ‘Road safety conference for parliamentarians’, the president said with increased traffic volume on roads, the importance of ensuring safety measures had increased manifold to save precious lives.Parliamentarians from across the worl...

5 more members have been added to the special assistants of Prime Minister Shehbaz SharifThe federal cabinet has been expanded and 5 more special assistants have been appointed to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, after which the total number of members of the federal cabinet has increased to 83. National Assembly members Rao Ajmal, Shaista Pervez, Hamid Hameed, Qaiser Sheikh and Malik Sohail have been included in the assistants of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. It should be noted that the number of federal cabinet members, federal ministers, advisors and special assistants was reduced from 78 to 30 in the very first meeting of the austerity committee created by the government to reduce expenses due to difficult economic conditions on January 25.It was said to be limited to, how...

President to ECP: immediately announce date of elections as Constitution doesn’t allow any delayPresident Dr Arif Alvi, in a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to immediately announce the date of elections for provincial assemblies as per Elections Act, 2017 by issuing the election schedule for provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to put an end to dangerous speculative propaganda for the upcoming provincial elections in Punjab and KP as well as the future general elections.In his letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), the President referred to the dissolution of the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and said that the election of an Assembly is to be held within ...

During exchange of fire, 12 x terrorists from TTP were killedOn night 7 - 8 Feb 2023, a very successful Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) was conducted by Security Forces in Lakki Marwat area. During exchange of fire, 12 x terrorists from TTP were killed. Terrorists’ movement and activities were being watched by intelligence tentacles for the last one week. Terrorists were lured in by providing a vehicle for escape that was intercepted and neutralised.Weapons, ammunition and Afghan currency was also recovered from the terrorists during the operation. Security Forces are carrying out clearance operation in the area. Locals appreciated the operation and lauded the efforts of Pakistan Army in eliminating terrorism.Editor: Raja Kamran

Parliamentarians laud CPEC during tour of Projects in SindParliamentarians laud CPEC during tour of Projects in Sind, Thar termed bulwark of Energy Security, Mushahid says ‘ Pakistan’s natural wealth key to reviving national economy instead of perpetual dependence on IMF’Parliamentarians visiting CPEC projects in Sind, termed Thar as ‘bulwark of Pakistan’s future Energy Security’. The delegation was organised by Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), in cooperation with Power China in Port Qasim and Shanghai Electric and Sind Electric Coal Mining Company (SECMC) in Thar. The delegation was led by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Senate Defence Committee and PCI. During the 3-day visit, the delegation first visited the Power China project at Port Qasim, which generates 1320 meg...