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Statement by Counsellor Hafiza Humaira Javaid on Agenda Item 18: Sustainable Development (Second Committee)Thank you for giving me the floor. Pakistan aligns its statement with the statement delivered by Cuba on behalf of G-77 and China.Mr. Chair,The 2030 Agenda and its 17 Goals cover the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of the development in a comprehensive and balanced way and provide the blueprint for international development cooperation to address the key economic, governance, and sustainability challenges confronting our world. Today, even though we are at mid-point towards 2030, we are still far away from achieving the SDGs. Developing nations are struggling to achieve notable progress on a wide range of goals and targets due to three principal factors: ...

Progress on CPEC projects in Gwadar reviewed The Caretaker Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami Saeed on Tuesday reviewed progress over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Gwadar while directing the ministries and divisions to further accelerate the work. The Minister gave these directions while chairing a meeting to review the progress over CPEC projects in Gwadar. The meeting was attended by the Secretary Planning Ministry, Secretary Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Chief Economist, Chairman Gwadar Port Authority, Director General Gwadar Development Authority and other representatives from various ministries The representatives of various ministries and divisions gave a detailed briefing over the implementation status of their respecti...

Caretaker Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar along with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Quetta todayCaretaker Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar along with General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Quetta today and attended meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee in presence of Chief Minister Balochistan, Ali Mardan Khan Domki.During the Apex Committee meeting, the forum was briefed about revised National Action Plan, Law enforcement operations, anti-smuggling and anti-narcotics operations in Balochistan, security of foreign nationals employed on CPEC/ non CPEC/ private projects, repatriation of illegal foreigners, foreign currency regularization measures, and progress on SIFC initiatives in Balochistan.The Prime Minister expressed confidence in the progress made ...

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome at the Inauguration of Government High School Adam Khan Panhwar JacobabadOn behalf of the government and people of the United States of America, I am delighted to join you to celebrate the inauguration of Government High School Adam Khan Panhwar. As you just heard, this is the 100th school constructed with the support of USAID's Sindh Basic Education Program. This program aims to improve access to quality public school education by constructing 106 state-of-the-art schools in ten districts of Sindh, including here in Jacobabad. We know that children and schools were hit particularly hard by last year’s devastating floods. This is my fourth trip to Sindh since the floods last year. I want everyone to know that the United States is still here ...

President for free, fair and inclusive General ElectionsPresident Dr Arif Alvi has said that the upcoming general elections should be free, fair, transparent and inclusive. He emphasized that all political parties and their leadership should be given equal opportunities to participate in the election process to strengthen democracy in the country. “Democracy becomes meaningless if people are not able to elect leaders of their choice”, he added.The President expressed these views while talking to the Former Federal Minister and Senator, Mr Muhammad Ali Durrani, who called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today.The President was of the view that there was a dire need for political, institutional and stakeholder unity in the country to battle the difficulties on all possible fronts, incl...

Federal Minister for Human Rights Khalil George meeting Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider MalikKhalil George said Over the past few years, extreme climate changes have become the norm in Pakistan. Due to severe heat waves, droughts and floods, food and aquatic life are affected. Pakistan is one of the lowest carbon emitting countries in the world. Despite this, Pakistan is one of the ten countries most exposed to the risks associated with extreme weather events. Children, elderly and women are the most affected by climate change. Climate change is a direct threat to food production in Pakistan. Extreme weather conditions are also a threat to water scarcity. Decreasing carbon emissions will reduce the effects of global warming for Pakistan. Timely awareness and awareness ...

Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan Sardar Ali Mardan Khan Domki met with Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq KakarIn the meeting, the caretaker Chief Minister gave a briefing to the Prime Minister regarding the 14th meeting of the Apex Committee held for the implementation of the National Action Plan in Balochistan. The caretaker Chief Minister briefed the Prime Minister about the current law and order situation in Balochistan Province.Caretaker Interior Minister Mir Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti was also present in the meeting.Editor: Raja Kamran

Confronting Pakistan’s Population Growth and the Urgent Need for ReformThe Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad, successfully concluded a seminar on ‘Mitigating Pakistan’s Population Challenges.’ Distinguished speakers included Senator Dr Sania Nishtar and Ms Samia Liaquat Ali Khan, Director Impact, Tabadlab, Islamabad, Pakistan. Air Marshal Farooq Habib (Retd), Senior Director at CASS, delivered the Concluding Remarks; while Air Vice Marshal Nasser ul Haq Wyne (Retd) moderated the proceedings. Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan (Retd), Advisor on Aviation to the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan and President of CASS, presented mementos to the distinguished speakers.In his Opening Remarks, Air Vice Marshal Nasser ul Haq Wyne (Retd) underscored the intert...

The funeral prayers of Major Raza Ali Shah Shaheed and Havaldar Nisar AhmadThe funeral prayers of Major Raza Ali Shah Shaheed and Havaldar Nisar Ahmad, who were martyred in an exchange of fire with terrorists on the night of October 8 and 9, were performed with full military honors in their native areas. The funeral prayer of Major Raza Ali Shaheed was performed with full military honors in his native SargodhaA large number of family members, relatives, Pakistani army officers, local elders and people participated in the funeral prayer. The funeral prayer of Havaldar Nisar Ahmed was performed in his native Wahari, in which family members, relatives, Pakistan Army officers and local elders participated. These sacrifices of the brave men of Pakistan Army strengthen our resolve in t...

3 different operations of ANF near 26 No Chungi IslamabadDuring the operations, 200.31 kg of drugs were recovered, 5 accused including 4 women were arrested. An attempt to smuggle drugs by women in a passenger bus failed. During the operation, 4 women residents of Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar were arrested. A total of 30 kg of hashish was recovered from the arrested 4 women.In the third operation, 1 kg of 200 grams of hashish was recovered from the possession of the accused, a resident of Charsadda. Cases under the Anti-Narcotics Act have been registered against all the accused and further investigation has been started.Editor: Raja Kamran