An Eight Members Parliamentary Delegation to visit Afghanistan

Islamabad: An Eight Member Parliamentary Delegation headed by, Faisal Karim Kundi, Deputy Speaker, National Assembly will visit Afghanistan. The delegation will leave for Afghanistan today i.e. 29th May, 2011 on a two day visit. The delegation will be comprises of MNAs Malik Amad Khan, Mr. Nadeem Afzal Gondal, Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, Mr. Pervaiz Khan, Mr. Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi, Engineer Khurram Dastagir Khan and Mr. Muhammad Ayub,

During its stay in Afghanistan the Pakistan Parliamentary Delegation will meet Speaker Afghan Losi Jirga (Afghanistan Parliament) and other Leadership of Afghanistan. The delegation will also hold interactive meetings with Members of Afghan Parliament. The visit will provide opportunity the Members of the both the Parliaments to understand each other and to benefit from each other experiences.

For more information, contact:
Karamat Hussain Niazi
Secretary
National Assembly of Pakistan
Parliament House, Islamabad
Tel: +9251 922 1082 -83
Fax: +9251 922 1106

Quran Khawani held at Aiwan-e-Sadr for Late Hakim Ali Zardari

Islamabad: A Quran-Khawni was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr today for Late Hakim Ali Zardari, father of President Asif Ali Zardari.

The entire staff and officers of the President’s Secretariat were present during the Quran-Khawni. President Asif Ali Zardari was also present.

The gathering prayed to Allah Almighty for granting eternal peace to the departed soul.

The President thanked the gathering for their condolences, sympathies and their prayers.

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National Vocational and Technical Education Commission organizing one day Discussion Forum on Development and Implementation

Islamabad: For rapid economic growth in the country through Technical and Vocational Education and Training to youths, National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) Islamabad, under the directives of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani is organizing One day Discussion Forum on Development and Implementation of National Vocational and Technical Qualifications Framework (NVTQF) at its Headquarters tomorrow Monday i.e. 30th May, 2011. The Forum will be started with the opening remarks of Tariq Shafi Chak Executive Director of the NAVTEC.

The Executive Director will brief the participants in his opening remarks about the background, mandate of NAVTEC, major challenges to Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), National Skill Strategy 2009-13, Provision of Relevant Skills for Industrial and Economic Development, Concept of National Qualifications Framework (NQF), Aims, Objectives and Benefits of NQF, Scope of NQF and Modes of Implementation etc. Chairman Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Punjab Saeed Ahmed Alvi, MD TEVTA Sindh Abdul Whaid Uqali, DG DTE and MT KPK Asimt Ullah Khan Gandapur, Secretary Labour Department Balochistan Abdul Qayyum Kakar, GM Academics TEVTA Punjab Javed Iqbal Malik, Chief Operating Officer TEVTA Punjab Abid Javed, Director DMT Sindh Nazir Ali Syed, Director VT KPK Munir Gul, Director Tech. TEVTA AJK Raja Shoukat Ali Khan, Secretary Education Department Gilgit Baltistan Syed Hadi, Acting DG NISTE Islamabad Sahib Raza Hussnain Kharar, Secretary IBCC Muhammad Ramzan Achakzai and Associate Professor NISTE Islamabad Abdul Majid have confirmed their participation in the Forum, who will deliver their expert opinion on the subject. Executive Director NAVTEC Tariq Shafi Chak will chair the Forum.

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Police arrest 106 street criminals

Islamabad: Islamabad Police have arrested 106 persons involved in street crimes during the current year and recovered 87 mobile phones, 10 snatched vehicles and looted items worth hundreds of thousands of rupees.

On the directions of IGP Islamabad Wajid Ali Khan Durrani and DIG Operations Bani Amin, SSP Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan asked all police officials and Station House Offices (SHOs) to launch aggressive campaign against those involved in street crime.

During the drive the capital police obtained the record of those persons who had ever remained involved in street crimes and arrested 106 criminals.

City Circle Police arrested 15 persons and recovered 37 mobile phones, Saddar Circle police arrested 57 persons and recovered four snatched vehicles, 36 mobile phones. Similarly, Rural Circle arrested 15 persons and recovered two snatched vehicles and 10 cell phones while Industrial area Circle police arrested 19 persons and recovered four snatched vehicles, seven mobile phones and cash from them.

SSP Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan has directed all Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPOs) and Station House Officers (SHOs) to ensure effective patrolling in their jurisdictions and take stern action against the anti-social elements.

He also directed to ensure vigilance against the suspects and make effective checking at all entry and exit points of the city.

“It is our prime responsibility to ensure protection to the lives and property of the citizens. Those police officials involved in dereliction of duties or adopting sluggish attitude would not be spared and strict disciplinary action would be taken against them,” SSP said.

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Over 400 female students attend road safety workshop

Islamabad: Over 400 female students attended road safety workshop here at Islamabad Model College for Girls F-10/2 to acquaint themselves about traffic rules.

Education team of Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) delivered special lecture there and sought the cooperation of the students to help police in maintaining traffic discipline in the city.

Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Dr. Moeen Masood also attended the final session and briefed the students about the efforts of ITP in ensuring safe road environment.

He said that students and young people are our real assets and their commitment to follow traffic rules can help a lot to police in ensuring safe road environment.

Program Coordinator Ayesha Jameel and head of Education team Inspector Mehfooz Kiani also stressed for the cooperation of students in making this city accident-free.

Students showed keen interest in this workshop and raised very important questions to get them acquainted with traffic rules.

SSP (Traffic) Dr. Moeen Masood said that the ITP is doing its best for ensuring a safe road environment in the federal capital but the cooperation of students can help us a lot in achieving this objective as they are our future generation.

The SSP said that female students must tell their family members and friends about the importance of following traffic rules and help us in making this city accident-free.

It would prove helpful in providing disciplined traffic system to the masses, the SSP (Traffic) added.

He said that ITP was also endeavoring to control rash driving and over-speeding in the e city while conducting inspection through radars, to control such practices.

Principal ICG F-10/2 Naveed Saeed and Vice Principal Naseem Murtaza appreciated the efforts of ITP and said that force has improved the image of policing and ensured community policing through public co-operation as well as eliminated VIP culture.

On the occasion, the SSP awarded to two female students who got positions in painting contest in Family Gala arranged by ITP at F-9 park on May 14-15.

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Suicide bomber kills eight in Pakistan

Khar: A suicide bomber targeting a pro-government tribe on Saturday killed at least eight people and wounded 11 others at a market in a restive Pakistani tribal area, officials said.

The attacker blew himself up at Pasht bazaar in the north-western Salarzai region, some 35 kilometres (20 miles) from Khar, the main town of the restive Bajaur tribal district, which borders Afghanistan.

Earlier the officials had said a timed bomb exploded.

“Initially it looked like a bomb blast, but later investigators found out that it was a suicide bombing and the body of the attacker was also found,” local government official Saad Mohammad told AFP.

“Eight people were killed and 11 others were wounded in the attack,” he added.

Health department official Khan Saeed said that condition of three of the wounded was critical. “Two tribal elders, Malik Tehsil Khan and Malik Mayn Jan also died in the bomb blast,” local government official Irshad Khan told AFP.

“We think that they were the main targets because they were the senior members of local peace committee which has formed a lashkar (tribal force) against the Taliban,” he added.

Taliban militants, who have targeted members of the pro-government Salarzai tribe in the past because they raised a village force to drive them out of region, claimed responsibility for the suicide attack.

“We carried out the bombing against the peace committee because they had joined the government and were maligning the Taliban,” Tehreek-e-Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP.

“We had warned them before and warn them again that they should disband this anti-Taliban peace committee otherwise we will continue to attack them till they are totally eliminated,” Ehsan said.

In Pakistan’s first known female suicide attack, a woman wearing a bomb under her burqa struck near a UN food distribution point in Khar on December 25 killing 43 people. The Salarzai tribe was again the target.

Pakistani security forces have carried out a series of military operations against the Taliban and other Islamist militants in Bajaur since August 2008. The military has claimed repeatedly to have eliminated the militant threat.

Bajaur is one of seven districts in Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal belt on the Afghan border. The United States considers the area the global headquarters of Al-Qaeda and the most dangerous place on earth.

More than 4,400 people have been killed across Pakistan in attacks blamed on Taliban and other Islamist extremist networks based in the tribal belt since government troops stormed a radical mosque in Islamabad in 2007.

Session Judge South Hassan Feroz visits, District Jail Malir 22 Prisoners Released

Karachi: Under the new Judicial Policy of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the District and Session Judge South, Hasan Feroz and Judicial Magistrate M. Jahangir Khan, visited the District Jail Malir yesterday. The General Secretary Haider Ali Haider and Joint Secretary Fateh M. Qureshi besides the Jail Superintendent Syed Nazir Hussain Shah Deputy Superintendent Ali Bux Sheikh and other jail officials were present on the occasion.

He went round various barracks, met the prisoners and acquired about the details of ongoing cases in various courts. He met the prisoners in barracks and listened to their problems and assured them of speedy justice. On the occasion a large number of prisoners presented applications for an early hearing of their cases while many submitted applications for review of the court decisions. During his visit to various barracks, seven such prisoners informed the judge that they have completed their sentence but are in jail because of inability to pay the fined amount. The Chairman Saiban, Haq Nawaz Akhtar and Murad Khan paid the amount of the fine and got them released including other 15 Prisoners who given relaxation few days, thus total 22 prisoners released.

For more information, contact:
Haider Ali Haider
General Secretary
Saiban International Welfare Organisation
Tel: +92333-2156085