Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that provision of basic amenities of life to all the citizen of Pakistan is the basic objective of the Government and in this regard various schemes have been introduced to directly provide relief to the downtrodden segments of the society. He mentioned that BISP and the Prime Minister’s Housing scheme for the low income clearly define the government’s agenda. The Prime Minister was talking to Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, Minister for [...]

Islamabad: Chaudhry Anwar Ali Cheema, Federal Minister for Production has appreciated the devolution of ministries under the 18th Amendment to the provinces. He has said that the devolution would further empower the provincial governments as these will be directly administering the affairs of the devolved ministries. However, it is time the provincial government started preparing themselves for holding elections to local bodies, the Minister observed this while talking to a delegation of some politicians who met him in his office [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani termed the approval of recommendations of the Implementation Commission on 18th Amendment by the Cabinet as “an unprecedented and historic step to strengthen democracy”. He congratulated the Cabinet, the Implementation Commission, political leadership of the country and the people of Pakistan for the implementation of the 18th and 19th Constitutional Amendments in true spirit. He also complimented all the political parties and stakeholders for their inputs to complete the devolution process. The Prime [...]

Islamabad: A five member Chinese Defence delegation led by Mr. Wang Yiren, Vice Administrator SASTIND, called on the State Minister for Defence Production, Sardar Bahadur Khan Siher in his office today on the occasion of Pak-China Defence Science, Technology and Industries annual meeting. Senior officials of the Defence Production Ministry were present. Sardar Bahadur, the State Minister expressed that both the countries enjoy time tested excellent relations and support each other’s stance on regional and international forums. The current level [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that joint strategy to monitor cross border movement on the western borders would greatly help check infiltration of undesirable elements damaging the efforts to bring about peace and stability in the region. Pakistan, he added, desires the success of Afghan owned reconciliation peace process which would positively impact the security environment. The Prime Minister was talking to Ch Ahmad Mukhtar, Minister for Defence who called on him here at the Prime Minister’s [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the consensus and reconciliation based governance being pursued by the present government greatly leading towards development and progress of Pakistan. He added that the consensus and reconciliation was envisioned by Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed as the future course of politics in Pakistan. The Prime Minister was talking to PML (Q) President, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and the Federal Ministers who called on him before the Special Cabinet meeting here this morning [...]

Islamabad: A ceremony was held in Bangkok today to formally effect the transfer of another 11 Pakistani prisoners to Pakistan in accordance with the Pakistan-Thailand Agreement on “Cooperation in the Transfer of Offenders and Enforcement of Penal Sentences.” These 11 are part of the second batch of 22 prisoners being transferred to Pakistan. The first group of 11 prisoners had arrived in Pakistan on 22 June 2011. The first batch of 8 prisoners was transferred to Pakistan in December 2010. [...]