Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has approved the visit of Dr. Paul Bhatti, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Minorities Affairs to attend the Walton Park Conference on “Promotion of Religious Freedom around the world” to be held in Walton Park UK from 03-05 July 2011. The purpose of this Conference is to identify new ways of supporting religious communities under threat across the world and identify how the international community can strengthen its ability to protect religious [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has pleased to approve the transfers / postings of the following senior officers with immediate effect: - 1. Mr. Habibullah Khattak, Secretary States and Frontier Regions has been transferred and posted as Chairman Pakistan Tobacco Board Peshawar. 2. Major ® Qamar Zaman, Secretary Interior Division has been transferred and posted as Secretary States and Frontier Regions Division. 3. Khawja Muhammad Siddique Akbar, Secretary Minorities Affairs Division has been transferred and posted as Secretary [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has emphasized that vigilance and intelligence sharing among law enforcement agencies be enhanced to ensure security of citizens. The Ministry of Interior he stated has significant responsibility in this regard. The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to Khawja Siddique Akber the newly appointed Secretary Interior, who called on him at PM’s House here this afternoon. The Prime Minister stressed upon the need of better coordination among the federal and provincial security [...]

Islamabad: Mr. Alan Duncan Minister for International Development, called on President Asif Ali Zardari here today. British Minister was accompanied by British High Commissioner to Pakistan Sir Adam Thomson Pak-UK bilateral relations, strategic dialogue, regional situation, rehabilitation of flood affectees, trade access to EU for Pakistan’s goods, meeting of Pakistan Development Forum and other related issues were discussed during the meeting. Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was also present during the meeting. Briefing the media, Spokesperson to the [...]

Islamabad: Chairperson Conservative Party UK Cabinet Minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi called on President Asif Ali Zardari here today. She was accompanied by British High Commissioner to Pakistan Sir Adam Thomson and Steven Wignall. Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was also present during the meeting. Pak-UK bilateral relations, mutual cooperation, war against terror, the role of Pak-origin citizens in UK was discussed during the meeting. Others who attended the meeting included Secretary General Mr. Salman Farouqi, High Commissioner Mr. [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the government has taken a number of key steps such as the restoration of original character of constitution through the 18th and 19th Amendments, 7th National Finance Commission Award, political ownership to war on terror, Aagaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Initiative, the strengthening of Parliament and other state institutions, pro-women and pro-minorities’ reforms and Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009. He observed that these initiatives of democratic government have made the federation strong. The [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has termed the cordial relations between Pakistan and Australia as important and called for enhanced people to people contacts, high level visits and Parliamentary exchanges between the two countries. The Prime Minister was talking to Pakistan’s High Commissioner designate to Australia, Mr. Abdul Malik Abdullah who paid a farewell call on him at PM’s House here this afternoon. The Prime Minister said that he is looking forward to his visit to Perth and [...]