Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says that if they serve Pakistan together, India will also leave his father behind.
Addressing the function of awarding the officers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the Prime Minister said that today is a happy occasion for me. The entire nation is proud.
The Prime Minister said that Pakistan is facing various challenges, revenue collection is a big challenge, neighboring countries are far ahead of us.
He said that we are well aware of the amount of debt owed by Pakistan, we have external and internal debts, unfortunately the target of revenue is prone to corruption and greed, that is the reason why we are forced to take loans.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a review meeting on wheat procurement in Model Town Lahore. The Prime Minister directed Secretary Cabinet Division Kamran Afzal to conduct a transparent investigation into wheat import and submit the final report on Monday. Shahbaz Sharif said that the names of those who imported excess wheat should be brought forward.
Secretary Cabinet Division Kamran Afzal met the Prime Minister, in which Shahbaz Sharif ordered him to carry out a full and transparent investigation into the import of wheat.
On the other hand, the Federal Cabinet Secretary has denied the news related to the wheat inquiry. Secretary Cabinet Division Kamran Ali Afzal says that neither Anwarul Haq Kakar nor Mohsin Naqvi has been summoned. No authenticity.
Kamran Ali Afzal said that I am working within my scope, wrong news is being spread regarding my inquiry.
According to the sources, former Secretary Food Security Capt. Retired Muhammad Mehmood recorded his statement to the committee, former Secretary Food Muhammad Asif also recorded his statement in front of the investigation committee, the investigation committee also summoned former caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar.
According to the sources, other important figures of the caretaker period, ministers, federal secretary will also be called.
After the investigation, the option of handing over the matter to NAB, FIA for action is also under consideration, while there is also the option of setting up an inquiry commission if necessary.
Review meeting regarding wheat situation and procurement
A review meeting was also held in Lahore under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the situation and purchase of wheat in the country, in which the investigation committee formed regarding wheat and other issues were reviewed.
Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister Rana Tanveer, MD Pasco Imad Nazir Ahmed and Secretary Food Moazzam Iqbal also participated in the meeting.
The meeting also deliberated on the method of solving the problems of the farmers and giving them relief.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will present the report of wheat crisis in the country to leader Nawaz Sharif.
FBR meeting chaired by Prime Minister
According to sources, the FBR officers will brief the Prime Minister on tax collections in the meeting.
FBR officers have been directed to reach Model Town to attend the meeting.
Sources say that the performance of the officers will also be reviewed in the meeting.
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2024-05-08 17:34:46
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi has denied the news of PPP becoming part of the federal cabinet.
Talking to private TV in Peshawar, PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi said that any decision in PPP is taken at the Central Executive Committee forum.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is deliberately pushing the army into politics. “On one hand, they say that the establishment is interfering in politics, while on the other hand, they say that we will only talk to the Army Chief and DGISI.”
Faisal Karim Kundi further said that I have no problem with the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or the cabinet members not participating in the swearing-in ceremony. I can go anywhere including CM House to solve problems.
Prime Minister’s invitation to the People’s Party to come to the government once once more
He said that political parties ultimately have to talk to political parties, we will negotiate with all political parties including Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
Faisal Karim Kundi said that the political parties who have reservations regarding the elections, they can refer to the relevant forum to resolve their reservations.
Large-scale reforms are going to be done to improve the country’s economy, Prime Minister – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan has no role in climate change, yet we have seen a huge disaster, we are going to do large-scale reforms in the country because reforms have become inevitable for the improvement of the country’s economy.
Speaking at the closing session of the special session of the World Economic Forum held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Shahbaz Sharif said that we are following the agenda of fundamental reforms to improve the economy, we are facing a big challenge like climate change, millions of The youth population is our valuable asset, by providing modern technology and technical training we can enable them to start their own employment.
He said that due to the war in Ukraine, Russia, prices have increased globally, friendly countries including Saudi Arabia have given full support to Pakistan, we cannot account for what Saudi Arabia has done in difficult times.
The Prime Minister said that peace in the world cannot be established without peace in Gaza. Peace in Palestine is very important.
Prime Minister’s invitation to Malaysian trade and business delegation to visit Pakistan
Shahbaz Sharif said that the developing countries, including Pakistan, were greatly affected by the inflation in the global market. Until we remove the deficiencies, recovery is not possible. On the way to major reforms, we must adopt simplicity.
He further said that there was a lot of damage during the floods in Pakistan, climate change has had a devastating effect on Pakistan, Pakistan is one of the countries that has no role in climate change, yet we have seen such a disaster that has never been seen before. had not come, we have lost billions of rupees, we had to take loans at huge interest, I have never seen such a situation in Pakistan in my life.
Meetings of the ministers of Saudi Arabia with the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif met with His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of the special session of the World Economic Forum. The CEO and President of Aramco and the Chairman of ACWA Power were also accompanied by the Saudi Energy Minister. During the meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted the steps taken by the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the process of investment in the energy sector of Pakistan.
He emphasized on the need to build and improve existing energy infrastructure between the two brotherly countries, increase focus on renewable energy and bring efficiency to the entire energy ecosystem. The Saudi Energy Minister mentioned the deep historical brotherly relations between the two countries and appreciated the important role of Pakistanis in the development of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi minister expressed keen interest in the development of energy projects. On which the Prime Minister thanked the Saudi Minister.
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Economy and Planning Engineer Faisal Al-Ibraheem and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdul Rahman Abdul Mohsen Al-Alfadli also met with the Prime Minister.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted the potential of Pakistan’s agricultural sector and said that Pakistan can be a bread basket for Saudi Arabia and can play an important role in ensuring food security not only for the two countries but for the entire region. .
Saudi Minister for Environment, Water and Agriculture briefed the Prime Minister regarding the fruitful talks to be held in Islamabad on 15-16 April 2024. He said that Saudi agricultural companies are showing interest in Pakistan’s agricultural sector and it is hoped that both countries will benefit from joint ventures to improve the value chain of the agricultural economy. He emphasized that Saudi Arabia values Pakistan’s strategic and competitive advantages in the agricultural sector and considers the Pakistani agricultural sector as an important area of cooperation.
The Saudi Economy Minister appreciated the Prime Minister’s personal focus on increasing economic cooperation between the two countries.
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2024-05-05 07:24:37