Tag: Efforts

KARACHI - Pakistan Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (PTMA) Chairman Syed Usman Ali has urged the government to strongly lobby the European Union to access the trade concessions announced by EU for Pakistan.
The TMA chief, in an issued statement, said that EU had announced the provision of tariff relief for Pakistani goods in view of the devastation wreaked by floods last year. The value added textile (VAT) sector selected for the relief package encompasses the towel

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President and former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Sunday admitted that efforts for the unification of all factions of the Pakistan Muslim League could not succeed.
Talking to reporters after meeting with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman at the latter's residence, Shujaat said that his party was in contact with all the political parties on national issues. He criticized the performance of the

ISLAMABAD - Urging close working relation between the intelligence agencies of the two countries, parliamentarians from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday emphasised efforts to combat terrorism jointly.
In a joint statement issued on the last day of talks between the lawmakers of the two countries, the lawmakers said that terrorism had been the major impediment in the development of both Pakistan and Afghanistan. The talk were organised by the PILDAT. Lawmakers also stressed

ISLAMABAD - Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Thinley Sunday said that South Asian states should intensify efforts to promote regional trade, tourism, protect environment and eradicate terrorism from the region as their prosperity lies in collective efforts.
He was addressing a press conference after his first visit to Pakistan. The Bhutanese prime minister, who is also Chairman of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), emphasized the need for a more

KARACHI - The objective of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is to support poor families and needy people and coordinated efforts at the federal and provincial levels are required to achieve better results, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said on Monday. The provincial chief executive said this during a meeting held to review the progress of the BISP at the Chief Minister's House. He said that the PPP, in its manifesto, has announced a 5-E programme under which efforts

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Wednesday said that "Education for All" is yet another challenge which requires collective efforts across the political and social divide in the interest of our future generation and the larger interest of the country. Rational planning in this sector at different levels has to be done to achieve the desired literacy rate and ensure the quality of education, he added. The Prime Minister was chairing a special meeting on education

JEDDAH - The head of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) said on Thursday that military action in Afghanistan should be halted to make way for reconciliation.
"For restoring durable peace in Afghanistan, there is a need to look beyond the military option, which is not the way out," said Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of OIC, the world's largest pan-Islamic body.
He highlighted the need for an Afghan-led reconciliation process towards a comprehensive

ISLAMABAD - It is "imperative" for the world to support Pakistan's efforts to reach out to Afghanistan and India to create an environment that will usher peace, stability and development in the South Asian region, the Foreign Office said on Sunday.
In a reaction to US secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent remarks, Foreign Office spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua said, "Pakistan has reached out to both Afghanistan and India to promote an environment conducive to stability and

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has underlined the need for collective efforts to resolve the basic problems concerning Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and vowed that elected representatives from FATA would be taken on board in every effort in this regard.
Talking to FATA parliamentarians in an informal meeting at the Governor's House here on Saturday, the governor said that restoration and maintenance of peace in FATA was the

LAHORE - Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has received strong support from PCB chairman Ijaz Butt for his efforts to rebuild the national team following the loss of key players to controversies and scandals.
"I am very happy with what Waqar is doing. He has a plan to move forward and he has handled the team well despite the situation arising after the spot-fixing controversies and other issues," Butt said in Lahore. He said he had personally seen the good work done by Waqar.
"The

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan remains one of the four countries along with India, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, where Polio is endemic despite aggressive vaccination campaigns by the government since 1993 for its eradication.
Health officials confirm that Pakistan is the only country where more Polio cases were recorded in 2010, increasing from 89 recorded in 2009 to 144 in 2010.
While many reasons may be cited behind persistence of Polio in Pakistan like inadequate immunisation

KARACHI - Thar Coal and Energy Board (TCEB) Chairman Syed Qaim Ali Shah has requested the Federal Minister For Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf to take up Thar coal power projects during the next round of Pak-US Energy Dialogue.
The funding being sought from the Kerry-Lugar package is for at least one indigenous coal mining and power project at Thar with a capacity to generate between 4,000 and 5,000 megawatts of electricity.
According to the minutes of the tenth board

BEIRUT - Saudi Arabia on Wednesday abandoned efforts to mediate in Lebanon's political crisis, warning of a "dangerous" situation as all eyes turned to a Turkish-Qatari bid to defuse tensions.
In an interview with the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television news channel, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said the Saudi king was "pulling his hand" from Lebanon.
He said the monarch -- whose country is a key ally of Lebanon's embattled caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri --

LAHORE - A 30-memeber delegation led by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes Pakistan's representative, Jeremy Douglas visited the office of Phoenix Foundation for Research and Development (PFRD) and lauded the NGO's work. According to a press release, the PFRD has been providing medical, psychological, detoxification services and also taking precautionary measures for female drug users and narcotic addicts under its project titled "HIV and Aids Prevention, Treatment and Care for

KARACHI - The Sindh Tuberculosis Control Programme (STBCP) has been running successfully in 13 districts of the province and the government plans to extend it to the remaining districts as well, Adviser to Chief Minister Sharmila Farooqui said on Tuesday.
"The Sindh government, in collaboration with the federal government and international agencies, is providing free treatment to TB patients," she told a delegation of doctors and paramedical staff at her office.
The adviser

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cotton Forum (PCF) has appreciated APTMA for its efforts in securing a free market for cotton trade. APTMA, by seeking timely intervention from the President of Pakistan, helped in a transfer of Rs 200 billion to the farm sector. PCF Chairman Seth Muhammad Akber expressed hope that this financial resource transfer to the farm sector would steer cotton farmers out of the devastating impact of recent floods, principally hitting the cotton growing areas.
He

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) parliamentary leader and Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Farooq Sattar and Federal Ports and Shipping Minister Babar Khan Ghauri submitted their resignations to the Presidency on Tuesday, Pakistan Today has learnt, as the government stepped up efforts to convince its estranged ally to reconsider its decision of withdrawing from the federal cabinet.
"Farooq Sattar and Babar Ghauri have sent their resignations in line with the