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Pakistan, European Commission agree to bolster relations

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  • EU Commission’s president telephones PM Shehbaz Sharif.
  • Ursula von der Leyen felicitates Shehbaz on assuming PM office.
  • The two leaders agreed to stay in contact and work together.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and European Commission Friday agreed to bolster ties, intensify investment and trade cooperation, and enhance mutual cooperation in diverse fields.

The development came during President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen called Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to a statement from the PM Office.

The European Commission’s president congratulated Shehbaz on assuming the office of the prime minister and underlined the body’s desire to further strengthen its bilateral relationship with Pakistan.

Shehbaz was elected as the 23rd premier of Pakistan on April 11 after the ouster of PTI chairman Imran Khan from the office of the prime minister through a no-confidence vote.

The prime minister expressed his thanks for the felicitations and stated that Pakistan greatly valued its relations with the European Union, which were based on shared values and common objectives of peace, prosperity and development.

PM Shehbaz highlighted the importance of closer trade and investment ties between Pakistan and the EU.

He appreciated the GSP Plus arrangement and underlined that being a mutually beneficial scheme, it had played an important role in the expansion of Pakistan-EU trade.

The premier lauded Leyen’s stewardship of the EU Commission and underscored his resolve to further deepen mutual engagement, while also extending a cordial invitation to the body’s president.

The two leaders agreed to stay in contact and work together to expand Pakistan-EU relations, intensify investment and trade cooperation, and enhance mutual cooperation between the two sides in diverse fields.

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Drive Against Price Hike: Punjab CM Directs Chief Secretary To Personally Monitor Drive

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Maryam Nawaz, the chief minister of Punjab, has instructed the chief secretary to personally oversee the province’s campaign against price increases and hoarding.
In order to minimise hoarding, she chaired a conference in Lahore and requested that the Government Rate List be publicly displayed in every shop and that the supply and demand of essential commodities be closely monitored.
According to Maryam Nawaz, throughout Holy Ramadan, the supply and prices of fruits and vegetables will also be closely monitored, and price increases would face severe legal action.

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Unverified Polio Case Report: Health Minister Establishes Committee to Look Into Issue

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Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir visited Mandi Bahauddin to address concerns over a reported Polio Case involving 8-Year-Old Mah Noor from Malikwal.

The Minister attested to Mahnoor’s good health and regular gait. All children, including Mah Noor, have received vaccinations, the minister underlined.

A health committee has been established to look into the issue further, the minister told the public.

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KP condemns the Haqqania bombing and calls on the KP government to prosecute those responsible.

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The suicide attack at Darul Uloom Haqqania has been widely denounced by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They claimed that when Security Forces take action against the Khawarij faction, they not only attack mosques and seminaries but also use them as safe havens.
The public has demanded that the state step up its efforts to combat the Khawarij, highlighting the fact that their violence still poses a serious threat to the general public, especially academics. They have stated their steadfast support for Security Forces in their fight against this danger.
They claim that the Khawarij assault schools, seminaries, and mosques in an effort to deny Pakistan’s youth an education and take advantage of women and children as human shields. While explosions in public places have killed innocent civilians, including women, children, and the elderly, they have also desecrated the sanctity of mosques and turned them into terrorist hotspots.
They have called on the government to punish those accountable for this catastrophe severely and to put in place strong safeguards against future occurrences of this kind.

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