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Senior minister says Punjab govt dedicated to openness

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Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb claimed that the Punjab government is running its affairs with full openness, in accordance with legal obligations and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

This was spoken upon in the Punjab Assembly on Saturday. Of 437 proposals completed under the Annual Development Programme (ADP), more than 340 projects have been accepted and all approval processes will be finished by June 30, she stated.

“No project is approved in minutes. On the contrary, each project goes through a full institutional and legal process before it is approved for the benefit of the public,” she stated.

The minister said that “exemplary arrangements were made across Punjab during Muharram-ul-Haram and Ashura and these efforts should not be politicised”.

She said over 100% of the Environment department’s development budget had been spent.

Maryam Nawaz Sharif, she added, had brought Punjab’s first comprehensive Smog Mitigation Plan and modernized an Environment department which earlier did not even have basic resources.

She said that 11 contemporary environmental laboratories have been set up about Forestry and Wildlife.
She criticized the previous administration’s Billion Tree Tsunami project, saying it was a “historic fraud”. The current government monitors forests on the basis of: Tree coverage, Sustainability, Tree lifespan and Geo-surveillance.

She said “Punjab now has a Digital Forest System, German fire detection technology, AI drone surveillance, Anti-theft systems and a Special Forest Force of 600 personnel.”

“5,600 new water filtration plants are being set up and development work is being done in 2,000 villages,” Marriyum stated. The senior minister congratulated all the law enforcement forces working in operations in the riverine (Katcha) areas of Punjab.

“Rs 58 billion worth of development programmes are being carried out in these areas for providing basic facilities,” she said.

Senior Minister added that so far 500 electric buses have arrived in Punjab of which 345 have been given to South Punjab.

Marriyum Aurangzeb appreciated the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and said that the Punjab government is devoted to its objective of growth, transparency, environmental protection, public welfare and economic stability.

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Mir Raza murder case: Police officials, business associates, pals summoned by judicial commission

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The Judicial Commission probing the murder of Mir Raza has called police officers, an online taxi driver, the deceased’s business partners and his acquaintances to record their comments.

In the matter, the commission summoned SDPO Shahrah-e-Faisal and SHO Ferozabad.

The panel has also asked bike rider Ehsan, Mir Raza’s business colleagues Muhammad Ahmed and Abdullah Bharde and the deceased’s pals Raziq and Haseem to appear before it along with the police authorities.

The police officers are also business partners and friends and have been summoned to testify before the Judicial Commission on September 3.

It may be recalled that the Judicial Commission has so far recorded statements of family members of the deceased, nursery personnel and the doctor who had conducted the post-mortem in the first place, among others.

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FC Balochistan organises passing-out ceremony of Basic Military Training Batch 76

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Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan (South) Training Center Khuzdar organised passing out parade of Basic Military Training Batch 76, in which 1,422 recruits were passed out after successful completion of their training.

Local elders, civic and military leaders and a huge number of students attended the passing out event. The occasion was attended by Commandant Khuzdar as chief guest.

Khuzdar Commandant congratulated the recruits who successfully completed their training. The recently graduated recruits also displayed the training and talents they had received during their course.

At the end of the event, recruit Muhammad Tahir was awarded IG FC Medal for his exceptional achievement.

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PM Shehbaz gets guard of honour at Kyrgyz Presidential Palace

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was accorded a red carpet greeting and a guard of honour on his arrival at Kyrgyzstan presidential residence Yntymak Ordo (residence of Unity) to visit President Sadyr Zhaparov on Wednesday.

President Zhaparov enthusiastically welcomed the prime minister upon his arrival at the venue of the official welcome reception.

PM Shehbaz receives Guard of Honour at Kyrgyz presidential palace

The two presidents stood at the salute dais while the national anthems of Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan were performed.

The contingents of the Kyrgyz military forces, smartly fitted up, gave guard of honour which was reviewed by the prime minister who was in Bishkek to attend the meeting of the Council of Heads of States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

PM Shehbaz accorded guard of respect at Kyrgyz presidential palace

Both the leaders introduced their respective delegations to each other before going for their meeting which would be featuring discussions on bilateral as well as regional affairs.

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