Dr. Sania reviews Ehsaas Kafaalat payments of Rs.14,000

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar has said beneficiaries of the Kafaalat programme are the disadvantaged women with meagre or no means of income generation.

She stated this while chairing a meeting to review Ehsaas Kafalat payments recently increased upto 14,000.

She said we are fully striving to ensure that Kafaalat payments are made in the field with utmost ease and transparency.

Currently, a tranche of Rs. 71 billion is being disbursed in all Tehsils of the country to benefit millions of poorest women.

Source: radio Pakistan

Govt will inflict defeat to opposition’s no confidence motion against PM: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the government will inflict defeat to the opposition's no confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in a political and democratic manner in accordance with the spirit of the constitution.

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Monday, he asked PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari not to drag institutions into the politics.

The Foreign Minister said that the PPP leadership is resorting to undemocratic and unconstitutional tactics and offering money to buy the loyalties of elected representatives.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the PTI government has full confidence in its allies including PML-Q, MQM-Pakistan and Balochistan Awami Party. He said the allied parties always stood by the government in the past and we are grateful to them. He said the leadership of allied parties comprises of seasoned politicians who cannot be hoodwinked by the opposition parties.

The Foreign Minister said the unholy alliance amongst the opposition parties is a marriage of convenience which is not durable and will shatter soon. He pointed out that these opposition parties have no common ideology. He said their only agenda is to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan and everybody knows as to why they are scared of Imran Khan.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the drama staged by the opposition parties is not benefiting the economy or the business environment in the country.

Alluding to the situation on the global front, the Foreign Minister said that the government will move forward keeping in view the national interests.

Source: radio Pakistan

China calls on Pak, India to launch thorough investigation into airspace violation incident

China has called on Pakistan and India to launch thorough investigation into airspace violation incident.

Addressing a weekly news briefing in Beijing today (Monday), Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian has urged to establish a notification mechanism in time to prevent the recurrence of such incidents and miscalculation.

She said Pakistan and India both of them are important countries in south Asia and they share responsibility to uphold the regional security and stability.

Zhao Lijian also said that the Chinese side had noted the information regarding airspace violation incident.

Earlier, a Chinese former defense attache in south Asian countries has asked the world community to probe Indian so-called clarification on supersonic projectile crash into Pakistani territory.

He pointed out what excuse India may find, this was the unprovoked violation of Pakistani airspace, which should be strongly condemned.

Source: radio Pakistan