Day: May 27, 2024

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said that Government wants to establish industrial estates on plug-and-play model. Chairing a meeting in Lahore today regarding Special Economic Zones, she said that the process to establish an industry will be made easier and swifter. She said that past shortcomings will be compensated by providing more facilities to the industrial sector. Source: Radio Pakistan

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has expressed the resolve to eliminate terrorism from the province. Presiding over a meeting in Quetta today, he said action will continue against terrorists and their facilitators. He directed participants of the meeting to accelerate the process for provision of compensation amount to martyrs families. He said all available resources would be utilized for the development of Balochistan. Source: Radio Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to utilize all resources for early extinguishing the fire on Margalla Hills. On the directions of the Prime Minister, helicopters have also been included in the operation to put out the fire on Margalla Hills. Shehbaz Sharif directed to ensure that there should be no harm to human lives by the fire and that wildlife be protected. Source: Radio Pakistan

Youm-e-Takbeer will be fervently observed tomorrow in remembrance of nuclear tests conducted on May 28, 1998 that made the defense of the country invincible. The day made Pakistan the seventh nuclear nation of the world and the first Muslim state having the nuclear arsenal in its defense stockpile to exercise maximum deterrence for peaceful purposes. The historic statement of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto that they would starve but transform the country into a nuclear power, led to achievement of this milestone. Resisting the mounting external pressures, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif went for the bold decision to test the Pakistani nukes and thus balancing the strategic slanting power in the region. Source: Radio Pakistan

Hashoo Group and Dewan Motors Private Limited are launching a major initiative to expand Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure in Pakistan. The collaboration aims at the phased installation of chargers for electric vehicles across Hashoo Group's extensive network of Hotels and Resorts. These chargers are designed for European standard vehicles, ensuring compatibility for a diverse range of electric vehicles. Special Investment Facilitation Council has played a key role in promoting such initiatives with the aim to reducing carbon footprint in Pakistan. Source: Radio Pakistan

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif telephonically congratulated the Acting President Yousuf Raza Gillani on the historic victory of his son Ali Qasim Gilani in the by-election from NA148. The Acting President thanked Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and expressed his best wishes for him. Source: Radio Pakistan