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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

National security Policy

Approval from the Cabinet

Published in Daily Waqt dated February 26, 2014

National Security Policy

Ch Nisar Ali Khan's speech in National Assembly



Progress in PIA

Published in Daily Waqt dated February 26, 2014.

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Progress in Pakistan Railway

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Monday, February 24, 2014

China to invest 52 Billion USD in the next 5 years

This news report was published in daily Express dated February 24, 2014

Column

CM Shahbaz Sharif's successful tour of China

This column was published in Daily Express dated February 24, 2014.

Sea cruise to be started for pilgrimage

This newsreport was published in Daily Express dated February 24, 2014

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Interview | Ch Nisar Ali Khan

Security strategy eyed to stabilize region: Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:06 AM
Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan makes a point during his interview with Okaz/Saudi Gazette’s Fahim Al-Hamid. — Courtesy photos


PAKISTAN — The security portfolio in Pakistan, no doubt, for any minister means entering a wasps’ nest. This is not due to the significance of the portfolio, but because of security diplomacy’s tough legacy.

The new government not only inherited issues from the former President Asif Ali Zardari government but also had to face situations aggravated by the complications that had followed the 9/11 attacks.

After these attacks, Pakistan saw a new wave of violence and terrorism across its borders with Afghanistan.

This wave has also consolidated terrorism in the tribal area in Pakistan, which has become a haven for Al-Qaeda leaders and the Taliban during Zardari’s reign.

Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, in his interview to Okaz/Saudi Gazette, says the security issue in Pakistan is not the country’s concern alone but is tightly linked to neighboring Afghanistan, Iran and India who are the main beneficiaries of every change in Pakistan.

This link extends to other major powers such as the US, the NATO, Russia and China.

The US and the NATO are the major beneficiaries of stability in Pakistan and at the same time the most hit by the lack of it.

They are both looking for a strategy that would enable Afghanistan and Pakistan to confront the challenges posed by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

Discussions are ongoing inside Pakistan especially in light of the recent initiative launched by Nawaz Sharif’s government to enter into negotiations with the Taliban.

The government has got the green signal from all the political parties for its move.

A dialogue with the Taliban is aimed at restoring the internal security and protecting Pakistan against any new wave of terrorism that may follow the withdrawal of the NATO and US forces from Afghanistan.

It is obvious that the initiative of dialogue with the Taliban is still fragile. Furthermore, this initiative has relapsed following the American drone raid in the tribal area that killed Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud. The killing of Mehsud has frozen the dialogue.

Pakistan, which is searching for a prescription to establish internal security and end terrorism, does not want to wait with its hands tied for terrorism, which could come from Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the NATO and the US forces.

“With terrorism in mind, we have to frame a National Security Policy of Pakistan that will have both the strategic aspects and the operational aspects,” the Interior Minister said.

Following are the excerpts from the interview:

Q: How do you evaluate the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan?

A: Relationship between two fast, very close friends is always fruitful. As it’s not only people to people relationship but also on a common Imaan and Aqida. Saudi Arabia has the kalima shahada on the flag and Pakistan owes its origin to the kalima. It is part of your flag and is part of our Imaan. There can’t be a bigger bond than that. Whenever there has been a difficult time for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has been the strongest supporter; and vice versa. The government of Nawaz Sharif feels that the security, well-being and the defense of Saudi Arabia is the security, well-being and defense of Pakistan. So nothing can come between us. Prince Saud Al Faisal’s recent visit was very productive, positive and I can tell you the discussions that took place were not normal diplomatic discussions. They were discussions between two brothers. They are one in soul and one in spirit and one in Imaan. I have invited Interior Minister Prince Muhammad Bin Naif to Pakistan and he will be visiting Pakistan soon.

Q: How do you view the security cooperation between the two countries at this stage?

A: Having said at the outset that security of one country is the security of the other country, it is important for Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to get together in all fields including security to try and address the issue of the region being increasingly unstable by a chain of events over the last few years and to somehow bring about some level of security in the region, which has suffered a lot over the last few years.

Q: Combating terrorism is very much high on the agenda of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. What’s your vision to further develop relations with Riyadh?

A: We are processing a very high profile security agreement with Saudi Arabia. We have done the initial homework. And hopefully that Memorandum of Understanding would be signed on the impending visit of the Saudi Interior Minister. We have charted out certain common areas but discussions are still ongoing. The broad base is that it shares the vision of both the countries in addressing areas of terrorism, not only in the respective countries but also in the region and having a proactive role in addressing the origins of terrorism, working together to cut off their funding, working together to have a proactive policy in close cooperation including intelligence sharing to address this menace.

Q: Will this agreement include cooperation in drug trafficking, organized crime, exchange of prisoners?

A: These are three MoUs: drugs and trafficking is one, security and fighting terrorism is the second, and transfer of prisoners or offenders is the third. We are working on these three MoUs. The MoU on drugs and trafficking is almost final. The other two are in the process. Hopefully within the next few weeks we will have consensus on all three.

Q: Signing the security deal will be a very significant step. Do you think this agreement will help enhance regional security between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia since both can be main players in regional security?

A: I think relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not influenced by any third country. We have a bilateral relationship and these are bilateral MoUs. Naturally this is the first step in any improvement or any extension of the objectives of the MoUs. There are various aspects of the MoUs that have regional implications. So as you go forward, as you operate along these MoUs, naturally certain aspects of the policy regarding these MoUs will have implication for the region. So it will contribute. But what is more important is that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia must cooperate. They are important players in Middle East, in South Asia and in Islamic Ummah. So whatever they do or whatever agreement they come to, naturally, it does have fallout on the respective regions.

Q: My question was that is Pakistan willing to play a role with Saudi Arabia to maintain peace in the regional aspect?

A: That’s a difficult question. Because that has certain undertones but we are willing together to play any role to bring about peace.

Q: Can you give us what is the focus of your ministry to maintain peace in the country?


A: There are two aspects. One is strategic and other is operational. On the strategic side basically we have to decide whether the situation that prevails in Pakistan is to be handled through a military operation or is it going to be dialogue, which will pave the way for the future. The third option is a reactive mode. Pakistan has been in a reactive mode over the last many years. If there is an attack from one side then we react otherwise you go back to the status quo. That is more of a reactive or a protective policy. And the fourth one is mixture of the dialogue and … a combination. At the moment we have chosen the path of dialogue. That doesn’t mean that the other options have been marginalized. The other options are available. At this moment of time we have the resolution of the All Parties Conference, we have had intense discussions within the government and that includes both the political parties and also input from security forces. So the whole consensus at the moment is for the dialogue process. I think I can tell you I have not made public yet that there has been some significant progress in that respect but it will take few weeks before we can honestly say which way the dialogue process is going to take. We had channelized a very clear cut and a very transparent policy on the dialogue process but then one drone attack jeopardized the whole efforts, we are trying to pick up the pieces and I think it will take a few weeks before it is clear as to the way forward. On the operational side it is very, very comprehensive strategy and a very comprehensive framework. At the federal level we are basically responsible for security of the capital area and providing institutional support to the provinces. The law and order is basically the responsibility of the provinces themselves.

We provide them the institutional support in so far as intelligence support and support of the civil armed forces, the Rangers, the FC, the Coast Guards. We are trying to conceive a central Directorate of Intelligence based solely on “one-point” agenda, “terrorism”. So we are in process of announcing soon the first ever National Security Policy of Pakistan. It will have both the strategic aspects and the operational aspects so hopefully we will put all the aspects together in the shape of a comprehensive National Security Policy.

Q: What do you think about talks with Taliban? Do you think that killing of Mehsud has sabotaged these talks or there’s still room to revive it?

A: It originally sabotaged the talks. We are now faced with the situation in which the new head of this militant faction has repeatedly said that they don’t want to engage in talks. That leaves us with few options, yet we still feel that dialogue is the way forward. Military operations might have an impact in the medium- and short-term, but it is always dialogue and reconciliation that have far-reaching and long-term implication and long-reaching effect. What exactly is the strategy, it will not be really possible for me to divulge at this stage, but yes dialogue is going on even at this stage. Which are the factions, I think you will have to wait for couple of days or maybe for couple of weeks before they are made public.

Q: What’s the main objective of the talks with Taliban?

A: Basically the objective is to ensure peace within Pakistan. I think you would probably recall that before 9/11 there were never any signs of violence within Pakistan or even FATA. FATA was basically very peaceful. It was only after Gen. Musharraf decided to become part of the American coalition, the so-called War on Terror that the fallout occurred on our side of “border.” The objective of the dialogue process is to regain peace for Pakistan, not only in FATA but also in the rest of Pakistan.

Q: Are you satisfied with the security in Pakistan?

A: When we took over it was a complete mess. We have tried our utmost. We have burned the midnight oil, as I normally say in the Assembly to try and raise not only the framework of a National Security Policy but also the morale of our brave soldiers, security forces, police, who are fighting and sacrificing their lives for Pakistan but having said that it will take some time before I will be totally satisfied on that account.

Q: Do you think the suicide bombing has reduced?

A: At least in last couple of months, yes.

Q: What about the situation in Karachi? Why is it out of control?

A: It’s not out of control, the rate of heinous crimes has come down by forty percent. Yes, there are ups and downs, when the criminals are taken to task over a period then there are certain times when there are spurts of reaction. They are not consistent. It occurs suddenly. But all said and done, as I said, the crime rate as far as target killing, as far as kidnapping for ransom, as far as terrorists related incidents are concerned they have gone down by 40%. We would like to bring them down further, the biggest problem of course is that the focal point there is the provincial government, and we have to work with the provincial government, and the provincial government is controlled by the opposition party, but we are working very closely. We are trying to bring about peace.
It will take a bit of time and more efforts to ensure peace in Karachi but we are getting there. InshaAllah.

Q: In my opinion you despite being an aggressive Interior Minister are having a very soft approach towards Madrassas?

A: You can’t categorize Madrassas under one head. The general scheme of things as far as Madrassas are concerned is positive. They impart knowledge. When the governments do not have the capacity to address that particularly area of education and if the private sector comes in why should anybody react to that. It is only a very few that has somehow used the Madrassas name for militancy, and on that area of course I will come down with an iron hand and these people have misused the very concept of Madrassas. We are already on it, we have been trying to address the situation but to say that all Madrassas are terrorism incubators is the biggest fallacy. The previous government did not have the concept. They were not even aware of the situation as it existed on the ground and they were always trying to appease the foreign lobby. My responsibility is to be responsible to the Pakistan lobby, to Islam, to anybody and everybody imparting religious knowledge.
How can I differ with that? But if anybody is misusing that aspect for militancy or to create or spread terrorism, you can be rest assured that the state will come down with an iron hand.

 
 

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Puncturing the Puncture Myth

Statistical Evidence of Blunt Lies by Imran Khan

After failure of Tsunami on 11th May 2013 and losing to both PMLN and PPP, Imran Khan has been foul crying and raising many baseless allegations against the opponents, primarily PMLN.
Other than typical allegations, Imran Khan has recently claimed that a foreign ambassador told him that Najam Sethi had called Nawaz Sharif on Election Day and told Sharif that he (Najam Sethi) has put 35 punctures. Imran Khan claims that these 35 punctures are actually 35 seats that Najam Sethi rigged in favor of PMLN as Chief Minister.
Now lets analyze Imran Khan’s claim about 35 punctures:
1- The story about 35 punctures was not released by any journalist, instead it was just a statement by Imran Khan himself
2- There has been no news or statement regarding Imran Khan meeting any ambassador around when he released the puncture statement
3- Assuming the foreign ambassador told Imran Khan about this shocking information, why Imran Khan did not raise voice against spying by foreign country against state of Pakistan like he highlighted the assassination of Hakimullah Masood by foreign state?
4- Although it is almost unlikely, but assuming Najam Sethi did call Nawaz Sharif and told him about 35 punctures, could Sethi be referring to around 35 seats that PTI won causing puncture in PMLN’s mandate?
As per today’s report, Najam Sethi claimed that he would commit suicide if Imran Khan can prove that validity of his allegation of puncture. This have put the ball in Imran Khan’s court where he has to come and to give the evidence of his allegations to the nation.
The actual reason of this claim by Imran Khan is that he has been badly criticized and cornered by entire nation including his voters on the recent wave of terrorism and his support for TTP. Therefore, he is finding new ways of retaining his vote bank with giving lollipops in form of this 35-puncture joke. Unfortunately Imran Khan thinks of our youth as naïve and gullible who can be emotionally exploited without demanding any reasons/logics or questioning the credibility of his statements.
The recent episode of 35 puncture is a prime example of this phenomenon.
Now lets summarize the pre-election allegations by Imran Khan that he has been claiming since last several years to justify his failure:
- Large percentage of fake voters in voter lists
- Judiciary not free
- The election commissioner not neutral
- Low voter turnout
- Biased executive
All of these allegations were dealt with reasonable satisfaction.
- For first time in the history of Pakistan, the voter lists were prepared through computerized NADRA database with pictures/NIC numbers. The Election Commission ran vigorous campaign to urge people to verify their votes through SMS and/or through advertised locations
- Imran Khan was involved in Judicial Movement and had full trust in Judiciary
- Imran Khan welcomed the appointment of Fakhruddin Ibrahim as Chief Election commissioner
- The voter turnout on 11th May 2013 was the highest in recent history of Pakistan
- The Prime Minister and 4 Chief Ministers were proposed by PPP, who was the main opponent of PMLN in last elections. Anyone claiming “muk-muka” between PMLN and PPP must not have any doubts after witnessing the ugliest campaign on media by PPP against PMLN. Imran Khan himself met CM Najam Sethi and his expressed his confidence and trust in him in conducting free and fair elections. Unlike the federal and other 3 provinces, Punjab was the only province where the interim CM Sethi re-shuffled the entire bureaucracy of Punjab that was functioning under Shahbaz Sharif
After experiencing shameful defeat of tsunami of Imran Khan, a new wave of propaganda and allegations were raised against PMLN.
Based on the election results, the main allegation of PTI were the following:
1- PMLN put fake votes in ballot boxes to increase their votes
2- PMLN stopped verification of votes to hide their rigging
3- Army was only deployed outside polling stations, not inside
Lets start with the first issue that PMLN put fake votes in the ballot boxes. This claim is absurd due to the following facts:
1- Polling agents of every party were present inside around 50,000 polling stations guarding the ballot boxes. Every polling agent counted the vote in front of his eyes and signed the polling result sheet inside the polling station.
2- The law-and-order situation in Punjab was satisfactory and there were no no-go-areas where someone could forcibly put the votes.
3- The winning candidate in Punjab on average gets around 80,000+ votes for a National Assembly seat and around 40,000+ votes for a Provincial Assembly seat based on previous elections in 2008. The votes casted in favor of PTI were shamefully low against the claims made by tsunami.
Anyone with basic knowledge and experience of Pakistani politics know that rigging or fake votes can possibly play a part (if any) in close contest in that particular constituency. This is the primary reason why Election Commission allows re-counting of votes in constituencies where winning margin is very low, typically a couple of thousand, or in most cases, few hundred votes only. Re-polling on some polling stations can also be done due to law-and-order situation on those particular polling stations only.
Here are some interesting statistics that should highlight the reasons behind failure of PTI.
1- On 55 NA seats in Punjab, PTI’s candidates had their security deposit forfeited (“Zamanat Zabat”). This means that tsunami could not even secure 12.5% (1/8) votes in the 40% constituencies in Punjab. This excludes seats where PTI even failed to field candidates. Is it PMLN’s fault that PTI could not even secure minimum votes to save their security deposit and avoid this humiliation on 40% seats of Punjab? Were all tsunami supporters also busy in puncturing in favor of PMLN?
2- Some examples of collapse of tsunami in Punjab include NA64 where PTI got only 4.9% votes, NA65 4.7%, NA67 3.1%, NA74 2.5% (this is neighbor constituency of Mianwali where Imran Khan won), NA90 1.2%, NA100 3.5%, NA101 5.8%, NA102 3.2%, NA137 5.2%, NA138 7.2%, NA145 7.2%, NA146 7.3%, NA147 5.1%, NA174 3.2%, NA176 5.2%, NA179 4.6%, NA180 1.4%, NA187 0.19%, NA188 0.9% votes only etc
3- The closest contest in Punjab where margin of winning was less than 2,000 votes was only on 3 seats. On all these 3 seats, PMLN was the losing party. These were the easiest seats where Sethi could have applied “so called puncture” in favor of PMLN, but it didn’t happen. These 3 seats were NA59 with margin of 465 votes, NA188 with margin of 1,275 and NA192 with margin of just 1,291 votes.
4- There is a not a single seat where PTI lost with a margin of less than 2,000 votes where Sethi’s (so called) puncture could have come to effect to favor PMLN. Similarly, there are only 2 seats where PTI lost with a margin of less than 5,000 votes and there are only 4 seats where PTI lost with a margin of less than 10,000 votes. So in total, (so called) puncture could have helped PMLN in maximum 4 seats only.
5- Lets analyze the solid and convincing winning margin of PMLN against PTI in Punjab:
- There are 17 seats where PMLN won with margin of more than 90,000 votes against PTI
- 36 seats where PMLN beat PTI with margin of more than 80,000 votes
- 51 seats where margin is greater than 70,000 votes
- 81 seats with margin of more than 50,000 votes
- 97 seats with winning margin of more than 40,000 votes
- 114 seats where PMLN won with convincing margin of more than 20,000 votes
Now lets assume that Sethi provided a massive puncture of 20,000 fake votes on each constituency in favor of PMLN, then there are only 12 seats where PMLN could have won due to rigging against the opponents. Contrary to the claims of Imran Khan, there is no way Sethi could have rigged 35 seats in favor of PMLN. In order to rig 35 seats, Sethi would had to rig with unimaginable and impossible votes of 60,000 fake votes per constituency.
Now remember that on Election Day, the voting was overall peaceful and also confirmed by independent media. We should not forget that in 2008, the media was not free and it was gagged under Musharraf’s emergency. This election also experienced a very high voter turnout and PTI was claiming their victory in bringing out the youth in massive numbers until 5pm. If there was a massive rigging where 60,000 fake votes were being casted in 35 constituencies, then there is no way that it could have been hidden from eyes of the media, which was heavily inclined towards PTI during the entire election campaign.
Now coming to the other 2 allegations of Imran Khan related to vote verification and army deployment, Imran Khan is deliberately misleading his supporters.
1- PMLN as government has no role or saying in verification of votes. The responsibility of any verification solely lies with the Election Commission or the Courts.
2- The Election Commission has refused to entertain PTI’s request for vote verification since PTI could not provide any solid evidence of rigging by PMLN.
3- The Election Commission has also refused for recounting, as the margin of winning by PMLN is considerably large.
4- During the first by-elections in August 2013, the army was deployed both inside and outside of polling stations as per PTI’s demands and yet PMLN secured the largest number of seats in those elections. Not only that, but Imran Khan lost 2 of his own seats from Mianwali and Peshawar. There was no Sethi and PTI was running its own government in KPK, yet their own tsunami collapsed in Peshawar and Haripur.
The above arguments and statistical data should be able to convince anyone with reasoning that there was no such thing as historic rigging that stopped PTI from coming to power. Imran Khan cannot use the rigging mantra for next 5 years and must show his performance in KPK to win hearts and minds of his followers.




Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Foreign remittances up by 9.5 percent

Foreign remittances up by 9.5 percent


Ishaq-DarFinance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that foreign remittances had increased by 9.5 percent in last seven months and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had been tasked to work out a system in collaboration with private banks for expeditious delivery of foreign remittances. He said bold decisions of the government had helped turnaround the economy.
Addressing a reception of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers in Dubai‚ he said Pakistan would soon emerge as economically strong country. He said the government had cut down public sector expenditure by 30 percent and all discretionary funds of the ministers had been abolished.
The minister said these austerity measures had helped for sparing funds for development of the country and ensuring income support for the poor people. Similarly‚ he said, a number of measures had been taken to enhance the country’s revenue collection. Ishaq Dar said the government was trying to improve GDP ratio which was one of the lowest in the region. He said efforts were also being made to expand the tax net.
The minister urged the expatriate Pakistanis to send their foreign remittances through banking channels. He said the government was cognizant of problems confronting the overseas Pakistanis and was determined to address these problems sincerely.

 

Text of Shahbaz Sharif’s speech on World Cancer Day

Text of Shahbaz Sharif’s speech on World Cancer Day


Text of Shahbaz Sharif’s speech on  World Cancer DayIt is, indeed, a great moment for me to attend a great function. On my way to the venue of this function, I was handed over a written speech for the function but I believe that while talking to learned persons like you and a speaking on the topic of Cancer, I must deliver an off handed speech. How deadly and terrible the disease of Cancer is, only they or their families who have fallen prey of this disease know it well as they have had faced the agony of the patient side by side the financial burden and mental distress. I myself have gone through this ailment but Allah (SWT) has been very kind to me as I was a lucky person being a Cancer survivor way back in 2003. I was struck by a tumour-a very rare one. I am sure the experts sitting here would bear me out that how expensive the treatment of such an ailment is. I was treated in Jeddah-based hospital and my consultant was an Egyptian doctor and he told me that there was nothing to be worried of. He further told that the tumour on my appendix would be removed through the key-hole surgery. He was of the view that following the surgery I would be fine and would be able to move back to home by the evening and everything would be fine. So I was very happy to be a lucky person.
The doctor removed the affected part of the body and was allowed to go home the next day but before that I was yet not perfectly right. I could see lots of doctors discussing while I could see their facial impressions that the situation was not as good as I was told before the operation. I remember that I was taken to my home in Jeddah after five or six days and I was told that it was not a tumour. Later on, I went to New York and the doctors over there told me that it was the worst thing, which I did, allowing doctors to operate on me without a biopsy. The doctors were not even sure if the affected part had completely been removed or not. “If something is still hanging, there could be a chance that even smallest particle could have travelled in the bloodstream”. I went through the process again (C.T. Scan and Nuclear Tests) and God knows what was done on me.
On the third and fourth day of my surgery, a doctor use to come at 07:00 in the morning, the doctor being so punctual, Dr Brann. He said, “Mr. Sharif, I have something to share with you”. I asked as to what it was. Dr Brann told that I developed something wrong in my intestines and they became non-functional. As such, they were feeding me through tubes because I could not take anything orally. He told that all my lymph nodes were negative. Though I knew something about what he was saying. My daughter and my wife but also sitting there and she asked from Dr Brann if he could explain all that. He told that possibly you would not have to trade for a new father. Being an American you know, he was saying something good but in an American way. My daughter asked as to what he was saying. He said that he meant that horse were not out of cage. Your father is probably going to survive.
Ladies & Gentlemen!
The rest is history. I still remember, I spent about Rs 4 million in dollars during those days. Then I got to know that this disease or for that matter, any disease improvises a family which is not able to make both ends meet and that, to the only breadwinner of the family. He or she is hit by a serious disease, you can imagine the plight of that family. A family of four or five children, six members of the family, they are totally dependent on that single bread earner and if he or she departs from this world, what happens to his family. That is beyond any body’s imagination and, whatever money which has been spent on the departed souls’ treatment, most of the time is borrowed money or donation from a generous person and where is the intervention of the state, where is the care and concern of the state, where is the responsibility of those who are elected by the people and those who managed these affairs in this case, in our country. I think this is which, at least, I have been pondering over ever since. I was treated and Almighty Allah saved my life.
When I was through thick of 2010 floods, hitting Pakistan in the most serious manner during the last hundred years and I was walking, travelling, by helicopter, by car, on my scooter in Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, billions of people were drowned and their houses were flooded by water, their agriculture produce, all were gone. Thousands of animals and dozens of people died. I then realized that perhaps Almighty Allah sent me for that day to serve the humanity.
Then came, of course, the unknown diseases of Dengue in 2011and hit Punjab and specially Lahore. Its onslaught was so mighty that it was perhaps unprecedented in the history of Dengue. I was cautioned by Sri Lankan experts that Shahbaz Sharif make no mistake about it. This was probably the worst epidemic which hit Lahore and we want to congratulate you the way your team is working, your doctors, your nurses, your experts, politicians, professionals, bureaucrats, dispensers, all worked hard.
Almighty Allah has been so kind that we cannot even thank His blessings and His showering on us at that time. Only, roundabout, 250 people died then thousands of people were saved through your great efforts even though the knowledge about the disease then was too little. Despite the secondary knowledge with little information our great doctors and experts go to know what the dengue disease was all about overnight and they went all out to control the epidemic and, of course, the entire government machinery was working as a one team. There was no difference at all. All around one table at 07:00 in the morning till late at night, they use to work as a great team and that is why, in the next coming year, there was no dengue and this was again a record in the history of contemporary world that a country, a city, which was hit so badly in the previous year, turned out to be unscarred in the next.
This is, no doubt, Almighty Allah’s great kindness on us, but out of your hard work, your shared commitment, your tireless efforts, your sacrifices, the private hospitals, the foundations, all were involved in it and it was how we made a great strength. Again, now there is dengue again and this jolted my soul. May be Allah (SWT) saved me to serve humanity along with you. O Lord, forgive our sins and forgive us. I believe that it is perhaps for this that I am still alive. I kept suffering from Cancer from 2003 to 2014 that is eleven years. Almighty Allah bless me with life for which I am so grateful to Him.
Here, I am going to pose a question to you. I mean, I am Cancer survivor and cannot thank Almighty Allah enough. But today, people are bothering and troubling me, you know pose this question all of you. Do you have any medicine to control my fever because it is, almost on daily basis, I fear that this is now impeding my progress and my performance. Cancer is a name, which creates fear in the minds of all and sundry. Hay fever, as I have told, is inherited but it’s troubling you, so please, I want to request you that anybody who has a proper long term solution to control and treat this, please help, because its hampering my performance.
Ladies & Gentlemen!
I am very grateful to Novartis for this great contribution of Rs 17 billion. Novartis does have its presence in the country but they are not a Pakistani company rather a foreign company. Their turnover is, of course, 58 billion dollars as shown on the screen and understanding their responsibility as a factory which is making, of course, huge profits. They have this sense of concern and care for the people of Pakistan and out of that passion and compassion; they have decided to enhance their share in this country by an addition of Rs. 17 billion in the next five years. And if you convert this amount into dollar, it is about hundred million dollars. This is not a small amount, 17 billion rupees.
By today’s exchange rate this is not a small contribution. I would like to thank Novartis Switzerland and Novartis Pakistan for coming out with this additional amount as a great gift to those patients who have lost hope and, believe me, hope is life. If hope is gone, life is gone. If there is hope, there is life and you people have this great hope that you people are masses of this country. And you will Insha’Allah, with the blessings of God, will cure humanity through your untiring efforts, through your innovations, through your hard work. Only a healthy nation can make progress and prosperity. Poverty cannot create miracles. Therefore, I think today is the day that not only we should thanks Novartis for this wonderful contribution.
Ladies & Gentlemen!
Shahbaz Sharif have served this province and the people of this province and we are committed to do everything in our domain to serve the suffering humanity and turn the time and make them healthier through all these interactions. Short that I think the meaning of healthcare in this country will get confused and diluted.


 

Security mesures for PR

PR to install modern gadgets

This news report was published in Daily Express dated February 12, 2014

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Alien control

Federal Interior Ministry to arrest all the illegal residents 


News report published in Daily WAQT dated February 12, 2014

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Punjab Youth Festival to set new world record

The largest flag in the world


News report published in daily Waqt dated February 12, 2014

Boom Booom Economic Policies

Lahore Stock Exchange rising to new heights


Newsreport published in Daily Waqt dated February 12, 2014

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Punjab to establish water tranportation network

Water Transportation in Punjab

Published in Daily Waqt dated February 05, 2014
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Punjab to build a public sector CANCER hospital

Punjab to build a public sector CANCER hospital 


Published in daily WAQT dated February 05, 2014.

M Governance | Police Verfiication system

Police verification system


News report published in Daily Waqt dated February 05, 2014

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Back on track: Railways braces for boardroom shake-up

 Back on track: Railways braces for boardroom shake-up

 

Decision on railways board reconstitution this week.
ISLAMABAD: 
A meeting by the finance and establishment division to reconstitute the Pakistan Railway Board will be held this week, according to a written reply submitted by the Railways Ministry in the National Assembly.
The ministry said a reform of the railways is currently underway and added that a summary has been submitted with law and parliamentary affairs, finance division and establishment division this week in order to receive their input. The final draft will then be submitted to the cabinet division. Minster for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq said that the appointment of DG legal affairs is underway and the ministry’s Vigilant Cell has been reactivated in order to monitor the activities of field officers and officials. The minister further said that at present there is ban on the recruitment in the department and whenever the recruitment will be started it will be made on merit.
He further informed the house that the computerization of the railways’ lands is a lengthy and tedious process for which the assistance of the provincial governments has been requested.
To another question, the ministry informed the House that as many as 264 locomotives and 731 passenger coaches were not used during 2012-2013 because of the non availability of critical spare parts due to budget allocation. Additionally, no locomotives and passenger coaches have been procured during this period, he said.
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In response to a question from Khalida Mansoor, the minister revealed that there are a total number of 1993 unmanned level crossings over the railway system across the country. The ministry stated that the railway administration wants to provide gates at vulnerable unmanned level crossings with the cooperation of the authorities and the provincial governments. For this purpose, the Punjab government has agreed to provide funding for the upgrade of vulnerable level crossings on the mainline.
Responding to a query on irregularities, the minister said the last audit, examining the accounts of the financial year 2012-13, has yet to be finalized. Irregularities of Rs 30.263 billion from the audit report for 2011-12 were due to unsound asset and financial management and weak internal controls relating to finances, he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 4th, 2014.