Nov
6
NATIONAL NEWS - The executive committee of national economic council met in Islamabad with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in chair.
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The meeting reviewed new development projects in the country. The projects which were reviewed include housing and physical planning, power sector, health, energy, transport, communication, environment and social sector development. The ECNEC also reviewed the Diamir Bhasha dam project and the plan to rehabilitate the affectees of Bhashah dam project.
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Sep
26
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today inaugurated Pakistan Television’s news studio equipped with advanced ‘tapeless and paperless’ technology.
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The Prime Minister pressed a button to launched the state-of-the-art set, first of its kind in South Asia. The Prime Minister congratulated PTV team for using advanced technology for the better transmission of news in competitive media world. He hoped that PTV’s news service would further enhance the digital environment. He appreciated PTV’s Chairman and Managing Director Dr Shahid Masood for rendering his services for improvement of the organization, in terms of quality production and advanced technology. Dr Shahid Masood briefed the Prime Minister about the 200 million rupees project, that would involve the use of only computers instead of the earlier paperwork.
He said the studio contains 70 news terminals and a large video wall, at which six windows can be opened simultaneously for receiving news feed. He said the news studio, which would also act as an exquisite storage system or news archive, would be capable of prompt transmission of news received from different sources, without the use of video tapes. The studio would provide an environment to process the news under one roof.
The other features include apparatus for high definition broadcast quality, latest cool lighting system and video-audio interaction. Earlier, the prime minister witnessed the damaged areas of PTV building in the wake of Marriott blast and appreciated the PTV team for making an unhindered transmission even soon after the tragic incident. Information secretary Akram Shaheedi and PTV’s high officials were also present.
Sep
7
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the election of Senator Asif Ali Zardari as President is a victory of democracy.
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Talking exclusively with PTV he said that the parliament has become sovereign after the completion of democratic transition with the presidential election. To a question he said there can be no democracy without opposition and we will take along all the opposition parties and continue the process of reconciliation initated by Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed.
Aug
29
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani says a strategy is being evolved to improve health care system in the country.
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Addressing a function organized by Pakistan pharmaceutical manufacturers association in Lahore he emphasized to focus on local raw material to provide drugs to the people on affordable rates. The Prime Minister stressed the need for taking steps to fight hepatitis as eighteen percent population of the country is suffering from this disease.
Aug
18
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the coalition government is committed to restore supremacy of the parliament, independence of judiciary and media and 1973 constitution in its true shape.
He was talking to a delegation of Balochistan cabinet led by provincial chief minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani in Islamabad.
The Prime Minister said we are not against any individual or personality but want to strike a balance between parliament and the office of the president. He said the people have voted for a change in the system. He said that Balochistan’s development is the top priority of the government. The Prime Minister announced a special grant of six billion rupees for the development projects of Balochistan from his discretionary funds. The delegation also met the PPP co-chairman, Senator Asif Ali Zardari.
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Aug
8
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiaboa had a meeting in Beijing today.
The two leaders discussed bilateral matters and exchanged views on regional and global issues. The two Prime Minister particularly discussed the multifaceted bilateral relations in economic, trade, investment and defence fields. The Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao thanked Pakistan’s timely support and assistance for the affectees of Sichuan earthquake and the personal interest of Prime Minister Gilani in sending the relief goods. They also discussed ways to further cement the exemplary friendship between Pakistan and China and to further expand bilateral cooperation in various fields.
Aug
7
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani leaves Islamabad for Beijing this evening on a day’s visit to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Games.
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According to official sources the prime minister will also meet Chinese leadership on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympic Games
Aug
7
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani leaves Islamabad for Beijing this evening on a day’s visit to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Games.
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According to official sources the prime minister will also meet Chinese leadership on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympic Games.
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Aug
6
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed the national disaster management authority and other concerned authorities to take immediate relief measures in flood hit areas.
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He was chairing a high level meeting in Islamabad. The Prime Minister was briefed about the latest flood situation, damages caused and relief activities as well as current level of all reservoirs and rivers. The Prime Minister expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives and instructed the relief commission to assess correct data of damages on priority basis. He directed that the provincial disaster management cells be taken on board and full coordination be developed in order to make relief activities more effective.
Meanwhile 31 more people were killed and a large number of houses were swept away in rains and floods in various parts of the country.
Jul
24
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani
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The heads of government coalition parties at their meeting in Islamabad agreed that parliament will discuss the formation of a national policy to mobilize public support for greater national consensus on battle against extremism and militancy.
The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was held to review in detail the security situation in the country particularly in tribal areas, swat and NWFP. The meeting was attended by PPP co-chairman Senator Asif Ali Zardari, JUI Chief Maulana Fazal-Ur-Rehman, ANP President Asfandyar Wali, chief ministers of Punjab and NWFP, NWFP governor Owais Ahmed Ghani, minister for information and broadcasting, Sherry Rehman, adviser on interior Rehman A. Malik and chief of the Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani. There was a clear consensus that the situation warrants the evolution of long-term policies across-the-board with the support of all political partners. The meeting noted that the country’s national security and internal stability is paramount and that no one will be allowed to challenge the writ of the state.
To pursue the objective of making the inhabitants of the affected areas into stakeholders for a durable peace, the committee decided to increase investments in education, employment, development and infrastructure.
Briefing newsmen about the decisions of the meeting, federal information and broadcasting minister said it was decided that nobody would be allowed to use Pakistani soil for terrorism nor any foreign forces will be allowed to take action inside Pakistani territory. She said a three-pronged policy will be adopted, which includes is political dialogue, economic development and use of force in case of violation of peace agreement.