Hundered Million Announced By Prime Minister For Army Shohada Trust
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday announced Rs. 100 million for Shohada Trust of Pakistan Army, and paid glowing tributes to the martyrs who rendered invaluable sacrifices of their lives for the defence of the country.
“It’s our resolve that all resources would be utilized for the security of the country, which is our priority number 1,” the Prime Minister said this in the National Assembly.
Gilani said he announced this amount as he reckoned the funds in the Shohada Trust might have been exhausted owing to the military operation in Malakand in which scores of security personnel had been martyred.
Gilani spoke highly of all the mothers and families of martyrs, whose loves ones lost their lives while protecting the motherland.
“Their blood would not be squandered and this country and nation would always remember them,” the Prime Minister added.
Hundered Million Announced By Prime Minister For Army Shohada Trust was first posted on August 21, 2009 at 4:40 pm.
Kidnappers Released French Tourist In Blochistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: A French tourist kidnapped three months ago in Balochistan was released Friday by abductors. Security officials in Islamabad confirmed the release of abducted French tourist.
The 41-year-old man was kidnapped on May 23 in Talo Landi area in Dalbanden. A joint task force of Police, FC and sensitive institution was formed for his recovery; however, kidnapper freed him on Friday after three months.
Kidnappers Released French Tourist In Blochistan was first posted on August 21, 2009 at 5:26 pm.
Senate Committee Directs Reducing Rs8/kg On Suger Price
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: A Senate Standing Committee directed to immediately cut down sugar price by Rs7 to Rs8/kg, Geo News reported Friday.
Federal Minister for Industries and Production Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo said the lobby at Economic Co-ordination Committee did not allow the on time import of raw sugar.
The Senate’s standing committee held a meeting with Ishaq Dar in chair at Parliament House here.
The committee asked Wattoo that Trade Corporation of Pakistan bought 3 million tonnes of sugar from sugar mills at the rate of Rs25/kg; why this sugar was sold with Rs14 profit.
The committee members also asked the sugar mills first gave away their sugar at Rs25/kg; what happened that they want Rs50/kg for their sugar now.
The member also asked as to why ECC twice refused to import sugar despite the shortage of the sugar.
Wattoo held the lobby at ECC responsible for not importing raw sugar, adding a formal policy would be hammered out in two months.
The federal Secretary of Industry and Production said the 83 sugar mills of the country produce 68 lakh tonnes of sugar, adding the sugar production was 2.4 million tonnes.
The standing committee directed the federal government to call related officials and sugar mills owners and get Rs7 to Rs8/kg curtailed within one day.
The committee suggested government to cut off Rs4 to Rs5/kg in taxes and sugar mills owners were also urged to reduce their profit by Rs3 to Rs4/kg.
Senate Committee Directs Reducing Rs8/kg On Suger Price was first posted on August 21, 2009 at 5:30 pm.
