Soon From LAHORE & KARACHI A sister publication of CENTRELINE & DNA News Agency www.islamabadpost.com.pk ISLAMABAD EDITION IslamabadWednesday, June 16, 2021 Pakistan’s First AndP Only DiplomaticO Daily STPrice Rs. 20 Govt promoting SEZs MILGEM to Murad presents under CPEC, says improve PN Rs1.47 trillion PM Imran Khan capabilities deficit budget Detailed News On Page-01 Detailed News On Page-08 Detailed News On Page-08 Briefs Worst ever FM Qureshi to leave for Turkey rowdy scenes DNA ISLAMABAD: Foreign Min- in Assembly ister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Govt and opposition MPs trade abuses; will leave for a visit of exchange hot words; a few get injuries Turkey this week. Pakistan’s foreign special correspoNdeNt Khaqan Abbasi ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chairs the Cabinet meeting. – DNA minister in his visit to Tur- key will attend the diploma- ISLAMABAD: It was pandemonium on Government cy forum in Turkish city of Tuesday in the National Assembly as Leader ignores NA Antalya from June 18-20, of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif addressed promoting the lower house. As soon as the PML-N speaker’s notice NCOC considers to sources said. The upcoming is third Turkish visit of FM president started speaking, he was greet- SEZs under Shah Mahmood Qureshi in ed by loud jeers, slogans and whistles from staff report three months, according to the treasury members. As PTI MNAs sur- CPEC: PM open more sectors sources. Foreign Minister rounded the former Punjab chief minister, ISLAMABAD: It seemed that former prime Shah Mahmood Qureshi is PML-N lawmakers and other Opposition minister and PML-N senior leader Shahid Information Minister says Nawaz Sharif expected to meet Afghan, members formed a protective circle around Khaqan Abbasi has trashed the notice sent saifullah Iranian and Kuwaiti coun- him. The jeering and slogans got louder as by the speaker of National Assembly asking ISLAMABAD: Prime Min- must come back; blames host country for terparts and other foreign Sharif took aim at the government. him to explain his position for showing a ister Imran Khan Tuesday, ministers and diplomats on “Imran Khan Niazi promised 10 million jobs. behavior unbecoming of a member during terming timely completion ‘illegally’ housing the ex-PM the sidelines of the Antalya Where are those jobs?” asked Sharif. “Where proceedings of the lower house. Sources said that almost one and a half months have of the China Pakistan Eco- itor the implementation of Diplomacy Forum. are the $300bn that were supposed to be development projects under brought back to the country from abroad?” gone that Mr Abbasi has not responded to nomic Corridor (CPEC) one Speaker Asad Qaiser’s show-cause notice. of the government’s fore- Public Sector Development Continuing to lash out at the government, Program (PSDP). PTI govt he said that PM Imran Khan’s claims of It seems that the former prime minister most priorities, stressed has chucked the speaker’s notice. that measures were being According to the publication, eliminating corruption from Pakistan were Chaudhry said a mechanism robbing hollow. “Pakistan is suffering from the During the National Assembly’s pro- taken for the promotion of ceedings of April 21, PML-N leader Ab- investment in export indus- for the timely availability of worst form of corruption today,” he said. funds for the projects will be pockets “No act of posting or transferring some- basi threatened to hit the speaker with tries in the Special Econom- shoe. On this, Speaker Qaiser issued a ic Zones (SEZs). developed. one these days is done without an element A third party will carry out of people of corruption these days,” added Shahbaz. show-cause notice to the PML-N leader The industries, besides asking him to explain his behavior not providing jobs, increasing the assessment of the pro- jects to ensure transparency. Continued on Page 06 befitting of a member of the parliament. economic volume and the NaZir siyal precious foreign exchange, ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad The minister said the PSDP Chaudhry addressing a press conference. – DNA KARACHI: Pakistan Peo- would also ensure the ac- allocation for the next fiscal ples Party cess of “Made-in-Pakistan” asked him to come back. year has been set at Rs900 (PPP) Chair- brand in the internation- Zubair ahmed The Information Minister billion, “and most mega man Bila- al market, he added. The also blamed the host coun- projects for Sindh will be wal Bhutto prime minister expressed ISLAMABAD: Minister try for ‘illegally’ housing the financed from it”, said the Zardari re- these views while presid- for Information and Broad- ex-prime minister of Paki- national broadcaster. jected IMF’s ing over a review-meeting casting Fawad Chaudhry stan, who according to him The cabinet also accord- demand to impose income on foreign investment in on Tuesday said that the was hiding in the UK. ed approval to the storm- tax worth Rs150 billion on export industries under National Command and Op- Addressing a post-cabinet water drain project that the salaried class. Declar- CPEC. Federal ministers eration Centre (NCOC) will meeting press conference in is a part of the Karachi ing PTI as the most corrupt Shaukat Tarin, Makh- consider reopening cinemas Islamabad, the information Transformation Plan. government in the coun- doom Shah Mahmood by the month’s end. He also minister said that the cabi- try’s history, Chairman PPP Qureshi, Sheikh Rashid slammed Nawaz Sharif and net has decided it will mon- Continued on Page 06 said that the ruling govern- Ahmad, Asad Umar, ment is successfully robbing the pockets of the people by Continued on Page 06 Pak gets raising taxes. He also said Saudi FM $3.17 bn that Budget 2021 is a doc- Pak records ument in which amnesty debt relief has been given to certain to visit Pak investors by taking money decline in from people’s pockets. from G-20 ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Bulgaria Irena Gancheva had a productive Covid cases next month meeting with Director General Foreign Service Academy of Pakistan News desk FBR asked Ambassador M. Imran Mirza to discuss new initiatives for cooperation Just 838 more During the visit dates of the people tested ISLAMABAD: G-20, the between the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute and FSA. – DNA visit by Saudi crown prince premier forum of the world’s to ensure positive for the leading economies, has sus- Prince Muhammad Bin Salman pended Pakistan’s debt of tracking deadly virus $3.17 billion by the end of this Army will continue would also finalized year. Minister for Informa- progress khayam abbasi tion and Broadcasting Chaud- m haider hary Fawad Hussain shared DNA defending nation: COAS ISLAMABAD: The country the positive news while ad- on Tuesday recorded the ISLAMABAD: Foreign Min- dressing media in Islamabad. ISLAMABAD: Minister lowest number of positive ister of Kingdom of Saudi He said this is yet another for Finance COAS expressed satisfaction over progress cases reported in a day for Arabia Prince Faisal bin Far- positive development for the and Reve- the past two weeks of June; of the stabilization operations across Pakistan han Al Saud, is expected to country’s economy. nue Shaukat the national tally of total pay a two day official visit to The information minister Tarin on fessional matters. Forum was active COVID-19 cases was Pakistan next month. said that the federal cabinet Tuesday di- Nehal miraj also briefed on the cutting edge recorded 40,929 with 838 The visit would be a follow has decided to monitor the rected the technologies being harnessed to more people tested pos- up of the Prime Minister ments and MOUs signed implementation of develop- tax authorities to ensure RAWALPINDI: Two days long 78th modernise Army’s outfits besides itive for the deadly virus Imran Khan visit to KSA during PM Imran Khan visit ment projects under PSDP. effective tracking pro- Formation Commanders’ Confer- up-gradation of logistics infrastruc- and 1,576 people recovered last month during which bi- to KSA would be reviewed. He said that a mechanism gress of installed Point of ence was held at GHQ. General ture corresponding to emerging from the disease during the lateral cooperations and ties The Saudi foreign Minis- will be established in order Sale (POS) machines and QamarJavedBajwa, Chief of Army operational imperatives. last 24 hours. would be reviewed. ter would meet the Prime to ensure timely availability provide post deployment Staff (COAS) presided the confer- COAS expressed satisfaction over Fifty-nine corona patients The dates of the visit by Minister Imran Khan and of funds for the develop- support to the retailers. ence which was attended by Corps Com- progress of the stabilization operations have died during past 24 Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al hold formal talks with his ment projects. He said that He further directed to de- manders, Principal Staff Officers and all across Pakistan following the successes of hours, 56 of whom were un- Saud are being worked out counterpart Shah Mahmood a third party evaluation of termine the total volume Formation Commanders of Pakistan Army. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad. Forum paid rich der treatment in hospitals through diplomatic chan- Qureshi in the Foreign the development projects of sales by retailers to ef- Participants were briefed on prevalent tribute to the resilient nation particularly and three out of the hospi- nels. Diplomatic sources Ministry. Prince Faisal will be conducted to ensure fectively tap the revenue geo-strategic environment, challenges the people of tribal areas for their supreme tals in their respective quar- confided to this scribe that bin Farhan Al Saud during transparency. He said that generation through POS to national security and own strategy in sacrifices in the war against terrorism.