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DAVOS, Jan 27 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday called for international collaboration and responsible domestic policies to achieve stability and impressive growth and to offset the impact of senseless population growth so as to improve the quality of life. He was addressing the Informal Gathering of the World Economic Leaders (IGWEL) on the theme of 'Defining the Imperatives for 2012'. Gilani presented his views as one of the group leaders, whose members included the Prime Minister of Denmark, Indian Minister for Planning, Minister of Myanmar and the former Foreign Minister of Japan. The Prime Minister said the meeting here was convened when the eyes of the world were on Davos. He said the world was at a critical juncture, the world economic outlook was uncertain, financial markets were
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DAVOS, Jan 27 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday called for international collaboration and responsible domestic policies to achieve stability and impressive growth and to offset the impact of senseless population growth so as to improve the quality oflife. He was addressing the Informal Gathering of the World Economic Leaders (IGWEL) on the theme of 'Defining the Imperatives for 2012'. Gilani presentedhis views as one of the group leaders, whose members included the Prime Minister of Denmark, Indian Minister for Planning, Minister of Myanmar and the former Foreign Minister of Japan.The Prime Minister said the meeting here was convened when the eyes of the world were on Davos. He said the world was at a critical juncture, the world economic outlook was uncertain, financial markets were
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KARACHI, Jan 27 (APP): President Asif Zardari Friday formally launched “Waseela- e- Haq Sindh” scheme aimed at creating a new middle class in the province, by providing self employment opportunities to 35,000 youth aged between 19 to 35 years, who have at least passed secondary school examination and are unemployed.The innovative programme was launched by the President by pressing a computer button at Bilawal House here that made huge computer screens display the names of lucky winners of Rs 300,000 interest- free loan to each for establishing their own businesses ranging from transport to cattle raising and from auto workshops to pharmaceutical businesses regardless of their religion, political affiliation and urban/rural divide.
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said former President Pervez Musharraf would “certainly” be arrested if he returned to Pakistan.“In fact, there had been murder charges against him, and there had even been some very grave charges against him, and the Supreme Court had already given a verdict against him,” Gilani said in an interview to CNN from the Global Economic Forum in Davos.“Certainly, when he’ll come back, he has to face those charges and certainly be arrested,” Prime Minister Gilani said in the interview, posted by the CNN on its website.
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DAVOS, Jan 27 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said Pakistan was committed to eradicate Polio by the end of 2012 and would use all resources to rid the country of the crippling disease.He was talking to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft, Bill Gates, who contributes about US one billion dollars annually to the eradication of Polio globally, and has made it a top priority of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Gates, who has been regularly in touch with Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, had stressed the need to expand the reach of the Polio Eradication Programme in Pakistan.
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DAVOS, Jan 27 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Friday warned of the widening technological advancements between the developed and the under-developed world and urged the need to bridge the gap to ensure a uniform socio-economic progress at all tiers. Gilani was speaking here at the opening session of the Informal Gathering of the World Economic Leaders (IGWEL) on the theme of “Defining the Imperatives for 2012”.
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DAVOS, Jan 27 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said Pakistan was keen to move towards a Free Trade Agreement with Thailand and stressed focussed talks for increased bilateral trade between the two countries. Talking to Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, here on the margins of the World Economic Forum meeting, Gilani said the trade between the two countries was increasing progressively and had touched US one billion dollars. He said there was a huge potential to increase it further.
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday expressed deep sorrow over the death of workers in a mine collapse in Batkanala village near Abbottabad. The President ordered compensation to the families of deceased workers.
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (APP): Members of the India-Pakistan Judicial Committee on Prisoners visited Indian jails in Delhi, Jaipur and Amritsar from January 23-27. The members of committee Justice (Retd.) A.S Gill and Justice ® M.A Khan from the Indian side and Justice ® Nasir Aslam Zahid and Justice ® Mian Muhammad Ajmal from Pakistan side visited the jails.As many as 46 Pakistani prisoners at Central Jail Tihar, New Delhi, 98 at Central Jail, Jaipur and 45 at Central Jail, Amritsar were presented before the committee. On the conclusion of the visit, the Committee made following recommendations:
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday said that all available resources would be utilized for capacity building of press officers posted abroad for effectively projecting true image of the country.She said the Social Media Cell functioning at the Press Information Department would be further strengthened, making it a vibrant mode of communication with the press attaches and officers performing their duties in different countries.The minister was addressing the concluding session of a three-day Consultative Conference on Press Officers organized by External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting here.
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