ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Friday asked all Ministries, Divisions and government organisations for immediate measures for the use of Urdu as official language, as it was a Constitutional requirement.

Talking to Advisor on National History and Literary
Heritage Irfan Siddiqui, who called on him here at the PM
House, the Prime Minister said all government departments need to focus on the ten points already given in this regard.

He also asked that a report be submitted to him to show
progress made for use of Urdu as the official language.

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Chinese President Xi Jinping and
Premier Li Keqiang on Friday extended felicitations to Pakistani government and people on the 65th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, terming Pakistan a “good neighbour, close friend, trusted partner and dear brother of China”.

In their separate messages addressed to President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on the 65th anniversary falling on May 21, the Chinese leadership said China-Pakistan relations had stood the tests of changes of international and domestic situations and made headway constantly.

President Xi Jinping said China and Pakistan are all-weather
strategic partners and mentioned that in recent years, their ties had maintained strong momentum of development.

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday appointed Zubair Gul, President of Pakistan Muslim League-N, United Kingdom, as the ex-officio member of the parliamentary board of PML-N Azad Kashmir.

In a meeting held here at the Prime Minister House, he said overseas Pakistanis had always contributed for the stability of Pakistan’s economy and its development.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif termed expatriate Pakistanis as the country’s assets and said it was his priority to resolve different problems faced by them.

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday administered oath to National Party’s Mir Hasil Bizenjo and Pakistan Muslim League’s Sheikh Aftab Ahmed as federal ministers.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by political leaders and senior officials here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

Sheikh Aftab Ahmed has been working as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif on Thursday said that the government is upgrading electricity transmission system across the country.

The minister, in a tweet, said new power lines and grids would help add more electricity in the system.

Meanwhile, total generation of the electricity stood at around 16,700 MW electricity while demand remained 19,000 MW, thus shortfall of electricity stood 2,300 MW.