ISLAMABAD, April 30 (APP): Significant improvement can be witnessed in law and order, health, energy, and economy due to sincere efforts and solid initiatives taken by PML-N government.

Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD), Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Saturday expressed these views while addressing annual convocation ceremony of Islamabad Medical and Dental College (IM&DC) as chief guest here at Jinnah Convention Centre.

Unfortunately a large number of children, the Minister said, were out of school due to poverty and lack of resources.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 29 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Friday took notice of increase in prices of pulses and showed
displeasure over it.

According to a PM House statement, the Prime Minister ordered
to immediately withdraw the notification of the enhancement of the
prices.

He said that prices of the essential commodities at Utility
Stores should not be increased without his approval.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 29 (APP): Advisor to Prime Minister on National
History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui Friday said that opposition
parties were not united regarding their Terms of Reference (ToRs) for judicial commission on Panama Papers.

If opposition parties would present their ToRs, the government was
ready to review them to carry out more transparent inquiry on Panama reports, he said while talking to a news channel.

Irfan Siddiqui said Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was enjoying one third majority in the parliament, adding that his name was not mentioned in Panama Papers.

ISLAMABAD, April 29 (APP): Minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar
Ali Khan has directed the National Database and Registration
Authority (NADRA) and passport officials to bring further improvement in the facilities being provided to the overseas Pakistanis.

In a statement issued here on Friday, he said that he had
received complaints during his recent visit abroad from overseas Pakistanis regarding bio metric and registration system, which should be addressed immediately.

Chaudhry Nisar said that overseas Pakistanis were an asset of the
country adding that all available resources should be utilized for providing them better facilities.

LAHORE, Apr 29 (APP): Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar
Ali Khan met the Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz
Sharif, here on Friday.

According to a handout, law and order situation in the
country and security issues were discussed in the meeting.
Interior minister also talked to chief minister Punjab
about the making of the alleged video relating to MQM in
Adiala Jail and said that federal government had constituted
a committee headed by secretary interior to probe the matter
and submit its report.

The chief minister also took notice of the alleged video
and directed home secretary Punjab to conduct an inquiry.
The meeting also decided that federal and provincial
governments would announce future strategy in the light of the
inquiry report regarding the alleged video.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 29 (APP): Minister for Interior and Narcotics
Control, Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan on Friday took notice of
non payment of salaries to officials of Passport and Immigration
Department posted abroad for last four months.

He directed Secretary Interior to approach Secretary Finance
for resolution of this issue permanently.

In a statement issued here, he said how officials posted
abroad can perform their duties in an efficient manner without their salaries.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 29 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday congratulated the PML N candidate, Khalid Magsi on his victory in the NA 257 bye elections.

He said it was not just the success of PML N but victory of the people of Balochistan and brighter Pakistan.

“It is the victory of efforts for bringing peace in Balochistan. It is the victory of continued journey of progress and prosperity in Balochistan, It is the victory of upcoming fruits of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor in Balochistan,” the Prime Minister maintained.

ISLAMABAD, April 29 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain
Friday said that Operation Zarb e Azb was progressing
successfully that would continue till complete elimination of the last terrorist.

Talking to Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iqbal Zafar
Jhagra, who called on him at the Aiwan e Sadr, the President
said that the government was committed to bring Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at par with other areas of the country by completing ongoing development projects and providing socio economic amenities to improve the standard of life of the people.

President Mamnoon expressed the government’s resolve for
timely repatriation and rehabilitation of Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) and said that the damaged infrastructure would be rebuilt and economic incentives would be provided for bringing the life back to normalcy in the region.

RWALPINDI April, 29 (APP): Maj Gen Muhammad Tauqeer Ahmad on Friday was installed Colonel Commandant of Army Services Corps (ASC).

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif pinned the badges of rank at a ceremony held at Army Service Corps Centre, Nowshehra, an ISPR news release here stated.

The COAS also interacted with veterans of the Corps.