ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (APP): 47% Pakistani women claim to make important financial decisions in consultation with their husbands while only 23% Pakistani men make important financial decisions in consultation with their wives, said survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan.

According to special press release, women, within the context of the developing world and especially within Pakistan, continue to be more excluded from the financial sector than men thereby, also relying upon their spouses when it comes to making important financial decisions.

Not only is there a wide gap between the number of women who make financial related decisions independently compared to men (i.e. lower proportion of women than men), there is in fact a much higher proportion of women compared to men who consult their spouses before making such decisions.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (APP): Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Nasir Janjua Tuesday said that Balochistan law and order situation was much better now as compared to past especially in Gwadar area.

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has given attention toward the development of Balochistan for removing the depriveness of the people of province, he said while talking to a news channel.

He said the government under the leadership of the Prime Minister was effectively working for uplift and prosperity of the province.

DHIRKOT, April 12 (APP): Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs
and Gilgit Baltistan Chaudhry Barjees Tahir Tuesday said the
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML N) after coming to power in AJK would resolve the problems of people on priority.

Addressing the Workers Convention here, the minister
said 2016 was the year of PML N as it would be voted to power by the AJK people and then it would work for the prosperity of the valley as as per the vision of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

He said the PML N would defeat the Pakistan Peoples Party
in the election as the latter’s present government had failed to carry out development works in the area.

DHIRKOT, April 12 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister
Dr Syed Asif Kirmani Tuesday said the prosperity of Azad Jammu andKashmir (AJK) and the liberation of occupied valley was the mission of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML N).

Addressing ‘Workers Convention’ here, he said the PML N would field its candidates in all constituencies of AJK Legislative Assembly for the ensuing elections.

The PML N, he said, was pursuing the ideology of former AJK
President Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan and that was the reason the ideological workers of Muslim Conference were joining the PML N.

ISLAMABAD, April 12 (APP): Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Marvi Memon Tuesday said Pakistan believed that peace and stability was essential for global prosperity as terrorism and extremism were the biggest threats to global peace which could only be countered by closer cooperation among stakeholders.

She was speaking at a luncheon she hosted in honour of France Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group on behalf of Convener France Pakistan Friendship Group Muhammad Junaid Anwaar Chaudhary.

Marvi Memon said Pakistan attached great importance to its
relations with France. The France Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group was established with a view to strengthen the inter parliamentary links and promote parliamentary cooperation, she added.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (APP): Canada on Tuesday announced a contribution of 40 million Canadian dollars to support the eradication of polio in Pakistan over the next three years.

Acknowledging the commitment by Canada at a ceremony at the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination here Saira Afzal Tarar said Pakistan had never been closer to eradication of polio.

“When we will defeat polio, it will motivate us to aim for other great health and development milestones for the children of Pakistan,” she said.

ISLAMABAD, April 12 (APP): National Dissater Management Authority (NDMA) in coordination with the GB government and assistance of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Tuesday sent relief goods to Gilgit Baltistan (GB) via C 130 carrying 8 tons of wheat flour and 480 kg of milk powder (for children) to meet food shortage.

According to an NDMA press release, the second C 130 sortie carrying 7.5 tons of ration (including lentils, sugar and Rice) would depart for the GB on Wednesday.

The NDMA said more sorties carrying ration would be planned for the GB till the situation normalized there.

LAHORE, April 12 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning
Development and Reforms, Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said the
government was committed to make Pakistan an ‘Asian Tiger’ and one of the 10 major economies of the world.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Cluster Centers
in connection with the Vision 2025 at Punjab University,
he said that Pakistan was making progress with every
passing day, adding the biggest power of the country
was the youth.

The minister said that youth especially students were
playing an important role in the progress of the country.
He said that Pakistan had achieved development targets
in three years under the PML N government which the country could not achieve in the last 15 years.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (APP): Sub committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Tuesday sought a briefing in its next meeting from Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) about code of conduct and distribution of money on basis of fake television ratings.

The meeting of the sub committee was chaired by Convenor Imran Zafar Leghari here at Parliament House.
MNAs Daniyal Aziz, Talal Chaudhry, Mariyam Aurangzeb, Amir Dogar, Chairman PEMRA Absar Alam, Additional Secretary Ministry of Information Saba Mohsin, DG IP Wing Nasir Jamal, Director PBA Jawad Hamid Raja and Brigadier Anwaar Ahmed of ISPR attended the meeting.

PBA official told the committee that it had informed the Supreme Court about reservations about the code of conduct for electronic media and it was in favour of self regulatory mechanism.