Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the Swedish government should take disciplinary action against the criminals who desecrate the Holy Quran and try hard to stop such incidents.
Addressing the Federal Cabinet meeting in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the entire Muslim Ummah strongly condemns the incident in Sweden, the Pakistani government supports the decision of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and It is hoped that such an incident will not happen in the future.
He said that the entire Muslim Ummah, Pakistani nation strongly condemns the incident that happened in Sweden and we demand immediate action against the culprits.
The Prime Minister said that unfortunately this is not the first incident, such heartbreaking incidents have happened before and it has come to light that the narrative of hatred created against the Muslims living in Sweden is not supported by the Pakistani government. Not only strongly condemning, but also demanding the Swedish government to take full notice of these incidents.
He said that I am very satisfied that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called an emergency meeting on this and in this meeting, this action was strongly condemned, but it was demanded that not only strict action should be taken against the criminals but also the future ones. Therefore, such incidents should be prevented.
Shahbaz Sharif said that the Pakistani government fully supports this decision and meeting of the OIC, and it is hoped that such an incident will not happen in the future, and that our demand from the Swedish government is legitimate and we will ask our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Will follow up on it thoroughly.
We will try our best to improve the remaining period of our government,
he said that we will try our best to improve the challenges we have been facing for the last 15 months.
Talking about the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Prime Minister said that after a lot of efforts, the agreement with the IMF reached its logical conclusion a few days ago. And my heartiest congratulations to his team and the concerned ministries.
He said that after great efforts, a nine-month standby agreement was reached with the IMF and in these nine months, Pakistan will receive 3 billion dollars, the first installment in July will be 1.1 billion dollars.
Shahbaz Sharif said that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has worked very hard on the diplomatic front, while also thanking the IMF chief and the United Nations Secretary General for their full cooperation.
He said that as a politician and prime minister, I want to put it on record that in the last few months, China has helped 5 billion dollars in which the money of foreign commercial banks was returned.
He said that during the difficult times, China had given Pakistan a lot of help, which should never be forgotten. If this 5 billion dollars had not been received before the IMF agreement, the matter would have been different.
The Prime Minister said that if the current government, politicians and institutions work together for the next 15 years while staying in their respective circles, development will kiss our feet.
He said that this is not a moment of pride for us, but a moment of concern. If we follow the path of sacrifice and sacrifice, progress will kiss our feet, adding that it is expected that this is the last agreement with the IMF and again Do not pass.
It may be noted that a staff-level agreement was reached between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a $3 billion Standby Arrangement (SBA).
According to the report of the news agency “Reuters”, it was announced by the lender.
The agreement was long awaited by Pakistan, whose ailing economy was facing the threat of bankruptcy.
The deal, after nearly eight months of delay, is subject to approval by the IMF’s executive board in mid-July, giving Pakistan some respite due to a severe balance of payments crisis and dwindling foreign exchange reserves. will get
Federal cabinet meeting, briefing on the details of the $3 billion agreement
Later, a meeting of the federal cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, where the federal cabinet was briefed on the details of the $3 billion agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). .
During the meeting, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that all friendly countries including China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Islamic Development Bank, MD, are grateful to the IMF.
The Prime Minister directed that a comprehensive solid waste management system should be introduced in Islamabad Capital Territory.
On the recommendation of the Ministry of Commerce, the Federal Cabinet approved the transit of a container of World Food Program vehicle spare parts from Karachi to Kabul via Pakistan to continue food supply operations in Afghanistan.
The Federal Cabinet approved in principle the Higher Education Commission Amendment Bill 2023 on the recommendation of the Ministry of Federal Education and Vocational Training.
The approval of this amendment bill will not only bring innovation in the higher education system in Pakistan according to the modern requirements but also create transparency in the affairs of the commission.
The cabinet approved in principle the Federal Urdu University for Arts, Science and Technology Amendment Bill 2023 on the recommendation of the Ministry of Federal Education and Vocational Training.
The Federal Cabinet also approved in principle the amendment to the National Commission for Human Development Ordinance 2002 on the recommendation of the Ministry of Federal Education and Vocational Training.
The draft of the three laws will be submitted to the CCLC.
The federal cabinet was given a detailed briefing on the solid waste management project in Islamabad.
The cabinet was informed that two types of action plans have been formulated under this project, under the short-term policy, waste collection has been started from the areas of Islamabad including the suburbs, while under the long-term policy, high quality bins have been started. Tenders have been issued to hire international companies.
The Prime Minister asked for the details of the incinerators in Islamabad to destroy the waste of the hospitals.
The Prime Minister also directed that in the solid waste management plan in Islamabad, the responsibility should be assigned to experienced companies to dispose of the deadly and toxic waste of hospitals.
The Federal Cabinet gave in-principle approval to send the Solid Waste Management Bill for Islamabad Capital Territory to Kokabeena Committee on Legislative Cases.
The Federal Cabinet gave in-principle approval to send the Private Security Services Regulatory Bill, 2023 to the CCLC. Under this bill, the Private Security Services Regulatory Authority will be established to formally oversee the security system.
The federal cabinet also approved the legislation in principle to establish the Pakistan Land Port Authority, but directed that the draft legislation should be sent to the CCLC after consultation with the Ministry of Commerce.
