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Munawar Hasan & Dr Qadir announce electoral alliance for protection of national interests

ISLAMABAD, Feb 26   Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP) Amir Syed Munawar Hassan and Tehreek-e-Tahaffaz-e-Pakistan (TTP) Chief  prominent nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadir Khan have announced electoral alliance for the protection of the national interests.

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Munawar Hasan & Dr Qadir announce electoral alliance for protection of national interests

ISLAMABAD, Feb 26   Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP) Amir Syed Munawar Hassan and Tehreek-e-Tahaffaz-e-Pakistan (TTP) Chief  prominent nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadir Khan have announced electoral alliance for the protection of the national interests.

Both the leaders were talking at the reception hosted by the TTP here on Tuesday. They said that US interference in Pakistan is the biggest problem of the country, adding that joint struggle would be done for the protection of independence, sovereignty and human rights of the masses.

Dr Qadir Khan appealed the masses to vote for JI candidates during the next elections, adding that presence of such people in the parliament is necessary to stop the corruption.

He said that country has been made unconquerable and country has become a nuclear power, adding that the enemy will not dare to look towards it with malicious thinking.

He said that after becoming nuclear power, it was responsibility of the governments to pay heed towards educational and industrial progress in the country, but unfortunately all the governments in the country neglected these fields.

He said that TTP and JI have the same agenda, adding that enemies of the country want to weaken the country in the economic field. He further said that this is the reason helter-skelter is being spread and sectarianism is being fanned in the country.

Dr. Qadir Khan said that disorder, plundering and killing are going on in the country. On this occasion he highlighted and praised the character and track record of the JI.

On this occasion, JI Ameer Syed Munawar Hasan welcomed the TTP chief Dr Abdul Qadir Khan’s coming into politics and said that we have to fight the war for security of the country and we have to free the country from the enemies.

He said that now it is the responsibility of the citizens to come out of their homes and political field is the Jihadi way for bringing change in the country.

Munawar Hasan appealed the nation not to be deceived anymore and said that people have already got their everything looted by thieves and the dacoits.

He said that doubts are being created regarding elections and it is the duty of the government to immediately announce the elections schedule and date for the dissolution of the assemblies and make progress in establishing caretaker government.

He said that notice should be taken of the statement of a Federal Minister saying that caretaker government can come for the two years.

Munawar Hasan said that JI has an extensive agenda which is clearly written on every mountain and rock in Afghanistan. He said that JI salute to the people who made sacrifices for the liberty “go America go”.

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JOINT STATEMENTwomen parliamentarians from ECO Countries consensus, launc ECO Women Parliamentarians Forum

ISLAMABAD
 women parliamentarians from ECO Countries meets at the First Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of the ECO Countries at Islamabad,
Sharethe common aspirations ofour people within the region to live in peace and prosperity through social and economic justice;
Welcome the efforts of all ECO countries to strengthen social and economic justice of which women empowerment is an integral part;
Considering that the women of ECO region canbe a source of great strength for the overall sustainable development of the ECO region
Realizing that the needs and concerns of ECO women are more or less common in the emerging geo-political, socio-cultural and economic scenario, and so are some of the constraints to meet these challenges;
Recognizing that the women representatives have a special role and responsibility in articulating and shaping women's socio-economic and political empowerment within their respective countries;
Reaffirmingthe desire to build a just and inclusive order within the region that promotes people-centricsocial and economic justice.
Inter aliacalls upon member countries to focus on thesocial, economic and political empowerment of women as well as on the potential of women's agency for social change
It is acknowledged women achieve results and advance their interests:

        i.            If  in numbers which is important for the critical mass factor

      ii.            If they organize themselves into women's groups within parties and on multi-party level such as the Women's Parliamentary Caucus in Pakistan

    iii.            If they are mainstreamed into the body of politic of the parliamentary system

DO HEREBY UNDERTAKE THROUGH THIS ISLAMABAD DECLARATION
Ø  To join hands and raise a collective voice through initiating discourse and series of dialogue to address the emerging socio-economic needs and concerns of the women of the ECO countries;

Ø  To make concerted and collective efforts to position women for undertaking meaningful role at the policies and decision making levels within all spheres of the political and socio-economic development;

Ø  To emphasize onadopting special measures to promote women's economic, social and political progress within our respective countries

Ø  To evolve mechanisms that ensure positive and greater cooperation through launching ECO Women Parliamentarians Forum

The Meeting Further extends its gratitude to the Parliamentary Assembly of ECO Countries for deciding to incorporate such an initiative into its Charter and to encourage the holding of its first meeting as the first agenda item at its First Conference being held in Islamabad 10 – 13 February 2013
Transmits the joint statement to theExecutiveCouncil with the request that the honorable Speakers individually and collectively would continue to facilitate in taking it forward
Further requests, it is transmitted to the first meeting of the Women Parliamentarians at theFirst Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of ECO Countries for attention as having taken place successfully and appropriately
The common objective is to establish a single market for goods and services.Under the agreement reached between ECO members, the common trade market should be established by 2015
Sustainable economic development of Member States
The status and power of the ECO is growing. However, the organization faces many challenges. Most importantly, the member states are lacking appropriate infrastructure and institutions which the Organization is primarily seeking to develop, to make full use of the available resources in the region and provide sustainable development for the member nations.

Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence Mushahid Hussain terms Afzal Guru's hanging as "judicial murder", condemns Indian claims over Pakistani territory as "expansionist"

Islamabad, Feb 10: Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence and Defence Production, Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League, has strongly condemned the hanging by India of an innocent Kashmiri, Afzal Guru, as judicial murder and a gross travesty of justice. Talking to the media and giving his reaction on this issue, he said that even the Supreme Court of India in its judgment of August 5, 2005 on Afzal Guru had made it clear that it was awarding the death sentence "because the collective conscience of society will only be satisfied if capital punishment is awarded." He said this inhuman act of hanging of Afzal Guru without even allowing him to meet his family has been condemned by prominent public intellectuals in India like Arundhati Roy.

Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed also expressed full solidarity and full support to the hunger strike of the Kashmiri freedom fighter, Yasin Malik, and he said that there was a wave of resentment not just among the Kashmiri people but also among the of people of Pakistan because of this unjust and cruel act of hanging an innocent person.
Talking to the media, the Chairman of Denence Committee also condemned the statement of Indian Finance Minister, Chidambaram, on February 6 during a speech at an Indian think tank in New Delhi. During that speech Mr. Chidambaram had claimed a border for India with Afghanistan of 106 km which showed that India has claimed Pakistani territories since India does not enjoy a direct physical border with Afghanistan. In his speech to the think tank, the Indian Finance Minister said that India has a 106 km long border with Afghanistan which meant that India was making an irredentist claim and showed the expansionist designs of the Indian establishment.
Senator Mushahid Hussain urged the Government to raise its voice on both these issues, the hanging of Afzal Guru and the statement of the Indian minister laying claim to Pakistan territory saying that this was vitiating the atmosphere in Pakistan-India relations and such thinking should be resisted at all levels and we should take the case to International Human Rights Organisations as well as the International Community. Senator Mushahid Hussain also lauded the courage and determination of the Kashmir people in resisting the Indian occupation. #

1ST MOOT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION OF ECO , NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN HOSTS HELD IN ISLAMABAD,from 10th to 13th February, 2013.

Islamabad; February 9, 2013: The National Assembly of Pakistan will host the first ever General Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) to be held in Islamabad from 10th to 13th February, 2013. The Speakers and Parliamentarians from the ECO Parliaments will attend the event on the invitation of the Speaker National Assembly, Dr. Fehmida Mirza.

Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza is the pioneer of PAECO as she initiated the proposal of establishing the Assembly and the vision behind its creation was to complement the efforts of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) for increased cooperation between and among ECO Parliaments. For the purpose of proceeding on the proposal, the National Assembly hosted the First Meeting of ECO Parliamentarians in Islamabad from September 4–5, 2012 where Charter of the Assembly was drafted and agreed for formal signature by the Speakers of ECO Parliaments in a regular Conference being held in Islamabad. The First General Conference of PAECO is a part of the said process.

The Parliamentary Forum, which the Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan envisioned, would serve as a milestone towards realizing the potential power of the ECO - the belief for assisting its agenda was a driving force behind the idea. The Speaker addressed the suggestion to the ECO Parliaments including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Since these Member countries have a lot in common, besides being geographically close and economically resourceful, the Assembly of the ECO Parliaments, therefore, will enhance the prospects of close parliamentary cooperation through people-to-people contact and coordination among their Parliaments.

Besides deliberative agenda, the Speakers of ECO Parliaments will ratify the Charter by putting their signatures to formalize its launching. The Assembly, whose formation derives its strength from the sincere efforts of the Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan, was taken well by her Counterparts in the ECO Parliaments as it will serve common interest of the region. The Forum provides the sole machinery for regular consultation and exchange of ideas and information among Member Countries. This will also help to further the practical ideal of fellowship and understanding. The Assembly, thus, will play a vital role in binding together these peoples whom the ECO unite in the common fraternity by community of their interest and by their desire for strengthening democracy, working for freedom and protection of human rights of all citizens which is hallmark of parliamentary democracy.

All Parliaments of ECO are entitled to become Members of the Assembly, without election or any other formality. As per Charter of the Assembly, there is provision of electing the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Assembly, who preside at its meetings. The document offers a convention by which the Chairperson should come from the Branch in the Parliament acting as host to the Conference while the Vice-Chairperson to be appointed from the Branch whose Parliament will be host to the next Conference. In this way, Members will feel that their Forum will continue to be truly representative. Fortunately, the Speaker, Dr. Fehmida Mirza will have the singular privilege being elected as the first-ever Chairperson of the new Parliamentary Assembly of ECO.

The Permanent Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation organization (PAECO) will be situated in Islamabad. The Assembly will have annual conferences and other regular gatherings as and when required. Its Charter is elaborative on its multidimensional activitie

30th meeting of Universal Service Fund Pak informed that broadband services have also been provided in two hundred and sixty ,cities and towns.

 Islamabad:  February 07, 2013

The 30th meeting of the Board of Director of Universal Service Fund (USF) was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at PM House this afternoon.

During the meeting the minutes of the 29th Board meeting were confirmed.

The meeting was told that USF has made tremendous progress during the last five and a half years by providing basic telephony and data services in more than three thousand and six hundred (3600) muzas.

The meeting was also informed that broadband services have also been provided in two hundred and sixty (260) 2nd and 3rd tiers cities and towns. As far the optic fiber programme, more than 4250 km of optic fiber cable has been laid to connect unserviced tehsils and towns.

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf appreciated the performance of USF and praised the plan of USF to extend connectivity in the remote areas of Baluchistan in order to bring them at par with other developed areas of the country.

The Prime Minister emphasized on the need to use the fund efficiently for developing connectivity in rural areas and benefit of telecom sector.

Dr. Abdul Hafiz Sheikh, Minister for Finance, Dr. Basit Riaz Sheikh, CEO/Advisor Ministry of IT, Dr.Zafar Iqbal Qadir, Secretary IT, Dr. Ismail Shah, Member Telecom, Walid Irshad, CEO PTCL, Fan Yunjun, CEO-CM Pak, Azfar Manzoor, CEO ISPAK and Kaukab Iqbal, Representative of Consumer Association of Pakistan also attended the meting.

Sri Lankans Expressed Solidarity with hapless Kashmiris on Kashmir Solidarity Day

The Kashmir Study group, Sri Lanka organized a Seminar and a Photo Exhibition in Colombo last evening, on the occasion of the Kashmir Solidarity Day falling on February 5, 2013.
A cross-section of Pakistani community in Sri Lanka along with a large number of Sri Lankans attended the event which was also widely covered by the local Media.
“Lasting peace in the world especially in the South Asian Region cannot be guaranteed unless Kashmir Issue is resolved in accordance with the wishes of Kashmiri people and the United Nations resolutions of 1948 and 1949.”This was the central theme of the speeches delivered by the eminent speakers, who addressed the Seminar to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day.
The messages of the President and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the occasion of the Kashmir Solidarity Day were read out  by Mr Bilal Akram Shah, Head of Chancery, High Commission of Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
The message of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan H.E Asif Ali Zardari reiterated Pakistan’s political, moral and diplomatic support towards Kashmiri brethren's just cause for the right of self-determination, as enshrined in the UN Charter and the relevant UN Resolutions.
President Zardari also paid tribute to the valiant struggle of the Kashmiris; saying in his message, that they have been rendering huge sacrifices in the quest for realizing their inalienable right to choose their destiny by themselves.
“Pakistan believes that the use of force, coercion and violation of basic human rights can never succeed in suppressing an indigenous struggle for a just cause. Their perseverance will bear fruit” the Message of the President underlined.
The message of the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, said that Pakistan will stand by Kashmiris till the realization of their demands for peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
 “On behalf of the government and the people of Pakistan, I reaffirm Pakistan’s firm commitment to a just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the protection of their fundamental rights,” message of the Prime Minister said.
Speaking on this occasion, Chairman of the Kashmir Study Forum Mr Jamal ud Deen, said, “It is the obligation of the world community to ensure a United Nations sponsored plebiscite in Kashmir according to the wishes of the people of Kashmir.” He said that the people of Kashmir must get their right to self-determination. “It is our firm belief that when (the Kashmiri) people are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for their cause, then nothing can stop them “he added.
Senior journalist, Analyst and Deputy Editor of the famous Sri Lankan newspaper Sunday Times, Mr Ameen Izzadeen recalled the genesis of Kashmir issue and said that the UN resolutions, which calls for a referendum on Kashmir, warrants attention of the world community.
Leading journalist Mr Zacki Jabbar, speaking on the occasion, highlighted the background of the Kashmir dispute and stated that observance of this day aims to draw the world attention towards the miseries of the Kashmiri people and to appeal to the international community to take cognizance of the urgency of resolving the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations.
After the conclusion of the seminar, the photo exhibition on the Kashmir Solidarity Day was formally opened for the participants, who took keen interest in the photographs depicting the prevailing situation in the Indian held Kashmir.The meeting ended with a vote of thanks and the commitment of the participants for continuing to extend support for the just resolution of the Kashmir issue.