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Pakistan, China vow to further boost bilateral trade

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their resolve to further boost bilateral cooperation in various fields for the mutual benefit of the two countries. Both sides also emphasised the need for making collective efforts to promote peace, prosperity and development in the region. This was discussed at a meeting between President Dr Arif Alvi and … Read more

President Alvi calls for proactive steps to promote IT sector

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President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday called for taking proactive measures to develop the information technology (IT) sector and to ensure economic and scientific development of the country. He said that globally, the focus of development policies was shifting from brick-and-mortar development projects to the intellectual development of human resources and Pakistan needed to … Read more

President orders refund of Rs1.1 million to CNG filling station aggrieved

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President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday ordered a refund of Rs1.1 million to the complainant, who was denied return of the conversion fee deposited to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for setting up a compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station. Complainant Major Masood Bajwa (Retd) had filed a representation with the president, assailing the … Read more

President Alvi takes notice of Covid-19 SOPs violation

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India decides to impose a strict ban on Eid prayers

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, taking serious notice of the violation of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) against coronavirus during the Eid prayers at Faisal Mosque, has directed the departments concerned to observe strict compliance. In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Interior secretary with their copies sent to the Health Ministry and the … Read more

Pakistan to become economically strong through tech revolution: President Alvi

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President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said that Pakistan’s proactive approach to prepare itself for the technology-focused fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) would lead it towards becoming an economically strong nation. “A brilliant future lies ahead for Pakistan if it timely jumps on the “technological bandwagon”, which is expected to ensure an exponential progress … Read more

Parliament’s digitalisation to be completed by 2023: President Alvi

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Parliament’s digitalisation to be completed by 2023 President Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday called for timely completion of all processes with regard to the automation of the Parliament and making it digitally operational by January 2023. Chairing a meeting on President’s Initiative for Cyber Efficient Parliament, the president emphasised that digitalisation would help improve efficiency and smooth running of the legislative business … Read more

Pakistan should join digital development process for speedy growth: President Alvi

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President pays homage to Allama Iqbal on his 144th birth anniversary

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said that Pakistan should join the light-pace journey of digital development for its speedy progress as the information technology (IT) was the optimum growing sector in the world. Addressing the signing ceremony of a contract between Universal Service Fund (USF) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) for the … Read more

President cautions of ‘unrest in India’ if persecution of Muslims continues

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President cautions of ‘unrest in India’ if persecution of Muslims continues

President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday cautioned India of an internal strife if it continued persecuting Muslims under its Hindutva ideology, based on racism and hate. “The future of peace within India greatly depends upon the treatment it metes out to its minorities, particularly Muslims,” the president said at the International Conference on ‘Institutionalisation of … Read more

President Alvi calls for enhanced economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

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President Alvi calls for enhanced economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need to further strengthen bilateral economic and investment cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed strong fraternal ties, based on shared faith, culture, tradition and mutual goodwill, that needed to be further expanded for the mutual benefit of the two countries, he … Read more

President Alvi calls for early resolution of Karachi’s water woes

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President Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday called for timely completion of all water supply projects for Karachi to address the issue of water shortage faced by citizens of the provincial metropolis, which requires 1,100 to 1,200 million gallons of water per day. Presiding a meeting at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president discussed the water situation in … Read more

Pakistan offers huge opportunities for foreign investors: President Alvi

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Pakistan offers huge opportunities for foreign investors

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan offered tremendous investment opportunities and foreign investors needed to take benefit from the investment-friendly environment of the country. Talking to Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to The Netherlands Suljuk Mustansar Tarar, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday, the president said Pakistan attaches great importance to … Read more

President Alvi calls for utilising modern tech to increase honey production

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President Alvi

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the need to increase the production of honey in the country by utilising modern beekeeping gear and imparting training to beekeepers along modern lines. Chairing a follow-up meeting on honey bee farming and harvesting, at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, on Monday, He said the congenial climate and flora of the … Read more

Pakistan is committed to strengthening ties with Qatar: President Alvi

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Pakistan is committed to strengthening ties with Qatar: President Alvi

A Qatari delegation led by Sheikh Ali Abdullah II has called on the President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, on Tuesday.

According to the details, Dr. Alvi underscored that Pakistan is committed to strengthening ties with Qatar.

The President went on to say during the meeting that cooperation in trade and economy needs to be further strengthened.

Pakistan has an investor-friendly environment in the region, said Dr. Alvi, and suggested that Qatari investors need to take advantage of the business environment.

Talking about the effects of coronavirus in Pakistan, the President said that Pakistan’s economy is growing despite the pandemic.

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President Alvi confers civil award Hilal-e-Pakistan to UNGA President

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President Dr Arif Alvi has conferred civil award Hilal-e-Pakistan upon President United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir.

A special investiture ceremony was held in this regard at the President House in Islamabad today (Thursday).

According to the details, President Arif Alvi had a meeting with UN General Assembly President Volcan Bozkar in which various issues were discussed.

During the meeting, the President appreciated the role of the President General Assembly in convening a UN meeting on the situation in Palestine on May 21.

Arif Alvi said the promotion of justice, ethics, and tolerance in international relations is needed to address the modern form of racism, Islamophobia.

President Arif Alvi added that equal access to the corona vaccine is needed to reduce the social and economic impact of corona on developing countries.

On this occasion, Volcan Bozkar briefed Arif Alvi on various steps taken on international political, social, and economic issues.

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Federal govt to assist WAPDA for timely completion of K-IV project: Dr. Alvi

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President Alvi

President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that the federal government will provide all possible assistance to WAPDA for the timely completion of the K-IV water supply project. According to the details, an important meeting was held under the chairmanship of President Dr. Arif Alvi regarding the K-IV project in which Chairman Arif Alvi was briefed … Read more

Development projects will provide employment to Balochistan’s Youth: Dr. Alvi

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President Alvi

President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that development projects will provide employment to the youth of Balochistan. President Dr. Arif Alvi called on Governor Balochistan Amanullah Yasinzai on Monday at Governor House. As per the details, The political situation in the country and development plans of the federal government in Balochistan were discussed during the … Read more

Pakistan President Dr. Arif Alvi extends Holi greetings

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President Israeli Bombardment

The President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi on Sunday extended his wishes on Holi to the Hindu community in Pakistan and across the world. According to the details, President of Pakistan in his Twitter handle wrote: Wishing a Happy Holi to all our Hindu brethren celebrating. May this joyous event of colours bring happiness, peace … Read more

Joe Biden felicitates Pakistani nation on Pakistan Day

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Joe Biden Virtual climate summit

President of the United States President Joe Biden has felicitated Dr Arif Alvi and the nation on account of Pakistan Day. According to the details, in a letter to his Pakistani counterpart, Biden felicitated President Arif Alvi and the Pakistani nation on this occasion. The US President said that the Pakistan-US partnership is based on … Read more

Indian brutalities will continue to be exposed says Dr. Arif Alvi

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President Israeli Bombardment

President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi has said that Indian brutalities will continue to be exposed in Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Arif Alvi said: “Undeterred by the total shutdown of Social Media and torture, Indian brutalities will continue to be exposed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.” … Read more

Pakistan is ready to assist Afghanistan in its rebuilding: President Alvi

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Arif Alvi

President Dr. Alvi said during a virtual address to a high-level consultation on return and reintegration of the Afghan refugees held in Geneva that Afghanistan can become a “geo-economic and geostrategic hub” due to its unique location. “The geo-economic and geostrategic hub [comprising the two countries] can allow goods to move from Central Asia towards … Read more

Pak-China friendship meets all expectations at trial times: President Alvi

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President Israeli Bombardment

The President of Pakistan, Dr, Arif Alvi has addressed the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo via video link on Wednesday and said that special economic zones are being set up in different parts of Pakistan under CPEC.

According to the details, Dr. Arif Alvi has said that Pak-China friendship meets all expectations at trial times and at every critical juncture and that is why CPEC projects in Pakistan are moving forward successfully.

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President Alvi asks HEC to formulate policy to promote E-learning

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Arif Alvi

On Wednesday, the President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi has asked the Higher Education Commission to formulate policy at the earliest for distant-education to promote E-learning in Pakistan. According to the details, Dr. Alvi along with the newly appointed members of the Board of Governors of Virtual University, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, in Islamabad said that E-learning … Read more

Prince Charles thanks President Alvi for sending Pakistani mangoes

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The President of Pakistan has received a letter from the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles for appreciating the President’s good gesture. According to the details, President Alvi had sent mangoes to the Buckingham palace under mango diplomacy. In response, Prince Charles thanked the President for sending him mangoes as a gift. Prince Charles was pleasantly … Read more

President Alvi offers condolences on death of late Emir of Kuwait

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Arif Alvi

On Monday, the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi held a meeting with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Kuwait city. During the meeting, Dr. Alvi had condoled the death of late Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. [embedpost slug=”president-arif-alvi-to-visit-kuwait-today/”] On behalf of the Pakistani government and people, the President had … Read more

President emphasis on the use of IT to strengthen country’s exports

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President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the business community to focus on the value addition of products and the use of information technology to strengthen the country’s exports. According to the details, he was addressing the award distribution ceremony of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries in Islamabad on Monday. The President said … Read more

We have to hold fast to the rope of Allah, says President Alvi

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Unity of the Nation Conference

The President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi has addressed the Unity of the Nation Conference today. The aim of the conference was to promote inter-Muslim unity and curb sectarianism. According to the details, the conference was attended by different clerics and scholars belonging to different schools of thought. While addressing the conference, President Alvi urged … Read more

Senate to take up FATF bills in joint session today

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Senate

Pakistan President Dr. Arif Alvi has summoned the joint sitting of parliament today to vote on bills related to Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) obligations.

According to the details, the joint session of the National Assembly and the Senate will take up the Anti-Money Laundering (Second Amendment) bill and Islamabad Capital Territory Waqf Properties Bill to meet the requirements of the FATF for passage.

Last month, the Senate rejected two FATF-related bills. Adviser to the Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan also moved a motion on Monday this week, under Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the House to refer two bills to the joint sitting as provided by the Constitution. The motion was adopted by the House.

Furthermore, the joint session is scheduled to meet at the Parliament House at 4 pm today.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of combined parliamentary parties of the ruling coalition to discuss the strategy for the important legislation.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the lawmakers to ensure their presence at the meeting to be held at 02:30 pm at the Parliament House.

Senate Rejected Bills

Let it be known that on August 25, the opposition-ruled Senate had rejected the bills earlier adopted by the NA, as two major opposition parties – the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) – declined to support them.

The two parties insisted that the Leader of the House should withdraw his remarks against their leadership and the laid-down procedure concerning the bills be followed.

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We need to promote inexpensive distance education says President

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Mango Diplomacy
President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that it is the need of time to promote inexpensive distance education to accelerate country’s pace of progress.
According to the details, he was addressing convocation of a University in Islamabad today.
The President said distance education will help country develop its human resource.
He said the present government gave highest ever number of fifty thousand scholarships this year to enable the deserving students to get higher education.
Earlier President Dr. Arif Alvi in a separate statement asked the students to strike a balance in their curricular and extracurricular activities to excel in their life.The President said the students have an important role to play to carve out a name for the country in the comity of nations.

Dr. Alvi noted the country will move forward on the path of progress and development with the promotion of education.

He said this is a big struggle but expressed the confidence that the country will see improvement in the field of education with each passing year.

He said about twenty million children are out of school and it is our responsibility to bring them into the educational institutions.

Dr. Arif Alvi said enrollment of all children in schools, no dropouts, and introducing the latest technology in the education sector are his foremost priorities.

Dr Arif Alvi said that his goal of entering the politics was not to reach the presidency but to make efforts towards bringing improvement in the living standards of the people by providing them better health and education facilities.

President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi also drew the attention of the students towards the challenges of global warming and water shortages. He asked the students to plant more trees to cope with the issue of climate change and avoid wastage of water.

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