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Alvi sees Imran’s release essential for Pakistan’s unity

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Alvi sees Imran’s release essential for Pakistan’s unity

KARACHI: Former President Dr. Arif Alvi emphasized the necessity for collective efforts to navigate Pakistan out of its current challenges, stressing that the release of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan was crucial to unify the nation. Speaking to reporters in Karachi, the PTI leader highlighted his continuous efforts to foster national unity, stating that he … Read more

President calls for financial inclusion of weaker segments thru digital transformation

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President calls for financial inclusion of weaker segments thru digital transformation

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday called for enhancing the inclusion of deprived sections of society, especially women and persons with disabilities, in the mainstream of the economy through the digital transformation of the financial sector for socio-economic development. The president gave these remarks while addressing the third edition of Hosting Business Net 2024, … Read more

Alvi congratulates people for robust participation in elections

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Alvi congratulates people for robust participation in elections

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi expressed his congratulations to the people of Pakistan for their robust participation in the electoral process, emphasizing the significance of their faith in democracy. In a statement shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, President Alvi highlighted the notable turnout in the General Elections held on February 8th, particularly praising … Read more

President Alvi felicitates Nation, Muslim Ummah on New Year

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President Alvi felicitates Nation, Muslim Ummah on New Year

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday felicitated the Pakistani Nation, the Muslim Ummah and the international community at the beginning of the new year 2024. In a message, he said, “I would like to extend my heartfelt felicitations to the entire Pakistani Nation, the Muslim Ummah and the international community at the beginning of the … Read more

Alvi conveys PTI’s apprehensions about absence of level playing field to Kakar

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Alvi conveys PTI's apprehensions about absence of level playing field to Kakar

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi conveyed the concerns of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar regarding the erosion of fundamental rights and the need for a fair political environment for all parties. In a letter to the interim prime minister, President Alvi emphasized the importance of the caretaker government acting as … Read more

Imran Khan demands President Alvi to give election date

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Imran Khan alvi

PTI Chairman Imran Khan has demanded President Dr Arif Alvi to give the date for general elections. The demand kept by Imran Khan to President Alvi was reported by the PTI legal team member Abuzar Salman Niazi. Salman Niazi stated that Imran Khan during the hour long meeting at the Attock Jail expressed his request … Read more

CEC turns down president’s invite to discuss election date issue

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CEC president

CEC Sikander Sultan Raja writes to president. Says only commission empowered to fix election date. ECP is showing seriousness, dedication in its preparations for the upcoming general elections, letter says. The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja has declined the invitation by President Dr Arif Alvi for a meeting to discuss the election date … Read more

President Alvi signs Army, Official Secrets Acts into law

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Army Official Secrets Act

Both bills had passed by both houses of parliament. Were later sent by previous government to Arif Alvi for singing. President Dr Arif Alvi has given his approval to the Official Secrets and Pakistan Army amendment bills, officially making them into laws. These bills had been previously ratified by both the Senate and National Assembly. … Read more

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar takes oath as Caretaker prime minister

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Kakar
  • President took oath as Caretaker Prime Minister.
  • Cabinet Division has also issued notification of Kakar.
  • Outgoing PM was presented with a guard of honor.

ISLAMABAD: Former Senator and founding member of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar took oath as the 8th Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.

President Dr. Arif Alvi took oath as Caretaker Prime Minister from Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. Former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Speaker Raja Pervez Sharaf, Governor Punjab Baligh ur Rehman, Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori, Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, and PTI Senator Shahzad Waseem attended the ceremony.

Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, and other high-ranking officials were also present on the occasion.

Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left the President’s House, before leaving, Shehbaz Sharif was presented with a guard of honor.
Shahbaz Sharif has also been de-notified as the Prime Minister, the notification of which has been issued.

The Cabinet Division has also issued the notification of Anwaar Haq Kakar as Caretaker Prime Minister.

According to the notification, after the approval of the President, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar has become the Caretaker Prime Minister.

It should be noted that two days ago Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Opposition Leader Raja Riaz had approved the name of Senator Anwaar ul Haq Kakar as the Caretaker Prime Minister, after which President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi also signed the summary.

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has also resigned from the Senate seat to remain neutral as caretaker Prime Minister, which was approved by the Senate Chairman.

Anwar Haq Kakar was born in 1971 in Muslim Bagh, Killa Saifullah ​​Balochistan, he got his primary education from Sun Francis High School, Quetta, after which he joined Cadet College, Kohat, but came back to Quetta after the death of his father.

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar went to London for higher education. H also did Masters in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Balochistan.
He joined politics on PML-Q’s ticket for a National Assembly seat in 2008 but later joined the PML-N.

He then served as spokesman of then-Balochistan chief minister Sanaullah Zehri for almost 3 years from 2013-15.

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President approves Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s appointment as caretaker PM

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Caretaker PM

Appointment approved under Article 224 A of the Constitution. President Dr. Arif Alvi has approved the appointment of Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar as the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan. The president approved the appointment under Article 224 A of the Constitution. صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی نے انوار الحق کاکڑ کی بطور نگران وزیراعظم تعیناتی … Read more

President appeals for international support in resolving Jammu & Kashmir dispute

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Kashmir dispute

President Alvi paid tribute to the 22 Kashmiri martyrs who sacrificed their lives in 1931. He reiterated the need for India to immediately end its repressive actions in IIOJK. He expressed disappointment that India has abolished the regional public holiday on Kashmir Martyrs’ Day. President Dr Arif Alvi has appealed to the international community, particularly … Read more

President appoints Justice (Retd) Roohul Amin as FST chairman

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Justice (Retd) Roohul Amin

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday appointed Justice (retd) Roohul Amin Khan as Chairman of the Federal Service Tribunal (FST). The president appointed Justice (retd) Roohul Amin as the FST chairman for a non-extendable term of three years. Earlier, he had served as the judge of Peshawar High Court. The president made the said … Read more

Acting President Sanjrani Signs Ordinance For NAB Amendments

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Sadiq Sajrani

Acting President Sadiq Sajrani signed a presidential ordinance. NAB has been empowered to arrest the accused at the level of inquiry. The period of physical remand has been extended to 30 days. ISLAMABAD: Acting President Sadiq Sajrani has signed a presidential ordinance for the amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance. Sajrani has assumed … Read more

Civil awards confered on 135 individuals for public service, gallantry

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Pakistan’s civil awards

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday conferred Pakistan’s civil awards on 135 citizens as well as foreign nationals on Pakistan Day, in recognition of their excellence and gallantry in their respective fields. The awards were conferred at an investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here, also attended by the cabinet members, diplomats and family … Read more

SC fixes hearing of President Arif Alvi’s disqualification plea

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SC fixes
  • A citizen Zahoor Mehdi Faisal has filed a petition against the President.
  • A two-member bench of the SC led by Justice Ijazul Ahsan will hear.
  • Petition sought the disqualification of President under Article 62 1 f.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has fixed the hearing of a disqualification petition filed against President Dr Arif Alvi.

A citizen Zahoor Mehdi Faisal has filed a petition against the President.

A two-member bench of the SC led by Justice Ijazul Ahsan will hear the president’s disqualification petition on March 16.

The petition sought the disqualification of President Dr Arif Alvi under Article 62 1 f.

Earlier, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan disqualified in the Toshakhana disqualification case under Article 63.

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President urges KATI to enhance women’s role in business sector

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President urges KATI
  • President expressed these views during his visit to KATI on Saturday.
  • President said that businessmen played an important role in shaping business practices.
  • He said that persons with disabilities needed to employed in different sectors.

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) to enhance women’s participation in business sector and labour force as they could play an integral part in our society.

He called for taking practical and time-bound steps to increase women’s inclusion in the productive workforce and creating a safe, conducive, and women-friendly environment at the workplaces. The President expressed these views during his visit to KATI on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that businessmen played an important role in shaping business practices as well the opinion of society, and that they must set goals and directions in order to achieve the financial objectives of enterprises for economic prosperity, in addition to playing their role to make businesses dispense their responsibilities towards society.

He said that persons with disabilities (PWDs) needed to employed in different sectors of the economy, while also keeping in view their particular skill-set and the nature and extent of their disability.

While alluding to the economic success of emerging economy of Vietnam with intellectual resources in the IT sector, the President said that the intellectual and human resource development of nation must equally be focused on in addition to developing its natural resources.

He urged the business community to follow the path of the founder of Pakistan by pursuing the unity, faith and discipline to become successful in every walk of life and hoped that the business community would continue to strengthen economy of the country.

The President further said that it was encouraging that despite the challenges, Pakistan’s exports for the first time in history had touched US $ 30 billion mark and said that the government was committed to provide a competitive and fair business environment to entrepreneurs and had taken necessary steps to achieve the purpose.

He applauded the role of the business community towards the economic development of the country, especially after the post-COVID-19 era, where the business community not only followed the COVID-19 precautionary measures but also contributed towards economic growth.

 

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President Arif Alvi summons National Assembly session

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President Arif
  • Session has been called under Article 54-1 of the Constitution.
  • The eleven-point agenda has been released in this regard.
  • 123 MNAs of PTI have decided to appear before the speaker.

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has summoned the session of National Assembly at Parliament House Islamabad on Thursday.

The session has been called under Article 54-1 of the Constitution which will be held at 5 pm. The eleven-point agenda has been released in this regard.

The federal government has included the Islamabad Local Government Elections Amendment Bill 2022 in the agenda to escape from the local body elections in Islamabad, while the Group Insurance Bill 2022 for employees is also included in the agenda of the National Assembly session.

On the other hand, 123 members of the national assembly of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI ) have decided to appear before the speaker on the issue of resignation from the membership of the National Assembly.

In this regard, the sources said that the PTI members of the assembly will gather in KP House Islamabad on December 22, while the members will probably come to the parliament under the leadership of Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

 

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PM and President grieved over the lives lost in Harnai helicopter crash

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Harnai helicopter crash
  • PM expressed deep grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of six army officials including two pilots in a helicopter crash in Harnai
  • The president expressed these views on the martyrdom of six army troops including two pilots in the Harnai helicopter crash
  • Politicians, journalists, and former military seniors have condemned this tragic incident

 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of six army officials including two pilots in the Harnai helicopter crash.

He said the entire nation was grieved over the loss of lives of the troops and their families.

The prime minister prayed for the departed souls to rest in peace and for the grant of patience to the bereaved family.

 

President Dr. Arif Alvi also paid tribute to the officials of the Pakistan Army who laid down their lives in the line of their duty.

The president expressed these views on the martyrdom of six army troops including two pilots in the Harnai helicopter crash.

The president prayed for the departed souls of Major Muneeb Afzal, Major Khurram Shehzad, Subedar Abdul Wahid, Naik Jaleel, Sepoy Muhammad Imran, and Sepoy Shoaib.

He also prayed for the grant of patience to the families of the martyred troops.

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President decides 25-year-old land compensation case, directs NHA to implement order

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land compensation case
  • President condemned NHA for causing unnecessary delay to implement the award announced 25 years ago and directed it to pay the due amount to the citizens within 45-days of the order
  • The president pointed out that it was not a matter of measurement and examination of land or any other nitty-gritty

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi while overruling Wafaqi Mohtasib’s decision in a 25-year-old case, directed the National Highways Authority (NHA) to award compensation to the plaintiffs in place of the land purchased by it under the Compensation Award announced by NHA in 1997, which remained uncontested and unimplemented since then.

He condemned NHA for causing unnecessary delay to implement the award announced 25 years ago and directed it to pay the due amount to the citizens within 45-days of the order.

The president pointed out that it was not a matter of measurement and examination of land or any other nitty-gritty, but implementation and payment of the awarded compensation as per the orders of NHA in 1997.

He stressed that this aspect was not factored in by the Mohtasib while passing the impugned orders, and held that since the award of 1997 had not been challenged by either party, therefore, it attained finality and NHA was bound to pay the assessed amount as per law.

The Wafaqi Mohtasib in its decision had declined to intervene and provide relief to the complainant, saying that the matter required a site visit, measurement of land, and detailed examination of both documentary and oral evidence, and its assessment in the light of Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order for which the proper forum was a court of competent jurisdiction and not the office of the Wafaqi Mohtasib.

As per details, NHA had acquired land of 11-Kanal and 10-Marlas from three citizens for the construction of the road (N-5). NHA had announced an award for 8-shops in 1994 which was accepted by the complainants under protest pending the award for the remaining 35-shops.

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President Alvi confers Pakistan civil awards on 253 personalities

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Pakistan civil awards

President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi conferred Pakistan civil awards on 253 Pakistani citizens as well as foreign nationals on the occasion of 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of the country. The citizens were bestowed with awards for showing excellence and courage in different fields. The investiture ceremony of these awards will take place on Pakistan … Read more

President Alvi says doesn’t believe in creating controversy with any institution

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President Dr. Arif Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi has said that as the president, all institutions of the country are respectable and dear to him, and he does not believe in generating any controversy with any of them. While talking to selected media persons at Governor’s House here on Friday, President Alvi said that the purpose of his media … Read more

PM and President paid tribute to Captain Karnal Sher Khan

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Captain Karnal Sher Khan
  • President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid tribute to Captain Karnal Sher Khan for his courage and fearlessness on the 23rd anniversary of his martyrdom
  • The president and the prime minister said the sacrifice of the national hero, also the recipient of the highest chivalry award ‘Nishan-e-Haider’ would always be recalled
  • He embraced martyrdom on July 5, 1999. He sacrificed his life for the nation and left an eternal influence on the younger generation to safeguard the motherland
  • He was assigned to clear a vital position in the Gultari region where he emerged as the symbol of bravery and courage at the Line of Control

 

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid tribute to Captain Karnal Sher Khan for his courage and fearlessness on the 23rd anniversary of his martyrdom.

In their respective messages, the president and the prime minister said the sacrifice of the national hero, also the recipient of the highest chivalry award ‘Nishan-e-Haider’ would always be recalled.

President Dr Arif Alvi said the nation was indebted to the immense sacrifices rendered by the martyred soldiers for the sovereignty of their motherland.
PM Sharif said the nation paid rich tribute to Kargil war hero  Sher Khan on his 23rd martyrdom anniversary.

“The mountains of Kargil may not have seen such an act of valor when he led his troops to clear a vital position as the enemy bullets rained.” Prime Minister Shehbaz tweeted. During the Kargil conflict, he was assigned to clear a vital position in the Gultari region where he emerged as the symbol of bravery and courage at the Line of Control.

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Youth can contribute to country’s development through freelancing in IT sector: President Alvi

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Youth can contribute to country’s development through freelancing in IT sector: President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi acknowledged that youngsters can contribute to the development of the country by freelancing in the IT sector. President Alvi said that IT has transformed all industries and has the power to create exponential change while speaking at the Freelance Fest in Islamabad on Saturday. He emphasised the importance of youth … Read more

President Alvi provides relief worth Rs1.9 m to bank fraud victims

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President Alvi provides relief worth Rs1.9 m to bank fraud victims

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has provided relief to the two victims of bank fraud by ordering Bank Alfalah Ltd (BAL) to refund the defrauded money worth Rs 1.9 million to the respective account holders. The president also ordered the bank to educate its customers about internet banking, digital financial services and other safety measures … Read more

Counseling on premarital screening for Thalassaemia important to reduce cases: President Alvi

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President

RAWALPINDI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said raising awareness about Thalassaemia and its prevention through screening of individuals before marriage could prove helpful in reducing the chances of its transmission to the next generation. Addressing here at the inauguration of Bone Marrow Transplant Centre under the Pakistan Thalassaemia Welfare Society (PATHWEL), he said premarital … Read more

President Arif Alvi wishes Britain’s Queen speedy recovery from Covid-19

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Queen

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday wished a speedy recovery to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II after she tested positive for Covid-19. On behalf of the Government and people of Pakistan, I wish Her Majesty The Queen a speedy and complete recovery from COVID. — The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) February 21, 2022 The president … Read more

President Alvi stresses on raising awareness on functions of Wafaqai Mohtasib Secretariat

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President Dr Arif Alvi has called for increasing the physical and geographical outreach of the Federal Ombudsman to provide free-of-cost justice to the people of remote areas against administrative injustices. Read more: SAPM Sania Nishtar warns agents against illegal deduction from Ehsaas Kafaalat Speaking at a briefing on the role of Wafaqi Mohtasib in Islamabad on … Read more

Pakistan reaffirms full support for Saudi’s security, sovereignty & territorial integrity

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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday while condemning the Houthi militia attacks targeting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support for the Kingdom’s security, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The prime minister received Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The … Read more

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