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Impacts of Climate Change: Pakistan and the UK to Increase Climate Change Collaboration

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In order to confront the issues faced by climate change, Pakistan and Britain have decided to pool their respective expertise.

The British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met in Murree and came to this understanding.

Key topics discussed at the meeting included healthcare, education, and climate change. The parties also discussed ways to boost Punjabi students’ enrolment in elite UK colleges for postsecondary education.

Maryam Nawaz outlined Punjab’s environmentally conscious efforts, which include lowering pollution levels and enhancing governance by utilising a KPI-based monitoring system for law enforcement and government.

Continued efforts towards Digital Punjab and the development of solar panel projects in the area were also discussed.

Maryam Nawaz stated that she would be happy to have British assistance in setting up IT universities in Punjab and welcomed British organisations to invest in the Nawaz Sharif IT City project in Lahore.

She stressed that the construction of the twin towers in Lahore is quickly coming to an end, signalling Punjab’s entry into a new digital era.

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Maintaining Fertiliser Price Stability: The Need for a Continuous Gas Supply to the Fertiliser Sector

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To guarantee fertiliser price stability, a cabinet committee meeting was presided over by Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister.

Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

The attendees received an update on the government’s, gas suppliers’, and fertiliser industry’s conversations. Additionally, the gas supply for the fertiliser sector was evaluated and determined to be adequate.

Throughout the Rabi cropping season, the Deputy Prime Minister ordered the fertiliser industry to maintain a continuous gas supply in order to guarantee steady production and stock levels.

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Fifth Straight Cut: PM Applauds SBP’s Policy Rate Reduction

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has praised the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to lower its policy rate by an additional 2 percent, stating that the bank’s current 13 percent rate is encouraging for the nation’s economy.

He expressed optimism in a statement that the policy rate cut would encourage investment and further boost investor confidence in the country’s economy.

The prime minister said that decreasing the inflation rate also lowered the policy rate and that future inflation rate reductions will be even more pronounced.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Federal Finance Minister and other officials for their work in this area.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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