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PM Shehbaz Sharif forms a 19-person education task panel.

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The task team was presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and included important officials as well as representatives from numerous national and international organizations.

The Ministers of Information and Broadcasting, IT, and Telecom, and Education and Vocational Training are among the task force’s most important members.

The task force’s coordinator will be the federal secretary, and its members will also include secretaries and ministers of provincial education.

The co-convener will be the World Bank country chief. Representatives from the World Food Program, JICA, UNESCO, UNICEF, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Asian Development Bank are among the additional members.

Notable local members include LUMS Vice Chancellor Ali Cheema, Dean of the LUMS School of Education Dr. Faisal Bari, Country Director of the Malala Fund Javed Malik, CEO Shakeel Durrani of GIK Institute, Syed Asad Ayub of the Citizen Foundation, and Chairman of the Pakistan Education Endowment Fund Amjad Saqib.

With an emphasis on enhancing the educational system, eliminating obstacles to reaching literacy goals, and guaranteeing the education of disadvantaged children, the task force is tasked with making suggestions for educational initiatives on an as-needed basis. A key component of its work will be formulating policies for public schools and making choices to improve the standard and advancement of education.

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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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