PM calls for collective efforts to maintain peace

PM calls for collective efforts to maintain peace

Pakistan

Urges federal, provincial govts to work together in education sector

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for collective efforts for maintaining peace and suppressing violence among the groups.

Addressing a cabinet meeting, the premier said the situation in Kurram had improved and the pickets formed earlier had been removed and supplies of essential items were revived.

“All stakeholders together will maintain peace and strive to suppress violence among the groups,” he remarked.

The armed forces, he said under the leadership of the Army Chief had initiated anti-terror activities against Fitna Al Khawarij (terrorists).

In a recent intelligence-based operation (IBO), 27 terrorists were eliminated and many other IBOs were going on across the country as “the security forces are rendering great sacrifices that will result in the end of Fitna Al Khawarij. History will reckon these sacrifices in golden words.”

He underlined the need for strong coordination between the federal and provincial governments to enroll the 22.8 million out-of-school children and achieve other objectives of the recently launched Education Emergency.

The federal government should aggressively work with the provincial governments to address the challenge of out-of-school children with a majority of them being girls.

He directed the federal education minister to enhance coordination with the provinces in the education sector.

The prime minister lauded the federal education minister and secretary education for organizing a commendable international conference on girls’ education in the Muslim world that garnered great experts who extended informed discourse on the matter.

The OIC Secretary General, Saudi delegation and education ministers from different Muslim countries had participated in the conference that made the event a big success, he added.

PM Shehbaz also appreciated the resumption of the flight operation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to Paris and termed it a great achievement.

He regretted that the unfounded statements by the aviation minister of the PTI government incurred huge economic losses.

He appreciated and felicitated the aviation minister and the entire cabinet members on this achievement and expressed the hope for resumption of flights operation to London as the government was expanding PIA network routes.

Commenting on the new Pak-Iran border crossing in Panjgur, the prime minister extended his gratitude to the Government of Iran for cooperating on the matter as it would help further curb smuggling and promote legal trade between the two neighbouring countries.