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Sheikh Rasheed briefs PM Imran Khan on Peshawar blast, Australian team’s security: sources

Interior Minister Shaikh Rasheed in a meeting with PM Imran Khan.

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Sheikh Rasheed briefs PM Imran Khan on Peshawar blast, Australian team's security: sources
  • PTI’s statement says interior minister and PM reviewed overall law and order situation of country. 
  • Sources say interior minister briefed PM on Peshawar blast
  • Rasheed also briefed PM on security provided to Australian side, source say. 

Interior Minister Shaikh Rasheed on Friday briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Peshawar blast and also talked about the security provided to the Australian cricket team touring Pakistan, sources told Geo News.

A statement shared by the ruling PTI on Twitter said that the interior minister and the PM reviewed the overall law and order and security situation of the country.

Sources told Geo News that the interior minister also briefed the premier on the suicide blast at a mosque in Peshawar that killed at least 57 worshipers and injured close to 200.

The blast had taken place at a mosque in Qissa Khwani bazaar in the Kocha Risaldar area of Peshawar.

Rasheed briefs PM on Australia’s tour to Pakistan

Sources also shared that the interior minister briefed PM Imran on the security provided to the visiting Australian team.

Read more: Pakistan dominate in Rawalpindi after Imam-ul-haq hundred

Australia is in Pakistan for the first time in 24 years for a full tour, which could potentially lead to regular visits by top teams who have largely stayed away since a 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore.

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The need of strengthening the China-Pakistan media corridor was emphasized by the information secretary.

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Focusing on the China-Pakistan Media Corridor is crucial for the advancement of the two nations’ current relationship, according to Federal Information Secretary Ambreen Jan.

Speaking at a ceremony in Beijing, the Secretary stated that two Memorandums of Understanding were signed between the Chinese government and the Ministry of Information during the Prime Minister’s visit. These agreements pertain to the co-production of films and dramas that are intended to improve the relationship between individuals.

Approximately 12 Pakistani films were screened in China between 1957 and 1991, according to Ambreen Jan, demonstrating that the two countries’ collaboration in the film industry is not new.

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Green Tractor Scheme: 227 Fortunate Farmers Receive Keys

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The Pakpattan District farmers are also reaping the benefits of the government’s green tractor scheme, per the Special Instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
Two hundred and twenty-seven lucky farmers in the Pakpattan District have received green tractor keys.

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The goal of the 300 scholarships available to Bangladeshi students is to improve educational ties between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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The Pakistan-Bangladesh Friendship Scholarship Program, which offers 300 fully funded scholarships to Bangladeshi students, was introduced by Pakistan.

LUMS, Comsats, and NUST are among the top Pakistani universities that support the plan, which was discussed at the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.

Officials urged universities in Bangladesh to advertise the initiative through events and an online site during a recent meeting.

The goal of the scholarships is to strengthen cultural ties and educational exchanges between the two nations.

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