ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 : Minister for Industries and Production Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani has said that Pakistan Steel incurred losses totaling over Rs 21 billion during last year due to various factors including global recession, purchase of raw material at high prices, decrease in sale of steel and under capacity utilization.
Answering questions in the Senate Tuesday he said it is a matter of concern for all. He said the government is implementing a plan to make Pakistan Steel a profitable institution. He said recently the government has given a bale out package of rupees ten billion to Pakistan Steel. He said probe is also underway into alleged mismanagement and corruption in Pakistan Steel.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Ammad Khan has assured the Senate that the government is taking different steps to secure release and repatriation of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
He said Pakistan Embassy in US has sent several notes to the US State Department requesting for withdrawing charges against Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and her repatriation to Pakistan on humanitarian grounds and also because of her deteriorating mental condition. He said the embassy has been working with the concerned authorities to ensure that she is fairly treated.
The Minister said according Dr. Aafia’s family she allegedly went missing in March 2003 from Karachi and was found in Afghanistan after her arrest by Afghan police on 17th of July 2008. He said she was transferred to the United States in August 2008 for prosecution purposes. He said the government has paid two million dollars as fee for hiring services of three lawyers to defend her case in the local court of New York.
Minister for Special Initiatives Lal Muhammad Khan told the Senate that the government is implementing two projects of clean drinking water initiative and clean drinking water for all in the country. He said under the projects, 422 filtration plants have so far been installed in Balochistan province for provision of clean drinking water to the people.
He said the operation and maintenance of the water filtration plants is to be carried by the contracting firm for three years after their installation.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Ammad Khan told the House that there are eight hundred and eighty-four Pakistani prisoners including fishermen in Indian jails. Out of which seventy-nine have completed their prison sentence.
To a question he said the government is regularly raising the issue of repatriation of all Pakistani prisoners including fishermen in Indian jails. He said this is a humanitarian issue and remains a high priority for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Minister said the government has proposed revival of Pakistan-India judicial committee to the Indian side but Indian side has not responded to the proposal. He said Pakistan and India have also signed the agreement on consular access to the prisoners but the agreement is not being implemented by India in letter and spirit. INP
Answering questions in the Senate Tuesday he said it is a matter of concern for all. He said the government is implementing a plan to make Pakistan Steel a profitable institution. He said recently the government has given a bale out package of rupees ten billion to Pakistan Steel. He said probe is also underway into alleged mismanagement and corruption in Pakistan Steel.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Ammad Khan has assured the Senate that the government is taking different steps to secure release and repatriation of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
He said Pakistan Embassy in US has sent several notes to the US State Department requesting for withdrawing charges against Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and her repatriation to Pakistan on humanitarian grounds and also because of her deteriorating mental condition. He said the embassy has been working with the concerned authorities to ensure that she is fairly treated.
The Minister said according Dr. Aafia’s family she allegedly went missing in March 2003 from Karachi and was found in Afghanistan after her arrest by Afghan police on 17th of July 2008. He said she was transferred to the United States in August 2008 for prosecution purposes. He said the government has paid two million dollars as fee for hiring services of three lawyers to defend her case in the local court of New York.
Minister for Special Initiatives Lal Muhammad Khan told the Senate that the government is implementing two projects of clean drinking water initiative and clean drinking water for all in the country. He said under the projects, 422 filtration plants have so far been installed in Balochistan province for provision of clean drinking water to the people.
He said the operation and maintenance of the water filtration plants is to be carried by the contracting firm for three years after their installation.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Ammad Khan told the House that there are eight hundred and eighty-four Pakistani prisoners including fishermen in Indian jails. Out of which seventy-nine have completed their prison sentence.
To a question he said the government is regularly raising the issue of repatriation of all Pakistani prisoners including fishermen in Indian jails. He said this is a humanitarian issue and remains a high priority for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Minister said the government has proposed revival of Pakistan-India judicial committee to the Indian side but Indian side has not responded to the proposal. He said Pakistan and India have also signed the agreement on consular access to the prisoners but the agreement is not being implemented by India in letter and spirit. INP
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