The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will begin providing helicopter services for tourists in the near future. The CAA director-general notified the Senate Aviation Committee that helicopter service is under progress. He assured the committee members that a plan would be implemented soon. He said the flight to Saidu Sharif Airport in Swat had also been suspended because only six people boarded the flight.
The government will launch the country’s largest welfare program, “Kamyab Pakistan,” on July 29. Shaukat Tarin, Minister for Finance, said Wednesday the plan was meant to lift around four million families out of poverty. The Prime Minister will launch the program during a function scheduled for the Convention Center. Moreover, Usman Dar is being assigned responsibility for organizing the event.
A new immigration policy in Qatar has allowed Pakistani nationals to enter the country with a visa upon arrival. The concerned authorities have issued directives regarding a new immigration policy. Pakistani citizens can obtain a 30-day visitor visa for QAR 100 upon arrival at the airport. Moreover, the visitor’s visa is valid for 30 days and can be extended for the same period.
Pakistan is soon to have one of the most modern jails in the country, one modeled after those in the United States. Initially, the Punjab government began planning to build a modern prison for women and children in Lahore. Moreover, prison authorities stated that there would be a capacity of 1,502 minor children and 300 women.
In an effort to empower women, Karachi for the first time introduced female traffic wardens patrolling the roads. Traffic police officials have reported that four female officers have been assigned to the Sharah-e-Faisal and Clifton areas. In addition, the four female wardens are all motorcyclists and perform duties to spread awareness among motorcyclists.
In Karachi, the Madadgar15 has launched its free vehicle repair service which will be helpful to the citizens during the monsoon season. Just by dialing the police helpline 15, citizens will be able to get immediate assistance. Additionally, the new initiative will ensure smooth traffic flow in the city. In the first phase, two special vehicles equipped with repairing kits were deployed.
Asim Azhar’s maternal aunt Durdana Ansari became the first Muslim and Pakistani female to be Captain of the British Royal Navy. Asim tweeted: “Today is a proud moment for not just me or my family, but for the whole nation”. Recently, she became an Honorary Commander for the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom.
Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) confiscated on Monday an Oxford University Press (OUP) grade 7 social studies book that printed a picture of Malala Yousufzai. Malala’s picture was included alongside that of war hero Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed of 1965. It was placed among the list of important personalities of Pakistan, which included Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal.
Prime Minister Imran Khan shared a video on Sunday of a hill in Swat that turned green as a result of the Billion Tree Tsunami project. Prime Minister Khan said that barren hills in Swat are turning green. He added that they would leave green and clean Pakistan for future generations.
The Ministry of Finance has sent a summary to the federal Cabinet proposing the granting of a special pay allowance for all the ranks of the armed forces. This is to offset the low or no increases in their salaries over the last two years and eliminate pay disparities. In order to implement this increase, an additional Rs. 38 billion is needed.