Fiaz Ch
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Wednesday ratified the defence cooperation agreement between Pakistan and Kuwait, according to a handout by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
“The federal cabinet ratified a defence cooperation agreement between Pakistan and Kuwait. This agreement, which aims to foster cooperation in the defence sector between the two brotherly nations, was concluded on June 11, 2023. The Kuwaiti government had ratified the agreement on July 19,” the handout said.
In 2023, Pakistan and Kuwait signed a defence pact to further strengthen defence cooperation and institutional linkages between the armed forces of the two countries.
The statement also said that the cabinet approved the transfer of powers delegated to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister to the province’s governor. The Centre declared an emergency and governor’s rule in the province on Oct 11.
It said the powers included “the conduct of day-to-day affairs during the period of emergency in the province, to facilitate the smooth handling of administrative matters in KP and further improve governance”.
“The KP governor will submit a review report to the federal government every month regarding the exercise of all such powers,” the statement said.
It stated that the federal cabinet welcomed the decision and expressed the hope that the KP Advisory Council, under the leadership of the Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, would make full efforts for the welfare and prosperity of the people of the province and for establishing peace and security.
Moreover, the federal cabinet, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Finance, approved the design of new currency notes, the statement added.
“The cabinet was given a detailed briefing on the new currency notes. The briefing stated that proposals were solicited from artists and designers across the country for the design of the new currency notes and a cabinet committee established by the prime minister conducted detailed consultations on it with all stakeholders,” the handout said.
Dar greets FM of Venezuela
Mehtab Pirzada
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has extended warm felicitations to Oliver Blanco on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
In a post on X handle, he wished Foreign Minister Blanco every success in his new responsibilities. He said he looks forward to working closely with him to further strengthen the friendly ties and mutually beneficial cooperation between Pakistan and Venezuela.
