Says health systems of KP, Punjab under pressure due to increase in corona patients; prices of 37 new drugs fixed; debt-to-GDP ratio consistently declining
\nISLAMABAD
\nThe federal cabinet has stressed that India should not interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan to sabotage regional peace.
\nThis was stated by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry while briefing the media about the decisions taken by the federal cabinet which met with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair on Tuesday.
\nChaudhry said the cabinet also urged the international community to take notice as Indian involvement in Afghanistan\u2019s internal affairs is aimed at creating chaos that cannot be justified in any way. He said Pakistan is playing a responsible role for an inclusive set up in Kabul and is pursuing consultations with China, Turkey and regional countries.
\nFawad said, \u201cWe are trying to create the environment for evacuation of stranded foreigners in Kabul.\u201d He said so far over 3400 people have been evacuated through air routes while 90,000 people were received on borders.
\nThe minister said PIA has evacuated around 1,500 people. He said our air and land borders are open for the foreigners stranded in Kabul and we welcome those who are coming for valid reasons to Pakistan.
\nFawad said regarding the coronavirus pandemic situation, the cabinet was informed that due to increase in corona cases almost 70 percent of oxygen supply capacity is being utilised at the moment and the health systems of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab are under great pressure due to increasing number of corona patients.
\nHe said a high-level committee is being formed comprising Ulema, intellectuals and members of civil society to make recommendations for legislation to protect women and get rid of such incidents similar to the Minar-e-Pakistan incident on 14th of August.
\nThe minister said that the manufacturing of 37 new drugs has begun in Pakistan, the prices for which have been fixed, whereas, the prices for 12 other medicines have been revised. Chaudhry, in his briefing, also went over some of the country\u2019s important economic indicators and said that they are stable.
\nHe said that inflation is \u201ccontinuing to decline\u201d while exports are on the rise. The information minister said that the \u201cprice trends\u201d for the country are \u201cpositive\u201d and foreign investment indicators show stability. He claimed that Pakistan\u2019s \u201cdebt-to-GDP\u201d ratio is consistently declining, due to which confidence in business has gone up. \u201cThe business index has recorded a significant increase of 108%,\u201d he said.
\nSpeaking of the incident at Minar-e-Pakistan, Chaudhry said that the prime minister has termed it \u201cworrying\u201d. He added that a high-level committee is being formed to aid the government on the matter.
\nHe said that Advisor for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan briefed the cabinet about legislation on electoral reforms and electronic voter machines. The minister said it was noted that the opposition is making efforts to deprive nine hundred thousand overseas Pakistanis of their basic right to vote. He said the cabinet condemned the attitude of the opposition for creating hurdles in the government\u2019s electoral reforms agenda.
\nThe Minister said that PTI\u2019s electoral agenda is in line with the recommendations of the judicial commission that was appointed for reviewing transparency in 2013 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Says health systems of KP, Punjab under pressure due to increase in corona patients; prices of 37 new drugs fixed; debt-to-GDP ratio consistently declining ISLAMABAD The federal cabinet has stressed that India should not interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan to sabotage regional peace. This was stated by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry while briefing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n