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PR.No.92. Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Speaker and Faisal Karim Khundi, Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan have expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of the mother of Kamran Lashari, Chairman, CDA. In there separate condolence messages to Kamran Lashari the Speaker and Deputy Speaker said that they were grieved over the death of his mother. They prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed souls in eternal peace and grant the bereaved family the courage to bear the loss with equanimity. (Amen). MT/AR. PR.No.93. The Federal Minister for SAFRON, Najmuddin Khan has said that the present government is striving hard to remove deprivation of the remote and backward areas and to mitigate their suffering on priority basis. He said these while talking with delegation, comprising delegates from Dir and Tribal areas. He further assured that the present government is aware of their problems and no stone will be left un-turn to develop these areas and bring them at par with other develop areas. He disclosed during the meeting that we have already started work to introduce alternate energy resources system in Dir and adjacent areas and in the first phase, we have selected three alternate energy systems like, Hydel Power, Bio-Waste and Solar Energy System for 100 villages. Introduction of these systems will contribute to bridge the gape between demand and supply, he mentioned. The Minister further stated that we have made plan to improve the existing irrigation system in Dir and surrounding areas, establishing agriculture research center to provide free medicine and impart training to the farmers and more than 116 water courses will be constructed to increase agriculture products, as it is the backbone of the economy. While explaining the steps, which are being taking by the present government for the welfare of the common people, he said that utility stores are being established in Dir and projects are in underway for the Afghan Refugees impacted areas in order to improve the basic infrastructure, which have been damaged by the refugees. He said that industrial zone would be established in FATA to create job opportunities for the local people. Judiciary will be separated from Executive and right of appeal to be given to the people of FATA. Political reforms would be brought in FATA in consultation with the people of these areas, as it was the vision of our great leader, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. Development funds for education, health, communication and basic infrastructure will not be only increased but we are also making modalities to watch and supervise that whether these funds are being utilized for the welfare of these people or not. ZUB/AR. PR.No.94. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said that the protection of honour, dignity and prestige of all the individuals of all the society particularly the women folk is the responsibility of the state. The government is committed for the protection of human rights specifically to check the atrocities committed against women, he added The Prime Minister said after viewing a presentation made by Ms. Musarat Misbah President Deplix Smile Again Foundation which is building a thirty bed hospital for the treatment and rehabilitation of women with acid burns in Sanghi near Multan in collaboration with the Italian chapter of Smile Again Foundation. The presentation was made at the State Guest House, Lahore todayn. The Prime Minister said that serving humanity is the most noble task and any contribution in this regard would help and facilitate our coming generations. The Prime Minister donated land out of his personal property in Multan for the Clinical Research Facility for the testing of medicines for local use and export. Te Clinical Research Facility the first of its kind in the region would have the facility for boarding/lodging of one hundred volunteers. All expenditure to run this facility will be made by the leading international pharmaceutical companies. A substantial income of this facility will supplement the running cost of the thirty bed hospital for the treatment and rehabilitation of women at Sanghi. The facility would also serve all major hospitals and medical facilities in Pakistan. Ms. Musarat Misbah assisted by Dr. Masood in their presentation about the hospital mentioned that it would be a centre of international standard for reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation of women who suffered acid burns of stove explosion burns. The thirty bed hospital it was mentioned would be build at the cost of Rs. 38 crore and would be completed in a period of one and a half year. The hospital complex would include shelter homes for patients, physiotherapy Mr. Qadir Nawaz of Sanghi. Ms. Musarat Misbah further apprised the Prime Minister that a team of Italian doctors and surgeons is arriving in Pakistan on 12th May, 2008 to visit the site of the hospital and also to set up a camp at Lahore for the free treatment of women who had suffered at the hands of their husbands and relatives for acid burns. Most of the cases she said come from rural Southern Punjab, while some cases are also referred from other parts of the country as well. The Prime Minister assured the Smile Again Foundation of complete support from the government in its endeavor to establish the hospital as well as the Clinical Research Facility. He directed the concerned Ministry and organizations to examine the details of the projects and facilitate in the establishment of the facilities. SDG/nr PR.No.95. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has said that the focus of jail reforms should be on improving the condition of jail inmates. “Jails should act a reformation centre instead of producing criminals”, he said while charing a preliminary committee meeting to prepares recommendations on jail reforms here at State Guest House on Sunday. Justice Agha Rafique Ahmad Khan, Secretary Law division, Imtiaz Qazi Additional Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Muhamamd Naeem-ul-Haq member NRB, Mian Farooq IB prisons IG prisons NWFP and Major (Retd.) Akbar Lashari DIG prisons Baluchistan were also present. He said, the government attaches high priority to the jail reforms and provision of facilities to the inmates and directed all the concerned authorities to come up with proposals in this regard at the earliest. Describing his own experiences, in castellation, the Prime Minister said that a lot of things need to be kept in view while preparing reforms, over-crowding is one of the main issues which need to be addressed as it create problems like drug addiction, miserable food conditions, availability of space and spreading of various diseases like skin diseases, hepatitis and IB. He directed the concerned Ministry of Law and Justice to change the jail manual according to the needs of 2008 to get rid of centuries old system and ensure provision of basic facilities to the prisoners. He stressed upon the need to impart vocational training to the prisoners to make them responsible citizens. He directed the committee to check the powers of superintendents of jail through judiciary and study the reports of ‘Law Commission and Justice Zahid Nasir’ while making the reforms. Expressing his serious reservations on the role of “Mushuqti” he directed the jail staff to provide telephone facility to the prisoners to check corruption. He said that under trial prisoners are 80 percent and stressed the need to speed up their trial to control the overcrowding in jails. He said that the jail culture need to be changed into rehabilitation centre so that the prisoners could be made responsible citizens. Jail industry should be improved focusing on technical training for the prisoners, he said. He also empahsised upon the need to provide best food and health facilities at the prisons specially for the women, including availability of gynecologists. The Prime Minister directed the jail authorities to install water filtration plants for the provisionof clean drinking water to the prisoners. SDG/nr
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