MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
PRESS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
DAILY PRESS SUMMARY (06-06-1998)
The Prime Minister, while addressing the joint parliamentary party meeting of PML, senators and it's allied parties in the Parliament House has said, the present situation has provided the best opportunity to Pakistan and Indian to sit together and resolve all their bilateral problems. (Pakistan Observer/Frontier post.) The Kashmir issue will soon be solved. (Jang). Pakistan is capable of defending itself. (News).
NA yesterday passed a resolution felicitating the government for deciding to detonate its nuclear devices and denounced the sanctions slapped on Pakistan in the wake of the tests while the opposition PPP members walked out for the House. (Nation). NA resolution denounces sanctions against Pakistan. (Pakistan Observer).
The five permanent UN Security Council members yesterday tentatively agreed to avoid threatening sanctions against India and Pakistan over nuclear testing diplomats said (Nation/AFP/Khabrain).
USA says, Pak Army is busy in preparations of short range missile namely "Nermoke"(Khabrain). Foreign Office spokesman has said; Pakistan has rejected as part of dis-information campaign an American report that Pakistan was preparing to test fire one of its short range missiles. (Nation). Pakistan will maintain balance of atomic and conventional weapons with India (Jang) Pakistan welcomes P-5s approach to peace and security in South Asia. (Frontier post/Pakistan Observer).
The Prime Minister will leave for UAE and Saudi Arabia on a 2-day visit today, official sources said. (Frontier post/NNI/Jang/Pakistan Observer/Nation). Will also visit us, UK, Germany, Canada and Denmark on June 12. (Frontier post).
The Prime Minister will is it CBR office today. (Frontier post).
Sartaj Aziz says, Pakistan is able to face foreign economic sanctions atleast upto to six months in the presence of foreign exchange reserves of individual bank accounts. (Pakistan).
Raja Nadir Pervaiz says, WAPDA will soon be privatized. (Nawa-E-Waqt).
Senator Akarm Zaki has said, Pakistan would not sinning CTBT unilaterally. (Pakistan ).
Chairman Privatization Commission has said, KESC would be privatized by November this year (Frontier post).
Col. ® Muhammad Sarwar Cheema in an interview to VOA has said, Pakistan does not intend to equip its armed forces with atomic weapons. (Jang).
Sindh government has refused to send Asif Ali Zardari in the joint session of the parliament (Jang).
Baluchistan Chief Minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal has categorically ruled out the possibility of the Assembly's dissolution or that of his resignation, he stated in a joint meeting of parliamentary groups in Quetta. (Pakistan Observer). Akhtar Mengal decides to resign. (Nation). PML and JUI (Fazal) have refused to support Balochistan National party on its stand regarding the nuclear tests conducted in Chaghi, Balochistan. (Pakistan Observer).
Qazi Hussain Ahmad says, masses should be ready and active as war between Pakistan and India can start; nuclear capability is the solution of all the problems. (Khabrain/Fronter Post).
Pakistan N-test have forced UN to focus on Kashmir. (Pakistan Observer.) Nuclear war can take place anytime as the army of Pakistan and India is ready for action , reports Washington Post.(Khabrain/Nni).
Benazir Bhutto will attend joint session of the Parliament today. ( Jang/Others).
The President has accepted the resignation of Azam Hoti. ( Nation/Jang/Others).
The Ambassador of France in a meeting with Ishaq Dar has said, France would not impose sanctions against Pakistan. (Pakistan/Nni).
Government has decided to arrest some top one hundred loan defaulters under emergency (Nawa-e-Waqt).
India, urged by the five nuclear powers for restraint yesterday, ruled out unilateral concessions over its nuclear programme and rejected outside mediation in the dispute with Pakistan over Kashnir. (News).
Pakistan is providing nuclear technology to the North Korea for the sake of special missile, says, All India Radio. (Khabrain/Ann/Others). North Korea has made atom bomb with the help of Pakistani technology, report a US Journal 'Times' (Khabrain /Nni).
(Pakistan). Government may raise fuel, gas and water rates, passport fee is likely to be enhanced.(News).
All Federal Ministers have surrendered their salaries to the Sef-Reliance Fund and every one of them will retain only one official car for his use while medial allowance being availed by Senators and MNAs has been dispensed with. (Nation)
A Pakistani high official in an interview to Israeli private TV has rejected the possibility of atomic cooperation with Iran. (Jang/Afp/Fronter Post).
World Banks has warned the government not to take action against IPPs. (news).
Three persons were killed and one seriously injured when a bomb exploded in Mubarik cinema in Lahore yesterday. (Pakistan Observer).
Indian Prime Minister has reiterated in categorical terms that until and unless the 5 big atomic counties destroy their nuclear weapons, India will not sign CTBT which comprehensively bans further nuclear tests. (Al-Akhbar/Monitoring Dest: 5.661998).
The policy of Pakistan about signing the CTBT stands changed. The government has now decided not to conditioned the signing of CTBT with the first signing of the agreement by India. It has decided to sign the CTBT unilaterally due to the attractive incentive offered to it. However, the government is now not in a haste to sign it but will wait the package of the world powers. (Pakistan 5.6.1998).
Pakistan association of the blind ranged of walk here to express solitary with the nation on the occasion of Pakistan going nuclear. (News).
India's opposition walked out of Parliament Friday, accusing the ruling Hindu fundamentalists of planing to build a temple on the side of a mosque whose destruction sparked riots costing 2,000 lives. (News).
Iran talk judicial official Ayatollah Muhammed Yazdi welcomed on Friday the nuclear test carried out by the fellow Islamic nation Pakistan saying they helped provide " Equilibrium with Israel". (News).
Pakistan on Friday rejected as " part of a disinformation campaign" an American report that Islamabad was preparing to test fire one of its short range missiles. (News).
A World spokesman in Washington has confirmed suspension of two loans worth 206 million $ to India.
According to BBC, the Bank has also said the loans worth over one billion $ have been deferred to India after its nuclear blasts. India is the number one country to get loan from the World Bank. (News/App).
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