{"id":33540,"date":"2023-12-09T22:21:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T22:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pm-kakar-lauds-akus-research-based-services-in-health-sector-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2023-12-09T22:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T22:21:04","slug":"pm-kakar-lauds-akus-research-based-services-in-health-sector-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pm-kakar-lauds-akus-research-based-services-in-health-sector-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Kakar lauds AKU\u2019s research-based services in health sector &#8211; Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday reaffirmed the equal rights for minority communities and called for enforcing meritocracy and social opportunities for their uplift and mainstreaming.\u00a0 The prime minister, in an interactive session with the students of Aga Khan University, said the minorities were equal Pakistanis as Madina State had also guaranteed equal responsibilities and rights for the citizens.\u00a0\u00a0 Calling for infusing a sense of confidence in the people, he said that meritocracy should be enforced, and social opportunities for minorities should be created.\u00a0 To a question, he said that the people of Pakistan enjoyed freedom of expression and considering the country\u2019s political history, any particular incident could not be associated with the government of that particular term.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the incidents involving the violations of freedom of speech were not limited to a particular government.\u00a0\u00a0 The prime minister, responding to a query by a university student about the arrest of journalists, said that during the tenure, he was referring to, the journalists were shot at and faced many such acts which were against the freedom of expression.\u00a0 \u201cYou have a freedom of expression and speech. You spoke your heart before the prime minister. After this, your allegation of no freedom of speech would carry lesser weight,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>About the rights and status of Gilgit Baltistan, he said GB was and would remain part of Pakistan. He said the matter of rights should be tackled peacefully without any resentment.\u00a0 \u201cThe political procedure should move forward. The GB should be our Singapore. Our identities are associated with each other,\u201d he remarked.\u00a0 To a question, the prime minister said after the 18th amendment, health was a devolved subject with the provinces having all the funding to spend on the sector. The visionary leadership is essential to address the challenges, especially the management of funds, he added.<\/p>\n<p>About the lack of education research, the prime minister said allocating billions of rupees for the parliamentarians amidst the higher education and research crisis was unjustified.\u00a0\u00a0 He said some individuals might have this realization, but it should be at the policymakers level. He urged the students to keep raising their voices for the promotion of education to jolt the people at the helm of affairs.\u00a0 To another query, he said he was not worried about the educated people moving abroad as they were not divorced from the society rather they would continue to contribute to the country\u2019s development through their remirttances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a nurse or doctor is joining the global supply chain and contributing to the GDP, this is not a curse. This is quite natural. The gaps should be filled. Of our huge population, if some useful individuals go abroad, they are not divorced from our society,\u201d he commented.\u00a0 Earlier, in his opening remarks, he said that the educational institutions had always been very close to his heart.\u00a0\u00a0 He also gave a historical account of the education and research from the Greek period to the modern era experiencing unprecedented modern tools.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday reaffirmed the equal rights for minority communities and called for enforcing meritocracy and social opportunities for their uplift and mainstreaming.\u00a0 The prime minister, in an interactive session with the students of Aga Khan University, said the minorities were equal Pakistanis as Madina State had also guaranteed equal 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