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[00:00:19] The attempt to disrupt the peaceful movement of people on the Pakistan Highway near Quetta, Balochistan, by terrorists
[00:00:22] belonging to Fitna-e-Hindustan has been foiled. Security forces' operation
[00:00:26] against terrorists has been successful.
[00:01:09] charges for submitting
[00:01:30] Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, who is departing from Islamabad for New York to attend the session,
[00:01:34] will represent Pakistan in the meeting. The Deputy Prime Minister
[00:01:37] will also represent Pakistan in several high-level meetings on the issue of Palestine,
[00:01:41] including Pakistan's continuous support for the right to self-determination of Kashmiris
[00:01:44] and Pakistan's strong support for the Palestinian people.
[00:01:48] He will also preside over the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation
[00:01:51] Organization and hold meetings with important dignitaries from several countries.
[00:01:55] These are also included in the Deputy Prime Minister's
[00:01:58] schedule. Security forces have completed
[00:02:02] their operation in Kohat police lines.
[00:02:03] All the terrorists involved
[00:02:08] in the blast have been killed.
[00:02:11] The last two suicide bombers hiding in the police lines
[00:02:15] have also been killed. A total of seven terrorists have been killed.
[00:02:19] The General Officer Commanding Kohat directly supervised the operation.
[00:02:22] Pakistan Army commandos, soldiers, and bomb disposal squad cleared
[00:02:26] the area and handed it over to the police. The Kohat police
[00:02:30] in today's era mosque bomb blast has links to Afghanistan.
[00:02:33] One of the suicide bombers has been identified as an Afghan
[00:02:37] national, Matiullah.
[00:02:39] The funeral prayers of 15 police
[00:02:44] with great unity personnel martyred in the Kohat police lines blast have been offered.
[00:02:47] Special prayers were offered for the martyrs to achieve a high rank.
[00:02:51] The funeral prayers were attended by officers of the Pakistan Army and police,
[00:02:55] as well as the families of the martyrs. The bodies of the martyrs
[00:02:58] have been sent to their native districts of Kohat, Karak, Lucky Marwat, and Mardan.
[00:03:02] The funeral prayers of martyred SP Traffic Kohat Akbar Khan Shinwari were offered
[00:03:06] in his native area, Mardan Hathian. A guard of honor was presented to the martyr
[00:03:09] by a contingent of police.
[00:03:17] The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting strongly condemned the Kohat terrorist
[00:03:21] incident. The Kohat attack was carried out by the worst terrorists
[00:03:24] who have roots in Afghanistan. Pakistan is seriously concerned about the use of Afghan
[00:03:28] soil. The threat of serious consequences by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
[00:03:32] is condemnable. The condemnation of the Kohat attack
[00:03:35] by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not enough. Verbal sympathy
[00:03:39] must be translated into concrete and verifiable actions. Pakistan has the full
[00:03:42] resolve and capability to eliminate the threats of terrorism from everywhere.
[00:03:46] Statement by the Ministry of Information
[00:03:47] and Broadcasting.
[00:03:52] We are ready to go to any extent for the protection of the two holy mosques.
[00:03:56] The security of Saudi Arabia is Pakistan's unconditional
[00:04:19] for this as well. So,
[00:04:32] that Punjab's
[00:04:42] positive initiative.
[00:05:02] in Punjab with great
[00:06:12] resolve. This resolve has not changed. Demands
[00:06:16] have been conveyed to America through mediator countries, Pakistan and Qatar.
[00:06:19] Awaiting response from US President Donald Trump. Secretary of Iran's National Security
[00:06:23] Council, Mohsen
[00:06:24] Rezaee.
[00:07:42] The situation has once again posed a major challenge
[00:07:46] to energy and oil prices worldwide. A country like Pakistan
[00:07:49] relies on imported oil to meet its energy needs.
[00:07:53] In such circumstances, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has launched a campaign
[00:07:57] for national austerity and energy and fuel saving,
[00:08:01] which includes measures such as reducing government
[00:08:04] expenditures, reducing fuel consumption
[00:08:07] by government vehicles, and avoiding unnecessary expenses.
[00:08:11] On the other hand, viewers, the Punjab government's program
[00:08:14] "Apni Chhat Apna Ghar" (My Roof, My Home)
[00:08:18] has achieved significant success at the United
[00:08:21] Nations and has been selected for the UN-Habitat
[00:08:25] Scroll of Honor Award 2026.
[00:08:27] The award ceremony will be held on October 5
[00:08:31] in Muscat, Oman. Under the program,
[00:08:35] low-income families will receive interest-free
[00:08:38] loans for building their homes.
[00:08:41] We will try to find out
[00:08:50] how this program is working
[00:08:52] for the welfare of the people. We will talk to today's guests
[00:08:56] about this. Let me introduce our guests to you. Our
[00:08:59] first guest is Khalid Qayyum Sahib, Senior Journalist.
[00:09:03] Along with him is Zulfiqar Alito Sahib, Senior
[00:09:06] Journalist, and our third guest is Zaki Ejaz,
[00:09:10] Vice. This is a matter of great
[00:09:42] honor
[00:09:45] "Apni Chhat Apna Ghar" (My Roof, My Home) program
[00:09:48] has been included among the five most important
[00:09:52] projects in the world by the UN,
[00:09:56] and Punjab has been selected for it.
[00:09:59] Punjab will be presented with the Scroll of Honor Award
[00:10:03] in the first week of October in Muscat, Oman.
[00:10:07] Along with this, you can see that this program
[00:10:11] is being implemented
[00:10:14] speed. So far,
[00:10:18] loans worth 260 billion rupees
[00:10:21] have been disbursed, and 118,000 homes
[00:10:25] have been constructed. I believe that
[00:10:28] this project is of great importance
[00:10:32] for low-income individuals in Punjab.
[00:10:36] The Punjab government has provided them
[00:10:39] with great relief. Also, let me tell you
[00:10:43] that in my career, I have not seen
[00:10:46] such large projects in the history of Punjab.
[00:10:49] You can say that during the last fiscal year,
[00:10:53] which ended on June 30,
[00:10:57] a historic budget of 1240 billion rupees
[00:11:00] was allocated for development in Punjab.
[00:11:04] I am talking about the development budget, not other budgets.
[00:11:07] And this year, this is
[00:11:11] However, due to the grant of 546 billion rupees
[00:11:14] given by Punjab to the federation, our budget for the current
[00:11:18] fiscal year is probably
[00:11:22] 700 23.
[00:11:40] And tell me what factors and basic things
[00:11:43] you think made this international
[00:11:46] honor possible? In 2026,
[00:11:50] it received considerable recognition,
[00:11:53] and then July 7
[00:13:16] was the deadline to apply for this award.
[00:13:20] There is a complete criteria for it. Globally,
[00:13:23] approximately
[00:14:25] 150 projects generally
[00:14:28] apply for this award, and only five
[00:14:32] projects are selected from them. Alhamdulillah, we have been
[00:14:36] very lucky that this is one
[00:14:38] of those five projects. The most important
[00:14:42] thing about it is that in such a short period
[00:14:45] of less than two years, more than 200,000
[00:14:49] loans have been disbursed, meaning more than 200,000
[00:14:53] people have received money to build their homes,
[00:14:56] and almost 125,000 homes have been completed.
[00:15:00] In the housing sector, this public
[00:15:03] initiative or any government initiative is a unique program
[00:15:07] that provides interest-free loans
[00:15:11] for low-income housing. Considering
[00:15:14] this project, it is now being globally
[00:15:18] recognized. Furthermore,
[00:15:22] another credit goes to this program
[00:15:37] for maintaining a digital system.
[00:15:41] From the application to the disbursement
[00:15:45] and monitoring of loans, transparency
[00:15:48] is ensured. Please tell us about
[00:15:52] its mechanism. This is a very fundamental
[00:15:56] thing. We are currently doing it 12 times.
[00:15:59] We are checking if the house is being
[00:16:03] built on time, and when the lintel is laid,
[00:17:07] they receive the second installment. So, it is not only
[00:17:10] ensured that the loan given for building a house
[00:17:14] is used to build a house, but it is also ensured
[00:17:17] that it is completed on time. Only
[00:17:21] for this reason have we been able to achieve
[00:17:25] this progress, Alhamdulillah, that in such a short
[00:17:28] period, we have benefited two hundred thousand people.
[00:17:32] This means we can say that
[00:17:36] we have with us,
[00:18:07] and the land record verification is done
[00:18:11] through PILRA.
[00:18:12] And Alhamdulillah,
[00:18:18] it is running
[00:18:22] and in unison. The ultimate credit for this
[00:18:26] goes to the Chief Minister, as it is her vision
[00:18:29] and supervision. Review meetings
[00:18:32] are held on a monthly and quarterly basis,
[00:18:35] and she monitors all the parameters
[00:18:39] live on the CM's digital portal.
[00:18:43] Now, after receiving the United Nations
[00:18:44] award,
[00:18:48] Khawaja Sahib, what do you say,
[00:18:52] will the government expand this further?
[00:18:55] What will be the future course of action?
[00:18:58] You will be glad
[00:19:00] to know that our annual target for the year
[00:19:04] 2026/27 was an additional 100,000 houses,
[00:19:07] but Alhamdulillah, in our last review meeting,
[00:19:11] and looking at our performance, Alhamdulillah, the Chief Minister
[00:19:14] has set our target for this year
[00:19:18] to 200,000 loans. And Inshallah,
[00:19:21] by June 2027,
[00:19:24] we will have disbursed approximately 370,000
[00:19:27] loans, Inshallah. So, this program has already
[00:19:31] expanded. In addition, under this program,
[00:19:35] "Apni Chhat Mehfooz Chhat" (My Roof, Safe Roof) program,
[00:19:41] loans are being issued for the rehabilitation
[00:19:45] and improvement of houses affected
[00:19:49] by any disaster. We have received approximately
[00:19:53] 200,000 applications
[00:19:56] Inshallah, our effort is to expand this program
[00:20:00] as much as possible, and as much as we can,
[00:20:03] this is a very positive initiative regarding the roof,
[00:20:07] as you mentioned,
[00:20:13] in the monsoon season and during rains, roofs collapse.
[00:20:16] So, this is a very
[00:20:20] After this, those who cannot repair their roofs
[00:20:23] and do not have enough facilities
[00:20:27] can benefit greatly from this program. Yes,
[00:20:30] it is exactly like that. As I mentioned,
[00:20:34] in a very short period, almost 200,000.
[00:21:10] How those who want to apply for the "Apni Chhat Apna Ghar"
[00:21:13] (My Roof, My Home) program that is being expanded
[00:21:17] can contact you to benefit from this scheme
[00:21:20] and what its criteria are.
[00:21:23] Thank you very much. I would request
[00:21:27] all viewers and listeners that
[00:21:30] if they want their own house and want to benefit
[00:21:34] from this loan and this program,
[00:21:37] our online portal
[00:21:40] is available. They can
[00:21:41] apply there.
[00:21:46] There are no processing fees or
[00:21:50] any charges. If anyone talks about
[00:21:54] charges or tells them that there are
[00:21:59] an application or anything like that,
[00:22:02] there is no such thing. And if they can benefit
[00:22:06] from this scheme up to a further
[00:22:10] amount, this scheme is ongoing,
[00:22:13] and they can apply at any time. We are still
[00:22:17] accepting fresh applications.
[00:22:50] And if further guidance is needed, we have a helpline:
[00:22:53] 08090. Calls can also be made
[00:22:57] to it. Thank you very much, Sahib. As you heard,
[00:23:01] DG FATA was also with us. We had a discussion with Khalid Qayyum Sahib
[00:23:05] earlier. As he said, this is the biggest program
[00:23:08] that has come out so far, and at a time when
[00:23:12] the Government of Punjab is working with limited
[00:23:15] resources, what would you say? Thank you, Komal. I believe
[00:23:19] that there are candidates from 141 countries
[00:23:23] in the world, and only five are selected. And it's not
[00:23:26] like an institution or department in Pakistan does the selection.
[00:23:30] No, people also make such allegations.
[00:23:32] This doesn't work here. This is the United Nations.
[00:23:36] And secondly, look, there are many projects
[00:23:40] in Punjab, like "Suthra Punjab" (Clean Punjab), which has arranged
[00:23:43] for cleanliness in the streets and neighborhoods of cities
[00:23:47] and villages in all 41 districts of Punjab. They have provided
[00:23:50] auto carts there. So, people are happy with this.
[00:23:54] I am telling you about the ground reality. Our friends who live in villages
[00:23:58] are really benefiting from this project, which has been endorsed
[00:24:02] by international organizations like Bloomberg.
[00:24:04] Then there is another program of Punjab,
[00:24:08] the virtual police station for women, which is a great project.
[00:24:12] And "Mera Pyara" (My Dear), a virtual project for child safety,
[00:24:16] is also great. And the biggest development, I believe,
[00:25:20] is this housing sector model in Punjab that has gone
[00:25:23] forward. It will take you to one thousand,
[00:25:27] one thousand five hundred billion rupees, and people will see what you need.
[00:25:31] You don't have to pay the markup. The government has to pay the markup,
[00:25:34] and you will get the money. Along with that, banks will have to move,
[00:25:37] especially the Bank of Punjab will have to step up,
[00:25:41] and this money will spread among the people, and it will help
[00:25:44] in poverty reduction and moving Pakistan's economy
[00:25:48] forward. I believe
[00:26:02] that this is the flagship project of Pakistan
[00:26:06] and Punjab. For an ordinary person,
[00:26:10] 1.5 million rupees. Tell me, if someone wants to rent
[00:26:13] a small quarter in Lahore, it costs 20,000 rupees.
[00:26:17] Its installment is 14,000 rupees. So, if you have your own plot,
[00:26:21] and you build this for 1.5 million rupees,
[00:26:24] and the roof is laid, a two to two and a half marla house
[00:26:28] is built. That is, it becomes such that you can move in, and you keep building your roof
[00:26:36] inside. So, I think this is a great thing.
[00:26:39] And if the government increases its limit, meaning
[00:26:43] if it increases 1.5 million to 3 million, many more people
[00:26:47] will come. And then, as the DG Sahib said,
[00:26:50] you can also repair your existing house. So,
[00:26:54] this is even better. So, I think this is such a
[00:26:58] housing scheme. Inshallah, Zaki Sahib
[00:27:01] will tell us how it also supports the industry.
[00:27:02] and these things,
[00:27:10] Given the current inflation
[00:27:14] they are basic needs: food, clothing, and shelter.
[00:27:18] But right now, shelter has become
[00:27:22] not just difficult but impossible
[00:27:26] in these circumstances and situation.
[00:27:29] However, where the business community
[00:28:02] criticizes the government on many things
[00:28:05] or raises questions on many things,
[00:28:09] on behalf of the business community, I congratulate
[00:28:13] Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sahiba on the "Apni Chhat Apna Ghar"
[00:28:16] (My Roof, My Home) program. I believe that
[00:28:20] this is a welfare project under which deserving
[00:28:23] and low-income individuals are getting interest-free
[00:28:27] loans easily. I believe that
[00:28:30] the biggest issue
[00:28:33] is shelter.
[00:28:35] I believe that as Sarkar Limited Sahib
[00:28:38] has explained in detail, if the amount,
[00:28:42] which is 1.5 million rupees, is increased to 3 million
[00:28:46] to 3.5 million rupees, because inflation has increased,
[00:28:49] then I believe that this will directly
[00:28:53] and indirectly run many industries.
[00:28:57] Not thousands, but millions of people. If even a small
[00:29:00] house is built, 40 to 50
[00:29:13] people get involved in some way or another.
[00:29:16] So, I believe that again, this is a very big
[00:29:20] initiative of the CM Punjab. And such programs, I believe,
[00:29:24] are a great honor for Pakistan, especially for Punjab, that this program
[00:29:27] has been praised at the international level. So again,
[00:29:31] we appreciate the CM Punjab
[00:30:02] and her entire team. Now, let's take a break and viewers, let's move forward with our program.
[00:30:06] Sahib, please tell us how you see the current
[00:30:10] global situation, which you know,
[00:30:14] we know, and the public knows. After that, the Prime Minister
[00:30:17] launched an austerity campaign. How do you see
[00:30:21] it in the context of the country's economy? Look,
[00:30:24] it is absolutely correct that the phase two
[00:30:28] of Iran-US tension and war
[00:30:32] has engulfed the economies
[00:30:35] of the entire world in its grip,
[00:30:39] just like phase one. And the most affected
[00:30:43] are the Asian countries, because most of their
[00:30:46] gas and oil imports
[00:30:50] and their energy reliance
[00:30:53] are from the Gulf countries, from Hormuz,
[00:30:57] and from Bab-el-Mandeb. So, this