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00:00:19The attempt to disrupt the peaceful movement of people on the Pakistan Highway near Quetta, Balochistan, by terrorists
00:00:22belonging to Fitna-e-Hindustan has been foiled. Security forces' operation
00:00:26against terrorists has been successful.
00:01:09charges for submitting
00:01:30Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, who is departing from Islamabad for New York to attend the session,
00:01:34will represent Pakistan in the meeting. The Deputy Prime Minister
00:01:37will also represent Pakistan in several high-level meetings on the issue of Palestine,
00:01:41including Pakistan's continuous support for the right to self-determination of Kashmiris
00:01:44and Pakistan's strong support for the Palestinian people.
00:01:48He will also preside over the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation
00:01:51Organization and hold meetings with important dignitaries from several countries.
00:01:55These are also included in the Deputy Prime Minister's
00:01:58schedule. Security forces have completed
00:02:02their operation in Kohat police lines.
00:02:03All the terrorists involved
00:02:08in the blast have been killed.
00:02:11The last two suicide bombers hiding in the police lines
00:02:15have also been killed. A total of seven terrorists have been killed.
00:02:19The General Officer Commanding Kohat directly supervised the operation.
00:02:22Pakistan Army commandos, soldiers, and bomb disposal squad cleared
00:02:26the area and handed it over to the police. The Kohat police
00:02:30in today's era mosque bomb blast has links to Afghanistan.
00:02:33One of the suicide bombers has been identified as an Afghan
00:02:37national, Matiullah.
00:02:39The funeral prayers of 15 police
00:02:44with great unity personnel martyred in the Kohat police lines blast have been offered.
00:02:47Special prayers were offered for the martyrs to achieve a high rank.
00:02:51The funeral prayers were attended by officers of the Pakistan Army and police,
00:02:55as well as the families of the martyrs. The bodies of the martyrs
00:02:58have been sent to their native districts of Kohat, Karak, Lucky Marwat, and Mardan.
00:03:02The funeral prayers of martyred SP Traffic Kohat Akbar Khan Shinwari were offered
00:03:06in his native area, Mardan Hathian. A guard of honor was presented to the martyr
00:03:09by a contingent of police.
00:03:17The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting strongly condemned the Kohat terrorist
00:03:21incident. The Kohat attack was carried out by the worst terrorists
00:03:24who have roots in Afghanistan. Pakistan is seriously concerned about the use of Afghan
00:03:28soil. The threat of serious consequences by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
00:03:32is condemnable. The condemnation of the Kohat attack
00:03:35by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not enough. Verbal sympathy
00:03:39must be translated into concrete and verifiable actions. Pakistan has the full
00:03:42resolve and capability to eliminate the threats of terrorism from everywhere.
00:03:46Statement by the Ministry of Information
00:03:47and Broadcasting.
00:03:52We are ready to go to any extent for the protection of the two holy mosques.
00:03:56The security of Saudi Arabia is Pakistan's unconditional
00:04:19for this as well. So,
00:04:32that Punjab's
00:04:42positive initiative.
00:05:02in Punjab with great
00:06:12resolve. This resolve has not changed. Demands
00:06:16have been conveyed to America through mediator countries, Pakistan and Qatar.
00:06:19Awaiting response from US President Donald Trump. Secretary of Iran's National Security
00:06:23Council, Mohsen
00:06:24Rezaee.
00:07:42The situation has once again posed a major challenge
00:07:46to energy and oil prices worldwide. A country like Pakistan
00:07:49relies on imported oil to meet its energy needs.
00:07:53In such circumstances, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has launched a campaign
00:07:57for national austerity and energy and fuel saving,
00:08:01which includes measures such as reducing government
00:08:04expenditures, reducing fuel consumption
00:08:07by government vehicles, and avoiding unnecessary expenses.
00:08:11On the other hand, viewers, the Punjab government's program
00:08:14"Apni Chhat Apna Ghar" (My Roof, My Home)
00:08:18has achieved significant success at the United
00:08:21Nations and has been selected for the UN-Habitat
00:08:25Scroll of Honor Award 2026.
00:08:27The award ceremony will be held on October 5
00:08:31in Muscat, Oman. Under the program,
00:08:35low-income families will receive interest-free
00:08:38loans for building their homes.
00:08:41We will try to find out
00:08:50how this program is working
00:08:52for the welfare of the people. We will talk to today's guests
00:08:56about this. Let me introduce our guests to you. Our
00:08:59first guest is Khalid Qayyum Sahib, Senior Journalist.
00:09:03Along with him is Zulfiqar Alito Sahib, Senior
00:09:06Journalist, and our third guest is Zaki Ejaz,
00:09:10Vice. This is a matter of great
00:09:42honor
00:09:45"Apni Chhat Apna Ghar" (My Roof, My Home) program
00:09:48has been included among the five most important
00:09:52projects in the world by the UN,
00:09:56and Punjab has been selected for it.
00:09:59Punjab will be presented with the Scroll of Honor Award
00:10:03in the first week of October in Muscat, Oman.
00:10:07Along with this, you can see that this program
00:10:11is being implemented
00:10:14speed. So far,
00:10:18loans worth 260 billion rupees
00:10:21have been disbursed, and 118,000 homes
00:10:25have been constructed. I believe that
00:10:28this project is of great importance
00:10:32for low-income individuals in Punjab.
00:10:36The Punjab government has provided them
00:10:39with great relief. Also, let me tell you
00:10:43that in my career, I have not seen
00:10:46such large projects in the history of Punjab.
00:10:49You can say that during the last fiscal year,
00:10:53which ended on June 30,
00:10:57a historic budget of 1240 billion rupees
00:11:00was allocated for development in Punjab.
00:11:04I am talking about the development budget, not other budgets.
00:11:07And this year, this is
00:11:11However, due to the grant of 546 billion rupees
00:11:14given by Punjab to the federation, our budget for the current
00:11:18fiscal year is probably
00:11:22700 23.
00:11:40And tell me what factors and basic things
00:11:43you think made this international
00:11:46honor possible? In 2026,
00:11:50it received considerable recognition,
00:11:53and then July 7
00:13:16was the deadline to apply for this award.
00:13:20There is a complete criteria for it. Globally,
00:13:23approximately
00:14:25150 projects generally
00:14:28apply for this award, and only five
00:14:32projects are selected from them. Alhamdulillah, we have been
00:14:36very lucky that this is one
00:14:38of those five projects. The most important
00:14:42thing about it is that in such a short period
00:14:45of less than two years, more than 200,000
00:14:49loans have been disbursed, meaning more than 200,000
00:14:53people have received money to build their homes,
00:14:56and almost 125,000 homes have been completed.
00:15:00In the housing sector, this public
00:15:03initiative or any government initiative is a unique program
00:15:07that provides interest-free loans
00:15:11for low-income housing. Considering
00:15:14this project, it is now being globally
00:15:18recognized. Furthermore,
00:15:22another credit goes to this program
00:15:37for maintaining a digital system.
00:15:41From the application to the disbursement
00:15:45and monitoring of loans, transparency
00:15:48is ensured. Please tell us about
00:15:52its mechanism. This is a very fundamental
00:15:56thing. We are currently doing it 12 times.
00:15:59We are checking if the house is being
00:16:03built on time, and when the lintel is laid,
00:17:07they receive the second installment. So, it is not only
00:17:10ensured that the loan given for building a house
00:17:14is used to build a house, but it is also ensured
00:17:17that it is completed on time. Only
00:17:21for this reason have we been able to achieve
00:17:25this progress, Alhamdulillah, that in such a short
00:17:28period, we have benefited two hundred thousand people.
00:17:32This means we can say that
00:17:36we have with us,
00:18:07and the land record verification is done
00:18:11through PILRA.
00:18:12And Alhamdulillah,
00:18:18it is running
00:18:22and in unison. The ultimate credit for this
00:18:26goes to the Chief Minister, as it is her vision
00:18:29and supervision. Review meetings
00:18:32are held on a monthly and quarterly basis,
00:18:35and she monitors all the parameters
00:18:39live on the CM's digital portal.
00:18:43Now, after receiving the United Nations
00:18:44award,
00:18:48Khawaja Sahib, what do you say,
00:18:52will the government expand this further?
00:18:55What will be the future course of action?
00:18:58You will be glad
00:19:00to know that our annual target for the year
00:19:042026/27 was an additional 100,000 houses,
00:19:07but Alhamdulillah, in our last review meeting,
00:19:11and looking at our performance, Alhamdulillah, the Chief Minister
00:19:14has set our target for this year
00:19:18to 200,000 loans. And Inshallah,
00:19:21by June 2027,
00:19:24we will have disbursed approximately 370,000
00:19:27loans, Inshallah. So, this program has already
00:19:31expanded. In addition, under this program,
00:19:35"Apni Chhat Mehfooz Chhat" (My Roof, Safe Roof) program,
00:19:41loans are being issued for the rehabilitation
00:19:45and improvement of houses affected
00:19:49by any disaster. We have received approximately
00:19:53200,000 applications
00:19:56Inshallah, our effort is to expand this program
00:20:00as much as possible, and as much as we can,
00:20:03this is a very positive initiative regarding the roof,
00:20:07as you mentioned,
00:20:13in the monsoon season and during rains, roofs collapse.
00:20:16So, this is a very
00:20:20After this, those who cannot repair their roofs
00:20:23and do not have enough facilities
00:20:27can benefit greatly from this program. Yes,
00:20:30it is exactly like that. As I mentioned,
00:20:34in a very short period, almost 200,000.
00:21:10How those who want to apply for the "Apni Chhat Apna Ghar"
00:21:13(My Roof, My Home) program that is being expanded
00:21:17can contact you to benefit from this scheme
00:21:20and what its criteria are.
00:21:23Thank you very much. I would request
00:21:27all viewers and listeners that
00:21:30if they want their own house and want to benefit
00:21:34from this loan and this program,
00:21:37our online portal
00:21:40is available. They can
00:21:41apply there.
00:21:46There are no processing fees or
00:21:50any charges. If anyone talks about
00:21:54charges or tells them that there are
00:21:59an application or anything like that,
00:22:02there is no such thing. And if they can benefit
00:22:06from this scheme up to a further
00:22:10amount, this scheme is ongoing,
00:22:13and they can apply at any time. We are still
00:22:17accepting fresh applications.
00:22:50And if further guidance is needed, we have a helpline:
00:22:5308090. Calls can also be made
00:22:57to it. Thank you very much, Sahib. As you heard,
00:23:01DG FATA was also with us. We had a discussion with Khalid Qayyum Sahib
00:23:05earlier. As he said, this is the biggest program
00:23:08that has come out so far, and at a time when
00:23:12the Government of Punjab is working with limited
00:23:15resources, what would you say? Thank you, Komal. I believe
00:23:19that there are candidates from 141 countries
00:23:23in the world, and only five are selected. And it's not
00:23:26like an institution or department in Pakistan does the selection.
00:23:30No, people also make such allegations.
00:23:32This doesn't work here. This is the United Nations.
00:23:36And secondly, look, there are many projects
00:23:40in Punjab, like "Suthra Punjab" (Clean Punjab), which has arranged
00:23:43for cleanliness in the streets and neighborhoods of cities
00:23:47and villages in all 41 districts of Punjab. They have provided
00:23:50auto carts there. So, people are happy with this.
00:23:54I am telling you about the ground reality. Our friends who live in villages
00:23:58are really benefiting from this project, which has been endorsed
00:24:02by international organizations like Bloomberg.
00:24:04Then there is another program of Punjab,
00:24:08the virtual police station for women, which is a great project.
00:24:12And "Mera Pyara" (My Dear), a virtual project for child safety,
00:24:16is also great. And the biggest development, I believe,
00:25:20is this housing sector model in Punjab that has gone
00:25:23forward. It will take you to one thousand,
00:25:27one thousand five hundred billion rupees, and people will see what you need.
00:25:31You don't have to pay the markup. The government has to pay the markup,
00:25:34and you will get the money. Along with that, banks will have to move,
00:25:37especially the Bank of Punjab will have to step up,
00:25:41and this money will spread among the people, and it will help
00:25:44in poverty reduction and moving Pakistan's economy
00:25:48forward. I believe
00:26:02that this is the flagship project of Pakistan
00:26:06and Punjab. For an ordinary person,
00:26:101.5 million rupees. Tell me, if someone wants to rent
00:26:13a small quarter in Lahore, it costs 20,000 rupees.
00:26:17Its installment is 14,000 rupees. So, if you have your own plot,
00:26:21and you build this for 1.5 million rupees,
00:26:24and the roof is laid, a two to two and a half marla house
00:26:28is built. That is, it becomes such that you can move in, and you keep building your roof
00:26:36inside. So, I think this is a great thing.
00:26:39And if the government increases its limit, meaning
00:26:43if it increases 1.5 million to 3 million, many more people
00:26:47will come. And then, as the DG Sahib said,
00:26:50you can also repair your existing house. So,
00:26:54this is even better. So, I think this is such a
00:26:58housing scheme. Inshallah, Zaki Sahib
00:27:01will tell us how it also supports the industry.
00:27:02and these things,
00:27:10Given the current inflation
00:27:14they are basic needs: food, clothing, and shelter.
00:27:18But right now, shelter has become
00:27:22not just difficult but impossible
00:27:26in these circumstances and situation.
00:27:29However, where the business community
00:28:02criticizes the government on many things
00:28:05or raises questions on many things,
00:28:09on behalf of the business community, I congratulate
00:28:13Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sahiba on the "Apni Chhat Apna Ghar"
00:28:16(My Roof, My Home) program. I believe that
00:28:20this is a welfare project under which deserving
00:28:23and low-income individuals are getting interest-free
00:28:27loans easily. I believe that
00:28:30the biggest issue
00:28:33is shelter.
00:28:35I believe that as Sarkar Limited Sahib
00:28:38has explained in detail, if the amount,
00:28:42which is 1.5 million rupees, is increased to 3 million
00:28:46to 3.5 million rupees, because inflation has increased,
00:28:49then I believe that this will directly
00:28:53and indirectly run many industries.
00:28:57Not thousands, but millions of people. If even a small
00:29:00house is built, 40 to 50
00:29:13people get involved in some way or another.
00:29:16So, I believe that again, this is a very big
00:29:20initiative of the CM Punjab. And such programs, I believe,
00:29:24are a great honor for Pakistan, especially for Punjab, that this program
00:29:27has been praised at the international level. So again,
00:29:31we appreciate the CM Punjab
00:30:02and her entire team. Now, let's take a break and viewers, let's move forward with our program.
00:30:06Sahib, please tell us how you see the current
00:30:10global situation, which you know,
00:30:14we know, and the public knows. After that, the Prime Minister
00:30:17launched an austerity campaign. How do you see
00:30:21it in the context of the country's economy? Look,
00:30:24it is absolutely correct that the phase two
00:30:28of Iran-US tension and war
00:30:32has engulfed the economies
00:30:35of the entire world in its grip,
00:30:39just like phase one. And the most affected
00:30:43are the Asian countries, because most of their
00:30:46gas and oil imports
00:30:50and their energy reliance
00:30:53are from the Gulf countries, from Hormuz,
00:30:57and from Bab-el-Mandeb. So, this