ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday that it was his country’s top priority to strengthen its relations with the Kingdom, reported Radio Pakistan on Thursday.
According to an official handout circulated by the Prime Minister House, Khan offered his sincere condolences to the Saudi crown prince on the sad demise of Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on telephone.
The eldest surviving son of the founder of Saudi Arabia, Prince Bandar’s funeral prayer was attended by thousands of people in Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Monday.
The prime minister also conveyed his gratitude to the crown prince for the Kingdom’s strong political and economic support to Pakistan.
The two leaders reaffirmed the closeness of the Pak-Saudi ties and reiterated their shared resolve to forge a stronger partnership covering all aspects of bilateral relations between their countries.
They also agreed to maintain close consultations on all issues of mutual interest.
The crown prince also invited the prime minister to visit Saudi Arabia after his visit to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly session.
Developing relations with Saudi Arabia Pakistan’s top priority, says PM Khan
Developing relations with Saudi Arabia Pakistan’s top priority, says PM Khan
- The crown prince invites the prime minister to visit Saudi Arabia
- Khan thanks the Kingdom for its strong political and economic support to his country
Authorities begin action against vehicles without e-tags in Pakistani capital
- Capital administration made e-tags mandatory for all vehicles in Islamabad in Nov.
- Vehicles already equipped with a motorway tag, or m-tag, do not require an e-tag
ISLAMABAD: Authorities have begun action against vehicles plying roads in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad without electronic tags, or e-tags, the Islamabad administration said on Sunday, in a move aimed at streamlining traffic management and improving monitoring at the city’s entry and exit points.
The capital administration made e-tags mandatory for all vehicles in Islamabad in Nov. last year to enhance security in the city. Vehicles already equipped with a motorway tag, or m-tag, do not require an e-tag.
The move is aimed at regulating traffic flow, improving record-keeping, and ensuring that vehicles entering the federal capital are properly registered within the system, according to the officials.
The enforcement relies on e-tag readers installed at entry and check points across the capital, which automatically identify untagged vehicles and allow authorities to take action without manual checks.
“Vehicles without m-tags are being stopped at various checkpoints,” the Islamabad administration said in a statement, citing a top excise official. “Citizens are requested to get the tags installed as soon as possible to avoid legal trouble.”
Readers are fully operational at various check points across the city to identify vehicles without e-tags, according to the statement. Installation of e-tags is also underway at 17 points set up in different areas.
“A total of 166,888 vehicles have so far been successfully issued m-tags,” the statement read.
Last month, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also reviewed Islamabad’s monitoring system and said reforms in Safe City project operations and the effective use of technology were the “need of the hour,” according to his ministry.
“Under the Capital Smart City initiative, citizen services such as Rescue 1122, traffic management, security, and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) would be integrated into a centralized system,” Naqvi said.
