{"id":76410,"date":"2018-08-27T14:52:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T09:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=76410"},"modified":"2018-08-27T14:52:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T09:52:31","slug":"khattak-assumes-charge-as-minister-for-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=76410","title":{"rendered":"Khattak assumes charge as Minister for Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Rawalpindi, Aug. 27 (TNS): Pervez Khattak has assumed the charge as Minister for Defence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">He was received by newly appointed Secretary Defence Lt. 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He was also briefed about the role and functions of Ministry and its allied organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Speaking on the occasion, Pervez Khattak said that the Armed Forces of the country would be strengthened, in terms of resources and equipment, so as to make defence of the country impregnable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Meanwhile, Zubaida Jalal also assumed the charge of Ministry of Defense Production in Rawalpindi today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">On arrival at the ministry, she was received by officials of the ministry of defense production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">The Minister also held a meeting with Secretary Defense Production retired Lieutenant General Muhammad Ejaz Chaudhary and discussed matters of the ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">The Minister lauded progress and achievements of defense production industry.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Rawalpindi, Aug. 27 (TNS): Pervez Khattak has assumed the charge as Minister for Defence. 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