Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
Army chief arrives in Quetta to attend high-level meeting
QUETTA (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday has arrived in Quetta to participate in high-level meeting at Southern Command Headquarters. According to Inter-Services Public Relations Director General (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor, Khushhal Balochistan program is being launched that aims at enduring stability through socio-economic development and security. Earlier, General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Military Police Training Centre in Dera Ismail (DI) Khan and installed Lieutenant General Anwar Ali Hyder as Colonel Commandant of Corps of Military Police. During multiple briefings, the army chiefRead More
Oman eyes Iran market amid rising imports
MUSCAT, (DNA) – Ithraa, Oman’s inward investment and export promotion agency, recently held a one-day workshop at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation Training Centeer, to explore the challenges Omani exporters face in doing business in Iran. According to Bahrain-based online business news and information portal Trade Arabia, Iran remains an attractive target for Omani businesses, with highly favorable cross-sector opportunities. Home to a burgeoning middle class, Iran has a longstanding appetite for quality services and goods, offering Oman-based companies potentially rewarding commercial opportunities, it added. “Iran is no longerRead More
Ashgabat hosts Turkmen-Russian economic forum
ASHGABAT, (DNA) – Ashgabat city hosted the sixth Turkmen-Russian economic forum Nov. 22. The delegation of Russia included representatives of a number of state institutions and companies specializing in the oil and gas sector, spheres of trade, food industry, construction, electronic and information technology, as well as machine building. The Turkmen side at the forum was represented by heads of ministries and departments, the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, representatives of facilities and companies that manufacture export-oriented products. Priority was given to theRead More
68% of Oman residents prefer to be self-employed: survey
MUSCAT, (DNA) – Over two-thirds (68 per cent) of Oman residents prefer to be self-employed/have their own business if given the choice, a new survey has found. The ‘Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa 2017’ survey has found that even among those who are employed, 86 per cent of said that they are either thinking of starting a business or have already attempted do so in the past. When it comes to being self-employed, nearly half (45 per cent) want to be their own boss; 40 per centRead More
New Kyrgyz VP appointed
BAKU, (DNA) – President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambaev signed a decree appointing Tolkunbek Abdygulov as vice-prime minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, releasing him from his previous position. Earlier, Abdygulov was the first deputy prime minister of Kyrgyzstan. Vice-premier Duyshenbek Zilaliyev was dismissed from this post in connection with the transition to another job.
Xi’s vision should lead to India-China-Pakistan cooperation
The world is changing, and it will surely change faster after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), last month. The increased pace of change, as well as its new direction, will be set by China’s rise. China is sure to rise further in the years to come, thanks to the emergence of one man as its paramount leader, Xi Jinping. He now leads a China that is on its way to becoming the most powerful nation in the world, overtaking the United States in regardRead More