Wednesday, November 29th, 2017
COAS acknowledges clerics’ ‘contributions for peace and harmony’
BAJAUR AGENCY, (DNA) – Army chief General Qamar Bajwa acknowledged on Wednesday clerics’ “contributions towards peace and harmony” in the country. “COAS met religious scholars of FATA and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Peshawar. He lauded their support in fight against terrorism and acknowledged their contributions for peace and harmony,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Ulema, the ISPR statement claimed, unanimously condemned terrorism and pledged their continued support to efforts of security forces for bringing peace and stability. “Pakistan belongs to all Pakistanis without any religious, provincial, tribal, linguistic, ethnic, sectarian orRead More
Up-gradation of Jacobabad-Quetta railway track to increase traffic flow: Minister
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (DNA): Minister for Railways Saad Rafiqu on Wednesday informed the Senate’s Standing Committee on Railways that up-gradation of the railway track from Jacobabad to Quetta would increase traffic flow by 5 percent. The trains had to run at very low speed and carry small loads as the track was hilly and the track improvement would help in utilization of their full capacity, he told the committee, which met here under the chairmanship of Senator Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani to discuss the Railways issues. The minister saidRead More
Demand of Pakistani rice increased across world
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Demand of Pakistani rice has increased due to its special fragrance, colour and quality across the world. A spokesman of Agriculture Department said the Agriculture Department launched a special campaign about poison free paddy crops this year. He said international rice export companies have lauded the initiative of the agriculture department. Pakistan produces world class rice and has a well developed rice processing industry as proved by its exports to high-end and the most sensitive markets around the world. “We want to move towards value added productsRead More
Portugal wants enhanced trade ties with Pakistan: envoy
RAWALPINDI, NOV 29 (DNA) – Joao Paulo Marques Sabido Costa, chargé d’affaires, Embassy of Portugal , paid a visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Wednesday. Addressing traders and business community he said that his country wanted to increase trade ties with Pakistan as both countries have good potential to improve bilateral trade in different areas. He stressed that Pakistan and Portugal should exchange trade delegations and promote business to business (B2B) linkages to know each other and explore new areas of mutual cooperation. DrRead More
Pakistan should focus on Somalia to penetrate African markets: envoy
ISLAMABAD, NOV 29 (DNA) – Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi, Ambassador of Somalia said that Pakistan should focus on Somalia to penetrate huge market of Africa. She said that Pakistan can capture better market share in Somalia by exporting quality products at affordable prices. She said both countries should focus on specific areas to improve bilateral trade. She said this while interacting with business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Somali Ambassador said that things were improving in Somalia and government has passed a new investment-friendly law to attractRead More
Bosnian ambassador confident ties with Pakistan will grow rapidly
ISLAMABAD, NOV 29 (DNA) – Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sakib Foric has said that it is honor to celebrate two very important days for my country related with 25th of November our National Day exactly it is our Statehood Day and the 1st December that we celebrate like our Armed Forces Day. He was addressing the participants of a ceremony that was orgraniezd to celebrate National Day and Armed Forces Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina at a local hotel. He said relations with Pakistan were growing at a fastRead More