Friday, October 19th, 2018
Digitization in Pakistan can generate $36 billion & 4 million jobs by 2025
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan can increase its GDP by a cumulative 7 percentage points (roughly US$ 36 billion) and create around 4 million new jobs during 2016- 2025 via an increase in the use of digital financial services (DFS) alone, according to State Bank Report citing research by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). The ongoing digitization in the provision of services may be growth-enhancing from a macroeconomic perspective. This notion is supported by some gains that have already been made, as well as estimates of future potential. Firstly, the impact ofRead More
Pakistan to keep friendship gates on Pak-Afghan border closed for 2 days
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan has decided to keep friendship gates on Pak-Afghan border crossing points at Chaman and Torkham closed for today and tomorrow. Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal in a statement on Friday said that the crossing points have been closed on the Afghan request. The spokesperson said the decision has been taken to support Afghanistan in smooth conduct of upcoming Parliamentary elections Dr Muhammad Faisal said both the crossing points will remain closed for all kinds of traffic except emergency cases.
Usman Dar failed to prove Kh Asif dishonest: SC issues detailed judgement
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – The Supreme Court has issued detailed judgement in the Khawaja Asif disqualification case stating that ‘neither a case of conflict of interest is made out nor has any wrongdoing associated with any asset belonging to the petitioner has been established’. The Supreme Court on June 01 had set aside the verdict of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) disqualifying former foreign minister Khawaja Asif from the membership of parliament. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Umer Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Faisal Arab andRead More
Atletico Madrid opens first official football academy in Pakistan
Sports has always remained a huge part of Pakistan’s history, with hockey and cricket arguably being the most prominent of all. However, over the past few years, football’s popularity has seen a tremendous growth. Leisure League, a global brand which recently expanded to Pakistan, is one of the many reasons why football has seen such an upward trajectory in Pakistan. The franchise helped form a football community in Pakistan. In addition that, it also helped bring global coverage to by convincing likes of Giggs, Ronaldinho, and other legends to travelRead More
All set for by-election on two Karachi seats on Oct 21
KARACHI: (DNA) – The by-elections on two key seats of the metropolis – NA 247 and PS-111 – will take place this Sunday while door-to-door canvassing by the candidates is going to end midnight today (Oct 19). The major candidates in the run for NA-247 include PTI’s Aftab Hussain Siddiqui, PPP’s Qaiser Nizamani, Sadiq Iftikhar of MQM and PSP’s Arshad Vohra. While on the Sindh Assembly seat of PS-111 from Karachi, Shehzad Qureshi of PTI, Fayaz Pirzada of PPP and MQM’s Jehanzeb Mughal will contest the by-polls. The number ofRead More
Religious intolerance and hate speech in the ideology and publishing of IRPT
The Republic of Tajikistan supports all international and regional initiatives and condemns all forms of discrimination and intolerance on religious, ethnic, racial or other grounds. September 29, 2015 by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistan, for organizing an attempted armed insurrection of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan is recognized as a terrorist – extremist organization, the activities of the party and its printed publications are prohibited on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan. Having moved to foreign countries recently, the leadership and activeRead More