Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Pakistan, Tajikistan joint commission meeting held in Dushanbe
ISLAMABAD, JUL 03 (DNA) – The 6th Session of the Pakistan-Tajikistan Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific-Technical Cooperation was held at Dushanbe on 2 July 2019. The Pakistan delegation was headed by Mr. Omar Ayub Khan, Federal Minister for Energy and Petroleum; the Tajik side was led by Mr. Usmonzoda Usmonali, Minister of Energy and Water Resources. The two sides reviewed the progress made towards the implementation of the decisions taken during the 5th Session of the Joint Commission, held in Islamabad on 15-16 June 2016. On the sidelines, theRead More
Pak, Saudi officials review preparations under ‘Road to Makkah’ project
ISLAMABAD, JULY 03 (DNA) – Pakistan and Saudi Arabia officials have paid a visit to Islamabad International Airport to review preparations for Hajj pilgrims under ‘Road to Makkah’ project. Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Establishment Shehzad Arbab, Secretary Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan and other officials visited the Islamabad airport. The Pakistani and Saudi high-ups were given a detailed briefing by immigration staff members at the airport. The program will allow Pakistani Hajj hopefuls to register themselves for the holy pilgrimage and its immigration procedure.Read More
ECP reveals asset details of current senators
ISLAMABAD, JULY 03 (DNA) – Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) earlier on Wednesday released the asset details of sitting senators along with those of Senate Chairman and Deputy Chairman. The asset details of current senators were decalred in an official notification with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Azam Swati taking the top spot as the richest senator with assets worth Rs 1.85 billion. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) senator Pervaiz Rasheed had the least amount of asset worth with Rs 2.3 million worth of declared assets. Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani’s asset worth wasRead More
Hafeez Shaikh chairs meeting of ECC
ISLAMABAD, JULY 03 (DNA) – Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, chaired a meeting of Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday. Petroleum Division briefed the Committee about the utilization of Railways services for transportation of petroleum products to upward country. In order to enhance supply of PSO products to Pakistan railways, the Committee directed the Petroleum Division to divert the surplus business to Pakistan Railways that offers lowest freight charges as compared to other modes of transportations. GivingRead More
SECP issues draft Collateral Management Companies Regulations
ISLAMABAD, JULY 03 (DNA) – In order to promote electronic trading and warehouse receipt financing of agricultural commodities, the SECP has formulated draft Collateral Management Companies Regulations, 2019 under the Companies Act, 2017. Any public limited company with an equity of Rs 200 million or higher will be eligible for seeking permission of SECP to register as a Collateral Management Company. Collateral management companies will provide storage and preservation services for a range of agricultural commodities and will issue credible warehouse receipts for agricultural commodity financing. Additionally, these companies willRead More
PM directs authorities for more robust campaign against gas pilferage
ISLAMABAD, JULY 03 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned for a more robust campaign against gas pilferage. He was chairing a high level meeting on matters pertaining to gas supply in Islamabad on Wednesday. The Prime Minister stressed for indiscriminate action against the elements involved in gas theft and said such elements should be exposed. Special Assistant for Petroleum Division Nadeem Babar briefed the Prime Minister about the successes achieved so far in the campaign against gas pilferage. He said eighteen thousand gas connections wereRead More