Friday, October 4th, 2019
UAE to invest $5bn in oil refinery project in Pakistan by end of 2019
ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) – United Arab Emirates plans to invest five billion dollars in an oil refinery project in Pakistan by the end of this year. Talking to media, UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi said that they are going to launch very soon one of the biggest investments in a refinery project in Hub, Balochistan. The state-of-the-art refinery would have an output of 250,000-300,000 barrels per day. “We are going to launch very soon one of the biggest investments in a refinery projectRead More
Sense of deprivation increasing among masses due to unjust distribution of resources: Siraj
LAHORE, OCT 04 (DNA) – Jamaat-e-Islami chief Senator Siraj ulHaq has said the sense of deprivation is increasing among the people of the underdeveloped areas and small provinces due to unjust distribution of resources. In a statement issued from JI headquarters Mansoora on Friday, he said poverty, unemployment and unavailability of health and education facilities in parts of the country were the main reasons behind the growing anger and frustration of public against federation and ruling class. The JI chief who recently visited the northern areas and Balochistan and attendedRead More
Manmohan Singh agrees to visit Kartarpur
NEW DELHI, OCT 04 (DNA) – Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to be a part of the all-party delegation set to visit Kartarpur in Pakistan for Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary celebrations, NDTV reported. But India’s Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh clarified that the group would only go to the Kartarpur gurudwara and not for the launch of the Kartarpur Corridor, the news report stated. “There is no question of me going (to Pakistan for the Kartarpur corridor opening) and I feel Dr Manmohan SinghRead More
Pakistan offers lucrative opportunities for foreign investors
PARIS, OCT 04 (DNA) – Pakistan economy has been stabilized, the ease of doing business has been improved and well equipped special economic zones have been setup to attract foreign investors. This was stated by Mr. Amjad Aziz Qazi Charge D’affairs of Embassy of Pakistan to France while addressing in a conference on the topic of, “Economic Environment of Pakistan” organized by the French top Economic magazine Emerging Nations in the heart of Paris today. The conference was attended by the French businesspersons, Scholars and notables of the French civilRead More
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to arrive in Pakistan on Monday
The Communications Secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has today issued the following statement: Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will undertake an official visit to Pakistan between Monday 14th and Friday 18th October, at the request of The Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This will be Their Royal Highnesses’ first official visit to Pakistan. Whilst The Duke and Duchess’s programme will pay respect to the historical relationship between Britain and Pakistan, it will largely focus on showcasing Pakistan as it is today – aRead More
On Khashoggi Killing and Yemen, Saudis Cannot Avoid Fresh Scrutiny
GENEVA — An attempt by Saudi Arabia to halt an investigation into human rights abuses in Yemen went down to defeat on Thursday, as news broke that the kingdom’s crown prince said in an upcoming documentary that he bears “all the responsibility” for the killing of the writer Jamal Khashoggi, but denied prior knowledge of the plot. The twin developments showed that despite backing from the United States under President Trump and Saudi attempts to build international support in an escalating conflict with Iran, the kingdom’s human rights record —Read More