Saturday, May 9th, 2020
Sindh not ending lock down on May 11: CM Sindh
KARACHI, May 09 (DNA):Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said Sindh was not ending the lockdown on Monday (May 11) and “we are entering the second phase of lockdown with some extra restrictions, particularly at hotspots”. In a statement issued from the CM’s House on Saturday, the chief minister said that some media channels were giving the impression that the lockdown was ending on Monday, which was totally wrong. Syed Murad Ali Shah said, “we are entering phase-II under which strict controls at hotspots were beingRead More
Services trade deficit shrinks 30.01% in 3 quarters
ISLAMABAD, May 09 (DNA):The country’s services trade deficit witnessed reduction of 30.01 percent during the first three quarters of the current financial year as compared to the corresponding period of last year. During the period under review country’s services exports declined by 6.98%, whereas services’ imports narrowed by 16.96%, according the trade statistics of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). During the period from July-March (2019-2020), the exports reached to US $ 4.247 billion against the exports of US $ 4.566 billion during the same period of lastRead More
ADB releases annual report of development effectiveness
ISLAMABAD, May 09 (DNA):The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released the 13th annual performance report of its corporate results framework, the Development Effectiveness Review, a management tool that monitors performance and progress during 2019. The report focuses on progress achieved against 60 corporate performance indicators. In 2019, ADB made a strong start on aligning its new operations with Strategy 2030 priorities, especially gender equality, according to the report. The share of gender mainstreamed operations rose by 10 percentage points to 80 per cent of all ADB operations committedRead More
Fawad Chaudhry assures high-speed internet services, agri-tech pilot projects in country
ISLAMABAD, May 09 (DNA):Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhry Saturday has promised that his ministry is all set to provide every support to the Ministry of Information and Technology to enhance the internet speed during COVID-19 critical situation. In his an Exclusive Interview with PTV news channel, he said the Science ministry has also planned to launch two major Agricultural projects in the country soon. He said under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan for digitalise Pakistan, ministry of Science and Technology has been plannedRead More
Abundant aid from China manifests its peaceful national character: envoy
DNA BEIJING, May 9 : “We have received critical medical supplies worth millions of RMBs from Chinese donors including major SOEs, entrepreneurs engaged in several projects in Pakistan, provincial governments of China and also from private individuals. These donations have reinforced Pakistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19 pandemic and helped us contain and curb this disease,” Ambassador of Pakistan to China Naghmana Hashmi said here in an interview with China Economic Net. Hashmi highlighted, “I must appreciate our donors for providing us with the abundant supply of urgently neededRead More