Monday, May 18th, 2020
President FPCCI seeks waiver of Employer’s contribution on EOBI and Social Security during Covid-19 lockdown period
ISLAMABAD, MAY 18 – Mian Anjum Nisar, President FPCCI urged the federal and provincial governments to waive employer’s contribution in EOBI and Social Security respectively on account of their employees. He said that during lockdown period from April to June 2020 the industries and trade offices have been continuously paying wages / salaries to their idle employees while the industrial manufacturing activities were completely off and production was at zero level. The industrial sector saved their employees from any financial crisis despite the fact of no productivity. PresidentRead More
Pakistan needs favorable investment policies to attract FDI: Chinese diplomat
ISLAMABAD, May 18 (DNA): While attending the Webinar on “CPEC Phase ll: China-Pakistan Industrial Cooperation” , the Chinese Consul General in Karachi Li Bijian stressed the importance of favorable investment policies and well-developed infrastructure and facilities for Pakistan to attract foreign investments and cushion the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organized by the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, Centre for BRI and China Studies in collaboration with Riphah International University, the Webinar provided a platform for government officials, businessmen and scholars to exchange their views on the currentRead More
Corona relief tiger force to write history of serving the nation: Usman Dar
ATTOCK, MAY 18 (DNA) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs Usman Dar said One million youth registered with Corona Relief Tiger Force (CRTF) on the call of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said that Youth were the future of the country and PTI govt firmly believed in their empowerment. He said that the volunteers are dedicated will set a new example of helping the affected people. Addressing the launching ceremony of Corona Relief Tiger Force on Monday here in Mahira Marqi Attock. On the occasion AdvisorRead More
Take a trip around Quaid-e-Azam’s London residence
Before the partition of the subcontinent, before he joined politics and way before he started practicing law in India, a young Muhammad Ali Jinnah arrived in London in the 1890s to study at Lincoln’s Inn. According to a blue plaque outside 35 Russell Road, the founder of our nation lived there, in the borough of Kensington, in 1895. Recently, author and academic Ayesha Siddiqa tweeted photographs of Quaid-e-Azam’s residences in London “from when he came for his apprenticeship around late 1800s, 2 when he moved there & ventured 2 joinRead More
UN failed to fulfil responsibilities on Kashmir: Masood
MUZAFFARABAD, MAY 18 (DNA) – The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has regretted the silence of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres as well as the Security Council on the Kashmir issue amounts to avoiding fulfilling their international obligations. “The Kashmiri people will welcome mediation by five permanent members of the UN Security Council, UN Secretary-General, and some former prime ministers of the UK and Norway for the solution of this the long outstanding issue provided the Kashmiri people are also made part of this exercise,” heRead More
Punjab medical students won’t be promoted without taking exams
Medical students in Punjab won’t be promoted until they take their examinations. The decision has been taken by the vice-chancellors of all medical universities in the province. The VCs met on Monday to decide on the policy for promoting students. They said that medicine is a specialised field and students can’t be promoted on the basis of last year’s exams. Students will have to take their medical supplementary exams in June, they announced, adding that the entry tests for medical colleges can be taken till September. The VCs assured thatRead More