Thursday, May 21st, 2020
Chinese embassy terms Alice Wells remarks as baseless
The CPEC is an important cooperation project between the Governments of China and Pakistan. It has always adhered to the principles of mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, openness and transparency ISLAMABAD(DNA)The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has taken note of the irresponsible remarks once again by Mrs. Alice Wells on the China-Pakistan relations and the CPEC. Her speech is totally baseless, just a repetition of her same old tune. This is yet another doomed attempt to defame Sino-Pak relations and the CPEC. We are firmly opposedto it. Today marks the 69thRead More
Corona Care Hospital – from dream to reality
Khalid Bin Majeed The killer coronavirus disease COVID-19 spilled over to Pakistan in February. It soon took root and began to course through the length and breadth of Pakistan, taking its toll on more and more people. With the outbreak of the epidemic, the federal government together with the provincial governments, the armed forces and the international community and human rights organizations has moved heaven and earth to stem its tide, minimize infections and deaths, cushion maximum number of people against poverty, hunger, and starvation [by dolingRead More
Economic analysts urge for enabling business environment for the services sector
ISLAMABAD: may 20(DNA)–The Federal Government is working to finalize SME policy to improve the regulatory environment for small businesses including services sector in Pakistan. Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), in this regard, has sought an e-commerce policy as it’s essential to develop online market place. Helping SMEs to use IT tools for increasing their productivity and supporting women-led enterprises in the services sector, are some of the key features of the proposed policy. Shehryar Tahir, Head of External Relations at SMEDA, shared this with the audienceRead More
Federal Government would soon launch a major protected area initiative across Pakistan: Amin Aslam
By DNA ATTOCK: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said that the Federal Government would soon launch a major protected area initiative across Pakistan as part of its ‘Green Stimulus’ drive for conserving nature and providing ‘green’ jobs. The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) in that regard would establish six model national protected parks in all the provinces, including Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan at the cost of Rs 2,400 million. Malik Amin Aslam said the national parks as part of the PakistanRead More
Govt makes Sugar inquiry commission’s report public
ISLAMABAD (DNA News) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Ministry and chief of the Assets Recovery Unit (ARU) Shahzad Akbar on Thursday said that today is a historic day for the country as no other government had to courage to form such a commission. Addressing a press conference highlighting contents of Sugar Inquiry Commission report, he said that neither have investigations been conducted over such matters in the past, nor has any government had the courage to make the investigations public. The special assistant saidRead More
Pakistan welcomes OIC stand
SAIF BUTT ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned and rejected the Indian Government’s sinister design to further deprive the people of Occupied Kashmir through new domicile law. In the televised opening statement of weekly news briefing today, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said the domicile law is aimed at changing the demographic structure of occupied Kashmir and undermining the exercise by the Kashmiri people of their right to self-determination through free and impartial plebiscite in accordance with UNSC Resolutions. She said Pakistan welcomes the OIC statement issued yesterday,Read More