Friday, June 19th, 2020
National price monitoring comittee meeting
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 19 / DNA / = The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary to discuss the price trend of essential food items. The meeting was attended by the representatives from the provincial governments, Islamabad Capital Territory, Ministries of Industries, Interior, Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, National Food Security & Research, Federal Board of Revenue, Competition Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The meeting was informed that CPI inflation year on year is recorded at 8.2 % in May 2020 over May 2019 and July-May CPI inflation on average reached to 10.9%. ItRead More
Shabbir Mansha Churra condole sad demise of DG Afghan Transit Zahid Khokhar
KARACHI: The Chairman of the Standing Committee on Customs of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Shabbir Mansha Churra, VP FPCCI Khurram Ijaz, VC Customs committee Faisal Mushtaq and member Arshad Khursheed have expressed deep grief and sorrow on sad demise of DG Afghan Transit Trade Zahid Khokhar, who loses his life during battle to COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, they prayed for the blessings and forgiveness to the departed and said that Zahid Khokhar, who was the DG Afghan Transit Trade, will always be remembered due to hisRead More
Pakistan’s rising star names Rohit Sharma as his role model
Pakistan’s new batting star Haider Ali said Thursday that Indian cricketing great Rohit Sharma is his role model. The praise comes even though bitter rivals India and Pakistan seldom play each other, and as political tensions remain high over Kashmir. “Rohit Sharma is my role model because of the way he gives the Indian team a start. It’s amazing,” the 19-year-old Haider told reporters. “Whether it’s a Test, one-day international or a Twenty20, he comes with a thinking and takes the attack to the bowlers. I want to give theRead More
India to get befitting response if cast evil eye on Pakistan; Shah Mahmood
DNA ISLAMABAD, Jun 19 : Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said India was facing diplomatic isolation and was at the verge of bankruptcy in the wake of COVID-19. Giving a policy statement in Senate, he said India had strained its relations with all the regional countries including China and Nepal. He said India could resort to a false flag operation against Pakistan in the current situation. He, however, warned that they would give a befitting and immediate response if India cast an evil eye on Pakistan.Read More
Trump warns of ‘complete decoupling’ from China despite talks
DNA Washington, June 19 : President Donald Trump warned Thursday the United States had the option to separate from China’s deeply intertwined economy, despite the powers’ pledges to move forward on a trade deal. Tensions have been mounting between Beijing and Washington on a number of fronts including trade, although the two sides signed a “phase one” deal earlier this year to bring a truce to a bruising trade war. The US “certainly does maintain a policy option, under various conditions, of a complete decoupling from China. Thank you!” TrumpRead More
CASS holds webinar on China-India standoff
The Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS) hosted a webinar titled “China-India Standoff: Implications for Regional Security” to discuss the rapidly evolving situation on China-India border and risks of further escalation. The session was chaired by Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat (Retd), President CASS. Mr Shashank Joshi, the defence editor at the Economist magazine, Professor Shen Dingli, Fudan University, Lt General Naeem Khalid Lodhi (Retd), former Defense Secretary and Amb Jalil Abbas Jillani, Director CASS were the four speakers. President CASS initiated the discussion with his opening remarksRead More