Saturday, July 11th, 2020
PM Imran Khan to visit Diamer Basha Dam next week
ISLAMABAD,: In a bid to review the construction activities, Prime Minister Imran Khan next week will visit the Diamer Basha Dam being constructed on River Indus, 315 kilometers upstream of Tarbela Dam. In a press release issued on Saturday, the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) said that after the Mohmand Dam which was started last year, the Diamer Basha Dam is the second mega multi-purpose dam that has been commenced in about a year. The Diamer Basha Dam is a vital project for water, food, and energy security ofRead More
Nation to hear good news about economy soon: Shibli Faraz
ISLAMABAD : The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Syed Shibli Faraz has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appreciated our initiatives to boost the economy and the nation will hear good news soon. While addressing a Press Conference along with the Chairman Prime Minister’s Inspection Team Ahmad Yar Hiraj, Senator Shibli Faraz said that due to the prudent policies of the incumbent government, we have handled the Coronavirus pandemic effectively and now flattening of the curve is being observed in the Cases. The Chairman Prime Minister’sRead More
No chances of bilateral dialogues with India over Kashmir: Masood
MUZAFFARABAD, JULY 11 (DNA) – The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sardar Masood Khan has said neither India would come to the table for talks on Kashmir nor Pakistan want to indulge in talks with India because of what India has done in Occupied Kashmir. “India has changed the dynamics of the area unilaterally. So we would not sit with them around the negotiating table,” Masood said in an interview. He said that Kashmir has been internationalized and multi-lateralized and we should not bring it to the bilateralRead More
Ethiopian Airlines seeks reply from Pakistan over pilots’ fake licences
KARACHI, July 11 (DNA): Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday has sought explanation from Pakistan over pilots’ fake licences. America, European Union and the United Kingdom have already sought explanation from Pakistan over the matter. In a letter penned to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), by Ethiopian Airlines has sought explanation about the credentials of the five pilots of Pakistan working in the airlines. Five pilots of Pakistan are working from last one year in the Ethiopian Airlines, the letter reads and adds that the news of fake licences of Pakistani pilotsRead More
Situation in Occupied Kashmir, Palestine similar to Srebrenica massacre: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD, July 11 (DNA): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said world has responsibility to ensure that history of killings of Muslims in Bosnia is not repeated in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine. In a tweeter message on Saturday, the Foreign Minster said July 2020 marks 25 years since the Srebrenica Massacre, the murder of over 8000 Bosnian Muslims and ethnic cleansing of over 20’000 people. By Srebrenica Massacre, the foreign minister was referring to the killing of around 8,000 Muslim men and boys in July 1995Read More
CCP held online workshop to promote voluntary compliance of competition law
DNA ISLAMABAD, 11 JULY: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) held an online workshop on the Guidance on Competition Compliance, with the senior management of Diamond Paint Industry (Pvt.) Limited with the purpose to promote voluntary compliance of the Competition Act, 2010 among business community. The workshop was attended from Diamond Paints by Mr. Shoaib Ahmed, CEO, Sana Ahmed, Director Marketing, Huzaifa Ahmed, Director Operations, Khuzaima Ahmed, Director Sales, Irfan Hassan, CFO, Irfan Yousaf, Manager Marketing, and Azam Niaz, Manager IT. CCP Member Advocacy Ms. Bushra Naz Malik chaired theRead More