Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Razzak Dawod opens RCCI International Trade Forum
RAWALPINDI, JUL 22 (DNA) – Prime Minister Advisor on Trade and Commerce, Razzaq Dawood has said that the Government is keen to pursue Look Africa Policy aiming to explore new markets and product diversification. Addressing the Virtual International Trade Forum organized by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), he said that the government was giving many incentives to Pakistani exporters. Regulatory duties, customs duties and tariffs on many products have been reduced to boost trade with African countries. Now Pakistan has started exporting microwave Ovens and refrigerators toRead More
Jofra Archer faces racial abuse once again
LONDON – England pacer Jofra Archer has stated that he was once again the target of racist abuse on social media. The Barbados-born fast-bowler was heavily criticised over breaching the coronavirus safety protocols after the first Test against West Indies in Southampton and was axed from the side for the following game. Archer was cleared to play in the series-decider on July 24 by a disciplinary committee after being handed a fine for his actions. “Some of the abuse I have taken over the past few days on Instagram has beenRead More
Trade facilitation at Chamman border top priority of the Govt: Arbab Shahzad
DNA Islamabad: 22nd July, – Arbab Shahzad Special Assistant to Prime Minster on Establishment said that trade facilitation and ease of doing business is the priority of the PTI government. He said that COVID-19 has damaged the interests of trader and business man especially in and around Chamman area which is directly related with the common people. He said that exporters and importers facilitation will increase bilateral trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He expressed these views while addressing the meeting on the closure of chamman border and the difficultiesRead More
TPL Trakker will Power foodpanda’s Mapping for Delivery Services in Pakistan
DNA KARACHI: foodpanda Pakistan, Pakistan’s leading delivery platform, has partnered with TPL Maps, Pakistan’s only licensed digital mapping company and the mapping arm of TPL Trakker, to power its food and grocery delivery app. With operations in over 30 cities nationwide and a vast partner base, foodpanda Pakistan is the largest food delivery platform in the country. TPL Maps’ largest location based dataset covering over 400 cities, 4.5 million geocoded addresses and 600,000 km of road network across Pakistan is set to provide value, scalability, and performance via TPLRead More
Negative propaganda against pharma industry to damage it: ICCI
ISLAMABAD, JUL 22 (DNA) – President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Muhammad Ahmed Waheed, has said that negative propaganda against pharmaceutical industry of the country would damage it and stressed that such tactics should be avoided to save this important industry from any adverse effects. He expressed these views in a meeting with Nasir Qureshi, President, Islamabad Pharmaceutical Industry. Muhammad Ahmed Waheed said that as per drug pricing policy of the government, annual increase in drugs prices was linked with the consumer price index and inflation rate. HeRead More
Pak must establish cybercity to capture fourth industrial revolution: Kashif
ISLAMABAD, JUL 22 (DNA) – “We need electricity and the internet to reshape our country. Pakistan must establish a cybercity to generate, use, disseminate and share knowledge of networking, internet, internet of things and the fourth industrial revolution. This was stated by Dr. Kashif Nisar of University Malaysia Sabah while addressing an online seminar jointly organized by COMSTECH and International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi. In his lecture, Dr. Nisar talked about the fourth industrial revolution and IoT, smart home technologies, IoT and banking, IR 4.0Read More