Sunday, July 26th, 2020
PM approves sui gas for 35 villages: Amin Aslam
ATTOCK, JULY 26 (DNA) – Federal Minister and Adviser to Prime Minister Malik Amin Aslam has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved more than 4 demands, approval of Sui Gas for more than 35 villages of NA-56, Ghazi Brotha, local population in Kamra, government jobs, Attock has been included in the industrial zone. These views were expressed by Environmental Adviser Malik Amin Aslam while talking to media persons. He said that a few days ago he wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan regarding the atrocitiesRead More
Pakistan needs to streamline its business environment: Chinese scholar
BEIJING, JULY 26 (DNA): Pakistan needs to streamline its business environment to overcome certain shortfall in wake COVID-19 and to achieve future socio-economic targets, particularly in term of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Streamline the regulatory environment for business is also imperative for both Pakistan and China, said Chinese scholar Prof. Zhou Rong in an article published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Sunday. He note that the Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan was 10% lower than the $133.2 million recorded in April 2020 and 53% lesser than the $254Read More
Why DC for Karachi imported from KPK, asks Haleem Adil
DNA Karachi, July 26 – Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Vice President and parliamentary party leader in Sindh Assembly here Sunday asked why a deputy commissioner was imported from the KpK for district Central of Karachi, when local officers of district management service were available here. Addressing a press conference at the Insaf House here flanked by MNA Jay Pirkash Lohana, Saifullah Abro, Jam Farooq, Jansher Junejo and other leaders, he said two days ago an officer was made deputy commissioner of district Central Karachi. He said we respect allRead More
Coronavirus in India: ‘PM Modi, please make men share housework!’
Quibbles over who does the housework during the recent coronavirus lockdown have brought the gender politics of India’s homes into the open. Housework in India usually involves a lot of heavy lifting. Unlike in the West, few Indian homes are equipped with dishwashers, vacuum cleaners or washing machines. So, dishes have to be individually cleaned, clothes have to be washed in buckets and hung out to dry, and homes have to be swept with brooms and mopped with rags. Then there are children to be looked after and the elderlyRead More
Punjab to impose smart lockdown for Eidul Azha
LAHORE, JUL 26 – The Punjab government has decided to impose smart lockdowns across the province on Eidul Azha. Markets will be closed from before Eid till August 2. Chief Secretary Jawad Rafiq Malik headed a meeting on July 26 that made the decision and also looked over implementation of SOPs for cattle markets across the province. Only grocery stores, pharmacies, bakeries and other stores selling necessary items will be allowed to remain open. The move comes in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Experts had predictedRead More
Islamabad gets its first electric vehicle charger unit
ISLAMABAD, JUL 26 – Pakistan is gearing up to make electric vehicles the new normal. The country’s first electric vehicle charging unit has been installed on Jinnah Avenue in Islamabad. According to Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary, the EV charging facility has been set up by Attock Oil. “The opening of EV charging stations was another target of Ministry of Science and Technology to encourage E vehicles as future transportation,” he said in a tweet last week, announcing the launch of the stations. The development came afterRead More