Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
PIAF backs traders to run businesses 24/7 till Eid
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUL 29 – The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front, while announcing full support to the traders, has appealed to the government to extend permission to the business community to run their businesses 24/7 till Eid-ul-Azha, reopening of all markets with strict implementation of the government SOPs to avoid spread of coronavirus. PIAF chairman Mian Nauman Kabir, in a joint statement with senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi, shown his serious concern over the Punjab government’s sudden decision of lockdown, saying it is totallyRead More
Outgoing Country Director of World Bank meets PM Imran Khan
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUL 29 – Patchamuthu Illangovan, the outgoing Country Director of World Bank in Pakistan paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad. Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar and senior officials were present. Mr. Illangovan thanked the Prime Minister for his support during his stay in Pakistan. He recognized Pakistan’s efforts towards stabilization of economy and overall reform process including response to Covid-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister appreciated the partnership with World Bank and wished the out-going World Bank Country Director success for hisRead More
CM Murad releases Rs463 million funds for rain emergency measures
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Wednesday released Rs463 million funds to counter emergency situations after heavy rainfall lashed different parts of Karachi during the recent monsoon spells. The funds were released on the orders of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. According to details, Rs200 million funds had been released by the provincial government for the Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project (SWEEP) on July 26. The spokesperson said the funds have been utilized for rain emergency purposes and cleaning of Karachi’s stormwater drains. While giving details of funds,Read More
US summons Zimbabwe ambassador to explain ‘thug’ slur
The US government has summoned Zimbabwe’s ambassador to explain comments made about its envoy by the country’s ruling party. A spokesperson of Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, had on Monday accused the US of sponsoring anti-government protests in the country and called the US ambassador Brian Nichols a “thug”. The Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs Tibor Nagy termed the comments as “deeply offensive”, adding that the Zimbabwe envoy had been summoned to explain. The chairman of US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch tweeted that ZimbabweRead More
Turkey passes controversial new social media law
ISTANBUL: The Turkish Parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial new law regulating social media to comply with any demands by the government to block or remove content. Under the new law, social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter have to ensure they have local representatives in Turkey and to comply with court orders over the removal of certain content or face heavy fines. The legislation targets social networks with more than a million unique visits every day and says servers with Turkish users’ data must be stored locally. IfRead More
Kulbhushan Jadhav: Review ordinance to be presented in Senate today
ISLAMABAD: The International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Ordinance, 2020, in relation to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav’s appeal against sentence will be presented in the Senate on Wednesday for approval. Federal Law Minister Farogh Naseem will present the ordinance in the upper House of the parliament. The session will commence at 4pm today. Earlier, the bill was presented before the National Assembly, where a heated debate took place between the government and opposition benches on the subject. The opposition claimed that the government is trying to give concession toRead More