Monday, August 17th, 2020
Hafeez Shaikh chairs meeting to review wheat situation in KP
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 17 – Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that the government will take all out measures to ensure availability of sufficient wheat and flour to the masses throughout the year. He made this statement while chairing a meeting held at the Finance Division to review the situation, availability and future demand of wheat and flour in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, Finance Minister Khyber PakhtunkhwaRead More
Mayor Islamabad assures to address issues of Food Park businesses on priority
DNA ISLAMABAD: AUG 17 – A delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Tahir Abbasi, Senior Vice President called on Sheikh Anser Aziz, Mayor Islamabad at his office and discussed with him the key issues of business community for redress. Saif-ur-Rehman Khan Vice President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Malik Sohail Hussain and Khalid Chaudhry, former Senior Vice Presidents ICCI, and Raja Zulsham, Secretary General, Islamabad Restaurants Association were in the delegation. Addressing the delegation, Sheikh Ansar Aziz, Mayor Islamabad said that the food park wasRead More
Punjab Minister for Revenue inaugurates E-Khidmat Markaz
DNA ATTOCK: AUG 17 – The provincial government has introduced a system to receive applications for No Objection Certificate (NOCs) related to the construction sector at E-Khidmat Markaz with the aim to provide services to applicants under one roof. This was stated by Punjab Minister for Revenue Col (retd) Malik Muhammad Anwar Khan while inaugurating E-Khidmat Markaz here on Sunday. Chairman Public Accounts Committee Punjab Syed Yawar Abbas Bokhari, member Punjab assembly Jamshaid Altaf, Deputy Commissioner Ali Annan Qammar, District Police officer Syed Khalid Hamdani and other officials wereRead More
Rich tribute paid to globally recognized late psychiatrist
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 17 – Hundreds of his students, colleagues, friends, family members and followers from different countries joined the online condolence reference in the loving memory of Professor Dr Hussain Mubashir Malik, Pakistan’s globally recognized psychiatrist and former vice chancellor University of Health Sciences Punjab, and former principal Rawalpindi Medical College. He died last Monday August 10. The online condolence reference was organized by Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) and DTNTV on Monday. Moderated by well-known TV actor and anchor Syed Noor ul Hassan, the event was hosted by Devcom-PakistanRead More
Task to rebuild Karachi’s infrastructure be given to NDMA, FWO, reiterates Siraj Teli
DNA KARACHI: AUG 17 – Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli has reiterated that the Karachi Chamber stands by its legitimate demand to give the task of rebuilding Karachi’s infrastructure to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Frontier Works Organization (FWO), who have the capability/ capacity to resolve this serious issue in the next four to five years. In a statement issued, Chairman BMG stated that the relevant departments in the provincial set up do not have the capacityRead More
China teenage climate warrior fights a lonely battle
While most of her peers are preparing for university or enjoying summer vacation, 17-year-old Howey Ou is braving intimidation and criticism in China to save the world from climate catastrophe. Young environmental activists around the world have skipped school to attend marches in protest at global inaction over climate change. But in China, grassroots social movements are heavily suppressed by the government, and the movement is severely lacking in participants. It has changed Ou’s life though. She was inspired by Swedish teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, and held her ownRead More