Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
FPCCI seeks to remove a backlog of 6 to 9 days at Port Qasim
DNA KARACHI, SEPT 9 – Shabbir Mansha Churra, Convener of central standing committee on Customs of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), who is also the Founder Chairman of Pakistan Artificial Leather Imports and Merchants Association (PALIMA), has strongly protested against the continuous delay tactics in grounding of containers for examination at Port Qasim by terminal operators and requested the Collector Customs to take notice and strictly issue the directives to the terminal operators to ground the imported containers as soon as possible so that importers canRead More
PM Imran Khan urges consensus on gas issue, warns of major crisis this winter
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the country is forced to import costly LPG due to fast depleting natural gas reserves, pushing the circular debt of the gas sector up. Addressing a seminar titled Sustainability, Security and Affordability of Natural Gas Supply in Pakistan in the capital, he said the country cannot afford imported gas which costs far more than natural gas. Prime Minister Imran Khan regretted that just 27 per cent of the country’s households have access to piped gas while the rest of theRead More
Jordan, Pakistan have long lasting relations, says Ambassador
DNA ISLAMABAD: A Delegation of Handicrafts Association of Pakistan headed by Chairman HAP Mr. Fahad Barlas called on Ambassador of Jordan H.E Maj Gen R Ibrahim Yala Almadni. Former Chairman HAP, Mr.Khurshid Barlas, Senior Members Amin ur Rehman and Malik Mohsin Khalid also present on the occasion. H.E Maj Gen R Ibrahim Yala Almadni welcomed the delegation members and expressing his sentiments said that Jordan and Pakistan has long lasting brotherly relations. He appreciated the contributions of Handicrafts Association of Pakistan for organizing different activities for promotion of handicrafts andRead More
Azerbaijan: Paving the way for women empowerment
BAKU, SEPT 9 – Even though women all around the world have faced certain challenges since the very beginning but during the last century, women have experienced some life-changing events which led to the women enjoying the liberty and freedom provided and protected by the constitution. Azerbaijan, a strategically important state, located between Russia and Iran has been a sign of empowered women since 1918. The short-term progressive government of 1918-1920 ensured the equal rights and progress of women of Azerbaijan and their participation as full members of the society.Read More
Pakistan, Britain discuss ways to expand mutual cooperation
DNA ISLAMABAD, SEPT 9 – Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood held a video call with the British Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Ahmad, on 8 September 2020. Views were exchanged on matters relating to bilateral cooperation, regional situation, and multilateral issues including climate change and Commonwealth. Pakistan and the UK enjoy close friendly ties, based on historic linkages and shared perceptions on a broad range of regional and international issues. The two sides discussed ways to further advance the mutual cooperation. Bilaterally, the importance ofRead More
Pak-China agri program backs by Pakistani student to study plant protection
DNA BEIJING, SEPT 9 – Insect-pest has long been a headache for Pakistani farmers, and the aim to ease the burden of farmers and improve yield sparked of interest in learning agri-entomology and pest control in China. This was stated by Hafiza Javaria Ashraf, a female Ph.D student at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) in China, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Wednesday. She was confident that she could play a role in integrated pest management (IPM) that emphasizes the growth of a healthy crop withRead More