Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
Restaurant owners boycott the foodpanda over unfair practices
DNA Karachi: The All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA) has protested over the unfair practices by foodpanda and boycotted, also announced to stop food delivery from September 15, 2020 in the first phase in Karachi. In a letter of complaint to the CEO of the company, Muhammad Naeem Siddiqui, chairman APRA apprised their member’s grievances and concerns, pointing out that foodpanda repeatedly pressed for increase in commission and non-implementation of the agreement and made some important demands. In which it is clearly stated that if unfair practices will not stop then APRARead More
FPCCI demands concrete steps to develop tribal areas
DNA KARACHI, SEPT 15 – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday demanded concrete steps to develop Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas to ensure lasting peace. The government should promote trade and industry in these areas to develop them and provide jobs to thousands of unemployed for which investors should be given some incentives, said Vice President FPCCI Qaisar Khan Daudzai. In a statement issued here today, he said that terrorism spanned over two decades has damaged infrastructure and left many important departments dysfunctionalRead More
China prepares to help Pakistan to enhance Soybean production: Gul Wenliang
DNA ISLAMABAD, Sep. 15 – Soybean production in Pakistan may be spurred by high-yielding varieties from China. This was observed during a meeting held here between Gu Wenliang, Agricultural Commissioner of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Raza, post-doctoral research fellow of Sichuan Agricultural University and Prof. Muhammad Ansar, Chairman of Agronomy Department of PMAS-Arid Agriculture University. According to Gwadar Pro on Tuesday, they held talks to further fuel maize-soybean strip intercropping technology’s development in Pakistan. Gu Wenliang admired Muhammad Ali Raza, Prof. Yang Wenyu and other agriculturalRead More
Adam M Tugio new Indonesian envoy to Pakistan
Adam is a career diplomat and has held a number of important diplomatic positions in different countries. Currently he is discharging his duties as Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Republic of Indonesia in London, United Kingdom Exclusive A.M.Bhatti ISLAMABAD: The President of Indonesia has appointed Adam Mulawarman Tugio as the new Indonesian ambassador to Pakistan. The President of Indonesia met with the newly appointed ambassadors of Indonesia to various countries and approved their nominations. Mr. Adam is a career diplomat and has held a number of important diplomatic positionsRead More
Rape Victims don’t lose honour, rapists do!
Unless the whole network sponsoring, fostering and manipulating these impressionable minds in their teens and 20’s to their advantage, ruining millions of lives, is broken down, followed by thorough investigations leading to severe punishments as per Islamic law, things will stay the same Maleeha Hashmey It is not the one who is “wronged” who loses the honour, but the one “wrongs” does it forever! Every nook and corner of Pakistan observed this pain, agony and grave disappointnent since last Tuesday, when an innocent woman got gang-raped right in front ofRead More
FO rejects ‘unwarranted’ references to Pakistan in US-India joint statement
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan on Tuesday strongly rejected “unwarranted” references to Pakistan in a joint statement of the US-India Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group and Designations Dialogue. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said Islamabad’s serious concerns and the rejection of the “unacceptable” reference to Pakistan in the aforementioned statement have been conveyed to the US side. He said it is important that partner countries take an objective view of the issues of peace and security in South Asia and refrain from endorsing positions that are one-sided and divorced from ground realities.Read More