DNA Faisalabad: SEPT 27  – A grand operation led by Assistant Commissioner City Ayub Bukhari against encroachment in Kachehri Bazaar. The operation is being carried out on the orders of the Supreme Court against encroachments The operation is being carried out by heavy machinery in collaboration with the Civil Defense Department, Corporation Police and other agencies. More than 50 shops were demolished during the operation The shops that were demolished were located on government land The average cost of a demolished shop was Rs.500 MILLION per shop Land worth aboutRead More

DNA KARACHI – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Sunday asked the government to identify the elements blocking import of LNG as winter sets in while the gas utilities have become a liability. The gas sector will become another white elephant for the masses and business community eroding their competitiveness therefore it must be fixed without delay said Vice President FPCCI Qaisar Khan Daudzai. The gas sector circular debt has jumped to Rs250 billion due to lack of reforms, inbuilt inefficiencies, theft and mismanagement and theRead More

DNA KARACHI, SEPT 27 – Convener FPCCI Central Standing Committee on Insurance Dr. Murtaza Mughal on Sunday said the most important sector of agriculture is crumbling due to the indifference of authorities. Profiteers are also hurting this sector and keeping millions hungry for illegal profits resulting in the problem of food security, he added. Dr. Murtaza Mughal said that millions are facing hunger which cannot be resolved through policy intervention. He said that this sector is called the backbone of the economy but it is unable to provide required raw material toRead More

DNA BEIJING, Sept. 27 (DNA): China’s MCC Resources Development Company (MRDL), is committed to the welfare and social uplift of its employees in Pakistan. In an interview with China Economic Net (CEN), a MRDL officer said that the Metrological Construction Company of China (MCC), has a historical culture of social uplift of its employees and the local population. During its 18 years’ development, it has made contributions for Pakistan’s national exchequer, initiated the non-ferrous metal industry, cultivated skilled workers, provided accommodated about 1,700 Pakistani employees, supplied free electricity and water,Read More

DNA ISLAMABAD, SEPT 26 – COMSATS joined the global efforts of United Nations in favor of promoting South-South Cooperation by holding a webinar involving experts from Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago and Pakistan. The webinar was hosted at the Secretariat of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Islamabad, and was entitled “Current Challenges: Imperative of South-South Cooperation”. Following senior officials and representatives shared their intellectual inputs during the webinar:  H.E. Mr. Chad Blackman, Barbados Ambassador to United Nations and other international organizations inRead More