September, 2020
UNODC, WCO and CCP join hands to check inbound illicit substances
Smugglers have long been using legitimate cargo to cover their illegal shipments. The high volume of global trade consignment movements makes it particularly hard for Customs and law enforcement officers to spot illicit loads tactfully concealed in an apparently legitimate consignment A.M.BHATTI ISLAMABAD: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Office Pakistan – the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the UNODC Container Control Program (CCP), in partnership with national counterparts Anti-Narcotics Force, Civil Aviation Authorities, and Pakistan Customs inaugurated its 3rd Air Cargo Control Unit (ACCU) at Islamabad Airport.Read More
Pakistan plans sending 100,000 skilled workers to Kuwait: OP&HRD
ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 : Pakistan is planning to send around 100,000 skilled workers to Kuwait aims at boosting its remittances, for which a formal request has been made with the authorities concerned in the gulf state, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) said on Wednesday. “A formal request to this effect has been forwarded to the authorities concerned in Kuwait and reply is still awaited,” a senior officer of the ministry told. Highlighting the ministry’s efforts for increased remittances in the country, he said Pakistan had greatRead More
PRGMEA elects Adeeb Iqbal as north zone chairman
DNA LAHORE – The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has elected Adeeb Iqbal Sheikh as North Zone chairman for the year 2020-21. Those who were elected as ZMC (NZ) members include Naseer Malik, Syed Emad Raza, Sheikh Farukh Iqbal Puri, Azhar Malik, Adnan Azmat, Kh Naveed Azam, kh Aqeel Ashraf, Irfan Mahmood and Mrs. Sumaira Mushtaq. While addressing the AGM, the newly-elected zonal chairman Adeeb Iqbal vowed to promote the Association to the new heights. He thanked the members for reposing confidence on him to lead theRead More
3rd Air Control Unit (ACCU) inaugurated at Islamabad International Airport
DNA Islamabad, SEPT 23 – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Office Pakistan – the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the UNODC Container Control Program (CCP), in partnership with national counterparts Anti-Narcotics Force, Civil Aviation Authorities, and Pakistan Customs inaugurated its 3rd Air Cargo Control Unit (ACCU) at Islamabad Airport today. The Unit is tasked to profile inbound and outbound air consignments and identify and stop those that may carry illicit substances. Smugglers have long been using legitimate cargo to cover their illegal shipments. The high volume ofRead More
Gilgit Baltistan elections on Nov 15 as president approves summary
ISLAMABAD : President Dr. Arif Alvi on Wednesday gave a go-ahead to holding of general elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly on November 15. He approved a summary regarding the polls sent to him by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Legislative Assembly of Gilgit Baltistan was dissolved after it completed its five-year tenure on 24 June. Previously, the Gilgit Baltistan Election Commission had postponed the elections of the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly and suspended the election schedule issued on July 2. The election schedule had been suspended in the wake of the decisionRead More
Narendra Modi featured in TIMES 100 list for all the wrong reasons
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was featured in TIME’s 100 list for 2020 most influential people, apparently, for all the wrong reasons. The annual list – which puts down 100 of the year’s most influential artists, icons, leaders titans, and pioneers — was released on Tuesday night. In the category for world leaders, Modi was named among the world’s 100 influential people by Karl Vick – who is a TIME editor at large. Discoursing that India has been the world’s largest democracy for more than seven decades, the author also highlighted that the populationRead More