September, 2020
ATC hands death sentence to two MQM workers in Baldia factory fire case; Rauf Siddiqui acquitted
KARACHI – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Tuesday sentenced two MQM workers — Zubair aka Charya and Abdul Rehman aka Bhola — to death in the high-profile Baldia factory fire case. The court acquitted MQM leader Rauf Siddiqui, then-provincial minister for commerce and industries, according to his lawyer Abid Zaman. Three others — Iqbal Adeel Khanum, Dr Abdul Sattar Khan and Ali Hasan Qadri — were also acquitted by the court. The factory’s four gatekeepers — Shahrukh, Fazal Ahmed, Arshad Mehmood and Ali Mohammad — were convicted forRead More
PHMA elects new executive body for 2020-21
DNA The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has announced to elect its new executive body for the year 2020-21 while the election of central chairman, zonal chairmen, senior vice chairman and vice chairmen will be held on Sept 29th, 2020 followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Association. The all new members of the executive committee were elected unopposed, including Shahzad Saleem Asghar, Shahzad Azam Khan, Farrukh Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Idrees, Hafiz Rashid Mehmood and M. Rafi Sony. The executive committee expressed the confidence that itRead More
Pakistan can’t bear the brunt of political instability says Iftikhar Malik
DNA LAHORE, SEPT 22 – Pakistan can neither bear the brunt of political instability nor afford politics of agitation,violence,protest and confrontation at this crucial juncture of time in the wake of Covid 19. Addressing a select gathering of traders representatives from city markets in connection with on going election campaign of Lahore Chamber, Iftikhar Ali Malik, President SAARC Chamber said on Tuesday that what we need is political stability which is prerequisite for sustained economic growth to cope with the multiple challenges in Pakistan. He said time has changed asRead More
Pakistan, China to jointly build a cancer medical laboratory
DNA Beijing, Sep 22 – Pakistan, China will jointly build a cancer medical laboratory through cooperative partnership. In this connection, an agreement’s signing ceremony of Pakistan-China biotechnology strategic cooperation was held here, Gwadar Pro reported on Tuesday. Under the flagship project of this cooperation, Pakistani and Chinese companies will jointly build a cancer medical laboratory. The agreement was jointly initiated and signed by Life Rehealth Technology Pakistan and Beijing Anlong Gene Medicine Technology. Under the proposed framework, Pakistani and Chinese companies will jointly carry out exploration and research on cancerRead More
Pakistan, China to jointly build a cancer medical laboratory
DNA Beijing, Sep 22 : Pakistan, China will jointly build a cancer medical laboratory through cooperative partnership. In this connection, an agreement’s signing ceremony of Pakistan-China biotechnology strategic cooperation was held here, Gwadar Pro reported on Tuesday. Under the flagship project of this cooperation, Pakistani and Chinese companies will jointly build a cancer medical laboratory. The agreement was jointly initiated and signed by Life Rehealth Technology Pakistan and Beijing Anlong Gene Medicine Technology. Under the proposed framework, Pakistani and Chinese companies will jointly carry out exploration and research onRead More
CPEC creates opportunities for Chinese food business in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 22 – (DNA): People associated with the hotel industry believe that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) significantly created huge opportunities benefitting the commercial entities on both sides of the border. With the launching of CPEC in 2013, the visibility of the Chinese in public spaces has increased in the main cities of Pakistan. ” I have been running Kim Mun restaurant for over 20 years, back then we only had 8 tables but due to support from the local people and love for Chinese food, now we wereRead More