Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
Hyundai presents first seven hydrogen-powered trucks to customers
LUCERNE, OCT 07 (DNA) – South Korean carmaker Hyundai on Wednesday presented the first seven hydrogen-powered trucks to customers in Switzerland, out of 50 such vehicles scheduled this year to bring zero-emission commercial vehicles to European roads. For long haul, proponents say hydrogen-powered trucks have an advantage over electric rivals as they have a greater range and require less charging times but their uptake and mass production has been slow because they are expensive. However, a McKinsey study in January said that once relative efficiencies of the power sources and lifetime costsRead More
Pakistan seeks EU to further expand existing collaboration
ISLAMABAD, OCT 07 (DNA) – Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood has underscored Pakistan s desire to further expand the existing collaboration with the European Union in trade, investment, education, science and technology, people-to-people contacts, human rights and development cooperation. He was speaking virtually at the sixth round of Pakistan-European Union Political Dialogue. Deputy Secretary General of European External Action Service Enrique Mora led the EU delegation. The Foreign Secretary highlighted Pakistan s contributions to counter-terrorism and addressing illegal migration and called for opening new channels of legal migration. He acknowledged the importance ofRead More
President FCCI visits Children Hospital in Faisalabad
Muhammad Tahir FAISALABAD, OCT 7 – Philanthropists of Faisalabad are generously donating for the welfare activities and a ward has been dedicated for the free treatment of children in Faisalabad Children Hospital, said Engineer Hafiz Ihtasham Javed Khan, President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI). He visited the children hospital and said that previous Governments had made lofty and hollow slogans to provide free medical facilities and other basic amenities but they failed to honor their commitments. He appreciated the allocation of free ward and told that theRead More
RCCI urge for conducive environment to boost trade activities
DNA Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Industry (RCCI) Nasir Mirza has said that a conducive environment should be provided for the promotion of trade activities in the region. No harassment by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) and other agencies on the account of tax notices, tax collection and registration. Stakeholders should also be consulted for implementation of the Point of Sale (POS) system at their premises. Addressing different trade delegations, RCCI newly elected President Nasir Mirza said that the business community hasRead More
Use of modern technology vital to respond to disasters: AJK president
MUZAFFARABAD, OCT 7 (DNA) – The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has stressed the need for public awareness and the utilization of modern technology to reduce human and material losses in natural calamities. “The catastrophic earthquake of October 8, 2005, was a warning that we should prepare ourselves to respond to such disasters and invest in disaster prevention measures to ensure that crisis like October 8, 2005 is not repeated,” he asserted. In a special message on the 15th anniversary of the earthquake ofRead More
Army chief meets family of Colonel Mujeeb Ur Rehman (Shaheed)
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 7 – General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Begum COAS visited family of Colonel Mujeeb Ur Rehman (Shaheed) today at Islamabad who embraced Shahadat during an IBO in Tank. COAS offered Fatheha and prayed for departed soul. “Sacrifices rendered by our officers and men shall never go waste. our fight against terrorism shall continue till achievement of enduring peace and stability” COAS.