Friday, October 9th, 2020
President Alvi for increased Pak, Nigeria cooperation
A.M. Bhatti ISLAMABAD, OCT 09 (DNA) – President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasized the need for increased cooperation between Pakistan and Nigeria in the areas of trade, economy and defence. He said that Pakistan attached utmost significance to its relation with Nigeria and wanted to further strengthen and diversify the existing bilateral relations to the mutual benefit of the two countries. He stated this during a meeting with outgoing Nigerian High Commissioner, Maj Gen (R) Ashimiyu A. Olaniyi, who made a farewell call on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, on Friday. While talking toRead More
RCCI observes world egg day
DNA RAWALPINDI — The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has organized an awareness seminar in connection with World Egg day at Chamber House Rawalpindi here on Friday. Dr. Hassan Sarosh, former Chairman Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) who was chief guest on the occasion in his address said that the poultry industry was playing a crucial role in ensuring food security in the country and emphasized that use of poultry products should be further promoted in order to end the problem of stunted growth in growing children. More awareness and information must be spreadRead More
Old Muslim League House in Montgomery Bazaar
MUHAMMAD TAHIR FAISALABAD, OCT 9 / DNA / – One of the eight bazaars of Faisalabad Clock Tower Enter the well-known Sutra Mondi by the clock tower On the right, in the middle of the bazaar, is a dilapidated building Passing in front of which the steps stop. According to historians, the office of the Pakistan Muslim League was established here immediately after the formation of Pakistan And it was considered the center of political and social activity in the region This building is the old Muslim League House ButRead More
FAO supports development of the Concept for the Development of Forestry in Uzbekistan
Tashkent – FAO supported the development of the Concept for the Development of Forestry in Uzbekistan. The document was initiated within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) project “Sustainable forest management in mountainous and valley regions of Uzbekistan”, implemented jointly with the State Forestry Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and financed by the Global Environment Fund. When developing the Concept, the best foreign experience in the field of forestry was taken into account, including the proposals of specialists from Italy and Hungary onRead More
New system of work on women and youth issues defined
DNA Tashkent –– Under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a video conference was held on 8 October on measures to increase the role of women and youth in society and ensure their employment. Women and young people make up a significant part of the population, and solving problems of concern to these categories is an essential part of social work. In recent years, a vertical system for the implementation of state policy on women and youth issues has been created in Uzbekistan up to theRead More
ICCI calls for duty free import of furniture machinery to promote exports
DNA ISLAMABAD – Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that Pakistan has a great potential to promote the export of furniture products as the trained and skilled manpower to manufacture high quality furniture products is already available in Pakistan. However, due to the lack of modern machinery, the furniture industry has not yet developed up to its full potential, while China is far ahead of Pakistan due to modern machinery. Therefore, he called upon the government to allow duty free import of furniture machineryRead More