Saturday, October 10th, 2020
Mishal launches global research study on Mental Health on World Mental Health Day
The 2020 research will assess the impact of extremism and terrorism on mental health and national psyche. The Research will also explore public policy options for increased investments in mental health. Islamabad, OCT 10 – Pakistan is fighting its war on terror for the last 40 years, this has greatly impacted the national psyche towards others and especially how citizens react to any external stimuli. Mishal Pakistan, a country partner institute of the Future of Economic Progress System Initiative of the World Economic Forum will be conducting this longitudinal study toRead More
ICCI calls for more conducive policies to boost business activities
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 10 – Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused drastic decline in the business activities across the country and it was high time that the government should focus on formulating more conducive policies besides taking supportive measures for the private sector to enable businesses to revive and boost business activities in the country. He emphasized that the State Bank of Pakistan should work with commercial banks to provide loans on low interest rates to the privateRead More
Pakistan Hotels Association Election Results for the Year 2020-21
Pakistan Hotels Association annual elections were held during July to September, 2020 and Election Results were announced at its 56th Annual General Meeting held on September 29, 2020 at Regent Plaza Hotel, Karachi. Following Office Bearers and Executive Committee Members have been elected for the term 2020-21: Mr. Haseeb A. Gardezi – Chairman Mr. Haseeb Amjad Gardezi is a C—level professional with over 24 years of diversified senior management and hospitality experience. Being a certified Management and Hospitality professional from Cornell School of Hotel Administration, USA is working asRead More
Afghan Peace Process: Spoilers will be the biggest losers in end game: Salman Bashir
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 10 – Ambassador (retd) Salman Bashir, Pakistan’s former Foreign Secretary has warned that the international and regional spoilers conspiring against Afghan peace process would themselves be the biggest losers in the end game. He was addressing the launch of Pakistan’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, Ambassador (retd) Syed Abrar Hussain’s book Afghanistan: Mulla Umer se Ashraf Ghani Tak recently published by IPS Press – the publishing arm of Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad – which also included a roundtable discussion on the recent developments on Afghanistan after 19 years ofRead More
FBR has become a refund collections institution
DNA ISLAMABAD – FBR seems to be more interested in collecting refunds than taxes which is damaging the fragile economy, an FPCCI official said Saturday. The refund system should be automated and its responsibility should rest with the central bank to reduce complaints and corruption and improve the economic situation, said Convener FPCCI Central Standing Committee on Insurance said Dr. Murtaza Mughal. He said that the government is trying hard to inject new blood in the economy and restore the confidence of the business community but the tax mechanism is workingRead More
TIEC /NHA start construction of two additional lanes of N-55: Report
DNA ISLAMABAD – OCT 10 – The addition of two lanes to NA-55 National road (Ratodero- Shikarpur) was formally kicked off this week, Gwadar Pro reported on Saturday. The project is owned by National Highways Authority (NHA), and contracted by a Chinese enterprise, TIEC (Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation Limite), one of the top 250 global contractors of ENR in 2020. Located in Shikarpur, Sindh, N-55 is about 43.4 km long. It is the first road infrastructure project in Sindh during the epidemic and the first project to be implementedRead More