DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 11 – Pakistan strongly condemned unabated Indian state-terrorism and extra-judicial killings of innocent Kashmiris in fake “encounters” and so-called “cordon-and-search” operations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Over three hundred Kashmiris, including women and children, have been martyred by the Indian occupation forces during the last one year. Four more young Kashmiris were martyred in Kulgam and Pulwama districts in IIOJK yesterday. A 14-year old boy was seriously injured in the illegal and inhuman military crackdown. India must realise that use of brutal force againstRead More

DNA KARACHI, OCT 11 – Raising serious concern over the falling trend of foreign direct investment the Friends of Business and Economic Reforms (FEBR) has asked the government to win the confidence of foreign investors amidst deteriorating economic state of affairs in the country, as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has declined by 37 percent in Aug 2020 when compared with the corresponding month of 2019. FEBR President Kashif Anwar, in a statement issued here on Sunday, observed that the FDI volume for Aug stood at $102.9 million against the levelRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 11 – The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) Chairman Mian Nauman Kabir has said that Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities skyrocketed to around Rs36.3 trillion, which were rising at a high speed in the wake of a soaring budget deficit. PIAF chairman Mian Nauman Kabir, in a joint statement with senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi, said that Pakistan’s fiscal policy continued to focus primarily on macroeconomic stabilization instead of putting more emphasis on reforms to foster long-term growth through industrialization.Read More

KARACHI : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh chapter has decided to give a tough time to Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) protests by launching campaign across Sindh. The campaign will be launched in Karachi and other parts of the province, sources said and added that PTI is also considering holding public gatherings in bigger cities of Sindh. Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly Firdous Shamim Naqvi will lead the campaign, sources privy to the development said. Teams of members in National and provincial assemblies have also been formedRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 11 – PAJCCI has been persistently following up improvements in bilateral trade and transit regime and presented a comprehensive draft of proposal to Special Task Force of National Assembly  that also highlighted disturbing issues hampering ties, especially amid COVID 19. Chairman PAJCCI greatly welcomed the efforts of the task force in facilitating the ease of doing business and considering the recommendations presented by PAJCCI in this context. He highly welcomed the recent announcement of abolishing SRO 475 (5) that required marking of “In transit to Afghanistan”, whichRead More