Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
Yemen ambassador visits RCCI
RAWALPINDI, OCT 20 – /DNA/ = Yemeni Ambassador to Pakistan H.E. Mohammed Motahar Alashabi visited the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. Group leader and former president Sohail Altaf, Senior Vice President Osman Ashraf, Vice President Shahraiz A Malik, members of the executive committee and chamber members were also present on the occasion. Talking to the President of the Chamber Nasir Mirza, the Ambassador of Yemen, Muhammad Motahar said that Yemen attaches great importance to its relations with Pakistan and there are deep friendly relations between the twoRead More
Abu Dhabi to build mosque to honor Indonesian president
DNA ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also the deputy supreme commander of the UAE armed forces, has directed to build a mosque named after Indonesian President Joko Widodo, in Diplomatic Area in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohamed also gave directions to rename Al Ma’arid Street, one of the capital’s key roads, in honor of the President. The directives come as recognition and appreciation of the Indonesian President’s close friendship with the UAE and his efforts in strengthening the relationship between the twoRead More
Federal minister involved in arrest of Capt (r) Safdar: CM Sindh
KARACHI, OCT 20 (DNA) – Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah said that a federal minister was involved in arrest of Captain (retd) Safdar; however, a complete inquiry will be conducted to reveal the conspiracy behind the incident. Addressing a press conference a day after arrest of husband of Maryam Nawaz from a hotel in Karachi, Murad Ali Shah said that whatever happened at Mazar-e-Quaid was not appropriate as Captain (retd) Safdar came inside the mausoleum and violated its sanctity. He said Sanctity of the mausoleum is not a politicalRead More
Army Chief takes notice of Karachi incident
Naveed Miraj RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has ordered an inquiry into the recent “Karachi incident”, a statement by the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations: “[Gen Bajwa] has directed Commander Karachi Corps to immediately inquire in to the circumstances to determine the facts and report back as soon as possible.” The statement by ISPR comes moments after PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a press conference at Bilawal House in Karachi and asked Gen Bajwa and DG ISI LtRead More
Fakhar chairs meeting to accelerate wheat release for tapping inflation
ISLAMABAD, OCT 20 (DNA) – The provincial chief secretaries have committed to accelerate wheat release for tapping inflation. The commitment was made at an online consultative meeting chaired by Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam on Tuesday. Punjab started its wheat release from 7th of July this year. The meeting was informed that the official release of wheat by the Punjab government has been increased from 16,000 tons per day to 20,000 tons per day. In the next one or two days, it is being increased to 25,000 tons perRead More
Huawei Setting up Research and Development (R&D) Centre across European Countries
Islamabad 20th October 2020:- Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is setting up a research and development centre in Budapest, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has confirmed. The investment, which will create jobs for at least 100 Hungarian engineers, is Huawei’s third in Hungary, Szijjártó said. The cooperation between Hungary and China was better than ever. The investment represents a milestone in Hungary’s Opening to the East strategy, he added. The new centre will focus on artificial intelligence, streaming, image processing, signal transmission technologies and extremely large distribution systems, he said.Read More