Sunday, November 8th, 2020
Punjab govt taking steps to develop remote districts: Chairman PAC
DNA ATTOCK, NOV 8 – Punjab govt is taking all out efforts for the development of remote districts through initiating a number of projects in various areas. The government has allocated a huge amount for a number of development schemes including provision of health and educational facilities, metaling, repair and rehabilitation of roads especially in remote areas. Chairman PAC Punjab, Syed Yawar Abbas Bokhari said this while talking to journalists here on Sunday at his residence. He said formal approval for construction of Mother and Child Health Care Hospital withRead More
12 security cameras installed at main gates of Sabzi Mandi
ISLAMABAD, November 8, 2020: A total of 12 cameras at main gates of Sabzi Mandi and 164 CCTV cameras at shops have been installed after coordination of police with traders as the latter were sensitized about proper security measures in the area. Such coordination is being ensured following directions of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan ad DIG (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed under platform of Neighborhood Watch System. On Sunday, SP Industrial Area zone Zubair Ahmed Sheikh alongwith DSP Khalid Awan, SHO Sabzi Mandi, Chairman market Committee Khushdil khan HotiRead More
CIIE the first expo Pakistani exhibitors attended post-COVID
DNA BEIJING, Nov. 8 – “The 3rd CIIE is the first exhibition we have attended since the COVID-19 outbreak. Our sales were very good last year, so I believe this year will be the same,” Ali, owner of Benav Enterprises told China Economic Net (CEN) on Sunday. Ali expressed his satisfaction with the service and arrangements of CIIE. “First of all, we feel very safe here. China has controlled the epidemic very well and no other country in the world has done so well. Participating in the CIIE requires nucleic acidRead More
Azerbaijan captures Karabakh’s second-largest city
Shusha, which Armenians call Shushi, is of cultural and strategic importance to both sides and is located 15 km (nine miles) south of the enclave’s largest city Stepanakert BAKU (DNA): Azeris celebrated on the streets of Baku after President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday his country’s forces had taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, but Armenian officials denied the city had been captured. Shusha, which Armenians call Shushi, is of cultural and strategic importance to both sides and is located 15 km (nine miles) south ofRead More
RCCI welcomes reduction in power tariff for industries
RAWALPINDI, NOV 8 (DNA) – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Mohammad Nasir Mirza has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has provided a huge relief to the industrial sector by announcing reduction in electricity tariffs and other incentives. The Rawalpindi Chamber welcomes this decision. Addressing the second executive meeting, RCCI President said the relief package would benefit small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reduce electricity tariffs by 50 per cent on surplus consumption, and reduce other industries by 25 per cent. The government has abolished peak hourRead More
India’s Paranoia with Pakistan Navy’s Expanding Footprint
Sohail Khan Terming India’s gaze towards Pakistan as ‘perpetuated grandiosity’, in article titled ‘Shattered Myth’ (Pakistan Today, 29 Mar 19), I observed that India unyielding disparages Pakistan’s name while shying away from accepting or even acknowledging its own failures. Overshadowing and belittling Pakistan’s peaceful moves, ceaselessly, remains the top Indian politico-military agenda. No wonder Indian politicians and military men conveniently anchor their strategy on anti-Pakistan rhetoric, which they believe is the best form of personal and professional survival and growth. Indian military and politicians cumulatively attempt to distort Pakistan’s positiveRead More