Saturday, November 28th, 2020
Sherry Rehman slams govt for sacking 4,544 PSM employees
DNA ISLAMABAD – Slamming the government for terminating 4,544 employees of the Pakistan Steel Mills, Parliamentary Leader of the PPP in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “The decision of sacking employees with immediate effect under the guise of reducing financial burden on Pakistan’s largest steel-making plant should be immediately taken back. We are going through a pandemic and taking away livelihoods should be the last thing that the government should be doing”. “This decision reeks of ulterior motives as it is clear that the government wants to sell PSM.Read More
Land mafia agents opposing the Sangjani landfill site: experts
DNA ISLAMABAD – Devcom-Pakistan Executive Director Munir Ahmed said: Some government officers and pseudo environmentalists are supporting the land mafia against the Sangjani landfill site, as they have previously done in the case of Kurri landfill site. Islamabad – The experts and the environmentalists while speaking at a webinar said a landfill site is the only solution available for the federal capital until the government comes up with an Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) solution. However, they said only 15 percent of the waste shall go to the landfill site after segregation ofRead More
ICCI mulls organizing a seminar on promoting Sharia compliant businesses
DNA ISLAMABAD – Molana Muhammad Abdul Kabir Azad, Imam and Khateeb of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry and held a meeting with Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President to exchange views on matters of mutual interest including the role of religious scholars in promoting peace, tolerance and interfaith harmony in the society. Abdul Rehman Khan, Vice President ICCI, Baser Daud, Tariq Nusrat Wani, Khalid Chaudhry, Abdul Hameed Abbasi and others were also present at the occasion. Molana Syed Muhammad Abdul Kabir Azad said that business communityRead More
Qureshi thanks Niger for its long-held principled stance on Kashmir dispute
DNA ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Foreign Minister Kalla Ankouraou of Niger on the sidelines of the 47th CFM Session in Niamey, Niger. Foreign Minister Qureshi expressed satisfaction at the close brotherly relations between the two countries, marked by common faith and convergence of views and shared perspectives. Highlighting the need for expanding economic and commercial ties between the two countries, the Foreign Minister offered to continue assisting Niger through various capacity-building programmes. Thanking Niger for its long-held principled stance on the Jammu and KashmirRead More
FM Qureshi meets Sudanese Foreign Minister
DNA ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Sudanese Foreign Minister Omar Qamaruddin Ismail on the sidelines of the 47th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Niamey, Niger. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and regional issues of common interest. Foreign Minister Qureshi stated that Pakistan and Sudan enjoyed close fraternal relations based on common faith and similarity of views. Foreign Minister Qureshi highlighted Africa as an important Continent with 1.3 billion population and 54 countries. Foreign Minister Qureshi also informedRead More
CAEXPO to expand Pakistan’s trade and economic ties with China: Envoy
BEIJING, Nov 28th (DNA): CHINA-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) will help to expand Pakistan’s trade and economic ties with China and other ASEAN’s member countries, said Pakistan ambassador Moin Ul Haque. He inspected the Pakistan’s exhibition area and met Pakistani exhibitors. Haque said in an interview with Gwadar Pro that that “Pakistan is very delighted and honored to be invited as a special partner of CAEXPO. It’s the first time Pakistan takes part in it as a special guest partner country. The president of Pakistan appreciated and thanked the government of China, theRead More