Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Pakistan participates in Everlasting China-South Asia Online expo
BEIJING, DEC 15 (DNA) – Over 200 Pakistani companies were participated at the Everlasting China-South Asia Online Expo being held in the Chinese city of Kunming in Yunnan Province. A large variety of Pakistani products including furniture and wood craft; onyx, marble and brass items; leather and fur items; and carpets and rugs, oil painting, jewelry, floral art work, solar energy, sports goods, natural Himalayan rock salt, and fans were showcased in the online exhibition, according to official sources here on Tuesday. Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Special Secretary of the MinistryRead More
Ulemas-Mashaykh committed to keep check on misuse of blasphemy law: Ashrafi
DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 15 – Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council, Special Aide to Prime Minister on Interreligious Harmony and Middle East has said that minorities living in Pakistan are not second class citizens. Rights and privileges, which Constitution of Pakistan has defined for minorities should be acknowledged by everyone. He said, youths will also be made part of Interfaith Harmony Councils along with Religious scholars. While addressing Provincial Youth Conference, which held here on Tuesday in aegis of Diocese of Peshawar, Church of Pakistan in Islamabad,Read More
Ukraine’s parliament restores institutional mechanism for preventing corruption
Relevant bill No. 4470 was backed by 300 MPs out of the 352 registered in the session hall KYIV, DEC 15 – The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has passed a bill on amendments to the Law of Ukraine on Preventing Corruption to restore the institutional mechanism for preventing corruption. Relevant bill No. 4470 was backed by 300 MPs out of the 352 registered in the session hall, an UNIAN correspondent reported. Restoration of powers of Agency on Corruption Prevention The bill restores the powers of the National Agency on CorruptionRead More
Our resignations will prove atomic bomb for govt: Bilawal Bhutto
LAHORE, DEC 15 (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that all opposition members will submit their resignations by December 31. Our resignations will prove an atomic bomb for the government. Talking to media persons after meeting Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Shehbaz Sharif in jail, the PPP chairman said that people were drowning in the tsunami of inflation but Prime Minister Imran Khan was happy only on Facebook and Twitter. The PDM’s struggle is to restore true democracy, he added. Bilawal Bhutto said thatRead More
Pak earns US $ 100 mln by exporting transport services in July-Sep 2020-21
ISLAMABAD, DEC 15 (DNA) – Pakistan earned US $100.920 million by providing different transport services in various countries during the first three months of financial year (2020-21) as compared to the corresponding period last year. This shows decrease of 48.55 percent as compared to US $196.140 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of fiscal year (2019-20), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. During the period under review, the exports of sea transport services however witnessed increased of 373.80 percent, by going up from US $6.640 million lastRead More
Saudi Ambassador calls on Interior Minister
ISLAMABAD, DEC 15 (DNA) – Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Al Maliki called on Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad here Tuesday and discussed Pak-Saudi relations and speedy release of Pakistani prisoners in the Kingdom jails. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said the new labour laws in Saudi Arabia would also benefit Pakistani, said a press release. The new labour laws would also create job opportunities in Saudi Arabia, he added. He stressed the need to expedite efforts for finalizing extradition treaty of prisoners between the two countries. SheikhRead More