Thursday, December 17th, 2020
Business community asked to tap investment opportunities in AJK
Islamabad Dec 17 (DNA) : Faheem Ahmed Abbasi, Additional Inspector General, Azad Kashmir visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry and exchanged views with Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan President on capitalizing the potential investment opportunities in AJK. Muhammad EjazAbbasi former President ICCI, Muhammad Shakar Executive Member ICCI and others were also present at the occasion. Faheem Ahmed Abbasi said that Azad Kashmir offered attractive investment possibilities in many areas including hydropower, tourism, mining, furniture and handicrafts that should be exploited by the local and overseas Pakistanis to achieve lucrativeRead More
Egyptian Envoy calls on Minister for Maritime Affairs
Islamabad : Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Tarek Dahroug on Thursday called on Federal Minister of Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi. The Egyptian Ambassador expressed keen interest in Pakistan’s coastal development as well as expanding trade ties between the two countries. Minister of Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi briefed Dr Tarek Dahroug regarding the current Government-to-Government model in the maritime sector. Also, the Egyptian Ambassador apprised the Federal Maritime Affairs Minister about the latest developments regarding the Suez Canal and invited the Minister to Cairo for further discussion.Read More
France’s Macron tests positive for Covid-19
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the presidency said on Thursday, adding he would now self-isolate for the next week. “The president tested positive for Covid-19 today (Thursday),” it said in a statement, adding he had been tested after the “onset of the first symptoms”. Macron will now, in accordance with national regulations, “self isolate for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely,” it said.
Recover abducted girl or face the music, SC tells IG Islamabad
ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court ordered the Islamabad police chief to recover a girl abducted within the remits of the capital’s Koral police station and produce her before it at next hearing. A bench of the SC, headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, put off the hearing until Jan 6. As the court resumed hearing earlier today, the IG was conspicuous by his absence. Expressing displeasure over his no-show, the court ordered him to appear within fifteen minutes and called for a short recess. The Advocate General Islamabad informed thatRead More
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Post COVID-19
Written by Mr. Shakeel Ahmad Ramay, MemberBoard of Experts, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad & Mr. Khalid TaimurAkram, Executive Director, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad. World has been jolted by COVID-19 pandemic. It was un-expected and sudden. The impacts are multidimensional and multifaceted. The severity of impacts is unfolding in a timewise manner. The first victim was economy which was immediately stuck and bearing the full wrath of impacts. It is shrinking. World Bank predicted that the economy will be contracted by 5.2Read More
PNC urges world bodies to stop supporting illegal acts of Israel
DNA ISLAMABAD : Palestine National Council (PNC) has called on the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), regional and international associations, parliaments and the world’s parliaments to take same positions of members of the European Parliament to ban trade and stop support for illegal Israeli settlements in lands considered occupied under international law. In a statement, PNC welcomed what was stated in a letter signed by 46 members of the European Parliament (Renew Europe group), addressed to the Executive Vice President and Commissioner of the European Union for Trade Valdes Dombrovskis regarding theRead More