Saturday, January 2nd, 2021
President for providing skills, vocational training to PWDs
KARACHI, Jan 02 (DNA): President Dr Arif Alvi has said that steps are underway to bring differently abled people (DAPs) into the mainstream society by providing them necessary technical skills and capacity building to make them employable in the market. He said that we needed to adopt a rights based approach instead of charity based approach for PWDs. The President gave these remarks while talking to members of the Sindh Business Chambers in a meeting today. The President said that industries producing raw materials for the export industries also neededRead More
Rashid vows action within 72 hours for speaking against Pakistan Army, state institutions
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday vowed that action would be initiated within 72 hours against anyone found using derogatory language against the Pakistan army and state institutions. Rashid’s remarks, made while speaking to reporters in Rawalpindi, come a day after Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the opposition’s movement would no longer be directed only at the government but also against it’s “backers”. Rehman had also stated that the alliance’s possible long march to the capital “could also be to Rawalpindi”.Read More
UBG firmly believes in democracy but outrightly rejects rigged result of presidential slot of FPCCI
DNA LAHORE, JAN 2 – The top leadership of United Business Group (UBG) Saturday reaffirmed that it firmly believed in democracy, rule of law and supremacy of constitution but outrightly rejected the rigged election result of top slot of president Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. UBG Presidential candidate Muhammad Khalid Tawab talking to media in city today alleged that despite securing equal number of 178 votes biased election commission unlawfully announced his rival Mian Nasir Hayat Mangoon of Businessman panel as president. He said it’s traditionRead More
PIAF greets Anjum Nisar for BMP historic victory in FPCCI polls
LAHORE, JAN 2 /DNA/ – The Pakistan Industrial & Traders Association Front (PIAF) has greeted Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar for clinching the historic victory in the annual elections of the country’s apex trade body, retaining almost all the main seats of the office for second year in a row. PIAF chairman Mian Nauman Kabeer, senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi congratulated the BMP candidate Mian Nasser Hyatt Magoo for his election as FPCCI president and Khawaja Shazaib Akram as senior vice president afterRead More
Babar Azam ruled out of Christchurch Test against New Zealand
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch starting Jan 3 due to slight pain in his thumb, the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a media release on Saturday. Babar, 26, had participated in a training session on Friday but the team’s management opted to not include him in the second Test after he reported slight pain in his thumb, to avoid any risk of further injury. Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed the captain in his place.Read More
TikTok Ban: PIC orders PTA to provide information to the citizen
DNA ISLAMABAD, JAN 2 – The Pakistan Information Commission has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to provide minutes of the meeting and file noting to the information seeker, in which PTA had decided to ban TikTok Application in the country. The Commission asked PTA to ensure provision of information and minutes of the meeting to the applicant within 10 working days. As per details, the scribe approached the PTA to get information regarding total number of complaints received against TikTok Application, copies of the letters/emails communication with TikTok management,Read More