Friday, January 15th, 2021
Transformation plan launched to bring transparency to PRCS: Abrar ul Haq
Chairman says concrete plan of action designed to transform PRCS into a role model of swift and efficient assistance towards vulnerable segments of society ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Chairman Abrar ul Haq has said that a first-of-its-kind initiative for digital transformation of the organization has been launched to bring more transparency and efficiency to the humanitarian assistance and service delivery. “Transparency and efficiency are the hallmark of any leading humanitarian organization. Since assuming charge around a year back as chairman, I have laid special focus on digital transformationRead More
UK eyes 10 billion pound bilateral trade potential with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, JAN 15 (DNA) – Mike Nithavrianakis, Deputy High Commissioner of UK in Karachi and Trade Director for Pakistan said that his country wanted to increase bilateral trade with Pakistan from existing £3 billion to £ 10 billion to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes for both countries. He said that improving bilateral trade and economic relations between the UK and Pakistan would bring progress and prosperity for both countries. He said that about 5000 companies in the UK were doing business in UAE, but only 150 companies were in Pakistan despiteRead More
Pakistan have meagre share in global horticulture exports worth $200bn ; Jawad
DNA Karachi; FPCCI Former Chairman on Horticulture Exports and Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum, Ahmad Jawad on Friday says Pakistan yet to take appropriate pie from global cake at the account of horticulture exports; despite the fact that the global trade in horticulture had increase four times over two decades and stood at more than USD 200 billion in 2019. The sooner textile industry was in hot waters, the country doesn’t have alternative plan for the continuity of the exports and in result even in the year of 2020 to cross $25 billionRead More
The SCO is an effective platform for cooperation in the fight against poverty
Beijing, Jan. 14 — The epidemic of new-type coronavirus COVID-19 has dealt a serious blow to economies around the world, causing rising unemployment and poverty, including in developed nations. High levels of poverty persist in a number of SCO Member States. Member countries, home to nearly half the world’s population, are prioritizing the political and socio-economic consequences of the pandemic, tackling unemployment and poverty, which Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly called “the fiercest of battles”. According to the SCO Secretariat, disruptions in supply and production chains caused byRead More
A hug with Modi now endangers peace
Prof Badar Shahzad India has become the largest modern day Roman amphitheater where the minorities, mostly Muslims and Dalits, are mocked and eviscerated, both mentally and physically. Amidst loud chants of Bharat Mata ki Jai and Jai Sri Ram, the victims are put to death with brutal torture; even nuns and pregnant women are not spared in this gruesome BJP political arena. The Indian amphitheater smells of human flesh and victims crying for help. Every street in the kingdom of Sri Ram from Kashmir to Delhi smells of human flesh and blood.Read More
Aman-7 — A feather in Pakistan Navy’s cap
Sultan M Hali WHILE the world struggles to meet the challenges of the pandemic COVID-19, the responsibility of defense can neither be relegated nor postponed because existential threats do not diminish with natural calamities. If lessons can be learnt from the history of statecraft and warfare, nations at a lower ebb of vulnerability, can invite aggression from vested interests. Like the other arms of Service, Pakistan Navy (PN) too not only maintains constant vigil but also keeps its powder dry to meet any challenge head on. Organizing and participating inRead More