Sunday, January 24th, 2021
Inzamam predicts outcome of Pakistan-South Africa Test series
Pakistan cricket legend Inzamam-ul-Haq believes that the Green Caps can win the two-match Test series against South Africa which begins from Tuesday in Karachi. The Proteas are touring the South Asian country for the first time in more than 13 years where they are scheduled to play a two-match Test series ahead of three T20I fixtures. The celebrated right-handed batsman made the remarks while talking in a video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board. “I believe the hosts can pull it off despite the players we have selected,” he said. “We shouldRead More
Pakistan mulls oil import from Iran
In the first phase, action against illegal POL retail outlets will simultaneously be taken in Punjab, Sindh and KPK which have already been geo mapped by customs besides choking off supply routes of smuggled POL products from Balochistan to the rest of the country Naveed Miraj ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government is mulling legalizing oil import from Iran. According to sources, talks in this regard are already under way. The purpose of this move is to check illegal oil import from Iran thus avoiding huge loss incurred due to illegal import.Read More
Pak-China enterprises reach consensus on trade of disinfection supplies
BEIJING, Jan 24 (DNA): The Yangtze River Delta International Trade Promotion Committee and China-Europe Association for Technical and Economic Cooperation (CEATEC) initiated an online Pak-China matchmaking meeting in the medical supplies sector. According to Gwadar Pro, a total of six government agencies and enterprises related to the medical and health industry took part in the event and shown high interest in hypochlorous acid disinfectant, an efficient advanced disinfectant recommended by the Centre for Disease Control, Shanghai (Shanghai CDC). A couple of months back, CEATEC visited the Consulate General of PakistanRead More
IPS delegation meets CPEC Authority chairman, gets briefed on progress
ISLAMABAD, JAN 24 (DNA) – Pakistan attaches great importance to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a national project, and is ready to pay any price for its success. The chairman of the newly created CPEC Authority Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa stated this at an exclusive session with a delegation of senior officials and researchers of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) held at the CPEC Authority’s Secretariat. The IPS delegation comprised its Executive President Khalid Rahman, GM Operations Naufil Shahrukh, senior associates Amanullah Khan, Mirza Hamid Hasan, Dr MalihaRead More
Trump asked Justice Dept to go to Supreme Court to overturn election: Journal
WASHINGTON : Former president Donald Trump considered replacing the acting attorney general with an official willing to pursue unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and he pushed the Justice Department to ask the Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden’s victory. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal said the efforts in the last weeks of Trump’s presidency failed because of resistance from his Justice appointees who refused to file what they viewed as a legally baseless lawsuit in the Supreme Court. Other senior department officials later threatened to resignRead More
PS delegation meets CPEC Authority chairman, gets briefed on progress, challenges
Islamabad, 24 January: Pakistan attaches great importance to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a national project, and is ready to pay any price for its success. The chairman of the newly created CPEC Authority Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa stated this at an exclusive session with a delegation of senior officials and researchers of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) held at the CPEC Authority’s Secretariat. The IPS delegation comprised its Executive President Khalid Rahman, GM Operations Naufil Shahrukh, senior associates Amanullah Khan, Mirza Hamid Hasan, Dr Maliha Zeba Khan,Read More