Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
ICCI shows concerns over attachment of bank accounts by FBR
ISLAMABAD, JAN 27 (DNA) – Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that the business community was feeling very perturbed over the attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers by the tax department as it was shattering their confidence and called upon the FBR to refrain from this practice as it would discourage new investment and force the businessmen to consider moving their businesses to other safe destinations. He said it seemed that the bank accounts of taxpayers were attached to meet the unrealistic and unachievableRead More
Gas crisis blocking new investments: Mian Zahid
DNA KARACHI – Chairman of National Business Group of FPCCI, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said the gas crisis is not only hitting economy and employment but it has also blocked new investments. Industrialist community is protesting all over the country which will also discourage foreign investors, he said. Mian Zahid Hussian said that CNG sector is paying the highest tariff for gas and paying highest taxes but it is facing the ire ofRead More
Japan renews commitment to support polio eradication efforts in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, JAN 27 (DNA) – Government of Japan provided US$ 4.57 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccine as part of its continued support to Pakistan for polio eradication. This latest grant will be utilized for the procurement of 23.66 million doses of vaccines. It will allow the programme to reach under five years old children living in the districts with persistent polio virus transmission. Districts across the country during vaccination drives planned in 2021. The notes of the grant were signed and exchanged between the Government of JapanRead More
Mr. Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director, CGSS met with Ambassador of Belarus to Pakistan
Islamabad, 27thJanuary 2021 : A meeting was held between Mr. Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad and His Excellency Andrei Metelitsa, Ambassador of Belarus to Pakistan at the Embassy of Belarus, Islamabad. Mr. Khalid Taimur Akram welcomed the newly appointed Ambassador to Pakistan and hoped that the mutual cooperation between the two friendly nations will be further cemented. During the meeting, it was decided that both the parties collaborate in the fields of mutual interestparticularly academia, research and analysis. His Excellency Andrei MetelitsaRead More
Govt committed to rendering all educational institutions in Punjab drug-free: Basharat
Islamabad : Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Muhammad Basharat Raja has said that Pakistan government is committed to rendering all educational institutions in the province drug-free. Responding to an adjournment motion by the MPA Khadija Umer during the Punjab Assembly session in Lahore, he said 174 cases have been registered against drug dealers outside educational institutions. The Law Minister said hundreds of cases had been registered for its prevention as well as effective actions were also being taken against the perpetrators involved in the business of sheesha secretly.Read More
Online exams: Punjab minister calls Shafqat Mahmood after students’ protest
LAHORE : As students yet again took to the streets on Wednesday to raise the demand for online exams, Punjab Minister for Higher Education & Information Technology, Raja Yassir spoke to Shafqat Mahmood about the examination policy. Taking to Twitter, Yassir said that he and the federal minister agreed to request the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to provide “clear directions” to public and private universities regarding examination policies. “I talked to Federal Minister and we agreed to request HEC to give clear directions to all public and private universities regarding examinationRead More