Friday, January 29th, 2021
NBA: Wood’s double-double helps Rockets beat Blazers
ISTANBUL, JAN 29 – Houston Rockets defeated Portland Trail Blazers with a 104-101 score in Friday’s NBA game. Christian Wood led the Rockets to victory, making a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds at Toyota Center. Victor Oladipo was the highest scorer of his team with 25 points and seven rebounds, while John Wall produced 20 points. For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard helped his team with 30 points and nine assists in the losing effort. Following this win, the Rockets improved to 8 wins and 9 losses to beRead More
ICCI calls for new policy measures to promote documented economy
DNA ISLAMABAD, JAN 29: Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry has called upon the government to take new policy measures aimed at promoting the documented economy that would help in improving the tax revenue collection and achieving sustainable growth. He said that the IMF has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at 1.5 percent for the current fiscal year 2020-21, but this forecast was based on the formal economy, which was almost half of the total economy. He said that according to various surveys and reports,Read More
Greek envoy calls on Minister for Maritime Affairs
ISLAMABAD, JAN 29 (DNA) – Greek Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Papastravou on Friday called on Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi. Greek Envoy emphasised on the importance of shipping and showed keen interest in furthering cooperation. Federal Minister laid out his vision and discussed various ideas to enhance trade and also spoke about possibilities to learn from Greece’s experience and success in the maritime sector. Issue of seafarers and water pollution also came under discussion. Shipping being one of the 3 main pillars of the Greek Economy, AmbassadorRead More
IPI calls for strong policies, difficult decisions
ISLAMABAD, JAN 29 (DNA) – Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) on Friday called on the government to put in place strong policies and take difficult decisions for the country’s long-term gain. The think tank said this while launching its annual report ‘Pakistan Outlook 2021 – Politics, Economy & Security’, which provides an in-depth analysis and forecast of the political, foreign policy, security, and economic trends in the country. The report also takes an exclusive look at energy security. IPI noted that policymaking in the country has for long been reigned byRead More
Four day visit of KAFM of Asian Affairs concludes
DNA ISLAMABAD, JAN 29: Kuwait’s Assistant Foreign Minister of Asian Affairs Ambassador Ali Suleiman Al-Saeed, concluded his four day visit to Islamabad on 29 January, 2021. The visit took place in the backdrop of the meeting of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi with his Kuwaiti counterpart on the sidelines of the 47th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Niamey, Niger, in November 2020. The Assistant Foreign Minister held the Third Round of Bilateral Political Consultations co-chaired by Ambassador Khalid H. Memon, Special Secretary (Middle East) of theRead More
75,000 Afghan refugee families impacted by pandemic received emergency cash
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) completed the disbursement of emergency cash assistance for 75,000 vulnerable Afghan refugee families that have been the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. More than 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees are hosted in Pakistan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their ability to work and earn a minimum livelihood, mainly as daily wage earners, has been severely affected. In response, UNHCR launched an emergency cash programme in May 2020. The programme mirrored the Government of Pakistan’s Ehsaas social protection programme under whichRead More