Saturday, January 30th, 2021
A Lone Long Walk
Asma Ishaq Tahir Mehmood’s book A Lone Long Walk is a treat to all those readers who search the themes to read about Life, Love, Nature and Call of Duty. It is a collection of short stories written over a span of six years – from 2014 to 2010. Any avid reader will enjoy reading it till the last page in one-go. Tahir chooses majority of his plotlines that are built around soldiery, the call of duty, nature, mystery and union and separation. As such, the 23 tales (and five poems) are essentially a product of hisRead More
FPCCI expresses satisfaction over assurances of Petroleum, Energy Advisors
Karachi (DNA) Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, while welcoming the assurance to meet the energy production demand of industries by Nadeem Baber Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Tabish Gohar, Special Assistant on Energy in a meeting with FPCCI & business representatives at Governor house. Appreciating the efforts of Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, he hoped that the government representatives would fulfill the promises made in the meeting with the industrialist community. In a statement that, Nasser Hyatt Maggo said that the FPCCI, in consultation with EmployersRead More
Chinese medical staff cures a Pakistani, giving him a new life: Report
BEIJING, Jan. 30 (DNA): Chinese medical staff working in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (XMU). cured a Pakistani, giving him a new life, says a report published by China Economic Net (CEN). “Chinese doctors are so great. It is your superb medical skill that gave me a new life,” said Mr. Anjum Iqbal, a Pakistani patient to be discharged from the hospital. The 48-year-old Iqbal was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in August 2017. His illness had been under control. However, he was re-attacked by the disease in AugustRead More
UAE allows citizenship to foreigners
ABU DHABI, JAN 30 (DNA) -Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has announced that UAE govt will adopt new law amendments that allow granting the UAE citizenship to investors, specialized talents & professionals including scientists, doctors, engineers, artists, authors and their families. The new directives aim to attract talents that contribute to our development journey. The UAE cabinet, local Emiri courts & executive councils will nominate those eligible for the citizenship under clear criteria set for each category. The law allows receivers of the UAE passport to keep their existingRead More
President SCCI meets Railway Minister Azam Khan Swati
ISLAMABAD, JAN 30 (DNA) – President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry Qaiser Iqbal Baryar called on the Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati at Islamabad. Explaining the export status of Sialkot, the President said that Sialkot is the only export city of Pakistan where 99% of the manufactured products are exported abroad. He said that at present an average of 3223 export consignments weighing more than ten and a half thousand tonnes and their value in Pakistani rupees more than 19 thousand million are being shipped from SialkotRead More
Pakistan’s export to China up 41pc last December
DNA ISLAMABAD, Jan. 30 – Pakistan’s export to China crossed $312.33 million in December 2020, as per the official data of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC), Gwadar Pro reported on Saturday. Exports increased by 41% on a year-on-year basis last December, according to GACC figures received by Pakistan. Despite the epidemic of COVID-19, bilateral trade has increased significantly. Pakistan’s exports stood at $312.33 million in December 2020, up 41 percent from $221 million in the same month of the previous year, which grewRead More