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Pakistan can prosper and progress  by implementing faith unity and discipline

LAHORE Feb 18 (DNA) : President SAARC chamber of commerce and Industry and veteran trade leader Iftikhar Ali Malik on Thursday stressed the urgent need to implement the Quaid guiding motto of faith unity and discipline in true letter and spirit in every sphere of life that can make  Pakistan as one of the most powerful country in the comity of nation. Addressing the 3-day concluding session of 13th national conference on “Nazria-I-Pakistan” held under aegis of Nazria Pakistan Trust,he said Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan gave Read More


Is it time to ban imports of second-hand clothes?

Lilongwe : By some estimates, almost 70% of all clothes donated globally end up in Africa. And, for decades, people across the continent welcomed those imports – mostly from the US and Europe – with open arms. They proved to be a real lifeline for those of us who couldn’t afford brand new outfits. “People prefer second-hand clothes, because they are cheaper compared to having something I would make from scratch”, says Grace Nsonga, who runs a fashion business in Lilongwe, Malawi. But the sheer amount of clothes being importedRead More


Senate polls: ECP rejects PTI’s objection over Yusuf Raza Gilani’s nomination papers

ISLAMABAD : The Election Commission of Pakistan rejected on Thursday an objection raised by the PTI and accepted the nomination papers of former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani for the Senate polls. He is Pakistan Democratic Movement’s joint candidate for the Senate seat from Islamabad. Returning officer (RO) Zafar Iqbal announced the verdict on Thursday. It was earlier reserved after arguments concluded by both parties. The RO ruled that the candidate was convicted under Article 63(1)(g) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and “a period ofRead More


PTI govt paid back record $20b debt: PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has paid back a record $20 billion debt in two and half years. Addressing a ceremony in connection with Roshan Digital Account crossing five hundred million dollars mark in remittances in Islamabad, PM Imran Khan said the country is overburdened due to record debts taken by the previous governments. The prime minister expressed his pleasure over the record increase in the country’s exports at a time when the economies around the world were badly affectedRead More


SC returns 12-kanal land to owner donated for dams fund

ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court (SC) has returned the property papers to the owner who had donated 12-kanal land for the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund. A three-member bench of the top court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard a petition which sought the return of the land donated for the dams fund. During the hearing, the owner’s son told the SC bench that his father had donated the land for the dams fund dueRead More


Babar among most expensive players for ‘The Hundred’ draft

Karachi : Pakistan captain Babar Azam is among the most expensive players on The Hundred tournament’s draft list with a base price of £100,000. The 26-year-old Babar is on a list of more than 250 players contending for the seven remaining overseas spots in the draft. The inaugural edition of English cricket’s Hundred competition was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the 100-ball tournament is set to take place this summer. Along with Babar, David Warner, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Shakib Al Hasan, Lockie Ferguson, JasonRead More