Friday, March 5th, 2021
1,579 coronavirus cases, 52 deaths reported in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has recorded 52 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,128. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 52 more lives and 1,579 fresh infections were reported during the said period. The total count of active cases is 17,117. In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,527 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 1,551 patients are still in critical condition. According to the National CommandRead More
Setting fundamentals of industrial cooperation under CPEC imperative: Bukhari
PESHAWAR, March 5 : Minister for State and Chairman Board of Investment (BOI) Pakistan Chairman Atif Bokhari said that a “world of opportunities” is just a step away and the only thing needed is to set the fundamentals of Industrial Cooperation under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to Gwadar Pro, he made the remarks when addressing CPEC Industrial Cooperation Business to Business (B2B) Investment Conference held here. He added, the second phase of CPEC has commenced and BOI would continue to take lead on investment promotion, facilitation and industrialRead More
KP wants more investment under CPEC: Taimoor Jhagra
PESHAWAR, March 5 (DNA) : “We want the focus of China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation (CPEC) to remain on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)”, said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra. They is also need that major projects like Peshawar-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway, Chashma Right Bank Left Canal DI Khan should become part of CPEC.” Many sectors in KP can attract investments such as mineral sector, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), tourism, energy sector, hydro-energy sector and health sector. There is a big opportunity of public-private partnership investment in KP’s health sector, heRead More