Friday, March 26th, 2021
COAS Gen. Bajwa visits multiple Logistic installations
RAWALPINDI, MAR 26 (DNA) – General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited multiple Logistic installations / workshops at Rawalpindi station. COAS visited various facilities and infrastructures of the workshops handling vast range of specialized equipment for Army. He was briefed regarding facilities being developed, upgradation mechanism of vehicles and aviation assets and handling of central stores. COAS during the 200th rollout ceremony of aircrafts at Aviation Base Workshop specially appreciated indigenous capability of complete overhaul of different service helicopters. COAS lauded the untiring efforts of Commandant andRead More
Turkey aim to keep up great start to World Cup quals
ANKARA, MAR 26 – The Turkish national team will meet Norway in their second match of the European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. After starting the qualifiers with a 4-2 win over the Netherlands at home, the Turkish national football team now looks to seal their second win in the group against Norway, which defeated Gibraltar 3-0 in their opening game. The Group G game will kick off at the La Rosaleda stadium in Spain’s Malaga over travel restrictions in Norway amid the novel coronavirus, starting at 8 p.m local time (1700 GMT) onRead More
52 tested positive in Attock
ATTOCK, MAR 26 (DNA) – 52 new confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 were reported inthe district Attock on Friday raising the tally to 1520. According to health authorities, it was the highest tally of positivecases in a single day since the first case was reported in thedistrict during the month of March last year. According to health authorities, front line health workers as well asteachers and students of different government institutions includingcolleges, boys and girls schools are among the new victims of thevirus. Chief executive, district health authority Dr JawadRead More
Tackling energy, environment crises are important to ensure national security: Speakers
ISLAMABAD, MAR 26 (DNA) – The speakers at a webinar on “Non-traditional security challenges- energy and environment crises’ organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) urged the need to give an equal importance to country’s non-traditional security challenges such as energy and environment crises to ensure our national security. They were of the view that traditional security challenges are being well tackled by our security apparatus appropriately. Now by tackling energy and environment crises as non-traditional security challenges as a nation, we may boost our overall national security paradigm.Read More
ICCI calls for withdrawal of amendments in tax laws
ISLAMABAD, MAR 26 (DNA) – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to withdraw amendments in tax introduced through Ordinance to meet the conditions of IMF as it would prove a death blow for businesses & investment and cause collapse of the overall economy. Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President ICCI said that the amendments in tax laws envisaged withdrawal of tax exemptions of Rs.140 billion from various sectors besides imposition of fine of Rs.5000 on shop owners for not displaying NTN or Business CardsRead More
RCCI organizes investor conference on Railways land
RAWALPINDI, MAR 26 (DNA) – Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati while addressing a conference on investment in Railways Land organized by Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) through video link said that unfortunately Railways has been in disrepute for the last 70 years. I want to send a message to all developers and investors to invest with security in railways land. The investment will be under a public-private partnership. You will have the full support of my team, he added. The legal process in this regard willRead More