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Profit not important than human lives, WTO should soften vaccine patent laws

Islamabad : April 09, 2021 : Chairman of National Business Group of FPCCI, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said decision of the government to register the whole population for vaccination is laudable. However, the government should consider start registration of the whole population immediately as it is a matter of grave concern, he said. Mian Zahid Hussain said that so far government has vaccinated 1.1 million people while 14000 have been vaccinated by private concerns whichRead More


UBG sends 40 budget proposals to federal government

LAHORE March 9 : United Business Group (UBG) on Friday sent  a  set of 40 growth oriented proposals for the upcoming federal budget 2021-22 which would help the government for accelerating the pace of economic activities in wake of pandemic of coronavirus. Chairman UBG and President SAARC Chamber Iftikhar Ali  Malik briefing the  media here today after chairing core committee meeting of the group said Pakistan’s economy is passing through a challenging phase due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. “The most impacted section of our society is the manufacturers,Read More


China Offers Full Support To Pakistani Business Community

Karachi : H.E. NongRong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China along with Mr. Li Bijian, Consul General of China at Karachi along with his team visited the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The meeting took note of various subjects pertaining to economic relationship between Pakistan and China particularly in reference to China Pakistan Economic Corridor and China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement. H.E. shared his views with the house regarding the upcoming online business portal of Chinese Government which will be a good opportunity for Pakistani business communityRead More


Sindh CM accords approval grant of Rs25m to newly established universities

Islamabad : Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over the meeting of Public Sector Universities at the Chief Minister’s House in Karachi. The Provincial Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Asim briefed the meeting and said that HEC-Pakistan will monitor the performance of Universities, Evaluation and Accreditation with Provincial HEC. On this occasion, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah accorded approval a grant of 25 million rupees to the newly established universities. The chief minister also awarded a grant of 45.7 million on request of Provincial HEC to 10Read More


US CG, VC UoS sign accord

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: In a virtual ceremony, U.S. Consul General Catherine Rodriguez along with Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Vice Chancellor University of Sargodha, signed an agreement to renew the Lincoln Corner partnership between the University of Sargodha and the U.S. Consulate General in Lahore. The newly renovated and expanded Lincoln Corner Sargodha is a vibrant center of student interaction, learning, dialogue, and creative thinking.


Pakistan fully supports China’s policy on Xinjiang: Says Pakistan’s envoy

BEIJING, April 9 : Pakistan fully supports China’s policy on Xinjiang and willing to develop more cooperation with China to strengthen people-to-people exchanges, said Ambassador Moin ul Haque. According to Gwadar Pro, early this month, a delegation comprising the Pakistani Ambassador and more than 30 diplomats from some 21 countries, visited Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. “I’m very happy to visit Xinjiang, a beautiful part and a very historic area of China. We have been here for 3 days now, we visited the regional capital Urumqi and Kashgar, which is aRead More