Saturday, May 22nd, 2021
Karachi schools to stay closed till June 6
KARACHI – Educational institutions across all districts of Karachi will stay closed till June 6. On Saturday, the government announced that all private and public schools in 12 (out of 23) Sindh districts will stay closed. Those districts include Hyderabad, Sukkur, Nawabshah, Dadu, and Badin. More developments are expected on schools. This story will be updated throughout Saturday. The decision was taken after the coronavirus infection rate in these areas rose above 5%. In a coronavirus task force meeting on Saturday, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that cases increasedRead More
FIFA Congress confirms Pakistan’s suspension
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Congress has officially confirmed the suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation. The decision was announced by the football governing body after the 71st virtual FIFA Congress meeting on Friday. In a statement FIFA said, “203 members out of the 207 attending voted in favour of the Bureau of the FIFA Council’s step to suspend Pakistan on April 7, 2021, for the third party’s interference.” “Only one member association voted against it. The FIFA Congress also ratified the suspension of the Chadian Football Association,” it added.Read More
Businessmen stand united to support Palestinian cause: Anjum Nisar
ISLAMABAD, MAY 22 (DNA) – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar, while expressing solidarity with the Palestinians, showed a strong sense of outrage on behalf of the entire business community of Pakistan over Israel’s use of indiscriminate and disproportionate force against the Palestinians, resulting in the loss of numerous lives. He appreciated the trade bodies and industrial associations for standing united to hold protest rallies in support of Palestinians across the country, calling upon the Muslim world to boycott Israel completelyRead More
ICCI calls for extending business timings up to 10 pm at night
ISLAMABAD, MAY 22 (DNA) – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to extend the business timings in markets from current 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm and for food outlets/restaurants up to 12 midnight so that business activities could flourish smoothly that would help in reviving the overall economy. Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that with the increase in vaccination of people, the average positivity rate of Covid-19 pandemic has now come down to 5.9% reflecting anRead More
Indonesian Embassy, E-commerce sign MoU to increase trade
The platform will connect exporters and importers from Indonesia and Pakistan and allow them to explore untapped trade potential in various fields such as textile, food processing, agricultural products, infrastructural development, chemical & pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, iron & steel Staff Report ISLAMABD – The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Islamabad signed an MoU with Ecommerce Pvt. Ltd. Pakistan to further explore collaboration to facilitate increased trade between Indonesia and Pakistan by providing a platform for business communities of the two countries to get more information which may helpRead More