Saturday, June 12th, 2021
Qureshi, Saudi FM discuss matters of bilateral interest
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUN 12 – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received a telephone call from Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the call, the two Foreign Ministers reaffirmed long-standing and fraternal ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. On behalf of Pakistan’s leadership, Foreign Minister Qureshi conveyed best wishes to His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The Saudi Foreign Minister apprisedRead More
Italy limits AstraZeneca to over-60s
ROME – Italy said Saturday it would restrict the AstraZeneca vaccine to the over-60s, with younger people who have already received one dose to complete the cycle with an mRNA jab. The EU’s medicine agency in April drew a link between rare blood clots and AstraZeneca jabs but stressed that the benefits of the vaccines outweighed the risks. “The changed epidemiological situation has led to a reassessment of the risk-benefit ratio for age groups less at risk of severe forms of Covid-19,” the Italian government’s Technical and Scientific Committee (CTS)Read More
Hajj to be limited to 60,000 this year in Saudi Arabia
DNA RIYADH, JUN 12 – The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah affirms that the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia always places great care and attention on the safety, health and security of pilgrims, and places this at the forefront of its priorities. In compliance with the purposes of Islamic Sharia in preserving the human soul, while providing all the necessary facilities that facilitate pilgrims to perform the rituals of Hajj and Umrah, and enable them to reach the holy places smoothly and easily, as the Kingdom has hadRead More
China’s excavator sales rise in first five months
BEIJING, JUN 12 (DNA) – Total sales of China’s major excavator manufacturers reported stable expansion in the first five months of the year, industry data showed. China’s 26 leading excavator makers sold 200,733 excavators from January to May, up 37.7 percent year on year, data from the China Construction Machinery Association showed. During the period, excavators sold in the domestic market rose 31.7 percent year on year to 176,735 units, while excavator exports totaled 23,998 units, surging 106.3 percent from a year earlier. In May alone, China’s excavator sales cameRead More
NAB has great regard for business community: Chairman
ISLAMABAD, JUN 12 (DNA) – Justice ® Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has said that NAB is a people and business friendly organization. NAB has great regard for the business community which is playing an important role in the country’s progress. He said that he had not only addressed business community at Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce Karachi (FPCCI) Chamber of Commerce Lahore and Islamabad Chamber of Commerce, Islamabad but held various meetings with a delegation of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce Karachi (FPCCI), delegation of Flour Mills Association,Read More
Chairman CDA, Ch Ashraf discuss water related issues of the capital
ISLAMABAD, JUN 12 (DNA) – A meeting was held between chairman CDA Amer Ali Ahmed and PCRWR chairman Ch Ashraf at CDA head office to discuss various solutions to resolve water related issues of the capital. In the meeting long term and short term solutions came under discussion. It was decided to construct 100 underground water wells and 20 observatory wells at various locations in the city to harvest the rain water. To maintain green belts of Srinagar highway and Islamabad highway sprinkling irrigation system will be installed to conserveRead More