Sunday, July 4th, 2021
British Brexit minister warns of Brexit impact on Northern Ireland
British Brexit Minister David Frost has warned that post-Brexit rules agreed for Northern Ireland could have a “chilling effect” on companies doing business there, in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper. A three-month extension of the status quo has ended the dispute for now, but not resolved the underlying issue. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol – negotiated by London and Brussels – the province remains bound by EU customs and common market rules, despite being part of the United Kingdom. The aim is to keep open the border between NorthernRead More
US$90 billion exports potential in central Asia, Abdul Razak Dawood
DNA KARACHI, JUL 4 – Pakistan is going to sign trade agreements with Uzbekistan in July to explore over US$90 billion exports potential in central Asia for achieving its unprecedented exports target of US$35 billion set for the fiscal year 2021-22. “Both countries have agreed to allocate dedicated space in Gwadar and Tashkent for establishing warehousing facilities to help each other in the transportation of goods to other regional countries,” he said. We have planned to transport goods under the TIR Convention because the first-ever truck from Uzbekistan reached PakistanRead More
Pakistan has the capability of producing cheap electricity by water: Zubair Tufail
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUL 4: Zubair Tufail, President, United Business Group Pakistan, has said that Pakistan is a rich country in all the resources provided by nature. We need to make Pakistan a prosperous and developed country by using these resources according to appropriate strategies and procedures. He expressed these views while addressing a dinner hosted by former National Assembly member Kanwar Qutbuddin in honour of Zubair Tufail President UBG and Zafar Bakhtawari Secretary General UBG last night. He said that Pakistan has the best water resources in the world andRead More
Exams will neither be postponed nor cancelled, emphasises Shafqat Mahmood
ISLAMABAD – Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has iterated that board exams for classes nine to 12 will take place across the country as per the schedules announced by the respective boards. “This is a unanimous decision of our provinces and stakeholders. Exams will take place according to the schedules announced by the boards,” he stressed. The education minister advised students to not believe in rumours, saying there were 29 educational boards in the country, each of which had issued their own schedule and the exams would take place onRead More
England bowl against Sri Lanka in third ODI
Bristol, United Kingdom, July 4:England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka at Bristol on Sunday as the hosts eyed a 3-0 series sweep. Despite leading 2-0 in the series, after wins at Chester-le-Street and the Oval, England resisted the temptation to give left-arm quick George Garton a debut or deploy batsman Tom Banton or spinner Liam Dawson. Instead, they made just the one change, with pace-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes replacing fellow World Cup-winner Mark Wood. Sri Lanka tooRead More
RDA allocates funds for ‘Kutchery & Defence chowk’ underpasses in 2021-22 FY budget
RAWALPINDI, Jul 04:Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has allocated funds for ‘Kutchery and Defence Chowk’ underpasses in its fiscal year (FY) budget, approved by the 55th Governing Body of RDA. According to a RDA spokesman, the Governing Body has approved the annual budget 2021-22 of RDA amounting to Rs 2329.005 million. He said that two underpasses would be constructed at most overloaded intersections of the city, ‘Defence Chowk and Kutchery Chowk.’ Rs 2.2 billion would be spent to construct Defence Chowk underpass while Kutchery Chowk project would be completed at anRead More