Monday, July 5th, 2021
Belt and Road Int’l Cultural Carnival featuring Pakistan held at Shaanxi
BEIJING, July 5 (DNA): “Shaanxi ‘Belt and Road’ International Students Cultural Carnival” featuring Pakistan was held at the Great Tang All Day Mall in the ancient Chinese capital Xi’an. Directed by Shaanxi Provincial government, the carnival was co-sponsored by the provincial education departments, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST), and local administrative authorities. Pu Yongping, Vice president of SUST, highly acclaimed the deep-rooted friendship between Pakistan and China in his speech. He hoped that youths from both countries can learn more about each other through this event to promoteRead More
Germany grants 2,400 visas to Afghan employees, relatives
BERLIN – German authorities said Monday they have granted 2,400 visas so far to Afghan employees of the country’s military and their relatives, although not all of them want to come to Germany immediately. Germany withdrew its last troops from Afghanistan last week after a deployment that lasted nearly 20 years and focused on the north of the country. It had the second-biggest foreign contingent in Afghanistan after the United States’. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said in April that Germany has a “deep obligation” not to leave behind unprotected localsRead More
FPCCI to conduct training on global selling
Islamabad (DNA): Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, has invited SMEs and entrepreneurs to attend a training seminar on “Become Successful Global Seller” as the seminar will incorporate cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, and practical know-how on how to efficiently and effectively employ modern Supply Chain Management techniques for global selling. Sheikh Sultan Rehman – Coordinator FPCCI Head Office – said that seminar will be conducted by Dr. Farhat Umar – world-renowned Supply Chain Management Consultant from MIT – and she will keep it interactive to make it beneficial for peculiar needs ofRead More
Greater integration of locals and private sector is crucial for the success of CPEC
DNA ISLAMABAD: ‘Pakistan needs to work on greater integration of locals, private sectors as well as the overseas Pakistanis into the CPEC projects’, said Ambassador Hassan Javed, Director Chinese Study Centre, NUST. While speaking at the webinar on the ‘Regional Integration and CPEC: The Case of Gwadar Port’ organized by the Institute of Regional Studies, Amb. Javed stressed that the need to adopt an innovative approach for the second phase of CPEC to untap huge multi-sectoral potentials between the two countries. On Afghanistan’s inclusion into the CPEC, Ambassador Javed saidRead More
President confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) on Turkish military commander
ISLAMABAD, July 5: President Arif Alvi on Monday conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award on Commander of Turkish Land Forces General Umit Dundar. The conferment was made at a special investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr to recognize of the meritorious services of General Umit Dundar in strengthening of Pakistan-Turkish ties. Started with national anthem and recitation of verses from the Holy Quran, the ceremony was attended by First Lady Samina Alvi, senior officials of the armed forces and Turkish Ambassador in Pakistan İhsan Mustafa Yurdakul. As per the citation read out atRead More
MBCCI would be a significant step forward for development of the region: Zafar Bakhtawari
ISLAMABAD, JUL 5 (DNA) – Zafar Bakhtawari, Secretary General, United Business Group has said that the establishment of Mandi Bahauddin Chamber of Commerce and Industry would be a significant step forward for the development and prosperity of the region and Bakhtawari further said that the new chamber of Mandi Bahauddin should focus on rice export and agro based industry especailly kinnow which is very important for the future of the country . President of Mandi Bahauddin Chamber Haider Raza Naqvi said that we are with United Business Group and expressRead More