Saturday, August 7th, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Arshad Nadeem’s competes for Olympics medal at javelin event
TOKYO, AUG 7: Arshad Nadeem is participating in the final of the men’s javelin event at the Tokyo Olympics. He is the country’s last hope to end a medal drought at the mega-event where Pakistan have failed to register any significant victory since 1992 Earlier, the Khanewal- born won his group on Wednesday after finishing the round with a throw of 85.16 metres which was the third-best in the event behind India’s Neeraj Chopra (86.65m) and Germany’s Johannes Vetter (85.64m). Previously, he has won a bronze medal for Pakistan inRead More
Pakistan welcomes statement of UNSG on J&K dispute
ISLAMABAD, AUG 07 (DNA) – Pakistan on Saturday welcomed the statement by spokesperson of UN Secretary-General, reaffirming the United Nations’ position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the statement reaffirms that the United Nations’ position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is well-established and has not changed. “The statement reaffirms that UN position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is “well-established” and has not changed,” Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said. He said Pakistan appreciated the timeliness of the statement as it coincided withRead More
Woman kills mother after fight over marriage proposal
MANDI BAHAUDDIN, AUG 7 /DNA/ – A woman has been accused of murdering her mother in Mandi Bahauddin after an argument over a proposal. The incident took place at Jadu Kala in Phalia district. The suspect ran away after shooting her mother, the police said. Raids are being carried out to arrest the accused.=DNA ===========
Razak Dawood reviews progress of Allama Iqbal industrial city at FIEDMC
LAHORE, AUG 7 /DNA/ – Razak Dawood Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce Saturday visited Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) office to review the progress of state of the art Allama Iqbal Industrial City,the first mega project of the Punjab, under China Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC). Chairman FIEDMC Mian Kashif Ashfaq here today briefing the Advisor said this project is being executed on fast track basis on the explicit directive of prime minister Imran Khan .He said that the facility of gas,power,water and basic infrastructure, civic centre etcRead More
HIC Zihai: Pak-China complementary to promote capacity cooperation
by Mariam Raheem ISLAMABAD – With Pak-China economic and trade relations upgrading continuously, capacity cooperation has become one of the important carriers of complementary advantages between both countries. It is learned that trade volume between both countries has grown rapidly showing an increase from $4 billion in year 2004-2005 to around $20 billion in recent years. It is also worth mentioning that as per China Customs, Pakistan’s exports to China in first half of 2021 amounted to $1.73 billion, an huge growth of 84% as compared to 1H 2020 whichRead More
CPEC’s M-14 to help boost livestock farming
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (DNA): CPEC’s M-14 to help boost livestock farming, besides a lot of other opportunities for the local people, like jobs, says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Saturday. With the completion of this section, travel time from Mianwali to Rawalpindi and other destinations would be greatly reduced with less stress for the road users. The motorway is great news for livestock owners to have easy access to markets to sell and purchase animals and to bring supplementary feeds from outside,” Muhammad Owais, a son of localRead More