Monday, August 23rd, 2021
Moroccan ambassador visits FPCCI
ISLAMABAD, AUG 23 /DNA/ – Mohamed Karmoune, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Pakistan visit FPCCI Capital office Islamabad. to advises business community of Pakistan to visit Morocco for Business and Trade enhancement. President FPCCI Main Nasseer Hyatt Maggo , Head FPCCI capital Office Islamabad Haji Qurban Ali, Coordinator FPCCI Capital Office Islamabad Welcome the Ambassador of Morocco. Ambassador of Kingdom of Morocco Mohammed Karmoune, while indicating to enhance trade volume between Pakistan and Morocco, advised the Business & Industrial Community of Islamabad to arrange trade delegations’ visit atRead More
Cotton futures close higher
ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 23 :Cotton futures closed higher Monday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active cotton contract for January 2022 delivery gained 55 yuan (about 8.47 U.S. dollars) to close at 17,860 yuan per tonne. On Monday, the total trading volume for six listed cotton futures contracts on the ZCE was 440,857 lots with a turnover of 39.17 billion yuan. As the world’s largest producer, consumer and exporter of textile, China listed cotton futures on ZCE in June 2004, helping cotton-related enterprises hedge the priceRead More
Sri Lanka records 4,282 COVID-19 new cases, highest single day spike
COLOMBO, Aug. 23 :Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry on Monday said that the country recorded its highest single day COVID-19 tally of 4,282 cases on Sunday, bringing the total infections to 390,000 since March last year. According to official figures, Sri Lanka surpassed the 4,000 mark in daily infections on Sunday and now its total active patient count stood at 40,475. The death toll from the virus reached 7,366. Sri Lanka is witnessing a rapid spread in COVID-19 infections due to the Delta variant and on Friday, the country declared aRead More
Kohat hospitals to be given MTI status for improved health facilities: Ziaullah Bangash
PESHAWAR, Aug 23 :Chairman District Development Advisory Committee (DDAC) Kohat, MPA Ziaullah Bangash on Monday said that quality of health facilities would be improved by giving Medical Teaching Institutes (MTI) status to both hospitals of Kohat district. Talking to APP, the DDAC Chairman, Ziaullah Bangash said that provincial government and Health Department had agreed in principle for status up gradation of both hospitals with an objective to provide best healthcare facilities to people. He said that under the MTI Act board of directors would be constituted in DHQ Hospital KDARead More
APNS expresses grief over sad demise of Afzal Hussain Naqvi
KARACHI, AUG 23 /DNA/ – “Sarmad Ali, President, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General, All Pakistan Newspapers Society have expressed profound grief on behalf of APNS Office Bearers and members of the Executive Committee over the sad demise of Mr. Afzal Hussain Naqvi, Chairman City News Network and uncle of Syed Mohsin Naqvi, publisher, Daily City 42, Lahore. The APNS offered condolence to the bereaved family and prayed that Almighty Allah rest the departed soul in eternal peace and give them courage and patience to bear the loss.=DNA
Chinese scholar sees great potential for China-Pak trade
BEIJING, Aug 23 (DNA): Chinese scholar Cheng Xizhong has anticipated that there is great potential for China-Pakistan trade in future. In his article carried by China Economic Net on Monday, he noted that trade volume between China and Pakistan totaled US$ 12.56 billion in the first half of 2021, showing an increase of 1.6 times against the same period last year. According to the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, trade volume between China and Pakistan has increased explosively against the global trend under the seriousRead More