Friday, September 10th, 2021
PCB can make changes to T20 World Cup squad under special circumstances: chief selector
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 10: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Selector Mohammad Wasim on Friday said changes could be made to the squad announced for next month’s T20 World Cup under “special circumstances and in exceptional cases”. he said that he “would not rule out changes” to the national team, which was announced earlier this week, as International Cricket Council (ICC) rules allowed changes to be made to the T20 World Cup squads till Oct 10. “Of course, we did not announce the ICC World T20 Squad [just] to make changes later but underRead More
Joint Action Committee expresses full support for PFUJ’s demonstration on Sept 13
KARACHI, SEPT 10 (DNA) – A meeting of the Joint Action Committee of Media Organizations was held on September 10, 2021. All representative media organizations namely Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), and the Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) reiterated their stance of rejecting the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) vehemently and termed the concept as unconstitutional and a move to muzzle the freedom of press and expression by imposingRead More
Japan envoy lauds PM Khan for adopting ‘Miyawaki Method’
ISLAMABAD, SEP 10 (DNA) – Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Matsuda Kuninori on Friday appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan for his initiative of adopting the “Miyawaki Method” for tree plantation campaigns in Pakistan. Expressing his gratitude to PM for condolences over the passing away of Dr Miyawaki Akira, Ambassador said, “I hope that by tree planting activities, with the cherished memory of the late Professor Miyawaki, trees and forests throughout Pakistan will grow strongly, as Pakistan will do certainly”, said a press release issued here. Prof Dr Miyawaki Akira, a JapaneseRead More
E-commerce provides opportunities to SMEs to boost exports
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 10 (DNA) – The internet has most critical role to play in emerging business environment and has already been able to contribute more than 15% of global GDP. Likewise, digital economy and e-commerce are great opportunity for SMEs, which are back bone of Pakistan’s economy as there are more than 3.2 million SMEs, accounting for nearly 90% of all enterprises in the country. This was the crux of discussion by trade experts during the webinar ‘Ecommerce and SMEs Preparedness’ organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), in collaborationRead More
RCCI elections 2021-22, executive body elected unopposed
Rawalpindi: /DNA/ – The election of corporate and associate class has been completed in the first phase of the annual election of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the year 2021-22. Eleven candidates filed nomination papers for five seats of corporate class, six withdrew while 23 candidates filed papers for five associate class seats, 18 withdrew their nomination papers and the remaining five candidates were declared uncontested. Chaudhry Nadeem Rauf, Waqas bin Mahmood, Mudassir Maqbool, Rafiq Khan and Khawaja Farooq Ali were elected to the five corporate seats ofRead More
IPC Committee recommends Rs. 1000 million grant for Hockey revival
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD, Sep 10: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) recommended that the federal government should allocate Rs. 1000 million annual grant for the revival of national game Hockey and government monitor these funds itself for uplifting hockey in the country. Under the chairmanship of Nawab Sher, the standing committee meeting was held at Parliament house discussed the reasons of sports decline in the country as well as detailed briefing were given by the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to theRead More