Monday, September 13th, 2021
High cost of doing business hindering industrial growth: Mian Nauman Kabir
Lahore – /DNA/ – The Pakistan Industrial & Traders Association Front (PIAF) Chairman Mian Nauman Kabir has said that high cost of doing business has proved to be dangerous for Pakistan’s industry, discouraging investment both in capacity and capability. Due to the high rates of electricity, power theft became rampant as the tariff was not affordable for the consumers. He said that excess payment of General Sales Tax worth Rs85 billion have been paid to the Federal Board of Revenue while GST billed by independent power producers (IPPs) stood atRead More
Shc Dismisses Petition Against Dow University Official’s Appointment
KARACHI : Sindh High Court on Monday dismissed petition against appointment of Director, Dow University’s Institute of Business and Health. A high court bench today rejected a plea against appointment of Dr Izhar Hussain as the director of Dow University’s Institute of Business and Health Management. The appointment of Dr Izhar Hussain was challenged on the basis of his advanced age of above 70 years. Earlier, the counsel of the university argued that Dr Izhar Hussain was the senior most candidate for this office. “His expertise in pharmacy makes himRead More
Dr. Faisal urges people to follow corona related SOPs
Islamabad : Special Assistant on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan has urged the nation to wear masks and follow SOPs of social distancing to control the spread of Coronavirus. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Monday, he said we cannot remove masks yet. The Special Assistant said strengthening health institutions will benefit the coming generations.
Hundreds Of Lawyers Belonging To PLF Set To Join Pti
KARACHI: Hundreds of lawyers belonging to the People’s Lawyers Forum (PLF) are ready to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The announcement will be made during the upcoming Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Sindh. Well-informed sources said hundreds of lawyers of the People’s Lawyers Forum (PLF) are ready to join PTI and in this regard, a delegation led by Mustafa Mahesar had meetings with Governors of Sindh and Punjab. Sources said that the announcement of joining PTI will be made on the arrival of the Prime Minister in Sindh. In this regard,Read More
Ramiz Raja elected PCB chairman unopposed
Lahore: Former captain Ramiz Raja has been elected as the 36th chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) here on Monday. Ramiz, who was Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nominee for the post, was elected unopposed for a period of three years by a seven-member Board of Governors (BoG) during a meeting at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The 59-year-old Ramiz is the 32nd person to lead the cricket board as Najam Sethi was elected three times while Zaka Ashraf and Shahryar Khan were named two times respectively. PCB chairmanship election took placeRead More
Nation expresses full confidence in PM in Cantonment Board elections: Farrukh
Islamabad : Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib says the nation has expressed full confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Cantonment Board elections. In a tweet on Monday, he said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has emerged as a national party and gained representation in all provinces. The Minister of State said PML-N and Pakistan Peoples Party have become regional parties. He said PML-N could not get a single seat in Balochistan and remained on fifth position in Sindh. He said PPP could not get a single seatRead More