Sunday, September 26th, 2021
Inclusion of KCCDZ in CPEC to put Karachi at par with developed port cities: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said inclusion of Karachi Comprehensive Coastal Development Zone in CPEC is game changer and it will put Karachi at par with developed port cities of the world. In a tweet, he said it will clean-up our marine habitat for fishermen, develop 20,000 low income housing units and create opportunities for investors.
Selected destroyed country in three years: Shehbaz
RAWALPINDI, SEPT 26: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif while criticizing policies of the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government said that selected has destroyed the country in just three years and made millions of people jobless. Addressing party workers during workers convention in Rawalpindi,Shehbaz Sharif congratulated PML-N leaders over victory in cantonment board elections and said the election results were very satisfactory. While demanding free and fair elections in the country he said that PML-N will win the next general elections with the support of people. He saidRead More
PML-N will ‘bury PTI politically’ in 2023 elections, says Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 26: PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that his party will bury Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) politically in the next general elections, while stressing upon national institutions to ensure “fair and transparent” polls in 2023. He also highlighted that the recent cantonment board elections were transparent, saying “nobody intervened in those polls”. In the cantonment board elections on Sep 13, PTI had secured 60 seats while the PML-N nabbed 57, with independent candidates claiming 43 seats. The PML-N leader said every segment of the country had seen “destruction” caused byRead More
Russia’s Gazprom is ready to boost gas sales to Europe – Ifx cites Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russian energy giant Gazprom stands ready to increase natural gas supplies to Europe, Interfax news agency cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday, amid a surge in gas prices. Dmitry Peskov also said, according to the news agency, that Gazprom is interested in more gas supply contracts. He was speaking about the low level of gas in storage across Europe. “Is it possible to get more gas from Gazprom and pump it in there? It’s possible. Gazprom is ready. Moreover, it has already covered all the additional (supply) requests,” he wasRead More
Pakistan to pursue preferential trade deals with Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman: Razak Dawood
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 26: Pakistan will pursue individual trade deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Sunday, as talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remain stalled. The GCC, which includes those three countries plus Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, started free trade talks with Pakistan in 2004. It has not implemented a free trade deal since 2015. Dawood told Reuters that Pakistan hoped bilateral negotiations for preferential trade deals with the three Gulf Arab states would start in theRead More
President urges national players to focus on their performance
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 26: President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday while expressing his confidence in the capabilities of national sports teams, stressed upon players to focus on their performance in the field, so as to bring further laurels to the country. Addressing a closing ceremony of DTA 14th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Cup here at the Margalla Greens Golf Club, the president observed that sports always contributed to healthy activities, develop urge for competing and excelling while maintaining maximum performance. The president also hoped that sports like golf would beRead More