Monday, October 4th, 2021
Media workshop on “Freedom of Expression: Independent Journalism in Digital Era” organized
ISLAMABAD, OCT 4: /DNA/ – Politicians and Journalists are closely related, this was said by Member of National Assembly from Pakistan People’s Party and Senior Parliamentarian Shazia Marri while addressing the opening ceremony of five-day electronic media workshop on “Freedom of Expression: Independent Journalism in Digital Era” arranged by Women Media Center, Pakistan in collaboration with National Endowment for Democracy at Islamabad Hotel, Islamabad. Shazia Marri stated that Benazir Bhutto, the martyred chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party, was the biggest advocate of media as she always supported freedom ofRead More
Pakistan opposition urges PM to remove ministers named in Pandora Papers
ISLAMABAD, OCT 4: Pakistan’s opposition on Monday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to order cabinet ministers and aides named in leaked financial documents known as the Pandora Papers to resign from office and face investigation. Major news organisations published the leaked documents on Sunday. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a Washington, D.C.-based network of reporters and media organizations, said the documents link about 35 current and former national leaders and more than 330 politicians and officials in 91 countries and territories to secret stores of wealth. Among those named in the papers areRead More
UAE stadiums to be at 70pc capacity for T20 World Cup
Abu Dhabi, OCT 4: Stadiums in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate at 70 per cent of their capacity for the Twenty20 World Cup, the organisers said, though conditions in Oman, where preliminary rounds are due to be played, have still to be fully assessed following a cyclone. Tropical Cyclone Shaheen struck coastal areas of Oman, including the capital of Muscat on Sunday, two weeks before preliminary round matches of the tournament commence on October 17. Some 3,000 fans would be accommodated at Al Amerat stadium in Muscat, the InternationalRead More
Saudi Arabia Tourism Development Fund Launches Digital Lending Service
ISLAMABAD, OCT 4 (DNA) – The banking software company, announced that Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Development Fund(TDF) has gone live with a digital lending service on Temenos in just 60 days. The new service provides investors and businesses in the tourism sector with rapid access to financing solutions from TDF. The SAR 15 billion (USD 4 billion) fund was established to enable private sector tourism investments and develop the tourism sector as part of plans to diversify the Saudi economy. In the face of unprecedented global challenges due to the ongoingRead More
British army deployed to solve fuel crisis
LONDON: British military personnel in combat fatigues arrived on Monday at a BP refinery after the government ordered the army to help deliver fuel to help compensate for an acute shortage of truckers, a Reuters reporter said. Britain’s supply chains for everything from pork, petrol and poultry to medicines and milk have been strained to breaking point by shortages of labour in the wake of the Brexit and COVID crises. Panic buying of fuel amid the shortage of truckers triggered chaotic scenes across major cities last week with queues of drivers stacked up. SomeRead More
Juzzak airport to serve the local residents: Spokesman
Islamabad, Oct 4 (DNA): “The opening of Juzzak Airport, jointly reconstructed by Saindak project and PIA, has significantly reduced travel time to the site. And more importantly, it has eliminated the public safety risks on the round-trip. Also, we are willing and working hard to make this airport serve the local residents,” Ren Huikuan, the spokesman of MCC Saindak project told Gwadar Pro. On October 2nd, 54 employees of MCC Saindak project took off from Juzzak airport to China. Although the project site is located in the far north-west ofRead More