Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
Pakistan needs to employ modern technology for increased agri yields: Fakhar Imam
ISLAMABAD, OCT 6 /DNA/ – Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad, Hanns Seidel Foundation Pakistan & MNS University of Agriculture, Multan jointly organized conference on “Food Security vis-à-vis Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: Policy Outcomes and Prospects” at Margala Hotel, Islamabad.The Conference is a follow up to the Roundtable Discussion organized in July at Multan. The Conference highlighted and discussed food security vis-à-vis agriculture productivity in Pakistan. The Conference focused to devise coherent policies to curb the deficit to maintain and sustain the food supply chain by enhancing agricultureRead More
ICCI shows concerns over the rising debt burden on the economy
ISLAMABAD, OCT 6 /DNA/ – Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the central government’s total debt has increased by more than 11 per cent in the last one year, which should be a matter of great concerns for the policymakers as the rising debt burden would consume most of the country’s financial resources on debt servicing and leave insufficient budget for development projects that would badly affect the economic growth of the country. He emphasized that the government should formulate a comprehensive strategy toRead More
Windows 11 update is available now on compatible PCs
Brand new operating system of Microsoft, Windows 11, is out now, to download and install on computers that meet the hardware requirements announced by the company. The new platform came a bit earlier than its original release date October 5, becoming available on October 4 night. From now on users can check their Windows Update page to verify whether the Windows 11 download option is active. But it should be noted that the company said this process can take some time before it is called completed. So while some people can get their updateRead More
Taiwan fears China can start ‘full-scale invasion’ by 2025
Taipei City: China will be able to launch a “full-scale invasion of Taiwan by 2025,” the Taiwanese defense minister said on Wednesday, warning that the Taiwan Strait is witnessing the “toughest situation” in the past four decades. “It is the toughest situation I have seen in more than 40 years of my military life,” Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told lawmakers, according to daily South China Morning Post. His comments came amid soaring tensions as China has sent warplanes nearly 150 times into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in theRead More
Lt . Gen Faiz Hameed appointed Corps Commander Peshawar
DNA RAWALPINDI: Lt . Gen Faiz Hameed has been appointed Corps Commander Peshawar. He was working as Director General ISI. Lt GN Muhammad Amir has been appointed at Corps Commander Gujranwala. Lt Gen Asim Munir has been appointed as Quarter Master Genera.
Experts urge a regional approach toward Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Participants of an open discussion on developments in Afghanistan and its impacts on Pakistan urged the government to build a regional consensus among Afghanistan’s neighbours on the way forward for the country. They called for convening a regional summit on the subject. The open discussion was jointly organized by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) and the Pak-Afghan Youth Forum (PAYF) here on Wednesday. The founder of the Afghan Eye Mr Ahmed Waleed Kakar argued that the Taliban government had not prioritized technocrats for technical positions in its governmentRead More