Thursday, October 7th, 2021
ICCI for harnessing wind energy potential to provide cheap power to industry
Islamabad, (DNA) : Maj.Gen. (Retd.) Khalid Mahmood, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation Wind Energy Limited, visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and informed the business community about the business and investment opportunities for them in the wind energy sector. Mian Akram Farid Chairman Founder Group, Jamshaid Akhtar Sheikh Senior Vice President, Faheem Khan Vice President ICCI, Sheikh Amir Waheed former President, Muhammad Naveed former Senior Vice President, Col. (Retd) Naveed Akhtar Sheikh and others were present in the meeting. Maj.Gen. (Retd) Khalid Mahmood said that there are attractive businessRead More
Javed welcomes UAE Minister at Diplomat Business Club
DNA (Dubai) President of the Diplomat Business Club Dubai and former Ambassador of Pakistan. Javed Malik welcomed the UAE Federal Minister of Foreign Trade, His Excellency Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi at an International Business & Investment Conference organized by the prestigious Dubai based Diplomat Business Club at the iconic Emirates Towers. Business & Corporate Leaders from 40 countries were present at the conference which coincides with the advent of Dubai Expo which is taking place in Dubai from 1st October. While highlighting the role of regional trade, Ambassador Javed MalikRead More
Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu turns 90
Events are being held in South Africa to mark the 90th birthday of the Nobel peace prize winner, Desmond Tutu. He’s expected to attend a service at St George’s cathedral in Cape Town, where he served as the country’s first black archbishop from the 1980s. The Dalai Lama and Graca Machel, the widow of the late president, Nelson Mandela, are among those due to take part in an online lecture in his honour. Although he largely withdrew from public life more than a decade ago, Desmond Tutu is remembered forRead More
Japanese PM vows strong economic stimulus as by-election campaign start
TOKYO, Oct 7 : Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said he will fulfill his pledge to provide a “large-scale” package to stimulate the economy hit by the pandemic as the two upper house by-election campaigns began. “I strongly feel that I need to carry out a large-scale economic stimulus or a large-scale coronavirus response, and I need people to judge whether to let me do so through elections,” Kishida said in a stump speech delivered in Shizuoka city for a candidate supported by his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).Read More
PM Imran Nsc Meeting To Discuss Afghan Situation
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) tomorrow (Friday) to discuss matters of national security in the wake of the current situation in Afghanistan. According to PM Office, the NSC session will be held in Islamabad to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and the overall security situation in the region. The meeting will be attended by the services chiefs, intelligence officials and civilian leadership. During a recent visit of Tajikistan’s President to Pakistan in June, Prime Minister Imran KhanRead More
T20 World Cup: Pakistan’s Aleem Dar, Ahsan Raza included in umpire’s panel
DUBAI: Pakistan’s Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza have been included by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the panel of umpires who will officiate in the T20 World Cup 2021. The cricket governing body on Thursday announced the appointment of 16 umpires and four match referees for the Round 1 and Super 12 stages of the upcoming ICC tournament. The selection of a 20-strong group effectively means that, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be neutral umpires for all matches of the 16-team tournament, running fromRead More