Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
ICCI demands industry status for hospitality sector to boost its growth
Islamabad, OCT 12 /DNA/ – Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the hospitality sector in Pakistan has immense potential to grow and urged that the government should grant it industry status so that this sector could achieve better growth and play more effective role in the economic development of the country. He said this while talking to a delegation of Islamabad Restaurants Association that called on him led by President Khurram Khan. Junaid Ahmed, Asher Hafeez, Sikandar, Habibullah Zahid, Usman Bajwa, Ms. Hajra andRead More
60 Years of NAM
Dr M Ali Hamza Pakistan stands against all human atrocities and war crimes took place during the Nagorno-Karabakh war. The brutal killing of civilians at Ganja city and rejection of a diplomatic solution by Armenia leaves no room for tolerance. Pakistan highly values the territorial framework of the independent State that is an essential foundation of the sovereignty of States, and that is one of the foundation principles of Non-Aligned Movement. NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) is an international body consisting of 120 developing countries. It is the second largest group ofRead More
Inclusion of youth in national job market govt’s top priority, says Governor
KARACHI, 12 Oct 2021: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said that the inclusion of Pakistani youth in the nation job market is the first priority of the government. ‘To see successful to the youth is the fulfillment of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision,’ the Governor said. About Kamyab Jawan Scheme on twitter here on Tuesday, he said that Rs21 billion had been distributed under the scheme among the youth. He said that over Rs2 billion further had been lent to the youth in two weeks across the country. Ismail saidRead More
NEPRA disposes of 9,984 consumers’ complaints in FY-2020-21
ISLAMABAD, 12 Oct 2021 :Consumer Affairs Department of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) disposed of 9,984 complaints of consumers received against power distribution companies (DISCOs) during last fiscal year 2020-21. Sources told APP here, “Out of total, 9,984 complaints have already been disposed of while 883 are still under process”. The complaint offices also received 702 complaints through Pakistan citizen portal and out of which 699 had been disposed of while three were under process. Highest complaints were received against K-electric which stood at 5,213. Out of total, 5,056Read More
PPL Second phase to kick off in Rawalpindi from Thursday
ISLAMABAD, 12 Oct 2021 :The second phase of the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPL) would kick off from Thursday (October 14) in Rawalpindi. According to details the Third phase would take place in Peshawar from November 9. The second phase of PPL would be played from October 14 to November 6 at Municipal Stadium, Rawalpindi while the 3rd phase from November 9 to 27 at Peshawar. Earlier, the first phase of the league was played at Multan from August 14 to September 11 and 39 matches were played there while aRead More
1st NLC truck transporting commodities from Pakistan reaches Turkey via Iran: Dawood
Islamabad : Adviser on Commerce Razaq Dawood says the first NLC truck transporting commodities from Pakistan has reached Turkey via Iran under convention on the International Transport of Goods Treaty. In his tweets today (Tuesday), he said this is the beginning of a new era of connectivity under Ministry of Commerce’s regional connectivity policy. He urged the exporters to use the facility to save cost and time as well.