Thursday, October 21st, 2021
Experts for minimizing regulatory burden to create a better business environment in KP
ISLAMABAD, OCT 21 /DNA/ – Minimizing regulatory burden on the businesses and cutting the cost of doing business are some of the key steps that could lead to a better business environment, especially in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This was the crux of a public-private dialogue, titled: ‘Better business regulatory environment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)’, organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). Chief Executive Oficer of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade Hassan Daud Butt said that the steps taken by the provincial government to improve business environment includedRead More
FM assures Afghanistan’s interim PM of Pakistan’s humanitarian assistance
KABUL, 21 Oct 2021 : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday met the interim prime minister of Afghanistan Mullah Hassan Akhund, and discussed issues of mutual interest. He assured the Afghan interim prime minister that Pakistan was committed to extending humanitarian assistance to Afghan brothers. The foreign minister said Pakistan wanted lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan. He mentioned in this regard several steps by the government including visa facilities for Afghan citizens, especially traders, and the establishment of new border points to facilitate movement. Qureshi said Pakistan, inRead More
South Africa High Commission at RCCI, urge for strengthening ties between private sectors of the two countries
Rawalpindi , OCT 21 : South Africa High Commissioner Methuthuzeli Madikiza has said that South Africa considers Pakistan an important market for trade cooperation and is keen to further enhance bilateral trade with it as the two countries have good potential for trade in many areas. He said that the trade relations between the Chamber of Commerce and the private sector of both countries needed to be further strengthened. The high Commissioner expressed these views during his visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI). He was accompaniedRead More
No one to be allowed to take law into hands: Sheikh
ISLAMABAD, 21 Oct 2021 (DNA) : Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday vowed that except peaceful protests no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands in the country. “Whether it is the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) or Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), neither should do anything to take the law in their own hands,” he warned while talking to media persons after attending the passing out parade and launching of air patrolling unit of Islamabad Police. Rashid said, “The law will take its course ifRead More
EU lawmakers push for closer ties with Taiwan, drawing Chinese anger
The European Union must deepen ties with Taiwan and start work on an investment deal with the island, EU lawmakers said in a resolution adopted on Thursday, angering Beijing, whose similar deal with the EU struck in 2020 has been put on ice. The European Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg, with a majority of 580 to 26 votes, backed the non-binding resolution requesting the bloc’s executive European Commission “urgently begin an impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise on a bilateral investment agreement”. The lawmakers also demanded the bloc’s trade office in Taipei to be renamed the European Union office inRead More
Ground Breaking of PIMS Maternal and Child Health Center Expansion
Islamabad, 21 OCT : Construction of the extension of Intensive Care at Maternal and Child Care Centre and Children’s Hospital was launched at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad. The grant assistance from Japan worth $32 million (3.62 billion Japanese Yen) was signed in Tokyo two years ago. On this special occasion, H.E. MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, expressed his respect to all those who worked hard to start this project amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to this, in this August, Japan extended another grant assistanceRead More