Sunday, November 21st, 2021
Indonesia sets $50 billion e-commerce trade target by 2025: Envoy
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (DNA): Ambassador of Indonesia toPakistan, Adam Mulawarman Tugio on Sunday said that Indonesia has setUS$50 billion e-commerce trade target by 2025 to connect with thebiggest sector of global trade. There are vast opportunities in e-commerce trade between Pakistan andIndonesia, which will increase bilateral trade and investmentopportunities on both sides, Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan, AdamMulawarman Tugio said. The Ambassador said that Pakistan and Indonesia are countries with largeyouth populations that can make their mark in the global e-commercetrade and create vast employment opportunities in both the countries.Read More
Pak vs Ban: ICC fines Shaheen Afridi for throwing ball at Bangladesh batsman
DHAKA, NOV 21: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was fined and given a demerit point by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday for throwing a ball at Bangladesh batsman Afif Hossain during the second Twenty20 international match in Dhaka on Saturday. The incident occurred in the third over of Bangladesh’s innings when Hossain played a delivery and the ball went straight to Afridi. The pacer collected the ball and threw it towards the stumps only for it to hit Afif, making him drop to the ground. The batsmanRead More
Toppling the PTI govt only way out
Bilawal says Prime Minister Imran Khan is continuously creating crisis and increasing the miseries of the people Nazir Siyal KARACHI: Lashing out at the “incompetency” of those running the country, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari claimed Sunday that the resolution of all problems of the public lies in the ouster of the PTI-led government. Expressing serious concerns over the ongoing gas crisis across Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is continuously creating crisis and increasing the miseries of the people. The premier should apologise to the citizens who areRead More
Khaqan accuses NAB of ‘selective’ accountability
Staff Report LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday lashed out at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and branded it a “tool to convert people into turncoats”. Addressing the Asma Jahangir Conference in Lahore, the PML-N leader gave a speech detailing his grievances against the watchdog and held it responsible for a series of ailments plaguing the country. During his speech, Abbasi said that in one of the cases filed against him the chargesheet was 35 pages-long, while the NAB reference was 19 pages-long. “You can write anythingRead More
Taliban start paying salaries to govt employees
Salaries will be paid for the period starting August 23, adding that some government employees will be paid even for the month before the Taliban took power News Desk KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Saturday they had begun paying government employees who had not received a paycheck since the Islamists seized power and triggered a major financial crisis. Most government employees have yet to return to work and many had not been paid for months even before the Taliban captured power, especially rural workers. “We are going to startRead More
Baku to host Int’l Nizami Ganjavi Forum
DNA BAKU: International Nizami Ganjavi Forum will be held in Baku on November 24-26 as part of the Nizami Week. The forum “Nizami Ganjavi Intercultural Bridge”, will be attended by foreign guests. The is organized by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministr to celebrate the poet’s 880th anniversary. Nizami Ganjavi is considered one of the most prominent figures of medieval Azerbaijani philosophical poetry. The poet wrote lyrical poems, including gasidas, ghazals and rubais. He dedicated his whole life to lyrical poems, and different philosophical problems. The works of Azerbaijani poet and thinker have been translated into many languages. Rare manuscriptRead More