Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
Cost of smuggling bears heavy on Country’s economic stability: PM
ISLAMABAD, DEC 1 /DNA/ – Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high level meeting to review anti-smuggling and anti-money-laundering measures today. The Prime Minister said that heavy damage is inflicted on economy of the country due to smuggling of food commodities due to price differential. He added that smuggling creates artificial shortage of commodities and ultimately results in price hike. The Prime Minister directed that all stakeholders should undertake emergency measures and bring-out-of-the-box solutions to control smuggling of essential commodities. He emphasized that the objective is to provide relief toRead More
Bulgarian ambassador visits PARC
Islamabad, DEC 1 /DNA/ –A meeting between Irena Gancheva, Bulgarian Ambassador in Islamabad; and Dr. Ghulam Ali, Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) was held on 1st December 2021 at PARC Headquarters, Islamabad. During the meeting, Irena Gancheva, Bulgarian Ambassador congratulate Chairman PARC, Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali and Pak-Bulgaria avenues of collaboration in agriculture sector were discussed. The Chairman PARC thanked the honorable Ambassador for paying visit to PARC in order to initiate Pak-Bulgaria cooperation in agriculture sector, which would be mutually beneficial for enhancing food security and alleviating poverty. Dr.Read More
Pakistan, Azerbaijan discuss defense ties
BAKU, DEC 1 /DNA/ – Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Vilayat Eyvazov met with Federal Minister for Defense Production of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Zobaida Jalal in Baku.
11th Pakistan Mountain Festival opens with live painting competition
RAWALPINDI, DEC 1 /DNA/ – A live painting competition on the theme “mountains in the changing climate” marked the opening of 11th edition of Pakistan Mountain Festival (PMF) on Wednesday. The festival is an annual flagship event of Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) to commemorate the UN’s International Mountains Day (IMD). About 50 girl-students and a male enthusiastically participated in the live painting competition hosted at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU). The participating institutions included Fatima Jinnah Women University, National College of the Arts (NCA), Rawalpindi Women University, Westminster Academy, FoundationRead More
Puppet show for orphan children organized at PNCA
ISLAMABAD, DEC 1 /DNA/ – National Puppet Theatre Pakistan National Council of the Arts has started its theme-based puppet shows including its message-oriented performances on various socio-economic issues and their solutions. In the series of this endeavor, PNCA in collaboration with Secours Islamique France has held two puppet shows on 30th November and 1st December, 2021 at PNCA’s Auditorium. The objectives of these puppet shows were to create awareness among community regarding rights and responsibilities of children and parents ,help and support orphan children and their families by providing equalRead More
ICCI shows concerns over record high inflation in 20 months
Islamabad, DEC 1 /DNA/ – Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) said that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has shot up to 11.5 percent in November recording its highest level in the last 20 months, which should be a cause of concern for the policymakers as rising inflation would drastically reduce the purchasing power of people and put a negative impact on business and economic activities. He said that the food inflation has jumped by 11.9 percent in urban areas, average inflation measured by the SensitiveRead More