Saturday, December 11th, 2021
Britain seeks G7 ‘show of unity’ against Russia over Ukraine crisis
The world’s wealthiest democracies will on Saturday seek to present a united front against Russian aggression toward Ukraine when Britain hosts a meeting of foreign ministers in the northern English city of Liverpool. The G7 meeting, attended in person by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from France, Italy, Germany, Japan and Canada, comes amid international concern Russia could invade Ukraine. Russia denies planning any attack. “What we have to do is deter Russia from taking that course of action,” British foreign minister Liz Truss told reporters ahead of the talks. “What the G7 meeting this weekend .. is about, isRead More
Afghan Taliban reject TTP claim of being a ‘branch of IEA’
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have distanced themselves from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) after the latter recently claimed it was a “branch” of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) — the regime in charge in Kabul. TTP chief Mufti Noor Wali Mahsud, in a video available on social media and purportedly shot during his visit to Pakistan’s northern areas, had declared that his outfit came under the larger “umbrella” of the IEA. “Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan is a branch of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [and] is a part of that umbrella onRead More
Speedy approval of new SME Policy imperative to sustain economic growth
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP), raising serious concern over the delay in approval of “Small and Medium Enterprises Policy 2021”, has stressed the need for speeding up the process of approving the new SME policy after removing its flaws with a view to address all sectors of economy. FPCCI’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar observed that the new policy is a very good start, yet few broad elements are also required to be added in the policy. We appreciate theRead More
China, Pakistan gear up vocational education cooperation
BEIJING, Dec. 11 (DNA): China, Pakistan will gear up vocational education cooperationunder the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Saturday. The report says that to this effect an online launching ceremony of CCTE (Chinese+ Commercial culture + Technology + Employment) model modern Sino-Pak dual diploma joint Technical Education Demonstration Project was held simultaneously in China and Pakistan. The Chinese sides consist three Chinese vocational institutes, namely, Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology (SZIIT), Guangdong Construction Polytechnic and Bailie Vocational College of Gansu Province. They will cooperateRead More
PIAF asks govt to encourage private sector to play role in putting economy on track
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) on Saturday observed that Pakistan has been facing unprecedented trade deficit despite the prevalence of low international prices of our biggest import oil. PIAF senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi, in a joint statement, said that a number of reasons can be attributed to the increasing trade deficit, which includes structural factors and erroneous policies. Unlike the Middle East or East Asia, Pakistan has followed a traditional policy of import substitution rather than export promotion. Therefore, littleRead More