Wednesday, January 19th, 2022
Iran eying higher level Cooperation in CPEC
Ambassador of Iran Ali Hosseini says that bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran was not up to the mark Mahnoor Ansar/DNA ISLAMABAD: ‘Iran was ready to participate in the CPEC and has repeatedly declared so in the past’, said Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan, Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, adding that, the project would not only help bring harmony and peace but economic prosperity in the region also. While talking in a webinar on ‘Iran-Pakistan relations’ organized by the Institute of Regional Studies, Amb, Hosseini said that Chahbahar and Gwadar portsRead More
Ukraine Embassy to celebrate Day of Unity on Jan 22
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 /DNA/ – Every year on January 22 Ukrainian peoplecommemorate two significant historical events including the Proclamationof Independence of the Ukrainian People’s Republic in 1918 and the Actof Unification of Ukrainian lands a year later in 1919. National unity is not only a basic value on itself, but also is anessential prerequisite for viability of any state, its abilitysuccessfully resist internal threats and external aggression. Therefore,the Day of Unity is an occasion to remind that despite the temporaryoccupation Crimea and territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions,Ukrainian Nation remainsRead More
Czech envoy calls on Air Chief, lauds PAF’s professionalism
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 /DNA/ – Ambassador of the Czech Republic Tomas Smetanka Wednesday called on Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu here and lauded the professionalism of PAF personnel. The visiting dignitary also lauded exceptional progress made by PAF over the years, especially through indigenization, said a PAF media release. The Air Chief highlighted the cordial relations between the two countries and reiterated his resolve to further augment the existing cooperation between the two Air Forces. Various matters of mutualRead More
Ambassador Sajjad visits Belarusian State University
DNA MINSK: Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan accompanied visited Belarusian State University (BSU) and held a meeting with the honourable Rector Mr. Andrei Korol. The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Rector for Academic Affairs and Internationalization of Education Mr. Konstantin Kozadaev and Head of International Relations Department Mr. Alexander Zhuk. The two sides discussed the development of cooperation in higher education between the two countries. The Ambassador emphasized the need to avail opportunities of adding some practical programmes in the context of the existing MOUs. It was also agreedRead More
FTO inaugurates facilitation desk
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 /DNA/ – The Office of the Federal Tax Ombudsman has been providing facilitation to the aggrieved taxpayers through redressal of their complaints against the Federal Tax functionaries comprising the department of Customs, Income Tax, Sales Tax and Federal Excise. In continuation of the effort, Federal Tax Ombudsman Office Facilitation Desks for redressal of international passengers, have been established at International Airports at Islamabad, Karachi, Quetta and Lahore to facilitate the overseas Pakistanis. To further extend the facility, the Office of Federal Tax Ombudsman plans to open similarRead More
NCOC finally gives its verdict on schools’ closure, places bans in cities with high COVID-19 rates
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 /DNA/ – After a brief delay, the National Command and Operation Centre and SOPs for the education, restaurant, entertainment, and other sectors as Pakistan continues its battle against a fifth wave of the pandemic and struggles to contain the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In cities and districts with positivity higher than 10%, the classes for children under 12 years will continue on “staggered” days, while classes will be conducted daily for fully-vaccinated students above 12 years of age. In the cities and districts whichRead More