Saturday, February 12th, 2022
Pakistan, Tunisia discuss matters of mutual interest
Islamabad, 12 Feb /DNA/ – Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi is on official visit to Tunisia. During the visit, the Naval Chief called on Tunisian Navy Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Adel Jehane, Minister of National Defence Imed Memmich and other senior Naval officials, separately. Upon arrival at Tunisian Navy Headquarters, the Naval Chief was received by Tunisian Navy Chief of Staff and was presented Guard of Honour. During the meeting with Tunisian Navy Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Adel Jehane regional maritime securityRead More
PM Imran orders reopening of 0.238 million citizens’ complaints on PCP
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (DNA): Prime Minister Imran Khan has desired forreopening of 0.238 million public complaints received on PakistanCitizen’s Portal with the direction for the respective higherauthorities to hold a review in these cases under their supervision fordisposal on merit. According to a letter of the Prime Minister’s Office shared by PM OfficeMedia Wing on Saturday, a total of 1.5 million complaints were receivedon Pakistan Citizen’s Portal (PCP) during 2021, however, a set of238,098 complaints were earmarked on the basis of public feedback forreopening to the respective authorities for reviewRead More
AJK PM urges businessmen to capitalize on investment opportunities in Azad Kashmir
Islamabad /DNA/ – Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi, Prime Minister AJK said that Azad Kashmir offered plenty of investment opportunities in tourism, mines & mineral, hydel power and other sectors and urged that investors of Islamabad should capitalize on these potential opportunities while his government would fully facilitate them. He said this while addressing the business community during his visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Sardar Amjad Jalil, Chairman, AJK Board of Investment also accompanied him. Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi said that in line with the visionRead More
China-Pakistan JV steel manufacturer set to restart production
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: /DNA/ – China-Pakistan JV steel manufacturer set to restart production, it was reported on Saturday. The report says, Alhaj Asia Star Steel Co. is prepared to resume production after overcoming initial difficulties, Zubair Khan, deputy chairman of the firm, told Gwadar Pro. Alhaj Steel is the largest private-sector joint venture in steel industry between HEBEI Xingang Iron & Steel Group of China and Alhaj Group of Pakistan. The JV has set up a high-quality 60-grade steel manufacturing unit at Gadoon Industrial Estate in Swabi district of KPRead More
United States warns Russia could attack Ukraine ‘any day’
WASHINGTON: The United States dramatically raised the alarm Friday over Ukraine, warning that a Russian invasion starting with civilians caught under aerial bombing could begin in days and telling US citizens to leave within 48 hours. An attack by the more than 100,000 Russian troops currently massed next to Ukraine “could occur any day now,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters in Washington. Dismissing speculation that the Kremlin would never trigger the crisis while the Beijing Olympics were still underway in close Russian ally China, Sullivan said such an attack “could occur” before theRead More
IMF loan has devastating effects on Pakistan economy
LAHORE /DNA/ – The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has warned that continuous borrowing from International Monetary Fund (IMF) was the primary reason of ticking inflation, which would hurt economic growth in the country. Continuous borrowing from International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance brought waves of price-hike, as inflation is already hitting due to continuous raise in oil prices and depreciation of local currency. PIAF senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi said the IMF loan had devastating effects on the economy, as withRead More