Monday, February 21st, 2022
Pak, German FMs talk region
The foreign minister informed that Pakistan had so far facilitated over 90,000 evacuations Shujaat Hamza ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock on Monday exchanged views on the bilateral relations as well as important regional issues. Foreign minister Qureshi, during a telephonic call, said that Germany was a valued, longstanding partner of Pakistan.Pakistan was committed to further enhancing bilateral relations in all dimensions, particularly in the fields of trade and investment, energy, climate change, radicalization etc, he added. Discussing Afghanistan, theRead More
Tajikistan, KP govt agree to increase bilateral trade volume
PESHAWAR, Feb 21: The Ambassador of Tajikistan Ismatullah Nasruddin along with a delegation Monday visited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment (KPBOIT) and called on Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Industries Abdul Karim Khan, Vice Chairman Said Mahmood and CEO KPBOIT Dr Hassan Daud Butt. The ambassador invited a business delegation from KP to visit Tajikistan and hold an exhibition of Pakistani local products in Dushanbe and assured all the support for the visit. The ambassador emphasized that 4 to 5 areas of mutual cooperation must be identified before theRead More
Hundreds of Pakistanis included in Swiss bank leak
ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – A leak from a Swiss bank has revealed the hidden wealth of its clients, including hundreds of Pakistanis, ranging from business people to politically exposed individuals and those who have been investigated, and in some cases convicted, in connection with various criminal actions, The News reported. The data reveals that 1,400 Pakistani citizens are linked to approximately 600 Credit Suisse accounts. It also included information about accounts that were closed but were still operational in the past. Details relating to around 18,000 accounts and 30,000 account holdersRead More
Pak, China step up cooperative partnership on cotton research
ISLAMABAD, FEB 21 /DNA/ – Pakistan and China step up cooperation on cotton research under climate change plan, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSDC) and Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) are working together to establish a model through the study of the changes in climate characteristics and the corresponding changes in cotton and wheat production varieties, and to put forward breeding suggestions for climate change in the next 30-50 years. This is a message conveyed by Ms. Zhang Rui, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese AcademyRead More
HEC denies allegations of Tariq Banuri regarding funds distribution
ISLAMABAD, FEB 21 /DNA/ – The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has refuted the allegations levelled by Dr. Tariq Banuri in a television programme that disbursement of funds to country’s universities is not done on the formula set for this purpose and that some universities are given preference over the others.=DNA ========
“The State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Act 2021”
ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a webinar on “TheState Bank of Pakistan Amendment Act 2021.” The guest speaker at the talk was Dr. Ishrat Husain, Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan. The talk was moderated by Dr. Neelum Nigar, Director CSP, ISSI. In his welcome remarks, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry Director General ISSI said that there are multiple shades of opinion with regards to the amendment act with some linking it to the conditionalities put forth by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Read More