Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
No trust move against PM Imran Khan
Editorial The opposition parties have finally submitted a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Speaker of the National Assembly will now call the session and announce as to when the voting shall take place. According to rules, the process should be completed within the next three or four weeks. Even the prime minister was not expecting that the opposition will submit the motion keeping in view the past practices and Opposition’s dilly dallying tactics. However the cat has finally come out of the bag and now theRead More
Zardari is my next target, thunders PM Imran in the face of no-trust vote
ISLAMABAD, MAR 9: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said his “gun” was now aimed at PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari who he said was his “next target”. The prime minister was addressing a rally in Karachi during a one-day visit to the city where he held a meeting with the leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), an ally of his government in the Centre. “Now my first target, who has been under my radar for a long time, is Asif Ali Zardari,” the prime minister said. The premier alsoRead More
COMSTECH offers host of programmes to Nigeria for S&T development
ISLAMABAD, MAR 9 /DNA/ – Coordinator General COMSTECH, Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary called on the High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mohammed Bello Abioye on Tuesday at the Nigerian High Commission in Islamabad. The High Commissioner of Nigeria extended a warm welcome to the Coordinator General COMSTECH. Both the dignitaries discussed avenues of mutual cooperation for the enhancement and application of science and technology to achieve optimum socio-economic development in Nigeria. Prof. Choudhary invited top universities of Nigeria to join the COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence (CCoE) which comprisesRead More
Algeria keen to promote trade, economic ties with Pakistan
Islamabad, MAR 9 /DNA/ – Brahim Romani, Ambassador of Algeria said that his country was keen to promote trade and economic ties with Pakistan as Pakistan was a huge market for business relations. He said that Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize Algeria and both countries enjoyed good political relations. However, it was the need of the hour that both countries should focus on improving trade and economic relations to achieve more beneficial results for their economies. He said this while addressing the business community during hisRead More
AHC-PCB Girls’ Cup 2022: Empowering girls through cricket
ISLAMABAD, MAR 9 /DNA/ – The Australian High Commission (AHC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the support of Serena Hotels today hosted the 6th AHC-PCB Girls’ Cricket Cup at F-9 Cricket Ground, Islamabad. Australia’s Chargé d’Affaires, Bryce Hutchesson congratulated the girls and the schools on their participation and welcomed the continued support of the PCB and Serena Hotels for the annual AHC-PCB Girls’ Cricket Cup. “The Australian High Commission has been sponsoring girls’ cricket in Pakistan since 2016 to promote gender equality through sport. We began with aRead More
Pakistan-China to mull FTA benefits
DNA ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (DNA): Pakistan and China are expected to renegotiate the current phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA)’s benefits as the trade results for 38 export items to China have not been very encouraging, Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday. Pakistan has started drafting a renegotiation exercise concerning these export items to China. The country wants more concessions exclusive to its products, like rice, to have more market access and to increase its share in bilateral trade. According to the officials from the Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan started deliberationsRead More