Saturday, March 26th, 2022
ICCI, NPC to work together for promoting business
Islamabad, MAR 26 /DNA/ – A delegation of National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad led by its President Anwar Raza visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) and vowed to work together with ICCI to promote the business and economic interests of Pakistan. NPC Group Leader Afzal Butt, Senior Vice President Azhar Jatoi, Secretary General Khalil Ahmed Raja, Qalbe Ali, Ms. Nayyar Ali and others were in the delegation. Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists President Abid Abbasi and Secretary General Tariq Ali Work were also present on the occasion. AddressingRead More
Rosy outlook for Sino-Pak cooperation enhancing mulberry production: Report
BEIJING, Mar. 26 /DNA/ – There is a rosy outlook for Sino-Pak cooperation enhancing producation of mulberry in Pakistan, said a report published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Saturday.On this kind of fruit that is a little ‘low-key’, unlike mango or cherry, Sino-Pak cooperation is also in progress to this extent. Chinese seeds and technologies are helping Pakistan elevate its exports of mulberry products. According to the report, Mulberry tree is a ‘versatile’ plant. Besides fruit, mulberry’s leaves, wood, branches and roots all have their own uses. In particular,Read More
Reko Diq new deal to make Balochistan largest FDI recipient as $10b to be invested
Mian Anjum Nisar says escaping $11b penalty to reach settlement a great success Karachi: /DNA/ – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has welcomed the efforts of the government to escape a penalty of $11 billion after reaching an out-of court settlement on the Reko Diq project in the Chagai district of Balochistan. The BMP Chairman and FPCCI former president Mian Anjum Nisar observed that following the new deal the project would make Balochistan the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in theRead More
New Books Network Review: Rivals in the Gulf
Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Abdullah Bin Bayyah, and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis (Routledge, 2021) goes to key questions of governance at the heart of developments in the Muslim world. Warren looks at the issue through the lens of two of the foremost Middle Eastern religious protagonists and their backers: Egyptian-born Qatari national Yusuf a Qaradawi, widely seen as advocating an Islamic concept of democracy, and UAE-backed Abdullah Bin Bayyah who legitimizes in religious terms autocratic rule in the UAE as well as theRead More
NEPRA Chairman and its CSR award winners visit LUMS
Lahore, MAR 26 /DNA/ – The Chairman, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), Mr. Tauseef H. Farooqi was recently invited to visit the LUMS campus in Lahore. He was joined by representatives from seven NEPRA licensee organisations, which have done tremendous work towards social initiatives, particularly within the areas of renewable energy. The aim of the meeting at LUMS was to discuss avenues of collaboration with the University. Thevisiting organisations included K-Electric, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Engro Energy, China Power Hub Generation CompanyRead More
Universities Commit Contributing towards the First-ever MOOCs Platform “PakistanEdx”
Islamabad, MAR 26 /DNA/ – HEC’s Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project hosted the second meeting of consortium of 11 universities at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad to develop high-quality asynchronous online courses as part of the new undergraduate core curriculum nationwide. The consortium is formulated based on the expertise of these universities in developing and delivering quality online learning platforms. It includes Allama Iqbal Open University; Agha Khan University, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences; COMSATS University; Habib University; Hazara University; LahoreRead More