Friday, April 15th, 2022
Amnesty urges Pakistan to immediately release those arrested over ‘critical tweets’
Amnesty International has urged Pakistani authorities to immediately release eight people arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for “criticising the state” on Twitter. “The Pakistani authorities must stop using the draconian Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) to punish people who are simply exercising their right to freedom of expression online,” Dinushika Dissanayake, the human rights organisation’s director for South Asia, demanded. She pointed out that for the longest period of time successive governments had used the law as a tool to crush peaceful dissent and intimidate supporters of political opposition.Read More
Shehbaz Sharif thanks Saudi leaders for felicitation messages
ISLAMABAD, Apr 15: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday thanked King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their felicitation messages on his assumption of the office of the Premier. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said the relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were “special and marked by exceptional trust.” “I resolve to work closely to realize our shared vision of strategic partnership,” Shehbaz Sharif said.
MMBL collaborates with IWCCI to empower women
Islamabad, 15 April: /DNA/ – Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IWCCI) to promote and strengthen access to Digital Financial Solutions (DFS) for women borrowers and micro-entrepreneurs. Promotion of financial inclusion is one of the core pillars at MMBL whereby the Bank is committed to facilitating its women borrowers by paving the path to easy, seamless, and affordable DFS offerings. With custom-designed female-centric products, MMBL is continuously striving to fulfill theRead More
NAB involved in political engineering, victimisation
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is one of the most controversial institutions which is involved in political victimisation. This institution was established to eradicate corruption, but it has always danced to the tune of rulers to help them strengthen their grip on power, he said. Mian Zahid Hussain said that NAB is using funds worth billion with no output and a pathetic rate ofRead More
PHMA calls for implementing Charter of Economy
ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the political leadership to sign a ‘Charter of Economy’ in order to meet national economic targets. PHMA Central Chairman Shahzad Azam Khan, in an appeal to the newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif, said that the businesses should go on towards sustainability and the wheels of industries should run smoothly and for this purpose the government and all the mainstream political parties should have to carve out a ‘charter of economy’ as part of larger economic agenda.Read More
Pak, Saudi Arabia sign agreement for ployment of skilled workforce
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 /DNA/ – The assessment of skilled workforce under National Vocational and Technical Training Commission, NAVTTC -TAKAMOL Skill Verification Program (SVP) was conducted at DESCON Training Institute, Lahore. A total of 11 aspirants with required skill set of electrician trade appeared in the skill verification program. All 11 participants successfully qualified the SVP Test. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark agreement for certification and employment of Pakistani skilled workforce through Takamol and NAVTTC in December last year. Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development of the KingdomRead More