Saturday, April 30th, 2022
Imran distances himself from sloganeering at Masjid-i-Nabwi, calls it spontaneous public reaction
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan has distanced himself from the pilgrims who hounded and chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation during their visit to Masjid-e-Nabwi on Thursday, saying he could “not even imagine” of asking anyone to carry out sloganeering at the sacred place. Imran made the remarks in an interview, the full recording of which will be aired on the first day of Eidul Fitr. PM Shehbaz is in Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit, along with a delegation including members of hisRead More
Role of brave working class in struggle for national development: Sanjrani
ISLAMABAD, Apr 30 (DNA): Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani in hismessage on the occasion of International Labor Day said that the role ofour brave working class in the great struggle for national developmentis of key importance. The Chairman Senate said that May 1st is celebrated all over the worldincluding Pakistan as a symbol of protection of Labor rights. TheChairman Senate said that the problems of the Laborers could be furtherreduced by increasing the minimum wage for skilled and unskilledworkers. He said that Pakistan is taking various steps to solve theirRead More
Hamza Shehbaz sworn in as Punjab CM
LAHORE, APR 30: After weeks of deadlock, National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf administered oath to Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz at a ceremony held at the Governor Houseon Saturday, just hours after Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema rejected Usman Buzdar’s resignation, deeming it “not constitutionally valid”. In unprecedented scenes today, Buzdar’s cabinet was “restored” by Cheema, according to former provincial education minister Murad Raas, which even convened for a meeting, as guests were arriving to the Governor House to attend Hamza’s oath-taking ceremony. While the ceremony was underway, Governor CheemaRead More
ICCI for single sales tax collection authority to facilitate business community
Islamabad, APR 30 /DNA. – Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) said that the government should assign collection of sales tax across the country to FBR and introduce a single sales tax return in the upcoming budget for the taxpayers providing services in federation and provinces that would greatly facilitate the business community. He said this while addressing an Iftar Dinner hosted by Ch. Abdul Rauf, Chairman, Fair Group of Companies. Jamshaid Akhtar Sheikh Senior Vice President, Muhammad Faheem Khan Vice President ICCI, Zubair AhmedRead More
Uzbekistan Textile and Garment Industry Association held int’l online briefing
The Uzbekistan Textile and Garment Industry Association, with the assistance of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organized an online briefing at the international level. The main purpose of the event is to bring to the world community information about reforms in the textile industry of Uzbekistan, further steps of the industry “beyond the boycott”, the advantages of cooperation and collaboration and the goals of becoming a regional textile hub. About 180 representatives of the textile industry from 30 countries joined the briefing. TheRead More
Pakistan ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and EU meets National Hockey Team
Brussels, APR 30 /DNA/ – Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Zaheer A. Janjua met Pakistan’s National Field Hockey Team visiting Belgium as part of its 15 – day European tour. He also witnessed the match between Pakistan and Belgium. The team played two matches against the Netherlands and one against Belgium in the first leg of the tour. The national team would be playing another three matches against Spain before the start of Asia Cup, which is to be held in Jakarta from May 21, 2022.Read More