Sunday, May 8th, 2022
Extension of waiver on import from Afghanistan welcomed
Shamim Shahid PESHAWAR, May 8: Vice President Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has welcomed government’s decision of extending waiver on import from Afghanistan in Pak rupees till June 30. 2022 and constitution of committee for initiation of barter trade with neighbouring country. In a press statement issued here on Sunday, Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi who is also Chairman of Frontier Custom Clearing Agents Association has termed both the decision as very welcoming and positive development in regard with improvement of commerce and trade in the region benefitingRead More
PM directs for emergency measures after GB lake outburst flooding
ISLAMABAD, /DNA/ – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday directed the authorities concerned to immediately put in place all the required emergency measures to cope with the situation arising out in the wake of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from the Shishper Glacier in Gilgit Baltistan. The directives were issued after damages were caused by the melting of Shishper glacier, gushing forth water in the downstream lake which inundated the surrounding areas. The prime minister directed for shifting of the affected families and their movable articles to the safe areas andRead More
Civil work of Shanghai Thar Coal Block-1 to be completed this year
BEIJING, April 8 (DNA): Civil works of the under-construction 1,320 MW Shanghai Electric Thar Coal Block-1 Power Generation Company (PVT) Ltd. project is planned to achieve its COD within this year. According to Gwadar Pro, once the projected is completed, the project’s energy production will be enough to power four million households in Pakistan. 32-year-old Sufyan Ansar Warraich is among those who made these miracles possible. He was awarded as one of the outstanding Pakistani Staff of CPEC Projects in 2021 due to his excellent performance at work. There is a saying ‘Bridge the gap andRead More
Helpline setup to facilitate hajj pilgrims
ISLAMABAD, May 08 (DNA): Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has established a dedicated Hajj helpline for prompt registration, guidance and resolution of the complaints of intending pilgrims of Hajj 2022. According to official sources in the ministry, the intending pilgrims would get quick answers about their Hajj related queries by contacting 051-9216980; 051-9216981; 051-9216982; 051-9205696. Pakistan had received a Hajj quota of 81,132 pilgrims this year with 40% under the government scheme and 60% under private scheme. The upper age limit for pilgrims had been fixed at 65Read More
FIA plea about PECA withdrawn: Marriyam
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Hours after the FIA approached the Supreme Court for the restoration of section 20 in the PECA Act 2016, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced that the plea has been “withdrawn immediately” as it goes against the government’s policy for freedom of expression. “The prime minister and I learned a short while ago that FIA has filed a petition in Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court judgment regarding PECA Act 2016 to seek restoration of section 20 of the Act. Please note that this petition stands withdrawnRead More
60 feared dead after school bombed in east Ukraine: governor
Kramatorsk, /DNA/ -Some 60 people sheltering in a village school in east Ukraine are feared dead after it was hit by an air strike, the Lugansk regional governor said Sunday. “Bilogorivka (village) was hit in an air strike,” on Saturday said Sergii Gaidai. “The bombs fell on the school and unfortunately it was completely destroyed. There were a total of 90 people, 27 were saved,” he said on Telegram. “Sixty people who were in the school are very probably dead.” Rescuers could not work overnight because of a threat ofRead More