Saturday, May 28th, 2022
SCO heads of ministries and depts meet in Tashkent
TASHKENT, MAY 28 /DNA/ – the Third Meeting of Heads of Ministries and Departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) the Member States responsible for Environmental Protection Issues was held in Tashkent under the chairmanship of the Uzbek side. The Meeting was attended in a hybrid format by heads and representatives of ministries and departments of the SCO Member States responsible for environmental issues (Republic of India, Republic of Kazakhstan, People’s Republic of China, Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan and Republic of Uzbekistan) andRead More
Mian Anjum Nisar says LNG becomes major contributor to growing circular debt
ISLAMABAD, MAY 28 /DNA/ – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’ s Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar has warned the new government of worsening circular debt in the power sector, which would continue to haunt it along with the challenge of dealing with the rising crude oil prices in the global market. He said that the power sector circular debt issue should be resolved holistically without escalating electricity cost, as its size has more than doubled during the three and a half years in spiteRead More
Int’l Turkic Academy honors Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary with gold medal
ISLAMABAD, MAY 28 /DNA/ – The President of the International Turkic Academy, Dr. Darkhan Kydyrali presented gold medal to Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, COMSTECH on the occasion of international “Al-Farabi – Iqbal” forum held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on May 26-27. The president of the Turkic Academy said that the Academy is awarding Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary with its prestigious award “Gold Medal” for his exceptional contribution to the development of cooperation in the Turkic world. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary is world renowned medicinal chemist. HeRead More
President urges for skillset development of IT freelancers
ISLAMABAD, May 28: President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday said that the global information and technology business embodied huge opportunities for the country’s freelancers and stressed upon enhancement of their skillsets to capture the huge global market.In a virtual address at the ‘Freelance Fest’, the president said that the new opportunities in the IT sector were more rewarding than the brick-and-mortar business setups.He said there were reports about Pakistani freelancers grabbing the third global position and noted that there were about 3 million IT freelancers working in the country.The president stressedRead More
Azerbaijan embassy hosts grand National Day reception
Direct flights which started from Karachi, Lahore to Baku in March, 2022 (Islamabad to be started in coming weeks) is also another milestone that was achieved between Azerbaijan and Pakistan Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Khazar Farhadov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan, while speaking on the occasion of the National Day of Azerbaijan said, that May 28 is celebrated as the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic which was the first democratic secular republic in the Muslim East was established on May 28, 1918. He said, the measures taken duringRead More
Relief package to ease sting of fuel price hikes for those with monthly income below Rs40,000: Miftah
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Saturday that the government’s relief package, which was announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a day earlier, would help protect the poor people from the “storm of inflation” left by the previous PTI government and the recent hike in fuel prices. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he shared the criteria for availing the ‘Sasta Petrol, Sasta Diesel’ relief package. Women, whose household income was less than Rs40,000 per month, could text their CNIC (computerised national identity card) numbers on 786 or call that numberRead More