Sunday, June 12th, 2022
Pak to be cleared from grey list: German envoy
Ali Furqan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to be clear from the FATF grey list this year and the GSP plus statues is likely to be renewed, ambassador of Germany to Pakistan, Bernhard Schlagheck has said on Sunday. He said that his country was concerned about the state of Human rights in India too. “The European and Germany as well were indiscriminate to human rights violations, Germany is telling it to India too, “ Mr Schlagheck said adding that the former German Chancellor Angela Mekeral had told the Indian PM ModiRead More
Bilawal, OIC Secretary-General discuss rising Islamophobia in India
DNA ISLAMABAD, Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a telephone conversation with Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday and they discussed the issue of rising Islamophobia. In a tweet on a social media platform Twitter, the minister said that the conversation focused on the series of Islamophobic actions in India, in particular blasphemous remarks made by two senior officials of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The foreign minister said that he spoke to the OIC Secretary General over the uncalled and condemnableRead More
Pakistan expected to be clear from FATF grey list this year
ISLAMABAD, JUN 12 /DNA/ – Pakistan is expected to be clear from the FATF grey list this year and the GSP plus statues is likely to be renewed, ambassador of Germany to Pakistan, Bernhard Schlagheck has said on Sunday. He said that his country was concerned about state of Human rights in India too. “The European and Germany as well were indiscriminate to human rights violations, Germany is telling it to India too, “ Mr Schlagheck said adding that the former German Chancellor Angela Mekeral had told the Indian PM ModiRead More
Rotor hoisted successfully at CPEC Suki Kinari HPP
ISLAMABAD, June 12 (DNA): In yet another achievement at Suki Kinari Hydropower Project (SKHPP), the rotor of unit 4 has successfully hoisted, Gwadar Pro reported on Sunday. According to details, the rotor of unit four was successfully hoisted which was celebrated by the engineer and workers of the project. The 884MW SKHPP is developed under the umbrella of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at River Kunhar (a tributary of River Jhelum) at Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd (CGGCI) is the sponsor of the project which is beingRead More
Lightening killed cattle
By Faisal Munir / DNAATTOCK: Around 14 were killed when lightning struck a herd in Dhoke Chagi area in Pindigheb town of Attock on Sunday. A local villager gathered his herd underneath a tree when suddenly lightning hit the cattle resultantly thirteen goats and one cow died on the spot.
RCCI demands withdrawal of proposed property tax
DNA Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has demanded of the government to withdraw the property tax imposed in the federal budget 2022-23. The proposed tax measures will affect the real estate sector as more than forty allied industries are connected to this sector. Rawalpindi Chamber President Nadeem Rauf and Group Leader and former President Sohail Altaf said in a joint statement that more incentives be given to the construction industry to increase business activity. “Overseas Pakistanis invest heavily in the construction sector. The proposed measure wouldRead More