Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022
Amir Ali Ahmed chairs 58th meeting of CDA-DWP
ISLAMABAD, AUG 3 /DNA/ – 58th meeting of the Capital Development Authority DWP was held at CDA Headquarters under the chairmanship of Chairman CDA Amir Ali Ahmed. The meeting was attended by officers from relevant departments. Several projects were presented for approval in the meeting, which were approved after a detailed deliberation. According to the details, the Nilor Heights revised project was approved in the CDA-DWP meeting. One component of the Nilor Heights project is low-cost and the other is high-end. The high-end category will cost Rs. 7000 per squareRead More
PAF aircraft carrying bodies of Shuhada of Balochistan helicopter crash arrives at Nur Khan Base
ISLAMABAD, AUG 3 /DNA/ – C-130 aircraft of Pakistan Air Force carrying bodies of Commander XII Corps, Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali Shaheed and Commander Engineers XII Corps, Brigadier Muhammad Khalid Shaheed arrived at PAF Base, Nur Khan today. The officers had embraced martyrdom in a tragic accident on 01 August, 2022 alongwith four other military officials during flood relief activities.Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, has expressed deep sorrow and empathy over the loss of precious lives in the crash. InRead More
Banning Imran Khan, PTI none of their business: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Highlighting serious flaws and loopholes in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) prohibited funding verdict, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said that the banning Chairman Imran Khan and the party was none of their business. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja pronounced a reserved verdict in PTI prohibited funding case after meeting with the PDM leaders before the verdict. He said that the unconstitutional and illegal decision was announced on the request of Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, addingRead More
Pakistan reaffirms ‘One-China’ policy over Taiwan Strait issue
ISLAMABAD, AUG 03 (DNA) — Pakistan on Wednesday reaffirmed its strong commitment to ‘One-China’ policy and expressed firm support to China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Pakistan is deeply concerned over the evolving situation in the Taiwan Strait, which has serious implications for regional peace and stabili,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. The FO said the world was already reeling through a critical security situation due to the Ukraine conflict, with destabilising implications for international food and energy security. “The world cannot afford another crisis that has negative consequencesRead More
Minister for developing dashboards to monitor economic activities daily
ISLAMABAD, AUG 3 /DNA/ – Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives on Tuesday directed Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and Ministry of Information and Technology to develop a dashboard in order to monitor the daily activities of the economy in the country and to promote the innovative projects of national importance under the Innovation Support Fund (ISF) to be launched soon. The Minister made these directions while chairing a meeting for the development of the National Integrated Dashboard and ISF at the Ministry. The meeting was attendedRead More
Only Islamic Banking is Not Islamic Finance
Dr. Abdus Sattar Abbasi Islamic Banking and Finance Summer School and Product Expo is a comprehensive and well-structured annual program organized by The Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance (CEIF)IMSciences Peshawar at NathiaGali, Abbottabad. I was at the liberty by the organizers to speak on any topic determining the role of academia in the promotion and expansion of Islamic finance in the Country. When I looked disinterestedly at this aspect I found an overwhelming tilt of academicians towards the banking sector which actually is a modern commercial component of theRead More

