Friday, August 12th, 2022
Pak-UK ties based on friendship, mutual cooperation: Army Chief
LONDON – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa addressed a passing out parade at the British Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst as the first Pakistani dignitary who was invited as the chief guest. Addressing the parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, COAS Bajwa greeted to all the audience and viewers and said that the relations between Pakistan and Great Britain are based on friendship and mutual cooperation. General Bajwa congratulated the Royal Academy cadets on passing the training course. He said that to face the challenges of today youth shouldRead More
British High Commission plants 75 trees to mark 75 years of UK – Pakistan relations
ISLAMABAD, AUG 12 /DNA/ – On Friday to commemorate 75 years of UK – Pakistan relations, British High Commission staff joined by Chevening alumni and personnel from the Islamabad Capital Development Authority, planted 75 trees native to Pakistan, in the Shakarparian National Park. This activity compliments a vast year-long tree planting programme carried out in the UK by the British Pakistan Foundation and Pakistan High Commission. Named ‘The Legacy Project’, this was launched to celebrate the achievements of British Pakistanis over the last 75 years. A total of 7,500 treesRead More
Baluchistan is most important component of CPEC; Daroo Khan Achakzai
Quetta: /DNA/ – Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) have appointed Engineer Daroo Khan Achakzai as Chairman (Balochistan). He also served before as President for the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the year of 2019 and also served as Director of the Balochistan Board of Investment (BBIT). He has an extensive work experience in the field of trade and industry. Daroo Khan Achakzai told to media, the establishment of the PBF was much needed in Balochistan as there is a need to establish non political dialogue with theRead More
Mian Anjum says debt repayments put pressure on foreign exchange reserves
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 12: As the foreign exchange reserves of the central bank have fallen to the critical level of $8.39 billion due to heavy debt servicing and other payments, reporting a record drop of over $2 billion in just five weeks, the Businessmen Panel (BMP) of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry has scrambled over securing dollar inflows, calling for managing this financial crisis amidst widening trade deficit along with dried up dollar inflows. FPCCI former president and BMP Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar said that theRead More
Upward march of rupee welcomed
ISLAMABAD, AUG 12: /DNA/ – FPCCI’s Presidential candidate Atif Ikram Sheikh on Friday welcomed the surprising improvement in the value of the rupee against the US dollar and demanded that its benefit should be transferred to the masses. He said that a strengthened rupee is good for the masses and importers but it has added to the problems of some exporters. Atif Ikram Sheikh said that a host of issues including the political environment have played a major role in firming up the local currency which has also reduced the debt andRead More
Xinjiang cotton comparative advantage and befitting lessons for Pakistan: Dr. Khan
DNA Islamabad, Aug 12: Xinjiang cotton has comparative advantage and befitting lessons for Pakistan, says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Friday. Furthermore, adopting Chinese techniques of intercropping and double cropping is the way forward for Pakistani cotton farmers. Quoting Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan, Director of the Center for South Asia & International Studies (CSAIS), the report stated, mechanical harvesting in Xinjiang saved 50 percent consumption of water and 30 percent of fertilizer. It also reduced the labour cost by 30 percent while enhanced the yield by theRead More