Monday, August 15th, 2022
Traders call for adopting consistent policies for economic growth and progress
DNA From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR: Businessmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa underscored the need of adopting consistent economic policies and due consultation with them for sustainable economic growth, prosperity and development in the country.Traders emphasized that it is highly imperative that to make proper consultation with relevant stakeholders before formulation of policies put the country on a path of economic prosperity and progress. Members of the business community made these remarks during a meeting here at the chamber house on Monday.The meeting was chaired by acting president of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce andRead More
Wheat production didn’t increase in eight years: Mian Zahid Hussain
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on the poor state of the country’s most important sector is resulting in the economic downturn. Despite the world’s best canal system and fertile land, agricultural imports are increasing at an alarming rate which is a drain on the exchequer, he said. Mian Zahid Hussain said that during the last financial year, food items worth ten billion dollars, tea worth one billion dollars, cotton worthRead More
Art of Controlling
Dr. Abdus Sattar Abbasi Generally our perception about controlling is to grasp someone firmly through different means to ensure compliance. This view further strengthened a couple of months back when I was invited by an organization to deliver a training session on controlling in day-to-day operations. I think organizers were expecting some stringent theories or concepts to facilitate their hierarchies to fortify their control over others. It was sheer surprise for most of the participants when I linked control with the goal/ objective. Success is linked with determination and commitmentRead More
RCCI celebrates Independence Day
DNA RAWALPINDI, AUG 15: RCCI President Nadeem Rauf hoisted flag along with Group Leader Mr. Sohail Altaf, Senior Vice President Asim Mahmood Malik, Former Presidents, Executive Committee Members and Mr. Saif Anwar Japha, Additional Commissioner graced the event as Chief Guest at Chamber House and also Planted tree to mark the Independence Celebrations.
China supports Pakistan in geomatics technology upgrading
DNA BEIJING, Aug. 15: The Advanced Seminar on Geomatics Technology for Pakistan sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of China is ongoing online to help improve Pakistani scientists and officers’ expertise in geomatics, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Monday. It’s learned that a total of 19 Pakistani experts and officers from the Society of Engineering, National Institute of Computer Sciences, University of AJ & K Muzaffarabad, etc. attended this seminar. According to the seminar’s organizer Hunan International Business Vocational College, the seminar is specifically designed to meet the actualRead More
Political struggle disturbing economic recovery
KARACHI, AUG 15: /DNA/ – FPCCI’s Presidential candidate Atif Ikram Sheikh on Monday said political tensions across the country will hamper the economic recovery. The troubling political struggle may lead to another economic decline which will be unfortunate, he said. The destiny of the country can be changed if the politicians give up petty interests and concentrate on a one-point agenda to restore the economy, he added. Atif Ikram Sheikh said that the economy is going through tough times and the politicians have no option but to show a responsible attitude.Read More