Wednesday, September 7th, 2022
OGRA conducts meeting with OMC’s on deregulation of Petroleum products
ISLAMABAD, /DNA/ – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority under the Chair of Mr Masroor Khan Chairman OGRA conducted a meeting with OMC’s on the deregulation of petroleum products as a first phase. Member Gas, Member Oil, Member Finance along other senior executives of OGRA and Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) with CEO’s of OMC’s, Members of OCAC and other industry players attended the meeting. OMC’s presented their point of view and the suggestions were discussed in detail.As a second phase the meeting shall be held with refineries and other stakeholdersRead More
Contempt case: Imran Khan ‘deeply regrets unintentional’ utterances against judge
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday submitted a second reply in contempt of court notice against him by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Former prime minister, in his reply expressed deep regrets over his unintentional utterances and said that he could not think of speaking anything against the judiciary. He further said that his words were not meant to hurt the feelings of Judge Zeba Chaudhry. “The utterances were never meant to interfere with or in any way influence the course of administration of justice,” heRead More
Inflation rate to come down from next month: Miftah Ismail
DNA ISLAMABAD, Terming the hike in electricity and petroleum prices a result of unwise policies of the previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI), Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Wednesday hinted at slowing down the inflation rate from next month. “The nation would have to bear the higher rates for one more month”, he said while addressing a press conference here along with the Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. He said former Prime Minister Imran Khan did not follow the commitment made with the International Monetary Fund (IMD) especiallyRead More
PTI leaders disown Khan’s statements spewing hate against ‘institutions’: Khawja
Irshad Ali / DNA ISLAMABAD, Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday said the leaders and close associates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had disowned their Chairman Imran Khan’s statements spewing hate against state institutions. Addressing a joint presser flanked by Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail, the Minister lambasted the former premier for justifying his spiteful remarks against the senior leadership of the armed forces as his discourse on meritocracy. Khawaja said Imran Khan had earlier commented on the appointment of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and yesterday hadRead More
Ethiopia keen to promote trade ties with Pakistan: Envoy
DNA Islamabad, SEP 7: Jemal Beker, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Pakistan said that his country is keen to promote trade ties with Pakistan as increasing bilateral trade would be very beneficial to the people and economies of both countries. He said this while exchanging views with Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) during his visit to Ethiopian Embassy. The Envoy said that Ethiopia is importing many products from China & India and added that Pakistan has a good opportunity to focus on the EthiopianRead More
Pakistan, Azerbaijan vow to further deepen bilateral cooperation
DNA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Azerbaijan have reaffirmed strong resolve to further deepen and broaden bilateral cooperation in diverse areas including energy. The understanding was reached at a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Heydar Aliyev today [Wednesday]. During the conversation, the Prime Minister expressed gratitude for the generous assistance of two million dollars extended by Azerbaijan to the flood affected people of Pakistan. He shared that Pakistan has been battling one of the most severe cycles of torrential monsoon weather which resulted in lossRead More