Saturday, September 17th, 2022
Fawad urges govt to fix poll date else PTI to give final protest call
DNA Says alarming upsurge in street crimes concerning Shehbaz govt has no plan except making masses crying: Fawad ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Fawad Chaudhary made it clear that the PTI would not back-pedal from its ongoing struggle for real independence and the imported government left with no option exception to announce date for fresh polls otherwise the PTI would give a final countrywide protest call within two weeks. Briefing the media about the PTI Core Committee meeting held with PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the chair here on Saturday, whichRead More
RCCI demands reduction in POL, Cooking oil prices
DNA Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has demanded the government that the benefit of the falling prices of crude oil and palm oil in the world market should be immediately passed on to the common man. RCCI President Nadeem Rauf in a statement said the the Brent Crude is trading around ninety dollars per barrel and the price of palm oil has decreased by more than fifty percent in the last two months as the price of palm oil dropped from two thousand dollars per tonRead More
ADB’s ongoing sovereign portfolio in Pakistan includes 48 loans worth $8.42bn
ISLAMABAD, Sep 17 (DNA): The ongoing sovereign portfolio of AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) in Pakistan includes 48 loans and three grandsworth of $8.42 billion. According to the member fact sheet released by the ADB, in 2021, ADB’sloan and grant disbursements to Pakistan amounted to $1.31 billion,comprising $0.3 billion in program lending and $1.01 billion fromproject lending and $3 million from grants. The report said the ADB’s country partnership strategy 2021–2025 forPakistan focuses on three priorities–improving economic management,building resilience, and boosting competitiveness and private sectordevelopment, a private television channel Saturday quoted ADBRead More
President Mahmoud Abbas’ call: Palestinian humanitarian team in Pakistan for relief work
The Palestinian Disaster Response Team includes 27 professional Palestinian members formed by the Ministry of Health, the Palestinian Red Crescent and the Civil Defense Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: In a rare show of solidarity with the Pakistan brothers and sisters the Palestine government has sent a special humanitarian and relief mission to Pakistan to be at the side of the people affected by the devastating floods. A team of doctors, members of the Red Crescent and the Civil Defence arrived in Pakistan on Saturday September 17, 2022. Ambassador of PalestineRead More
Bilateral Social Dialogues support in promoting harmonious industrial relations: Zaki Khan
DNA KARACHI: The bilateral dialogues between Employers and Workers representatives are important for achieving the objectives of Decent Work and industrial productivity said by Zaki Ahmed Khan, Chairman, Workers Employers Bilateral Council of Pakistan (WEBCOP) while chairing the combine meeting of WEBCOP National, Provincial Chapters and Advisory Committee organized by the WEBCOP with the technical support of International Labour Organization (ILO). The meeting was attended by representatives of all the national trade union federations and employers’ representatives including Ismail Suttar, Asif Zuberi, Majyd Aziz, Tahir Javaid Malik, Dr. Muhammad SarwarRead More
PM leaves for London to attend Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral
ISLAMABAD, SEP 17: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday left for the United Kingdom to attend state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. At the invitation of the British government, the prime minister, during his visit to UK, will represent Pakistan at the state funeral of late Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 19, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a press release. From London, the premier will leave for the United States of America to participate in the high-level debate of the 77th Session of the UN GeneralRead More