Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
BISP committed to provide relief to the flood-stricken families
Over 50 billion rupees have been disbursed among 2,005,039 flood affected families ISLAMABAD, SEP 27 /DNA/ – Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is continuing its commitment to provide relief to the flood-stricken families by ensuring speedy disbursement of Rs.25,000 among affected families of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan under Flood Relief Cash Assistance. So far a total of Rs. 50,125,975,000 has been disbursed among 2,005,039 flood affected families under Flood Relief Cash Assistance across the country. In Balochistan 156,697 flood affected families have received Rs. 3,917,425,000. 1,415,761Read More
President RCCI for giving special incentives to overseas Pakistanis to increase remittances
Rawalpindi, SEP 27 /DNA/ – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Nadeem Rauf and Group Leader Sohail Altaf have said that it is hoped that the expected Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will take immediate steps to deal with the current economic situation and problems, and will immediately announced an industrial package for economic recovery. He said that special packages and incentives should be given to overseas Pakistanis so that remittances can be increased and budget support can be provided. Speaking on the occasion of the 62nd AnnualRead More
Import restrictions under chapter 84, 85 continue to haunt trade, industry: PIAF
DNA Lahore: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has observed that the import restrictions under Customs tariff chapter 84, 85 continued to haunt the trade and industry, leading to severe shortage of industry raw material in the country, as the authorities have not been fulfilling their commitments in spite of several reminders and meetings. In a hurriedly called meeting held on the issue of import restrictions here at PIAF Office, PIAF Chairman Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol warned that if import of industrial raw material, parts and machinery isRead More
Ahsan Iqbal urges business community to explore global market for exports
ISLAMABAD, SEP 27 /DNA/ – Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has called upon the business community to explore the global market for promoting Pakistan’s exports and bringing foreign exchange to the country so that Pakistan can grow faster. He said that our businessmen will have to be embedded with the spirit of 21st century Columbus to go out and find new opportunities for increasing exports of Pakistan, which were vital to improve our economy. He said this while addressing as Chief Guest at a dinner reception organized byRead More
Metro donates essential food items for flood affectees
ISLAMABAD, SEP 27 /DNA/ – METRO Pakistan, supported by its parent company METRO AG, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) for delivering essential food supplies worth PKR 11 million to flood affectees. The MoU was signed by the Director Corporate Affairs Mr. Pervaiz Akhtar, representing METRO Pakistan and Dr. Adeel Nawaz, Secretary General representing PRCS, in the presence of the Chairman PRCS Sardar Shahid Ahmed Laghari, Mr. Philipp Deichmann, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany and RepresentativeRead More
NA speaker emphasis to explore Pak-Kazakh economic potential
ISLAMABAD, SEP 27: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday emphasized the need to explore immense economic potential between Pakistan and Kazakhstan. The Speaker shared the remarks in a meeting with Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin who called on him here. The matters related to enhancing trade, relaxing visa policy, expanding parliamentary cooperation and support for National Assembly (NA) call for global funds through Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to combat climate catastrophe were discussed in the meeting. Speaker while welcoming Ambassador remarked that Pakistan attaches great significance toRead More