Tuesday, November 1st, 2022
Economic Nosedives
Dr. AbdusSattarAbbasi It was indeed a pleasure delivering a talk on October 23, 2022 to accomplished professionals about economic nosedives of the country with special emphasis on causes and remedies. When I entered the hall a workshop on learning Arabic was in progress. The facilitator, a British Pakistani, also invited me to participatein an exercise on some fundamental conversational vocabulary. The exercise concluded with a quiz on Kahoot and surprisingly I took second position which encouraged me to embark on Arabic learning which I aim to do soon. Historical dataRead More
UNODC completes training on ‘advance investigation skills’ for BLF
ISLAMABAD, NOV 01 (DNA) — UNODC Criminal Justice and Legal Reforms Programme in collaboration with Balochistan Levies Force has successfully completed the ‘Advance Investigation Skills’ training for Investigation Officers of the Balochistan Levies Force. This initiative is funded by European Union under the larger ambit of the Rule of Law Project in Balochistan. The trainings were conducted for 3 batches of Investigation Officers at the Levies Headquarters in Quetta. Training for the 1st batch was held from 22-26 August 2022 with the participation of 20 Investigation Officers. This was followedRead More
US not to let disinformation harm ties with Pakistan
No truth to Imran Khan’s regime change charges, says US. US says it can counter disinformation with information. Says it values bilateral ties with Pakistan. WASHINGTON, NOV 1: The United States has said that there is no truth to the regime change allegations levelled by Chairman PTI Imran Khan, vowing not to let disinformation get in the way of a significant relationship between the two countries. The US clarification comes hours after Imran Khan reiterated his stance on the regime change in April, saying the US orchestrated the efforts to manage a no-confidenceRead More
PM Shehbaz lands in Beijing, receives warm welcome by Chinese counterpart
PM receives grand welcome by Chinese counterpart upon arrival. PM Shehbaz focused on revitalising CPEC during visit. This is premier’s first visit after assuming office. BEIJING, NOV 1: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday landed in China’s capital city for his two-day official visit with a high-level delegation at the invitation of his counterpart Li Keqiang. The visit is also PM Shehbaz’s maiden trip to China after he assumed office in April this year. The prime minister is expected to focus on revitalising the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during his discussionsRead More
Pakistan, Kazakhstan to broaden ties in field of Science, Technology
ISLAMABAD, NOV 01 (DNA) — Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Agha Hassan Baloch and the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yerhan Kistafin in a meeting held here Tuesday reaffirmed their firm resolve to broaden ties in the field of Science, Technology, Innovation and Research. They discussed various measures to strengthen the bilateral ties of brotherly states in areas of Science, Technology, Innovation and regional connectivity by holding delegation-level talks, joint working group sessions and signing of MoUs. They also discussed the OIC 15th session on Science and TechnologyRead More
On the brink of winter, LPG prices jump by nearly Rs3/kg
ISLAMABAD: The Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has jacked up the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for November by Rs2.96/kg to Rs204.16/kg, an official notification showed on Tuesday. This increase has made the domestic LPG cylinder (11.8kg) expensive by Rs34.91, while the commercial one (45.4kg) will see a jump of Rs134 in price. Last month, the domestic cylinder of the liquefied gaseous fuel was available at Rs2,374.25 but its price for November will be Rs2,409.16. The price of the commercial cylinder has also climbed to Rs9,269. Earlier, theRead More