Monday, November 14th, 2022
GPA invited tenders for Security System Gwadar Port
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (DNA)-To make the city safe and secure for local and foreign investors, Gwadar Port Authority (GPA), Ministry of Maritime Affairs, is introducing the latest security system at Gwadar Port. In this regard, according to Gwadar Pro on Monday, the GPA has issued a notice inviting tenders for Perimatric Security System at Gwadar Port. The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), Pakistan, who is responsible for prescribing regulations and procedures for public procurement, later invited firms and contractors who have sufficient experience in the relevant field, qualified personnel andRead More
China enters in $4.5 b oil refinery project
DNA Islamabad, NOV 14: In an astounding development, Chinese firm East Sea Group Limited (ESGL) has kicked off a plan to establish a $4.5 billion oil refinery in Gwadar with an annual oil processing capacity of 8 million tons, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. According to an official document available to Gwadar Pro, the project will be constructed in two phases. The first phase will have an annual refining capacity of 5 million tons. East Sea Group will place at least six crude oil transshipment vessels totaling 2 million tonsRead More
Digital Sovereignty
Dr M Ali Hamza Digitalization and sustainability are two of the most powerful market influencers in today’s corporate landscape. Each has produced a massive amount of research about how it will change management practice, and more broadly, business and society.The promise of digitalization; big data, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, cybersecurity, and more, is often described with overemphasis. Experts and academics alike have described “big data” as the “new oil,” or “the new soil,” and the primary driver of a “management revolution,” the “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” and a “secondRead More
The US Integrated Deterrence Approach
Syeda Tahreem Bukhari The centerpiece of the US National Defense Strategy 2022 is ‘Integrated Deterrence’, which was debuted by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. He termed it as a new approach to achieving deterrence. Its purpose was to avoid military confrontation and make use of partners & allies as well as their capabilities in countering the adversaries. It incorporates both military and non-military tactics to deter adversaries. As per Sasha Baker, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, integrated deterrence is to incorporate all tools of national power and itsRead More
Iranian spy network busted in Azerbaijan
ISTANBUL, NOV 14 /APP/ – An illegal Iranian spy network was busted on Monday, Azerbaijan’s State Security Service said. Five Azerbaijani citizens, who were part of the network were arrested for treason, the security service added in a statement. One of the citizens arrested worked as a captain in the country’s oil fleet in the Caspian Sea. He “collected information about companies and representative offices of foreign countries operating in Azerbaijan, the place and time of exercises conducted by the Azerbaijani Naval Forces, and cargo transported to oil platforms.” TwoRead More