Saturday, December 31st, 2022
Murtaza Mughal appointed as Director RDF
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – The Rural Development Foundation (RDF) has appointed Dr. Murtaza Mughal as member board of directors. RDF, founded in 1978, is a non-political, not-for-profit organization recognized at the national as well as international levels. Speaking at the occasion, President of the RDF Brig. (retd) Aslam Khan hoped that the new member of the board will discharge his duties with full dedication and add value to the entity. Dr. Murtaza Mughal is known in social circles, has an impressive professional record and his social services need no introduction, he added.Read More
PIAF for practical steps to win investors’ confidence as FDI plunges 47% in 1Q
ISLAMABAD: Raising grave concern over the falling trend of foreign direct investment the Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) on Saturday said that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan has plunged by 47 percent to $253 million during the first quarter (1Q) of the current fiscal year, indicating that the government has failed to win the confidence of foreign investors due to continued rupee deprecation and uncertainty. PIAF Chairman Faheem ur Rehman Saigol, in a joint statement along with senior vice chairman Nasrullah Mughal and vice chairman Tahir Manzoor Ch, observed thatRead More
Year 2022: Proxy Terror Returns in Big Way
The year 2022 ended with the deadliest month (thus far) for Pakistan’s security personnel over a decade, with the emergence of a new terror triad comprising TTP, BLA and Daesh-Afghanistan as the biggest threat to the country. Security forces lost at least 282 personnel during 2022 (with 40 fatalities only in December being the deadliest month of the year) in attacks that included IED ambushes, suicide attacks, and raids on security posts, mostly in the Pakistan Afghan border regions. The country suffered as many as 376 terror attacks this year,Read More
Govt, ECP challenge IHC’s order to hold LG polls in capital today
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and federal government on Saturday challenged the orders of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to hold local government elections in the federal capital today (December 31). The electoral body had requested an immediate hearing on an intra-court appeal filed in the high court. However, the IHC registrar’s office raised an objection over the appeal, saying that it lacks the required documents. Later, the objections were removed by the ECP’s legal team. Meanwhile, the federal government also challenged the IHC’s order via a separate intra-court appeal. OnRead More