Saturday, January 7th, 2023
Chicken price soars above beef rate in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 07 (DNA): The chicken price has gone above the beef rate, reaching at Rs700 per kg in the twin cities. In Karachi, chicken is being sold at Rs620 per kg while the per dozen eggs rate has been fixed at Rs295 per kg. Overcharging of the chicken price is being reported in several areas of the twin cities. Social organizations have launched a campaign to boycott chicken. The increase is said to be an outcome of shortage of poultry feed. Meanwhile, the prices of vegetables, pulsesRead More
Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House speaker
Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. The 57-year-old Californian suffered one final humiliation when Representative Matt Gaetz withheld his vote on the 14th ballot as midnight approached, prompting a scuffle in which fellow Republican Mike Rogers had to be physically pulled away. McCarthy’s victory on the 15th ballot brought an end to the deepest congressional dysfunction in over 160 years. But it sharplyRead More
Saudi Arabia milks Ronaldo, for what it’s worth
Saudi Arabia isn’t wasting time to milk for what it’s worth soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to the kingdom. Neither are others in the Gulf eager to join the bandwagon. Playing for nine-time Saudi league champion Al Nassr FC for US$211 million over 2.5 years, Mr. Ronaldo appears happy to do the Saudis’ bidding. He was welcomed this week by fireworks and deafening roars in the club’s packed, 25,000-capacity Mrsool Park or King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh. Mr. Ronaldo’s value to the kingdom goes beyond putting Saudi soccer on the worldRead More
Govt to complete terms of IMF programme, vows PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD, JAN 7: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said he had expressed his government’s resolve to complete the terms of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) programme, in a conversation with the lender’s managing director yesterday. The telephone conversation comes as Pakistan’s economy is increasingly febrile, with foreign exchange reserves amounting to fewer than three weeks of imports. “In a phone call with Managing Director [Kristalina Georgieva] of the IMF yesterday, I told her about the government’s resolve to complete the terms of IMF’s program,” PM Shehbaz said on Twitter. “IRead More
Pakistan need’s people-centric National Security paradigm
ISLAMABAD, JAN 7 /DNA/ – Speakers at a webinar urged for internal political stability and people-centric national security paradigm to meet the geopolitical and geo-economic challenges confronting the country. The vested interest of the key individuals runs the internal and foreign policy framework that is actually based on the short-term measures. A long term integrated and comprehensive national security framework is yet to come out. The speakers mentioned that the Establishment could not be A-political. It has to watch the state direction and national interests in the context of changingRead More
Police-business community liaison termed important to promote economy
Islamabad, JAN 7 /DNA/ – Faad Waheed, Acting President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry leading a delegation of ICCI called on Amir Zulfiqar Khan, Inspector General of Police, Punjab and congratulated him on assuming his new role in the Punjab Province. He said that the close liaison between the police and the business community is important to improve the security situation in the commercial & industrial areas and improve the overall economy. He discussed many matters of mutual interest with the IGP Punjab and hoped that he would takeRead More