Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
NAB summons Usman Buzdar in corruption case on Feb 16
LAHORE, FEB 15 (DNA) — The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar in a corruption case on February 16. The anti-graft watchdog has asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader to appear before the Lahore office along with records of his properties at 11am on Thursday. The anti-graft body has also directed him to bring records of his sold properties while appearing before the NAB office. Earlier, an accountability court extended interim bail of former Punjab CM Usman Buzdar in a case pertaining to awardingRead More
Pakistan can benefit from investment opportunities in Ivory Coast: Adama Bictogo
Pakistan wants to nurture relations with African countries under the “Engage Africa” policy: Sadiq Sanjrani ISLAMABAD, FEB 15 /DNA/ – In a meeting with a Parliamentary delegation of Ivory Coast, headed by the President of the National Assembly of Cote D’Ivoire, Adama Bictogo, the Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has emphasized that parliamentary diplomacy plays a key role in fostering relations between the nations, and both Pakistan and Cote D’lvoire needs to effectively utilize this conduit to improve collaboration. An Ivorian delegation, headed by Adama Bictogo today called on ChairmanRead More
PARC forging partnerships with CABI, USDA, and USAID
DNA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council in collaboration with Center for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), with support from USDA and USAID, organized a Stakeholder Engagement Workshop under the program “Regulatory Harmonization in Pakistan for MRLs and Biopesticides” at National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad. The focus of the event was the importance of Maximum Residues Limits (MRLs) for pesticides. Maximum residue limit(MRL) is the highest level of a pesticide residue that is legally tolerated in or on food when pesticides are applied as per Good Agricultural Practice.Various stakeholders involved inRead More
Pakistan urged to aggressively counter India’s attempts to modify Indus Waters Treaty
ISLAMABAD, FEB 15 /DNA/ – India’s attempts to amend the Indus Waters Treaty will fall flat since the modification that India claims is already present in the treaty’s Article IX. To counter India’s propositions, Pakistan needs to retaliate with a pragmatic response and a legal stance with a strong projection of its standpoint. This was noted by speakers during a roundtable titled “Indus Water Treaty Arbitration – Battle over Water Sharing”, held at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). The session was addressed as keynote speaker by Mirza Hamid Hassan,Read More
Govt presents ‘mini-budget’ to unlock $1.1bn IMF loan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 15: Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar Wednesday introduced the Supplementary Finance Bill 2023 or the “mini-budget” in the National Assembly as the government seeks to fulfil the prerequisites for unlocking the $1.1 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan tranche. Running against time to pacify the IMF for the revival of the bailout programme, the government had last night approved hiking the general sales tax (GST) rate from 17 to 18% and increasing the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes in order to fetch an additionalRead More
Imran Khan’s bail rejected after his failure to appear in ECP protest case
ISLAMABAD: Legal troubles for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan multiplied on Wednesday when an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad rejected his bail in a case registered against the former prime minister for protesting outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Earlier, the court had directed the PTI chief to appear before it by 1:30pm, and rejected his plea to grant an exemption from personal appearance. The PTI founder was booked in the case last year in October after the Toshakhana verdict was announced by the ECP, sparking countrywide protests.Read More