Friday, March 3rd, 2023
Indonesian cyclist en route to Makkah reaches Pakistan
DNA Islamabad: Two Indonesian cyclists, Asid Kusuma Atmaja and Yunus started their long-awaited spiritual journey to Makkah on bicycles from Indonesia in August 2022 to spread the message of peace, tolerance, and kindness. After traveling with bycycles across five countries; Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, and Bangladesh, they took a flight to Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are staying in the premises of the Indonesian Embassy to obtain a visa for their next destination, which is Oman. They intend to travel to Makkah via Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Indonesian AmbassadorRead More
Ambassador Shafqat Ali meets Senator Andrey Denisov
ISLAMABAD, MAR 3 /DNA/ – Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan called on Senator Andrey Denisov Vice Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Federation Council. During the meeting, they exchanged views on bilateral relations and ideas to enhance parliamentary cooperation & topical issues of regional & international politics.
Elections in Punjab on April 30, announces President Alvi
ISLAMABAD, MAR 3: Hours after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wrote a letter to him suggesting possible poll dates, President Dr Arif Alvi announced on Friday that elections in Punjab will be held on April 30. “The president announced the date [for elections in Punjab] after considering dates proposed by the Election Commission of Pakistan. ECP had proposed a poll date between April 30 and May 7, 2023, for holding general elections of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, and had further suggested holding elections preferably on Sunday,” a statementRead More
Business, Lawyers Communities to work for promoting dignity of judiciary
Islamabad, MAR 3 /DNA/ – Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry leading a delegation visited Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) to congratulate the newly elected President Naveed Malik, Secretary Rizwan Shabbir Kiani, Vice President Ali Hussain Bhatti, Joint Secretary Jameel Fayyaz Rajput and other office bearers. Raja Aleem Khan Abbasi, Vice Chairman, Islamabad Bar Council and Qaiser Imam Gondal, President, Islamabad District Bar Association were also present. Speaking at the occasion, Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) said that victoryRead More
Anjum Nisar says rupee dramatic fall, record hike in markup to shut local industry
ISLAMABAD, MAR 3 /DNA/ – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said that the country’s economy has nosedived partly due to external factors but majorly due to non-serious and poor domestic policy decisions and mismanagement of the economic managers, as the rupee saw yet another dramatic fall in just over a month, plummeting 6.66% while the key interest rate have been escalated by the central bank by 300 basis points to the record historic level of 20%, which will destroy the economy completely.Read More
Mafia taking advantage of instability: Mian Zahid Hussain
ISLAMABAD, MAR 3: /DNA/ – Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said implementation of IMF conditions has brought chaos in the country. The value of the dollar has increased tremendously, and the basic rate of interest has been increased from seventeen percent to twenty percent, which will be from 23 to 24 percent after the addition of bank’s profit, he said. Mian Zahid Hussain said that businesses cannot operate after paying such aRead More