Sunday, March 5th, 2023
PTI threatens mass protests as police attempt to arrest Imran from Zaman Park residence
Lahore, MAR 5: Islamabad Police along with their Punjab Police counterparts on Sunday reached PTI chairman Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore to take him into custody for his persistent absences from Toshakhana court hearings. The 70-year-old former prime minister, who has been recovering from a gunshot injury from an assassination attempt in Wazirabad last year, has thrice skipped indictment hearings in an Islamabad sessions court in the case. What we know so far Imran is accused of allegedly concealing, in his assets declarations, details of the gifts he retained fromRead More
PIAF for clear roadmap for economic revival as financial crisis hit trade, industry
ISLAMABAD, MAR 5 /DNA/ – While demanding a clear roadmap for the revival of economy, the Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) on Sunday termed the present financial crisis as a nerve-shattering for trade and industry. There was a consensus among the participants of a meeting presided over by the PIAF chairman Faheem ur Rehman Saigol and attended by other office-bearers that there was a lack of coherence in the government policies and things on economic front went shaky instead of moving for the last several months. Faheem urRead More
Anjum Nisar says rupee dramatic fall, record hike in markup to shut local industry
DNA ISLAMABAD, MAR 5: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Sunday 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
Prince Fahad bin Mansour Alsaud to launch Saudi-Pakistan Tech House
ISLAMABAD, MAR 5 /DNA/ – HRH Prince Fahad bin Mansour Alsaud is visiting Pakistan to launch the Saudi-Pakistan Tech House to enhance cooperation between the two countries in diverse technical fields. The prince is a co-founder of tech giant ILSA Interactive, which was first founded in 2009 by a Pakistani entrepreneur. It stands as a great hallmark of Pakistan-Saudi digital collaboration excellence. His company which is based in Lahore “ILSA Interactive” reflects the determination of both Pakistani and Saudi leaders to further deepen an existing strategic relationship in all fields.Read More