Wednesday, March 15th, 2023
IHC reserves verdict on PTI plea challenging Imran Khan’s arrest warrants
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reserved its verdict on Imran Khan’s petition seeking the cancellation of his arrest warrants in the Toshakhana case, ARY News reported. The party had filed the petition after police and PTI workers had come face to face outside Zaman Park a day earlier. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq took up the petition filed by the PTI legal team. At the outset of hearing, the IHC judge asked Imran’s counsel, Khawaja Haris Ahmed, if he had addressed all the objections previously raised onRead More
Envoys of Malaysia, Portugal, Kosovo, Lithuania & Ecuador present credentials to President
Ansar M Bhatti Islamabad, 15 Mar: The newly appointed envoys of Malaysia, Portugal, Kosovo, Lithuania and Ecuador presented their credentials to President Dr Arif Alvi, at a Credentials Ceremony, held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. The High Commissioner-designate of Malaysia, Mr Mohammad Azhar Mazlan, Ambassador-designate of Portugal to Pakistan, Mr Manuel Frederico Pinheiro da Silva, Non-Resident Ambassador-designate of Kosovo to Pakistan, Mr Agon Vrenezi, Non-Resident Ambassador-designate of Lithuania, Mr Ricardas Degutis, and Non-Resident Ambassador-designate of Ecuador to Pakistan, Mr Pascual Del Cioppo Aragundi, presented their credentials and also made separate calls onRead More
Uzbekistan referendum to allow president to extend rule
TASHKENT, Mar 15 (DNA): A constitutional referendum set for late April in Uzbekistan could extend President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s rule of the Central Asian nation for at least another decade, authorities announced Wednesday. Mirziyoyev came to power in 2016 after the death of his predecessor Islam Karimov and has pushed through significant economic and social reforms. The constitutional amendment would allow the 65-year-old to stand for re-election in 2026 and, if re-elected, to remain in power until 2033 or even 2040. According to a draft proposal, the president’s term would beRead More
ICCI for focusing on Lithuania to promote exports with EU market
Islamabad, MAR 15 /DNA/ – Faad Waheed, Senior Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that Lithuania is an important economy of the European Union and Pakistan should focus on it to promote trade and exports with the EU market. He said that Lithuania’s annual imports are over USD 30 billion and Pakistan has a good opportunity to export many products to Lithuania including pharmaceutical products, electrical equipment, plastics and articles. He said this while talking to H.E. Ricardas Degutis, Ambassador of Lithuania, based in Turkiye, during hisRead More
Emirates ramps up operations across continents
DNA Karachi, MAR 15: Emirates has boosted operations by 31% (total ASKMs) since the start of its financial year and has further plans to ramp up seat capacity in its latest published northern summer schedule starting 26 March 2023. In the past months, the airline has planned and executed the rapid growth of its network operations – reintroducing services to 5 cities; adding 251 weekly flights onto existing routes; and continuing the roll-out of service enhancements in the air and on the ground. Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer said:Read More
Chinese dredger contributes to high-quality construction of Belt and Road
By Guan Kejiang, Ren Haoyu, People’s Daily Tian Kun Hao, the largest cutter-suction dredger in Asia, is now working in a port in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for a dredging and reclamation project of the Hudayriyat Island, which is joined by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). The project, expected to be completed in the first half of 2023, includes building an artificial mountain on the island, which, upon completion, will contribute to the local real estate and tourism sectors. According to Xue Hongsheng, chief officer of theRead More