Saturday, April 8th, 2023
Pakistan an IMF member, not a beggar: Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD, APR 8: Rubbishing rumours that officials from International Monetary Fund (IMF) refused to meet him at the Bretton Woods institutions’ spring meetings, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday clarified he postponed his visit to the US on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s request — in view of the political situation. “Pakistan is a member of the IMF and not a beggar,” Dar said in a fiery speech addressing rumours that he decided to postpone his trip due to resistance from the Washington-based lender. He emphasised that IMF “cannot stop meRead More
1 dead, 3 unconscious as fire erupts in building near Karachi’s generator market
KARACHI, APR 8: One person was killed and three found unconscious after a fire erupted at a building near a generator market in Karachi’s New Chali area on Saturday, rescue and police officials said. According to a statement issued by Edhi Rescue, one person died and three were found unconscious after a “residential building near Bolton Market caught fire”. They were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) via Edhi ambulances, it added. The deceased was identified as 46-year-old Ali Asghar while the three unconscious persons were aged 23, 25 andRead More
ICCI urges Govt to resolve tax issues of furniture industry
Islamabad, APR 8 /DNA/ – Engr. Muhammad Azhar ul Islam Zafar, Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) said that Pakistan has great potential to enhance the exports of furniture products by focusing on the furniture industry and urged that the government should resolve tax issues of this industry to facilitate its better growth. He said that tax authorities and field formations of FBR are issuing notices to furniture showrooms/shops to register as Tier-1 retailers, which is not practicable for all furniture businesses and urged that the furnitureRead More
Iftaar Dastar Khwaan organized at NUTECH
ISLAMABAD, APR 8 /DNA/ – In the holy month of Ramadan, Students of NUTECH Community Service Club organized an “Iftaar Dastarkhwaan” for the general public in the university premises. Students whole heartedly participated in complete organization of this event that included, purchases, food preparation, packing, mobilizing people and serving. Approximately 400 needy individuals were served with Iftaar and meal.
IMCB F-10/4 organizes lecture on environmental awareness
ISLAMABAD, APR 8 /DNA/ – The Environmental Club of the Islamabad Model College for Boys F-10/4 organised a lecture on the title “Feel Blue Touch Green: The Influence of Environment on Mental Health”. The lecture was arranged in connection with the “World Health Day”. Professor Imran Ahmed Khilji, Head of the Psychology Department, was the resource person. He urged the audience to spend time in “nature” in order to improve their physical and mental health because there is a positive relationship between nature and wellbeing. He said that numerous healthRead More
Pak, Chinese Universities set up laboratory of intelligent transportation system
ISLAMABAD, Apr. 8 (DNA) On April 3, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST) and ShanDong JiaoTong University (SDJTU) launched the project of joint international laboratory of intelligent transportation system. Jiang Huaping, Vice President of SDJTU via video signed a MoA with Dr Osman Hassan, Pro rector academics at NUST. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Osman Hassan indicated that this collaboration marks a significant milestone in shared pursuit of both parties in the field of knowledge and innovation in transportation engineering. “Collaborative efforts are essential to create sustainable solutionsRead More