Sunday, June 11th, 2023
PBF demands revision of NFC award in its post budget conference
DNA Lahore: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) says eighteenth amendment financially weakened the federation in the name of provincial autonomy. All the savings and money are with the provinces In a post budget reaction, PBF Secretary Information and Spokesperson, Zainab Jatoi while talking to media on Sunday said we demand revision of only that part of the 18th Amendment which is related to allocation of resources through NFC Award. Today, the Federation has no money, Defence and foreign debt is only the responsibility of the federal government. Provinces should also payRead More
Murtaza Wahab, Hafiz Naaem’s nomination papers declare valid for Karachi Mayorship
KARACHI, JUN 11 (DNA) — In Karachi’s mayoral and deputy elections, the documents of Barrister Murtaza Wahab a Pakistan Peoples Party candidate and Jamaat-e-Islami’s Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman have been declared valid. In the Karachi Provincial Election Office, the papers of Murtaza Wahab’s covering candidate Najmi Alam, Deputy Mayor candidate Abdullah Murad of the People’s Party were also declared valid. The nomination papers of other candidates of Jamaat-e-Islami, Saifuddin and Junaid Makati were also accepted. The nomination papers of deputy mayor candidates Qazi Syed Sadruddin and Saifuddin were also accepted by theRead More
Toothbrush manufacturers in E China score big in green transition
By Xu Qing, People’s Daily “Toothbrushes manufactured in Hangji can be found in every piece of inhabited land.” This is what’s written in the China Toothbrush Museum in Hangji township, Yangzhou, east China’s Jiangsu province. Hangji, which covers only 40 square kilometers with a population of less than 40,000, is the world’s largest manufacturing base of oral care products and toiletries. It produces 7.5 billion toothbrushes each year with an annual output of more than 13 billion yuan (about $1.91 billion). One out of every three toothbrushes in the worldRead More
China to write new stories of harmony between humanity, nature
By Ping Lun China is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. It has two national botanical gardens, the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing and the South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province, which serve as the country’s biodiversity conservation bases, reserves of strategic plant resources and important platforms for botany communication. The two national botanical gardens play a vital role in the protection of biodiversity and mirror China’s firm resolution and concrete actions to turn Earth into a beautiful and biodiverse homeland.Read More
China-Thailand railway under smooth construction
By Sun Guangyong, People’s Daily The construction of the China-Thailand railway, a landmark project representing the high-quality construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is currently under full swing. Crossing the most densely populated areas in Thailand, the railway will inject new impetus into the development of the country’s economy and transportation. Upon completion, the railway is expected to boost economic development along its route. It will be connected to the China-Laos railway, forming a railroad artery that crosses the Indochina Peninsula and accelerating infrastructure connectivity in the region.Read More
Budget disappointing, not focused on the economy but on politics
ISLAMABAD, JUN 11: /DNA/ – Former President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Dr. Shahid Rasheed Butt said on Sunday that the focus of the budget is not the economy, but politics and fame. “The populist budget will worsen the economy instead of improving it, and the masses will pay the price for it,” he said. Shahid Rasheed Butt said that not taxing landlords and shopkeepers is unfortunate, and speaks about the priorities of the rulers. Out of 2.2 million shopkeepers, only thirty thousand pay taxes, but theyRead More