Sunday, September 17th, 2023
Fourth massive jump in fuel prices shock trade, industry: BMP
Anjum Nisar says decision to worsen economic crisis; multiply production cost ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Shocked by the unprecedented fourth consecutive jump in petroleum product prices the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said the move would worsen the economic crisis, multiplying cost of production and intensifying miseries for the trade and industry, as the government has raised petrol rate by 8.5 percent for the fortnight of this month. FPCCI former president and Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar said that it has becomeRead More
Academic Crisis: Buildings Stand Empty at PIDE, VC Raises Alarming Concerns
RASTA Conference, by fostering dialogue and knowledge exchange, has opened avenues for innovative and proactive thinking. Mahnoor Ansar Islamabad, Sept 17 /DNA/ – Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), through its Research for Social Transformation and Advancement (RASTA) program, successfully concluded its 3rd RASTA conference at the Gun & Country Club in Islamabad. The conference encompassed a wide array of research themes, including Urban Development and Industry, Law and Judiciary, Human Capital and Opportunities, Sludge and Dead Capital, Education and Technology, and Public Finance Management and Financial Inclusion. These sessionsRead More
Korea’s Kim leaves Russia, given drones as gift
Moscow, Sept 17 (AFP/APP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday on his armoured train, Russian news agencies reported, wrapping up a six-day trip which has focused largely on military matters. Kim’s first official visit abroad since the coronavirus pandemic has fanned Western fears that Moscow and Pyongyang will defy sanctions and strike an arms deal. The Ria Novosti agency published a video of Kim’s departure, and said a “departure ceremony” was held at the Artyom-Primorsky-1 station, while TASS news agency said that Kim’s train was headedRead More
Justice Qazi Faez Isa becomes Pakistan’s 29th chief justice after Bandial hangs up his robes
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Judge Justice Qazi Faez on Sunday took oath as the 29th chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) after his predecessor Umar Ata Bandial hung up his robes a day earlier. President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad. Top government and military officials, including caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Army Chief Asim Munir, senators and foreign ambassadors, attended the ceremony. Justice Isa’s tenure as the country’s chief justice, however, will be quite brief, as he is set to retireRead More