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Education Minister Madad Ali Sindhi celebrates Ethiopian culture at Karachi Feast

Education Minister Madad Ali Sindhi celebrates Ethiopian culture at Karachi Feast

KARACHI, DEC 23 /DNA/ – Caretaker Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Madad Ali Sindhi, graced the Ethiopian Pavilion with his presence at the Karachi Festival on Saturday. On arrival, the minister was welcomed with warm hospitality by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, H.E. Jemal Beker Abdula. The Pavilion, inaugurated on Friday in the presence of esteemed guests from the diplomatic corps, Government of Pakistan, civil society, business community, and media, served as a captivating proofRead More


Elections 2024: ECP scraps PTI’s intra-party elections, revokes ‘Bat’ symbol

ECP

ISLAMABAD: A political thunderbolt has struck Pakistan’s landscape as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decried Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s intra-party polls as “unconstitutional” and revoked their “Bat” as electoral symbol head of the February 8 general elections. The five-member ECP bench, led by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, released a detailed verdict after months of scrutiny. The ruling underscores the Election Commission’s insistence on adherence to democratic processes within political parties. PTI’s failure to conduct intra-party elections as mandated by the constitution led to the withdrawalRead More


Inflation serious challenge due to constant hike in energy rates: FPCCI Presidential Candidate

Inflation serious challenge due to constant hike in energy rates: FPCCI Presidential Candidate

DNA ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s (FPCCI) Presidential Candidate for 2024 election Muhammad Ali Sheikh has said that the most serious challenge to the economy in the current fiscal year would be inflation, because it is already hitting economy due to continuous raise in oil prices and depreciation of local currency. Muhammad Ali Sheikh warned the high cost of doing business has been hurting the economic growth, as the inflation rate bounced back to 29.2% in concluding month, hurting the trade and industry the most,Read More


The U.S. Stance and Pakistan’s Political Turmoil

The U.S. Stance and Pakistan’s Political Turmoil

Dr. Muhammad AkramZaheer Before the Iraq war, the United States might have liked the idea of promoting democracy. But when the war not went well, officials from both the Bush administration and other Democratic presidential candidates were being careful. They were worry that pushing for democracy might lead to instability. Despite concerns about the effectiveness of the country’s military, there was a fear that any change, even if well-intentioned, could put American security at risk. The debate in Washington reflected a cautious approach. Some people from both on the rightRead More


Expanding Coverage of Yunnan Pani

Yunnan province of China

Yunnan province of China is continuing its social-development initiatives for the people of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). Under the creative Yunnan Pani initiative – the provision of clean drinking water to the residents of capital’s rural localities is gradually being expanded. Five new systems including solar powered tube-wells / pumps and filtration units have been inaugurated and handed over to local communities. The initiative is being carried out in collaboration with ICT administration. Overseas Representative Office of the Yunnan Province and Yunnan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries areRead More


Pakistan to benefit from e-commerce action plan launched in Shanghai

Pakistan to benefit from e-commerce action plan launched in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Dec. 23 (DNA): A new business model, ‘Silk Road e-commerce action plan launched here to benefit Pakistan and other BRI countries.  It will provide global consumers with a wealth of goods and services with its convenient, efficient and low-cost features, and we would like to ride the wave of it to boost bilateral trade,” according to Aqeel Ahmed Chaudhry, director of the Pakistani national pavilion located in the Silk Road e-commerce cooperation pilot zone center, Pudong, Shanghai. In a move to promote the Silk Road e-commerce as a novel business model, theRead More