Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
Barrister Gohar calls for calm, minutes before Imran sentencing
ISLAMABAD, JAN 30: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Barrister Gohar called on party supporters to remain calm minutes before Imran Khan was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Speaking to reporters in Islamabad High Court, Gohar said that PTI has faith in the High Court and Supreme Court. Gohar said that the cipher trial was being run against legal principles and the judge was posing questions himself. He also said that ‘everyone’ knew what decision would emerge from the case from the way it was being handled. He went on to sayRead More
FBR gets federal cabinet’s go-ahead for restructuring, digitisation
ISLAMABAD: In a move to adopt globally recognised practices for managing tax and revenue affairs, the federal cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to restructure and digitise the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The approval was accorded in a meeting chaired by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, on the recommendations of the Revenue Division. The meeting was apprised of the recommendations of an inter-ministerial committee that held its meeting on the 23rd under the chair of caretaker finance minister. During its previous meeting, effective amendments were made in the summaryRead More
Pakistan, US sign cultural property agreement
Faisal Sheikh Faisal Sheikh / DNA ISLAMABAD – U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and Pakistan Secretary of National Heritage and Culture Humaira Ahmed signed an agreement on cultural property protection in Islamabad on January 30, 2024. The agreement establishes import restrictions on certain types of archaeological and ethnological materials originating from Pakistan and entering the United States. The agreement facilitates the return of these cultural objects to the people of Pakistan. The cultural property agreement demonstrates the strong U.S. and Pakistani commitment to disrupt the theft and trafficking ofRead More
€10 billion boosts Europe-Central Asia Trade Corridor at Investors Forum
The Global Gateway Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity opened today in Brussels, bringing together governments, financing institutions, businesses and civil society from Europe, Central Asia and beyond. European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis announced that European and international financial institutions present at the Forum will commit €10 billion in support and investments towards sustainable transport connectivity in Central Asia. Over the next two days, participants will discuss the required investments to transform the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor into a cutting-edge, multimodal, and efficient route, connecting Europe and CentralRead More
Mayor Murtaza Wahab, Bashir Janmohammad inaugurate IoBM Career Fair 2024
DNA KARACHI: The Institute of Business Management (IoBM) organized a Career Fair on its campus on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Mayor Karachi, Murtaza Wahab was the Chief Guest. He admired the efforts undertaken to bring top companies under one roof and was confident that it would prove beneficial to both the exhibitors and the students. Present at the inauguration ceremony were Mr. Bashir Janmohammad, Chancellor IoBM, Mr. Murtaza Wahab and Mr. Talib Karim, President IoBM, along with IoBM’s head of departments, faculty, and management. The event was organized by IoBM’sRead More
Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi sentenced to 10 years in jail in cipher case
ISLAMABAD, JAN 30: A special court established under the Official Secrets Act on Tuesday handed both former premier Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi 10 years in jail in the cipher case. The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document that the Federal Investigation Agency’s charge sheet alleges was never returned by Imran. The PTI has long held that the document contained a threat from the United States to oust Imran as prime minister. The verdict comes nine days before the February 8 general elections, which the PTIRead More