Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
SCO Summit: Catalyst for Pakistan’s Regional, Global Supremacy: Nasir Qureshi
ISLAMABAD, OCT 16 /DNA/ – President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Nasir Mansoor Qureshi has termed the successful hosting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit a matter of immense pride for Pakistan which provided it a distinctive platform to strengthen its journey economic growth and regional integration. Similarly, it served as a platform for advancing cooperation in technology, especially in areas like digital transformation, cyber security, and e-commerce. He also commended the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif for highlighting the significance of peace and stability in Afghanistan for the growthRead More
At SCO CHG, PM Shehbaz raises Israel’s genocide against Palestinians; calls for ceasefire
ISLAMABAD, OCT 16 /DNA/ – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday told the leaders of the SCO countries that the international community should fulfill its responsibility of ensuring an unconditional and immediate ceasefire leading to the establishment of an independent state of Palestine. “Let me say that we cannot ignore the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The international community bears the responsibility of ensuring an immediate and unconditional ceasefire leading to the establishment of State of Palestine on the basis of pre-1967 borders with Al Quds as its capital,” the primeRead More
Trump’s Immigrant Xenophobia and the U.S. Constitution
Qamar Bashir In his latest tirade against immigrants in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado, on October 5, 2024, Trump vowed to “rescue America” from what he described as “rapists,” “bloodthirsty criminals,” and the “most violent people on earth,” claiming they are destroying the fabric of the country and its culture. This rhetoric is yet another example of his xenophobic and racist attacks on migrants and minority groups, whom he portrayed as genetically predisposed to criminal behavior. He positioned himself as the only one capable of saving the country fromRead More
Mafia hike ghee prices after flour, vegetables, and meat.
ISLAMABAD, OCT 16: /DNA/ – Business leader and former President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Dr. Shahid Rasheed Butt, said on Wednesday that action should be taken against the mafia that loots the people by artificially increasing the prices of ghee and vegetable oil. In this regard, he said, all relevant government machinery, including price control committees, should be mobilized, and prices should be moderated by taking immediate action against profiteers. Shahid Rashid Butt said in a statement issued here that after the increase in theRead More
JOINT COMMINQUE OF THE SCO SUMMIT ISLAMABAD 2024
Islamabad, Oct 16 (DNA) : On 15-16 October 2024, the twenty-third meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (hereinafter referred to as the SCO or the Organization) was held in Islamabad. It was attended by Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus R.A. Golovchenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of India S. Jaishankar, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan O.A.Bektenov, Premier of the StateRead More