ISLAMABAD, Dec 23 (APP):Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatization & Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Monday said for sustainable development and economic improvement in the country, investors should get attractive returns which will increase employment and have a positive impact on every sector. He expressed these views while talking to CEO of Multinational Company CCI Kareem Yahi who called on him. They discussed important issues related to investment including business promotion in Pakistan, said a press release. Abdul Aleem Khan said that there are immense opportunities for starting businessRead More

He expressed these views during his virtual address as the Chief Guest at the Investor Summit of the year-long Build Entrepreneurship Skills Training (BEST) program, organized by Research Education Development (RED) International. The event, which saw representatives from Accelerate Prosperity, the U.S. Consulate Peshawar, Arfa Karim Technology Incubator, and Beaconhouse School System (BSS) Peshawar, also featured youth participants from seven districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Swat, Abbottabad, Peshawar, and Mardan. Four of the best entrepreneurial ideas from these areas were awarded seed grants. Governor Kundi highlighted the need for theRead More

ISLAMABAD, DEC 23: Terming the £190 million case against former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi “worst example of political victimisation”, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Monday warned that people would not tolerate if injustice is committed against the incarcerated ex-premier. His remarks came hours after an accountability court in Islamabad postponed its verdict, which was expected today, until January 6 in the corruption case. Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, the former ruling party’s information secretary called the PTI founder the “biggestRead More

RAWALPINDI, DEC 23 /DNA/ – The participants at the “SRHR and Child Marriages: Challenges and Way Forward” workshop have unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for the minimum age of marriage for girls to be linked to their national identity card across Pakistan. The resolution to leverage technology and national identity cards to prevent child marriages was supported by a diverse group of stakeholders, including health professionals, religious scholars, lawyers, academicians, media persons, and government officials from various departments including education, health, population welfare, women development and local government. The resolution’sRead More

ISLAMABAD, DEC 23 /DNA/ – The Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolution (IICR) convened an insightful seminar titled *“Decoding Media Influence: Global Perspectives on Information Perception and Society”. The event Seminar together prominent experts from academia, media, and public policy to discuss the profound impact of media on shaping societal and political landscapes in an increasingly interconnected world.  Moderated by Dr. Shabana Fayyaz, Associate Professor at Quaid-e-Azam University, the seminar featured a distinguished panel, including Ex. Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Dr. Nazir Hussain, Air Marshal (Ret.) Farhat Hussain, Ex. Information ministerRead More