Thursday, August 28th, 2025
ICCI, ASEAN chamber ink MoU to foster bilateral economic cooperation
DNA Kuala Lumpur: In a significant step towards enhancing bilateral economic cooperation, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and the ASEAN Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( ACCI ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The MoU was signed by Abdul Rehman Siddiqi, Senior Vice President ICCI, and Dato Muhammad Zamry Abu Samah, Vice President ASEAN Chamber of Commerce, in the presence of prominent business representatives. The ceremony was chaired by Ms. Tahira Javed, Trade Counsellor at the Embassy of Pakistan in Malaysia, whoRead More
Driving Digital Transformation: CDC Integrates RAAST Aggregator with AKD Securities
KARACHI, AUG 28 (DNA): The Central Depository Company of Pakistan (CDC) has onboarded AKD Securities Limited to its RAAST Aggregator Platform, enabling investors to transfer funds instantly and securely. This strategic integration, implemented with support from Microlinks (Pvt.) Limited, represents another stride in CDC’s mission to promote digitalization, transparency, and efficiency across Pakistan’s capital market. The formal signing ceremony took place at CDC House, where Mr. Badiuddin Akber, Chief Executive Officer of CDC, and Ms. Hina Junaid Dhedhi, Chairperson of AKD Securities, affixed their signatures to the agreement. The implementationRead More
Trump moves to limit US stays of students, journalists
Washington, Aug 28 (AFP/APP/DNA):President Donald Trump’s administration moved Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country. Under a proposed change, foreigners would not be allowed to stay for more than four years on student visas in the United States. Foreign journalists would be limited to stays of just 240 days, although they could apply to extend by additional 240-day periods — except for Chinese journalists who would get just 90Read More
Mohsin Naqvi’s zero tolerance policy against illegal housing societies
DNA ISLAMABAD” Mohsin Naqvi, Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics who is known as “Mohsin Speed” with his unmatched ability and visionary leadership to execute and implement policies thus materialising dream into reality are very much in the realm to have a developed, beautiful, and a livable federal capital of the world set against the Margalla Hills, with generous green belts and civic order. However, due to mushroom growth of unapproved housing schemes, cooperative housing projects and creeping encroachments in the past across Islamabad were straining. On the directions ofRead More
The recurrent deluge: a story of negligence and corruption
The tragic cycle of floods in Punjab, a calamity that claims lives and devastates livelihoods with alarming regularity, is not merely a consequence of changing weather patterns. It is, in a large part, a man-made disaster, born of a toxic mix of short-sighted planning, political patronage, and institutionalized corruption. While the recent deluges have once again brought the country to a standstill, they have also laid bare a truth that is both painful and undeniable: we fail to learn from our mistakes, and the cost is paid in human lives.Read More
Shavkat Mirziyoyev lays foundation of National Museum of Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, AUG 28 (UZA/APP/DNA):President Shavkat Mirziyoyev laid the foundation stone for the construction of the National Museum of Uzbekistan. The independence of Uzbekistan has become the foundation for the revival of national identity and the realization of noble aspirations. This year’s Independence Day, as in the past, is marked by joyful events. One such historic event is the start of construction of the new National Museum. During his visit to the construction site, the President was briefed on the building project, its features, and the stages of construction. The museumRead More