Monday, September 22nd, 2025
Punjab govt backs industrial estate proposal for Islamabad: Malik Shahbaz Khokhar
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 22 /DNA/ – Malik Shahbaz Ali Khokhar, Member Provincial Assembly Punjab and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Planning & Development, has assured that he will personally play his role for the establishment of a much-needed dedicated industrial estate in Islamabad. He urged the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) leadership to complete its homework at the earliest so the project could be pursued effectively. He said this while visiting ICCI to congratulate Sardar Tahir Mehmood on his unopposed election as President of ICCI. Malik Shahbaz KhokharRead More
PM Shehbaz directs formulation of roadmap to boost trade, investment
LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed authorities to develop a comprehensive roadmap and a reform agenda with practical projects to promote investment and trade in all key sectors. Chairing a high-level meeting on enhancing investment volume, economic and trade activities in Pakistan, the premier emphasised that agriculture, IT, minerals, tourism, and renewable energy were important sectors that could attract foreign investment. Along with investment, he said, promoting trade was also part of the government’s policy to significantly increase exports of the country. PM Shehbaz said that targets hadRead More
Trump Wants Bagram Base Back to Protect Israel
By Qamar Bashir We begin with a prayer for sound judgment and for the protection of innocent lives: May those who hold the levers of power choose restraint over rashness, and may the suffering of ordinary families be spared the thunder of renewed war. President Trump’s recent declaration that the United States “wants [Bagram] back” — and his warning that “bad things are going to happen” if the demand is not met — is not merely a rhetorical flourish. It is a public ultimatum aimed at a sovereign state nowRead More
US intends to get back Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, really combating of China is the purpose?
Shamim Shahid Amidst fast global, especially regional level developments, the US President Donald Trump administration has demanded return of Afghanistan’s most vital Bagram Air Base. For the purpose, US administration says that from Bagram Air Base, it intends to counter what they called nuclear expansion of People’s Republic of China. Though turban-wearing Taliban leaders have rejected US demand so far but they (Taliban) are bound to keep in mind comments made with the US through well famous Doha Qatar Accord of February 29th 2020 last. One clause of this agreement isRead More
US-Europe alliance is hierarchical when it comes to the Middle East, experts
ISLAMABAD: SEPT 22 /DNA/ – In an webinar, organized by Institute of Regional Studies Islamabad, experts analyzed the ramifications of “snapback sanctions” on Iran. Dr Sika Sadoddin, former fellow at Portland University (USA) was of the view that the US had always treated Europe as a secondary partner in the Middle Eastern affairs. She analyzed Europe’s quest for strategic autonomy as aspirational but limited in practice due to the financial and security dependence on the US. Dr Sadoddin pointed out that the US exploited secondary sanctions as a leverage againstRead More
Gilani emphasis cementing bilateral ties with Australia
He lauded the outgoing Australian High Commissioner’s services, particularly in strengthening educational and cultural cooperation as well as development programmes Saifullah Ansar Islamabad, Sept 22 — Australian High Commissioner Mr. Neil Hawkins called on Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani at the Parliament House on Monday, where both sides held detailed discussions on advancing bilateral relations and exploring new avenues of cooperation in diverse fields. The meeting covered a wide range of subjects, including trade, education, defence, parliamentary collaboration, cultural exchange, climate change, and people-to-people linkages. Chairman Senate Gilani underlinedRead More