Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
China advances Industrial partnerships with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, 28 JULY (DNA) — As part of its strategic efforts to deepen engagement with the Belt and Road Initiative, a high-level delegation from China’s Loudi City, led by Vice Mayor Yang Wei, completed a three-day trade and investment mission to Pakistan. The visit delivered significant progress in sister-city cooperation, industrial collaboration, and market-access opportunities for Loudi’s key industries, according to a Gwadar Pro’s report on Tuesday. The delegation’s first stop was Gujrat, Pakistan’s renowned “City of Fans,” where it was welcomed by Chaudhry Shafay Hussain, Punjab’s Minister for Industry, TradeRead More
Govt reviews wheat distribution strategy
ISLAMABAD, 28 JULY (DNA) — Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain here on Tuesday emphasized that all provinces would be fully taken into confidence during the import process, particularly regarding the quality specifications of the imported wheat. The minister chaired a high-level meeting of the Wheat Board to review the country’s wheat availability, distribution strategy, and provincial requirements, said a press release issued by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research. The meeting was attended by Secretary, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Amer AliRead More
Ahsan urges districts to create ‘green channels’ for climate, flood projects
ISLAMABAD, 28 JULY (DNA) — Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday urged every district to establish dedicated “green channels” for climate change and flood-related projects to ensure their swift approval and guaranteed funding, stressing the need for stronger institutional preparedness to tackle the growing impacts of climate change. “We are living right through the eye of climate change,” the minister said, warning that Pakistan must adopt a proactive, whole-of-government approach to minimise the human and economic losses caused by increasingly frequent extreme weather events.Read More
Gulf states back plan to let Iran collect voluntary fees to use Hormuz
DUBAI: Oman has won backing from Gulf states for a plan that would let Tehran collect voluntary fees to use the Strait of Hormuz, a Gulf source told Reuters on Tuesday, a path towards ending the disruption to oil trade caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran. President Donald Trump, who abruptly called off a two-week US bombing campaign over the weekend in his latest strategic U-turn, said there were “good talks” underway with Iran but threatened to restart strikes unless negotiations deliver. Iran denies seeking to resume talks withRead More
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KARACHI, JUL 28 /DNA/ – The Secretary Information, Government of Sindh, Kashif Gulzar Shaikh, has assured the APNS Sindh Committee that the payment of outstanding dues of newspapers for the year 2021 will be released at the earliest. He also assured the Committee of a fair and equitable distribution of provincial government advertisements and agreed that the data regarding the distribution of advertisements should be uploaded on the official website on a daily basis. A meeting of the APNS Sindh Committee was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Javed MehrRead More
Abdul Mannan Ch. promoted to Director General (BPS-20) at Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal
ISLAMABAD, JUL 28 /DNA/ – Abdul Mannan Ch., Director (BPS-19), has been promoted to the rank of Director General (BPS-20) in the Accounts/Audit Category Ex-Cadre with immediate effect. The promotion was formalized through an official notification (No. PBM/Estb/023/1597) issued by Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM), under the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety, Government of Pakistan. The elevation was approved by the Managing Director, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, on the recommendations of the Departmental Selection/Promotion Board. Prior to this advancement, Mr. Abdul Mannan Ch. served as Director in the Fund & Pension BranchRead More