Day: January 27, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong Wednesday expressed gratitude over the NEPRA’s CSR Stalwart Award to the Karot Power Company, the entity for Karot hydro power project under the umbrella of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In a tweet, the Chinese envoy said the company was awarded for its unwavering commitment to community […]

ISLAMABAD: The False banana “Enset” from Ethiopia could feed 100 million people and could be a climate change Wonder-crop, shared World Economic Forum. Climate change disasters have wreaked havoc by disrupting the food supplies, decline in agriculture & buying capacity both. This has raised a global food security alarm becoming a threat multiplier for malnourished […]

ISLAMABAD: Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Dr Ashfaq Ahmed on Wednesday hinted for achieving revenue target of Rs 8 trillion by 2023 as it would set the country’s economy in a new direction. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has his own vision for revenue collection and economic development in the country, in […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Hungary Muhemmed Aejaz on Wednesday said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban would visit Pakistan next month, on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan. During the visit, the two leaders would discuss various bilateral and regional issues, particularly matters related to enhancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation. “The visit is historic […]

ISLAMABAD: India on January 26, celebrated its 73th ‘Republic Day’ at a time when it has virtually usurped Kashmiris of all basic rights and transformed the whole state into a military garrison. According to reports coming from Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) curfew-like restrictions were imposed all across the state whereas additional forces […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan Wednesday said that Pakistan remains among those countries whose economy growing fastest. Pakistan has enormous natural resources and advantages by virtue of its Geo-strategic location that can help in boosting economic growth, he said while speaking to Radio Pakistan’s Current Affair Program. Ali Muhammad said […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that Nawaz Sharif’s has kept his ill-gotten wealth in London but he was doing politics in Pakistan. In response to a tweet of former Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq, Chaudhry Fawad said that Nawaz Sharif’s bank accountants were in the names of peons […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has surpassed imports and achieved self-reliance in local assembling of mobile phones of almost all major brands. In calendar year 2021, local manufacturing plants produced 24.66 million mobile devices, compared to 13.05 million in 2020, marking an 88 percent increase. Commercial smartphone imports fell to 10.26 million in 2021, down from 24.51 million […]