ISLAMABAD:UK’s International Trade Secretary, Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, has launched the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), providing tariff reductions and simpler terms of trade to 65 countries, including Pakistan, which will be implemented early next year. The scheme will help these countries grow and prosper, and in turn tackle poverty by harnessing the power […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Wednesday welcoming Pak-Iran cooperation in energy and trade sectors, said the government was determined to strengthen ties with the Islamic republic in all areas. Miftah Ismail, in an exclusive interview with Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) ahead of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting scheduled to start […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Director General (DG) Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) Dr Muhammad Zahid Ikram said that a comprehensive plan would be devised for security and beautification of the FDA City in order to make it most attractive housing project. Addressing a meeting during his visit here on Wednesday, he said that public parks and greenbelts in the FDA […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Deputy Commissioner Umer Sher Chatha on Wednesday stressed the need for ensuring government fixed prices at DC counters set up in mega stores. The DC said this during a meeting with a delegation of mega stores here at the DC’s office. Additional Deputy Commissioner Shahid Abbas Kathia, President Super Stores Association Ahmad Nawaz, General Secretary […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Divisional administration on Wednesday launched “Plant Trees for Prosperity” campaign across the Multan division. Commissioner Multan division Engineer Aamir Khattak inaugurated the drive by planting saplings at his office. The commissioner said that monsoon plantation campaign would continue till November. He urged the people from all walks of life to fulfill their national responsibility by […]
Read MoreBEIJING:China’s 70% of corn imports come from the United States and 29% from Ukraine but China’s demand for corn imports is gradually expanding amidst global political and social upheavals. In June this year, water-logging jeopardized maize yields in China’s north east region, especially in Liao Ning and Ji Lin, causing a 6-8million tones lost in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) wants free and fair elections of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to be conducted so that the national game can prosper and regain its lost past glory. The meeting which was held here under the chairmanship of Member National Assembly (MNA) Nawab Sher unanimously passed […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Asma Khan wins gold medal after upsetting current national gold medalist Sakina Afridi of the 100m wheelchair event part of the ongoing Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Paralympics Games held in connection with the 75th Diamond Jubilee Independence Day which concluded here on Wednesday. The first DC Peshawar Sports Festival for Special Persons in the series of […]
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