Monday, October 15th, 2018
Planning Minister stresses to broaden agro-cooperation with China
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (DNA): Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar on Monday said that mutual cooperation with China should cover the whole basket of agri-sectors. The planning minister was speaking to Vice Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ma Aiguo. Secretary Planning Zafar Hassan, Project Director China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Hassan Daud and officials from line ministries were present on the occasion. Bakhtyar highlighted that Pakistan’s agriculture sector employs 45% of manpower, contributes about 24% in GDP, provides livelihood to 64 % of the country’s rural population andRead More
Sindh cabinet gets four more ministers
KARACHI: (DNA) – Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has administered oaths to four more ministers inducted in the provincial cabinet at a simple ceremony on Monday. The newly added ministers to the Sindh Cabinet include Abdul Bari Pitafi, Owais Qadir Shah, Ghulam Murtaza Baloch and Taimoor Talpur, said a statement. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, provincial ministers of Sindh, members of Sindh Assembly and other dignitaries attended the oath taking ceremony.
CPEC to play important role in further strengthening Pak-China economic ties: President
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (DNA): President Dr. Arif Alvi Monday said that as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would play an important role in further cementing bilateral economic ties between Pakistan and China, Pakistan would closely coordinate with China on CPEC projects, he added. The President was talking to Ambassador of China to Pakistan, Yao Jing who called on him here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Ambassador Yao Jing conveyed felicitations of Chinese President Xi Jinping to President Dr. Arif Alvi on assuming the office. The President said that as the two countries were all-weatherRead More
Pakistani, other int’l students welcomed at Xi’an Jiaotong University
BEIJING, Oct 15 (DNA): The students from Pakistan and other countries were welcomed at a ceremony organized in Xi’an Jiaotong University, in Shaanxi province in Northwest China. A total of 662 new enrolling foreign students from 88 countries and regions including Pakistan, the United States, Italy, Russia and Kazakhstan were welcomed at the ceremony, according to the Chinese media here on Monday. Student representatives Elena, an international student from Pakistan, and Tima from Kazakhstan expressed the love they hold for the University and showed gratitude for offering them the opportunities toRead More
China supports IMF assisting Pakistan in dealing with current economic situation
BEIJING, Oct 15 (DNA): China on Monday said it supported International Monetary Fund (IMF) in carrying out an objective and professional evaluation of Pakistan’s financial situation and assisting it dealing with current difficulties and added, the relevant measures should not affect normal bilateral cooperation between China and Pakistan. “As a member of the IMF, China supports this organization in carrying out objective evaluation of Pakistan’s financial difficulties and assisting it in dealing with current difficulties and the relevant measures shall not affect the normal bilateral relations between China and Pakistan,” ChineseRead More
Ch Shujat vows to resist any conspiracy to change govt
TALAGANG, Oct 15 (DNA): Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President and former Prime Minister Ch Shujat Hussain has said that the government of Imran Khan should complete its tenure, if an attempt is made to change the government through any conspiracy then it will be fully resisted. He said this while addressing big gathering of people who had come to congratulate in Talagang Monday. MNA-elect Ch Salik Hussain said that on his great victory he is thankful to Sardar Ghulam Abbas, Sardar Mumtaz Tamman, Hafiz Ammar Yasir, other leaders and people ofRead More