Sunday, April 14th, 2019
FATF asks Pakistan to document bullion trade
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has asked Pakistan to document bullion trading across the country. The global body that monitors terror financing has handed over a fresh list of demands to be implemented. The FATF has directed the concerned authorities to collect data of all those who sale and purchase gold so that the funds generated through the trade are not channeled to banned outfits. It also asked Pakistan to list all the trusts registered at the district level and sought to regulate their functioning. TheirRead More
China becomes top destination for Pakistani students
BEIJING: (DNA) – Pakistan ranked third in the number of international students currently studying in China with 28,023 students, according to a statement issued by China’s Ministry of Education. South Korea ranked first with 50,600 students, followed by Thailand with 28,608, India with 23,198, and the United States with 20,996. A total of 492,185 international students from 196 countries and regions studied in China, last year, up 0.62 percent on the previous year. The number of students pursuing academic education increased by 6.86 percent year-on-year to 258,122, accounting for 52.44Read More
Azerbaijan ambassador delivers lecture at Bahria Varsity
ISLAMABAD, APR 14 (DNA) -Azerbaijani ambassador to Pakistan Ali Alizade has given a lecture on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Azerbaijani diplomacy at Bahria University in Islamabad. He provided an insight into the history of emergence as well as the mission and goals of the Azerbaijani diplomacy, and the development of the Azerbaijani statehood. The ambassador also highlighted the restoration of independence, problems faced by Azerbaijan in the early years of independence, national leader Heydar Aliyev`s role in preserving and developing the Republic of AzerbaijanRead More