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By National News Desk Islamabad: In an unpleasant move, Indian traders have ruled out chances of any immediate cotton exports to Pakistan saying that cotton from Brazil and African countries has already reached there. Against its domestic need of 1.5 crore bales each of 170 kg ginned combed cotton, Pakistan normally produces 50 lakh bales every year. A major importer of Indian cotton before the start of the border skirmishes, Pakistan has stopped all imports for the last two years. The ceasefire declared earlier this month reignited hopes of normal trade ties being resumed. Given the severe shortage of cotton…
By our Staff Reporter Islamabad: The Pakistan government is looking to explore economic avenues to re-engage with the new US administration under President Joe Biden, with a possibility of exploring investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The government has formed an apex committee to work on finding avenues of economic ventures to put forward to the new Biden administration. The committee comprises a 14-member ministerial team, which will meet next week to contemplate on different ranges and domains of economic and commercial proposals, aimed at re-aligning relations with the US. However, matters related to national security and defence…
By National News Desk Islamabad: Women in major cities of Pakistan on Monday took part in rallies to mark International Women’s Day, calling for the protection of their rights. Rallies, named Aurat (woman) March, were organised in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and several other cities to observe the day. In the biggest city of Karachi, women from different age groups took part in the protest. They were carrying placards with messages “Stop underage marriages”, “equality is important, not victimisation” and raised slogans in support of their rights. The organisers of the march in Lahore laid out a “#MeToo blanket” where women…
By Kaswar Klasra Pakistan still has a chance to put its ailing economy back on track. What it needs to do is to develop a more developed industry to lay solid ground for its economic takeoff. To achieve the goals, China Pakistan Economic Corridor can serve as a base given that Pakistan fully utilizes its potential. China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) provides the industrial sector of Pakistan with an opportunity to modernize and become more efficient and competitive. The various energy projects, coupled with improvements in infrastructure and road networks, would help address some of the key constraints to growth. More…
By National News desk Peshawar: The University of Peshawar (UoP) has joined the Hazara University, Abbottabad and Bacha Khan University (BKU), Charsada, in introducing strict dress codes for female students and teachers, banning them from wearing modern attire, a decision that has already raised serious concerns over the conservative approach towards women in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The UoP has introduced a dress code for its students, notifying its female students to wear white overalls with white salwar kameez. As per the notification, male students have been directed to wear modest clothes with chest cards. The notification however, does not…
By Our Staff reporter Islamabad: Pakistan opposition leader Maryam Nawaz said the trust vote secured by Prime Minister Imran Khan in National Assembly has “no worth” as he had forced lawmakers on gunpoint to vote for him. Speaking to reporters just after the conclusion of the National Assembly (NA) session, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Maryam said that the government turned the Parliament lodges into a bunker and government members were assigned to each of the 16 MNAs who had allegedly sold their votes in the Senate polls to ensure their presence for the vote of confidence, Dawn reported. “What…
By National News Desk Islamabad: As Prime Minister Imran Khan successfully attained the vote of confidence from the Parliament, members of the opposition leadership, which had boycotted the session, got manhandled by supporters of the ruling party outside Parliament house. Tensions ran high as leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who were present outside the parliament, were harassed and manhandled by supporters of the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). During the brawl, shoes were hurled at PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal, while Dr. Musaddiq Malik and Mariyum Aurangzeb were attacked and manhandled. PML-N leaders alleged they were harassed and manhandled by…
By National News Desk Islamabad: In an apparent setback to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf, its ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has said that the party’s doors were “open for all political forces” regarding Senate chairman polls, local media reported. Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Saturday said that his party’s doors were open for all political forces and ideologies, adding that “dialogue between us is very important for Pakistan’s politics and democracy”. The MQM-P also held a meeting with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to discuss the upcoming Senate Chairman election. Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gil,…
By Our Staff Reporter Pakistan’s finance minister, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, was beaten by former prime minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, in the critical elections to the Senate on Wednesday, in a significant setback for Prime Minister Imran Khan, who had personally campaigned for his cabinet colleague. The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) stated that it had the support of 182 members, while 172 votes were required to elect the senator. “Yusuf Raza Gilani got 169 votes while Shaikh got 164 votes. Seven votes were rejected. Total number of polled votes was 340,” the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced. Prime Minister…
By National News Desk Islamabad: China and Pakistan should take their cooperation to a higher level, wider scope and deeper level as they celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. He made remarks at a ceremony on Tuesday to begin the celebrations with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi via video connection, reports Xinhua News Agency. Noting the China-Pakistan friendship enjoys a time-honoured history, Wang said the two countries have carried out all-round cooperation and developed all-weather friendship under the personal care of generations of leaders of both…