February 10,2022:Islamabad(Press Release) Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar presided the high-level meeting on new Fertiliser Policy today. The meeting was attended by Minister for Energy Mr. Hammad Azhar and Minister for Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam. The senior officials of these Ministers were also present.The meeting deliberated on framework of Fertiliser Policy in detail. It was briefed that upcoming policy would be structured on three broad areas ie demand, supply and pricing of soil nutrients. It was discussed that the issue of rationalization of gas sale agreements and supply-chain maintenance through local production or imports in conjunction with demand projections would be addre...
February 10, 2022 at 3:01 pm | Economic Affairs
Every year a big number of foreigners come to China and many of them excel in their field. some of them play a pivotal role in the society while a few of them establish the basis of international development & are recognized across borders. Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz, President of China Pakistan Medical Association is a proud Pakistani Surgeon & Medical Expert whose initiative of Silk Road Health Corridor also known as China Pakistan Health Corridor has been recognized well among the international medical community especially by Chinese Government and was conferred the Ambassador of Silk Road Friendship Award and now his initiative has been appreciated by the National Development & Reforms Commission People’s Republic of china. ...
February 10, 2022 at 12:45 am | Economic Affairs
February 08, 2022 Islamabad ( Press Release)Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar met Mr. Najy Benhassine, County Director of World Bank in Pakistan in his office today. Both sides discussed the priority areas of engagement to strengthen the partnership with World Bank in Pakistan.The Minister appreciated the support of World Bank for covid response and health sector. While apprising the key features of industrial policy in pipeline, he urged that World Bank might provide expert advice on formulation of framework of policy. He said that new industrial policy would focus on enhancement of local production, exports bandwidth, and import substitution to step up the industrialisation in Pakistan. Mr. Najy, Coun...
February 8, 2022 at 9:02 pm | Economic Affairs
Prime Minister Imran Khan, concluded his official visit from 3-6 February 2022, to the People’s Republic of China. He visited China on the formal invitation from the Chinese leadership to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games 2022, in Beijing. He attended the Winter Olympics to show solidarity with China and strong support for the Games. He is a sportsman and promotes sports as a tool to promote understanding and harmony for global peace. During the visit, the Prime Minister held talks with H.E. President Xi Jinping, and H.E. Premier Li Keqiang, Chinese entrepreneurs. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling for more efforts to strengthen bilateral strategic cooperation. ...
February 7, 2022 at 11:58 pm | Economic Affairs
February 6, 2022Stockholm (Press Release)The Embassy of Pakistan in Stockholm Sweden organized a special virtual event, to commemorate Kashmir Solidarity Day. The key speakers of the event included Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, President of AJK, Mr. Serkan Köse, Member of Swedish Parliament, Mr. Shehryar Khan Afridi, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir, Lord Wajid Khan, Member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, Mrs. Sara Kukka-Salam, the Mayor of the Opposition in Solna, Dr. Maria Sultan, Director General South Asia Stability Institute and Ambassador of Pakistan Dr Zahoor Ahmed. The event was also attended by journalists and members of the Pakistani and Kashmiri diaspora. 2.?Speaking on the occa...
February 7, 2022 at 2:52 pm | Economic Affairs
February 5,2022Oslo(Press Release) The Embassy of Pakistan organized a seminar at the Chancery on 4 February 2022 to observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day in Norway. Independently, seminars and webinars were organized by Pakistani community organizations, the Pothwar Welfare Society Norway, Jammu and Kashmir Solidarity Movement, Norway and Pak-Norway News forum, in which the Ambassador participated as keynote speaker. The Kashmiri and Pakistani organizations also announced to hold peaceful demonstrations in front of the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo on 5 February, in which they intend to present letters to the President of the Storting and Chair of Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee calling for an immediate end to ongoing human rig...
February 5, 2022 at 10:22 pm | Economic Affairs
February 5, 2022Vienna (Press Release)The Embassy of Pakistan in Vienna organized an event today to observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day. Representatives of the Pakistani and Kashmiri expatriate community as well as Austrian nationals of Pakistani origin and local journalists attended the event. Messages of the President, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and the Minister for Kashmir Affairs on the occasion of the Kashmir Solidarity Day were readout. A documentary film was screened highlighting the gross human rights violations committed by India against the people of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which continue to grow worse since India’s illegal unilateral actions of 5th August 2019. Pamphlets setting out...
February 5, 2022 at 10:17 pm | Economic Affairs
By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan The island has had a long history of engagement with modern international groups: it is a founding member of the SAARC and a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the G77, and the Non-Aligned Movement. Sri Lanka got independence from the British on February 4, 1948 and this day is celebrated with true spirit and joys every year. Pakistan is a close friend of Sri Lanka, also shares the celebrations and enjoys them equally. Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime bord...
February 4, 2022 at 11:09 am | Economic Affairs
Lahore (Press Release) The British Asian Trust announced the appointment of Mian Mohammad Mansha as the Chair of their Advisory Council in Pakistan. He joins Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari (Chairman of National Tourism Coordination Board), Amin Lakhani (Managing Director at Lakson Group), and Tariq Rangoonwala (Chairman of the Board, Rangoonwala Group of Companies, Pakistan) on the Pakistan Advisory Council. Mian Mohammad Mansha is a leading businessman of Pakistan and Chairman of the Nishat Group of companies, which holds major business interests in textile, cement, financial services, power generation, real estate and hospitality, dairy and agriculture, paper products, retail commerce, aviation and automotive sectors. He is a committed phi...
February 2, 2022 at 8:44 pm | Economic Affairs
By Ghulam Murtaza Ministry of Commerce is doing a great job of finding out the areas for inviting Chinese investors and removing bottlenecks. Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to visit the Beijing Winter Olympic Ceremony next on February 3, 2022. The Beijing Olympics is programmed from 4-13 February 2022 amid diplomatic boycott by various European countries led by the US & United Kingdom on alleged human rights abuse in China. Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is also believed to be there, and a very important meeting between the trio may upset some countries. This meeting will have all the potential to change the regional geopolitical landscape. Gwadar is the treasure for which Russia got into pieces; the USA exhausted....
February 2, 2022 at 8:26 pm | Economic Affairs
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