Students are presenting Punjab Culture during annual sports festival of Punjab College at Iqbal Stadium
Students participating in sack race during annual sports festival of Punjab College at Iqbal Stadium
President Dr. Arif Alvi in a group photo with the speakers of the 3rd International Public Health Conference and the administration of Khyber Medical University
A 9-member United States Senate delegation led by Senator Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
A 9-member United States Senate delegation led by Senator Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
President Dr. Arif Alvi addressing the 3rd International Public Health Conference at Khyber Medical University
President Dr. Arif Alvi addressing the 3rd International Public Health Conference at Khyber Medical University
Trade diversification crucial for country’s economic growth: SAPM
LAHORE, Feb 23 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Malik Raza Rabbani Khar has said that trade diversification was crucial for economic stability and growth of the country in the present scenario.
Inaugurating the second ‘Engineering and Healthcare Show’ at Expo Centre here on Thursday, he said the locus of international trade was shifting towards diversification and Pakistan was also following the global trade scenario, and diversifying its global trade in terms of products as well as markets.
He said that Pakistan exported goods and services of US$38 billion in 2021-22, but it had a lot more potential. “We can supply more engineering goods, electrical appliances, pharmaceuticals, sports goods, surgical instruments, cosmetics, furniture, agricultural machinery, auto parts, tractors and many other products,” he added.
The SAPM said that it was government’s vision to double the trade of Pakistan in the next few years. “We need to accelerate export diversification and product sophistication and make our trade more inclusive for the purpose,” he added.
He said that it would enable the country to shift from an over dependence on commodities to higher value-added products and services. He said that it would also build resilience to movements in demand and help in fetching better prices, adding that it was the fastest path to economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction.
Raza Rabbani Khar also appreciated the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) for its efforts in organising the exhibition and bringing all top guns of the engineering and healthcare sectors on a single platform.
He said that the exhibition had provided a unique opportunity for investors and international buyers to communicate with Pakistani companies to explore lucrative opportunities such as joint ventures with the local firms. He said that the exhibition was aimed to bring together businessmen from non-traditional countries under one roof to explore and open up new frontiers for enhancing trade.
TDAP Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Zubair Motiwala and secretary also spoke, and said that the exhibition was aimed to present the true image of Pakistan before the world.
Special guest Third Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda Nakadama Rukia Isanga, Advisor to President of Kenya Dr Faith Mwikan Ndiwa and other foreign dignitaries also attended the ceremony.
More than 180 Pakistani companies , belonging to 20 different sectors, participated in the exhibition and put their products on display. Also, 370 foreign buyers from 40 countries, including African and Central Asian countries, visited the exhibition.
PUC condemns murder of minority community’s person in Sarai Alamgir
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (APP): The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) on Thursday condemned the murder of a person belonging to the minority community in Sarai Alamgir, Jhelum.
In a video message, PUC Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said the murder of any non-Muslim could not be justified under any circumstances as this heinous crime was against the law and Shariah.
Ashrafi who is also Special Representative of the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony and Middle East said the protection of non-Muslims lives, assets and holy places was the responsibility of the state and similarly, it was also the responsibility of non-Muslims to follow the Constitution and laws of the land accordingly.
He said the Constitution and laws of Pakistan had clearly determined the rights of Muslims and non-Muslims therefore, no individual, group, or organization should cross their constitutional limits.
He said it was illegal to build or demolish any worship place without seeking permission from the quarters concerned, adding that some incidents publicized in a section of media were meant to defame Pakistan in the comity of nations.
Ashrafi proposed the government take immediate action against those individuals, groups or organizations that challenged the writ of the state and urged the Punjab government to fulfill its constitutional responsibility in bringing out the facts into the matter.
A 9-member United States Senate delegation led by Senator Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
