Worker busy in cleaning and shining sacrificial Bull to attract customers
Workers busy in knitting traditional beds (charpai) at their workplace
A blacksmith is sharpening knives and axes at his work-place to sell them to the butchers for using them to slaughter sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha
A large number of women in a queue to purchase subsidized flour at Utility store H-9 weekly bazaar in Federal Capital Territory
People are busy in buying fresh vegetable from a vender at vegetables section, H-9 weekly bazaar in Federal Capital Territory
Women busy in purchasing handmade fan at H-9 weekly bazar during hot weather in the Federal Capital
Greater Bay Area to boost Pak-China cooperation
BEIJING, Jun 25 (APP):Pakistani jade ornaments, Belgian chocolates, Iranian carpets and Uzbek honey were among a wide range of commodities showcased at this year’s Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo held in Guangzhou, China earlier this month.
The expo attracted over 1,000 participating companies and generated deals worth nearly USD 279 million.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in China, connecting Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in Guangdong province, is envisioned as an economic powerhouse and drives the Belt and Road Initiative constantly.
A lot of exhibitors at the event expressed their appreciation for the fast development of this area and wanted to build more connections.
“Our main purpose is to enter the market of the Greater Bay Area through this exhibition platform, said a Zelanian exhibitor at the event,” China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Sunday.
“The Greater Bay Area is one of the most important areas in China. It has a large population, and the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) is also very high. I see a huge opportunity for Pakistani traders in this area,” said Muhammad Irfan, Pakistani Trade and investment counsellor in Guangzhou.
The region combined GDP reached nearly USD2 trillion in 2022, up 25 percent from USD1.65 trillion in 2019.
“Most population in the area is urbanized. They have strong consumptive power and great love for international products. This area especially has a very soft corner towards Pakistan. They have very positive reactions toward our products at the exhibition. Muhammad Irfan told us that Pakistan’s export to their consular district was around $350 million in 2020, which jumped to more than $1 billion last year.”
“This area has a huge demand for Pakistani raw materials, including copper and aluminium. Another category is a yawn.”
“Pakistan is supplying a lot of cotton yarn to the Chinese manufacturers here. We are trying to invite these manufacturers to go to Pakistan and start manufacturing in Pakistan as well. We also have a lot of rice coming to this area. There is also great demand for gems and precious stones,” Muhammad Irfan noted.
“The consulate is making efforts to introduce new products from Pakistan, like Pakistani confectionery items, tea items and cookies,” he added.
“The Greater Bay Area offers a lot of opportunities, not only for trade but also for technological corporations and innovation,” said Sardar Muhammad, Consul General of the Consulate General of Pakistan.
“We hope that the continuous improvement of the Greater Bay Area and Gwadar Port will inject new impetus into Pak-China cooperation,” he added.
Women busy in purchasing fruits at H-9 weekly bazar.
Former rulers who ruined economy were crying over possibility of restoration of IMF programme: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD, Jun 25 (APP):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday that it was strange that those who ruined the national economy were crying over signs of restoration of agreement signed by themselves with International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In a statement, the minister said that on May 9, they burned the country, attacked military and private properties, desecrated the memorials of martyrs and now they were preparing to damage the economic interests of the country again.
“Arsonsits, conspirators and enemies of the country have started crying again as they heard the news that the agreement with the IMF is being restored”, she maintained.
Marriyum said that the previous regime signed the IMF agreement on strict terms, violated it and then suspended the agreement, then hatched conspiracies against the country and the agreement.
The minister said that questions should be asked to those who were crying over the agreement and why did they sign the agreement with the IMF. She said it was ironic that those who were shouting about the agreement, themselves had signed the agreement with the IMF.
“Not only did they violate and suspend this agreement, but they conspired to make the country default”, she added.
The minister said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his tenure had stabilized the country’s economy, but “the foreign agent” shook the foundations of the economy and the country had to seek the IMF’s support.
“Nawaz Sharif is the only leader whose government completed the IMF program and also put the country on the path of development”, she remarked.
Taking a jibe on Imran Khan, she said the person who used to claim that he would prefer to die instead of seeking IMF assistance, why did he knock the door of the IMF.
The foreign agents who laid economic mines and nearly bankrupted the country and deprived the people of the livelihood were today demanding the resignation of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, she said and added that shameless criminals who plunged the country into an unprecedented inflation were demanding resignation of Ishaq Dar, who has stabilized the economy.
PTI chairman exposed badly in ‘Tosha Khana’ case: Tahira Aurengzeb
ISLAMABAD, Jun 25 (APP):Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Member National Assembly (MNA) Tahira Aurengzeb said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan was exposed very badly in ‘Tosha Khana’ case.
Talking to a private news channel on Sunday, she said, our party members suffered jails in false cases due to which the National Accountability Burea (NAB) declared that these cases had no authentic evidence and all these were false cases.
Replying to a question, she said that PTI workers had never experienced jail time even a single day and they thought it like a five-star hotel where everything would be served according to the choice.
PTI workers need to understand the reality of the political system and leadership is not an easy task to deliver in an appropriate manner, she expressed.