ISLAMABAD, August 7 (INP): Insights received from public and private sector stakeholders The third workshop on “Regulatory Reforms through Principle Based Regulatory Framework” for Industries, Climate and Agriculture & Food sectors, organized by Board of Investment under the umbrella of Pakistan Regulatory Modernization Initiative PRMI held at a local hotel in Islamabad. The workshop was actively attended by large number …

  Islamabad, August 7 (INP): The organizing committee of Nobel Fest VI  to be held in Islamabad met with the Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Amin uI Haque. The meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, COMSTECH, Mr. Maxat Kurbenov, founder and CEO, Nobel Fest, Senator Dr. Serik, Deputy Head of Organizing Committee, Nobel …

MELBOURNE: Selectors revealed Monday that Test and one-day skipper Pat Cummins had a fractured wrist, and Mitchell Marsh was named Australia’s new T20 captain for their tour of South Africa. Marsh will take the armband for the first three T20 matches since Aaron Finch’s retirement, leading a squad missing Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green and David Warner, who are …

ISLAMABAD: A local court in Islamabad rejected the bail application of the primary accused, Somia Asim, in a case concerning the brutal torture of a teenage girl employed as a domestic worker at her residence. Previously, a first information report (FIR) was registered at the Humak police station on the complaint of the victim’s father, Manga Khan. It contained sections …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday petitioned the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to transfer PTI Chairman Imran Khan from Attock Jail to Adiala Jail, adding that given his “education, habits and social and political status”, he ought to be provided better or A-class facilities in jail. “Since childhood, the petitioner is from an affluent family, and later due to his …

  ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (INP): Litong Food, a Chinese company, chose Guard Agricultural Research and Services, Pakistan as its partner under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for the export of red chilli cultivated in Pakistan with Chinese collaboration on a buyback policy. This decision follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the protocol of phytosanitary during a visit by Chinese …

  Islamabad. 7 (INP): Pak-China Friendship Hospital Gwadar has unveiled 37 job openings. Pak-China Friendship Hospital in Gwadar is a state-of-the-art medical facility that not only provides free and high-quality treatment for the local residents but also offers employment opportunities to the coastal community. The hospital extends an invitation to individuals driven by excellence and guided by vision to join its …

  ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (INP): Challenge Fashion Ltd., a Chinese company involved in textile manufacturing in Lahore, will install its first non-water-based dyeing plant in 2024 at its recently-approved Challenge Fashion Economic Zone in the capital of Punjab province. The plant will be the first of its kind in Pakistan, as the CEO of Challenge Group informed officials of the …

  BEIJING, Aug 7 (INP): Pakistani and Chinese companies signed Management of Change (MoC) to foster agriculture and education, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. According to the report, Belt & Road Consultants (Pvt) Ltd (BRC) from Pakistan and HUAZHN International Group – Run Zheng Fanghua(Qingdao) Co.Ltd from Shandong, China, proudly announced the formation of a groundbreaking partnership aimed at driving transformative change in …

NAWABSHAH: Investigators scoured the wreckage on Monday of a weekend train derailment that killed at least 34 people, the latest deadly crash to hit Pakistan’s antiquated railway network. More than 1,000 passengers were aboard the Hazara Express when it came off the tracks in a flat, rural part of Sindh province near Nawabshah, around 250 kilometres (160 miles) by rail …