Pakistan
Pilgrims asked to use Apps for getting Hajj related information
Islamabad, July 13, 2019: The intending pilgrims must use various android phone applications (Apps) during their stay in Saudi Arabia for getting Hajj related information, guidelines, prayers and detecting various locations to perform sacred religious obligation with ease and comfort. Read More: PIA Hajj Operation 2019 According to Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony…
Facebook to be slapped with $5bln fine for privacy lapses, say reports
The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Facebook over the company’s 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal. The fine represents the largest ever imposed by the FTC against a tech company. The FTC began probing Facebook in March 2018 following reports that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had improperly accessed the data of 87 million Facebook…
Plastic wrapping rates shall be as low as possible: Federal Minister
Islamabad, July 12, 2019: Plastic wrapping rates shall be as low as possible for the convenience of international passengers. This was said by Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Federal Minister for Aviation during his visit of Islamabad International Airport (IIAP) on Friday and witnessed its luggage-wrapping system. He also asked the CAA management to follow a uniform…
Turkey should remove local preventive in PTA/FTA with Pakistan
Islamabad, July 12, 2019: Turkey should remove local preventive in PTA/FTA with Pakistan, this was stated by Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry in a press release issued. He said that in the past textile exports to Turkey was based on normal tariffs of imports but…
Burden of taxes, Textile industry reached the brink of destruction
Industries Shutdown, Millions of Workers Jobless, Khawar Noorani. Prime Minister Save Industries from destruction & reduce taxes, Ex-Chairman PYMA Karachi, July 12, 2019: Khawar Noorani, Ex-Chairman, Pakistan Yarn Merchant #39’s Association (PYMA), requested to Prime Minister Imran Khan to Save Industries from destruction and demanded to reduce Taxes on Export Oriented Industries. In a statement,…