Karachi, May 20, 2020: According to a 2019 study, 43 percent of Pakistan’s citizens remain food insecure and 18 percent face an acute food shortage. This implies that, on any given day, almost 39 million Pakistanis are unaware of where their next meal will come from, or if it will come at all. To add…
Islamabad, May 20, 2020: After captivating the audience in cinemas across the world, Pakistan’s highest-grossing animated film ‘The Donkey King’ is slated for its world television premiere on the first day of Eid. The Donkey King was released in cinemas in 2018 and has been the only Pakistani film to explore territories around the globe,…
PM’s initiative provides relief to 2500 devastated industries in North Karachi industrial area: Capt. A Moiz, Naseem Akhtar. Karachi, May 19, 2020: Capt. A Moiz Khan, patron-in-chief, North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI) and President Naseem Akhtar has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Finance Advisor Hafeez Sheikh, Planning Minister Asad Umar,…
Karachi, May 19, 2020: The tobacco industry is causing an economic burden of Rs192 billion per year, whereas tobacco use causes over 166,000 deaths annually in Pakistan and increases the financial and health burdens of the users. In an online press briefing session, Azhar Saleem, Human Development Foundation (HDF) chief executive officer, said on Friday…
Karachi, May 19, 2020: As was generally expected in such a severe pandemic scenario with major trade hindrances and low global demand, textile exports severely suffered in Apr-2020, declining by 65 percent YoY to US$404 million. Sales for all major categories plummeted during the month, with the most severely hit being garments. Cumulatively, textile exports…