Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi met Chairman All Pakistan Shipping Association Mr. Aasim Siddiqui to discuss shipping industry problems and steer it for the progress. The event held recently in a local club which was also attended by Chairman KPT Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar and other top officials.

President of Houston Karachi Sister Cities Association (HKSCA) Muhammad Saeed Sheikh has invited Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) to participate in the International Mayors’ Conference scheduled to be staged in Houston in the month of July 2019. The invitation for attending the said conference was presented during the visit of HKSCA delegation to KCCI which was accepted by President KCCI Junaid Esmail Makda who assured to look into the possibility of sending KCCI’s delegation to Houston to not only participate in the Mayors’ Conference but also explore more avenues of enhancing trade and investment cooperation by holding maximum number of business-to-business meetings with their counterparts in Houston.

Arts council of Pakistan Karachi is going to stage its first production “Nach Na Jane” with the coordination of KapyKats production from March 1, 2019 at Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. The primer of the play held at Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi on Thursday, 3 January.

The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at US$13,837.8 million on 28December2018.The break-up of the foreign reserves position is as under:-

Foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan : US$ 7,287.5 million

Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks : US$ 6,550.3 million

Total liquid foreign reserves                  : US$ 13,837.8 million

During the week ending 28 December2018, SBP’s reserves decreased by US$170 million to US$7,287.5 million, due to external debt servicing and other official payments.

Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday arrived in Turkey on two-day official visit, at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As he landed at the airport in Konya city, he was warmly received by governor and deputy mayor of Konya, Pakistan’s ambassador in Turkey and senior officials of the embassy, a PM Office statement said.

“In accordance with the provisions of the Credit Bureau Act 2015, and following an extensive process of assessment, the State Bank of Pakistan has issued a Commencement of Business Certificate to DataCheck Limited on January 02, 2019.

DataCheck commenced credit bureau operations in 2001 and is the first and foremost privately operated credit-reporting agency in Pakistan.

The Chairman of the PSO CSR Trust, Mr. Yacoob Suttar, inaugurated the PSO Block at the Kaghan Memorial School, District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was built with financial support of Rs. 10 million provided by Pakistan State Oil. Mr. Saleh Muhammad, Member National Assembly from Mansehra District, Mr.

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said that livestock sector contributes to 59 percent of agriculture’s production and 12 percent of country’s overall GDP.

The Real Estate and Business community showed keen interest in the project upon which he assured that DHA Quetta will be launched very soon. The event was organised at DHA Golf & Country Club Karachi by CORPORATE ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT along with the Land providers to Introduce DHA QUETTA Which will be the first ever DHA project in the province of Balochistan.

Engr. Daro Khan Achkzai, President FPCCI is Presenting Crest to Mr. Naveed Bukhari, Chairman UBG Canada. Mr. S.M. Muneer, former President FPCCI and former CE TDAP and Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Senior Vice President FPCCI also seen in the Picture.