A Chinese aviation official has stated that the cause of China’s recent plane crash that killed 132 people is still under investigation, rejecting the online speculation that the co-pilot was also responsible for the tragic accident. On March 21, a Chinese passenger plane carrying 132 people and nine crew members went down in the southern … Read more
President Arif Alvi on Tuesday said steps are being taken to promote professional and skill-based education in the country to help provide employment to the youth. He was talking to a delegation of Professional Education Foundation (PEF) led by its chairman Hafeez-ul-Haq in Islamabad. The president underscored the need for promoting virtual education which is … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will start implementing the mandatory application of the first phase of e-invoicing ‘fatoorah’ on Saturday, December 4, Argaam reported. An e-invoice, according to regulations, is a tax invoice that is issued electronically by each taxpayer subject to value-added tax in the kingdom. The first phase requirements consist of ensuring that there is a technical … Read more
RIYADH: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, a grouping known as Opec+, is moving two technical meetings to later this week after oil’s rout last Friday, Bloomberg reported. The move seeks to allow its committees more time to evaluate the impact of a new strain of the coronavirus. A joint technical committee meeting … Read more
BEIJING: China will continue to assist Pakistan and other belt and Road Initiative (BRI) nations in human resource development and industrial growth as key elements of overall economic progress, former Chinese diplomat Chen Mingming said on Friday. In his inaugural lecture at the first session of a 14-day-long seminar on “Construction and operation of industrial … Read more
RIYADH: The Saudi oil giant Aramco asked companies to send their technical and financial offers for a water desalination plant project in the Jafurah gas field, with a capacity of around 100,000 cubic metres/day, a banking source told CNBC Arabia. This reflects the company’s latest step to move forward in developing the field and to contribute … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has stressed the need for promoting technical education and information technology so as to fulfil the requirements of the industrial sector and provide employment opportunities to the youth. In his remarks during a briefing on Sir Syed Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering (CASE) Institute of Technology at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, … Read more
Customs officials in Saudi Arabia have foiled an attempt to smuggle large quantities of captagon pills. According to the Arab News Agency, customs officials say they have stopped the smuggling of more than 1.7 million narcotic Captagon pills. Five people involved in the incident have also been arrested. The report of the news agency said, … Read more
