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Turkmenistan one of most repressive counties in the world. HRW report

World Report 2014: Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan remains one of the world’s most repressive countries. The country is virtually closed to independent scrutiny, media and religious freedoms are subject to draconian restrictions, and human rights defenders and other activists face the constant threat of government reprisal. The government continues to use imprisonment as a tool for political retaliation. The release of several political prisoners and the adoption of some new laws that some have hailed as “reform,” have barely dented this stark reality.

Turkish airlines direct flight to Baku from next month

ISLAMABAD, AUG 27 (DNA) – Turkish Airlines is planning to launch direct flights from Islamabad to Baku twice a week by the end of September 2015 and all necessary preparations for this purpose are being finalized, observed Mr. Yunus MERT, General Manager, Turkish Airline during his visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.He said Turkish Airlines has already started daily flights for Islamabad and Lahore and now it was planning to connect Pakistan with Central Asia by launching twice a week flights from Islamabad to Baku. It shows the commitment of Turkish Airlines to serve the people of Pakistan and contribute to bring two brother countries further closer.

Nedim Makarevic Bosnia a heaven for foreign investors

Ambassador of Bosnia & Herzegovina talks to Centreline and DNA
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr. Nedim Makarevic talked to Centreline and Diplomatic News Agency(DNA) on a variety of issues. He specifically talked about the areas where both countries could cooperate with each other besides discussing business prospects in Bosnia. Nedim Makarevic is a highly qualified person. His two books were recently launched in Pakistan. Excerpts from his interview: Let us begin with bilateral relations. How would you describe Pakistan-Bosnia relations in the field of politics and business?

Peace in Karachi: govt and army need acknowledgement

BY ANSAR MAHMOOD BHATTI

Once in a complete mess and mayhem, Karachi the city of lights is fast regaining it peace and stability – hats off to the armed forces of Pakistan and the Federal government who have worked in tandem to win peace in the troubled business hub of Pakistan. Ostensibly it was the Pakistan Army that decided to tackle the challenge head-on by waging a full-fledged war against all those who had deprived the city of Karachi and people living there, of their peace and happiness. Until recently gloom and doom ruled supreme in Karachi as day in and day out terrorists and miscreants were taking heavy toll on the hapless people. But now the situation has shown good signs of improvement. Army Chief, during his recent visit to Karachi not only approved establishment of more military courts, but vowed to continue struggle till the elimination of terrorists and their supporters. To this end, a number of high profile arrests have also been made while many other are on the cards.

Tajikistan to host CSTO summit in September: Ambassador Sherali

ISLAMABAD, SPET 03 (DNA) – Ambassador of Tajikistan to Pakistan Sherali Jononov has Tajikistan will host CSTO summit this month in which all six members will participate .The ambassador told this while giving a briefing to a select group of media persons about the forthcoming meeting of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to be held in Dushanbe in the second week of September. Heads of State and government from six members’ countries will attend the meeting.Ambassador further informed the CSTO meeting apart from other things, will also discuss the terrorism related issues and how to deal with this threat. He informed ISIS issue will also come under discussion.

Speaker NA Ayaz Sadiq de-seated:AYAZ TO CHALLENGE VERDICT

ISLAMABAD: The election tribunal on Saturday de-seated speaker national assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and asked the election commission to hold fresh elections in this constituency. Imran Khan had challenged results of this constituency and alleged that election in this constituency was rigged. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq sources say they will challenge the decision in the Supreme Court. The tribunal has ordered fresh elections in the provincial assembly constituency also. Ayaz Sadiq lawyers claim the tribunal has not said that there was rigging in the elections. They have said that there were some irregularities and we are not responsible for irregularities. The tribunal delayed the decision for many hours, which gave birth to many rumours that there was something fishy going on. Analysts term this decision important in the sense that if the apex court upholds this decision, it may be a big moral defeat for the sitting government. It may then come under pressure to call early elections. It may be mentioned here that Imran Khan had seen maintaining a stance that 2015 is the year of elections.

Huawei Super Growing Business Revenue for 2015

The tremendous growth of Huawei in the first half of the year 2015, has brought the company to another level and the Consumer Business Group has forecasted that the full year sales of Huawei will surely increase to 20 billion $ this year. The reports that have been released by the company have shown the incredible sales growth that Huawei has achieved in the H1 of 2015, with a 69% increase the sales recorded are 9.09 billion $. It has also been announced that the contribution of consumer business revenue has also grown to 32%, which was 24 % year last year.Huawei Pakistan, Director Marketing Devices, Mr. Fanhong Bruce has said, “Because of the rapid growth scored in the year 2015, the Consumer Business sales forecast for 2015 is 20 billion $ in comparison to 16 billion $ last year.”

More viable solar technologies and strong corporate investments

Solar Energy can now be an affordable and practical contributor to our country’s energy needs. Reduced capital expense has made it really attractive for industrial and corporate users alike. It helps reduce long term operating costs, provides a reasonably predictable supply of electricity and is a complete hedge against market fuel price volatility. It further helps companies accomplish their carbon targets – something that is very important in the competitive global environment. Inam ur Rahman, CEO Reon Energy Limited states; “The increasing viability of solar power is soon expected to make it the most attractive energy solution for businesses. Effective policies should be in place to facilitate and fund such renewable energy investments.” Reon Energy Limited is the renewable energy division of Dawood Hercules Limited – the single largest private sector energy provider in Pakistan.

Warid International roamers to get 85% discount in Saudi Arabia

Warid customers in Saudi Arabia can select STC (Saudi Telecom Company) as their preferred network to avail this discounted offer. In order to facilitate its roamers during Hajj, a special discounted rate of Rs. 15/min+tax is being offered for receiving incoming calls from their loved ones in Pakistan and Rs. 19/min+tax for calling back to Pakistan. These discounted rates will be offered throughout the upcoming Umrah & Hajj season.Warid Postpaid roamers can also use internet at a rate of Rs 13/MB via Warid’s International GPRS roaming service. No subscription or dialing of short code is required in order to enjoy discounted rates with STC. Just carry Warid’s SIM along and enjoy seamless connectivity with your loved ones even while travelling abroad.STC holds the largest subscriber base in Saudi Arabia and is the one of the best providers of voice and data services. Warid and STC have partnered together to facilitate Warid’s valuable customers travelling to Saudi Arabia for Umrah and Hajj.

Pakistan’s IT exports set to witness tremendous growth

Pakistan’s information technology (IT) industry is set to post a robust growth in the coming years, as global economies have started recovering from the shocks of recession.”Global economic recession had a negative impact on the growth of Pakistan’s IT firms. But we were not as badly affected as IT industries of other parts of the world. We have created our space globally, and the world now looks at us as one of the viable options,” said the Managing Director of Pakistan’s oldest and largest software house, Systems Limited, Ashraf Kapadia while talking to Business Recorder.

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