Month: June 2021

BEIJING: : The Matiari-Lahore transmission line project is another example of how China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has contributed to improvement of people’s livelihood and economic development in Pakistan. “The project will offer local people access to stable and high quality electricity and it’s of great significance to breaking bottleneck of South-North power transmission in Pakistan, […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Managing Director Malik Zaheer Abbas Khokhar on Monday said that some 173 children had successfully been provided cochlear implants through various hospitals of the country. Addressing MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) signing ceremony with National Hospital & Medical Centre in Lahore, he said cochlear implants were being provided to the deserving in collaboration […]

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Monday rejected Afghanistan’s assertions of denying the presence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said it was contrary to the facts on ground as various reports of the United Nations also corroborated the activities of over 5, 000 TTP members in Afghanistan. In response to the media queries over the remarks […]

ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Monday, losing 601.01 points, with a negative change of 1.26 percent, closing at 47, 002.35 points against 47, 603.36 points on the last working day. A total of 655, 122, 525 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade […]

ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday constituted a committee for preparation of proposal regarding intervention price for cotton 2021-2022 crop by Ministry of National Food and Research and asked to submit its report within 15 days. The ECC, which met here Monday with Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin in […]

ISLAMABAD: Baihetan Hydropower Station in Southwest China, the world’s largest hydropower project under construction, reached a milestone on Monday with the official start of operations of the first group of unique 1 million kilowatt generating units, as the Chinese people celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chinese […]

ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs 200 and was sold at Rs109, 500 on Saturday against its sale at Rs109, 300 the previous day, Karachi Sarafa and Jewellers Group reported. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs 172 and was sold at Rs 93, 879 […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued contempt of court notice to the Secretary Communication, Chairman National Highways Authority (NHA) and Inspector General Motorways Police in a case of excess of axle load limit on National Highways. While hearing the petition filed by the applicant Khalid Mehmood Ranjha through his lawyers Mohsin Shahnawaz […]