ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has signed three agreements with M/s. Siemens for extension/ augmentation works at its different 220 kV grid stations in KPK, Punjab and Sindh with an estimated cost of Rs.4.06 billion funded by the World Bank. A contract signing ceremony was held in Lahore, wherein MD NTDC Engr. Muhammad […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The International Day of Family Remittances will be marked on June 16 (Wednesday) across the globe including Pakistan to recognize the critical contributions of migrants to supporting their families. Family remittances have an enormous impact in developing countries. Family remittances are money transfers made by people living abroad to family members in their home […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Monday was told that cotton sowing had been completed over 1.96 million hectares as against the set targets of 2.32 million hectares. The minister chaired a meeting, which was held here in order to discuss cotton intervention price, besides taking stocks of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Early Child Marriage Restraint Act, prepared by Social Welfare Department to overcome the menace of child marriages has been submitted to the Provincial Cabinet for approval. Balochistan is on the top of maternal mortality rate due to weak health and performing tough chores, as a result the underage marriage, an official of Balochistan […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday concluded public hearing into quarterly adjustment of K-Electric (KE) and decision would be announced in due course. The hearing was presided over by NEPRA Chairman Tauseef H Farooq. In a separate petitions filed with the regulator, the KE sought total Rs5.95 per unit hike under […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A total number of 23 matches were played on the first day of the 2nd PTF Development Series Junior National Ranking Tennis tournament-2021 here at the PTF Complex. The players seemed excited to compete with each other in different categories after a long time due to the COVID-19 situation. It is pertinent to mention […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Two officers of Pakistan Embassy Beijing were conferred upon Tamgha-e-Imtiaz at a special investiture ceremony held at Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing on Tuesday. Pakistan Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque, on behalf of the President of Pakistan, conferred the civil award upon Second Secretary Muhammad Junaid and Education Attache, Muhammad Suleman Mahsud in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: An overseas Pakistani on Tuesday sent a defamation notice worth Rs 20 millions to former interior minister of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal for giving derogatory remarks against Pakistani community abroad. The notice, which was served by an oversea citizen Muhammad Arif Tarar living in Spain, stated that PML-N’s Secretary General Ahsan […]
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