KARACHI:The financial year 2020-21 remained phenomenal for Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and KPT’s performance remained outstanding during global lockdown situation, especially for Shipping Operations and Cargo Handling. The volume of cargo handling, including Import and Export peaked at 52.28 Million Tons, registering a growth of 25 percent over the previous year’s 41.84 Million Tons including […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Special Investigation Unit (SIU) CIA Karachi on Friday arrested an alleged robber identified as Adnan son of Ghulam Nabi and recovered one 30 Bore pistol and bullets from his possession. According to police sources, the accused is reportedly involved in multiple cases of robberies including snatching of mobile phone and cash Rs 1,60,000, accompanied by […]
Read MoreThe high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF), which is set to meet next week, will discuss ways to ensure “resilient” recovery that puts coronavirus-hit countries on track to build the better world envisioned in the 2030 Agenda, the President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, said Thursday. “Countries will […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Resident of capital city on Friday have demanded the authority concerned to start anti- mosquito spray in parks and streets for the protection of citizens from diseases, especially dengue fever. According to citizens complain the number of mosquitoes around the parks, green belts and garbage heaps is increasing in the absence of any systemic effort […]
Read MoreNEW YORK: With the resumption of rice exports to Russia, shipments of the grain from Pakistan are expected to surge to a record this year on bumper production in the country, according to Bloomberg, a New York-based international news agency. “We have got access to the Russian market and our exports to that region will […]
Read MoreBEIJING:China has independently researched and developed green coal power including an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power station located in Tianjin. “Due to its difficulties, only a few western countries developed IGCC. As we are gradually completing the project, we’d love to share our research results, technologies, and devices with our iron brother, said Wang […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Ambassador of Pakistan in Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan Friday lauded the role of Pakistani community in Afghanistan to promote people-to-people contact. He was addressing the Pakistani community at an event arranged under the directives of Prime Minister of Pakistan to engage Pakistani diaspora in host countries. The objective of the gathering was to know the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:British High Commissioner Dr. Christian Turner Friday appreciated the efforts of Capital Development Authority (CDA) administration for uplifting green areas in Islamabad. In a meeting with CDA chairman, Amer Ali Ahmed, he acknowledged the recent campaigns launched by the federal apex agency to improve environment in the city. Matters of mutual interest were discussed during […]
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