NTDC secures Rs 6.4b financing facility for wind power plants

LAHORE::National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) has secured Rs 6400 million Financing Facility from Consortium of Banks (Habib Bank Limited, National Bank of Pakistan & Bank Islami Pakistan Limited). The financing facility will be utilized for the construction of 220 /132 kV substation and 35 km long allied Transmission Lines to evacuate 1224 MW […]

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Indonesian ambassador visits Punjab University

LAHORE: Indonesia’s Ambassador Adam Mulawarman Tugio on Tuesday visited Punjab University and met Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Saleem Mazhar at Vice Chancellor’s office. Deans of various faculties and Director Regional Integration Centre Dr Fauzia Hadi Ali were present on the occasion. Talking to the delegation, Prof Dr Saleem Mazhar said that PU was establishing linkages […]

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Timely medical aid can save heart attack patients: PGMI Principal

LAHORE::Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal Prof Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar on Tuesday said that lives of heart attack patients could be saved by providing timely medical aid to them. He expressed these views while addressing a seminar organized by Lahore General Hospital (LGH) Medical Unit 3 on the topic “How to Interpret ECG […]

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Covid-19 claims 10 more lives, 200 new cases in Punjab

LAHORE: The coronavirus claimed 10 more lives and 200 new cases were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to data shared by a spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (PP&SHD) here on Tuesday, death toll reached 10,832 and a total number of cases were recorded 348,509 while 328,969 patients […]

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Commissioner Karachi directs to remove unsafe billboards

KARACHI:Commissioner Karachi Naveed Ahmed Shaikh on Tuesday said that all unsafe billboards would be removed in view of the concerns about accidents in monsoon rains. The Commissioner directed all the Deputy Commissioners to conduct survey with the help of relevant engineers in their respective areas to identify unsafe billboards that may cause accidents during rain. […]

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FPCCI for uniform taxation on local, imported LPG

LAHORE:Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Senior Vice President Khawaja Shahzeb Akram on Tuesday called for equal taxation for imported and locally-produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to provide local industry a level-playing field. He was talking to the media after a meeting with a delegation of Pakistan LPG Marketers Association (PLPGMA) headed […]

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