ISLAMABAD: Meeting the United Nations-mandated Paris Agreement of staying well below 2-degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels would increase net jobs by about 8 million by 2050, according to a study. The study, published in the journal ‘One Earth’, showed that jobs would increase primarily due to gains in the solar and wind industries. Of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Pervez Khattak on Tuesday said Pakistan believed in peaceful resolution of all issues and appreciated the efforts of Tajikistan in promoting peace and stability in the region. Defence Minister, Pervez Khattak met his Tajik counterpart Sherali Mirzo at Dushanbe, said a news release here received. Khattak expressed best wishes for the military […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: COMSTECH signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), desiring to enhance mutual collaboration as well as cultural, scientific and operational interaction that may lead to significant improvements of the activities of both institutions. Both institutions have agreed to establish a general framework for cooperation in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will launch a bus service for providing modern and quality travel facilities to Islamabad residents. It was disclosed in a meeting chaired by the Chairman CDA here Tuesday in which all the members of the CDA Board participated, a news release said. The project called “Islamabad Bus Service” would […]
Read MoreKHANEWAL: District administration has sealed another five illegal petrol pumps during the ongoing crackdown throughout the district here on Tuesday. In line with special directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi, the enforcement team under supervision of civil defence officer Rehan Warraich along with officers of tehsil administration, industries, custom and police department […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce Tuesday expressed displeasure over the absence of the Secretary Commerce from the Committee meeting and urged him to attend the next committee meeting. Expressing displeasure over the absence of the Secretary Commerce Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqi in the committee meeting, the members said that all of the members […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The 5th round of Pakistan-Belarus Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) held in Minsk focused on the whole range of bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest. The Pakistan side was led by Additional Secretary (Europe) Dr Muhammad Tariq and Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Nikolai Boresivich led his side. Ambassador […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Around 88 per cent work on 720MW Karot Hydropower Project has already been completed and this important project under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be ready in April 2022. Sources told reporter here that the project was being developed on a Build-Own-Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis at an estimated cost of $1.98bn including […]
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