CPEC Thahkot-Havelian project wins ENR’s best project award

ISLAMABAD: Engineering News-Record- an American weekly magazine has awarded the Karakoram Highway Phase-II (Thahkot-Havelian), a major project under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project as the winner of Global Best Projects Juried Competition. “After many hours of analysis and debate, a panel of industry veterans has selected the winners of ENR’s 9th annual Global Best […]

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Expanding mangrove forests under 10BTTP envision Climate Positive Development: Amin

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Wednesday said the expanding mangroves planted under Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Plantation (10BTTP) project was Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision on Climate Positive Development. The SAPM on his official Twitter handle expressed his views after visiting a mangrove plantation site […]

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EPA official visits brick kilns at Darya Khan Mari road

NAUSHEHROOFEROZE: The In-charge Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sindh Asadullah Tunio on the directives of EPA director general visited brick kilns located at Darya Khan Mari road and its suburbs on Wednesday. According to a handout issued here, the EPA official expressed his apprehension over the existence of one brick kiln in a congested area and […]

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Cardiac diseases can be prevented by adopting healthy lifestyle

FAISALABAD: Increasing cardiac diseases can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle, exercise, nutritious food habits and reducing obesity. University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Iqrar Ahmad Khan said this while addressing a symposium on heart diseases held at the Center for Advanced Studies arranged by UAF in collaboration with Chughtais Lahore Lab. He […]

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Govt committed to increase employment opportunities in country: Kanwal Shauzab

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, Development and Reforms Kanwal Shauzab Wednesday said that the present government was committed to increase employment opportunities in the country. During question hour in the National Assembly, she said that provision of employment to youth was a big challenge, and priority of present government. Kanwal Shauzab said the government had […]

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Govt absorbs pressure of int’l price-hike to provide relief to people: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin said Wednesday that the government had taken a range of measures to absorb pressure of the international price hike in staple food items by providing subsidies in order to provide maximum relief to the consumers. Presiding over the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting, he said […]

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Sting operations to continue to check service delivery, FIRs registration timely: RPO

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi district police Wednesday conducted sting operations to check response of police personnel to register first information reports (FIRs) on complaints of the citizens and evaluate service delivery as per vision of inspector general of police, Punjab. According to a regional police officer (RPO) office spokesman, sting operations was conducted in Rawalpindi region […]

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