More LNG available for power sector: Hammad Azhar

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Wednesday said power sector has more LNG available for it than it was drawing as per merit order. “Fertilizer plants that are normally shut due to non-supply during winters enjoying uninterrupted supply this year. Export sector is also getting stable supply,” he tweeted. He said domestic consumers that received […]

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Pakistan’s first-ever European Film Festival begins

ISLAMABAD:The premiere of the first-ever European Film Festival (EUFF) was held on Wednesday at Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA). The European Film Festival showcases a range of European films and culture to a broad Pakistani audience – and act as a means to build cultural dialogue, mutual understanding, respect and understanding of cross-cultural issues. […]

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Violence against minorities increased in India under Modi: report

ISLAMABAD:Religious minorities in India are facing increased violence since fascist Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party came into power in 2014. A report released by reporter, today, said the BJP government is relentlessly implementing the Hindutva ideology of extremist Hindu organization, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It said, hate crimes against minorities have alarmingly increased in Modi’s […]

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Capital police chief assumes charge amid presence of police martyrs’ families

ISLAMABAD:The new Islamabad police chief Muhammad Ahsan Younus Wednesday assumed his charge amid the presence of police martyrs’ families. On the occasion, he interacted with the families of police martyrs and assured them of full support on behalf of capital police. The families of police martyrs are our asset, he said and added that their […]

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Rs40 million being spent on identification of earthquake, landslide ‘hotspots’

ISLAMABAD:The government would spend funds amounting to Rs 40 million, under a project during the current fiscal year, to identify and compile data of the country’s ‘active faults’ and possible landslide ‘hotspot’ zones aimed at minimizing the disaster risk activities. The project would be completed at a cost of Rs 412.769 million in a three-year […]

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State-of-the-art low cost plastic waste recycling machines received overwhelmed response

ISLAMABAD:The state-of-the-art technology based low cost projects for recycling of plastic waste material displayed by the students of five leading universities during a function held at auditorium of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) on Wednesday morning became source of attraction for the visitors from national and international departments and received overwhelmed response. The low cost […]

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Noor Mukadam murder case adjourned till December 15

ISLAMABAD:A trial court on Wednesday adjourned further hearing till December 15, in Noor Mukadam murder case after recording statements of witnesses. The testimony of the witnesses and their cross examination was continued this day during the hearing before Additional District and Session Judge Atta Rabani. The court recorded the statement of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Zubair […]

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