Incumbent govt completes 20 mega power projects in Balochistan so far

ISLAMABAD:The incumbent government has completed 20 mega electricity projects including one Independent Power Producer (IPP), four of National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), and 15 of Quetta Electric Supply Company in Balochistan so far. The total cost of the projects was approximately Rs 335,012.6 million, sources told reporter here on Thursday. Sharing the details, they […]

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Fawad congratulates Usman Wazir over winning of WBC Middle East Asian title

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday congratulated Usman Wazir on his victory of World Boxing Council (WBC) Middle East title. In a news release, he said Usman was a famous boxer of Pakistan who clinched the victory after winning Asian title. On the other hand, the minister also felicitated the former […]

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New LG system in Islamabad to ensure basic rights of citizens: Ali Awan

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ali Nawaz Awan on Thursday said that the next general elections in-country would be held through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and new local government system in Islamabad would ensure basic rights of masses. Talking to a private news channel, he said that the […]

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PSX loses 635 points to close at 43,731 points

ISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 635.66 points, with a negative change of 1.43 percent, closing at 43,731.20 points against 44,366.86 points on the last working day. A total of 312,071,202 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 398,094,982 shares the previous […]

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NBP to provide banking facilitation to Chinese investors in CPEC Phase-II: Shaikh Shariq

BEIJING::Chief Representative of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in China, Shaikh Muhammad Shariq said on Thursday that his bank was committed to provide maximum banking facilitation to the Chinese business community during the second phase of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). NBP has provided maximum banking facilitation during first phase of CPEC and is committed […]

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Whole nation tributes great martyrs of APS carnage: Khattak

ISLAMABAD:Defence Minister Pervez Khattak on Thursday extending his heartfelt tribute for the martyrs of Army Public School (APS) Peshawar massacre said the tragedy of APS was a great shock and the entire nation was paying homage to the great martyrs. In his message on the anniversary of martyrs of APS Peshawar, the Defence Minister said […]

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China to work with Pakistan to promote high-quality CPEC development: Foreign Ministry

BEIJING:China stands ready to work with Pakistan to promote the high-quality development of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) so that it will drive growth and benefit people’s livelihood, and play a bigger role in promoting regional connectivity and economic integration, a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said on Thursday. “The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a […]

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Indian troops martyr two more Kashmiri youth in Kulgam

ISLAMABAD:Local forces in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Kulgam district, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to reporter, the youth were martyred during a violent cordon and search operation launched by the troops, in Redwani Bala area of the district. The troops sealed all the […]

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