ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Power was informed on Friday that a sum of Rs 57 billion had been paid to KEPCO at the rate of Rs 19.5 per unit but no capacity payment was made after the expiry of contract. The committee, which met with Saifullah Abro in the chair, inquired about the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday met with the allies of the government in a bid to defeat the no confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly. On the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the foreign minister along with Minister for Planning Asad Umar and Minister […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Friday sentenced the main accused, in couple harassment case, Usman Mirza and his four accomplices to life imprisonment for harassing and making objectionable videos of a boy and girl in an apartment in Sector E-11 of the federal capital. Those who were given life sentence included Usman Mirza, Hafiz Ataur […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Over 4500 personnel of Islamabad police will receive honorarium deployed at various divisions in the department. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Ahsan Younus accorded the approval for granting honorarium to boost morale of the force. The personnel were selected after evaluating their performance, said police spokesman on Friday. He said more than 1300 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Researchers from the Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a marine fungus species that can efficiently degrade polyethylene and other plastics, with some plastics degraded into pieces in merely two weeks. The research team led by Sun Chaomin has collected over 1, 000 pieces of plastic garbage since 2016, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) nationwide preparations were in full-swing for the largest March 27 public meeting themed under “Amar bil Maroof” to be held at Parade Ground Islamabad. Talking to reporter on Friday, PTI Islamabad leader Amir Mughal said a large number of people would participate in March 27 public gathering. Mughal said the people […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: National Assembly on Friday did not take any agenda item and was adjourned after offering ‘Fateha’ for MNA Khayal Zaman Orakzai who recently passed away. The House also offered Fateha for the departed souls of former lawmakers Makhdoom Khaleequ Zaman, Bushra Rehman, Ghulam Abbas Qureshi, , Abdul Hai Baloch, Senator Rehman Makik, father of […]
Read MoreBEIJING: The cooperation between China and Pakistan on dairy industry and diversified demands for high-quality dairy products in China will provide a new development direction for Pakistan’s dairy industry. “We’ve learned that Pakistan is the most important exporter and producer of dairy products in South Asia. I think Pakistan’s high-quality dairy products will be of […]
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