Development work starts on zero emission Red Line of KBRT

KARACHI: Development work started on Red Line of Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Project (KBRT) that would provide safe and swift commuting facilities to over 1.5 million residents of Karachi with environment friendly components like zero emission, conservation of rain water and plantation of trees along the entire corridor.   Project Director BRT Red Line, Sajjad […]

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Ahsan Iqbal directs to start int’l flights from Quetta airport by Aug 14

ISLAMABAD:Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday directed to operationalise international flights from Quetta Airport by August 14 to facilitate overseas Pakistanis from Balochistan.   It would particularly enhance the connectivity of the people of province with the Middle East, which hosted a large number of Pakistani diaspora working there, he said while chairing a meeting […]

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Plastic bags a major cause of environmental pollution: Environmentalists

KARACHI:Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that environmentalists agree that plastic bags are a major cause of environmental pollution.   “Citizens should discourage the use of plastic bags. The ban on plastic bags has been in place since June 15. I would like to ask the citizens to support the law enforcement agencies […]

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US Consul Makaneole meets CM Hamza Shehbaz

LAHORE:United States (US) Consul General in Lahore William K. Makaneole met Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz and discussed bilateral relations, cooperation in various sectors and matters of mutual interest, here on Friday.   Makaneole congratulated Hamza on assuming the office of chief minister Punjab and extended his sincere wishes for his success.   The chief […]

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JSMU approves two PhD. Programmes

KARACHI:JSMU approves two Ph.D. programmes in the thirty-first Academic Council meeting of Jinnah Sindh Medical University held here.   According to the statement issued on Friday, thirty-first Academic council meeting approved two Ph.D. programmes, a three-year Ph.D. programme in Basic Medical Sciences and Ph.D. in Dental Health Sciences.   The Academic Council meeting was chaired […]

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Rain, wind, thundershower likely at few places: PMD

ISLAMABAD:Partly cloudy weather with rain-wind/thundershower is expected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, northeast Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir on Saturday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast.   Heavy fall and hailstorm may also occur at few places during the period. Whereas, hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in other parts of […]

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Imran Mughal wins 2nd position in provincial level national song competition

MULTAN: Singer Imran Mughal won the second position by representing Radio Pakistan Multan in provincial level national songs competitions.   Radio Pakistan Faisalabad won first position while Sargodha station remained third.   Station Director Radio Pakistan Multan Jaffer Baloch and ex director Asif Khaitran congratulated Imran Mughal during a ceremony held here and expressed best […]

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