ISLAMABAD:The Petroleum Division (PD), striving hard to ensure the provision of the required quantity of Residual Fuel Oil (RFO) for meeting the country’s electricity generation needs, has arranged sufficient stock of the commodity as per the demand placed by the power sector for July. “Existing RFO stocks available with the oil industry (OMCs [Oil Marketing […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The health officials on Sunday said that 818 new coronavirus cases were reported throughout the country during the last 24 hours. As per data shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the case positivity ratio is 4.47 percent while 126 patients were in critical condition. No death was reported from the coronavirus in the […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Federal Interior Minister Rana Sana Ullah said on Sunday that agreements inked by the PTI government had become a major problem for the government as it had to honor these agreements to revive the IMF program and save Pakistan from default. He was addressing the ceremony of distribution cheques of welfare grant, talent scholarship and […]
Read MoreMECCA:Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor on Sunday said his ministry had received the amount of subsidy after approval of the federal cabinet for Hajj pilgrims. To reduce Hajj expenses for low-income groups, the federal government had approved a Rs 150,000 subsidy for each pilgrim traveling to Saudi Arabia. In a briefing meeting […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has expedited the development work on the much awaited 72 megawatts Keyal Khwar Hydropower Project that would increase power generation, irrigation and employment opportunities for the locals. . The Keyal Khwar Hydropower Project is located at Keyal Khwar Nullah, a tributary of the Indus River in Lower Kohistan […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has appreciated the government’s positive gesture and assurance to extend the implementation date of SRO 598. In his statement issued here on Sunday, he said detailed and successful negotiations were held with the Federal Ministry of Commerce at the platform of this […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:Pakistan People’s Party Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Abdul Jabbar Khan on Sunday said that the results of upcoming local government elections in urban areas of Sindh would surprise everyone as PPP would not only sweep to victory but also grab the slots of Mayor of Karachi, Hyderabad and other areas. In a statement, the MPA […]
Read MoreDHAKA:High Commissioner for Pakistan to Bangladesh Imran Ahmed Siddiqui called on Amanul Haq, Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh here on Sunday and presented a gift of Islamic calligraphy artwork for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The calligraphy had been rendered by Asghar Ali, a Pakistani Naqqash of the Mosque of the […]
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