KARACHI:The Met Office has forecast fresh rain spell after resumption of monsoon currents. Fresh weather system is likely from September 11 to 14 in upper and central parts of the country, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in its weather report on Sunday. Rainfall is expected in some parts of southeastern and southern Sindh from today […]
Read MoreKARACHI:The Wild Poliovirus Type-1 (WPV1) was detected in an environmental sample collected from a sewage line in Karachi’s Landhi area in August, Pakistan’s National Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad confirmed on Saturday. The officials of the Ministry of National Health Services said that this was the first positive environmental sample […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Railways had been suffering losses of around Rs 90 million per day due to unexpected monsoon rains and flash floods across the country. “The relentless monsoon rains and floods have not only destroyed the many railway tracks, but also damaged the bridges which disconnected Sindh and Balochistan with other parts of the country,” officials […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Furniture Council Mian Kashif Ashfaq Sunday said that in countries with greater gender inequality, closing the gap in women’s labour force participation could increase economic output by an average of 35 percent. Talking to delegation of women entrepreneurs led by renowned furniture designer Nida Ejaz, he said “ we have to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Railways is planning to procure as many as 25 diesel electric locomotives for various shunting points across the country which would help to replace outdated locomotives that to be scrapped very soon. The project for the procurement and manufacturing of 25 shunting locomotives would be implemented in three years at an estimated cost of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Air Force was actively involved in the rehabilitation process of flood affectees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Sindh, Balochtisan and South Punjab. PAF personnel were taking unprecedented initiatives for the well-being and timely provision of basic necessities of food, shelter, drinking water and medical assistance to the flood victims, a news release said. To […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Monday will observe a day of mourning on the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Upon the recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif accorded his approval for observing a day of mourning in Pakistan, on September 12, on the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The number of 5G base stations in use across China has exceeded 1.96 million, said the China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The high-quality industrial internet network covers over 300 cities in China, accelerating the transformation and upgrading of traditional Chinese enterprises, said Wang Peng, an official with the ministry. The application penetration rate […]
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