KARACHI:On the instructions of Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation(KMC) under the supervision of Senior Director Land Anti-encroachments Imran Ahmed Rajput started crackdown against encroachments and use of plastic bags in different districts of the city. During the operation, a large number of plastic bags, stalls, carts and other goods placed on the […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Principal Scientist, Mango Research Institute (MRI) Multan, Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Grewal advised farmers on Wednesday to cut the Scales-hit branches of mango trees in their orchards and burn them to save the aromatic and delicious fruit from the insect attack and make room for passage of air and sunlight through the plants. Grewal said in […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) visited Dasu Hydropower Project, being constructed on River Indus, upstream of Dasu town in Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. During the visit, the Chairman witnessed construction activities on various sites of the project including inlet areas of diversion tunnels, main access tunnel, power house cavern, […]
Read MoreKARACHI:The arrivals of flights at Jinnah International Airport bringing relief items for flood affected people of Pakistan by friendly countries continued on Wednesday. Relief flights from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and USA carrying relief items, were received by provincial ministers, representatives of NDMA, officers of Pakistan Army and other officials. Sindh Minister of Labor […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday said that global climate change was a major threat to the planet and future generations. Addressing the closing ceremony of “Third Inter-Parliamentary Union Regional Seminar on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals for Parliaments of Asia-Pacific,” he thanked the member countries for showing unwavering solidarity with the people of […]
Read MoreNurSultan, Kazakhstan:China’s President Xi Jinping was in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan Wednesday on his first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, ahead of a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Their highly-anticipated meeting comes as Russia suffers serious setbacks in Ukraine, but China has stood firm in its support of Putin and their […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology and Central Information Secretary Balochistan National Party (BNP) Agha Hassan Baloch has urged the relevant authorities to reduce the fares for Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flights to Balochistan. In this regard, the minister has written a letter to the Federal Minister For Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique and Chief Executive […]
Read MoreMULTAN:The United States government, in partnership with Punjab government, opened a two-day Private Sector Forum at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA here Wednesday to explore and unleash private sector investment opportunities in key sectors in South Punjab to accelerate economic activities. “We all know that South Punjab has immense economic potential. Empowering […]
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