Asim Bajwa Sahib dismisses impression regarding CPEC projects slowdown

Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt. General (retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa has dismissed the impression that the pace of CPEC related projects have slowed down, saying that the scope has actually enhanced. “Some detractors giving a false impression of CPEC being slowed. Not only pace of work on projects picked up recently, a great deal of groundwork done to…

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A water crisis looms for 270 million people as South Asia’s glaciers shrink

CHINA Pilgrims take selfies last September at Drolma La, the highest point on their 32-mile kora—a circular, meditative walk around Mount Kangrinboqe in Tibet. The mountain is sacred to four religions, and four of South Asia’s rivers rise from near its cardinal points. The source of the Indus River is a four-day walk north of the mountain. Photography for this article…

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Mob blocks oil supply from Kohat

KARAK: People on Monday blocked oil supply from Kohat division on the call of a jirga comprising lawmakers to protest denial of basic rights to the resource-rich region. Separate processions comprising hundreds of vehicles led by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl lawmakers from Karak, Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel and Malik Zafar, and MPA from Kohat, Shah Dad Khan marched to the protest site…

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Federal cabinet decides to resume phase-wise int’l flights to repatriate overseas Pakistanis

The federal cabinet decided on Tuesday to resume phase-wise international flights for repatriation of overseas Pakistani nationals. During the meeting, presided by Prime Minister Imran Khan, relevant authorises were directed to make an ‘action-plan’ regarding flight operations. The premier said that overseas Pakistani nationals would not be left alone in this difficult time. “Millions of citizens had lost their jobs…

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IEA: The Energy Sector Will Never Be The Same Again

In its annual report World Energy Investment 2020, published late last month, the International Energy Agency describes ‘drastically altered’ energy markets in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic. It documents the largest fall in energy sector investment ever and uncovers historic shifts along the way, such as that for the first time ever there will be more consumer spending on electricity…

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