Day: July 17, 2020

Met predicts rain, dust storm in Karachi tomorrow

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The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Thursday predicted rain and thunder in Karachi from tomorrow in a second spell of downpour this season. The department’s director, Sardar Sarfaraz, said the spell would last a day or two and would be preceded by dusty winds. “Initially we had said that the second spell would start from July 15 but then the situation changed and it appeared that it would start after July 20. “[However], a similar low pressure area has developed almost in the same place as in the first spell, around…

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China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemic

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China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2 per cent expansion in the latest quarter after anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened. Growth reported on Thursday for the three months ending in June was a dramatic improvement over the previous quarter’s 6.8pc contraction — China’s worst performance since at least the mid-1960s. But it still was the weakest positive figure since China started reporting quarterly growth in the early 1990s. “We expect to see continuous…

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Most licences valid for Pakistani pilots working in 10 countries: Aviation Division

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The Aviation Division on Thursday said that the credentials of almost all Pakistani pilots working for foreign airlines have been confirmed, as the government continues to manage the fallout from a scandal over aviator licences. Airlines in 10 countries had demanded proof of valid flying licences for their Pakistani pilots after it emerged about a third of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aviators were holding “bogus or suspicious” licences. In all, the foreign airlines asked for proof of 176 Pakistani pilot licences. Of these, 166 “have been validated as genuine and…

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PM Imran defers move to hike electricity tariff for Karachi

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan decided during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) Thursday to defer a move to hike up the electricity tariff in Karachi. In the CCoE meeting chaired by PM Imran here in Islamabad, it was decided not to go ahead with the Economic Coordination Committee’s (ECC) proposed move to jack up the power tariff by Rs2.89 for the K-Electric’s customers. The ECC had earlier approved the recommendation to increase the tariff. The premier’s decision came on the back of disagreements in the Cabinet…

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Loadshedding and overbilling: NAB chairman orders inquiry against K-Electric

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National Accountability Bureau Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has ordered an inquiry against power supply company K-Electric over excessive billing and loadshedding, according to a statement issued by the anti-graft body on Thursday. “The chairman has taken notice of media reports and public protests against overbilling and prolonged power outages in the metropolis,” read the statement. The accountability watchdog said that the power supply company was supposed to make investment according to a pact with the federal government. The NAB statement said that K-Electric is accused of not keeping its…

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