PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has given verdict in unannounced load shedding case, terming it illegal and unconstitutional to provide free electricity to Wapda employees, ARY News reported on Tuesday. In a seven-page detailed verdict written by PHC Chief Justice Waqar Seth, the high court ordered Wapda for providing uninterrupted power supplies to the consumers who are clearing their…
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Two provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan say federal govt providing least or no support to develop hydropower resource in their areas KarachiPunjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan, all have said that they have not been getting the desired cooperation from the federal authorities concerned to utilize the massive potential in their respective areas to generate hydroelectricity as one of the cheapest and environmental friendly…
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Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Monday stressed on the need to convert sugar factories into a hub of bio-energy and other value-added products to become self-reliant. He also said there is a greater need for developing flexi sugar factories producing sugar and ethanol as per relative economics and market demand. The secretary was speaking after inaugurating a five-day online executive…
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H.E Mr Tarek Dahrough, Ambassador of Arabic Republic of Egypt to Pakistan called on Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Mr Nadeem Babar at the Ministry of Petroleum today. The Ambassador was leading a delegation of an Egyptian Energy Company TAQA with focus to explore the business opportunities in the field of energy sector of Pakistan. The SAPM gave…
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ISLAMABAD: After its hibernation for almost a decade, the government has decided to reactivate the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) for centralised control and monitoring of all the 10 public sector distribution companies (Discos) as part of a reforms process that may ultimately lead to their privatisation. Under the plan, the Pepco will act as “Management Agent” for all the…
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EPT directed SBCA to not approve the building plan without SEPA approval. As SEPA welcomes that order similarly it should respect compliance to other laws and without NOC from the culture department EIA review is not justified. Report is silent on the heritage status of the building, if removed from the heritage list, how and when it was removed. Most…
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KARACHI: For over a month, Prince Cinema — one of Karachi’s oldest picture houses — has been in the process of being razed to the ground. According to the billboard placed outside the gate, it is set to become the new home for a high-rise building called ‘Prince Icon’. Walking through the rubble towards the main cinema screen, it looked…
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KARACHI: Sindh government’s culture department has declared 1061 more private and public buildings as national heritage in the provincial capital.The department notification includes Karachi Gymkhana, Ayesha Badani School, Metropole Hotel, PC Hotel, Bombay Hotel (Cantt Station), PIDC House, Capri Cinema, Prince Cinema, Nishat Cinema, Saifee Hotel, Nigar Cinema, Alpha Restaurant, Seventh Day Hospital, Holy Family Hospital, Jagirdar Hotel FTC Hall,…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the country’s current account balance had recorded a surplus of $424 million in July, signalling that the economy was “on the right track”. Hailing the development in a message on Twitter, the premier noted that in July last year, Pakistan had a current account deficit (CAD) of $613 million while last month the…
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The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Monday announced to strike an oil and gas discovery at Togh Bala Well-1 in district Kohat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to initial reports, at least 9 Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMSCFD) gas and 125 barrel condensate oil per day were recovered from the well. The exploration was carried…
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