Month: September 2020

Karachi: National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) is holding 17th Annual Environment Excellence Awards (AEEA 2020) & Conference on “Biodiversity and Post Pandemic Challenges” on September 18 at local hotel Karachi. This was announced by President Naeem Qureshi in the meeting of NFEH Advisory Committee held at NFEH Office. Naeem Qureshi said conference and colorful award ceremony will be held on September 18, 2020. Syed Amin ul Haque Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunications, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister Local Government, Forest and Wildlife Sindh, Administrator Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani…

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ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed a new head of two research and administration support projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ahead of a meeting of the highest decision-making body of the bilateral strategic initiative. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has given the charge of Centre of Excellence project of CPEC and CPEC Support Project to Qazi Zaheer Ahmad, a grade-21 officer working in the Ministry of Planning and Development. The responsibilities have been given on a temporary basis. “I have been appointed project director and the CPEC Support Project…

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Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) consolidated loss dropped 11.3% to Rs3.24 billion in the quarter ended September 30, 2018 due to an increase in revenue from the sale of gas, according to a bourse filing on Monday. The loss had been registered at Rs3.65 billion in the same quarter of previous year, according to the company’s profit or loss account sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Accordingly, the loss per share fell to Rs3.68 in the quarter under review from Rs4.15 in the corresponding quarter of previous year. SSGC’s…

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has stepped up efforts for the transfer of K-Electric shares to Shanghai Electric Power of China but differences have not been resolved over the appointment of an arbitrator that will deal with the issue of receivables and payables. An application seeking the national security certificate for the transfer of 66.4% K-Electric shares to Shanghai Electric Power was submitted to the Privatisation Commission in November 2016. Subsequently, stakeholder meetings were held at different forums. The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation, when it met in March 2018, agreed that…

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday removed Secretary Power Division, Omar Rasul. According to an official notification, Ali Raza Bhutta, a BS-22 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service, presently posted as Secretary Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, has been transferred and posted as Secretary Power Division. The sources said, last week, a disgruntled Secretary Power Division Rasul left the Ministry in the middle of a pre-PAC meeting and did not return till Monday . The sources said Rasul had submitted in writing to the Establishment Division that he cannot continue…

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