Month: September 2020

World’s loneliest elephant’

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An elephant kept alone in a tiny enclosure in a Pakistani zoo will be allowed to leave after a campaign by animal welfare activists helped ensure him better conditions elsewhere.  Dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ by his supporters, Kaavan has languished at a zoo in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for more than 35 years. Martin Bauer, a spokesman for Four Paws, said the elephant has been finally given medical approval to travel, most likely to Cambodia, where he will find companionship and better conditions.

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Railways to invite ML-1 tenders from September 12

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Pakistan Railways is set to invite the much awaited tenders for its mega Mainline-One (ML-1) project from September 12. It’s one of the major projects being undertaken in the multi-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “We are going to open the international tenders of the ML-1 on September 12. It is good news for the Pakistan Railways. The railways management will simultaneously initiate the publicity of this mega project which it believes is the only way to revive the ailing public sector corporation,” Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the Minister for Railways, announced…

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Op-ed: Monsoon disasters just a trailer of climate change storm that lies ahead for Pakistan

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The paramount challenges that climate change poses to Pakistan are related to water and heat. Pakistan’s upslope contour from glacial mountains in the north to the south’s lowland areas stages a conundrum in front of the decision-makers. Despite its trivial contribution, Pakistan will face the direful aftermath of climate change in the wake of its topography and geography. Pakistan – the most inclined country of the world – finds itself on the base of the third pole, the Himalayan region. This makes Pakistan the 5th most-affected country from climate change,…

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KCCI demands power distribution licences for private sector

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KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Tuesday demanded the government to let the private sector foray into distribution of electricity to overcome the energy crisis. KCCI urged the regulator to withdraw the exclusive rights of power generation, sales and distribution granted to K-Electric in July 2003. Private sector should be allowed to conduct business of distribution and sale of electric power to consumers in Karachi. “Exclusivity granted to a single company to undertake sale and distribution of electric power is tantamount to creation of monopoly on a…

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Ransomware attack hits K-Electric, disrupts billing, online services

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K-Electric could not issue electricity bills to its consumers in various regions as its billing system became non-functional after the attack. K-Electric, the sole electricity provider for Karachi has suffered a ransomware attack that led to the disruption of billing and online services. As per details, amid the attack K-Electric customers have been unable to access the online services for their account, and the company appears to be trying to reroute users through a staging site. Furthermore, K-Electric could not issue electricity bills to its consumers in various regions as…

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