Month: July 2021

The Petroleum Division has ‘technically’ completed 90 per cent work on dualization of the White Oil Pipeline (WOP), from Karachi to Mehmood Kot section, for smooth supply of petrol and diesel to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and reducing reliance on the traditional mode of transportation through tankers. “Currently 90% project has been technically completed, while testing and commissioning is planned from September 2021,” a senior official privy to petroleum sector developments told APP. The pipeline, he said, that was previously used to move only diesel from Karachi to Mehmood Kot…

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The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission’s (NAVTTC) initiative for establishing job placement centres with dedicated resources is linking Pakistani skilled workforce with employers in both national and international job markets. In addition to this, 104 Job Placement and Vocational Counseling Centres (JP&VCCs) have been established across the country for the benefit of youth; NAVTTC Chairman Syed Javed Hassan said this while talking to APP. He said that skill profiles of more than 570,000 Pakistani youth were available on this job portal. NAVTTC was providing free of cost facility to…

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BEIJING: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as the signature project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has achieved remarkable results in the first phase of operation. While it enters into a new stage of high-quality development, the establishment of “five corridors” will be enhanced for building a closer China-Pakistan community of shared future, Ning Jizhe, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, wrote in his latest article. In line with the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, China and Pakistan have set…

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