Month: March 2022

PIA gets operating licenses for another 2 Chinese stations

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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been granted two more operating licences by Chinese authorities for Guangzhou and Xian in addition to Beijing.PIA Country Manager Qadir Bux Sangi said on Sunday that PIA has also got approval from the Chinese authorities to operate chartered cargo flights for Kunming and Shenzhen while approval for Xinjiang is under process and hopefully, PIA will get its approval next month.He expressed the confidence that the chartered cargo flights to different Chinese cities would help further enhance trade and economic activities between Pakistan and China.He said…

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China helps Pakistan to enhance nanotechnology use in agriculture sector

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China is extending cooperation with Pakistan in enhancing the use of nanotechnology in the agriculture sector, WealthPK reported on Sunday.High-efficacy agriculture will be aided by nanotechnology, which will put conventional agriculture on the path to high-quality connotative development.It can effectively support farmers’ increased output and income while also addressing issues such as abandoned farms and the negative consequences of pesticide and fertilizer overuse.“We tend to extend this achievement to our iron-brother Pakistan,” Dr Wu Zhiguo, Director of Gansu Academy of Sciences’ Nano Application Technology Research Office, said in a video…

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Petroleum Division’s DG tenders resignation due to ‘arrogance of babus

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The Director General (DG) (Liquefied Natural Gas/Liquefied Petroleum Gas) of the Petroleum Division has tendered resignation from the service on account of alleged ‘non-conducive working environment.’ According to the details, DG (LNG/LPG) Nawaz Ahmad Virk submitted resignation from the service on March 7, 2022  and forwarded the copy of his resignation to the Secretary Petroleum, Secretary Establishment Division & Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister for its early acceptance. “After 21 years of work experience (nearly 20 years in government service), the undersigned has no option but to submit resignation…

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OGRA backs diversifying oil suppliers, inter OMCs sales

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OGRA, in a letter to Petroleum Division, Ministry of Energy, also suggested that international oil pricing and supply chain monitoring of petroleum products should be done on daily-basis. The oil sector regulator also called for the formation of a high-level ministerial committee to review the situation on weekly basis. According to copy of letter available with The News, due to geographical situation (Russian-Ukraine war), the energy markets are witnessing extreme price volatility, which will hamper procurement of already short fuels from international market. With the view to avoid shortage and…

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Chevron partners with MG

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The partnership aims to recommending use of Havoline Fully Synthetic C3 SAE 5W-30 and Havoline Fully Synthetic LE C5 SAE 0W-20 for MG ZS and MG HS vehicles in Pakistan. These products would be available at MG 3S dealerships across the country, they informed. Talking on the occasion, country chairman at Chevron Ahmed Zahid Zaheer said they were pleased to be in collaboration with MG as supplier of Caltex Havoline lubricants for MG ZS and MG HS vehicles. MG has introduced Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) since it entered into Pakistani…

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