Month: January 2024

President confers PEC Excellence Award upon Chairman WAPDA

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January 22, 2024: The President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi conferred the PEC Excellence Award upon Chairman WAPDA Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of civil engineering, leadership and dedication to the national cause. The excellence award was bestowed upon him in the category of ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for distinguished National Service. The award ceremony was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr today under the aegis of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).   As Chairman WAPDA, Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) has…

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Iran’s FM to visit Pakistan on Jan 29 following restoration of diplomatic ties

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ISLAMABAD – Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian will arrive in Pakistan on January 29 as Islamabad and Tehran decided to restore diplomatic ties, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday. The development comes amid the de-escalation of ties between the neighboring countries following an Iranian air raid in Balochistan, after which Islamabad hits back at Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province. In a statement, the Foreign Office said a telephone conversation between two foreign ministers of Pakistan and Iran was held and it has been mutually agreed that ambassadors may return to…

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PPL-funded Women Vocational Training Centre in Punjab commences operations

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Karachi: January 22, 2024: The Pakistan Petroleum Limited-financed Women Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) in District Okara, Punjab has commenced operations. An amount of Rs. 50 million has been allotted by PPL for the project over a five-year period with the first tranche of Rs. 10 million already handed over to Behbud Association of Pakistan (BAP), the implementing partner. The project will impart vocational training to around 3,000 women, enabling them to earn livelihood through sale of their products. PPL, as one of the largest national corporate donors, remains steadfast in pursuing socio-economic empowerment opportunities for underprivileged women…

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NEECA launches Green Hydrogen pre-feasibility study

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OGRA to fully back launching of Green Hydrogen as new reliable alternative energy option in Pakistan The Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has held out the firm assurance that it will fully support the introduction of green hydrogen to Pakistan’s energy supply chain to cut harmful hydrocarbon emissions and reduce fuel import bill for the improvement of the environment and economy.This was stated by OGRA Chairman, Masroor Khan while speaking as the chief guest at the recently held ceremony for launching the pre-feasibility study on the introduction of Green…

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Govt to persuade KSA, Sinopec to materialise $10bn green refinery project

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ISLAMABAD: For the first time, Pakistan has initiated diplomatic endeavours to effectively persuade the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Sinopec — one of the biggest Chinese companies known for installing refineries — to help materialise the dream of setting up $10 billion state-of-the-art and deep conversion refinery with the capacity to refine crude oil of 300,000 barrels per day (BPD). “Pakistan’s ambassador in Saudi Arabia has been asked to approach the authorities in KSA to facilitate in taking the project forward. The Foreign Office has also been directed to…

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