Category: News & Announcement

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday allowed the Power Division to proceed with the development of Kohala and Azad Pattan hydroelectric power projects in a bid to pave the way for attracting $3.7 billion in investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Work on these two power projects had come to a halt because of a row over different issues. The Kohala hydroelectric power project will be developed on Jhelum River in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and is being implemented by Kohala Hydropower Company Private…

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The federal government has decided to increase the price of petrol by Rs25.58 per litre for month of July in line with the hike in global crude oil prices. Sources privy to the development told The Express Tribune that real impact of increase in petrol was Rs31 per litre based on the data and working made by Pakistan State Oil (PSO). However, government decided to increase price of petrol by Rs25.38 per litre that would be effective immediately. According to a notification issued by the Finance Division the price of petrol has…

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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif have rejected the budget 2020-21 recently presented by the federal government and decided to call an all-party conference (APC) next week taking into account the evolving political situation in the country. The PPP scion telephoned the opposition leader in the National Assembly and inquired after his health, two weeks after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The PPP chairman also inquired about the health of PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Both the leaders expressed their reservations…

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With just four episodes released, actor Saba Qamar’s YouTube channel is proving itself to be the perfect balance between art and awareness. After tackling issues such as misogyny and gossip-mongering in media, the Hindi Medium star has set her sights on mental health.  Unlike the previous episodes where Qamar used satire to relay her point, in the latest episode she adopts a more direct and hard-hitting approach. The video essentially is a monologue about depression and society’s role in it.  In many ways, Qamar emphasises on individuals taking up responsibility for actions…

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Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar on Friday announced that 262 pilots would be barred from flying because their credentials were “dubious”. The pilots in the line of fire include 141 from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), 10 from Serene Airline and nine from Air Blue. The rest belong to flying clubs or chartered plane services. The issue of pilots possessing suspicious licences came to surface when an initial inquiry into a PIA plane crash in Karachi on May 22 was presented before parliament. “All the airlines and the clubs have been conveyed…

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