Signing Agreement 1124 MW Project
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$2.4 bn tripartite agreement signed for Kohala Hydel Power Project; “Biggest ever” investment on single project: PM
ISLAMABAD, Jun 25 (APP):A tripartite agreement was signed here Thursday between a Chinese company and the governments of Pakistan and China for construction of 1,124 megawatt Kohala Hydropower Project costing $2.4 billion. The signing ceremony, held at PM Office, was witnessed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider, federal cabinet members, Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Yao Jing, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) authority, Chairman Lt. Gen. (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa and representatives of Chinese company. It is the largest power sector investment of…
Read MoreMigratory birds flock to Pakistan as lockdown keeps poachers at bay
Migratory birds have flocked to the wetlands of Sindh in greater numbers this year, and officials and observers link the increase to coronavirus lockdown measures that have kept hunters and bird catchers away. Pakistan, which has recorded over 185,000 cases and 3,696 deaths related to the virus, lifted a month-long country-wide lockdown last month. A survey conducted this year observed 741,042 migratory birds in Sindh province – a big jump from the 248,105 birds counted in 2019, said Sindh Wildlife Department’s provincial conservator, Javed Ahmed Mahar. Each year, approximately 40…
Read MoreIHC moved to bring Amazon, PayPal to country
The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday gave the federal government two weeks to submit its response to a petition filed against the lack of e-commerce facilities in the country. IHC CJ Athar Minallah issued notices to the commerce and information technology ministries, noting that the petitioner was aggrieved because the respondents had failed to implement the mandatory requirements envisaged in the e-Commerce Policy, 2019. The petition, a citizen named Junaied Hafeez, informed the court that Pakistan had no access to the largest e-commerce company in the world, Amazon. He elaborated…
Read MoreIHC Rejects OMC Request to Stay Govt Crackdown
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday refused to stay governmental action against an oil marketing company (OMC) accused of hoarding and black marketing fuel as it asked the federal government and other respondents to submit replies to the OMC’s petition by June 25. The IHC single bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah issued this order while hearing plea of the OMC that challenged composition of a newly formed fuel crisis committee – which probed into a recent fuel crisis – as well as the crackdown initiated on recommendation…
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