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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched Pakistan’s first ever locally manufactured electric motorcycle. Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad, the prime minister said the launch of the electric motorcycle was a “futuristic step”, adding that his government’s new electric vehicle (EV) policy laid down a plan and defined a direction for the future. The launch of the electric motorcycle is part of the present government’s five-year Pakistan Electric Vehicles Policy 2020-2025, approved last year. The policy envisages targeting a robust electric vehicle market having a 30 per cent and…

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The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) on Wednesday urged the Interior Ministry to take action against the nominated senior official of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on his alleged misconduct with the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) staff. The MoCC in its second letter written to the Interior Ministry has nominated a senior official of the CDA Rana Tahir Hassan Khan accusing him of misconduct with the IWMB staff. The letter written to the secretary interior also said that the said CDA official had been ‘rude’ and ‘threatening’ to the…

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The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has notified the schedule for the restoration of gas supply to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from Wednesday. The notification issued by SNGPL stated that the gas supply will be restored to the general industry in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 7. It added that the gas supply to the compressed natural gas (CNG) sector will also be restored, besides gas restoration to textile, cement, paper, fertilizers and food industries. A day earlier, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) announced that…

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Churna Island is facing serious ecosystem degradation due to depletion of precious exotic species of corals due to environmental and anthropogenic damages whereas the Island’s conversion into a Marine Protected Area (MPA) could help overcome the crisis. Churna Island is one of the scenic and unique adventure sports tourism attractions offering unforgettable experiences of corals and underground water sports. It is facing depletion due to damage bore by the unique marine life existing in the Coastline. Corals are one of the most productive ecosystems found at thriving scale at different…

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The energy ministry spokesperson on Sunday clarified that there was no forced load shedding across the country for the last 48 hours. In a statement, the spokesperson said that forced load shedding has already come to an end almost 48 hours ago ie Friday, July 02, 5:00 pm onward, across the country as the power generation has increased due to increased gas supply to power plants. He said on Friday, the forced load management was less than 1000MW, “clearly indicating there had never been 8000MW shortfall during more than last 72 hours”.…

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