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Pakistan and India are likely to witness a prolonged winter this year, global environmental experts have predicted. According to the Indian meteorology and climate change organisation Skymet Weather’s vice-president Mahesh Palawat, winter in Punjab, Northern Sindh, and Northern Balochistan may be longer and more severe this year.  He said that historically, winter during the La Niña years are harsher and longer in duration, adding that a similar situation was witnessed in 2011 and 2012.  La Niña refers to the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central…

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As the air quality in Pakistan and India continues to decline, experts have warned that the situation will get from bad to worse if not controlled in a timely manner. Pakistan’s Air Quality Index (AQI) levels suggest that from January to November 2020, the amount of particulate matter in Karachi and Lahore ‘s air exceeded the amount prescribed by the World Health Organisation as safe. Particulate matter is 30 times thinner than a human hair and even smaller than viruses and bacteria. When inhaled, they can easily get absorbed into…

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ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the three-day Pakistan and Russia talks on 1,122-km high pressure RLNG pipeline from Karachi (Port Qasim) to Kasur (Punjab) ended with amendment in the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) heralding the pavement for new era of strategic relationship between the two countries. Both the sides had earlier signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) in 2015 when Russia was to erect the project with 100 percent financing, but after the GIDC verdict by the Supreme Court, and availability of liquidity with Petroleum Division, the Inter-Governmental Agreement has been amended…

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KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has launched a Rs10 billion investment initiative in power distribution infrastructure titled ‘Project Sarbulandi’ for those parts of the metropolis that suffer from the menace of power theft, the utility said in a statement. “With the vision of eradicating power-theft and the resultant segmented load-shed in Karachi, the Sarbulandi initiative aims to strengthen network health and theft resistance by installation of insulated Aerial Bundled Cables (ABC),” it said in its handout. “This will result in the provision of safe and reliable electricity for the most economically vulnerable…

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday could not make definite decisions on taking privatisation plan for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and two LNG-fired power plants to the next stage and set up two separate committees to sort out issues hindering their sale for the past two years. The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) met to consider approval of the transaction structure for privatisation of PSM and remove hurdles to the sale of two multibillion-dollar power plants along with other privatisation transactions. Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr…

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