Wapda chief visits Diamer Bhasha Dam, Dasu Hydropower Project sites

LAHORE-Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt Gen (r) Muzammil Hussain on Thursday visited Diamer Bhasha Dam and Dasu Hydropower Project to review construction work. During his visit to Diamer Bhasha Dam being constructed on River Indus downstream of Chilas town in Gilgit Baltistan, the Wapda […]

IMF approves $500 mln disbursements for Pakistan under EFF

ISLAMABAD, :Acknowledging the satisfactory progress made by Pakistan, the International Monetary Fund approved $500 million disbursement for the country under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), bringing the total budget support under the arrangement to about US$2 billion. “The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund […]

CPEC natural museum, laboratory for earth sciences: CPJRC

BEIJING, :Since China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), located at the tectonic junction of the western Himalayas, is a natural museum and laboratory for earth sciences, the research on geological conditions of the region is crucial for the construction of its projects. “What we are doing […]

Myanmar beauty queen speaks out against military coup

Bangkok-A commitment to “world peace” might be a beauty pageant cliche, but as blood spills in the streets of Myanmar, Miss Grand International contestant Han Lay made a plea Thursday to end the violence in her homeland. The Myanmar junta has unleashed deadly violence as it struggles to quell […]

Biden: North Korea missile launches violate UN order

President Joe Biden addressed a litany of key foreign policy issues facing the US during his first news conference on Thursday, notably warning North Korea against conducting further ballistic missile tests. The stern rebuke came after Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea […]

PTV’s first announcer Kanwal Naseer passes away

ISLAMABAD    –  Pakistan Television’s first female announcer Kanwal Naseer died here yesterday. The renowned broadcaster was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Islamabad due to illness since last couple of days. Kanwal Naseer has been associated with PTV and Radio Pakistan for more than five decades. […]

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