WB to start 2 energy projects in KP

PESHAWAR, August 05 (ONLINE): The World Bank will start 2 hydropower projects of 245 megawatts in Swat district this year, the completion of which will generate an annual income of more than 13 billion rupees to the province. In this regard, the World Bank Mission […]

ECP rebuffs Fawad Chaudhry’s allegations

ISLAMABAD, Aug 05 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday rebuffed the statement of former minister Fawad Chaudhry in which he claimed that the commission did not accept their resignations. An ECP spokesman categorically said that the claim of Fawad Chaudhry was baseless and […]

31st Senior Management Course delegation visits HEC

ISLAMABAD, Aug 5 (APP):A delegation of 31st Senior Management Course (SMC) from various service groups visited Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat as part of Local Visit – Field Research (LV-FR) segment of their course. The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) of HEC hosted the […]

Netherlands v New Zealand 2nd T20 scores

Voorburg, Netherlands, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the second Twenty20 international between the Netherlands and New Zealand on Friday: At Voorburg Cricket Club: Netherlands 147-4, 20 overs (B de Leede 53 not out, T Cooper 26, S Edwards 26 not out; M Bracewell 2-20) […]

Pakistan, Denmark discuss Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement

ISLAMABAD, Aug 05 (APP): Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Lis Rosenholm called on Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in his office on Friday. The Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement between Denmark and Pakistan and matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting, said […]

Seeking water, Brazil indigenous group finds new home

Maricá, Brazil, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Clutching a machete and a cell phone, indigenous leader Vanderlei Weraxunu tours his community’s future home, a swathe of tropical forest land north of Rio de Janeiro where his people will finally have water. Weraxunu is one of around 50 […]

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