In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking the start of a permanent decline in fossil generation. 2024 both clarified and consolidated the shape of the global …
RAWALPINDI: The number of dengue positive patients is increasing as three new patients, two registered in Holy Family Hospital and one in Benazir Bhutto Hospital, the toll of dengue positive patients has reached at 41.Three teaching hospitals of the city received 15 suspected patients during last 24 hours while so …
TIMERGARA: Heavy rain coupled with hailstorm caused floods late on Saturday night, wreaking havoc in parts of Lower Dir, especially in Talash, Balambat and Timergara, officials and local residents said on Sunday. In Kat Kalay area of Talash, floodwater washed away two houses, while a part of government primary school, …
KARAK: Adviser to the chief minister on prisons Malik Qasim Khan Khattak has claimed that the provincial government has approved Rs760 million for extension of Amberi Kalay to Daratang road to link Karak with Mianwali district of Punjab. He said that with the completion of the project new avenues development …
KARACHI: Illegal international trade of the black spotted turtle has escalated rapidly over the past two years, says a recently published report. The main trade chain for these turtles, according to the report, appears to start in South Asia (Bangladesh, India and Pakistan), where animals are collected, and subsequently sent …
THE current floods could be a boon for Sindh’s depleting riverine forests, which are dependent either on flood waters or on fresh supplies from the Indus. A significant portion of the forests has been lost as low-income communities living in katcha areas cut trees virtually unchecked to use wood as …
CHITRAL: Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) NGO has approved construction of 200 KW hydel power house for Reeri Oveer, a remote mountainous area of the district. District Program Manager SRSP Tariq Ahmad said that this project would be completed at a cost of Rs.27 million with the financial assistance of …
Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has said that deal with the prevailing energy crisis, 29 wind power projects with a cumulative capacity of 1669.5 MW are in different stages of development. Official sources said on Sunday that the AEDB was pursuing the development of wind power projects by the private …
PESHAWAR - A 5.5-strong earthquake jolted several KP cities late Saturday night. According to the Met Office, the tremors were felt in Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand, Shangla and adjacent areas. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. The tremors panicked the residents who immediately came …
The Sarhad Ruler Support Program (SRSP) Chitral has given approval of the construction of 200 KV Wind Power Station in Rari Ohver Valley of District Chitral.The Chief Executive Officer of the Sarhad Ruler Support Programme Shehzad Masood-ul-Mulk was the chief guest on this occasion. People from different walk of life …
ISLAMABAD: Citizens have urged the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to make proper arrangements for disposal of waste as roads and streets especially in front of different markets are presenting an ugly look. Capital city with a population of about 1.67 million is known for its cleanliness and greenery but with …
SHEIKHUPURA -The Punjab government has sanctioned Rs350 million for Sheikhupura to carry out mega projects including three under by-passes on Sargodha Road near National Model School, Ghazi Minara and Gujranwala Road, said a lawmaker. Talking to media at Press Club here on Saturday evening MNA Mian Javaid Latif said that …
ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved 15 development projects worth Rs16 billion, mostly for energy sector, higher education and infrastructure development. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal, who presided over the Central Working Development Party (CWDP) meeting, stated that public funds earmarked for development should be …
PESHAWAR: The United States will provide $1 million grant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for feasibility of a 400-435 megawatt gas fired electricity plant in the province. An agreement in this regard was singed by US Consul General in Peshawar Escobar Gabriel and general manager, thermal of the Pakhtunkhwa Hydel Development Organisation …
Chairman Cabinet Committee on Flood Relief & Provincial Minister for Environment Col (r) Shuja Khanzada has said that an amount of Rs15 billion will be distributed among 0.6 million flood affectees at the rate of Rs25,000 per family. Briefing the media at Civil Secretariat on Wednesday, Khanzada said that the …
KARACHI: The health sector in Pakistan needs immediate media attention to highlight deteriorating child health issues in particular. It is shocking facts Pakistan has the highest number of first day child deaths in the world, breastfeeding not increased even 1 percent in the last five years while malnutrition is affecting …
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), Maroof Afzal, Tuesday ordered fresh inquiry into the illegal cutting of 34 Shisham trees from Diplomatic Enclave in 2010. According to an official notification, Shahid Mahmood, Director Geneeral (Water Management) Capital Development Authority has been appointed as Chairman of the new Inquiry …
GUJRAT: Out of 1,114 flood-hit houses in the district’s villages, some 600 have been declared the ‘worst-hit’ in a survey conducted by the Urban Unit of the Punjab government. According to the survey report submitted to the provincial government, at least 385 houses have been washed away, whereas some 215 …
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health’s Polio Virology Laboratory confirmed another five polio cases on Tuesday night, taking the number of cases reported this year to 171. Two cases have been reported in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and one each in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan. Also read: …
KARACHI: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed $65 million loan for the 100 megawatt (MW) Gulpur Hydropower Project, which was being implemented on Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (Boot) basis in Kotli district Azad Kashmir. ADB has updated on its website the investment committee of ADB would approve the project’s financial assistance in the …
NOWSHERA: The Umma Welfare Trust has announced Rs150 million for rehabilitation of the flood affected people of Punjab. The trust’s chairman Maulana Mohammad Idrees told mediapersons here on Monday that in the first phase packed food items would be sent to the affected areas, while in the second phase, items …
