Saturday, September 10th, 2016
Dar invites ministers of various countries for CAREC conference
ISLAMABAD, Sep 10 (DNA): Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Saturday wrote letters to the ministers of nine countries inviting them to attend the 15th CAREC Ministerial Conference.The 15th CAREC (Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation) Ministerial Conference is scheduled to be held in Islamabad on 25th-26th October 2016.The CAREC would brings together ten regional countries for the purpose of economic and development cooperation, said in statement issued by the Ministry of Finance. Finance Minister, in his letters, invited the ministers to lead a delegation from their countries to theRead More
Provincial govts asked to allocate lands for construction of 46 hospitals
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10 (DNA): On the directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the Federal Government has written letters to the chief secretaries of four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration for allocation of land for the construction of 46 hospitals. These hospitals will be fully funded by the Federal Government with state of the art facilities and designed by the international consultants. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has directed to complete the hospitals before the end of the tenure of present governmentRead More
Yu Boren: CPEC has given new meaning to Sino-Pak relations
Chinese Consul General in Lahore talks to Centreline & DNA By Yasir Habib Khan China and Pakistan are very close-knit neighbors intertwined with the relationship of trust, mutual interest and future goals. With the onset of “All Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership”, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has anchored their lasting friendship giving a new height to Sino-Pak bilateral ties of cooperation and progress. these views are expressed by Mr. Yu Boren, Consul General of China to Lahore in his first ever interview to Centerline Magazine and Diplomatic NewsRead More
Over 11000 new villages electrified
ISLAMABAD, Sep 10 (DNA): As many as 11,017 new villages were electrified in various parts of the country since inception of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) government in 2013.Official sources told media here the villages electrified during the said period fell in jurisdictions of all power distribution companies (DISCOs).Giving the breakup, the official said some 240 villages were electrified by Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO), 82 by Lahore electric Supply Company, 4,052 by Multan Eclectic Power Company (MEPCO), 1,341 by Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO), 130 by Islamabad ElectricRead More