Sunday, September 23rd, 2018
Japan launches “Kounotori 7” cargo spaceship to space station
TOKYO, (DNA) – Japan successfully launched a rocket carrying unmanned cargo spaceship “Kounotori 7” to deliver supplies for astronauts living in the International Space Station. The H-2B rocket lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern part of the country. The spaceship is seventh of its kind that carries batteries, food and scientific experiment supplies, as well as a small re-entry capsule for bringing back experiment samples from the space station.
PM felicitates Saudi leadership on National Day
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) :Prime Minister Imran Khan on behalf of the whole nation has felicitated the Saudi leadership on the Kingdom’s 88th National Day being celebrated on Sunday. In his felicitation message, the prime minister expressed his best wishes for Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and other royal family members. The prime minister said progress and development of Saudi Arabia were very close to the heart of every Pakistani and its stability was linked with the strength ofRead More
Needle found in Australian strawberries sold in New Zealand
WELLIGTON, (DNA) – The Australian strawberry scare has spread to New Zealand with a supermarket chain announcing Sunday that needles were found in a box of the fruit sourced from the neighbouring country. The Countdown supermarket chain said it had taken a brand of Australian strawberries off the shelves after a sabotaged punnet — a plastic box — was sold in an Auckland store. The strawberries, from Western Australia state, were sold in Countdown stores nationwide last week and only one incident of tampering was reported. “We take food safetyRead More
OGRA says no decision yet on fuel prices
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Imran Ghaznvi Spokesman of OGRA has said there is no decision yet on fuel prices. In a statement on Sunday he said some media houses had aired news about adjustment in fuel prices which is wrong. OGRA will make a final announcement in this regards on 30 September..
CASA 1000: Swedish, Spanish firms win $330m contract for converter stations
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – The Inter-Governmental Council of the Central Asia-South Asia (Casa) 1,000 power supply project has announced the award of $330-million high-voltage transmission facility contracts to ABB of Sweden and Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios of Spain. The two companies will build two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations in Tajikistan and Pakistan. The signing agreement for the contracts took place in the presence of energy ministers, deputy ministers and other representatives of the national transmission companies of the four Casa countries – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well asRead More
PM Imran to pay day-long visit to Lahore today
LAHORE (DNA) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan is all set to pay a day-long visit to Lahore (Sunday) where he would be briefed about government’s 100-days plan. A press release issued by the Central media department of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said the members of the provincial assembly and provincial cabinet will call on the premier. During his visit, the PM will meet Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. He is also scheduled to meet leaders of local chapter of PTI. Earlier, PM Imran Khan had decided to take the parliamentRead More