Friday, July 10th, 2020
Kohala, Azad Pattan projects to generate 8000 jobs, cheaper electricity: Bajwa
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Friday Kohala and Azad Pattan power projects will generate 1,800 megawatts of cheaper electricity with 8,000 jobs. Taking to the microblogging site Twitter, Bajwa, who also heads the CPEC Authority, said Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Farooq Haider Khan and chief executive officers of China Three Gorges and China Gezhouba separately met him. During the meeting, he added, they thanked him for helping realise Kohala and Azad Pattan power projects andRead More
Pakistan’s coronavirus death toll tops 5,000
ISLAMABAD: The country reported 2,775 coronavirus cases and 75 deaths over the past 24 hours, taking the national tally of infections to 243,623 and fatalities to 5,058. 2,775 new cases were detected after 23,255 tests were conducted in the previous 24 hours, according to the National Command and Operation Centre. 89,449 COVID-19 patients are undergoing treatment while 149,092 patients have recuperated from the disease. 15,148,58 tests have been conducted across the country so far. 100,900 cases have been detected in Sindh so far, 85,261 in Punjab, 29,406 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Read More