Monday, February 8th, 2021
Planning essential for obtaining maximum benefits from tourism: PM
ISLAMABAD, FEB 8 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Tourism at Islamabad today. The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Mahmood Khan, SAPM Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari who is also Chairman National Tourism Coordination Board, Advisor to CM Punjab on Tourism Mr. Asif Mehmood, Secretary Cabinet, Chief Secretaries of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunlkwa & Azad Jammu & Kashmir and MD PTDC, and senior officials. Chief Secretary Sindh, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan joined via video link. Taking note of the increasing domesticRead More
World’s Best Intelligence Transport System Installed On Motorway
ISLAMABAD – National Highway and Motorway Police have installed the world’s best and latest intelligence Transport System on Multan-Sukkur M-5 Motorway. The police have issued a warning to the commuters after installing this system. This new system’s cameras will take a picture of over speeding or any violation of traffic, automatically. Multan-Sukkur Motorway: It is pertinent to mention that Multan-Sukkur Motorway is the longest national highway of Pakistan and a vital part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The 292-kilometre-long road was constructed at the cost of Rs2.89 billion. The road connects Multan, Shujabad, Bahawalpur, Uch Sharif, RahimRead More
US returning to UN Human Rights Council as observer
GENEVA, FEB 8: The US on Monday announced that it will re-engage with the UN Human Rights Council as an observer. Mark Cassayre, the charge d’affaires at the US mission to the UN in Geneva, made the announcement at the end of the council’s session on Monday. “I am pleased to inform you that this morning, Secretary [Antony] Blinken will announce that the United States will re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council as an observer. “We do so knowing that the most effective way to reform and improve theRead More
Azerbaijan has rich heritage: Wendy Morton
BAKU, FEB 8 – UK Foreign Office Minister Wendy Morton visited the Old Town area in Azerbaijani Baku as part of her official two-day visit to Azerbaijan. “Wonderful visit to the Old Town area of beautiful Baku on the Caspian. Azerbaijan has a rich heritage and I have had a fascinating time at the Prince of Wales’ School for Traditional Arts which supports future generations of artists and preserves Azerbaijan’s ancient culture,” Morton wrote on her Twitter page. Minister for the European Neighbourhood Wendy Morton arrived in the Azerbaijani cityRead More
World’s largest battery will be installed in Australia
Canberra, FEB 8: In 2017, Elon Musk installed a 150 MW battery in Australia for that period. Victoria recently announced the creation of a 300-megawatt battery. However, the new ambitious project envisages the installation of a record 1.2 GW battery. CEP Energy is set to install the largest man-made battery in New Wales in southeastern Australia. Its capacity will be a record 1.2 gigawatts. The giant battery will be located near the city of Currie-Currie. According to the report, the new facility will be commissioned by 2023: modules in the form of giant batteryRead More
ECC approves Rs. 350 million as technical supplementary grant
ISLAMABAD, FEB 8 (DNA) – Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet today. Secretary, Ministry of Energy briefed the ECC about the detailed report by the Implementation Committee regarding conversion of MOUs into Agreements with IPPs to devise a payment mechanism for clearing outstanding payables. The Implementation Committee has agreed the payment mechanism with the 46 IPPs to clear the outstanding dues as on 30th November, 2020. The ECC commended the efforts made by theRead More