Friday, March 26th, 2021
Global energy interconnection coping with energy dilemma in Pakistan
BEIJING, Mar 26th (DNA) The Launch Conference of Global Energy Interconnection (GEI) Development and Cooperation Platform was held here online and offline, which has attracted Pakistani scholars and students to participate and discuss. According to Gwadar Pro, at the event, functions and benefiting aspects of GEI were narrated. Focusing on projects promotion, exchange and cooperation, resource sharing and conference services, the institution provides comprehensive services for government departments, enterprises, financial institutions and think tanks in global energy and power. In an exclusive interview, Khalil Ahmad, Electrical Engineering master of NorthRead More
UK calls on China to allow access to Xinjiang after sanctions
LONDON: Britain said on Friday that China was targeting critics with sanctions and called on Beijing to allow international access to Xinjiang to verify the truth about human rights abuses in the province. “It speaks volumes that, while the UK joins the international community in sanctioning those responsible for human rights abuses, the Chinese government sanctions its critics,” Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement. “If Beijing want to credibly rebut claims of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, it should allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights fullRead More
PIA resumes flights to Swat after 17 years
SWAT, Mar.26 (DNA): The country’s national carrier, Pakistan Airlines (PIA) resumed flight operations to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)’s scenic Swat Valley after 17 years on Friday, according to Gwadar Pro. The first flight to Swat Valley flew from Islamabad International Airport and landed at Saidu Sharif Airport. “Another economy booster for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s tourism industry; air travel is live again,” announced KP Government spokesperson Kamran Bangash on twitter. Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan, Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, and Federal Minister for Communication and Postal Services Murad Saeed alongRead More
Chinese plant supplier signs agreement to expand clinker production in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Mar. 26 (DNA): Pakistan’s leading cement manufacturer Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF) has signed an agreement with a Chinese plant supplier to expand its clinker production, said an official statement. “We are pleased to inform the company has signed a contract on March 22, 2021, with plant supplier, Chengdu Design and Research Institute of Building Materials Industry Co., Ltd. China for the supply of equipment and engineering,” MLCF announced in a statement. The equipment will be used for dry process clinker production line-4 of 7000 metric tons perRead More
Pakistani entrepreneurs needed to promote business in a global perspective: Ma Xiaoyan
ISLAMABAD, Mar. 26 (DNA): Pakistani entrepreneurs must take a global and international perspective in their business practices, said Ma Xiaoyan, Chairman of Xinjiang Haoyan International Business Consulting Co., Ltd., who has been engaged in business management for 15 years in Pakistan. Talking to China Economic Net (CEN), he said, starting from the cultivation of agricultural products, they should change the original rough production methods, introduce international market quality certification systems and quality control standards, research the target consumer groups, understand the needs of consumers, and improve food formula to meetRead More
Saudi-led coalition destroys several drones launched by Houthi
NAJRAN: The Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi forces in Yemen said on Thursday it had intercepted and destroyed several explosive-laden drones aimed at Saudi Arabia, state TV reported. The coalition said the Iran-aligned Houthis attempted to target universities in both Najran and Jazan, Saudi cities near the Yemeni border. The coalition said it had destroyed the one targeting Najran, as well as six additional explosive-laden drones fired by the Houthis aimed at the kingdom. On Friday, the Houthi group said it had launched attacks against several Saudi Aramco facilities and militaryRead More