Sunday, April 11th, 2021
China-CNTIC signs contract to augment 220kV Grid Station Shikarpur
Islamabad, April 11 : China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC), a subsidiary of Genertec, signed a contract to augment 220kV Grid Station Shikarpur (Sindh) with National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd. (NTDC) this week. Acccording to Gwadar Pro, Shikarpur project, the first electricity project CNTIC contracted to build in Pakistan, is just a beginning and they will sign more grid projects in 2021. It means there’s a new Chinese player in the domestic power construction camp. It’s a landmark for both sides. Zhao Yu, General Manager of PowerRead More
SC forms three larger, six regular benches for next week
ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (DNA) : Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has constituted three larger benches and six regular benches at the principal seat Islamabad to hear a number of important cases during the next week, starting from Monday. On Monday, a five-member larger bench headed by the CJP and comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Mazahar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Munib Akhtar would hear case regarding environmental pollution in I-9/1, Islamabad due to Indusrial Estate. On Wednesday, a five-member larger bench headed by JusticeRead More
Coming month best timing for Pak mango to enter Chinese Market
ISLAMABAD, April 11 (DNA): The Coming month the best timing for Pakistan mango to enter the Chinese Market, says a report published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Sunday. “One of the advantages of Pakistani mangoes is its long harvest period from May to September. There are relatively low mango supply in Chinese market from the end of April to the beginning of June,” said Ni Zhangguang，mango expert at the Tropical and Subtropical Economic Crops Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. “If Pakistan mango exporters grasp this period, profitsRead More
Indian troops martyr three more Kashmiris in IIOJK
SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred three more Kashmiri youth in Shopian and Islamabad districts, taking the number of the martyred youth in the territory to 10 since Thursday. Three youth were martyred by the troops during cordon and search operations in Hadipora area of Shopian. The authorities have snapped internet services in Shopian, Kulgam and Islamabad districts of south Kashmir. Meanwhile, a complete shutdown is being observed today (Sunday) in the held valley against the genocideRead More
Pak-Russia relations will change the region
In view of the Iran-China agreement, the growing proximity between Beijing and Moscow, and the recent developments in the region, the Russian Foreign Minister’s visit to Pakistan is a matter of special significance. It is the first visit by a Russian foreign minister to Pakistan in nine years. There is a lot of talk in the national and international media that Pakistan’s focus is now on the East. This process of looking towards the East is positive for Pakistan. Pakistan, Iran, Russia, China, Turkey and Central Asian countries together formRead More
FM Qureshi departs for Germany on two-day official visit
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi departed on Sunday for Germany on a two-day official visit on the invitation of his German counterpart Heiko Maas. In a statement before his departure, FM Qureshi said Pakistan enjoys cordial relations with Germany. Terming Germany as Pakistan’s most important trading partner in European Union (EU), he said matters related to economic relations, bilateral trade, investment, defense and people to people contacts will come into discussion during the visit. The foreign minister said that he will apprise German leadership about regional situation, Afghan peaceRead More