Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
Chinese firm to build 82MWs hydropower plant in Chitral, costing $200m
BEIJING, APRIL 22 : China’s Sinohydro will build a run-of-the-river hydropower plant in Chitral of Pakistan’s northern KP province to produce 82MWs, or 380 GWh per annum, of clean energy at the cost of $200 million, Gwadar pro reported on Thursday. The Turtonas-Uzghor hydropower project will be executed by Uzghor Hydropower Pvt. Ltd., a consortium of China’s hydropower giant Sinohydro and Pakistan’s Sachal Group. The project site is located 5 kilometres away from the existing 108MWs Golen Gol HPP on Golen Gol River, a tributary of Mastuj river in Pakistan’sRead More
India records biggest ever rise in coronavirus cases anywhere in the world
NEW DELHI , APRIL 22 : India reported on Thursday 314,835 new cases of the coronavirus over the previous 24 hours, the highest daily increase recorded anywhere, as its second wave and similar surges elsewhere in the world raised new fears about the virus. Hospitals across northern and western India including the capital, New Delhi, have issued notices to say they have only a few hours of medical oxygen required to keep COVID-19 patients alive. More than two-thirds of hospitals had no vacant beds, according to the Delhi government’s onlineRead More
Conte says UEFA needs to change as Italian teams give up on Super League
Milan, April 22 : Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte, whose club were among 12 involved in the failed European Super League project, believes UEFA needs to consider a possible better distribution of revenues. Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus on Wednesday reluctantly followed all six English clubs as well as Atletico Madrid in giving up on the closed European tournament, while continuing to push for change in world football. Conte said that while sport should always be based on “meritocracy” and “traditions”, he believed the system of distribution of rightsRead More
Jahangir Tareen says will meet PM Imran Khan soon
LAHORE: Estranged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen Thursday said his meeting with Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will be held soon. Talking to the media after appearing before the session court in the sugar scam case, Tareen said he has a long-standing relationship with PM Imran Khan which is not weak. The PTI leader went on to say that baseless FIRs have been lodged against him, and a civil case has been turned into a criminal case. He stressed that he will get justice from the court as PakistanRead More
PM Imran seeks report on Quetta blast
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has summoned a detailed report on the Quetta blast. Bomb blast near Quetta’s Sereena Chowk claimed five lives, while 10 others got injured on Wednesday night. According to the provincial government spokesperson, the blast occurred in the parking lot of a private hotel located at Quetta’s Jinnah road near Serena Chowk. Monitoring the whole situation till late at night, the premier directed the interior ministry to investigate the incident from all its aspects and reach the depth of the matter. Earlier, Interior Minister, SheikhRead More
Pakistan records 5,857 fresh COVID infections, 98 deaths
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 98 more coronavirus-related deaths during the last 24 hours, lifting the overall death toll to 16,698. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19, the country reported 98 more deaths due to the pandemic, while 5,857 new cases were reported during the said period. The national tally of confirmed cases climbed to 778,238 as 5,857 new infections surfaced during the past 24 hours. As many as 57,591 samples were tested, out of which nearly 6,000 turned out to be positive with 10.16 perRead More