Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
CPEC’s KKH Phase-II wins ENR’s best Bridge, Tunnel Award
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29 (DNA): At the 9th annual Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Global Best Projects competition, Karakoram Highway Phase-II (Havelian-Thakot), a major connecting project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has been awarded Bridge/Tunnel Award for its outstanding design and quality construction, Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday. Among the 30 winning projects, Chinese companies with their qualified engineers and architects executed five projects located in China, Pakistan, Ghana, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong, in a Twitter message, while congratulating KKH Phase-II on winning the best annual Bridge/Tunnel AwardRead More
United States National Security Adviser meets Saudi Crown Prince
The United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. They discussed the war in Yemen and de-escalation of growing tension in the Middle East. Both agreed to intensify diplomatic engagement with all relevant parties.
Expanding mangrove forests under 10BTTP envision Climate Positive Development: Amin
ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (DNA): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Wednesday said the expanding mangroves planted under Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Plantation (10BTTP) project was Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision on Climate Positive Development. The SAPM on his official Twitter handle expressed his views after visiting a mangrove plantation site along with Sindh Forest Department officials. Amin wrote, “Visited the expanding Mangrove forests, under Ten Billion Tree Tsunami with Sindh Forest Department at this amazing site in Sindh–perfectly captures the Prime MinisterRead More
SA presidency publishes Covid scandal report
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the release of a special investigation report into the irregular awarding by the health ministry of a contract for a Covid-19 media campaign. The investigations found that the contract awarded to a firm, Digital Vibes, was irregular and that senior officials had benefited from some of the money paid to the company. A report on an investigation into the scandal was handed over to the president in early July. There have been repeated calls for it to be made public. In a statementRead More
Govt to relax restrictions in eight cities from Friday
Islamabad, 29 Sep 2021: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) at its meeting chaired by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar in Islamabad on Wednesday decided to determine the COVID-19 related restrictions in cities on the basis of ratio of people vaccinated there. Later briefing the media persons, the Minister for Planning said it has been decided to relax restrictions from Friday in eight cities where forty percent population aged fifteen and above has been vaccinated against the disease. These cities include Skardu, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Islamabad, Quetta, PeshawarRead More
Basmati rice valuing $109.438 mln exported in two months
ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 : The exports of basmati rice from the country during the first two months of the current financial year witnessed about 27.63% growth as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-August,2021 about 128,023 metric tons of basmati rice valuing $109.438 million exported as against the exports of 91,648 metric tons worth $85.743 million of the same period last year, according to the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Meanwhile, the country earned $280.247 million by exporting aboutRead More