Friday, September 9th, 2022
Dastigir launches energy policy report, thanks China for CPEC
ISLAMABAD, SEP 9 /DNA/ – China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Ltd (CSAIL), in collaboration with Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), invited the international top industry consultants, social and environmental experts, power industry enterprises, officials of Government of Pakistan (GOP), students and scholars, to a Forum on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Power Projects and launch of a Report on “Overview of Pakistan’s Power Sector and its Future Outlook”. More than 150 people attended the event, including the Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan, Shahjehan Mirza, Chairman of PPIB. Director of the PoliticalRead More
Balochistan govt establishes 1354 medical camps
QUETTA, Sep 9 (APP):Balochistan Health Department has established 1,354 medical camps in the flood-hit areas of the province to provide free health care facilities to the affected people. Doctors and paramedical staff of the health department had provided treatment to 328,116 patients, 80 percent of which were women and children, an official of the health department said on Friday. The department also organized 18 more medical camps in the last 24 hours and provided treatment to 5,663 people affected by heavy rains and deadly floods, the official added. TheRead More
Croatian gov’t caps basic foodstuffs price to mitigate impact of inflation
ZAGREB, Sep 9 (XINHUA/APP):Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday presented price caps on basic food items to mitigate the impact of high inflation. “There is a huge increase in the prices of basic foodstuffs. After consultation with manufacturers and retail chains, we agree that we will limit the following products,” Plenkovic said at the government session. The foodstuffs to be capped include edible sunflower oil, milk, flour, white crystal sugar, whole chicken, pork and minced meat, he said. The package of measures,Read More
UN Secretary-General meets FM Bilawal Bhutto
ISLAMABAD, Sep 9 (APP):Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres on Friday met Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari here and discussed the flood situation across the country. During the meeting, they discussed magnitude of the destruction caused by the flash floods as well as the ongoing rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts. On his arrival at the Foreign Office, the foreign minister received the UN chief who is on two-day solidarity visit to Pakistan as the country suffered through massive flash floods affecting around 33 million people. Prior to meetingRead More
Laiba Ihsan, Samidda win City Girls College Defence Day TT, Badminton titles
PESHAWAR, Sep 09 (APP):Promising Laiba Ihsan of Chemistry Department and Samidda Shoukat of Health and Physical Education and Sports clinched the City Girls College Defence Day Table Tennis and Badminton titles here on Friday. Principal, City Girls College Gulbahar Peshawar, Tahira Dar was the chief guest on this occasion who witnessed the final of the Table Tennis and Badminton events. Director Sports and daughter of former hockey Olympian Najma Qazi, members of the various faculties, teaching staff and table tennis and badminton officials were also present. The girls ofRead More
EOC rolls out another health initiative for flood victims; sets up health camps in 8 districts
PESHAWAR, Sep 09 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Emergency Operations Center for Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) has rolled out another health initiative by organising health camps in the eight flood affected districts of the province which will provide free healthcare and essential immunization services to the people. This was stated in an official statement issued by Provincial Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) here on Friday. A total of 400 health camps will be held in D. I. Khan, Tank, Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Swat, Shangla and Dir Lower districts from September 9 till OctoberRead More