Sunday, December 18th, 2022
Nosherwan Haider appointed Coordinator to Focal Person on Climate Change Punjab
By DNA ATTOCK,18 Dec: Malik Nosherwan Haider has been appointed as the Coordinator to the Focal Person of Climate Change and Environment Protection Department Govt of Punjab. A notification issued by the Environment Protection Department office. Focal Person of Climate Change and Environment Protection department has been pleased to appoint Mr. Malik Nosherwan Haider as Coordinator to focal person Govt Punjab, on honorary basis with immediate effect. The Focal Person of Climate Change and Environment Protection Department Govt of Punjab also asked all the stakeholders to extend full cooperation toRead More
Experts demand creation of climate change authority
ISLAMABAD, DEC 18 (DNA): Pakistan’s own environmental governance structure needs to be comprehensively operationalized to seek assistance through international climate financing, especially the ‘loss and damage’ fund ahead of COP27. The long awaited Climate Change Authority should be created without any further delay as mitigating climate change disasters and seeking climate financing and compensation from the international community needs comprehensive policy, legislative and governance mechanisms at all the levels of the state. This was demanded during a dialogue, titled ‘Post COP27 Strategy for Pakistan: Climate Financing and De-carbonization’, organized byRead More
Pakistan to import gas from Azerbaijan in next two months
ISLAMABAD, DEC 18 (DNA): In order to cater to the rising energy demand during winter, the government has decided to import additional gas from Azerbaijan in next couple of months. Talking to a private TV channel, Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik said that Pakistan will import 20,0000 tons of additional gas from Azerbaijan during the next two months to meet its demand in the country. He said Russian Petroleum Minister will visit Pakistan next month for holding negotiations on an agreement for the import of crude oil fromRead More
Syed Maaz Mahmood wants dollar availability to avert halt in industrial operations
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Expressing grave concern over unannounced ban of thegovernment on import of goods, non-clearance of consignments and unavailability of dollars with the banks the All Pakistan Business Forum has asked the government to ensure dollar availability for import of raw material, besides allowing unrestricted import of industrial machinery and spare parts to avert any halt in industrial operations in the country APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood also urged the government to take immediate steps to ensure availability of forex otherwise industries may close down, which will have adverseRead More
Stage set for clash of titans as Argentina take on France in World Cup final
DOHA, DEC 18: After 63 matches, the World Cup in Qatar comes to a close on Sunday when reigning champions France take on Argentina in a showpiece final at Lusail Stadium with both teams looking to add a third star to their crest. Croatia edged Morocco 2-1 in Saturday’s third-place playoff, an entertaining affair that served as a curtain-raiser to the main event where France stand in the way of Lionel Messi and his last chance at glory. In the France dugout, coach Didier Deschamps has already taken his placeRead More
Will be first to defend if anything is said against Gen (retd) Bajwa from now on: Parvez Elahi
LAHORE, DEC 18: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has said that he and his party will be the first ones to defend General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa if anything further is said against the former army chief. The statement came during Parvez’s unofficial conversation with journalists when he referred to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s criticism of former army chief Gen (retd) Bajwa in Saturday’s address to party workers. “I felt very bad when Khan was speaking against Gen (retd) Bajwa,” Parvez said adding that the former armyRead More