Chile’s Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief
SANTIAGO, 20 SEP (DNA) — Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, withdrew her candidacy for the position of United Nations secretary-general on Saturday, weeks after a straw poll showed her in second to last place among eight candidates. “Today I announced that I have decided not to continue with my candidacy for the position of secretary-general of the United Nations,” Bachelet, who served as Chile’s first female leader, said in a video posted on her social media accounts. “Some may believe that the time was not right for a candidacy like the one I sought to represent. I doRead More
Govt ‘exits’ electricity purchase system as first-ever power wheeling auction begins
ISLAMABAD, SEP 20: The federal government on Sunday sought Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Pakistan’s first electricity wheeling auction under the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM), as the energyRead More
