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Around 22 solar power projects to be functional by 2016 ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (APP): Around 22 solar power projects having a cumulative capacity of 772.99 MW are under different stages of development will achieve commercial operation DeCOD by 2015-16, subject to availability of Grid by...

Force of 1500 personnel being constituted to protect Karakoram Highway : Barjees ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (APP): Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir Thursday said a strong force of 1500 personnel is being constituted to ensure protection of...

I hope the project extension is approved.

LAHORE, Feb 5 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday announced a special grant of Rs 100 million for the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for revival of hockey and talent hunt of hockey players at lower level. He made this annoucement in a meeting with the PHF...

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced free medicines for cancer patients and said the Punjab government would spend Rs 1.5 billion for the purpose under a programme. Addressing a function in connection with World Cancer Day, the chief minister said that cancer patients and...

A short statement issued by the military here said that Sharif left for Riyadh at the invitation of the Saudi authorities. "During the visit, COAS (Chief of Army Staff) will call on senior political and military leadership. The interaction will encompass Pak-Saudi relations with particular...

20 aircraft to be inducted in PIA fleet very soon: Azeem 04 February, 2014 KARACHI: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Aviation, Shujaat Azeem has said that PM Nawaz Sharif wants an early revival of PIA for which all-out efforts should be carried out on urgent basis. He stated that while...

4,000 orange fruit containers exported KARACHI: The former chairman and spokesman of All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchant Association (PFVA) said on Monday that the export of orange fruit was on full swing to the global markets as 4,000 containers worth USD $88.90...

Canada is ready to help Pakistan develop agri sector ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (APP): Canadian High Commissioner Greg Giokas, during his recent three-day visit to Karachi, held extensive discussion with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and experts to mull over ways to improve...

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed Monday informed the National Assembly that the new Benazir Bhutto International Airport would be completed by 2016. Replying to a question, the minister said according to the original PC-I, the estimated cost of the...

Modern theme park to be set up in city: Shahbaz LAHORE, Feb 03 (AP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Monday said that a modern theme park would be set up for the provision of international standard recreational facilities in the provincial metropolis. Talking to a...

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Textile Ministry to train cotton growers for maximizing GSP+ benefits Monday, February 03, 2014 - Islamabad—Ministry of Textile Industry will train cotton growers for harnessing the full potential of Generalized Scheme of Preference Plus (GSP Plus), granted by European Union to Pakistan for...

DUBAI: The Pakistani expatriate community in the UAE will now be allowed to renew their passports for 10 years. Subsequently, the government of Pakistan has increased the fee for the new initiative by upto 80 per cent. The announcement was made by Javed Jalil Khattak, consul-general of...

Pakistan Railways will develop new web-based reservation and ticketing system to improve current reservation system. An official of Pakistan Railways while talking to APP said that through system passengers can reserve on-line tickets. The system would also give information to passengers about...

A team of Pakistani scientists belonging to University of Sargodha (UoS) have invented a method to increase the shelf life of cooking oil up to one year. This was disclosed by UoS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Akram Chaudhry during a briefing to the Lahore based journalists who visited the...

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has awarded its most prestigious award for international cooperation to Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman, Pakistan’s former minister for science & technology. “This award has been announced in recognition of tremendous efforts made by Prof Atta-ur-Rahman in building...

Thursday, January 30, 2014 - Islamabad—Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the largest ICT service provider in Pakistan, is investing in one of the largest international submarine cable consortium system in collaboration with the leading telecom operators of the world. The...

Specialist Merseyside marine supplier International Safety Products (ISP) is to supply 180 assault troop lifejackets to the Pakistan navy. The jackets have a low profile and compact design for use in amphibious operations. John Rogers, managing director of Bootle-based ISP, said the firm is...

Tajikistan to sign deal on CASA-1000 by April DUSHANBE: Tajikistan and the World Bank will sign an agreement on financing of the Tajik part of the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA 1000) before April this year, Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources...