BEIJING, Dec. 12 (INP): Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan said that the government’s priority of transition into clean energy was in order to save costs and protect the environment. According to Gwadar Pro on Monday, he was addressing an “International Forum for Energy Transition 2022” held in Beijing, with wide participation from across the world, adding that Pakistan is affected by climate changes in the …

  BEIJING, Dec. 12 (INP): Pakistan’s Trade and Investment Counsellor in China briefed the Chinese students in Qingdao University about Pakistan’s economic situation, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. To promote economic and cultural exchanges between China and Pakistan and to enliven the academic atmosphere, Qingdao University has invited the Pakistan’s Trade and Investment Counsellor to deliver an online lecture. About 100 faculty and …

Chinese Consulate Karachi Consul General Li Bijian has conferred award “Friends in Pakistan” 2022 to Institute of International Relations and Media Research (IIRMR) President Yasir Habib Khan along with 37 Pakistani nationals in a ceremony held at Chinese Consulate in Karachi. Certificate of these awards have been given in recognition of wide range of Pakistani academicians ,scholars and media practitioners. …

  ISLAMABAD, Dec. 12 (INP): The Chinese Consul General in Karachi Li Bijian has conferred 38 Pakistani nationals a special award “Friend in Pakistan 2022” in a ceremony held at the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. Certificates of these awards have been given to Pakistani academicians, scholars and media practitioners in recognition of their services …

  LAHORE, Dec 12 (EW) : Lahore ranked first among the most polluted cities in world on the Air Quality Index (AQI), ARY News reported on Monday. The air quality index reading at Lahore’s Gulbarg was measured 335, while the AQI reading at the city’s Defence area remained 271 and in Model Town hazardous particulate matter’s reading recorded 231. In …

  One of the most active volcanoes in Central America has erupted again, spewing lava and ash and forcing authorities in Guatemala City on Sunday to briefly close the country’s largest airport and a major highway. The volcano named Fuego — Spanish for fire — rumbled into activity overnight Saturday into Sunday, with molten rock oozing down its slopes and …

  LONDON, Dec 12 (FD): Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have rejected criticism of a documentary about their lives, with a statement from their spokesman saying that the couple had never cited privacy as a reason for stepping back from the royal family. In the first three episodes of the much-anticipated documentary, the couple – the Duke and Duchess of …

  KARACHI, Dec 12 (EW): Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has announced that the trial run started for generating an additional 1320 Mega Watt (MW) of electricity from the Thar coal power plant that will be included in the national grid soon. Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh said the trial run to generate 1320 megawatts of electricity from the Shanghai Electric …

  QUETTA, Dec 12 (EW): Pakistan has strongly condemned the unprovoked and indiscriminate Afghan shelling in Chaman, Balochistan that killed at least six people and injured over a dozen. In a statement, the Foreign Office said such unfortunate incidents are not in keeping with the brotherly ties between the two countries and mentioned that the authorities in the neighboring country …

  ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (INP): Pakistan’s leading online marketplace Daraz and global card payment service Visa pooled their resources to provide relief goods to 4,000 flood-hit families. According to Gwadar Pro on Sunday, the e-commerce company said that “Daraz and Visa leveraged their long-term partnership by actively participating in flood relief efforts in Pakistan”. The two companies pooled their resources …