BEIJING, Aug. 8 (INP): Pakistan and China are advancing collaboration in higher education.According to Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor of University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), China’s higher education has made great progress in recent years and the overall development momentum is very strong. Cooperation between China and Pakistan in higher education has been deepening, and the cooperation in …
Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing’s heaviest rains on record, officials said on Wednesday. China’s capital has been hit by record downpours in recent weeks, damaging infrastructure and deluging swathes of the city’s suburbs and surrounding areas. Officials said on Wednesday that 33 had died in the recent bad weather in Beijing, mainly …
Today (Wednesday) is most likely the last day of the coalition government as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is all set to write to President Arif Alvi for the dissolution of the National Assembly. The government will dissolve the lower house of the parliament earlier than its constitutional term (which ends on August 12) as it seeks to extend the time …
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 08 (INP) – Well-functioning economic sectors ensure smooth and efficient transactions, which in turn encourage long-term growth and stability, officials said. “Enhancing the competitiveness of economic sectors, including agriculture, industry, and services, requires the adoption and implementation of prudent measures,” Asim Saeed, Member of Planning Commission of Pakistan, said at an event organised in the federal capital to …
Islamabad, August 8 (INP): Pakistan catching ride on global Electric vehicles (EV) boom. Statistics from International Energy Agency (IEA) show that in 2022, one in every seven passenger cars bought worldwide was an EV as compared with one in every 70 just five years earlier. Last year, EV sales rose by 55%, reaching a total of 10.5 million, according to the EV Volumes sales database. Pakistan, in its timely joining the trend, is ramping up cooperation with international EV giants to amplify its own competence. Last month, Automobile brand Huazi Green Energy, a joint Pakistan. China venture, …
WASHINGTON, August 08 (EW): The United States said Monday it responds to “obviously unfounded” cases and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the Toshakhana case was not one of them. The comment came during US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller’s press briefing in Washington, where he was asked a slew of questions regarding the PTI chief’s arrest. …
ISLAMABAD, 8 August (EW): The third apex committee meeting of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) on Monday approved multiple projects presented by various ministries to attract investments from friendly countries, under the umbrella of the council, in key sectors like agriculture, livestock, mining, minerals, information technology and energy. The meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and …
ISLAMABAD: A petition challenging a trial court’s verdict in the Toshakhana (gift repository) case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief was filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. The application was filed by the former premier’s lawyers Khawaja Haris and Barrister Gohar Ali Khan. “The decision of the trial court in the Toshakhana case is against the law,” stated the plea …
As Pakistan’s Independence Day fast approaches, an avenue in New York — the most populous city in the United States — has been co-named “Allama Iqbal Avenue”. Ambassador Masood Khan has congratulated President American-Pakistani Advocacy Group Ali Rashid for his leadership in having the avenue co-named “Allama Iqbal Avenue”. Iqbal is an international icon and a symbol of Pakistani nationhood. …
ISLAMABAD: In yet another distressing news for electricity consumers, Pakistan’s 10 power distribution companies (DISCOs) have sought a further increase of Rs3.50 to Rs6 per unit in consumer bills under the last quarterly tariff adjustment for the last fiscal year of 2022-23, The News reported Tuesday citing an official. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on August 23 conduct a hearing on the …
