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[ JAMSHORO: A stakeholder meeting was held at the Thar Block-1 mine site to advance discussions on the supply of indigenous Thar coal for the 660-megawatt Jamshoro power project. The meeting was attended by K-Electric (KE) Chairman Shaheryar Arshad Chishty, Thar Coal Energy Board MD Tariq Ali Shah, Sino Sindh Resources Limited (SSRL) CEO Li … Read more
Iran-aligned militias in Iraq were under growing pressure to disarm, but the latest strikes may embolden them to get more deeply involved in the war.
. A police officer stands guard beside a convoy of vehicles for police patrol in Muzaffarabad. Photo: REUTERS MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khawar Ali Shaukat on Wednesday said the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) was operating under an “agenda” aimed at destabilising the region, accusing … Read more
[As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds.
As Europe’s climate warms, even moorlands and forests in the Cairngorms, in the Scottish Highlands, have fallen victim to rapidly spreading flames.
[Researchers at Caltech and Sophia Space, a start-up, have developed a technology using solar power to prevent computer equipment from overheating in orbit.
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has restricted Islamic banks from imposing abayas on their female staff, and called for following a modest national dress code for all irrespective of gender. The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, presided over by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, on Wednesday took up complaints regarding dress code instructions at certain banks, … Read more
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Wednesday, tracking losses in the international market, as a firmer US dollar and elevated Treasury yields weighed on bullion ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association, the price of gold per tola fell Rs1,000 to close at Rs426,436. Ten-gram … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the inauguration ceremony of the Sky47 AI cloud and data centre in Islamabad on Friday. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed authorities to take immediate and effective measures to make the facilities of the newly established federal government-operated national central data center, Sky 47, available to all … Read more
. MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission on Wednesday formally notified the results of all 13 constituencies of Mirpur Division, confirming a decisive victory for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which secured nine seats against four won by the Pakistan Peoples Party in the first phase of the AJK Legislative Assembly elections. The notification, … Read more