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[ Cabinet decides energy ministry will enter into agreements with oil refineries, instead of OGRA ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has sidelined the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) in $6 billion worth of plant upgrade projects of oil refineries and has decided, under an amended policy, that the refineries will sign agreements with the Ministry … Read more
[ Fifteen years after the catastrophic Tori Bund breach devastated large parts of Sindh, the southern part of Pakistan appears destined to repeat the same disaster, just in a new decade. Satellite imagery and ground observations show that dangerous riverine encroachments remain virtually unchanged. Today, Pakistan has more than six times its 1947 population of … Read more
Project was completed through cooperation between Pakistan Railways and the Government of Balochistan QUETTA: The Sariab-Kuchlak Railway Project in Balochistan has been completed at a cost of Rs3 billion within 120 days, marking a significant development in improving railway connectivity and passenger facilities in the province. Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, in a … Read more
. KARACHI: Leaders of the Pashtun Awami Jirga have called for the protection of the rights of Pashtuns in Karachi and equal rights for all communities living in Sindh. They said any discriminatory policy against Pashtuns in Karachi or elsewhere in Sindh was unacceptable. Addressing a press conference at the KPC on Tuesday, Jirga leaders … Read more
[It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path.
Rawalpindi records historic 201mm rainfall; local holiday declared for Wednesday (today) Floodwaters engulf the streets of Dhoke Ratta in Rawalpindi as Nullah Leh swells dangerously after torrential early-morning rain, inundating homes and warehouses. PHOTO: AGHA MEHROZ/EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: Torrential rain paralysed normal life in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with the water level in … Read more
[Initial results showed that residents of Independence, Mo., voted overwhelmingly to recall an official who backed billions of dollars in tax breaks for a data center.
Shehbaz addresses Council of SCO heads of state Proposes sovereign AI framework for inclusive tech Says Makkah 26th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State BISHKEK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for stronger multilateralism, peaceful resolution of disputes, respect for international law and greater regional cooperation, warning that … Read more
President Trump’s decision set Juan Orlando Hernández free in December. On Tuesday, a court dismissed money laundering and fraud charges against him, effectively making him a free man.
The towering artwork had been targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center last year.