Over 11,000MW of new hydel projects will be produced
The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is working on six hydroelectric power projects that, when completed, would increase the current hydroelectric output capacity of 9,443 MW to 11,241 MW of environmentally beneficial electricity. Officials from Wapda told APP that the total installed capacity of the company’s 24 hydel power stations now stands at 9,443 […]
Inauguration of the Chinese Qilu Cultural Experience Center in Lahore
LAHORE, Oct. 17 (UPI) — According to Cheng Xiaonong, president of the Pakistan-Shandong Chamber of Commerce, “We are committed to transforming the Qilu Cultural Experience Center into a center for cultural exchange between China and Pakistan in Lahore, while carrying forward the rich traditional Chinese culture, accommodating and absorbing the excellent culture with Pakistani local […]
NSC decides to upgrade the anti-terrorism system
The National Security Committee has resolved to restructure the federal and provincial anti-terrorism systems. The choice was made on Friday in Islamabad during a significant National Security Committee meeting that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over. The group took stock of the nation’s general law-and-order situation and resolved to do all in our power to […]
Southern Pakistan bus fire claims 18 lives and 28 people are wounded
A bus that was travelling in the southern province of Sindh on the evening of the 12th caught fire, killing 18 people, including 8 children, and wounding 28 others, according to Pakistani police in Islamabad on October 13. According to police sources cited by Pakistani media, the bus carrying roughly 55 passengers had been intended […]
Untapped export potential for Pakistani phones, electrical goods, and car parts
ISLAMABAD, 13 Oct. In response to the slower economy in light of the flooding, Syed Murtaza Mahmud, the Federal Minister for Industries and Production, said, “Pakistan may become an export hub for car components, mobile phones, and electrical goods.” On May 19, the government enacted an import ban on more than thirty luxury and non-essential […]
For FY 2022–2023, the ECC approves the continuance of RCET for industries with an export focus
ISLAMABAD: For the duration of the current fiscal year, the Regionally Competitive Electricity Tariff for export-oriented industries has been authorised by the Economic Coordination Committee. The decision was made during a Committee meeting in Islamabad, which was presided over by Minister of Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar. The conference determined that from this month’s first […]
Chinese expert delegation travels to Pakistan to conduct catastrophe assessments and provide advice on flood management and disaster mitigation
A Chinese government expert team headed by the Ministry of Emergency Management left for Pakistan on October 11 in order to conduct a catastrophe assessment and provide recommendations for flood mitigation and prevention. Eleven people from several agencies, including the China Meteorological Administration, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the Ministry of Emergency Management, make […]
Newly inaugurated Coal Power Plant creating jobs, easing fuel import cost
THARPARKAR: The newly inaugurated coal power plant is illuminating villages, generating employment, and reducing the cost of fuel imports as Pakistan successfully opened its third power plant with a 330MW capacity on indigenous Thar coal. The Thar Energy Limited (TEL) power plant, part of CPEC Block II and finished by Hubco company in the Tharparkar […]
Punjab minister: Farmers have rapid, simple access to high-quality seeds
Punjab Seed Corporation is playing a critical role in supplying farmers with high-quality, reasonably priced seeds. Farmers should receive better services; it is necessary. Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi, Punjab’s Minister for Agriculture, made this statement while presiding over the 122nd meeting of the directors of the Punjab Seed Corporation in Lahore. PSC Shan-Al-Haq, the meeting’s […]
14.3% of electricity is still produced using coal
KARACHI: Due to decreasing imports, RLNG’s share dropped from 18.9% percent in August 2021 to 12.5% in August 2022, with coal’s contribution to power generation remaining same at 14.3%. The cost of RLNG in the power basket increased from Rs14.91/kWh in August 2021 to Rs24.72/kWh in August 2022, according to statistics. According to Muhammad, the […]