GAWADAR -UNS: The federal government has officially designated Gwadar Airport as an international airport, allowing it to handle international passenger and cargo flights. The airport, a major milestone under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is expected to boost regional connectivity and trade. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued two […]
Year: 2024
MUAN (Reuters) – At least 179 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, the national fire agency said. Jeju Air flight 7C2216, arriving from the […]
By: Engineer Iftikhar Chaudhry The bilateral relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is an unparalleled story of friendship between two Islamic brotherly nations. These ties are not limited to diplomatic relations but are built on religious, cultural, and social foundations, bringing the two nations closer together and providing countless opportunities […]
Karachi-UNS: Certificate distribution ceremony to a group of 190 volunteer students was held at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, they successfully completed 30 hours week long community service program organized by the Institute. The prime aim of organizing the bi-annual program was to impart the concept of community […]
LARKANA-UNS: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed dissatisfaction with the fulfillment of promises made by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to his party, saying that the government does not have the mandate to make unilateral decisions. While speaking to the media in Ratodero, Chairman PPP said […]
UNS, Lahore: Pakistan’s rapidly growing environmental degradation can be managed through climate-resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions, experts emphasized at a policy dialogue in Lahore. The event, organized by WaterAid in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), marked the launch of a policy brief titled “Climate-Resilient WASH: […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: In a bid to enhance legal collaboration and dispute resolution mechanisms under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Supreme Court Senior Judge Mr Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has called for the establishment of a “Judicial Silk Road” between China and South Asia. Speaking at a consultative round table organized […]
MOSCOW:Reuters/AFP: Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev for a “tragic incident” which happened in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed on Wednesday. Putin called Aliyev as speculation grew that Russian air defence may have accidentally shot down the plane, which crashed […]
AFP:Germany said on Saturday the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week was a “wake-up call” that demanded new EU sanctions against Russia’s “shadow fleet”. The Estlink 2 cable that carries electricity from Finland to Estonia was disconnected from the grid on Wednesday, just […]
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the over- billing by power distribution companies was unacceptable and strict action would be taken against officers involved in such practices. The premier made the remarks while chairing a review meeting on the performance of electricity distribution companies […]
