BRI bears fruit as women start getting jobs in Gwadar By: Agencies on March 21, 2023As an important development in social sector, women in Gwadar get jobs in local Garment Factory for having a respectable life in the society. Gwadar Women Factory also known as Gwadar Women’s Development Employment Center is in operation since 2020 in collaboration with Chinese Consulate Karachi and managed by of Gwadar Women Development Organization of […]
Gwadar starts receiving 100 MW power from Iran By: Agencies on March 21, 2023In a milestone development, Gwadar has finally begun receiving 100 MW of electricity from Iran, offering much-needed relief to local people suffering from long hours of power outages, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. The 100 MW of electricity being imported from the Iranian border is now flowing uninterruptedly into the Gwadar Grid Station, through which […]
FBR hosts two-day National Consultation Workshop for establishing API, PNR By: pr on March 21, 2023Pakistan Customs together with the partners of the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel (‘CT Travel’) Programme, and with support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Office (UNODC) Country Office Pakistan, is hosting a two-day National Consultation Workshop with all relevant stakeholders in Pakistan on Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record […]
China development forum 2023 to take place offline in Beijing By: xinhua on March 21, 2023The China Development Forum (CDF) 2023 will take place offline at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing from March 25 to March 27. Themed “Economic Recovery: Opportunities and Cooperation,” this year’s CDF will focus on opportunities in the Chinese market, stabilization of global industrial chains, and the green transition, said Zhang Laiming, deputy director of […]
Coal-rich Chinese province extracts 1.7bn cubic meters of coalbed methane By: APP on March 21, 2023China’s coal-rich province of Shanxi extracted 1.71 billion cubic meters of coalbed methane in the first two months of this year, accounting for approximately 82.6 percent of the country’s total, according to the provincial statistics bureau. “Last year, the company put more than 350 coalbed methane wells into operation. The annual production capacity of the […]
EU foreign policy chief hails Türkiye, UN for Black Sea grain deal extension By: APP on March 21, 2023EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday lauded Türkiye and the UN for securing an extension to the Black Sea grain deal. The agreement “has been prolonged and congratulations to the UN and Türkiye for this diplomatic effort,” Borrell told reporters before a meeting of EU foreign ministers. “Let’s hope that this will be […]
European banking sector ‘resilient’, liquidity levels ‘robust’: ECB By: APP on March 21, 2023The European financial system is “resilient” and has sufficient liquidity, the European Central Bank said on Monday, as banking shares plunged following the announcement that UBS would take over troubled rival Credit Suisse. “The European banking sector is resilient, with robust levels of capital and liquidity,” the ECB said in a joint statement with the […]
100 MW additional electricity project for Gwadar completes By: APP on March 20, 2023A project launched to supply an additional 100 MW of electricity from Iran to meet the current and future electricity needs of Gwadar has been completed, the CM Secretariat said. A handout issued here on Sunday said that the current electricity requirement of Gwadar is 130 megawatt which could not be met with the existing […]
WB to provide $90m to KP govt for prevention of non communicable diseases By: APP on March 20, 2023The World Bank would provide about $ 90 million to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government for control and prevention of non-communicable diseases in the province. Dr. Javed Sattar, Coordinator Health Sector Reforms KP told APP that the provincial government was working on a mega project for the control and prevention of non-communicable diseases, and preparation of […]
PSMA agrees to provide sugar at low price during Ramazan By: APP on March 20, 2023The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has agreed to provide sugar to consumers at low price during the upcoming holy month of Ramazan. A meeting in this regard was held between a PSMA delegation, led by its Chairman Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf, and Caretaker Provincial Minister for Industries SM Tanveer, according to Industries department’s spokesman here […]