Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly gifted noise-canceling headphones to neighbors in an effort to ease frustrations caused by years of construction activity at his Palo Alto compound. Read More: Zuckerberg says US pressure on Covid-19 posts was ‘wrong’ Zuckerberg has spent more than $110 million acquiring at least 11 properties in the Crescent […]
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LHC flags excessive construction as key source of Lahore pollution
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday expressed deep concern over the escalating construction activities in the city, identifying them as a major contributor to pollution. Justice Shahid Karim, hearing multiple petitions on smog and environmental hazards, emphasized that anti-smog measures alone would be ineffective under current conditions. Read More: Lahore’s first smog control tower […]
Pakistan approves new international airport in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir
Pakistan has approved the construction of a new international airport in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The project aims to provide modern air travel facilities for millions of citizens living locally and abroad. Officials expect construction to begin within the current fiscal year, marking a major step in regional connectivity. The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) […]
Balakot hydropower project enters main construction phase
The Balakot Hydropower Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has reached a key milestone as its dam successfully achieved river diversion and closure. The project, jointly undertaken by Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) and China Gezhouba Group Company Limited (CGGC), marked a major step toward the main phase of dam construction. Located on the Kunhar River, […]
Delhi stops construction as pollution set to worsen from Tuesday
NEW DELHI: Delhi has suspended most construction and demolition activities as air quality in the Indian capital is set to worsen from Tuesday because of calmer winds and other meteorological conditions, a government minister said. The city of about 20 million, the world’s most polluted capital, turns nearly unbreathable every winter as cold, heavy air […]
Florida condo tower death toll rises to 79
The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in Florida has risen to 79, after 14 bodies were recovered from the rubble, authorities said Friday. “It is a staggering and heartbreaking number that affects all of us very, very deeply,” said Miami-Dade county mayor Danielle Levine Cava. Champlain Towers South, a 12-story building […]
Three dead, two missing under Belgium school collapse
Three construction workers were confirmed dead and two still missing on Saturday, a day after a school construction site partially collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The city’s fire department tweeted that three bodies had been found under the rubble. “Despite this terrible toll, the rescue work continues unabated until we are also able to […]
Several development projects underway in Swat
SWAT: An important meeting regarding development projects of Swat district was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner of Malakand Division Zaheerul Islam at Commissioner Office Syed Sharif on Friday. Special Secretary to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Khaliq also attended the meeting. DIG of Malakand Division Abdul Ghafoor Afridi, Deputy Commissioner of Swat […]