Pakistan ranks 45th in world internet development index on November 9, 2023Pakistan ranks 45th out of 52 countries in the world internet development index with a score of 41.82, as per the World Internet Development Report 2023 launched on Wednesday at the 2023 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China Economic Net (CEN) reported. The world internet development index consists of six metrics: information technology […]
Govt plans expansion of Eastbay Expressway from Gwadar Port to new airport on October 29, 2023The government has planned expansion of Gwadar Eastbay Expressway phase II that will connect Gwadar Port to New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA). Ministry of Maritime Affairs’ Departmental Development Working Party (DDWP) has prepared PC II of Eastbay Expressway Phase II that will span over 10.5 kilo meter. It will be funded by government of Pakistan. […]
Power distribution work starts for Gwadar Free Zone North on October 28, 2023Power distribution work has commenced for providing 5 Mega Watts (MW) of electricity to Gwadar Free Zone North by erecting power polls and laying electricity wires in two phases simultaneously. It will take two months to complete the work, Gwadar Pro reported on Friday. In the first phase, the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) has started […]
Pakistan partners with China on Moon program on October 23, 2023Pakistan has taken a significant step by signing an initial cooperation agreement with China to become part of itslunar base program, which aims to establish a research station on the Moon’s South Pole. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and Chinese Premier Li Qiang were present to witness the signing of this agreement, said an […]
New meteorological observing station under plan in Gwadar on October 22, 2023It is expected that by the end of October, a meteorological observing station built under the cooperation between China and Pakistan will be seen in Gwadar Port, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Saturday quoting sources from China Meteorological Administration (CMA). Recently a batch of brand-new meteorological equipment was already shipped to Gwadar Port, through […]
Striving to bring Turkiye-Pakistan closer to each other: Kamal on October 14, 2023Head of World Aging Council and Ibn Sina Institute, Turkiye and Europe Dr Kamal Aydin, appointed President Turkish-Pakistan Women’s Wing Forum Shabana Ayez as his Media Coordinator and Representative Public Relations and said we want to work in coordination with Pakistan and other Islamic countries in the education and health sectors. He said that he […]
KP govt spends 24pc budget on education: minister on October 12, 2023Caretaker Minister for Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education, Prof Dr Mohammad Qasim Khan has said that the education-friendly policy of the provincial government is evident from the fact that about 24 percent of the provincial budget is being spent on education. He expressed these views while addressing a function organized under the auspices of All […]
HEC launches scholarship program for students from Gwadar on October 10, 2023The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has launched an initiative aimed at empowering the youth of Gwadar with contemporary education and essential skills. This program is designed to support exceptional students from Gwadar who aspire to pursue undergraduate studies (BS-4/5 years Program) at HEC-recognized public sector universities and degree-awarding institutions (DAIs) located in the […]
ICCI, ICSTSI call for promoting ease of doing business to revive economy on October 6, 2023President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari and President, Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industries (ICSTSI) Sajjad Sarwar have called upon the government to focus on promoting ease of doing business in order to facilitate the growth of business activities and revive the economy. The demand was put forth […]
British MPs for immediate cessation of HR abuses in occupied Kashmir on September 28, 2023Speakers including some prominent members of British Parliament while shedding light on various dimensions of the Kashmir dispute have called for an immediate cessation of human rights violations by Indian troops in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a seminar organized jointly by the University of Azad Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir (UAJK) and the UK […]