Boundary wall of Islamabad airport collapseson September 3, 2020ISLAMABAD: The boundary wall being used for blocking access of animals to the runway of New Islamabad International Airport collapsed after the heavy rainfall on Tuesday. The 45 feet long wall collapsed near the airport’s runway which also caused damages to the watchtower. According to the airport manager, the administration will start repair work of […]
Court summons Farzana Raja in BISP corruption caseon August 25, 2020ISLAMABAD: While summoning Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Farzana Raja along with 18 accused persons, an accountability court on Tuesday asked all the persons to appear before it on September 17 in a case related to alleged corruption in Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir resumed hearing in the matter where […]
94.4pc coronavirus patients recover; nine more dieon August 24, 2020ISLAMABAD: Almost 94.4 percent of patients have recovered from coronavirus in the country, according to the latest statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday. The tally of recoveries has reached 276,829 after the recovery of 993 patients over the last twenty-four hours. There are now 10,188 active Covid-19 cases in […]
27 acts, 39 ordinances promulgated in two years: ministryon August 18, 2020ISLAMABAD: 27 acts of parliament and 39 ordinances were promulgated during the last two years of the government, the Ministry of Law said in its performance report on Tuesday. In a statement, the ministry said that it has prepared ‘e-office software’ but is lacking funds and computers for utilisation of this software. The ministry appointed judges […]
Mukesh Ambani becomes world’s 4th richest manon August 10, 2020NEW DELHI: India’s Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has become the world’s 4th richest man after he amassed $22 billion this year. The Reliance Industries chairman is now worth $80.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Ambani has overtaken France’s Bernard Arnault, whose LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has suffered from customers curbing high-end fashion […]
Preparations afoot for test trial of KCR projecton July 13, 2020KARACHI: Preparations are being made for test trial of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project, as six-month deadline set by the Supreme Court for making this project functional, is approaching next month. Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shalwani held a meeting regarding the revival of the Karachi Circular Railways (KCR) on Sunday at the Pakistan Railway’s divisional superintendent office. […]
Housing minister hospitalised after contracting Covid-19on July 13, 2020ISLAMABAD: Minister for Housing and Works and Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) leader, Tariq Bashir Cheema has been hospitalised after contracting coronavirus. The minister has been under treatment at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) since Saturday night. Doctors treating Tariq Bashir Cheema have decided to keep him at the hospital for a few days. A large […]
Oil, gas industry faces $1.8 trillion loss in 2020: Fitch Ratingson June 12, 2020Oil and gas exploration and production companies are set to be the hardest hit of any sector in 2020, with Fitch Ratings estimating a $1.8 trillion loss by the end of the year. “The critical and expensive nature of oil and gas extraction (in terms of revenue, opex and capex) means that this sector dominates […]
142 health workers contract coronavirus in single dayon May 7, 2020ISLAMABAD: At least 142 medics have reportedly been infected with coronavirus on Thursday. The health workers, who are at the frontline of the fight against coronavirus, continue to suffer from the infection and overall 668 of them are currently affected by the disease. On May 5, the number of health professionals who have contracted coronavirus reached […]