Archive for: April, 2014

Ministry of Water & Power for Reviewing Upfront Tariff for Coal-based Plants

It was recently reported from Islamabad that the Ministry of Water and Power came out in the open to state that the government had earlier provided Upfront Tariff for energy projects based on coal. They expect these projects to generate cheap electricity. NEPRA has already announced a few projects in this regards. They have given […]

Reduction in Petroleum Prices Expected

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Pakistan Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has proposed revision in the petroleum product prices in Pakistan. The final deciosn will by made on the prices by the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. If approved, the revised prices will be effective from May 1, 2014. OGRA has asked for eduction […]

Water and Power Minister Orders Disconnection of 18 Government Departments

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Abid Sher Ali, State Minister for Water and Power has ordered the  Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) to disconnect the electricity supply to 18 government departments with immediate effect on Tuesday April 29, 2014. The Minister said in a press conference in Islamabad that action will be taken to recover the unpaid electricity bills from […]

U.S. companies rectify and compensate the victims of Dhaka

Social organizations in the United States reach the first anniversary of the tragic collapse of a textile complex in Bangladesh with an ambivalent feeling: with its lobbying campaign garnered a first win, but they know that is ridiculous and they have yet a lot to accomplish. For 11 months U.S. companies receiving supplies from garment […]

Basit Ali named PCB Junior Chief Selector

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Since Pakistan is currently going through a change in backroom staff at the Pakistan Cricket Board, they have recently managed to name a new Junior Chief Selector. The former test cricketer, Basit Ali, has been named as the head of the four-member staff that serves as the Junior Selection Committee. This is the third biggest […]

Asian Development Bank and Pakistan sign $400m Loan Agreement

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It was recently reported from Islamabad that the Asian Development Bank and Pakistan have signed a loan agreement of $400 million so that the power crisis in the country can be eradicated. Pakistan has been going through energy problems for quite some time now. The people of the country find it difficult to survive during […]

Local Tyre Smuggling Hits New Record

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It was recently reported from Karachi that tyre smuggling has touched a record high as approximately 250 trucks loaded with tyres come across the Pak-Afghan border on a daily basis. Sources claim that the border takes up approximately 1 – 1.5% of the total value of goods which are loaded on the truck. This, in […]

Flourmills in Punjab to Observe Token Strike

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An office bearer of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association stated that the flourmills of Punjab will observe a day’s token strike in solidarity with flourmills of Karachi, that have remained closed for seven consecutive days due to the indefinite shutter down strike against the Sindh Food Department. Chairman of the PFMA, Chaudhary Muhammad Yousuf stated, […]

Zong to Pay for 4G License in Dollars

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It was recently reported from Lahore that Zong, the company that recently won the 4G bid, is paying for the license in dollars. In fact, Zong is now the only organization out of the three that is willing to pay for the license in dollars as the rest are paying the price in rupees. The […]

Cody Walker Still Struggling to Cope with his Brother Paul Walker’s Death

 Cody Walker is still struggling to accept the death of his brother Paul Walker. In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, he returned for the first time about the death of the actor, who died on November 30.”It’s still very recent. That still does not seem real to me because sometimes he was away […]

Pakistan Air Force is Ready for All Challenges – Air Chief

F-16 Jets Pakistan

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is ready for accept any challenge including operation against the Taliban hideouts, the Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Chief of the Air Staff PAF has said while talking to media on the induction of five F-16 jets from Jordan on Sunday April 27, 2014. Ambassador of Jordan was also present […]

I Will Hunt Dawood If I Become Indian PM, Says Modi

Narendra Modi, the leader of BJP and prime ministerial candidate, has said he would hunt the most wanted Dawood Ibrahim and bring him back to India to face court trial for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai. However, he said that this matter cannot be discussed openly in public.  Modi said that the previous administrations had […]

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