Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has delayed demonstrations against load shedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa scheduled for Monday, the ruling party said. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Pervez Khattak was to lead the protest. PTI says it wants to consult other parties for joint protest. The federal gov’t was also unhappy at the announcement made by a group […]
In quite a surprising revelation, Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh claimed that the Ministry of Water and Power had no mechanism of load shedding in the country. He also further stated that the ministry failed to evaluate actual quantum of load shedding and the gap between scheduled and unscheduled power outages. His disclosure left […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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IOM to work with China to protect trafficking victims IOM is today hosting a four-day workshop in Beijing for senior Chinese counter-trafficking police and immigration officials to strengthen mechanisms designed to protect and assist victims of human trafficking. The training, which is being attended by over 30 central and provincial officials from the Ministries of […]
May 15 2012 | Posted in
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KPK Assembly: Opposition walks out on power outage Peshawar: (Tuesday, December 27, 2011) Frequent power outages seem hitting the elite as well since in today’s session, joint opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly staged a walkout when the speaker of the house did not allow one of the members to raise the issue of persisting load-shedding […]
Dec 27 2011 | Posted in
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