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Glacial lakes outburst risk in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PDMA Issues Alert

Glacial lakes outburst risk in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PDMA Issues Alert

Peshawar: The risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) has increased in the upper regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to intermittent heavy rainfall. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued an alert to concerned districts and departments. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), residents of Upper and Lower Chitral, Dir, Swat, and Upper … Read more

Pakistan’s Sukuk offering gets Moody’s positive rating

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KARACHI: Moody’s has assigned a B3 rating to the proposed US dollar-denominated trust certificates (Sukuk) issuance by the government of Pakistan, a statement said. The Sukuk will be issued through the Pakistan Global Sukuk Programme Company Limited, a special purpose vehicle, which is wholly-owned by the government and whose debt and trust certificate issuances are, … Read more

Moody’s assigns B3 rating to Pakistan’s Sukuk offering

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KARACHI: Moody’s has assigned a B3 rating to the proposed US dollar-denominated trust certificates (Sukuk) issuance by the government of Pakistan, a statement said on Tuesday. The Sukuk will be issued through the Pakistan Global Sukuk Programme Company Limited, a special purpose vehicle, which is wholly-owned by the government and whose debt and trust certificate … Read more

 Pakistan, Russia to hold 7th meeting of IGC from November 24

Pakistan-Russia Inter-Government Commission

ISLAMABAD: The 7th meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Inter-Government Commission will be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia from November 24 to 26, 2021. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan and Minister for Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolay Shulginov are the co-chairs of the commission. In this regard, Omar Ayub Khan chaired a high-level meeting … Read more

Chinese companies are not satisfied with the pace of work on CPEC

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Special Assistant to Prime Minister CPEC Khalid Mansoor has admitted that Chinese companies are not satisfied with the government departments and the pace of their work on CPEC. In a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Chairman Saleem Mandviwala said that the Chinese ambassador had told him that nothing had happened to CPEC … Read more

ECNEC Meeting Approves Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway

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Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway approved in today’s ECNEC meeting. The Minister wrote on Twitter, “Inshallah NHA will soon start the work of contractor selection for this project.” “Earlier, the Public-Private Partnership Board had also approved the project. The project is part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Sindh package,” he … Read more

NHA declares Hub Bridge safe for travel

NHA declares Hub Bridge safe for travel

KARACHI: The NHA has released an explanatory report regarding the viral video on social media regarding the Hub Bridge connecting Karachi with Balochistan. According to the National Highway Authority, the existing bridge over the Hub River was built 50 years ago, is 530 meters long, has a strong structure, and is technically safe to travel. … Read more

Government establishing green belts along motorways, Zartaj Gul

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between National Highway Authority (NHA) and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) for Olive Tree Plantation along the Highways in the country. According to the details while addressing the signing ceremony in Islamabad today, Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul said the government is taking concrete … Read more

Sub-campuses of public sector universities being established, Senate

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The Senate of Pakistan stated today that the revenue of National Highway Authority (NHA) has increased to 25.80 billion rupees over the last sixteen months. According to the sources, Minister for Communication Murad Saeed informed the House during Question Hour that the amount includes recoveries of 11.90 billion rupees. Minister for Communication also said that … Read more