Pakistan expressed condolences over the tragic incident 12 people died, 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak Aqaba Port is a major route for Iraqi trade ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended condolences over the loss of lives as well as injuries in the tragic incident at Aqaba Port, Jordan. In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson … Read more
The tourist boat that sank in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido last month was retrieved from the sea floor for the second time Friday and transported by barge to a nearby port. According to the Japan Coast Guard, the vessel will be brought ashore as early as Sunday and completely emptied. Following that, investigations into … Read more
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was ordered back to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts in an Omicron variant outbreak. Like mainland China, Hong Kong pursues a zero-Covid policy and maintains some of the world’s strictest measures — including virtually closed borders, weeks-long … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Thursday approved a summary moved by the Power Division, presenting proposals to accelerate the power supply to Gwadar. It allowed the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) to change its executing agency so as to expedite the work and ensure the project should be completed by … Read more
KARACHI: After over two decades, the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) is conducting a major study to affect various port development plans, and at the same time, improving the marine ecology within its jurisdiction. Karachi Harbour encloses an area of some 62 square kilometres stretching from the Sandspit in the west to Chinna Creek in the … Read more
BEIJING: Efforts were being made not only to build a beautiful port, but also to develop the economic forest industry in the Gwadar city, an official said. Professor Wang Sen, an expert on economic forestry from the Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, said that he was committed to cultivating tropical arid … Read more
ANKARA: Turkey has offered to restore Beirut’s port and destroyed buildings. According to the foreign news agency, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with the Lebanese President. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”pm-in-grief-over-massive-explosions-in-beirut”] The meeting also offered the use of the Turkish port of Mersin and an air ambulance to transport the injured … Read more
Two bomb blasts have rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut. According to the details, two blasts have taken place in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, while the blast took place in the port area of the city. The sources said, dozens of people have been reported injured in the two blasts. The reporters of some local … Read more
