Islamabad 12July: International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms was observed on Friday.According to the United Nations, sand and dust storms have become more frequent and severe in recent years. The day was observed to raise awareness and address the alarming increase in frequency and severity of these natural disasters.The UN General Assembly had declared the period from 2025 to 2034 as the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms, to combat these destructive storms and mitigate their impact on communities worldwide.
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On the side lines of the visit of the President of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, a high-level official delegation from Azerbaijan held meeting with Federal Minister for Petroleum and Water Resources Dr Musadik Malik to enhance bilateral trade and investment. The Azerbaijan side was led by Mr Parviz Shahbazov, Minister for Energy accompanied by Mr Sahib Mammadov, Deputy Minister for Economy, Mr Yusif Abdullayev, Executive Director of Export and Investment Promotion Agency(AZPROMO), Mr Ulvi Mansurov, Executive Director of Azerbaijan Investment Company, Mr Elchin Mammadov, Advisor to the Minister of Digital Development and Transport, Mr. Togral Kocharli, Head of Global Business Development…
Islamabad 12 July: China and Pakistan will soon conduct a research on geochemical anomalies identified in previous surveys in Pakistan, to reach full potential behind these anomalies both academically and economically, revealed by Dr. Sajjad Ahmed, Director General, Geological Survey of Pakistan.He made these remarks during the lately concluded International Conference of Cooperation between the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Countries in Geosciences and Mining Investments. The conference was also dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Research Center, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Friday. Since its establishment, the center has signed more than…
Islamabad 12July: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalization Committee has announced the schedule for the National Women Football Club Championship. 2024. This premier women’s football event will feature initial rounds in four cities: Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi and Quetta from July 21 to July 26, said a press release.Three teams will compete in Lahore TWK FC, Real Lahore WFC and Young Rising Stars FC. In Islamabad, six teams will vie for the final round. Group A: Legacy WFC, Gilgit WFC, Smurfs WFC; Group B: Highlanders WFC, Strikers WFC, Nawansher United FC. Four teams will battle it out in Quetta Balochistan WFC,…
Karachi 12 July: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) injected Rs10,129.3 billion in the market on Friday through Reverse Repo Purchase and Shariah Compliant Mudarabah based Open Market Operation (OMO). According to OMO results issued her Fridaye, the SBP conducted Open Market Operation, Reverse Repo Purchase (Injection) on July 12, 2024 for 7-day and 28-day tenors and accepted all the 42 received bids amounting to Rs10,074.3 billion. The central bank received 25 bids for 7-day tenor accumulatively offering an amount of Rs 8,102.75 billion at the rate of return ranging between 20.54 to 20.60 percent. For the 28-day tenor 17…
Islamabad 12 July: Maintaining the previous trends, girls bagged majority of the top positions in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Part- II 1st Annual Examination 2024 as per the declaration of the result by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Friday. In the Science group, Zebadia Naseeb from Army Public School, EME College Campus, Rawalpindi secured first position with 1087 marks while Hijab Fatima from Global School System, Rawalpindi Cantt obtained second position with 1085 marks.
Islamabad 12 July: The National Highways and Motorway Police are toughening up on traffic infractions and simplifying the process of paying fines.On August 14, Inspector General Salman Chaudhry made an announcement on the release of a new e-ticketing app. With the help of this app, issuing a single digital ticket for any infraction would simplify the ticketing procedure. Chaudhry also emphasized the app’s effectiveness in enforcing weight limits on trucks. Overloaded cars have a 98% compliance record with axle load regulations, reducing their likelihood of causing accidents on highways.These actions are meant to increase everyone’s safety and smooth out the…
Islamabad 12 July: Maryam Nawaz, the chief minister of Punjab, officially launched the Chief Minister’s Youth Initiative “E-bike” program by giving a Jampur college student the first E-bike. The Vehicle Inspection Regime for Private Vehicle Project was also launched by the Chief Minister at the event, and Nawawa Mobilizers Company was given the first manufacture license for e-loader rickshaws. She also said that the second phase of the E-bike project would begin, with solar-powered charging stations being installed in colleges and universities. To increase student accessibility, the Punjab government would pay for Rs. 20,000 of the Rs. 40,000 down payment…
Islamabad 12 July: With 8.6 million tickets sold, the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have broken the previous record of 8.3 million tickets held by the 1996 Atlanta Games. Tony Estanguet, the organizer of the 2024 Paris Olympics, verified this enormous accomplishment on Thursday. We’ve already surpassed the 8.3 million tickets sold at the 1996 Atlanta Games, which set the record, Estanguet told AFP. He stated, “We have over one million tickets for the Paralympics and 8.6 million tickets for the Olympics.” The Olympics in Paris are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024, and the…
The Karoonjhar Hills in Tharparkar will be preserved as a forest and wildlife sanctuary/Ramsar site in addition to being a cultural and heritage site, according to a decision made by the Sindh cabinet. While waiting for approval from the department of forests and wildlife, granite mining has been approved in the neighboring Khasar area. The cabinet meeting, which featured provincial ministers, advisors, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, and other officials, was presided over by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday at the CM House. The Granite Excavation Project in Nagarparkar was proposed by the caretaker administration, and the…
