Pakistan was ranked among the third-riskiest countries for coronavirus in a recent study conducted by the Deep Knowledge Group on nations and their safety against the pandemic. Pakistan came at 148th position out of a total of 200 nations, with a safety score of 370 (the highest being 752). The 250-page study listed Switzerland as the safest country in the…
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After Saturday’s (June 6) meeting between top Indian and Chinese military commanders in Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs said that “the two sides will continue the military and diplomatic engagements to resolve the situation and to ensure peace and tranquility in the border areas”. The unresolved situation on the disputed Sino-Indian border in Ladakh has been ongoing for more…
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Over 21,000 tons of diesel were leaked into the Arctic Ocean as officials were slow to respond. The incident marks one of the largest oil spills in Russian history, and experts say the area will need years to recover. Russian officials are scrambling to clean up an oil spill in a region in northern Siberia, after an oil leak that…
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ISLAMABAD: The government is moving towards reopening of power tariff agreements with older independent power producers (IPPs) and may engage with their lenders as part of efforts to reduce electricity tariff. The increasing burden of net hydel profit payments to the provinces and reduction of system losses and improving recoveries remain works in progress. A senior official said the terms…
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