LAHORE: Pakistan may take advantage of low spot prices and boost Liquefied Natural Gad (LNG) imports to meet the country’s growing energy demand, said noted businessman and Associated Group chairman Iqbal Z Ahmed while talking to Business Recorder. Iqbal urged the government to ensure utilisation of LNG in the power sector. He said SNGPL and SSGC can secure additional customers by…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced changes to its guidelines on who should wear a mask during the Covid-19 pandemic and where they should wear it. The new guidance recommends that the general public wear cloth masks made from at least three layers of fabric “on public transport, in shops, or in other confined or crowded environments.” It also says people over…
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In a galaxy very, very close to home – this exact one, in fact – Microsoft and Google are taking serious aim at each other’s respective user bases in the browser wars, with the latter introducing yet more adverts to try to persuade Edge fans to join the Chrome side (although Microsoft is equally guilty of being engaged in very similar tactics).…
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In an effort to accelerate remote learning in a safe and secure environment, Microsoft is supporting the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan by deploying Teams for official online and remote learning interactions across more than 100 public and private universities. The move is in response to the call by the HEC for ideas on how to address the impact…
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With the entire world now being encouraged to switch to Electric Vehicles (EV’s), it was when rather than if Pakistan would also join the race. Especially with Imran Khan’s drive to make Pakistan clean and green again, the wheels have finally started turning in the right direction for the Pakistani Automotive Industry. During November 2019, Pakistan approved the rather optimistic National…
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When the Margalla Hills National Park was conceived, its aim was to protect the natural heritage in and around Islamabad. Only a few minutes from the nation’s seat of power ,the Margallas offer a breathtaking view of the twin cities and beyond. Daman-e-koh, the aptly named recreational area has long been a getaway spot for families, rich and poor and…
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KARACHI: Metropolises across the world reported improved air quality and decreased noise pollution during lockdowns prompted by the coronavirus. As people were forced inside their houses awaiting the threat of the virus to be contained, cities witnessed clearer skies and a respite from the usual cacophony. Karachi was no different. The port city experienced improved air quality and an up to…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday, endorsed an out-of-the-box proposal for dealing with the locust threat in the country under which people would be given financial incentives for catching locusts and encouraged to sell these insects to poultry farmers who could use them as poultry feed at a rate of Rs15…
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ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division is cognizant of the “artificial” shortage of POL products that is being created in the country by “opportunist” OMCs and petrol dealers, the spokesperson said and added that the Petroleum Division emphatically states that there is sufficient quantity of petrol stocks in the country. “Additional production by refineries as well as planned imports is on schedule…
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With fiscal deficit estimated at around 9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) next year, the govern-ment is struggling to put the IMF programme back on track as the Fund expects a tight freeze on all non-debt servicing expenditures through the next federal budget. Sources told Dawn that the IMF had sought to contain pri-mazy deficit to -0.4pc of…
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