ISLAMABAD: Talal Bugti, the son of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, has made the startling allegation that top state office holders had demanded Rs 500 million kickback in exchange for immediate release of the rent/royalty money of the gas fields in the Bugti area, not paid for the past six years. In a telephonic talk with The News from…
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced to create 15 national parks across the country under the ‘Protective Area Initiative’ to protect and enhance forest cover, create green jobs and address the threat of climate change. Out of these 15 parks, nine are new national parks while government will strengthen ecological management in six others. The initiative, which is…
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If your answer is bigger than a couple of tennis courts, think again. Miniature forests are springing up on patches of land in urban areas around the world, often planted by local community groups using a method inspired by Japanese temples. The idea is simple – take brownfield sites, plant them densely with a wide variety of native seedlings, and…
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When it comes to climate change, Pakistan’s stance has unequivocally been that of a country which is suffering the impacts but has not been responsible for the causes. This is a classic case of, ‘we didn’t do it, so we aren’t responsible’. The country’s national and international policies are focused on adaptation to the impacts of climate change, which it…
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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Friday approved up to Rs2.89 per unit increase in electricity tariff for Karachi with immediate effect and allowed in principle shifting of Rs74 billion cost of LNG consumed by domestic and commercial sectors in winter months to power and industrial sectors. The ECC meeting presided over by Adviser to the…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced the establishment of 15 national parks in all the federating units as part of efforts to protect nature. Launching the ‘Protected Area Initiative’ on Thursday, the prime minister said that guidelines will be given to the provinces to preserve these national parks. He said that this is a major initiative for future generations.…
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The Helpline Trust has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court to take appropriate action against Karachi Electric as per NEPRA Act of 1997 and Electricity Act of 1910, and their subsequent rules and regulations, for the illegal power outages, euphemistically referred to as Load Management, which KE is subjecting its subscribers…
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The government on Saturday assigned Muhammad Javed Ghani the additional charge of the chairperson of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the fourth appointment made to the position since the ruling PTI took office. He replaces Nausheen Amjad, who was appointed to head the revenue authority in April. “The federal government has been pleased to assign additional charge of the…
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he Houthi rebels in Yemen claim they have sent a team to repair an oil tanker full of 1 million barrels of oil sitting off the Yemeni coast for five years and threatening to leak oil into the sea or to explode. The maintenance team may not prevent the tanker from leaking oil because the Saudi-led coalition is not allowing…
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Oil Powers Bought Iraqi Compliance – And Something Else, Too They may have paid for compliance, but they were really buying something else. With COVID-19 cases now starting to ravage a politically fragile Iraq – which is also the center of a proxy war between the US and Iran – there’s never been a better time for the country to…
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