ISLAMABAD: The electro-mechanical (E&M) work at the Lowari Tunnel is under procurement stage and it is expected that it would be completed two years after its commencement. An official of the National Highway Authority (NHA) told APP here on Tuesday that the civil work at the tunnel, comprising two tunnels of 8.5 km and 1.9
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has said it does not wish to carry on with the “Markhor” emblem since the airline has detached itself from branding of all the instruments and communications since May 2018. A PIA spokesperson explained that the national flag carrier would honour the Supreme Court’s order to change the new
GILGIT: Speakers at a consultative workshop here on Monday cautioned that owing to climate change and mega projects being launched under the CPEC the natural resources of Gilgit-Baltistan were under threat. They urged the local community to support the institutions for better management of natural resources. The event titled ‘customary laws and right use of
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CHITRAL: On the special direction of Deputy Commissioner Khurshid Alam Mahsud, the Child Protection Unit (CPU) conducted an operation against child labour in the Chitral bazaar. Instructions and notices were served on vegetable and fruit vendors, hotel owners and shopkeepers against engaging child as labour in their business. The shopkeepers and vendors were told that
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By Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig The federal government of Imran Khan is facing a grim financial situation, much greater than was expected at the time of general elections held in July. The economic team was underestimating the seriousness of the issue but when they were in and received briefings from the departments concerned it dawned
