ISLAMABAD: After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan’s ability to rethink the signature Chinese ‘Silk Road’ projects due to debt concerns. The rail project linking Karachi to Peshawar is China’s biggest Belt […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), which is often criticised by Pakistani scientific community for not being on par with its Indian or Chinese counterparts, sent two satellites in space from a launching facility in China this July. A surprise as it may be, one of the satellites launched the PakTES-1A, which
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Published in Dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday defended a leading international academic appointed by Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Economic Advisory Council after a vicious online campaign, saying that Pakistan \”belongs to minorities as much as it belongs to the majority\”. PTI ✔@PTIofficial معاشی مشاورتی کونسل کے رُکن عاطف میاں کے
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will now carry the portrait of Markhor, a mountain goat found in Chitral and other areas, on the wings of its aircraft, highlighting its commitment to preserve the endangered species. The redesigned aircraft may debut at the inauguration of the New Islamabad International Airport on April 20, 2018.
PESHAWAR: After allegations of corruption in the PTI-led government’s billion tree tsunami project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the country’s corruption watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau, has started investigations. A statement issued by NAB KP said a team of officers had been constituted to probe alleged embezzlement of funds in the project. A briefing was given by
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