Rawalpindi: It was reported that a metro bus had caught fire early on Thursday morning. Fire broke out on the bus while it was parked at Rehmanabad station in Rawalpindi. It was possible to see smoke billowing from the back of the bus for miles in all directions. In response to the fire incident, Punjab Mass Transit Authority (PMTA) requested that Metro Bus Service (MBS) operations on Murree...
LAHORE: Aamir Ahmed Khan took over as Director General of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Tuesday. He was welcomed at the office by Additional Director of Headquarters (Headquarters) Farqleet Mir, Director of Headquarters Akbar Nakai and other officers. The new Director General was then introduced to all LDA Directors. At LDA Community Centre, Civic Centre, and New Garden Town Scheme, LDA...
Karachi: A news source reported that Chinese investors have expressed strong interest in establishing another optical fiber link between Khunjerab and Rawalpindi to connect Karachi with Gwadar. The Minister of Information Technology, Syed Amin-Ul-Haque, said that local IT companies must engage in CPEC in order to enter the Chinese market. It is crucial that this step be taken toward achieving...
Karachi: KDA has approved a Rs.9,204 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which will fund multiple infrastructure projects and housing schemes. KDA's governing body met earlier on Thursday at the Sindh Secretariat Conference Hall under the chairmanship of Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah. Local Government Secretary Najam Shah, Director General KDA Syed...
On Monday, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led Sindh Government launched the Peoples Bus Service in Karachi. It has been confirmed that 240 buses will be launched, out of which 140 have already been delivered. There are 31 seats in the buses, including two for the disabled, and there is space to accommodate 80 passengers, according to Sindh Mass Transit Authority. According to a tweet...
Bahawalpur: Gov. Punjab and Chancellor Muhammad Baligh-Ur-Rehman praised IUB's efforts to preserve and protect the environment, according to a news report. IUB's project concerning Cholistan's resettlement through artificial rains has caught the attention of the Punjab Government. Global warming and climate change are long-term issues, but many people don’t realize that they’re causing...
Islamabad: An account of the request to reject the plea of the accused for wrongfully allotting amenity plots at Nehr-e-Khayyam was reported by the National Accountability Bureau. Despite NAB's request, the Audit Court II judge Muhammad Azam Khan said the matter would be decided by the court after hearing the defendant's arguments. A bench trial was adjourned until July 6 in light of the...
Islamabad :China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) construction will require a group of high-level talents with strict professional and cultural training. Cooperation and joint degrees between China and Pakistan are necessary to meet the needs of both countries. Prof. Tan Biyou of China's Hunan Normal University spoke at the Second South Asia Forum on the theme of Pakistan in social transition, which...
Islamabad: Reports indicate that the CDA allocated Rs.22 million to build jogging tracks in various parts of Islamabad. Green belts will be constructed in adjacent sectors G-7/1 and G-7/2 of Luqman Hakeem Road to serve as jogging tracks. In addition, the tracks will be constructed on green belts adjacent to sector G-6/2 and Rescue 15 as well as on Faisal Avenue opposite PIMS Hospital and Fazal Haq...