RS 36Mn donated by OGDCL
Islamabad: In the third week of September Oil and Gas Development company limited (OGDCL) employees donated Rs. 36 Million to “Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund Account”. OGDCl earmarks one precent of its profit for corporate social responsibility programs for water supply and water resource development. The company operates in remote […]
Local Coal for power generation can save $6Mn per day
Utilizing local coal for power generation instead of importing it from abroad can save the government $6Mn per day. The Chairman Lakhra Coal Management Sindh Abdul Samad Raeesani urged the government through media talks to look into the issue. At present utilization of local coal in the power sector and other industries is very low […]
PEACE Cable partners Cybernet
Karachi: At the start of September PEACE Cable International Network Co., Ltd signed an MoU with Pakistani carrier Cybernet. A landing party aggrement has also been initiated in the 4th Asia-Pacific Submarine Networks forum. The Cable will initiate in Pakistan, connect to Djibouti and a number of other African, Middle Eastern and European countries and […]
NUST in support of Tree Plantation
Islamabad: National University of sciences and technology Organized a tree plantation drive in their main campus H-12 on the 1st week of September. This drive aimed at plantation of 1000 trees and raising awareness about the importance of forests for our environment. The selection of trees for plantation at NUST is limited to natural and […]
Tunnels at Havelian-Thakot Section now open for traffic
Islamabad: Two tunnels out of 6 have been made operational at Havelian takhot section of the Karakorum Highway (KKH). Two, out of the six tunnels have been made operational at a very difficult track, while work on the remaining tunnels is in final stages and would be completed as per the schedule time,” Zhu Jiangfan […]
Advancement in science Requires Investment from Government
Islamabad: In the Second week of September, a parliamentary committee recommended to the government to allocate 2-4 percent of the GDP for science and technology. The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology met under the chairmanship of Senator Mushtaq Ahmad. They decided to prepare a viable plan in this connection based on the recommendations […]