Affectees of Mirani Dam demand increase in compensation rate
The senate standing committee on Water Resources met under the chairmanship of Senator Shamim Afridi, and heard the views of departments concerned with respect to delay in payment of compensation to more than 2700 affectees of Mirani Dam. Senator Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi had taken up the issue in the Senate a few months […]
Two more Private companies to establish Coal based plant in Thar
Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) has been directed by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to begin the expansion of mining work in its phase-I project so that two more private companies may establish their coal-based power plants in Thar. While presiding over a meeting at CM house he was told that Hubco […]
Gawadar not a rival to Chahbahar
A roundtable/panel discussion on ‘Pakistan–Iran Relations: Challenges and Prospects,’ was organised by Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) where the Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost said that Iran has never considered Gawadar to be a rival port for its Chahbahar. He said that Pakistan and Iran have no choice but to sit together and move […]