ISLAMABAD: PM Imran Khan summons NCC meeting. Imran Khan called a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) for COVID-19 on Friday. The meeting is likely to make critical decisions in the wake of the Omicron case, a new severely mutated Covid-19 strain. Prime Minister Imran Khan has called an NCC meeting for Friday at […]
Day: December 23, 2021
Fire erupts in Texas oil refinery
Fire erupts in Texas oil refinery. A fire broke out on Thursday at an Exxon Mobil Corp compound in Baytown, Texas, one of the country’s largest refining and petrochemical complexes, injuring four employees. There were no fatalities, and those who were hurt were in good condition and receiving medical attention. Exxon stated that all other […]
ECNEC approves Hyderabad-Sukkur motorway
ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council’s Executive Committee has approved the construction of the Hyderabad-Sukkur motorway on a Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model for Rs191 billion. The consent was given at a meeting in Islamabad, which was chaired by Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin. The project, which will be carried out by the […]
ECP notifies a new schedule for LG delimitation
ISLAMABAD: ECP notifies of a new schedule for LG delimitation. Pakistan’s Election Commission has announced a fresh delimitation schedule for the upcoming local government (LG) elections in Islamabad, according to the report. According to the commission’s statement, delimitation-related work would be completed by January 7, with the initial publication following on January 8. From January […]
PDMA gives alerts after rain forecast in Karachi
KARACHI: Sindh’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) issued an alert on Thursday after the Met Department predicted rain in numerous areas of the province, including Karachi, according to the report. The body stated in a letter to the deputy commissioners that the Pakistan Meteorological Department had projected rain in Karachi and other province districts beginning […]