ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s 10 Billion Tree Tsunami project launched in 2014 by the PTI government has triggered a silent olive revolution in the country. Pakistan, now the 19th member of the International Olive Council, is producing about 1,500 tons of olive oil per year and 830 tons of ...

Eighty new prayer halls as part of the third phase of expansion at the Grand Mosque in Makkah have opened to worshipers for the first time during Ramadan this year, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced. Walid Al-Masoudi, director of the ...

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Munir Akram has said Pakistan considered safety and security of its nuclear power plants and research reactors as a national responsibility. Commenting on the Vienna-IAEA’s annual report at the United Nations, ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has termed that improving the environment is essential for future generations. The prime minister said while addressing a special event on Green Financing Innovations in the country, organized by Ministry of Climate Change in connection with World ...

A ship carrying a dangerous liquid has arrived at the Gadani shipbreaking yard despite an explicit warning by Interpol. According to the details, the ship containing 1,500 tonnes of mercury mixed with oil reached the Gadani shipbreaking yard even though Interpol had issued a warning about it and ...

ISLAMABAD: Amid slow progress on projects related to the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), all concerned ministries/divisions have been directed to immediately submit before the Cabinet Committee on CPEC proposals regarding resolution of problems confronted in their ...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Thursday informed that with local and foreign investors expressing interest in the Ravi City project, agreements with renowned construction sector investment companies from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China and Turkey had reached the final ...

NEW YORK - US President-elect Joe Biden Thursday announced appointments of key members of his climate team, which includes Pakistan-born Ali Zaidi who will serve as deputy White House Climate Coordinator. Zaidi, 33, currently New York’s deputy secretary for energy and environment, is the is the ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called for early completion of the process of administrative approval for housing projects. He stressed on taking special care of the environmental protection along with the constructions. The prime minister was presiding over the weekly meeting ...

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has shortlisted three consortiums for the preparation of the new Lahore Master Plan 2050. The consortia that met LDA’s eligibility criteria are Dar Al-Hindsa (Lebanon), Mine Heart (Singapore), and Nespak (Pakistan). The shortlisted companies have been ...