Category: Misc.
Rivers Flows and Reservoirs Level Report
Lahore, June 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): The position of the river inflows/outflows and the reservoirs levels today is as under: Rivers Inflows Outflows Remarks (In Cusecs) (In Cusecs) Indus at Tarbela 131800 162500 Mean flows of 24 hours Kabul At Nowshera 72500 72500 Mean Flows of 24 hrs. Jhelum at Mangla 52000 29400 Mean flows of [...]
Warming Climate to hit South Asia hard with extreme Heat, Floods and Disease: World Bank report
Islamabad, June 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): An expected 2°C rise in the world’s average temperatures in the next decades threatens South Asia’s dense urban populations with extreme heat, flooding, and disease and could trap millions of people in poverty across the region, according to a new scientific report released today by the World Bank Group. Depicting [...]
Seminar and exhibition on medicinal and aromatic plants held at Islamabad
Islamabad, June 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) and National Rural Support Program (NRSP) jointly organized an exhibition and seminar on medicinal plants’ value in the rural areas of Swat under the USAID-Entrepreneurs project named “Value Chain Development Project for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAP), Swat”. The aim of this project is [...]
Government of Sindh and United Nations Development Programme launches Sindh Millennium Development Goals Report
Karachi, June 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Government of Sindh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the first Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report for Sindh in Karachi today. The Report tracks progress toward the achievement of MDGs at the provincial level and compare progress across districts. The MDGs are a set of 8 goals [...]
Stakeholders discuss study reflecting Technical Education and Vocational Training status in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Lahore, June 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) has organized ‘Programme Stakeholders Group Meeting’ to discuss and nail down the results and findings of a baseline study reflecting the rundown of technical and vocational education in various districts of KP and FATA. According to the company’s spokesperson, the baseline study was [...]
Most of Small to medium sized rice exporters have closed their units due to loadshedding: Zulfikar Thaver
Karachi, June 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): Most of the small to medium sized rice exporters have closed their units due to unsurmountable problems of load shedding, inferior supply chain, lack of finance facilities,high cost of production, poor infrastructure and lawlessness. President Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) Zulfikar Thaver informed the viewers on a local [...]
Rivers Flows and Reservoirs Level Report
Lahore, June 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): The position of the river inflows/outflows and the reservoirs levels today is as under: Rivers Inflows Outflows Remarks (In Cusecs) (In Cusecs) Indus at Tarbela 165500 160000 Mean flows of 24 hours Kabul At Nowshera 94800 94800 Mean Flows of 24 hrs. Jhelum at Mangla 54100 15000 Mean flows of [...]
National Transmission and Dispatch Company wins Water and Power Development Authority Annual Inter-Unit Swimming Championship securing 295 points
Lahore, June 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): The National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) won 45th WAPDA Annual Inter-Unit Swimming Championship securing 295 points. Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) bagged second position with 234 points, while Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) stood third in the competition with 233 points. The three-day competition was organised by WAPDA Sports [...]
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation disconnecting supply to Karachi Water Sewerage Board Gharo Pumping Station 3-4 times daily for last 3 months
Karachi, June 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) disconnects supply to Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW and SB) Gharo Pumping Station 3-4 times daily for last 3 months, said KW and SB spokesperson. Due to this unannounced disruption water supply from KW and SB Ghari Pumping station also gets disconnected, he added. [...]
Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front appreciates Punjab government for presenting a budget that would give much needed boost to economic activities in the province
Lahore, June 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has appreciated the Punjab government for presenting a budget that would give much needed boost to the economic activities in the province and help raise its education standards. While terming the Punjab budget a well tailored plan to bring progress and prosperity, Acting [...]
Amnesty seeks fresh probe into Tufail Matoo, other killings
London, June 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Amnesty International has prevailed upon the occupation authorities to investigate the killing of Tufail Ahmad Mattoo and accelerate the delayed investigations into similar killings committed by Indian troops and police personnel during the 2010 uprising. The Amnesty in a statement urged the authorities to promptly bring those responsible for [...]
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