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Islamabad: The current outstanding payment on account of circular debt for Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs) has jumped to Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 350 billion with increasing demands to clear the backlog, The News International reported.During a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) review meeting held on Friday, it was announced, "The outstanding backlog of Chinese IPPs stands at Rs350
Taipei: China on Saturday slammed China for meddling in relations with Argentina after Honduras move to end its more than 80 years of diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favour of opening ties with Beijing, reported Taiwan News.If it had not been for interference by China, Taiwan would have opened an embassy in Argentina, Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui said an interview published by news
Kolkata: Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Andalib Elias on Saturday said Bangladesh has been demanding the United Nations to declare March 25 as World Genocide Day."Since 2017, we’ve been observing this day as the genocide day of Bangladesh. We’ve been pursuing two things from UN, to declare this as world genocide day and recognition of what happened in Bangladesh in 1971 as a genocide," Elias
Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court of Pakistan on Friday convicted a man on the charges of committing blasphemy and other religion-related offences on social media and sentenced him to death, Dawn reported.The man was arrested by the FIA Counter-Terrorism Wing, Islamabad, on October 27, 2021, under the Pakistan Penal Code’s sections 295-A (insulting religious beliefs), 295-C (use of derogatory
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) could soon approve an order for 26 Dassault Rafale Marine fighters, a local news outlet reported.Sources said that the CCS, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would approve the order during its session on March 22, 2023.Indian Navy (IN) officials have indicated unofficially that Dassault Aviation’s Rafale-M is expected to win the competition to
Cryogenic Stage being transported to stage preparation facility for integration with LVM3 rocketOn March 26, 2023 , OneWeb is set to launch 36 satellites with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. This will be the company’s eighteenth launch and its third for the year, allowing it to complete the first generation of its low Earth
San Francisco: Members of the Indian diaspora gathered outside the Indian consulate in San Francisco on Saturday to show solidarity after the consulate was vandalised by extremist and separatist elements last week.More than 100 locals, including Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus, gathered outside the consulate to show their support.In order to emphasise their unity, the supporters were spotted hoisting
Jammu: A full-fledged anti-hijack drill was conducted by National Security Guard (NSG) at Jammu airport on Friday with activation of Anti Hijack committee at Air Force Station Jammu, a defence PRO said.He said the exercise involved all key stakeholders from the Indian Air Force, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the State government, the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Central Industrial
New Delhi: The Passing Out Parade (POP) of the first batch of Agniveers is scheduled to take place at INS Chilka on March 28 next week.The POP marks the successful completion of training of close to 2,600 Agniveers, including 273 women Agniveers who are undergoing training at Chilka.Adm. R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, will be the Chief Guest and the Reviewing Officer of the Passing out
Tamil Nadu: The second G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting under India’s G20 Presidency concluded in Chennai on March 25. During the meeting, delegates discussed and agreed on the way forward for important deliverables, including those on macroeconomic consequences of food and energy insecurity and climate changes as well as transition pathways, G20 said in the press release.The two-day