LAHORE : Federal Minister for Energy Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that the celebration day was observed on the completion of 1000 days of 886 kilometer long Matiari-Head Balloki transmission line project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Addressing a press conference at Phoolnagar today, he said the Matiari-Head Balloki transmission line was started during the tenure of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, ten years ago. He said PML-N government added 5000 megawatt electricity to national grid and first time in the history of the country, 2000 MW project had been completed in Thar. He said that such new electricity

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LAHORE: Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi Tuesday approved in principle a plan for revamp of the emergency block of Mayo Hospital. The Health Department had presented the plan for revamp of Mayo Hospital to the caretaker chief minister in which a 3D plan for revamp of the emergency block of the hospital was also included. The health department had estimated Rs700 million for revamp of the emergency block only. The chief minister directed to complete the tendering process for the emergency block of Mayo Hospital as soon as possible. He had sought the plan for revamp of Mayo Hospital

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea seeking to stop the prosecution from taking any action against the PTI chairman in the murder of a known lawyer in Quetta. As the defence objected to nominating their client in the murder case, they had requested the court to issue a stay order. However, a two-member bench comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Ayesha Malik also didn’t accept the application against the non-bailable warrants issued for the accused. The bench observed that a two-member high court bench had dismissed the plea; therefore, the two-member Supreme Court bench couldn’t grant stay.

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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday declared the Toshakhana case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman inadmissible. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the verdict on a petition filed by the former premier against the decision of a trial court that had declared the criminal case, filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), admissible. The petition was filed after the PTI chief was indicted in the case on May 10. Two days after the high court had stopped criminal proceedings in the Toshakhana case. The reference, which alleges that Imran failed to share details of the gifts he

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ISLAMABAD: All Supreme Court judges including Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial got a 20 percent raise in their salaries. The Federal Law Minister issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday after getting approval of the Pres…