PESHAWAR – Senior office bearer and Project Director in CPEC Secretariat, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms Hassan Dawood Butt …
Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring
Searing heat has devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea have hit output …
1.2 Million jobs to be created through CPEC by 2030
ISLAMABAD – China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has a potential to create a total of 1.2 million direct jobs through …
PTI-led govt to make CPEC model for eco-civilization
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government, in line with the party’s Green Development Agenda, would develop Pakistan-China ‘Charter of Environment’ to …
CPEC 2018 Summit: Reality versus myth
PAKISTAN is facing an era of premature de-industrialisation that is seriously eroding chances of sustainable economic development, including managing Current …
Experts call for research to assess impacts of heat waves on agriculture
HYDERABAD: Experts have urged for fresh research to assess the changes in the weather pattern, especially heat waves in Sindh …
Global warming will make vegetables harder to find
TAMPA – Global warming is expected to make vegetables significantly scarcer around the world, unless new growing practices and resilient …
Pakistan to act as bridgehead for China’s cooperation with Europe
BEIJING – Pakistan is likely to become a pragmatic bridgehead for China’s cooperation with Europe, through the Belt and Road’s …
Govt to work for agri-sector’s growth
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has developed comprehensive policy measures to work for the growth of agriculture …
Big investors urge G7 to step up climate action, shift from coal
Institutional investors with $26 trillion in assets under management called on Group of Seven leaders on Monday to phase out …
Key CPEC railway upgrade project referred to ECNEC
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Thursday cleared 36 development projects at a total cost of about Rs800 …