Manchhar Lake rises flooding several villages
Manchhar Lake rose up to 118 feet just short of two feet short from its maximum capacity, Dunya News reported Monday. Situation is getting worse as in and out of flood water became unbalanced due to huge pressure with water pouring from different canals.A state of emergency has been announced at the Lake with senior officers from the Irrigation Department stationed to inspect it.
Temporary protective embankment rose to save Mehar city the inundation, is withstanding water with a level of 6 feet odd, alarmed citizens and administration began to raise the height of the bund.
Turkish PM hails referendum approval as turning point for democracy
Turkish voters strongly backed constitutional reforms on Sunday, handing a government led by conservative Muslims a new victory in a power struggle with secular opponents over the countrys direction. September 12 will go down in history as a turning point in Turkish democracy, Prime Minister Tayyab Erdogan told followers as he declared victory.
According to the analysts the outcome is a huge boost for Erdogan ahead of a general election due by July next year. According to analysts, The YES vote which came out of the referendum today is the result of the public’s aspiration for democracy.
Meanwhile, according to an unofficial tally, the government won backing for its package of 26 articles with a Yes vote of 58 percent, with 99 percent of ballot boxes counted. While the outcome will be greeted by investors as a sign of confidence in a government credited with bringing in record foreign investment and managing strong economic growth, it will reinforce ideological divisions in the deeply polarized country.
Erdogan said Turkey had passed a historic threshold by voting to change a charter written after a coup in 1980. The military has ousted four democratically elected governments.
September 12, which was tainted with a constitution of a coup, has turned into a bright page, with this referendum, and a milestone for democracy, he said.
Qadirpur plant annual repair: Punjab to face more gas holidays
Gas supply to the industrial areas of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has been suspended while CNG stations would also be closed down for 3 days. According to the sources, the closure of Qadirpur gas field will cause a gas shortage, in view of the situation; the SNGPL has decided to cut off supplies to the industry for five days from Sept 13-17 and to the CNG sector for three days on Sept 14, 15 and 18. The CNG filling station owners have protested against the decision, saying it would hurt their business.
Qadirpur gas field to be closed for 10 days
August 31, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The country’s largest gas field, Qadirpur, will be closed for ten days for its annual construction work from September 10, said sources Tuesday.
According to the sources of Sui Northern Gas, the closure of Qadirpur gas field will cause a gas shortage of 400 million cubic feet, the industrial units of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will remain closed for two to three days a week to overcome this scarcity.
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) said that almost 200 textile units received notice of gas closure. SAMAA
Pakistan Likely to Get $1.2 Billion From IFM by December: Tareen
Pakistan: Pakistan Likely to Get $1.2 Billion From IFM by December: Tareen, Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tareen says that an aid of $1.2 billion is expected to come to Pakistan from IMF by December.
Talking to media in Karachi he said that CNG stations would be kept close in country two days a week due to gas crisis in the country. He said that gas shortage would be overcome by doing so however the government would try that industrial production doesn’t get affected.
Pakistan Likely to Get $1.2 Billion From IFM by December: Tareen was first posted on November 7, 2009 at 3:49 pm.
Pakistan Likely to Get $1.2 Billion From IFM by December: Tareen
Pakistan: Pakistan Likely to Get $1.2 Billion From IFM by December: Tareen, Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tareen says that an aid of $1.2 billion is expected to come to Pakistan from IMF by December.
Talking to media in Karachi he said that CNG stations would be kept close in country two days a week due to gas crisis in the country. He said that gas shortage would be overcome by doing so however the government would try that industrial production doesn’t get affected.
Pakistan Likely to Get $1.2 Billion From IFM by December: Tareen was first posted on November 7, 2009 at 3:49 pm.
