Road construction work opening on 29th
National
May 25, 2021
HARIPUR: The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan would inaugurate the construction work of Lawrencepur-Tarbela road on May 29, said Javed Iqbal Khan, the spokesperson for the federal minister here on Monday.
The National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser would also attend the ceremony on this occasion.The 26 km road was carpeted several years back but despite being the main artery facilitating the movement of transport between Lawrencepur to Tarbela Dam and Swabi had developed inches deep potholes exposing motorists and commuters to hardships. However on the public demand the federal minister and MNA from Haripur, Omar Ayub got the approved the project costing Rs 1.80 billion.
Work on gas supply project inaugurated
Peshawar
May 25, 2021
MANSEHRA: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources Saleh Muhammad Khan on Monday inaugurated the natural gas supply project for the Shanai Bala area.
“Our government believes in serving the people through development projects and the time is not far off when people of dozens of other localities would be provided with the natural gas facility,” he said while addressing the gas pipeline-laying ceremony. Saleh Muhammad alleged the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had cancelled this project but he got it re-approved. He added that the project would be executed at a cost of Rs1 billion. “The prime minister reapproved this project and released Rs1 billion funds for its completion,” he added.
EnergyExclusive: Biden looks abroad for electric vehicle metals, in blow to U.S. miners
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after touring Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy designed to placate environmentalists, two administration officials with direct knowledge told Reuters.
The plans will be a blow to U.S. miners who had hoped Biden would rely primarily on domestically sourced metals, as his campaign had signaled last autumn, to help fulfill his ambitions for a less carbon-intensive economy.
Omanis working in neighbouring countries need not pay for bracelets: MoH SHARE
Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Monday said Omanis working in neighbouring countries need not to pay fee (6 OMR) for electronic tracking bracelets while entering the Sultanate through land borders, starting from May 25th. SHARE ARTICLE Most Read