ISLAMABAD: The Makran division of Balochistan has become free of loadshedding and there will be no power shortage in the area for next five years, thanks to another 35MW of electricity now being supplied by Iran. Pakistan was already getting 35MW of electricity from Iran, but after the increase in the capacity of the transmission lines, the power supply has been doubled to 70MW from Feb 26, a spokesman for the Ministry of Water and…
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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Wednesday that the Iran gas pipeline project was “inexplicable” and could invoke US sanctions that would further ‘undermine’ Pakistan’s ‘already shaky’ economy. Earlier, Congressman John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, drew Secretary Clinton’s attention to the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project during a congressional debate, reminding her that the State Department’s proposed budget for 2013 included roughly $1 billion to help Pakistan address its energy challenges. He noted…
GILGIT: All the six districts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) remained in the grip extreme tension and mourning on Wednesday on the occasion of funeral of 18 members of Shia community who were killed in Kohistan on Tuesday. Collective funeral prayers of 11 victims of the tragedy were held at Imamia Jamia Masjid Gilgit and the bodies were later sent to their native areas for burial. To maintain law and order curfew was imposed in Gilgit after…