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July 10, 2026

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World Bank Approves $376 Million to Modernise Pakistan’s Power Transmission Grid; 640MW of Curtailed Wind Energy to Come Online

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved $375.9 million in financing for Pakistan's Grid Stability Enhancement Project — the first phase of a ten-year programme to modernise the national transmission network, cut outages, and unlock 640MW of wind power that is currently curtailed because the grid cannot handle it. The financing covers STATCOM installations at major 500kV substations and grid equipment across 26 sites.

November 21, 2025

News Desk

ADB clears $330 million for Pakistan’s clean electricity transmission

The Asian Development Bank headquarters in Manila, December 4, 2002. — AFP The package combines a $285 million OCR loan, $45 million in soft financing. The project supports Pakistan’s clean energy transition, energy security. ADB says the new assets will reduce losses, improve reliability. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loans totaling $330 million to Pakistan for the Second Power Transmission Enhancement Project, ADB said in a statement on its website on Thursday. The project is one of the government of Pakistan’s first priority investments to expand the national transmission network and enable the deployment of low-cost renewable energy

August 12, 2025

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NIH says positive polio nationally fall, but transmission will not stop yet

A boy receives polio vaccine falls, during a campaign against polio in Karachi on April 9, 2018.-Reuters Balochistan only records one positive space. The positive sindh falls to 12 areas in July. Next vaccination unit scheduled for early September Islamabad: While the overall trend shows a decrease in positive environmental polio detectures, reflecting the impact of high quality vaccination campaigns, the virus continues to circulate in some parts of Pakistan, NIH National Institutes (NIH) said. According to July data of the country’s environmental surveillance system, 127 sewage samples of 87 regions were collected, NIH said in a statement issued on

March 24, 2025

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Bird influenza spreads to mammals, fears of human transmission

The extremely pathogenic flu of birds, usually called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and has been infected hundreds of people, creating concerns that it can lead to human transmission into human and become a new pandemic. Cases of the disease in mammals have been mostly detected in America and Europe. The sheep were added to the list on Monday, with the UK government announcing a first case had been found on a farm in northern England. Some of the mammals such as dairy cows and sheep are cultivated and interact with people, increasing the threat of transmission, while

March 6, 2025

News Desk

Express Entertainment’s Ramadan transmission has special sections

Listen to the article Express Entertainment is ready to present a vibrant and exciting Ramadan broadcast this year, full of color, light and insightful discussions. Hosted by the favorite personality of television, Javeria Saud, the show promises a variety of parts aimed at enriching the experience of Ramadan spectators. Javeria Saud’s participation will be the well -known nutritionist Hina Anis, the celebrity Samiya and religious scholar Maulana Azad Jameel, who will offer a combination of nutritional advice, cooking and mental guidance tips. Viewers will also have the opportunity to deal with Hina Anis for ideas for healthy eating and well

December 13, 2024

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Punjab on high alert amid looming threat of polio virus transmission

A health worker administers polio drops to a child at Nori Gate in Sargodha on February 27, 2024. — APP Punjab EOC official urges districts to conduct “high quality” campaign. More than 200,000 workers will be deployed for the nationwide initiative. Four of the 16 “contaminated areas” in Punjab were identified as priority areas. LAHORE: Punjab’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Thursday sounded the alarm over the risk of local circulation of polio in the region, urging districts to conduct a “high-quality” vaccination campaign, which is set to begin on December 16. These instructions came as EOC coordinator Adeel Tasawar

May 29, 2024

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The natural gas transmission system still faces the risk of collapse

Flames erupt from a domestic gas ring of a furnace on September 23, 2021. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: Despite a significant reduction in gas output by Exploration and Production (E&P) companies, the country’s natural gas transmission system continues to be on the verge of collapse. Official sources at the Ministry of Energy said The news on Tuesday the line package remains at 5.078 billion cubic feet (bcf). “If it exceeds 5 bcf, the country’s natural gas system may explode at any moment, putting the entire country in a deep gas availability crisis,” officials said. The volume of gas shall not exceed

May 27, 2024

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Pakistan’s natural gas transmission system ‘at risk’ due to line pack pressure

A representational image of the flames of a lit gas stove. — AFP/File Local E&P companies are reducing their gas flows putting gas fields at risk. The power domain reduces the RLNS by increasing the line pack pressure. A senior official says “the pipeline could burst at any moment”. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s natural gas transmission and distribution system is at risk due to increasing pressure on the line pack which has surged to a dangerous level of 5.13 billion cubic feet (bcf) after May 5, The news reported on Monday. Pressure on the natural gas transmission system remained at a manageable

January 8, 2024

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Power transmission system that operates on verbal instructions, research reveals

January 2023 blackout report reveals ‘highly vulnerable’ transmission system operating without SOPs This photo taken on October 4, 2022 shows a residential neighborhood during a power outage. —AFP/file The electricity transmission system is “very vulnerable”. The inquiry committee saved top spots in the system. The country experienced a nationwide blackout on January 23, 2023. ISLAMABAD: The country’s electricity transmission system is operating on verbal instructions as there are no proper standard operating procedures (SOPs), according to an investigation report on last year’s nationwide blackout. The power transmission system that transmits electricity worth 3,000 billion rupees annually is “highly vulnerable” in

December 26, 2023

News Desk

It ‘pauses’ the transmission of PTV Sports test series

“PTV as a state broadcaster is trying to resolve the issue,” X posted A representational image of a tennis ball held in coins and a laptop. —Pixabay PTV Sports, the sports channel of Pakistan Television, has decided to stop broadcasting the ongoing second Test match between Pakistan and Australia on Tuesday. The decision comes a week after the government issued a decree pledging zero tolerance against bookmakers’ surrogate companies. In its order, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting also urged stakeholders to prevent their exposure through any kind of advertisement during live coverage of sporting events. In a notice shared

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