100MW to GWadar: all Works to be coMpleted in 15 days: Qesco

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Mo r E than 0 4 million people in Gwadar will be relieved of appalling power woes as all electrification and configuration work for receiving 100 MW Iranian electricity to power up Gwadar will be completed in 15 days

According to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Wednesday the project cost approximately rs 500 million Gwadar City, Gwadar Port, Free Zones, and Gwadar District will have access to electricity beginning March 1st

All electrification works consist of the installation of a double circuit 132 KV transmission line from Kalatu (Pakistan city) near Gabd-remdan (Pak-Iran border) to Jiwani Grid Station, erection of around 70 power polls, evacuation, foundation concreting and backfilling foundations, earthling and civil works

Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCo), operating as a power distribution company and dealing with the power supply system, National Transmission National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) have collaborated to complete the project

According to a QESCo official, infrastructure has been completed on the Iranian side for many years Infrastructure was also ready from Jiwani to Gwadar according to him “However, transmission line equipment from the Pakistan-Iran border area of Kalatu near Gabd-remdan to Jiwani was missing,” he added

It is expected that the remaining procedures and formalities will be completed in 10 to 15 days, and the project will be inaugurated on March 1st ensuring a stable and low-cost 100 MW power supply from Iran to Gwadar

Initially the transmission lines were single circuit with configuration of three

LHC breathes life into restaurants with extended hours in smog fight

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has extended the operating hours for restaurants in the ongoing smog case The court ruled that restaurants can remain open until 11:00 pm each night, and can continue with home delivery services until 12:30 am Additionally the LHC instructed relevant authorities to identify areas prone to traffic congestion and submit a report The court also established a helpline to be staffed by the traffic police The written verdict was delivered by Justice Shahid Karim during the hearing of the Haroon Farooq case The next hearing is scheduled for February 3, and representatives from the Water and Environmental Commission are expected to present a report at that time S ta f f R e p o R t conductors for the three phases Given the outlook of the new project, transmission lines are a double circuit configuration with six conductors (three phases for each circuit)

When greater reliability is required, double circuits are used This mode of transmission allows for the transfer of more power over a given distance As a result, transmission is less expensive, requires less land, and is considered ideal from an ecological and aesthetic standpoint,”he explained It is a new electricity infrastructure connecting Iran’s Polan city to Kalatu Gabd-remdan, Jiwani, and Gwadar, through which Gwadar will receive 100 MW from Iran It is the closest to the Iranian border, which is only 40 kilometers away old power infrastructure is also available from the Pak-Iran border Panjgur to Gwadar, providing around 40-70 MW However due to the long distance of around 400 kilometers from the Pak-Iran

pakistanis among 120,000 migrants passed through serbia in 2022

WASHINGTON border to Gwadar the share of other districts of Makran division, power losses, and power outages, Gwadar is always plunged into darkness because it does not receive regular and stable power

Zumurd Baloch, a Gwadar City resident, told Gwadar Pro that the old power system from the Pakistan-Iran border near Panjgur to Gwadar was lopsided and had traumatized the lives of ordinary people due to system failure

Meanwhile he breathed a sigh of relief over a new transmission line from the Pak-Iran border at Kalatu near Gabd-remdan to Jiwani and Gwadar, claiming that it would end long-hour power outages

Another resident, Mohsin Jan, a businessman, said that business in Gwadar had been languishing in the backdrop of sporadic availability of electricity ?The new transmission line will be a breath of fresh air for the Gwadar industry and trade a n a d o l u ag e n c y

Serbia registered more than 120 000 migrants including Pakistanis, last year in asylum centres across the country, according to figures released on Monday A total of 124,127 migrants passed through centres run by the country’s refugee and Migration Commissariat, showed the latest report by the agency “According to the latest statistical data, while some migrants stay longer, others stay shorter, and the average stay was 16 days In 2021 the average length of stay was 30 days, and in 2020, it was 36 days,” said the statement There are 3,059 people in 17 centres at present, while only 10 people were granted asylum in 2022 with another 40 receiving other forms of protection Most of the migrants are from Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, Morocco, and India, showed the data Serbia lies on the Western Balkan route frequently used by migrants to get to Europe Serbian officials have repeatedly underlined that they have and will have a humanitarian attitude towards refugees but the country does not want to be a victim

punjab ombudsman inter venes to provide over rs22.5m relief to complainants

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Islmabad Police has rejected orders of Special Assistant to Prime Minister Sardar Shahjahan Yousaf for appointment of 31 youth of his area in Capital Police as Constables

Documents available with Pakistan Today states that Islamabad police in reply to SAPM’s letter stated that the recruitment process in the ICT Police is fair and transparent and any recommendation or reference shall not be helpful for any candidate for his recruitment The Police said that every candidate has to go through a prescribed competitive process without any distinction or favour hence the communique said that the Capital Police shall complete the process as per the law and recrcuitment procedures already in place and any recommendation shall not be entertained

Earlier, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Sardar Shahjahan had reportedly recommended 31 candidates to IG Islamabad Akbar Nasir Khan for appointment as constables in Islamabad

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According to the official letter signed by Sardar Shahjahan Yousaf, the SAPM had recommended Muhammad Shakeel, Imran Ahmed, Wajahat Khalid Muhammad Nazir Muhammad Usman, Noman Ali, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Nazir, Hamza Shabir, Uzair rashid, Ishaq Khan, Anas Imtiaz, Umar Habib, Muhammad Shakeel, Umar Shafiq, Muhammad Faraz, Muhammad Sajjad, Hanzla, Muham- mad Nawaz, Muhammad Munir, Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Zaheer, Muhammad Zahid, rashid Ahmad, Muhammad Khalid, Afaq-ulZaman Muhammad Waqar Ehtisham Anwar, Muhammad Asif, Abdul rasheed, Muhammad owais, Zia ur rehman and Umer Asghar Muhammad Ilyas who belonged to KP and Balochistan

It is pertinent to note that Islamabad police had advertised 1668 posts of constables in october 2022 subsequently, a video has went viral on soc i a l m e d i a w h i c h d e p i c t s t h o u s a n d s o f c a n d id a t e s a pp e a r i n g i n the tests

In the latest development cumulative financial relief of rs22 5 million has been provided to applicants of Lahore and other districts who approached the office of the Punjab ombudsman for the payment of their pension, general provident fund, gratuity and other employment dues from provincial departments In a statement on Wednesday, a spokesman for the department said the ombudsman office has interceded for the necessary repair and maintenance of roads and cleanliness of sewerage lines in the areas of the applicants from Lahore, Attock, Mianwali, Jhelum, Jhang and Gujranwala districts This has helped in providing a neat and clean atmosphere to the locals, he added Alongside this, the spokesman reported the Jhelum municipal committee has prepared estimates of around two million rupees to repair the sewerage line of Madni Mohalla This step has been taken on the complaint of Abdul rahman of Jhelum who approached the ombudsman office to functionalise the sewerage line of his area