Thar

ISLAMKOT: Sindh Engro Coal Mining (SECMC) on Sunday made history after unearthing the first layer of indigenous coal from its open-pit coal mine in Thar Coal Block II, at a depth of 140 meters (460 feet) below the surface. The mining…

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in order to develop coal-rich Tharparkar district on Wednesday approved creation of Thar Foundation to develop social sectors such as education, health, water supply and other amenities.…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said for the first time, under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a genuine programme had been initiated -- to mine coal from Thar -- and this first coal power…

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday approved a scheme to turn the affectees of Thar coal mining project into beneficiaries of the project by giving them share for next 30 years. He approved this scheme while…

MITHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said the exploitation of Thar coal has been started and by the end of 2023 around 1980 MW power would be generated in four phases with an investment of $5b, while the first phase…

HYDERABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that Pakistan Army is proud to have undertaken nation building projects across the country in pursuit of continuous service to the people of Pakistan. General Bajwa…

NAUKOT: A five-year child has been feared to be infected by the crippling polio virus as a WHO team of doctors will visit the area today to check the child, ARY News reported on Saturday. A doctor of the Rural Health Centre Naukot in…

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday signed four agreements to set up two 1,650 MW coal based power plants in Hub and Thar under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The agreements included two each for implementation and…

UMARKOT: Agriculture experts working on the crops in barren areas have experimented with drip irrigation to grow a garden of berries in Umarkot. According to ARY News reporter Mumtaz Arisar, the Arid Zone Research Institute has…