PTCL Group joins hands with National Emergency Center for Polio eradication from Pakistan
Under corporate social responsibility, PTCL & Ufone 4G joined hands with the National Emergency Center, Government of Pakistan to extend its support for Polio eradication from Pakistan. The national telecommunication group created awareness by leveraging its vast network to promote vaccination against the disease that can physically impair children for life if not prevented in…
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Building Communities: KE Renovates Tanveer Shaheed Park
Committed to making Karachi’s future more clean and green, K-Electric has renovated yet another park in the city. Located in the densely populated area of Nazimabad, Tanveer Shaheed Park had remained in an unusable condition for years, which will now provide a recreational facility to around 1,000 households in the vicinity. This development initiative was…
foodpanda Pakistan partners with City Traffic Police for license renewal of its riders
Reinforcing its commitment to continue serving the community, foodpanda Pakistan collaborated with City Traffic Police for the license renewal of its riders at the riders hubs in Lahore. The license renewal drive was spread over two days where riders got their relevant documents validated according to applicable traffic guidelines. Few new riders were also issued…
KE Awards 500/220 KV KKI Grid Station Contract For 4th Interconnection with National Grid
In another milestone towards securing Karachi’s energy future, KE has awarded the EPC contract for the construction of 500/220 kV KANUPP – K-Electric Interconnection (KKI) Grid to Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Limited. The signing ceremony between Siemens and K-Electric was held at KE’s Head Office. KKI Grid will be the addition of fourth interconnection in…
NEPRA grants 8,417 net-metering licenses in Fiscal Year 2020-21
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) granted 8,417 Net-Metering Licences with accumulated capacity of around 146MW during last fiscal year 2020-21. Sources told APP here on Tuesday that the total installed capacity of net-metering consumers had reached around 232MW till June 30, 2021. In the wake of high electricity prices by all power distribution companies…
Capital’s air quality healthy amid slight increase in pollutants ratio
The air quality of the federal capital on Friday was recorded healthy whereas a slight uptick was witnessed in the air pollutants ratio that remained below permissible limits due to less vehicular traffic on roads after scorching heat reduced masses to limited outdoor visits. The air quality data has been collected by Pakistan Environmental Protection…
No Unannounced Load Shed in City: KE
KE today strongly denied any news of unannounced load shed taking place across the city, as the country grapples with an unprecedented heat wave. Just recently, the Pak Met Department declared April 2022 to be the hottest month on record in 61 years. Commenting on the impact to the power sector, Director Communications and Spokesperson…
Rise in Temperature is Causing Surge in Power Demand: KE Spokesperson
Director Communications and Spokesperson K-Electric Imran Rana clarified that the current heatwave conditions across the country were driving a surge in electricity demand. He stated “While K-Electric is undertaking all possible measures to manage the current situation, the company may have to undertake load management in some areas to bridge the gap between demand and…
Rs 78,544.13 million disbursed for water sector projects so far
The government has disbursed a sum of Rs 78,544.13 million, out of total allocation of Rs 102,472.69 million for various water sector projects under Annual Public Sector Development Programme for year 2021-22 so far. According to Planning Commission data, out of disbursed amount, local component stood at Rs 64,198.88 million while Rs 14,354.24 million received…
Must Have Faith to Build a Better Society: Philanthropists
“You need to have a vision in order to succeed”. This is what Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, CEO, Akhuwat Foundation – had to say who has recently been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 for his humanitarian work in poverty alleviation. He made these remarks during the first webinar of the Reflections series titled…