Sunday, 30 January 2022

Development in Gwadar

 https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2022/01/30/six-gwadar-uplift-projects-in-the-offing/

Sunday, 16 January 2022

Transportation in Pakistan

Keti Bander and Thar Coal Field link 

https://www.dawn.com/news/1648105 

Monday, 20 September 2021

Power Resources of Pakistan - News article

1. Pakistan faces an unexpected dilemma - too much electricity

Read the new article here. 

Shifting to Thar lignite
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/939319-shifting-to-thar-lignite

Oil & Gas demand remain robust.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2346093/oil-gas-demand-remains-robust

Pakistan Coal Resources
https://www.dawn.com/news/371000/pakistans-coal-resources#:~:text=The%20bituminous%20variety%20is%20used,Railways%20during%20the%20colonial%20regime.



Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Fishing Industry Practice Questions

Fishing Industry in Pakistan

Fishing Industry - Reading Material & Pictures

Fishing Industry

Names of major fish harbours of Pakistan;

  • Karachi Fish Harbour – the biggest and oldest. Handles 90% of fish and seafood catch and 95% of fishing exports.

  • Karachi fisheries Harbor

  • Korangi Fish Harbour

  • Pasni Fish Harbours

  • Gwadar Fish Harbour


The fishing methods include the basic and modern methods both.

  • Cast nets (thrown by hand) are usually used in wooden boats. Traditional fishing vessels shoot gill-net during evenings and fetch them out in the morning, this helps catch fish species like tuna, etc. 

  • Fishing Trawlers – commercial fishing vessels which is designed to drag and pull a trawl (fishing nets pulled at the bottom of the sea or at a specified depth)

  •  Modern Vessels -  

  • Mechanized fishing boats

  • Gillnetters  

  • Freezing vessels (used only in exclusive economic zones)


Gillnets


Mechanized Fishing Vessel



Bottom Trawl

Cast Net


Traditional Wooden Boats

Fish Preservation by Salting

Fish Preservation by Drying



Sunday, 14 March 2021

Trade

Trade deficit widens by 10.64pc in 8MFY21

Read the news article here and note the important points.

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 24%

Read the new article here  and try answering the question given below.

Pakistan-Iran-Turkey cargo train service to resume this week

  Read the article here

GSP+ Status of Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/625091-eu-extends-gsp-plus-status-to-pakistan-till-2022

Pakistan & European Markets

Please read the article here

https://www.dawn.com/news/1620895/khewra-salt-set-to-be-registered-with-international-trade-bodies