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1.1KFeatured2Karachi to have new fuel jetty for better oil handling
The Ministry of Energy identified numerous limitations on Karachi ports, which has decreased its oil handling ability by half, charging billions of...
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1.3KEducation
Nine NUST Researchers among World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
Almost nine researchers from the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) ascended to distinction by standing among the world’s Top 2...
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977Pakistan
Health insurance for tribal people raised to Rs 1 million
The government has decided to increase per family health insurance package from Rs 720,000 to Rs 1 million under the Sehat Sahulat...
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1.2KPakistan
CM Buzdar inaugurates Rs 659.2 million Abdul Sattar Edhi Underpass
Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has inaugurated Gulab Devi Underpass worth Rs 659.2 million and declared to term it after...
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1.6KEconomy
SBP Amendment Bill bars government borrowing from central bank
Revised draft of SBP Amendment Bill 2021 has been approved by the federal cabinet that promises complete autonomy to State Bank of...
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1.9KFeatured2
Work on dualization of 796 km Chaman-Quetta-Karachi Highway begins
Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed voiced that construction work on the “most important” Karachi-Quetta highway will initiate this month....
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1.6KHot
Pakistan dependent on dollar inflows through international commercial banks
Pakistan constantly relies considerably on international commercial banks to generate dollar inflows to evade the reduction of foreign currency assets in spite...
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1.2KPakistan
Cabinet approves Pakistan’s first-ever national security policy
Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) 2022-2026 on Monday and called it a “historic moment” for...
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1.4KEricsson
Telecom giant Ericsson plans to increase investment in Pakistan
Telecom giant Ericsson has articulated the purpose to boost investment and host the finest technology in Pakistan. During a conference with Federal...
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985Lahore
450 Kanal agricultural land in Lahore to be used for Rs 25 billion industrial project
The government of Punjab has allowed using 450 Kanal agricultural land for industrial purposes by a Chinese company for a project worth Rs 25...
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2.7KEntertainment
Sajal Aly hailed as one of ‘Most Beautiful Faces of 2021’
Popular Pakistani actress Sajal Aly placed 79th on “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2021,” according to a list released by TC...
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1.0KEconomy
Foreign remittances fall by 6.6% to $2.35 billion in November 2021
Pakistan’s overseas remittances dropped by 6.6% during November 2021, as the exchange rate of the country also continues to obstinately drop against...
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1.1KKarachi
CDWP refers mega K-IV Karachi water supply project to ECNEC for approval
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved Establishment of Safe Blood Transfusion Services in ICT with a cost of Rs 528.4 million, recommended...
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1.3KEconomy
Real estate market main pillar of Pakistan’s economic growth in 2021
As the last year proved to be devastating for a number of segments of economy, from which a handful of areas showed...
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1.4KChina
HEC offers international scholarships in collaboration with China, Hungary
China and Hungary, in association with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), have proclaimed scholarships for Pakistani students for the 2022-23 admission. To...
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1.9Kdevelopment projects
Gulberg to Defence Chowk to be made 5-km signal-free corridor with Rs 2.8 billion
The government of Punjab gave approval for the construction of a 5-kilometres long signal-free corridor from Centre Point Gulberg to Defence Chowk,...
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3.1KPakistan
All Punjab families to get Naya Pakistan Sehat Card by March 2022
The government will be launching a historic welfare project of Naya Pakistan Sehat Card from January while Sehat Card has already been...
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1.4KPakistan
Punjab registers 2,970 FIRs, imposes fine to combat smog problem
Punjab has recorded more than 2,970 FIRs between October 1 and December 18, along with the imposition of a heavy fine on...
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793export
Revised strategic trade policy framework projects $57 billion export target by 2025
The Federal Cabinet has approved the revised Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2020-25 with a string of policy measures to promote the...
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1.2Kcredit card
FIA seized credit cards, bank accounts of 1,064 people linked to crypto transactions
Based on a month-old request submitted through the Cyber Crime Reporting Center (CCRC) in Islamabad, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has confiscated...
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828Economy
Pakistan gets $4.6 billion foreign loans in five months
According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs report, foreign loans increased to $4.69 billion in the first five months of the current...
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784Facebook
US government backs Google, Meta’s request to use undersea data cable to Asia
The Biden administration proposed that Alphabet’s Google and Facebook parent Meta be given approval to use an undersea cable connection to accommodate...
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859Pakistan
Rain at various parts of country reduce smog and air pollution
Rain with snow over the hills in upper/central Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar region, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir has helped reduce fog/smog and air...
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748International
Pakistan, Russia to collaborate in trade, investment and the energy sector
Pakistan and Russia have purportedly decided to mature a two-sided fiscal substructure via their central banks meant to facilitate trade, investment activities,...
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764dinosaur
Well-preserved dinosaur embryo found inside 66 million years old fossilized egg
A tiny animal in a tight tuck, legs pulled up, back twisted, beaked head bent toward its tail, is depicted in a life-reconstruction...
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690International
India blocks 20 Pakistani YouTube channels, 2 websites for raising awareness about Kashmir
Twenty Pakistani YouTube channels and two websites have been blocked by Indian authorities for promoting awareness about the dismal humanitarian situation in...
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611Coronavirus
WHO approves Novavax as 10th authorised COVID jab
The World Health Organization has approved a COVID inoculation prepared by US pharma giant Novavax for emergency use when the European Union...
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2.3KEducation
King Edward Medical University female student bags 23 gold medals
A student of King Edward Medical University (KEMU), Dr Noorus Saba Ahmed has been bestowed 23 gold medals for attaining the first...
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1.2KCryptocurrency
NFTs market reaches $22 billion as digital gold rush continues
This year, the worldwide market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) reached $22 billion, thanks to the popularity of collections like the Bored Ape...
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800Entertainment
Google honours Moin Akhtar on 71st birth anniversary with a Doodle
To honor the legendary actor on what would have been his 71st birthday and to demonstrate just how immense of a bequest he has...
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1.1KDubai Expo
Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo welcomes record 550,000 visitors in 82 days
Almost 550,000 people visited the Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates in just 82 days since its...
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848Electricity
World Bank approves $195 million loan to improve Pakistan’s electricity distribution
Pakistan has been approved a $195 million loans by The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors with the aim to increase electricity...
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2.3KHockey
Pakistan fails to reach final of Asian Champions Trophy for first time
In Dhaka, both the defending champions of the Asian Champions Trophy, Pakistan and India, were defeated in the semifinals. Pakistan’s failure is...
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962Smartphone
Redmi Note 11 4G with Snapdragon 680 arrives on FCC confirming global presence
Last month, Xiaomi released the Redmi Note 11 4G smartphone in China. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G88 processor,...
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752Education
School Milk Programme for students of 90 Punjab schools launched
Friesland Campina Engro Pakistan Ltd (FCEPL) in association with University of Education Punjab initiated a ‘School Milk Programme’ (SMP) in a splendid...
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890Current Account deficit
Current account deficit jumps to $7 billion in five months
The Current Account Deficit (CAD) in the month of November stood at $1.9 billion as compared to $1.76 billion during this month,...
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1.3KConstruction
Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway to be constructed on BOT basis at a cost of Rs 191 billion
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has officially approved four development plans valued at Rs 265 billion, as well...
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1.5KAutomotive
Sales tax on local electric vehicles slashed from 17% to 1%
Under the Auto Industry Development and Export Policy (AIDEP 2021-26), the government decided to offer a number of tax incentives to electric vehicles...
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1.5KInternational
Adeel Rana is first Pakistani-American to become NYPD Deputy Inspector
Pakistani origin police officer Adeel Rana serving in the New York Police Department (NYPD) made the nation proud when he was appointed...
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927Business
Collateral-free Asaan Finance Scheme by State Bank will be a game changer for SMEs
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir said that the SBP Asaan Finance Scheme (SAAF) will be a game-changer in...
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1.8KHot
SBP limits how much foreign currency you can buy in Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has amended its regulations regarding purchase of foreign currency in an attempt to curb the buying...
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2.1KEducation
Pakistan-origin Asma Ashraf receives prestigious French award
Pakistani-origin Asma Ashraf received France’s high-status National Order of Merit for her utmost facilities in parts of education and social well-being for...
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1.1KBusiness
Non-textile exports jump 25% to $4.61 billion in five months
Country’s non-textile exports grew 24.59 percent year-on-year to $4.61 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year. The government...
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1.5KCannabis
Pakistan’s bhang exports can reach $5 billion in next few years
Pakistan is attempting to gain a foothold in the multi-million dollar hemp (bhang) industry globally and the country is expected to reach...
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1.1KEntertainment
Fawad Khan joins Marvel Cinematic Universe with role in Disney+ series Ms Marvel
Fawad Khan is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe after the certifiable hunk confirmed his role in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series Ms Marvel....
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917Cryptocurrency
Pakistanis hold more than $20 billion in cryptocurrency assets, says FPCCI
Pakistanis currently hold more than $20 billion in cryptocurrency assets including Bitcoin, according to the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and...
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1.1KEntertainment
Maya Ali features in Filmfare’s Most Influential Women 2021
A great achievement- Maya Ali has succeeded to grasp her position in Filmfare UAE’s list of most influential women this year. ‘I...
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968Ehsaas
Four new purpose built multistoried Panagahs to be built in Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated the new model of Panagahs being constructed in Islamabad Capital Territory having better-quality standards and structure. ...
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735Pakistan
Banks disburse record Rs 1.4 trillion agricultural loans in FY21
Governor of SBP appreciated that despite Covide-19, collective efforts of 50 financial institutions under ACAC guidance helped to disburse unprecedented Rs 1.4...
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835Iran
Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train service can transport 80,000 tonnes of goods
Azam Khan Swati, the Federal Minister for Railways, inaugurated the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train to boost trade between the three countries. After a...
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972social media
WhatsApp will let you listen to voice messages before sending
Meta-owned messaging app has made a number of changes in order to make the chatting experience more engaging for users. One of...
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1.0Kcruise missile
Pakistan tests indigenous Babur cruise missile with enhanced range
The Pakistan Army successfully tested a ‘enhanced-range’ version of the indigenously developed Babur Cruise Missile 1B, according to a statement from the...
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1.2Kfertilizer
Fatima Fertilizer creates history with highest safe man-hours recorded
Fatima Fertilizer has earned the honor to become the first company to have made 60,220,000 safe man-hours, which is the greatest achievement...
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870Islamophobia
Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia to launch Islamic TV channel
Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia are planning to mutually launch a TV channel to encourage media links said Minister of Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry...
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805Economy
Oil, food imports surge 78% to $12.4 billion in July-November
The country’s oil and food imports moved up by 78 percent to $12.4 billion during the first five months of this fiscal year...
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870Education
More women universities to be set up by Punjab government
The government would set up new women universities in the province, the provincial minister said during the assembly’s Question Hour session. During...
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913Islamic Development Bank
Islamic Development Bank approves $180 million for Mohmand Dam in KP
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has accepted $252 million lends to Pakistan for the development of Mohmand Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and...
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838Economy
Pakistan economy’s money market, stock market and exchange rate under pressure
Due to worsening macroeconomic rudiments and provoking sentiments, three of the main markets of Pakistan economy’s, including the stock market, money market,...
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936Instagram
Meta-owned Instagram reportedly hits 2 billion active users
Instagram has reportedly reached two billion monthly active users on its platform, according to internal conversations leaked to CNBC. Instagram surpassed the new milestone...
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775chip shortage
IBM and Samsung’s new VTFET chip design may give phones week-long battery life
IBM and Samsung have announced a new semiconductor manufacturing design architecture they’re calling Vertical-Transport Nanosheet Field Effect Transistors (VTFET for short). The...
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883Concert
Record 732,000 attend Saudi music festival to openly mix and dance to western music
Officials confirmed that the MDLBeast Soundstorm music festival in Saudi Arabia had a record audience of over 700,000 people, marking the end of...
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775Domestic Violence
Women in Punjab reported 8,797 cases mostly of rape, domestic violence in 2020
In the era of 2019 and 2020, women in Punjab had gone through shockingly high occurrences of harassment, rape, sexual assault, kidnapping...
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1.1KPakistan
First-ever Fast Track Service to process, deliver passports at home within 2 days
A new service titled ‘Fast Track Service’ has been introduced by the government of Pakistan- intended to provide passports to candidates at...
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683International
Over time, chemical air pollution produces new toxins
Fragments of industrial chemical substances in the atmosphere can potentially convert into new more toxins which are untiring than the original pollution,...
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803NASA
How NASA Probe beat the heat to become first spacecraft to touch the sun
The Parker Solar Probe, a NASA spacecraft, has become the first to “touch the sun,” travelling into our star’s scorching atmosphere. The...
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617Google
Android 12 Go Edition packs major improvements over predecessor
Google has released Android 12 (Go edition), a version of its latest operating system aimed at low-cost, low-end smartphones with limited hardware...
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2.6KSports
Muhammad Waseem becomes number 1 boxer in WBA flyweight rankings
Muhammad Waseem of Pakistan has climbed to the top of the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) flyweight rankings. After defeating Colombian Robert Barrera...
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1.2KPakistan
Piyala lake in southern Punjab to be made recreational site for tourists
Bowl-shaped Piyala Lake located near the Indus River in southern Punjab to be made tourist site with boating area, walking track, gazebo,...
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923International
Pakistan, Oman take part in navy exercise in North Arabian Sea
A bilateral naval exercise named Thamar Al Tayyib 2021 (TAT-21) has been done by the Pakistan Navy and Royal Navy of Oman...
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686Hospital
LDA hands over 122 kanals to health department for a 100-bed hospital
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) dispensed the ownership of its 122 Kanal land which once contained the Kot Lakhpat fruit and vegetable...
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734export
IT & Telecom exports increase the most to $1.05 billion in five months
Pakistan’s IT and telecom services exports have reached their highest level in five months. For the period July-November FY2021-22, ICT export remittances,...
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1.4KAutomotive
Car prices to be fixed in Pakistan under new regulatory body
The government is considering establishing a price regulating board to determine car prices in order to break the automakers’ dominance. According to...
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3.1KCricket
New Zealand to tour Pakistan twice in 2022-23
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Monday that New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will tour Pakistan for two Tests and three One-Day Internationals...
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1.0Kindustrialization
Large scale manufacturing grows by modest 3.56% in July-Oct FY22
Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has contracted by 1.19 percent in October from the same month a year ago. After Covid-19, Pakistan witnessed a...
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851Business
Government to aid around five million small businesses under new SME policy
The government revealed the new Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Policy 2021-25, with the aim to promote nearly five million businesses via...
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718Pakistan
ECC gives approval to auto policy 2021-26 and textile and apparel policy 2020-25
With incentives to promote exports from Pakistan, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved Textile and Apparel Policy, 2020-25,...
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915social media
Twitter adds auto captions for all video uploads in tweets
Since Twitter’s CEO has changed, we’ve been hearing a lot about new features being released. This time, the company has created one...
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717CreditBook
Pakistani fintech CreditBook raises $11 million led by investment firm Tiger Global
Pakistani startups have raised more than $300 million this year alone, more than in the preceding six years combined. CreditBook, a Pakistani...
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801Cryptocurrency
Pakistan has no immediate plan to allow cryptocurrency
Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister of Information, had stated that there are no plans to legalize cryptocurrency in Pakistan anytime soon. “There...
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720International
Pakistani hero Naeem Rashid gets New Zealand’s highest bravery award
Two New Zealanders have been given the country’s premier valor award for challenging a white chauvinist gunslinger during a 2019 terror attack...
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1.4KFeatured2
Over 8 million hectares of wasteland to be turned to grow olive
Over eight million hectares of Pakistan’s wasteland can be utilized to cultivate olive which can be exported to make the foreign exchange...
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1.5KBudget 2020
Govt to impose 17% GST on 140 goods in the mini budget
The government of Pakistan completed the mini-budget to the tune of Rs 360 billion that would smack 17% General Sales Tax (GST)...
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834Technology
Apple to soon become the world’s first $3 trillion company
Just over a year after surpassing the $2 trillion-mark, Apple Inc is approaching a market capitalization of $3 trillion, a milestone that...
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1.2KInternational
Saudi Arabia issues guidelines for children performing Umrah
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia permitted children above the age of 12 to enter in the main area of the Grand Mosque...
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798Facebook
WhatsApp starts testing currency payments with Meta’s Novi wallet
In India and Brazil, WhatsApp offers payments feature that allows users to send and receive money using the messaging app. It was...
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827malnutrition
177,000 children in Pakistan die from malnutrition before they turn 5
Pakistan faces huge micro-nutrient deficiencies which have a deep influence on the immunity, growth, and mental development of children. Each year, over...
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1.2KE-Commerce
Pakistan’s grocery startup Krave Mart raises $6 million in pre-seed funding
Krave Mart, a quick-commerce (q-commerce) startup that offers the transfer of foodstuffs and other products in just 10 minutes, has upraised $6...
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752Inflation
Asian Development Bank forecasts higher inflation in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has predicted higher than projected inflation in Pakistan mostly due to a rise in energy rates and...
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781International
OIC meeting in Pakistan agrees to set up Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged its member and non-member states to mobilize the necessary financial resources in order to...
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874iOS
iOS 15.2 has arrived: Here’s all the new features coming to your iPhone
After an extended beta period, Apple’s iOS 15.2, which includes a slew of new features and updates, has begun to roll out...
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1.6KAutomotive
Suzuki, Toyota, Honda and Hyundai sold 18,714 cars in November 2021
The Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has released the November 2021 monthly car sales data. In October, car sales reached 21,000 units,...
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1.7KGilgit Baltistan
Skardu International Airport, Jaglot-Skardu road to turn GB into top tourist spot
The Skardu International Airport and Jaglot-Skardu road have been inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to the region. Previously,...
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1.1KCPEC jobs
Gwadar to generate 1.2 million high-paid jobs for skilled local youth
The coastal city of Gwadar is all set to provide around 1.2 million high-paid jobs for local skilled workers and professionals. The...
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732Coronavirus
COVID-19 and the deadliest viruses in history
COVID-19 has been proven to be the most deadly and contagious than most other viruses epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries....
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552Cryptocurrency
Bank of England warns that Bitcoin could become worthless
The Bank of England has issued a warning saying bitcoin could become “worthless”, and people investing in the cryptocurrency could lose everything....
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754China
Chinese B2B platform Global Building Material to invest $50 million in Pakistan
Global Building Material (GBM), a Chinese internet-based B2B platform, has announced plans to invest $50 million in Pakistan. GBM will open its...
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885Concert
Pakistan sets Guinness record for most cars at drive-in concert
Pakistan set the Guinness World Record for the most vehicles during a drive-in music concert in front of a massive gathering. The...
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1.5KEconomy
PM Imran Khan expects GDP to grow at a higher rate
The macroeconomic indicators of Pakistan were stable, and the GDP would grow at a greater rate by the end of this financial...
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794Pakistan
Remittances up 9.7% to $12.9 billion in five months
In November 2020, the remittances received from overseas Pakistanis had stood at $2.33 billion while during the same month, this year, they...
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957Fighter Plane
Explained: Why UAE suspended $23 billion arms deal with US
The United Arab Emirates has halted a multibillion-dollar arms deal to acquire F-35 fighter jets built in the United States, indicating Abu...
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2.6KCricket
English cricketer Sarah Taylor can’t wait to learn from Rizwan at Sussex
English woman cricketer Sarah Taylor cannot wait for Mohammad Rizwan to join the Sussex camp so she can learn from him. Taylor,...
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932Construction
Federal government to stop financing provincial development projects
The federal government has decided to stop financing provincial development projects, particularly those relating to devolved subjects. According to the 18th Constitutional...
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857debt servicing
Govt acquired $34.17 billion foreign loans in three years and returned $35.1 billion
The government has acquired $15.32 billion new foreign loans from multidimensional institutions and profitable banks in the previous fiscal year (2020-21), nearly...
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862FBR
NADRA to use artificial intelligence to compute income, tax liability of non-filers
Before the end of the year, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) will use advanced technology to evaluate the income and tax...
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2.4KCricket
Babar and Rizwan partnership records are now miles ahead of everyone else
The Pakistan cricket team completed a record T20I run-chase against the West Indies team on Thursday, rewriting cricket history in the process...
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692European Union
Seventh round of talks on Iran nuclear deal concludes in Vienna
The latest round of talks with Iran aimed at salvaging a landmark 2015 nuclear deal was adjourned on December 17 to allow...
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2.4Kcovid-19
Pakistan vs West Indies ODI series postponed to June 2022 over Covid cases
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja on Thursday said that a full-fledged West Indies team will again arrive in the country...
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1.1KEducation
Pakistan prepares over Rs 11 billion package for Afghan students
With the aim of providing the assistance package to the budding Afghan government, Pakistan has decided to give thousands of subsidies to...
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663Education
Winter vacations in schools to begin from January 3
National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has decided the rescheduling of winter vacations of education institutes on Friday and now winter vacations...
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1.0Kfootwear
Footwear exports likely to reach $1 billion by 2027
Pakistan’s footwear industry is expected to increase its exports to $1 billion by 2027, said Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association (PFMA) chairman. According...
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1.1KE-Commerce
Chikoo app launched as Brandverse raises multi-million dollar seed round
Chikoo app launched as Brandverse, a Pakistani e-commerce enabler, has earned multi-million dollar investment during a seed round run by the JS Group....
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814Automotive
Toyota spending $35 billion to produce 3.5 million electric cars of 30 models by 2030
Toyota is investing more than $35 billion in electric vehicles to keep up with rival global manufacturers in the quest to produce...
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2.1KCurrency
Cabinet extends deadline for old currency notes
The federal cabinet made a decision that some residents will be able to exchange old currency notes until December 31, 2026. The...
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1.5KGoogle
Google unveils top trending searches of Pakistan
Google has released a list of top trending searches of Pakistan – those that saw a significant increase in traffic over a...
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800India
Offering prayers in open spaces will not be tolerated in India’s Haryana
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar said that Muslims should only pray in their homes or at designated places and that they will...
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796Coronavirus
WHO expects severe omicron cases, warns against treating variant as mild disease
World Health Organization (WHO) expects an increase in the number of hospitalisations and fatalities and cautioned against treating the Covid omicron variant...
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874Business
IPOs of eight new companies raise record Rs 20 billion in 2021
Almost eight companies went public in 2021, which records the maximum number of offerings within a year since 2015. The afresh registered...
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921Careem
Uber in talks with Careem about foreign investment
Uber – the ride-hailing giant is in the development of hovering an investment north of $700 million for Careem, which the company...
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655Japan
Japanese Consul General terms Karachi vibrant and peaceful city
Karachi is turning into a lively city in which many social and cultural events are taking place on regular basis. The city...
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873Monetary Policy Committee
State Bank raises interest rate by 100 bps to 9.75%
Pakistan’s central bank raised the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 9.75 percent on Tuesday, in line with market expectations,...
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751iPad
iPad Pro with wireless charging, iPad Air 5, and iPad 10 to debut in 2022
On September 14th, Apple launched the highly regarded iPad Mini 6. According to reports, Apple will update three of its iPad models...
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631Automotive
Prices of petroleum products reduced by upto Rs 7
The federal government decreased the price of petroleum products by up to Rs 7 per litre, effective December 16, 2021. On Wednesday,...
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2.3KCricket
Pakistan defeat West Indies by 9 runs to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead
Pakistan won the second Twenty20 international in Karachi on Tuesday, defeating West Indies by nine runs in a dramatic ending to take...
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1.2KAviation
New Gwadar airport approved at Rs 51.298 billion, a 550% higher cost
The Federal Government made approval for setting up of New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) having over 550 percent higher cost i.e. Rs...
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898Pakistan
Wasa plans to convert disposal stations to solar energy
In order to utilize green energy, Water and Sanitation Agency WASA is going to transform its critical five major disposal stations into...
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720furniture
Furniture exports grow more than 202% in 4 months to $2.78 million
The furniture exports of Pakistan recorded an escalation of 202.49 percent in the first four months of the existing financial year as...
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1.2KCDA
180 foot-tall Ferris wheel to be installed at Islamabad’s lake view park
The largest Ferris wheel of Pakistan having an altitude of around 180 feet has been decided for installation at Lake View Park....
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2.4KCricket
Ben Stokes bowls 14 no-balls in a session of first Ashes Test but only 1 detected
During the first Ashes Test of the season between Australia and England at Gabba, Pakistan’s renowned cricketer Shoaib Akhtar claimed at least...
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760Cryptocurrency
Crypto scammers hack Indian PM Narendra Modi’s Twitter account
On Sunday, cryptocurrency scammers hacked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account, claiming that “the Indian government had officially purchased 500 bitcoin...
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967Featured
10,000 units of Moto Edge X30 sold in less than 3 minutes in first sale
Lenovo China General Manager for mobile division confirmed that the company sold 10,000 units of Moto Edge X30 in less than 3 minutes after it...
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1.4KAutomotive
Chery partners with Gandhara Nissan to launch Tiggo 8 Pro and 4 Pro SUVs in Pakistan
Chery Tiggo 8 and Tiggo 4 series have been unveiled by Gandhara Nissan Ltd. Chery Tiggo 8 Pro and Tiggo 4 Pro...
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835Pakistan
Overseas Pakistanis raising $50,000 CAD to support family of Priyantha Kumara
Overseas Pakistanis have upraised tens of thousands of dollars to deliver nonstop assistance to the family of Priyantha Diyawadan Kumara, a Sri...
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924Construction
Steel bar prices rise by Rs 2,000 to Rs 197,500 per ton
Steel bar makers have increased the prices by Rs 2,000 per ton, sky rocketing the price to Rs 197,000 due to continuous...
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840Inflation
Pakistan is still the cheapest country to live in: PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated that Pakistan is still the cheapest country to live in, claiming that the skyrocketing inflation will...
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709LNG
Pakistan LNG Limited utilizing only 70% of second LNG terminal
The Petroleum Division revealed that Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has been capable to exploit only 70% of the capacity of the country’s...
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643Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
ECP to hold Islamabad local bodies elections using EVMs
As parliament passed the bill to make it obligatory to use the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for elections, the Election Commission of...
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2.3KCricket
Pak vs Aus: Cricket Australia officials briefed on security arrangements
On Wednesday, security officials from the Cricket Australia paid a visit to the Special Security Unit (SSU) headquarters and were briefed on...
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692Aviation
NCOC allows Pakistanis stranded in Category C countries to return till Dec 31
Pakistanis living in Category C countries have till December 31 to travel home, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). ...
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661ISPR
Soldier martyred in terrorist attack at Pak-Iran border: ISPR
In a terrorist attack on a checkpoint near the Pakistan-Iran border on Tuesday, a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom, according to Inter-Services...
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672seed funding
Online travel platform Bookme.pk raises $7.5 million in ‘Series A’ funding round
Lahore-based Bookme.pk made an announcement that it has closed a $7.5 million Series-A subsidy round for its digital ticketing platform, as the...
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605Health Card
PM Imran Khan Launches Naya Pakistan Card Initiative
Prime Minister Imran Khan officially launched the Naya Pakistan Card initiative, taking jumbo welfare programmes of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government including...
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884International
Pakistan-born Farmida Bi elected global chair of Norton Rose Fulbright
Global law institution Norton Rose Fulbright has elected Pakistani lineage London capital markets and Islamic finance partner Farmida Bi as its global...
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774Coronavirus
Pandemic health costs pushed 500 million people into poverty
Globally, above half a billion (500 million) people were broken into extreme poverty the previous year because they paid for health costs...
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1.8KNadra
Pakistan will launch Asia’s first ever e-passport service next year
The federal government plans to issue e-passport service starting next year to make life easier for nationals. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed...
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2.6KCricket
Pakistan becomes first team to record 18 T20I wins in a calendar year
The win in Karachi on Monday against West Indies has made Pakistan the only team to win 18 Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) in...
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1.1KInternational
Saudi Arabia launches initiative to touch the Black Stone virtually with VR technology
During the inauguration of the Black Stone VR initiative, Sheikh Dr. Abdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais emphasized the effort to establish a virtual...
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1.1KFeatured2
Banks disburse Rs 23.5 billion low-cost housing loans in 5MFY22
Disbursement of low-cost housing loans jumped by 80 percent to Rs 23.5 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal...
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1.8Kdevelopment projects
Rawalpindi to be divided into city, cantonment and saddar tehsils
The government had taken the decision to divide Rawalpindi into three tehsils i.e. city, cantonment, and Saddar, Punjab Law Minister Mohammad Basharat Raja had...
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1.5Kengro
New 100,000 tons PVC Plant of Engro Polymer inaugurated by PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan had inaugurated a 100,000-tonne PVC III plant of Engro Polymer and Chemicals (EPCL), which will help to enable...
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1.2KEntertainment
Aima Baig becomes Most-Streamed Artist on Spotify Pakistan
Aima Baig, a well-known leading Pakistani singer, has added several success stories and achievements during her charismatic career and now she achieved...
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948Electricity
NEPRA notifies Rs 4.74 hike in power tariff for October
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) announced an increase in the electricity tariff of Rs 4.74 on Thursday. According to a...
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648Judiciary
Police and judiciary Pakistan’s most corrupt institutions, says Transparency International
Over 90 percent of Pakistanis consider that inflation and price hikes are the maximum in the PTI government’s era compared to former...
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670Ehsaas
ADB approves $603 million loan to support Pakistan’s Ehsaas programme
Acknowledging the importance of the Ehsaas program in Pakistan, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan worth $603 million. A statement of...
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1.3KFaisalabad
Pakistan’s biggest expo center to be constructed in Faisalabad
Usman Buzdar, the Chief Minister of Punjab has given consent in principle for constructing the largest expo center of Pakistan in Faisalabad....
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865Google
Sport and entertainment news dominate top 2021 Google searches
While the year 2020 was marked by a surge in people anxiously Googling everything connected to the coronavirus, the old standards of...
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2.4KCricket
Shahid Afridi join Quetta Gladiator for his farewell PSL season
After playing for the Multan Sultans last season, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi will play for the Quetta Gladiators in his final...
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708green bond
WAPDA eyes to raise $2.4 billion in 4-5 years through Green Bonds
WAPDA aims to generate $2.4 billion in the next four to five years through Green Bonds, securing annually between $500-600 million on...
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887Economy
Govt to change the formula for determining the rate of inflation
The government has decided to modify the formula for finding the rate of inflation in the country and for this purpose the...
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682China
China-Pakistan friendship provinces, cities set up to promote cooperation
A meeting on collaboration between China and Pakistan Friendship Provinces and Cities was held online which served as a highlight of commemorations...
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1.2KFaisalabad
Brothers Gas of UAE to set up plant in Pakistan with $15 million investment
The Board of Investment (BOI) has confirmed that Brothers Gas, a UAE-based company, will invest $15 million in Pakistan to build an industrial...
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2.4KCricket
Rohit named India’s white-ball skipper as Kohli loses ODI captaincy
Rohit Sharma, has taken over both the white-ball and test teams captaincy from Virat Kohli ahead of their tour of South Africa later...
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1.3KGilgit Baltistan
Government to introduce high speed internet in Northern Areas
High-speed internet facilities will be accessible shortly in Kaghan, Chitral, Naran, Neelum Valley, and other tourism hotspots in the northern areas of...
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1.3KFeatured
Karachi’s first-ever modern mass transit Green Line bus service launched
Prime Minister Imran Khan has officially initiated the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit project in Karachi, a ray of hope for the...
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811circular debt
Power sector circular debt rose by Rs 139 billion to Rs 2.419 trillion during 4MFY22
Pakistan’s circular debt, during the first half (July – October) of the fiscal year 2021-2022, has increased by Rs 139 billion. In...
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764Fintech
Jack Dorsey’s Square changes corporate name to Block
Square, a financial services firm co-founded by now-former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has changed its name to Block. Square has extended outside...
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761crypto mining
Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB is here, but what does it mean for crypto miners and gamers?
Nvidia said in February 2021 that it would reissue several of its older GPUs, including the RTX 2060 and GTX 1050 Ti,...
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585Lahore
70% of Lahore illegally built, says ACE Punjab
Almost 70% of Lahore is unlawfully built, Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Director-General Gohar Nafees disclosed on Wednesday. In line with the report...
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708Malala Yousafzai
Pakistan’s Malala, Abia, Laila make it to ‘BBC 100 Women 2021’
Winning the world with their absolute willpower, drive, and involvement, three Pakistani women have made their place in BBC 100 Women list....
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617Foreign exchange reserves
SBP foreign exchange reserves rise $2.65 billion to $18.66 billion
The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan increased by 16.6% or $2.648 billion to $18.658 billion during the week ended on December 3...
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898spyware
Mitto AG managing OTPs for Google, Twitter and WhatsApp involved in spying
Mitto AG, a Swiss company that helped technology giants like Google, WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Telegram with OTP services, is currently embroiled...
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897Lahore
Smog in Lahore: Find Out What’s Causing It & How To Protect Your Health
Lahore, the capital of Punjab, has been dubbed the world’s most polluted city due to its poor air quality thanks to pollution...
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806Business
Services export rises 24% to $2.122 billion in first four months
Services export has been risen by over 24.25 percent year-on-year to $2.122 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal...
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1.0KDocumentary
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy receives award from British human rights organisation
Pakistani-Canadian journalist, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, two-time Academy Award champion, has been granted by British human rights organization The People’s Portfolio for “inspiring leadership,...
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824Cement
Cement sales rise 7% to 4.82 million tons in November
During the period from July to October, this year, the domestic sales and export of cement in Pakistan came down by 7...
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837Copyright
YouTube reveals millions of videos get hit with incorrect copyright claims
Between January and June of this year, over 2.2 million YouTube videos were subjected to copyright claims, which were later reversed, according...
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2.0KAviation
Flydubai to start direct tourist flights to Skardu
Flydubai, a government-owned budget airline based in Dubai, has applied to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to operate flights to and from...
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1.1KKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
KP, Punjab collectively had 54,746 road accidents in last six years
An 8% drop in the total number of deaths from road accidents has been recorded in Pakistan between a six-year period of...
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1.6KBusiness
Coca-Cola to inaugurate $50 million greenfield plant in February, 2022
Coca-Cola Icecek Pakistan on Monday said the $50 million greenfield project in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be completed by...
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1.2KInstaKin
InstaKin startup connects overseas Pakistanis with families
A native startup InstaKin is conveniently connecting the overseas Pakistanis with their families back home, resolving the common however unattended disputes like...
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2.5KCricket
Pakistan clean sweep Bangladesh Test series
Sajid Khan’s superb performance helped Pakistan to win over Bangladesh in the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka...
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751International
UAE announces 4.5-day workweek, Saturday-Sunday weekend
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that all government institutions will adopt a new four-and-a-half-day workweek, with Friday afternoon, Saturday, and...
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1.3KLahore
Pakistan to reopen Lahore’s famous Jain temple
After nearly three decades, Pakistan is soon going to reopen the well-known Jain Temple after its rebuilding and renovation. Jain Mandir- The...
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863National Savings
National Savings outflows reduce government’s borrowing options
The outflows from the National Savings Schemes (NSS) continued during the first four months of 2021-22 when the government of Pakistan has...
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1.3Kdevelopment projects
Balochistan to release Rs 182 billion to FWO for dam, road projects
The Balochistan cabinet has discussed a 21-point agenda in a marathon session and took numerous decisions on essential matters, with the release...
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1.1KHot
Switzerland legalises suicide machine, providing users with a painless death
Switzerland has green lighted the controversial suicide machine the so-called Sarco Pod — 3D printed pods that allow people to choose the...
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1.5KAutomotive
MG announces massive price increase for its HS, ZS models
Following the price increase by several other well-known brands due to the depreciation of the Pakistani rupee against dollar, MG Motors Pakistan...
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780Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Free liver transplant facility in KP only for poor patients
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has taken an initiative for poor people and decided to give free liver transplant facilities only to ‘selected...
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703Kinnow
Kinnow exporters hit by import tax increase by Taliban
The Afghan government has imposed an Rs 33 per kg import tax on kinnow this season against Rs 3.5 per kg of...
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1.8KConstruction
First-ever plastic road in Islamabad made with 10-tonne bottles goes functional
Pakistan’s ‘first plastic road,’ carpeted with almost 10 tonnes of recycled plastic waste, was inaugurated in Islamabad on Monday. Interior Minister Sheikh...
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1.5KIndia
13 dead, Gen Bipin Rawat in critical condition as IAF chopper crashes in Tamil Nadu
An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter Mi-17V5, carrying Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat crashed on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu, the air force...
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1.1KAutomotive
Toyota will only sell zero-emission vehicles by 2035 in Europe
At a recent media event in Brussels, Toyota revealed a zero-emission green strategy aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 100 percent in...
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2.0KFeatured2
14-storey Italian cruise ship bought for Rs 2 billion to be dismantled and sold as junk
The 1200-room Italian-built cruise ship which was purchased for Rs 2 billion and brought to Pakistan will now be destroyed and sold...
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1.7KPakistan
Sialkot tragedy could be a turning point, says Malik Adnan after receiving appreciation letter
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday presented Malik Adnan – the man who tried to save the life of his Sri Lankan...
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931Pakistan
President Alvi promoting family dental practice called out for ‘conflict of interest’
Dr. Awab Alvi, son of President Dr. Arif Alvi, said approving a $25 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among the Alvi Dental...
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2.2KMonetization
TikTok rolls out new Creator Next monetization program
TikTok has announced the launch of Creater Next, a prime area for all of the platform’s monetization tools, as well as some upgrades...
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2.9KKamyab Jawan Program
Kamyab Jawan Drive launched to engage youth in professional sports activities
To restore Pakistan’s sports culture, Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated the country’s largest sports initiative, ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive’. For the...
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745China
Pakistan offers huge opportunities to Chinese investors in the textile sector
Pakistan has offered the Chinese investors gigantic opportunities to mature a deeper understanding of the investment opportunities in the textile sector, said...
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822Coronavirus
Low vaccination creating new Covid variants, warns WHO
The World Health Organization cautioned a “toxic mix” of low vaccination coverage and little testing rates was generating fertile breeding ground for...
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1.2KEducation
Pakistani writer Aysal Waheed published six books on Amazon at the age of 11
Pakistani creative writer Aysal Waheed has efficaciously published six books on Amazon at the tender age of 11. It has been informed from...
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705employment
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia ink agreement for worker recruitment, skill verification
According to the Foreign Office statement, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed agreement for worker recruitment and skill verification of Pakistani workers who...
