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686MonetizationGoogle starts running new types of ads on YouTube Shorts
YouTube is testing ads on Shorts, a short-form video tool similarly to TikTok and Instagram that the firm launched in 2020. Google’s...
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1.4Kemployment
Skilled Pakistani labour will soon be offered employment opportunities in Italy
Italy is looking forward to giving Pakistan comprehensive market access to its labour market, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Italy, Jauhar Saleem revealed. While...
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4.0KAviation
PIA opens first engineering hangar for aircraft maintenance at Islamabad airport
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has initiated its first engineering hangar for aircraft maintenance at the Islamabad International Airport (IIA). The hangar is...
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1.5KCurrent Account deficit
Pakistan’s current account deficit jumped to $13.17 billion in 9 months
The current account deficit of the country has almost doubled in March to $1 billion as compared to the previous month, taking...
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915Imran Khan
Following Imran’s visit, Russia prepares 4-year economic cooperation plan with Pakistan
After the visit of last Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Moscow, Russia has shared a draft four-year (2022-2025) roadmap for development...
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719Smartphone
Your Android phone’s charging cable could soon charge an iPhone
European Parliament voted in favor of legislation that will compel Apple to offer a USB-C charging port across all of its devices. Members of...
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881Electricity
Pakistanis facing up to 18 hours of loadshedding amid worsening heat wave
Several parts of Pakistan witnessing extreme loadshedding for long durations amid worsening heat wave, disrupting daily life and businesses. While urban centres...
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719Pakistan
ADB disburses $1.31 billion in loans and grants to Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given loans and grants of almost $1.31 billion to Pakistan in 2021, including $1.01 billion from...
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1.0KChina
Pakistan to set up new LNG terminal on coast of Arabian Sea with China’s help
Daewoo Gas has signed contract with China National Chemical Engineering Group Corporation (CNCEC) on April 21 to set up a new LNG...
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1.9KCDA
Sihala Flyover will be constructed on Kahuta Road by FWO in one year
The Sihala Flyover project has been given to Frontier Work Organisation (FWO) after terminating the contract with a private company, the city...
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1.6KInflation
World Bank says rising food prices to curtail purchasing power of Pakistanis
According to the World Bank, the rising food and energy prices in Pakistan is likely to decrease the real purchasing power of...
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827Google
Google’s growth continues, Alphabet slips in profit but reports $68 billion for Q1
In 2022, Alphabet Inc, the parent company of the search engine giant Google, had a financial setback. In comparison to the previous...
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775Islamic Banking
Shariat Court gives govt 5 years to get rid of Riba-based unislamic banking system
The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) issued a decision in a long-running case on Riba (interest), ruling the current interest-based banking system to...
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763China
Pakistan exported 13,866 tons of fish meal to China in Jan-Feb
Export of Pakistan’s fish meal to China hit 13,866 tons crossing a value of over $15.68 million, a year-on-year increase of 250.59%...
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895Pakistan
Dates processing factory set up at a cost of $6.36 million in Panjgur begins production
The UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) has announced to begin commercial production at a dates processing factory in Panjgur in Balochistan, which...
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768Featured
PM Shehbaz Sharif announces end to loadshedding from May 1
As crippling power outages continue, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued the orders to end loadshedding in the country from May 1. ...
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1.3KHot
BRT to be launched from Peshawar’s Hayatabad to Warsak Road
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is looking forward to starting Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Ring Road between Hayatabad and Warsak Road for the facilitation...
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1.2KInstagram
Instagram starts rewarding original content and tests new Pin Post feature
Instagram has tweaked its algorithm yet again, this time trying to help “value original content more” and now testing a new Instagram...
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875Automotive
Changan suspends bookings for Alsvin and here is why
Because of its attractive price despite the recent hike, the Changan Alsvin has grown popular among Pakistani automobile buyers. Its popularity has...
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959Construction
KP govt failed to launch 10 major foreign funded projects worth over Rs 203 billion
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government failed to start 10 major foreign-funded projects costing more than Rs 203 billion in the current fiscal...
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906Business
Meezan Bank surpasses HBL to become second most profitable bank after UBL
United Bank Limited (UBL) reported a net profit of Rs 9.394 billion for the quarter ended March 31, followed by Meezan Bank...
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558Automotive
ECC approves Rs 68.7 billion grant to provide petroleum products at subsidised rates
Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved Rs 68.7 billion supplementary grant to pay for the cost of providing the petroleum products at...
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691Economy
Deposits held by banks increased to reach Rs 20.47 trillion in March
On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, the total deposits held by banks have shown an increase of 2.9 percent to reach Rs 20.47...
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668Mobile Application
Apple to remove outdated apps from its app store
Apple has issued warning that the company will remove from the App Store apps that have not been updated in a significant...
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790Economy
IMF agree to Pakistan’s request to increase the loan size from $6 billion to $8 billion
In talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan made a major advancement when a finance ministry official said the Fund would increase...
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672Medical
Health startup medIQ raises $1.8 million in pre-seed round
Health-tech startup medIQ raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed round, CEO and founder Dr. Saira Siddique said in an interview. The startup...
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1.0Kdevelopment projects
Foundation stone of 303km Khuzdar-Kuchlak highway laid in Balochistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has laid the foundation stone of 303km Khuzdar-Kuchlak highway in Balochistan on Saturday, ensuring to expedite development projects...
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722Dogecoin
Dogecoin jumped 40% after Elon Musk sealed $44 billion Twitter deal
The price of Dogecoin cryptocurrency shot up nearly 40 percent after Elon Musk finalized a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion in...
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746Automotive
Government to pull off subsidies on fuel prices and hike petrol by up to Rs 20
Miftah Ismail, the finance minister, agreed to the IMF’s recommendation to lower fuel and power subsidies and discontinue the business tax amnesty...
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846Pakistan
30,000 acres of land being made fertile in Punjab annually
Almost 30,000 acres of barren land are being made fertile annually in Punjab. The official sources in Agriculture Engineering Department said that...
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881Pakistan
Pakistan Railways reduces train fare by 30% for Eid’s three days
Federal Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday announced a 30 percent reduction in train fare on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The railway’s minister...
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660International
OIC discusses Israeli aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque
An extraordinary meeting of permanent representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries discussed Israeli aggression at Al-Aqsa Mosque and...
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653Large Hadron Collider
Large Hadron Collider sets high energy world record for proton acceleration
Europe’s Large Hadron Collider has started up its proton beams again at unprecedented energy levels after going through a three-year shutdown for maintenance and...
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777gas connection
Pakistan to develop Strategic Underground Gas Storage at a cost of Rs 127 billion
Pakistan will produce a Strategic Underground Gas Storage (SUGS) at a cost of Rs. 27 billion. The bankable feasibility study in this...
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477Medical
Medical oxygen plants to be set up in Punjab and KP hospitals
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) is going to set up medical oxygen plants in four districts of the Punjab...
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610Google
Google will ban all call recording apps from Play Store
Google intends to impose restrictions on the Accessibility API next month, which means that all of the top call recording apps will be...
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867Aviation
PIA launches new state-of-the-art Airbus A320 simulator for pilot training
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has unveiled a modernized Airbus A320 simulator for pilot training, refresher courses, and air safety. The new Airbus...
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1.3Kexport
Pakistan’s food exports up by 18.92% to $3.961 billion in 3 quarters
Pakistan’s food exports witnessed a hike of 18.92 percent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year against the corresponding...
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834Maryam Nawaz
Shehbaz, Nawaz, Maryam and other 150 people removed from Exit Control List
The new government has removed names of several high-profile personalities, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, from the no-fly list. The Cabinet in its maiden...
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799Taliban
TikTok and PUBG banned by Afghan Taliban because they mislead the youth
On Thursday, the Taliban banned video-sharing app TikTok as well as the survival-shooter game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), claiming that they were leading...
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1.0KCurrency
UAE issues new Dh5, Dh10 polymer currency notes with advanced security features
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched two new polymer currency notes in the values of five and ten dirhams, each with...
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805Imran Khan
Imran Khan breaks a world record on Twitter
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has smashed a global record on Wednesday after he spoke in a live...
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1.2KCPEC
NHA allows PC-1 of Rs 44 billion for Muzaffarabad-Mansehra CPEC Link Road
The Executive Board of the National Highway Authority (NHA) has recommended the PC-I for the construction of the Muzaffarabad-Mansehra (China Pakistan Economic...
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1.1KISPR
Army major martyred in gunfight with terrorists in Balochistan’s Awaran
In a battle with terrorists in Baluchistan’s Awaran, a Pakistan Army major was martyred and another soldier was injured, according to the...
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690Aviation
PIA’s first-ever direct flight to Sydney delayed due to security concerns
On the recommendation of the Australian Homeland Affairs Department, Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) inaugural flight from Lahore to Sydney has been postponed...
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1.2KEntertainment
Pakistani musician Jibran Raheel wins global singing contest in Turkey
Pakistan’s talented musician, Jibran Raheel, has made the country proud after he won the international singing contest held in Turkey. The ‘Jhoota...
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876export
Pakistan’s non-textile exports jump by 24.28% to $9.11 billion in nine months
The country’s non-textile exports have jumped by 24.28 percent year on year to $9.11 billion during the first nine months of the...
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1.6KAutomotive
New world record set for third most expensive car number plate sold
At the first ‘Most Noble Numbers’ charity auction, a number plate sold for 3.5 million Dirham, thus became world’s third-most-expensive number plate....
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876Entertainment
Netflix loses 200K subscribers for first time in a decade
Netflix, the world’s largest streaming service, revealed a drop in subscribers for the first time in more than a decade and forecasted further...
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1.2KChina
1014-MW Karachi nuclear unit 3 powered by Chinese reactor starts operation
A nuclear power unit in Pakistan using China’s Hualong One reactor has started commercial operations from Monday, as per the China National...
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2.2Kdevelopment projects
Rawalpindi’s Peshawar Road from Koral to Motorway Chowk to be made signal free
Divisional Commissioner Noor ul Amin Mengal said on Tuesday that a proposal has been formulated to make the Rawalpindi section of Peshawar...
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1.7KAutomotive
Changan car prices get a huge hike
Following in the footsteps of KIA, Changan car prices have skyrocketed significantly. This seemingly inevitable price rise appears to be unstoppable, with...
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914Elon Musk
Elon Musk says he is ready with $46.5 billion to buy Twitter
A week later after Twitter used the poison pill to thwart Elon Musk’s plan to take over the micro-blogging site, the Tesla...
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785Food
Pakistan’s petroleum and food imports surged to $21.87 billion in three quarters
Pakistan’s petroleum and food import bill increased by 59.98 percent to $21.87 billion during the July-March period against $13.67 billion in the...
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1.4KFeatured2
PTI promised five million houses but constructed only 59,000 housing units
Only around 59,000 housing units have been worked upon across the country out of which 20,000 have been completed so far under...
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2.2KPakistan
Pakistani startups raised record $540 million across 99 deals since 2021
Pakistani startups finally joined the big league, collectively raising a record $540 million from 2021 to 2022 first quarter across 99 deals....
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1.1KDiamer Bhasha Dam
PM Shehbaz calls for completion of $2.8 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam three years early
The construction of the mega project of the Diamer-Bhasha dam would prove to be a lifeline for the country’s future, improve the...
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854Automotive
Kia raises prices again by up to Rs 300,000
Lucky Motor Corporation Ltd (LMCL) on Monday raised Kia car prices of its vehicles by Rs 200,000-Rs 300,000 for the second time...
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2.0KChina
Pakistan exported 1,606 tons of Chilgoza pine nuts worth $17.67 million to China
According to the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, China imported $17.67 million worth of Pakistani Chilgoza pine...
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2.7KCitizenship
UAE announces new entry and long-term residence scheme with more benefits
The UAE cabinet has announced new entrance and residence scheme in order to reinforce the UAE’s status as an exceptional place to...
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16.0Kinternet
PTA says internet speed back to normal in Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said Thursday that the internet speed in the country is back to normal routine scheduled maintenance activity. Notifying the...
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3.7KInternational
Arif Anis named Freeman of the City of London for One Million Meals campaign
Well-known author and thought leader Arif Anis became the first Pakistani author to be bestowed with the highest honors from the city of...
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1.8Kdevelopment projects
Construction work begins on Rawalpindi Ring Road project at Baanth
Rawalpindi Commissioner and Project Director Ring Road Rawalpindi Noorul Amin Mengal performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the construction work of Ring Road...
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1.5KElectricity
27 power plants out of order due to technical problems, Shehbaz told
The Power Division told Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that currently there was no electricity shortage in Pakistan and power plants were shut...
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925Economy
Private sector borrowed Rs 1.198 trillion from banks in three quarters
The overall bank credit to the private sector increased by 170 percent during the first nine months of the present fiscal year...
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1.2KEntertainment
‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’ creates history; smashes all records
‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’, starring Yash and Sanjay Dutt, broke all box office records on its first day, grossing over INR 134.5 crore....
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819Automotive
Toyota bZ4X all-electric SUV hits the road at $42000
Toyota has finally disclosed pricing for its planned bZ4X SUV before it reaches at dealers later this spring, after revealing the company’s...
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866Bullion Rate
Gold price in Pakistan jumps by Rs 900 per tola to reach Rs 133,300
Gold price in Pakistan gained Rs 900 per tola and Rs 771 per 10 grams to settle at Rs 133,300 and Rs...
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712internet
3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 113.11 million by end-March
According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 1.73 million to 113.11 million...
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824Economy
Pakistan’s industrial output grew 8.6% in February
The large-scale manufacturing (LSM) has risen 8.6 percent year-on-year in February, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed the Pakistan’s industrial output...
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1.1KKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road reopened to all sorts of traffic after 6 months
The Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad (MNJ) Road has been reopened to all sorts of traffic till the Batakundi area on Sunday, facilitating to reviving and...
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949Electricity
KP borrows Rs 7.2 billion from banks for fast completion of energy projects
Corporate commercial financing has been initiated for the first time in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa intended to help expeditious construction of ongoing energy projects....
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855Cannes Film Festival
Saim Sadiq’s Joyland becomes first Pakistani feature to be selected for Cannes
Year 2022 is proving to be auspicious for Pakistan’s entertainment industry. After Arooj Aftab shook the nation by winning Pakistan’s first Grammy and now...
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741International
Death sentence to 6, life imprisonment to 7 and 2-year-jail for 76 in Priyantha Kumara lynching case
An anti-terrorism court has ordered death sentences to six people and life sentences to nine others in the lynching case of Sri...
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2.8KFeatured
Orange route of Metro bus service from Peshawar Morr to Islamabad Airport initiated
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif launched the Peshawar Morr to Islamabad Airport Metro Bus service. The project was expected to go functional in...
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1.9KEconomy
World Bank raises Pakistan’s growth forecast to 4.3% from 3.4%
Reducing Pakistan’s economic growth rate prediction for the present fiscal year by nearly one percent, the World Bank (WB) stated that the...
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1.4Kmarketplace
B2B raw material marketplace Zaraye raises $2.1 million in pre-seed funding
Zaraye, a Karachi-based business-to-business raw materials marketplace, earned $2.1 million in a pre-seed round headed by Tiger Global and Zayn Capital, as...
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1.2KEdhi Foundation
Moments of silence observed globally for Bilquis Edhi
Apex academic institutions in over 90 countries observed ‘Moments of Silence’ for Ms Bilquis Edhi, as a mark of reverence at the...
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707Medical
Dow University of Health Sciences starts free liver transplants
The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Karachi has initiated the process of free liver transplants for marginalized patients as the Sindh...
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1.9KCricket
Here is the Pakistan cricket team schedule for next 12 months
The Pakistan cricket team next 12 months will be a roller coaster ride with a variety of domestic and international trips and...
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752International
Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa Mosque for third time since start of Ramadan
Israeli forces stormed al-Aqsa Mosque for the third time since the beginning of Ramadan early on Monday, clearing worshippers from courtyards to allow Israeli settlers...
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525Business
SECP registered 2,354 new companies in March
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has done the registration process of 2,354 new companies in March 2022, making the...
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868Debt
Debt to GDP ratio falls to 72% in FY21, 67% till Dec FY22
Public debt, as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), fell to 72 percent in the fiscal year 2021, from 76.6 percent...
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555Education
UET wins Microsoft Imagine Cup 2022 and awarded $10,000 seed capital for startup
The University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar team has secured the 2022 Microsoft Imagine Cup in Pakistan. Microsoft Imagine Cup is...
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672China
Pakistan’s exports to China crossed $67 million in first two months of 2022
Pakistan’s exports to China crossed $ 67 million in the first two months of 2022, which recorded a nearly 23% year-on-year increase....
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1.1KAutomotive
Hyundai Nishat launches all new Elantra GL 1.6L at Rs 4.3 million
Hyundai Nishat Motors Private Limited has finally launched Elantra GL 1.6L which will be costing Rs 4.3 million. The launch is a...
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1.1KPakistan
Seven soldiers martyred in ambush in North Waziristan
Terrorists attacked a military convoy in the Pak-Afghan border area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, in which seven Pakistan Army soldiers embraced martyrdom, according...
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757China
Oil drops below $100 on China demand fears
Oil prices have shown a decrease of about 4 percent on Monday, with Brent crude falling below $100 a barrel on worries...
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824Imran Khan
New National Assembly Speaker to verify resignations of PTI MNAs
Newly-elected National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday directed the assembly secretariat to deal with the of resignations tendered by 123 Pakistan...
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752export
Pakistan’s export of services reached $4.49 billion between Jul-Feb
Export of services has hiked up 18.17 percent during the first eight months of the present fiscal year from a year ago,...
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901Pakistan
PM Shehbaz Sharif abolishes Saturday off for government employees
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has abolished Saturday off for the government employees. There will be only one weekly off day in government...
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754Automotive
Beating all bumps, car sales grow 25% to 27,131 in March
Car sales rebounded in March after a decrease in February. Suzuki, Toyota, and Honda, Pakistan’s main three automakers, saw tremendous sales increase...
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1.0KSamsung
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G review: An excellent mid-ranger
Check out the specs and features of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. The newest mid-range phone is reasonably priced and have great feature...
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841Pakistan
Punjab government procured 397,553 tonnes of wheat from farmers so far
Up till now, Punjab has procured about 0.5 million tonnes of wheat as harvesting in the province’s southern part picks up the...
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789Pakistan
Pakistan’s remittances reach historic high of $2.8 billion in March
Workers’ remittances remained beyond $2 billion for a record 22nd successive month, having an inflow of $2.8 billion received in the month...
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636International
Saudi Arabia distributes 25,000 food baskets during Ramadan to neediest Pakistanis
Saudi Arabia has granted 25,000 food packages to Pakistan to distribute amongst the destitute groups in the holy month of Ramadan. For this...
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822Imran Khan
Imran Khan says he was not dangerous when in government, but he will be now
Former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has questioned the courts why the doors of the courts were opened late at...
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689Elon Musk
Forbes Billionaires 2022 list: Who are the world’s richest people?
Forbes, a popular American magazine, has released its 36th annual list of the world’s richest people. In comparison to the previous year,...
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745Facebook
Facebook bug promoted fake news on News Feed for months
According to the Daily Mail, social media giant Meta has confirmed that a bug caused a spread of misinformation on Facebook between...
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834Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Initiative launched to provide safe drinking water to 70,000 residents in K-P and Sindh
A four-year water and sanitation initiative has been launched on Thursday for the provision of safe drinking water to 70,000 citizens in...
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523International
Almost the entire global population still breathe unhealthy air
Almost 99 percent of the population all over the entire globe breathe air that surpasses WHO air quality restrictions and threatens their...
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787export
Exports up 17.3% to $2.78 billion in March; reaches $23.22 billion in FY22
Pakistan’s exports in March 2022 increased by 17.3 percent to $2.773 billion when compared to $2.365 billion in March 2021, according to...
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717cotton
Target for cotton production set at 11 million bales
The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) has set the cotton production target at 11 million bales from the cultivation of over a...
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663Harry Potter
Real-life invisibility shield developed that can hide you entirely in broad daylight
Invisibility Shield Company claims to have made 25 “fully functional” invisibility shields, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create more. A...
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537Aviation
PTA generated 30.1 billion profit in first quarter
In the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021-22, the profit of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) increased by 269 percent year...
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615Canada
Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta wins prestigious Canadian healthcare award
Well-known Pakistani healthcare professional and researcher, Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, has been bestowed with the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award as...
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760FBR
FBR exceeds nine-month tax collection target by Rs 247 billion
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) succeeded to exceed its collection target by Rs 247 billion from July to March during the...
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780development projects
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PDWP approves more projects worth Rs 20 billion
In its 18th meeting, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) gave approval to 17 development projects at Rs 20 billion in...
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919Construction
Steel prices rise for second time in April to all-time high of Rs 227,500 per ton
The second increase in the ongoing month has pushed the steel bar price to an all-time high of 227,500 per tonne due...
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696Cryptocurrency
Meta is looking to develop virtual coins dubbed Zuck bucks for its Metaverse
Meta Platforms, which had recently filed trademark applications relating to blockchain and cryptocurrency services, is planning to introduce digital asset tokens dubbed “Zuck Bucks”....
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736Automotive
Indus Motor Company suspends bookings of all Toyota vehicles in Pakistan
Indus Motor Company (IMC), the Pakistani manufacturer of Toyota automobiles, has declared that all bookings for their vehicles have been halted. IMC...
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1.7KFeatured
85% of total one million pilgrims will be from outside Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj
85 percent of the total number of one million pilgrims will be from outside Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj and domestic...
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1.1KISPR
Pakistan conducts successful test of nuclear-capable Shaheen-III ballistic missile
Pakistan performed a successful flight test of the Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). The test...
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812export
Pakistan’s exports to seven regional countries reached $2.95 billion in 8 months
Pakistan’s exports to seven regional countries observed growth of 26.47 percent during the first eight months of the financial year (2021-22), the State...
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993Pakistan
Pakistani artist paints vibrant truck art in Sri Lanka
Ali Salman Anchan, a famous entrepreneur and artist showcased Pakistan’s indigenous truck art in Sri Lanka through an amazing wall painting project. Ali...
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1.2KFeatured2
Work to start soon on 88-km long Swat Motorway Phase-II
Mahmood Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister will inaugurate the Swat Motorway Phase-II next week. As per the sources, CM Mahmood Khan...
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1.1KMedical
Quetta makes history with first successful wrist replacement surgery
In Quetta, a group of surgeons on Thursday successfully accomplished the first wrist replacement surgery, saving a young man from disability for...
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779messaging app
WhatsApp will soon allow using shortcuts while interacting with unsaved contacts
WhatsApp, the world’s biggest instant messaging application, has released a new version that gives users more features when selecting phone numbers in...
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985Featured2
Pakistan’s passport ranked 4th worst among world’s 112 passports
Henley Global, an international passport rating authority, has released the passport rankings for 2022, with Japan and Singapore at the top of...
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1.9KHealthcare
Free treatment under Sehat Card continues across Pakistan
A statement issued by the Punjab Health Department unveiled that the Punjab Government has extended the Naya Pakistan Health Card Scheme all...
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1.1KEconomy
ECC approved 79 billion subsidy to export sectors
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved almost Rs 97 billion worth of supplementary grants comprising Rs 16 billion...
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893Economy
Pakistan earns $315 million from export of travel services in seven months
Pakistan has earned $315.030 million by giving various travel services in different countries in the first seven months of the current financial...
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1.1Kemployment
PTI government created 5.5 million jobs in three years despite Covid-19
Pakistan’s economy has created 5.5 million jobs in the last three years, on an average of 1.84 million jobs a year, which...
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824Economy
State Bank hikes interest rate to 12.25% to avert growing risks to economy
As the country continue to struggle with uncertainties about the outlook for international commodity prices and global financial conditions, aggravated by the Russia-Ukraine...
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906Google Play Store
Russia to replace Google Play Store with its own NashStore
An organisation called Digital Platforms in Russia has announced that it will be launching an alternative app store to Google Play Store...
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1.3KPakistan
PTV earns highest-ever revenue of Rs 4 billion
Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry stated that State-run Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) finally succeeded in achieving its “highest-ever” revenue target of Rs...
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830foreign direct investment
Profits on foreign investments increased by 9% to $1.146 billion in eight months
According to the report, issued by the State Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday, the outflows of profits and dividends on foreign investments...
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800Education
Russian University to provide scholarships to Punjab University students
Punjab University pen down an agreement with the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia which says that the latter will grant scholarships to...
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1.1KConstruction
306 KM 6-lane Sukkur to Hyderabad M-6 Motorway to be built at a cost of Rs 307 billion
The Public-Private Partnership Authority (P3A) Board gave nod to the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Agreement for the construction of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) and...
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1.4KEconomy
Rupee breaks all previous records against US dollar as political crisis intensifies
In the face of mounting political instability, the Pakistani rupee continued its record-breaking downtrend, falling below 188 for the first time in...
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752OnePlus
OnePlus 10 Pro puts a second-generation Hasselblad camera in your pocket
OnePlus 10 Pro has finally launched in the United States, Europe and India with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for...
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977CDA
CDA developed around 50 new parks costing Rs 341 million across Islamabad
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has contributed a lot to the promotion of tourism in the city as it developed about fifty...
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1.0KEntertainment
Arooj Aftab becomes first Pakistani singer to win a Grammy for Urdu song Mohabbat
Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab on Sunday scored her first Grammy, grabbing a prestigious trophy for her song “Mohabbat” in the Best Global...
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856Pakistan
Pakistan’s economy majorly hit by Russia-Ukraine war
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says Angola, Egypt, Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were among countries that appear vulnerable...
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1.3KClimate Change
Heatwave to continue in Pakistan through at least April 8
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned that a heatwave is expected to grip the country in the coming 10 days, the public...
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870Investment
Bank account holders can now invest in capital market
Residents can create accounts in the capital market using their bank’s platform or app under the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) ‘Shared...
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759iPhone
iPhone 14 Pro leaks and rumors — everything we know so far
The latest features that Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro will reportedly introduce in the future phone range include four different variants without a...
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907Cattle Market
Over 30,000 cattle affected by lumpy skin disease in Sindh
The number of cattle suffering from lumpy skin disease has crossed 30,000 on Monday and more than half of the cases were...
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851Entertainment
Riz Ahmed shares heartfelt thoughts about winning Oscar for ‘The Long Goodbye’
Riz Ahmed, the Pakistani British actor, and musician secured his first Oscar for the short film The Long Goodbye. The star of ‘Sound...
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1.6KAutomotive
Pakistan’s first all-steel radial tire plant, Service Long March, starts production
Pakistan’s first all-steel radial truck/bus tire plant, Service Long March Tyres Pvt Ltd, kicked off production recently under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)....
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1.8Kemployment
Pakistan outperforms all regional economies with lowest unemployment rate
According to the World Bank data, Pakistan outperformed all regional economies during the 2020-2022 COVID period, with the lowest unemployment rate in...
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1.5KDubai Expo
Pakistan pavilion wins Silver Award for interior design at Dubai Expo 2020
The ‘Best Exterior Design’ award was given to the Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020, which attracted over 1 million visitors and...
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2.0KCyberattack
Finance ministry’s sensitive data hacked in a cyber attack three months ago
According to Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance and Revenue, official data involving email communications with friendly countries and financial institutions was hacked three...
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881Google
Google partners with Spotify for third-party billing pilot run
Google, a component of Alphabet Inc., announced that it will enable Spotify Technology SA to use its own payment system in its Android...
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2.0KHub Rally
Sahibzada Sultan takes back Hub Rally title from Nadir Magsi
Man-in-form Sahibzada Sultan won Hub Rally 2022, beating defending champion Nadir Magsi who nearly missed out on defending his title. Sultan, the 10th Descendant...
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557Medical
All you need to know about tuberculosis
World Tuberculosis Day 2022 is recognized to create awareness about the critical bacterial disease that affects the lungs. March 24 was the...
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846Pakistan
Population of Pakistan’s rare black deer increases after 53 years
Punjab Wildlife took first successful step to release rare species of black deer into its natural habitat to show constructive results as the population...
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786Economy
Private sector credit off take reached to Rs 911 billion
The increasing trend of oil prices and other commodities at the international level compelled the State Bank of Pakistan to enhance the...
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730Entertainment
‘The Kite Runner’ is getting a Broadway adaptation starring Faran Tahir
Pakistani-American actor Faran Tahir has been cast in the Broadway play The Kite Runner written by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Tahir has been featured...
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984Gwadar
Afghan, Gwadar chambers of commerce explore Gwadar trade activities
To boost up commercial and business activities in Gwadar, Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) explored Gwadar trade activities in a...
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933Child Protection
Parents can now track how much time their kids spend on Instagram
Meta Platforms Inc, which owns Facebook disclosed that it will enable parents to watch how much time their children are spending on Instagram...
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1.0KPakistan
Punjab govt to launch $402 million agriculture transformation project
On July 1, the Punjab government will kick off the Punjab Resilient and Inclusive Agriculture Transformation (PRIAT) project. According to official documentation...
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818Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Warzone is coming to mobile soon
The free-to-play battle royale game Call of Duty: Warzone will soon get a mobile version. Activision, the game’s publisher, revealed in a...
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733International
Russia-Ukraine talks advanced enough for direct meeting between Putin and Zelensky
Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia said peace talks with Russia are at a stage that could lead to direct contact between Zelensky and...
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1.9KCricket
West Indies will tour Pakistan for a three-match ODI series in June
After the COVID-19 outbreak in West Indies team during the teams last visit, the tour to Pakistan had to be postponed last year. However, now Rawalpindi is...
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875Economy
Govt implements mechanism for improving fiscal discipline
The government has announced the latest mechanism for annual and multi-annual fiscal commitment controls for all ministries, sectors and concerned departments, and...
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818IMF
IMF proposes to tax wealthy people at uniform rate of 30%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested to tax upper middle class and well-off people having revenue in the bandwidth of Rs...
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987Current Account deficit
Pakistan’s current account deficit widens to $12.1 billion in eight months
The monthly current account deficit has shrunk to the lowest figures of $0.5 billion in February during the current fiscal year. Prime...
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1.4KGwadar
Saudi firm to set up refinery in Gwadar to assess Reko Diq gold, copper quantity
Regarding the recent agreement on the Reko Diq copper and gold mining project with a Canadian company, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul...
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1.7KInternational
Eight UN peacekeepers, including six Pakistani soldiers, martyred in Congo
When a UN peacekeeping helicopter crashed in Congo during a surveillance operation, at least eight UN peacekeepers were killed, including six Pakistani...
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823Entertainment
Police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Chris Rock Oscars slap
Oscars producer Will Packer revealed in an interview that Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Will Smith but Chris Rock’s...
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2.0KCricket
Babar Azam breaks Imran Khan’s record of highest run scorer against Australia
Babar Azam, the captain of the Pakistan cricket team, set a new record by scoring 114 runs against Australia, leaving Prime Minister...
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584Aviation
Thai Airways resumes Pakistan operation after two years
After a two-year hiatus, Thai Airways resumed service to Pakistan on Tuesday. The airline’s inaugural aircraft, TG-349, arrived in Islamabad today with...
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962Pakistan
Wheat purchase in Punjab starts in the first week of April
According to the sources of the provincial food department, Punjab is planning to start the procurement of wheat during the first week...
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695Economy
Pakistan’s economy maintains growth momentum in first quarter of FY22
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said Pakistan’s economy has maintained growth momentum in first quarter of fiscal year 2021/2022. The present government...
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870Islam
Plant to recycle sacred papers to be established in Islamabad
The Ministry of Religious Affairs approved a project to create a recycling plant in the federal capital to discard old sacred papers...
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879Pakistan
PPP MPA Heer Soho set to become first-ever woman tribal head in Sindh
Heer Ismail Soho, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member of Sindh Assembly, is going to be the first-ever woman chief of any tribe...
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582Automotive
UAE’s Barq EV launched as first smart mobility, logistics solutions provider
Barq EV, a company that specializes in smart mobility and logistics solutions, has officially announced opening of its operations in the United...
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620Samsung
Galaxy A23 and Galaxy A13 launched with a 6.6-inch display and quad cameras
Samsung has announced the prices of the Galaxy A13 4G and Galaxy A23 4G with Exonys 850 and Snapdragon 680, which begin...
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630Automotive
Hyundai Tucson get costlier by up to Rs 300,000
Hyundai Nishat Motor (Private) Limited has increased the price of Tucson variants by up to Rs 300,000, following Kia, Toyota, and Honda....
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878FBR
Track & trace system helps FBR collect 33% more tax from sugar industry in ongoing crushing season
During the current crushing season, the Track and Trace System (TTS) was successfully implemented in the sugar sector, marking a major milestone....
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449Cancer
Decade-long study shows artificial sweeteners in diet sodas, snacks may up cancer risk
The use of artificial sweeteners could be a factor for high risk of developing cancer, a large-scale study had highlighted. However, experts...
