Syeda Sadia Shahid

Pakistan launches first national investment platform for startups

Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) and its tech innovation arm, Ignite (National Technology Fund), on Tuesday launched PakImpactInvest, Pakistan’s first...

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employee

Islamabad police fire tear gas at govt employees protesting for increase in salaries

Islamabad Police on Wednesday fired tear gas at government employees who were heading towards the Parliament House and demanding an increase in...

701

Pakistan ranks 3rd among countries safeguarding SMEs from coronavirus impact

Pakistan ranks 3rd in the government support provided to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to mitigate the impact of coronavirus pandemic. According...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Woman tennis player breaking taboos in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tennis player Oreen Jasia, the champion of Captain Shaheed Roohullah Khan Tennis Championship, believes that women need to be highlighted....

Pakistan to host 45 navies for ‘Aman 21’ exercise later this month

Pakistan is going to host navies from 45 countries, including the United States, China, and Russia, for the largest multinational maritime exercise...

920

Kuwaiti firm to invest in solar and water projects in Sindh

The CEO of Kuwaiti state-owned firm EnerTech has shown his interest to invest in Sindh province and particularly in the solar and...

Construction

More than 7,500 poor families given Rs 3.35 billion in loans to construct homes

A total of 7572 poor families, so far, have been chosen to have their homes under PTI govt’s home financing scheme for...

NBP branches in Bangladesh, Afghanistan to be closed

Due to the losses, the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has decided to shut down its branches in Bangladesh and Afghanistan. During...

Bitcoin hits new record above $48,000 after Tesla invests $1.5 billion

Bitcoin hit a fresh record above $48,000 on Tuesday after Tesla announced an investment of $1.5 billion in the largest cryptocurrency. The...

878

‘Hunarmand Pakistan vital for modernising technical training’

The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training has called Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative ‘Hunarmand Pakistan’ important for modernizing technical training....

767

Business community demands GI tag for more Pakistani products

The business community of Pakistan has demanded that similar to Basmati rice, the country needs to apply for Geographical Indication (GI) tag...

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Electricity

Punjab plans to generate 5,000MW of electricity by 2024

Punjab has planned to generate over 5,000MW electricity by 2024, including 300MW by launching several small hydropower projects. In a bid to...

CPEC

In a bid to bypass India, China building ‘Digital Silk Road’ in Pakistan

According to a report, as part of the broader Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China is going to lay the final...

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microchip implant

Punjab Wildlife implants microchips in rare species of animals and birds

The Punjab Wildlife Department is going to implant microchips in rare species of animals and birds across the province as part of...

Lahore

UNESCO confers ‘City of Literature’ title on Lahore

Lahore has been conferred the title of ‘City of Literature’ by UNESCO making it part of an international Creative Cities Network, next...

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3rd-day rescue operation launches for Sadpara, two other mountaineers missing on K2

Third-day search and rescue operation has been launched by Pakistan Army with local mountaineers to find missing climbers Ali Sadpara, John Snorri...

Christian Betzmann

German vlogger Christian Betzmann converts to Islam

Christian Betzmann, renowned German content writer and a travel v-logger has accepted Islam, as he announced in an Instagram post. On Friday,...

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Doctor

‘Cardiac Magician’ Dr. Hina Chaudhary featured among top American cardiologists

Dr. Hina Chaudhary, renowned Pakistan origin cardiologist has been featured amongst the top science fellows by the National Institute of Health (NIH)...

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crystal artist

Khloe Kardashian all praises for Pakistani crystal artist Sara Shakeel

Sara Shakeel, the famed Pakistani crystal artist has now been featured on the Instagram stories of famous American media personality, model, and...

‘State land worth Rs 210 billion retrieved from qabza mafia in Punjab’

The government had retrieved 8,085 acres of illegally occupied state land worth Rs 210 billion from Punjab over the course of the...

Nine innovative tech startups graduate from NSTP-NUST

Nine innovative technology startups graduated from the NSTP Hatch 8 Programme of the NUST and were awarded prizes at the Graduation Day...

Pakistan set to begin 750-acre Gwadar shipyard project

Pakistan has finalized the details for the construction of a new shipyard in Gwadar on a 750-acre land with an aim to...

Mahira Khan’s production debut ‘Baarwan Khiladi’ to premiere on Tapmad TV

Mahira Khan is producing her first-ever production project titled ‘Baarwan Khiladi’, giving cricket and entertainment lovers alike a reason to celebrate. The...

SBP asks pensioners to get biometric verification

Pensioners have been directed by the government to get their biometric verification done through the bank accounts they are maintaining or submit...

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Punjab to have gene sequencing tech for new Covid-19 variants

Punjab has become the first province in Pakistan to acquire a gene sequencing machine that will be helpful to identify new strains...

906

Fawad Chaudhry announces ‘biggest scholarship’ of Pakistan

In a meeting of the Standing Committee, Fawad Chaudhry announced that the government will offer scholarship to all students from matriculation to...

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Pakistan’s exports to UK increase 22% to touch $1bn mark in first half

Exports of Pakistan to the United Kingdom (UK) has increased by 22% and crossed one billion dollars in six months, despite the...

780

Sindh announces changes in exams schedule, procedure for students

Sindh Education Minister has announced the changes in exams schedule for all tiers of classes in the province after reduction in curriculum...

Islamabad

Kashmala’s son was driving car that ran over people: Islamabad accident survivor says

Refuting the federal ombudsman’s claims, the survivor of the Islamabad accident Mujib ur Rehman said in a video message that Kashmala Tariq’s...

717

PTA hints at making off-net calls cheaper

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has hinted at making off-net calls even cheaper by reviewing the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR). According to...

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Healthcare

In a first, free healthcare facilities are now offered to all KP residents

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has become the first province in Pakistan to extend free healthcare facilities to all its citizens with the extension...

693

Sindh and World Bank working on 18 different projects worth $3.25 billion

Sindh to have 18 projects of $3.25 billion, including $1.64 billion ongoing and $1.605 billion in the pipeline with the collaboration of...

996

OGDCL unearths gas condensate discovery at Sial-1 well in Hyderabad, Sindh

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has reported gas and condensate discovery from its exploratory well Sial-1, which is located in...

customs

FBR okays AJCL (Pvt) Ltd for Track & Trace System of specified goods

The Federal Board of Revenues (FBR) has completed the evaluation process of granting license and chose AJCL Private Limited for an IT-based...

825

Senate approves bill making Arabic language compulsory in educational institutions

Senate of Pakistan has approved the bill of making the teaching of the Arabic language compulsory in all educational institutions in the...

902

Pakistan kicks off Covid-19 vaccination drive with frontline workers

Pakistan formally started the drive to administer COVID-19 vaccines to its frontline healthcare workers on Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Center...

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For first time in 8 years, exports cross 2bn mark in 4th consecutive months

Exports of Pakistan had maintained growth and for the first time in eight years have crossed the $2 billion mark for the fourth consecutive month. Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood called it...

Digital Expo

TDAP launches Pakistan’s first international virtual textile exhibition TEXPO

The Trade and Development Authority (TDAP) organized the first virtual textile exhibition on Friday, TEXPO 2021, which was attended by the fashion...

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Nadra

Govt temporarily stops promotions of 240 NADRA employees

NADRA has reversed the promotions of its 240 officers and employees after the Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad canceled the promotions. According...

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Economy

Pakistan inflation at lowest level in two years

According to the report released by IM Securities, inflation in Pakistan was recorded at 5.7% in January, which is the lowest in...

Single National Curriculum to start for pre-1 to grade 5 students from August

Ministry of Federal Education has authorized private publishers to publish books for primary classes by following the single national curriculum (SNC). As...

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FBR

FBR surpasses 7-month tax collection target by Rs 20 billion

In the very first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) tax collection stood at...

PM Imran approves project to solarize tube wells in Balochistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a mega project to solarize tube wells in Balochistan. It will provide uninterrupted electricity in the...

Panther Tyres raises Rs 2.632 billion through book building at PSX

Panther Tyres Limited has successfully raised Rs 2.63 billion through a two-day book building process at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). On...

Transgender model Rimal Ali joins PTI

Transgender model and actor Rimal Ali has been appointed as the Gender Discrimination Coordinator of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Welfare Wing. She has joined...

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e-visa

Pakistan stops issuing manual visas in favor of e-visas

Pakistan has stopped issuing manual visas from today, 1st February, every non-resident Pakistani and others interested in travelling to the country will...

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China

Pakistan receives 1st shipment of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine from China

The first batch of 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm has been received from China that will enable Pakistan to...

China

Chinese company and COMSATS to set up an LED Research Center

Chinese company is interested in collaborating with COMSATS University Islamabad in setting up an LED Research Center where research on LED Technology...

Pakistan Stock Exchange sets 13-year record, achieved highest value shares

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has set the record by achieving the highest value of shares traded in 13 years as it hit...

Edhi Foundation

Bilquis Edhi declared ‘person of the decade’

Bilquis Bano Edhi, widow of Abdul Sattar Edhi, renowned philanthropist and humanitarian has been selected as the ‘Person of the Decade’ International web-based organization Impact Hallmarks,...

FBR says salaried individuals not required to update tax profiles

The ‘salaried individuals’ are not required to update their ‘Tax Profiles’ under section 114A of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, says FBR....

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Climate Change

Pakistan improves on long term climate risk index 2021

Pakistan has successfully been able to reduce its vulnerability to climate change by three points according to the released report titled “Global...

SBP launches an FX Portal with 11 banks for end-to-end digitalization of FX requests

11 commercial banks have been selected by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its FX Portal to provide end-to-end digitalization of...

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Pakistan, Kuwait resolve to enhance trade, investment cooperation

Pakistan and Kuwait have expressed resolve to enhance cooperation in economic, trade, oil and gas, energy, investment, agriculture, IT, and health sectors....

K-Electric join hands with Avanza Solutions for real time payment system

The K-Electric (KE) has joined hands with Avanza Solutions, one of the leading fintech organizations across the globe, to implement Real Time...

732

ADB approves $10 billion under 5-year partnership strategy for Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given the approval of 5-year country partnership strategy (CPS) with Pakistan, estimated at approximately $10 billion....

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Pakistan compiles 8-step plan for Covid-19 vaccination drive that starts next week

Covid-19 vaccination drive in Pakistan will be launched next week as the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has outlined the country’s...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa schools to start teaching STEM education

Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Education Dept are going to start Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Khyber...

880

Clean Green Pakistan

British parliament praises Pakistan for 10 billion tree plantation project

The British Government has praised the efforts of the Pakistan Government for taking the initiative of 10 billion tree plantation project to...

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Pakistan gets Geographical Indicator tag for its Basmati rice

Pakistan has received the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag for its Basmati rice, paving the way for creating a local registry for this...

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Karachi

Sindh approves Rs4bn for monsoon relief via mobile banking

The Sindh government has decided to use the mobile banking system to disburse Rs 4.021 billion relief package among the people in...

997

HEC directs universities to hold online exams for current semester

High Education Commission (HEC) has directed the universities across the country to conduct online exams for the current ongoing semester due to...

CM Usman Buzdar to head new Lahore CBD Development Authority

In a major step to boost commercialization activities, the Punjab government has approved the establishment of the Lahore CBD Development Authority. The...

Human Rights

MoHR and EU launch first-ever Human Rights Information Resource Portal

Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) in partnership with the European Union has set up Pakistan’s first Human Rights Information Resource Portal. The...

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World has now passed the 10-crore mark for Coronavirus infections

According to the international media, the total infections of coronavirus have become more than 10 crores in the world so far. The...

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Developer in Gujranwala is building a replica of Paris

A Pakistani developer with his Le Paris Housing Scheme is planning to build a replica of Paris outside the city of Gujranwala,...

CPEC

Lahore-Matiari HVDC Transmission Line Project to be ready by April

The Matiari to Lahore ±660kV HVDC Transmission Line Project, the country’s first and mega High Voltage Direct Current project is expected to...

Karachi

Turkish aid agency TIKA sets up medical facility in Pakistan

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has set up a medical facility in Pakistan for surgeries of children born with cleft...

CDA to restart construction of Margalla Road after seven years

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced its decision to resume the construction of Margalla road after seven years. Capital Development Authority...

helpline

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa launches first ever toll free helpline for tourists

‘Tourist Facilitation Hub’, a 24/7 toll-free helpline for tourists has been launched by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority. Tourism Corporation...

995

Australian envoy vows to make Pakistan Australia relations stronger in future

Dr. Geoffrey Shaw, the Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan on Australia Day said that he was confident that our two nations would...

806

Apple warns magnets in iPhone and MagSafe ‘might interfere’ with pacemakers

Apple is warning customers that its smartphones could interfere with medical devices, including pacemakers. The radiofrequency radiation and magnet, installed in iPhone...

Bank Alfalah, Zameen.com join hands to offer home financing in Pakistan

Bank Alfalah signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zameen.com, a Pakistani property portal, in order to provide a platform with a...

907

governance

PTI govt to scrap 70,000 vacancies & retain 324 out of 441 state departments

PTI government has decided to scrap 70,000 Grade-1 to Grade-16 vacancies in the ministries and associate federal divisions and retain 324 out...

Shafqat Mehmood says up to universities to decide on online or in-person exams

On Monday, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has asked all universities to hold online exams this year given the “special circumstances”...

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Islamabad to build 1st space observatory center in Shakarparian

In a first, Capital Development Authority (CDA) plans setting up an observatory center and a space museum in Shakarparian Hills, Islamabad. The...

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healthy city

WHO Declares Madinah One of World’s Healthiest Cities

Madinah, one of the holiest cities of Islam, has been listed among the healthiest cities of world by the World Health Organization...

Fake News

PTA introduces measures to block spam, unsolicited calls and messages

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has introduced measures that would be helpful for the public to block spam, unsolicited calls and messages. PTA...

Pakistani-born Saima Mohsin set to become first Muslim attorney in US

Saima Mohsin, a Pakistani-American, is all set to become the first Muslim attorney of the US after she replaces the current attorney...

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Pakistan seeks $12 billion under new World Bank partnership framework

The World Bank Group (WBG) has taken the initiative of preparing a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Pakistan with a possible...

930

Construction of motorways, roads across country to start soon: Murad Saeed

The Federal Minister for Communications, Murad Saeed, has claimed the construction of new motorways and roads will start across the country soon. He said...

PAC asks CDA to apply ‘Bani Gala model’ to legalize illegal societies

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to implement the Bani Gala regularization model in order to...

Pakistani-Russian doctor Jan Alam invents treatment that cures Covid-19 in 10 days

Pakistani origin Russian scientist Prof. Dr. Jan Alam has introduced the media to a mineral-based medicine invented by him for the treatment...

Society for Intl. Education announces Sister2Sister Exchange Program 2021

The fully-funded Sister2Sister Summer Exchange Program 2021 has been announced by Society for International Education (SIE) for female Pakistani students to provide...

763

Pakistan Railways plans to repair as many as 472 coaches

A plan is being prepared by Pakistan Railways to repair as many as 472 coaches which were either out of service or...

Zu Peshawar BRT System Transforming Lives: Asian Development Bank

The newly inaugurated Zu Peshawar (meaning “Let’s Go Peshawar” in the local language Pashto) is transforming the lives of citizens in the...

competition

‘Stateless’ Bengali girls from Karachi win gold at Russian festival

Five Bengali girls from the Machar Colony area of Karachi have won the first prize in the International Cheerleading Festival in Russia....

Malam Jabba

Pakistani Players won Int’l Snowboard Championship at Malam Jabba

Pakistani players emerged victorious in Pakistan International Snowboarding Championship and Festival at the Malam Jabba ski resort in the scenic Swat valley....

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Bureaucracy

Govt announces major civil service reforms aimed at improving governance

Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training has announced major reforms to the Civil Service of Pakistan in order to improve the...

707

Pakistan has potential of producing 150,000MW power from wind energy projects

Pakistan has the resources to produce 150,000 megawatts (MW) energy from potential wind energy projects in the future, says the president of...

Complaint

SBP launches complaint resolution portal for housing customers

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a portal for complaint resolution to promote affordable housing in the country. The launching...

882

Pakistan approves Russian Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has granted approval for the emergency use of the Russian-developed Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. DRAP...

773

Corruption

Govt sacks USC chairman over misuse of power, dissolves BoDs

The federal government has terminated the services of Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Chairman Zulqarnain Ali Khan after an inquiry proved five charges...

796

Govt decides to allow more examination boards for madrasas

At present, there are five boards under which the examinations of the students of these religious institutions (Madrasas) are held. Keeping in view...

764

BOI invites Danish investors, enterprises to bring investment in Pakistan

Danish investors and enterprises are expected to bring investment and joint ventures to Pakistan for increasing economic and trade relations between both...

China

Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing

Chinese scientists have developed a new gene therapy that can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their...

824

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine may cost around $6 in Pakistan

An offer has been made by the Pakistani importers to the federal and provincial governments to buy the Drug Regulatory Authority of...

934

Govt eliminates taxes on Panda bonds, Sukuk and Eurobonds

Different types of income taxes to raise around $2 billion in debt through Pakistan’s first Chinese currency-denominated Panda bonds, Eurobonds and International...

Edhi Foundation

Bilquis Edhi shortlisted for ‘Person of Decade’ title

Bilquis Edhi has been shortlisted for the prestigious title ‘Person of the Decade’ by an international organisation ‘Impact Hallmarks’ for philanthropy and humanitarian...

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Energy Department Announces 40 Internships

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Energy and Power Department is going to announce 40 1-year internships in accordance with the internship policy of the...

Sweden invited to invest in CPEC, special economic zones in Pakistan

FPCCI has pressed for an increase in bilateral economic and trade relations between Pakistan and Sweden, it also called for an increase...

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electricity outage

Punjab to establish its own power transmission and distribution company

Punjab is working to establish a provincial power transmission and distribution (T&D) firm on the lines of the National Transmission and Despatch...

885

SHC orders Sindh govt to grant promotions to lecturers within 20 days

Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered for the promotion of the lecturers from Grade 17 to Grade 18, the relevant authorities will...

934

Ehsaas Kafaalat Policy

Pakistan launches Ehsaas Kafaalat, 3G, 4G internet in Waziristan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday during his visit to South Waziristan launched the Ehsaas Kafaalat programme and 3G, 4G internet services. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority...

690

India

Pakistan steps up diplomatic offensive against India at the top UN level

Pakistan has highlighted the threat posed by extremist Hindu groups to thousands of Islamic monuments in India and called for including those...

663

Govt mulls retendering March contract as global LNG availability improves

The government is planning to retender LNG bids for the month of March as the LNG availability in the international market has...

728

To curb illegal fuel sale 1,083 petrol stations sealed across country

Authorities have sealed at least 1,083 petrol stations across the country after their owners were found involved in the illegal trade of...

799

‘Pakistan and Italy can lift their bilateral trade volume to $5 billion’

According to Italian Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese, massive potential exists for Pakistan and Italy to lift their bilateral trade volume to $5 billion....

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Gender discrimination

6 in 10 women in Pakistan face restrictions when accessing the internet

A recent study by Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD) declared that six in ten women in Pakistan face some kind of restrictions...

764

Pakistan improves 31 positions on Trading Across Border Index: FBR

Pakistan has improved its rankings in the Trading Across Border Index by 31 positions, moving up from the 142nd to the 111th,...

Is Esra Bilgic aka Halime Sultan in Peshawar?

Dirilis Ertugrul’s female lead Esra Bilgic as Halima Hatun turned to Instagram and shared the photo of the Islamia College Peshawar with...

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Digital Pakistan

IBCC to digitize records of all educational boards under education ministry direction

The Inter-board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) has decided to digitize the records of all the educational boards for easy documents attestation. On Tuesday, IBCC gave...

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Remittances to Pakistan set to cross record $28 billion this year

Looking at the trend of remittances to Pakistan that remained above $2 billion mark for the seventh month in a row, totalling...

Pakistan plans alternate 350 km shorter CPEC route to connect China

Pakistan is going to have another major route connecting China under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the alternate route would be around...

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Punjab govt rules out “immediate threat” of sugar shortage

Punjab government has ruled out an “immediate threat” of sugar shortage in the province claiming that millers have adequate stocks with them...

Around 50 rare Himalayan ibex filmed in Hunza Valley

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) of Pakistan has captured rare footage of about 50 Himalayan ibex roaming near Khyber village, Passu...

NUML students stage protest against physical exams

Students of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) took to the streets on Monday and protested outside the university’s gate demanding...

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Pakistani American Salman Ahmed named in Joe Biden’s foreign policy team

After appointing Ali Zaidi as Deputy National Climate Advisor, US President Joe Biden has inducted another Pakistani American, Salman Ahmed, into his foreign...

SECP registered 20,324 new companies in 2020, up by 24pc compared to 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 20,324 new companies in 2020, indicating an increase of 24 percent from 16,456...

832

India reports one death and 447 cases of Covid vaccine side effects

At least one death and 447 cases of side effects were reported among 224,301 people as India rolled out the Covid vaccination...

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Cancer

33,309 malignant cases recorded in cancer database of Karachi

The total registered cases of cancer in Karachi is 33,309 which have been recorded by the Karachi cancer registry (KCR) for a...

Karachi-based Artistic Milliners acquires denim factory in California

Artistic Milliners (Pvt.) Limited, a Pakistani denim fabric and garments specialist has acquired a denim factory in Commerce, near Los Angeles, California,...

CDA refuses taking over incomplete Metro Bus Project from NHA

Capital Development Authority (CDA) has asked the National Highway Authority (NHA) to complete the remaining work of the Metro bus project before...

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expedition

Nepalese climbers who made historic winter ascent of K2 return safely to camp

Ten Nepalese climbers who set a record on Saturday by scaling Pakistan’s K2 (8,611m), have arrived safely back at base camp, officials...

KP govt to establish 10 economic zones and 19 industrial estates

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to establish ten economic zones and 19 industrial estates across the province. As per the Industrial...

710

Textile exports increased by 7.79 percent to $7.442 billion in July-December

Textile exports of Pakistan have reached a historic high as the exports during December 2020 has increased by 22.72 percent. Moreover, textile...

748

New Covid-19 strain to infect majority of people by March, US CDC warns

CDC, the central public health department of the United States (US) has warned that by March this year, the new strain of...

Chinese Century Steel to set up first mill in Rashakai SEZ

A Chinese iron and steel firm is going to become the first foreign enterprise to establish its plant in the Rashakai Special...

14-year-old Huzair Awan invented IoT-enabled Geyser that saves 50% of energy

Along with a lot of other IT achievements, Huzair Awan, a Pakistani young boy of 14 years of age, has prepared a geyser that would save...

Pakistani passport ranks fourth weakest globally in 2021

Henley Passport Index has announced the most powerful, weakest passports amid pandemic in which the value of Pakistani passport ranks at 32nd. The Henley...

907

Sindh urges federal Power Division to notify tariffs for five wind power projects

Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh has urged to ensure the issuance of notification for five wind power projects which have...

MFSYS invests Rs 50 million in Chkar — Pakistani online vacation rental marketplace

Chkar Lodging & Experiences, an online vacation rental marketplace has raised Rs 50 Million funding in its first round of seed funding...

Govt to Pay Monthly Honorarium to Imams and Khateebs

The federal government is going to pay monthly honorarium to all khateebs and imams of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. Prime Minister...

907

Turkish Foreign Minister inaugurates new consulate building in Karachi

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday inaugurated the country’s new consulate building in the port city of Karachi. Mevlut Cavusoglu while...

Fascinating Pakistan

‘Fascinating Pakistan’: First-ever UK-based magazine to boost Pakistan’s tourism

A quarterly magazine Fascinating Pakistan has been launched in London to boost the local and international tourism of Pakistan. Launched on Wednesday, the quarterly...

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leather

Pakistani leather sought globally for good quality, being low-cost

The Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) delegation called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to brief him on rising leather demand worldwide which they...

970

Mother tongue-based multilingual education model can help Pakistan

A research report by The Citizens Foundation (TCF) and the Thar Foundation based on three years of work talks about the ‘mother...

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Digitonics Labs

Court grants 7-day physical remand of software house CEO, others in FIA custody

A court on Thursday remanded the CEO of Digitonics, a software house operating from Karachi, and seven others in the Federal Investigation...

967

SBP declared best central bank for promoting Islamic finance

International Finance News (IFN) has awarded the best Central Bank award to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in promoting Islamic Finance....

876

Govt mulling major economic package for Gilgit Baltistan uplift

The federal government is going to announce a major economic package for Gilgit Baltistan soon after finalizing the historic development plan. On...

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Hassan Ali Kasi Got 1st Position in International Quran Competition

An Islamic University student, Hassan Ali Kasi has secured first position in the international Quran Recitation competition held in Afghanistan. Hassan Ali Kasi is...

787

UK coronavirus strain now in 50 countries, South African variant in 20: WHO

UK covid variant that was found to be spread only in Britain, has now spread to 50 countries while South African coronavirus...

775

Child Protection

TikTok introduces new protections for users under 18

TikTok users aged under 18 will have their accounts automatically set to private, as the app introduces a series of measures to...

Classes 9-12 to start from Jan 18; primary schools to reopen from Feb 1

Primary schools across the country will reopen from February 1, while grades 9th to 12th will resume from January 18 as planned....

754

Fake News

Indian media apologises after falling for doctored video on Balakot airstrike

Numerous Indian media outlets have apologized for airing a doctored video of Pakistani analyst and former diplomat Zafar Hilaly on 2019 Balakot...

731

Personal Data Protection Bill under MoITT enters final phase

The draft bill on personal data protection has entered into the final phase after input from national and international technology and business...

962

Geographical indication

Pakistan notifies GI rules to protect domestic products in international market

Pakistan has approved geographical indication (GI) rules to protect its domestic products in the international market, it took the interval of 18...

competition

Pakistan to Host World’s First Online World Youth Scrabble Championship

Pakistan has been chosen by the global regulatory body for scrabble to host the first online international youth scrabble championship on 22nd...

940

US investors interested in exploring EV sector in Pakistan

A group of United States (US) investors has shown their interest to explore more opportunities in order to assemble electric vehicles (EV)...

Green and Orange Line projects of Karachi will become operational by Nov

Sindh Transport Minister Awais Qadir Shah on Tuesday said that Green and Orange Line Karachi Metrobus projects will become operational by November...

687

cultivation

Nine olive extraction plants installed under PSDP

More than nine advanced oil extraction plants have been installed in the country under PSDP to increase the production of olive oil...

869

Deadly fungus spread rampantly at U.S. hospital Covid ward: study

A U.S. government study revealed that dozens of people being treated for COVID-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became additionally infected...

683

More than 30.5 million Covid doses in 43 countries have been administered: Bloomberg

People in 43 countries have been administered with more than 30.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the biggest vaccination campaign. According...

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Certification

Pakistani twin sisters become youngest Microsoft Power Platform Certified professionals

Zara Khan and Zenubia Khan, two Pakistani twin sisters have become the youngest Microsoft Power Platform Certified Professionals. They achieved their success...

Ehsaas

48 Ehsaas Nashonuma Centres established to combat stunted growth

Turning policy into action, 48 Ehsaas Nashonuma Centres are being established across 13 districts countrywide at the district and tehsil level to...

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Lahore among world’s ‘dream destinations to love in 2021’ by New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) has included the historic walled city of Lahore in the list of “52 dream destinations” for tourists...

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‘Economic game changer’ Rawalpindi Ring Road to be executed by LRRA

The game-changer Rawalpindi ring road will be constructed by Lahore Ring Road Authority (LRRA) instead of Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA). The stalled...

Sanjay Leela Bhansali will make a film on Lahore’s Heera Mandi

Bollywood’s most celebrated director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has reportedly started working on his most-anticipated work project based on Lahore’s Heera Mandi. According...

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Second wave of coronavirus on decline due to govt’s timely decisions: Asad Umar

The mortality rate in the second coronavirus wave has started to decline due to the timely and result-oriented decisions of the government,...

Special technology zones authority launched to bolster IT growth

Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) on Friday to incentivize the information technology (IT) sector and bolster...

Mobile Application

Pakistan to develop its own messaging app: IT minister

Pakistan is soon going to have its own messaging app, with all modern communication features including messages, voice and video calls. The...

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Pakistan lifts all visa restrictions for Bangladeshi citizens

Pakistan has lifted all restrictions on visas for Bangladeshi citizens, a move being seen as an ice breaker in the frosty relations...

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KP Govt increases retirement age, will save Rs 140 billion

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s decision to increase the retirement age of government employees will potentially save the province around Rs 140 billion...

digital economy

Raast: Pakistan rolls out new instant digital payment system

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the country’s first instant digital payment system called “Raast”, which he said would boost the...

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ECC

ECC approves supplementary grant of Rs 2.268 billion for HEC

Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved a supplementary grant of Rs 2.268 billion to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in order to...

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Utility Stores Corporation records Rs 100 billion annual turnover in 2020

The annual turnover of Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USC) was recorded around at around Rs 100 billion in the calendar year...

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Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine effective against new dangerous variant

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variant of the coronavirus...

Three startups of Karachi University students among top 10 innovative companies

Three startups of University of Karachi students have been listed among the top 10 innovative companies of Pakistan by Japan International Cooperation...

Ease of doing business: Pakistan up 28 places on World Bank index

Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’s annual report revealed that Pakistan has improved its position on the World Bank (WB) Ease of...

Fazal Software Technology Park

Fazal Software Technology Park inaugurated in Islamabad

Secretary IT has inaugurated the launching of Fazal Software Technology Park in Islamabad which will be operated under the supervision of the...

employee

Govt decides not to increase the salaries of government employees

According to the sources, the Ministry of Finance did not agree with the suggestion to increase the salaries of government employees on...

Islamabad

Five cops involved in Usama Nadeem Satti murder case dismissed

The five police officials arrested over their involvement in the killing of the young man named Usama Nadeem Satti in Islamabad were...

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‘Karachi is Love’: Shaniera Akram pens endearing note for City of Lights

Philanthropist Shaniera Akram has praised the resilience and diversity of Karachi, saying that it is an eagle that still looks into the...

Chinese Covid-19 vaccine trials proving successful in Pakistan

Clinical trials of Chinese Covid vaccine being held at the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore are expected to conclude this week. According...

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Experts fear new COVID variant could disrupt life again

The danger of the new Covid variant isn’t that it’s more severe, but that it’s more contagious and if more people get...

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Almost 70% of the world’s soccer balls are made in Sialkot city

Sialkot city in Pakistan is home to at least 1,000 football factories where nearly 70% of the world’s soccer balls are made,...

Chamber of Commerce

FPCCI official calls for exploring new markets for economic growth

On Wednesday, the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) called for the exploration of new markets as regional trade...

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Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for ‘couple of years’

Moderna Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive officer (CEO) said...

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Doctor

Pakistani-American doctor erases $650k in medical debt for his 200 cancer patients

Dr. Omar Atiq, a retiring Pakistani-American doctor wiped away $650,000 in medical debt from 200 of his patients with cancer as a...

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Pakistan earns $121.890 million from export of travel services in four months

During the first four months of the current financial year 2020-21, Pakistan has earned $121.980 million from the export of different travel...

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Burns Road Karachi now to become a Food Street for pedestrians

From 10 January, Karachi’s Burns Road food street will be designated for pedestrians and people won’t be allowed to take their vehicles...

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Medical universities barred from holding exams in January by health ministry

The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has barred medical universities across the country from holding exams in January. As 2,481 new...

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customs

ECC approves removal of additional customs duty on 152 tariff lines

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved the summary presented by the Ministry of Commerce regarding the removal of additional 2 percent customs...

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facial recognition system

Pakistan implemented effective policies to combat Covid pandemic: IMF

According to a report issued by the IMF under the title of Policy Tracker: Economic responses to COVID-19 by 196 countries, Pakistan...

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Japan firm new facial recognition system identifies people through masks

Japanese technology firm, NEC Corp, has launched a facial recognition system that identifies people even when they are wearing masks, adapting to...

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Exporters facing big difficulty as seaport overburdens

Cement exporters are facing big problems for exporting their product due to the import of sugar, wheat, and canola on a priority...

Facebook

Pakistan should have its own YouTube, Facebook offices: Islamabad court

Pakistan is making efforts to convince YouTube, Facebook, and other social media giants to establish their offices in the country. It was...

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CDWP

CDWP okays Rs 739 billion KTP through PSDP, PPP mode of financing

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) agreed on the Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) at an estimated cost of Rs 739 billion that...

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‘Pakistan’s export growth indicates its efficient economic policy’

Chinese professor, Cheng Xizhong, says Pakistan’s substantial export growth is a vindication of the govt’s policy to keep economy running during pandemic....

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circular debt

IPPs unconvinced by govt plan for circular debt settlement

Independent power producers (IPPs) have turned down the payment plan offered by the government for partial settlement of their dues by doling...

KSE-100 index cross 45,000 mark for first time in 3 years

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) crossed the 45,000 points mark in the KSE-100 index after a gap of three years with the share...

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Pakistani economy expected to grow by average 1.3% over next two fiscals: World Bank

Pakistani economic growth is expected to be subdued, averaging at 1.3 percent over the next two fiscal years, said the World Bank....

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Emma Alam becomes first Pakistani to win ‘World Memory Championship’

A young Pakistani girl, Emma Alam, has emerged as the winner of the World Memory Championship 2020, she also broke multiple records...

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VSS availed by 2,000 PIA employees to cost government Rs 5 billion

Federal government to dole out Rs 5 billion to 2,000 employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) who opted for the Voluntary...

Cement

Cement sales grow 16 percent to 28.6 million tons in July-Dec

Cement sales, local and exports, have surged around 16 percent to 28.6 million tons in the first half of the current fiscal...

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Govt seeks review of existing pay and pension mechanism

The government on Friday reportedly directed Nargis Sethi, the Chairperson of Pay and Pension Commission to review the existing pay and pension...

Donald Trump

President Trump to sign Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act into law

President of the United States Donald Trump is expected to sign the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act into law after the US Congress...

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