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Pakistan’s petroleum imports decline by over 60% in July 

Pakistan’s petroleum group imports posted a decrease of 60.54 percent on a month-on-month (MoM) basis in July and were recorded at $1.436...

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Govt set to launch four education TV channels

An agreement has been signed between Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and the Federal Education Ministry for the launch of satellite education...

Govt starts preparing agriculture reform plan on emergency basis

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday gave directives to launch a comprehensive plan to reform the agriculture sector on an emergency basis....

Orange Line Metro Train’s solar transition will help save Rs 1.9 billion annually

The government has decided to shift to solar power the first urban railway system Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) in Lahore in...

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14,000 government teachers in Punjab and 58,000 teachers in KP to be regularized

The government of Punjab has announced to regularize thousands of teachers in public sector educational institutes, finally agreeing to one of the...

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Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing grew 11.7% in FY22

The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has recorded an increase of 11.7 percent in the last fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22) when...

Revised plan of Rs 28.78 billion Peshawar northern bypass awaits ECNEC approval

The Executive Board of the National Highway Authority (NHA) proposed the third revised PC-I of Rs.28.779 billion for the Peshawar northern bypass...

300 MW Balakot hydropower project faces delay due to land procurement issues

The Balakot Hydropower Project having a capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) has been facing delays because of the slow pace of land...

Gas reserves discovered in Tal block of Kohat

MOL Group in collaboration with Pakistan Oil Fields has made a gas/condensate discovery after its untiring exploratory efforts at the Tolanj West-02...

Sports

Pakistan to participate in Mount Everest Int’l Open Taekwondo Championship

Pakistan would participate in the 3rd Mount Everest International Open Taekwondo Championship arranged to be held in Nepal from September 20 to...

Pakistan’s GDP grew from $3 billion to $383 billion, per capita income from $86 to $1,798 in 75 years

Pakistan’s GDP grew from $3 billion to $383 billion, per capita income from $86 to $1,798 in 75 years, says a finance...

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Medical

Abdul Latif Sheikh becomes first Pakistani doctor to win prestigious pharmacy award

An eminent Pakistani pharmacist and expert Abdul Latif Sheikh has been bestowed with prestigious “Donald E. Francke Medal”, by The American Society...

Older and disabled people will now travel free in Lahore’s Orange Line Metro train

The government of Punjab has announced concessionary fares for old citizens, people with disabilities, women, and students traveling on the Orange Line...

Shehroze is now the youngest climber in world to summit 10 peaks over 8,000m

Pakistan’s young climber Shehroze Kashif has become the youngest mountaineer in the world to scale 10 peaks of over 8,000meter. 20-year-old Shehroze...

Weekly inflation decreases slightly to 37.69% amid reduction in food prices

Inflation showed a decrease of 0.08 percent during the week ended on August 11 as compared to the preceding week, amid a...

Pakistan plans to launch solar power projects of around 14,000 MW this year

The government is looking forward to launching solar power projects of about 14,000 megawatts this year, under an initiative, that encompasses reduced...

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Healthy ready-to-eat product seller Powerfoods secured investment

After the huge awareness of healthy eating and nutritional foods across the globe, a local husband and wife team, Syed Salahuddin and...

State Bank expects Pakistan’s economy to grow between 4% to 5% in FY23

A four to five percent increase is expected in Pakistan’s economy during FY23, showing a slower increase than the last year’s growth...

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Punjab announces free education for all till graduation

Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi announced free education till graduation in all state-run educational institutes. The announcement was made after...

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New Gwadar Airport to have advanced communication system of China’s Hytera

The New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) will be equipped with an up-to-the-minute communications system from Chinese Company Hytera, a top global provider...

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$3.8 billion additional loan can be created for Pakistan’s mortgage finance market

The World Bank Group reveals that current and new housing finance players can produce an additional amount of $3.8 billion in loan...

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Google hired another Pakistani female Ambreen Irshad

Pride of Pakistan- Ambreen Irshad has been hired for the post of software engineer by the tech company, Google. According to the...

Rawal Chowk flyover for traffic from Chak Shehzad, Bhara Kahu, Faizabad inaugurated

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday inaugurated the flyover at Rawal Dam Chowk and appreciated Chairman CDA Amir Ali Ahmed for the...

Pakistan, Turkiye sign Preferential Trade Agreement to boost bilateral trade

Pakistan and Turkiye have entered into the Preferential Trade Agreement intended at boosting trade in goods between both countries. According to the...

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Medical

Punjab approves free medicines in emergency wards of all public hospitals

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi gave a go-ahead to upgrade emergency wards of all the public hospitals all over Punjab and...

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Pakistan’s automobile industry is the main beneficiary of China’s Belt and Road

The President of the Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), Wang Zihai said the automobile industry is a fundamental part...

ECC approves Rs 5 billion supplementary grant for flood relief efforts

As the flash flood had adversely affected many parts of the country, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet approved...

Punjab CM directs to resume Rawalpindi Ring Road, Nullah Lai Expressway projects

Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi issued directives to the concerned authorities to immediately start work on Rawalpindi Ring Road and Expressway...

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Construction of 3 towers with 408 apartments underway at Naya Nazimabad in Karachi

Meezan Bank Limited (MBL) and Arif Habib Group (AHG) signed an agreement intending to jointly develop and sell apartment towers at Naya...

Pakistan recorded 43.14% trade surplus with Bangladesh in FY22

Goods and services trade with neighboring countries Pakistan and Bangladesh witnessed an increase of 43.14 percent in twelve months of the fiscal...

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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s first eco-friendly housing scheme to launch in Bannu

The provincial government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has decided to start a new housing scheme in district Bannu with the intention to provide local...

HEC announces essay competition with cash prizes to mark independence day

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) will conduct an inter-university essay writing competition in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special...

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Pakistan expects record-breaking over 9 million tonnes rice production in FY23

Pakistan’s record-breaking production of rice is expected to hit 9 million tonnes of the target against all odds in the present fiscal...

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PM Shehbaz welcomes UAE’s planned $1 billion investment in Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed gratitude to the statement issued by the United Arab Emirates to invest $1 billion in different economic...

Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine regional countries widens in FY22

Exports from Pakistan to nine regional countries have shown an increase of 16.97 percent while imports rose approximately 28.84 percent in FY22...

BRT Peshawar fleet jumps to 220 after addition of 62 more buses

62 new buses will be added soon to the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service in Peshawar, according to a TransPeshawar spokeswoman. While...

Uncategorized

Expansion of Lahore bridge on Ferozepur Road to complete by September-end

The construction work of the Lahore bridge (Qainchi intersection, Ferozepur Road) expansion project is likely to be concluded by end of next...

German investors express keen interest in Pakistan’s tourism sector

A German investors held a high-level meeting with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and health officials in...

Rs 1500 subsidy on flour, pulses and ghee to be given under Ehsaas Ration program

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Illahi has given a go-ahead for establishing the ‘Ehsaas ration subsidy program intended to provide a grant...

Pakistan’s trade with ASEAN touched $11 billion during FY22

Chairman of ASEAN Committee Islamabad (ACI) Ambassador Nguyen Tien Phong stated that according to Pakistan’s statistics, Pakistan’s trade with ASEAN had touched almost...

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to have solar-powered electric public transport system

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is looking forward to introducing solar-powered electric transport system in the province to decrease dependency on petrol and diesel...

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Farash Town scheme now renamed Nilore Heights with proposed luxury apartments

CDA revised PC-I and the scope of the Farash Town apartments scheme launched during the last year for the low-income people and...

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Oman to invest $2.3 billion in 1087 km railway line from Jacobabad to Gwadar

Investors from Oman have expressed their keen interest in investment in Pakistan’s Railway Infrastructure Development and Power projects. A delegation of Omani...

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Export of services grew 17.2% to $6.97 billion during fiscal year 2021-22

Pakistan recorded an upsurge of 17.20 percent in export of services in the financial year 2021-22 as compared to the last financial...

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt releases Rs 80 billion for development projects

Under the Annual Development Program (ADP)  2022-23, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finance department has released more than Rs 80.54 billion for development projects...

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China will be requested to add 13-km Babusar Tunnel to CPEC projects

The Pakistan government will formally request China for the inclusion of Babusar Top Tunnel in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) umbrella projects...

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Rs 78 billion subsidy on power given to export-oriented industries

The federal government allocated Rs 77.957 billion on Monday as a supplementary grant in FY2022-23 for the delivery of a concessional electricity...

EU to give govt €265 million in support of a democratic and pluralistic Pakistan

Pakistan and European Union (EU) have launched a six-year multi-annual Indicative programme for 2021-2027 at a cost of 265 million euros. This...

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CDA approves new bus service project that would run across entire Islamabad

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved a new bus service project that would run across the entire city of Islamabad. The...

GO rolls out Pakistan’s first mobile fuel stations ‘goLink’ across Pakistan

Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd. (GO) publicized its plans to initiate its new and innovative fuel station concept “goLink” throughout Pakistan. The...

22,063 low cost housing units completed & 150,712 under construction across Pakistan

Minister of State for Law and Justice Shahadat Awan apprised the Senate that a total of 3,564 low-cost housing units of Workers...

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China to purchase 40,000 tons of Pakistani coal every month for Hub power plant

China Power Hub Generation Co. (CPHGC) has shown interest in purchasing 40,000 tonnes of local coal on a monthly basis at a...

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Here’s list of Pakistan’s top ten companies with highest export value in FY22

Style Textile Ltd., a textile and attire manufacturer has beaten all the other brands and became the top exporter of Pakistan in...

Two seawater desalination plants to be established on Karachi coast

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, considering the water requirement of the metropolis, has announced the installation of two new seawater...

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Civil Aviation allots six acres land to Pakistan Customs for Rs 1

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has allocated six acres of land to the Pakistan Customs for a time period of 30 years...

Govt bans setting up new fuel-based power plants to pave way for green electricity

Secretary, Power Division, on Wednesday stated that no new power generation plants would be established that generate electricity using fuel. He announced...

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189 Pakistanis receive Fulbright scholarships at 82 universities of US

With the intention to promote educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Pakistan, 189 students have been awarded the prestigious...

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UAE’s Coral Energy becomes Pakistan’s top fuel oil supplier

A Dubai-based company, Coral Energy has become the top fuel supplier to Pakistan by winning numerous import tenders released by the Pakistani...

Pakistan’s exports to China increased by 26% to $3 billion in FY22

Pakistan’s exports to China surged by 26% during the fiscal year 2021-22 against the exports of FY 2020-21, cited by Annual Trade...

Government to construct Rs 42 billion breakwater structure at Gwadar Port

The government has announced to initiate of a project worth Rs 42.19 billion to construct a breakwater at Jebel-e-Nuh for the expansion...

Contract award process for dualization of Kuchlak-Zhob Section of N-50 accelerated

The National Highway Authority (NHA), Ministry of Communication, on Tuesday issued a prequalification notification for “Dualization of Kuchlak-Zhob Section of N-50, Package-III”,...

After V-shaped recovery from Covid under Imran’s watch, exports tumble 24% in July

Pakistan’s exports of merchandise showed negative growth in July after 22 months after the economy recovered from the effect of Covid-19. The...

40.8 MW Koto hydro project in Lower Dir to start power supply by year-end

As Pakistan is in desperate need of power, the 40.8-megawatt Koto Hydropower project in Timergara, Lower Dir will be operational, adding the...

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Huma Batool becomes Pakistan’s first woman chairperson of a tourism airline

A Pakistani businesswoman, Syeda Huma Batool, has become the first female chairperson of Alvir Airways and the managing director of Vantage Laboratories. ...

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Entertainment

Rights activist Zeenat Khan wins award for short film on interfaith harmony

Zeenat Khan – A young woman rights activist won an international award for creating a short film titled ‘She stood against religious...

US, China, UK remain top destinations for Pakistani exports in FY22

United States (US) preserved its top export destination for Pakistani products during the twelve months of the financial year (2021-22), followed by...

Construction of two high-rise buildings on Peshawar’s Warsak Road begins

Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan performed the groundbreaking of two high-rise residential and commercial buildings on Warsak Road. These multi-story...

Islamabad now has 103 filtration plants after installation of another 18 plants

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is taking constructive steps for the provision of clean drinking water in the federal capital. In this regard,...

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NHA begins construction of 69 km long Kharian-Sambrial motorway

The National Highway Authority (NHA) has started the construction work of the 69-kilometre-long Kharian-Sambrial motorway, an extension of the Lahore-Sialkot motorway (M-11). ...

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Google hires 24-year-old data engineer Shafiqa Iqbal through LinkedIn

Pakistani data engineer Shafiqa Iqbal got hired by Google through LinkedIn. She is now working for Google Poland’s Warsaw office. Originally from Sadiqabad, Punjab,...

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SECP introduces digital asset management companies to facilitate investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) initiated the concept of Digital Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to encourage financial inclusion and...

FBR surpasses tax collection target of Rs 443 billion by Rs 15 billion for July

 The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced the provisional revenue collection figures of Rs 458 billion for July 2022, media reported. ...

Rawal Dam flyover to open for traffic in a week and underpass will finish in a month

The Rawal Dam Interchange project has come to the final stages and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is fully prepared to meet...

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Made in Pakistan MUVA electric rickshaw going through testing before the launch

Pakistan Auto Show (PAS) 2022 participated from different promising prospects, one such new is YES Electromotive, a completely original electric vehicle (EV)...

Exports to United States increased to historic high of $9 billion in FY22

Pakistan’s annual exports to the United States showed an increase of 35 percent to $9 billion in 2021-22, as per the recent...

Pakistan fulfills all IMF demands for release of $1.2 billion loan tranche

The Finance Ministry along with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released a joint statement declaring that all previous IMF demands...

Satellite monitoring of 6500 buses done by Motorway police to control overspeeding

The Motorway police have started satellite monitoring of passenger buses across the country to control speeding, media reported on Monday. In a...

Pakistan’s exports to seven regional countries rose to $4.6 billion during FY22

Pakistan’s exports to the seven regional countries showed an increase of 16.97 percent during the twelve months of the financial year (2021-22),...

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Govt wants to reap maximum benefits by prioritising IT sector

Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has declared that the enhancement and promotion of the IT sector is the...

Pakistan’s milk powder, whey, cheese and butter are in high demand in China

Pakistan’s dairy products like milk powder, liquid milk, high value-added dairy products such as whey, cheese, butter and cream are in high...

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First Arab woman Nelly Attar, who scaled K2 wants others to follow their dreams too

Nelly Attar- The first Arab woman, who summited the world’s second highest mountain K2, urged Pakistani and Arab women to follow their...

Pakistan produced 58,880 farm tractors during twelve months of FY22

The manufacturing of farm tractors in the country showed a growth of 16.01 percent to 58,880 units in the twelve months of...

Govt plans wind and solar power projects to produce 7,000 MW of electricity

The government is looking forward to initiating wind and solar power projects in a bid to produce six to seven thousand megawatts...

Construction at KP’s tourist spots banned until master plan for the areas is finalised

Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has issued orders to the concerned authorities to immediately ban construction activities in tourist spots...

412,451 Pakistani migrant workers went to different countries in 6 months of 2022

Pakistan’s professionals and migrant workers received positive feedback in the international job market as the country’s export of manpower to various countries...

E-custom clearance installed in Gwadar Free Zone as exports set to begin soon

The exports have been set in motion for the first time in the Gwadar Free Zone in the framework of exclusion from...

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Pakistanis are eighth-largest buyers of Dubai real estate this year

Dubai continued to be a prime target for real estate investors during the first half of the year as stockholders piled in...

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Hybrid high-yield varieties from China help boost Pakistan’s rice exports

Pakistan’s rice exports witnessed an increase of 23% in the financial year 2021-22 and touched $2.511 billion as compared to $2.041 billion...

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Low-cost instant bacteria-killing fabric developed by Pakistani scientists

A team of Pakistani scientists succeeded to develop a low-cost antibacterial fabric that can be utilized in wound dressing, lab coats, masks,...

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Punjab Public Service Commission launches e-payment system for job applications

The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has finally decided to incorporate an e-payment system in the job application portal in a bid...

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Chomsky urges Pakistan and India to move towards constructive cooperation

Well-known philosopher, linguist, and cognitive scientist Professor Noam Chomsky stated that for Pakistan to move on the right track, initially, it has...

30,245 tourists visited different scenic spots of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in single day

At least 30,245 tourists visited several scenic spots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in just a single day to enjoy the pleasant weather. ...

Plastic export increased by 32.8% to $428.424 million in FY22

The country’s plastic material export reported an increase of 32.76 percent during the twelve months of the financial year 2021-22 when compared...

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Pakistani students won first prize of 20,000 USD in Huawei ICT competition

The achievement of students of Pakistan who study in schools without walls in the global Huawei ICT competition depicts that there is...

Pakistan among countries hit by world’s worst heatwave

The prevailing brutal heatwave is baking countries all over the globe and in Pakistan the temperatures have increased several degrees over the...

NHA to raise funds through shariah-compliant Wakala using motorway land

The Executive Board of the National Highway Authority (NHA) agreed to the issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Finance...

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Uncategorized

Rs 2.9 billion grant extended to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for climate resilience program

National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) funded the grant worth Rs 2.899 billion to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to execute Climate Resilience Programme. The...

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Foreign direct investment in real estate and construction sectors declined in FY22

The net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the real estate and construction sectors of the country has shown a decline in the...

People’s Bus Service begins operation on new 38 km route in North Nazimabad

The Peoples Bus Service, popularly recognized as the red bus, has started its operation on another new route in Karachi city from...

Pakistan looks to solar to replace abandoned 300MW coal project at Gwadar

The Power Division is looking forward to abandoning the 300MW imported coal-based power plant at Gwadar and replacing it with a solar...

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Entertainment

K-pop band Blitzers’ ‘Hit The Bass’ features truck art buses and Lahore Fort

The new song ‘Hit the Bass’ by K-pop band Blitzers has become a banger for many reasons. The music video depicts several...

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SECP registered 26,502 new companies in FY22

The Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 26,502 new companies during Fiscal Year 2021-22 (FY22), showing an increase of...

Ski resorts and hill stations to be established in Kaghan, Swat and Chitral

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to establish ski resorts and hill stations in Kaghan, Swat, Abbottabad and Chitral. In a bid to...

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Pakistan, Afghanistan reach agreement to facilitate coal trade for power generation

Pakistan and Afghanistan signed an agreement in a bid to facilitate bilateral trade, particularly coal for use in power generation to overcome...

ECC increases RLNG rate to $9 per MMBTU for five export-oriented sectors

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet gave a go-ahead regionally competitive energy rates for five export-oriented sectors during the financial...

Pakistan’s non-textile exports grew 25.85% to $12.46 billion during FY22

Pakistan’s non-textile exports showed a growth of 25.85 percent year-on-year to $12.46 billion in the fiscal year 2021-22 because of a partial...

CM Punjab Pervaiz Elahi to restore PTI’s health card, Panahgah and Langar Khana programs

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi led Punjab government on Wednesday and decided to restore the health card, Panahgah, and Langar Khana programs, following the return...

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt to set up public libraries in 12 districts using Rs 100 million

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Directorate of Archives and Libraries will establish public libraries in 12 districts using an amount worth Rs 100 million earmarked for the...

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ADB projects Pakistan’s economy to recover slightly in FY23

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has predicted that Pakistan’s economy will “recover slightly” during the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) on the account...

Pakistan exported 4.87 million tonnes of rice and fetched $2.5 billion during FY22

Rice exports crossed the target of $2.5 billion during the 2021-22 fiscal year for the very first time in the country’s history,...

5.8 million travelled through 80 buses of Karachi’s Green Line service in 6 months

The Karachi citizens, who desperately needed a better transport service for nearly three decades, showed a ‘positive’ response to the Green Line...

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Construction of low-cost Kashmir apartments in Sector G-13 to restart soon

Ministry of Housing Secretary Iftikhar Ali Shallwani issued orders to the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) regarding expediting efforts for restarting...

Pakistan exported highest ever $19.35 billion worth of textile products in FY22

The export of Pakistani textile commodities showed an increase of 25.5 percent in the fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22) against the preceding fiscal...

Superwomen Samina Baig and Naila Kiani became first Pakistani women to climb K2

Well-known Pakistani climber Samina Baig, the first Pakistani female to have scaled Mount Everest, successfully, now summited K2 on Friday morning. She was followed...

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Doctors develop iTEARS system which diagnoses eye diseases by studying tears

Researchers, after extensive research, have developed a nano-membrane system that can diagnose eye diseases using tears, called iTEARS. The team, led by...

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Pakistan and China discuss extending CPEC to Afghanistan

The top officials of Pakistan and China considered the possibility of expanding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan in a bid...

Foreign Direct Investment increases 2.6% to reach $1.87 billion in FY22

 Pakistan observed a rise of 2.6 percent in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to reach $1.87 billion in the financial year 2021-22. The...

Government to spend Rs 100 million to find minerals in Balochistan

The government will spend funds costing Rs 100 million during the present fiscal year to advance the current project of the Petroleum...

Exports of leather products increased 10.4% to $621,081 in FY22

The exports of manufactured leather goods witnessed an increase of 10.43 percent in the previous fiscal year of 2021-22 (FY22) when compared...

NHA to dualise Zhob Road from Yarik to Sagu Highway

National Highway Authority (NHA), Federal Minister for Communications Asad Mahmood, released a prequalification notification for ‘Dualization and improvement of Existing N-50 from...

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Luxury bus service to start next month between Quetta, Peshawar, Jalalabad, Kandahar

Pakistan and Afghanistan gave a go-ahead to initiate a luxury bus service between the two states at the end of the next...

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Earnings from Italy in exports and remittances crossed $2 billion in FY22

Export revenues and remittances from Italy have crossed $2 billion in the highest-ever annual growth in fiscal year 2021-22, Pakistan’s Ambassador to...

Peshawar BRT wins Best Smart Ticketing award at Transport Ticketing Global

BRT Peshawar’s operator, TransPeshawar, succeeded to grab the Award for “Best Smart Ticketing Program” for 2022 at Transport Ticketing Global. The award...

Pakistan received record remittances of over $31 billion in FY22

Pakistan received record remittances of more than $31 billion during the fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22), a growth of 6.1 percent over FY21,...

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Nepali Sherpa sets record by scaling all the world’s highest 14 peaks for a second time

Nepali Sherpa has made a climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks that are greater than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft)...

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Government to spend Rs 500 million for establishment of four knowledge parks

The federal government has allocated Rs 500 million for establishment of four knowledge parks across the country during the current financial year....

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Pakistan’s large scale manufacturing grew 11.7% in 11MFY22

Output from the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) showed a growth of 11.7 percent during July-May 2021-22 (11MFY22) when compared to the...

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Pakistanis can now get real time earthquake alerts on Android phones

Google announced to launch of its Earthquake Alerts System in Pakistan intended for the detection of seismic activities that could help people...

FWO gets Rs 11 billion expansion contract for Islamabad Expressway and Soan Bridge

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) approved the bid of Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) for the extension of the Islamabad Expressway from PWD...

Government to construct Chamber of Commerce building at Gwadar

The Federal government has announced to set up the Chamber of Commerce building at Gwadar intending to boost business trade, commerce, and...

International paragliders reach K2 with goal to fly above the summit

International paragliders, Tom de Dorlodot, Horacio Llorens and Ramón Morillas, have reached K2 but still waiting for perfect weather conditions to soar...

Current govt highlights plan to boost economy and revive ties with the US

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal revealed the government’s plan for strengthening the national economy and reshaping the relationship with...

Pakistan plans to increase local energy generation to 90% by 2030

Pakistan’s energy generation mix is 40 percent based on indigenous resources while 60 percent comprises imported oil fuel and the government has...

Gold and copper extraction from ‘world-class’ Reko Diq mine to start by 2027

The first batch of copper and gold production from the Reko Diq mine is likely to commence in 2027-28 for which final...

Chitral emerges as the most popular destination for foreign tourists

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has become the top most attractive destination point for five million domestic and foreign tourists during 11 months, with Lower...

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PTCL registers 38.8% profit growth in first six months of 2022

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s top telecom and ICT services provider, declared its financial results for the half year ended...

World Bank to provide $200 million to transform Punjab’s agriculture sector

The World Bank (WB) approved $200 million to support Pakistan aiming to transform its agriculture sector by implementing climate-smart technologies to increase water-use...

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115,000 unverified employees of Pakistan Railways getting Rs 35 billion in pension

The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has revealed that 115,000 unverified retired employees of Pakistan Railways are being paid Rs 35...

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$246 million New Gwadar Airport to start international flights by September 2023

The up-to-the-minute and largest $246 million New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA), constructed at an area of 4,300 acres, will be operative by...

Sports

Snooker player Ahsan Ramzan is the only Pakistani taking part in World Games 2022

Snooker player Ahsan Ramzan is making Pakistan proud as he is the only player representing the country at World Games 2022 taking place...

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CDNS sets Rs 1.5 trillion savings target for current financial year

The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) set a savings target of Rs 1.5 trillion for the present fiscal year (2022-23), which...

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China’s Yutong Bus to set up public transport plant in Sindh

Chinese company Yutong Bus agreed to the offer to establish a public transport plant in Sindh after an extensive meeting held between Sindh minister...

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Deposits held by banks surge by 15% to around Rs 22.8 trillion in June

The overall deposits held by scheduled banks have depicted an increase of about 15% YoY to around Rs 22.8 trillion in June...

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Kohat Cement plans a 10MW solar power plant in Punjab

Kohat Cement Co Ltd (KOHC) has notified the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that the Board of Directors of the company has given a...

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Authorities across country brace for another spell of torrential rains

Disaster management authorities are bracing for another spell of torrential rains, mainly in Sindh and Balochistan, in the prediction of a “vigorous...

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Islamabad

Formal launch of Orange Line Metro to Islamabad Airport faces further delay

The official launch of the Orange Line Metro to Islamabad Airport is facing an additional delay because of political interference and pressures...

Import

Pakistan to receive three more cargoes of imported wheat this month

Pakistan placed an order for four cargoes for July and out which the first cargo of imported wheat reached Pakistan on July 5...

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Pakistan’s exports to seven regional countries crossed $4 billion in 11MFY22

Pakistan’s exports to regional countries showed an upsurge of 18.26 percent during the first eleven months of the fiscal year (2021-22), against...

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CDA

CDA and Army’s engineering branch to conduct hydrological survey of Islamabad

As a large number of areas of the federal capital have been severely hit by floods during monsoon rain, the Capital Development...

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Govt allocates Rs 700 billion for subsidies to provide relief to common man

The Finance Ministry has announced to release subsidies earmarked in the budget on a case-to-case basis during the ongoing fiscal year. As...

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IHC declares construction of navy golf course in Islamabad illegal

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared the construction of the Navy Golf Course in the Margalla Hills National Park illegal and...

Construction

Lahore’s newly-built mega Shahkam Chowk flyover opened to traffic

The newly-built Shahkam Chowk flyover has been started for traffic, facilitating the mobility of the public at Link Canal Road, Shahkam intersection,...

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Gender discrimination

Pakistan ranked second worst on gender inequality by World Economic Forum

Pakistan has been placed as the second-worst country with regard to gender inequality, ranked 145 out of 146 states, according to the...

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IMF agrees on releasing $1.17 billion to Pakistan amid high inflation and instability

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that it had agreed to a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the mutual seventh and...

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Pakistan seeks to increase IT exports to $15 billion in next three years

Pakistan is working ambitiously to attain $15 billion in IT exports within three years, Federal Minister for Information Technology, Syed Amin-ul-Haq said. ...

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Crime

Islamabad police registered over 800 street crime cases in June

The Islamabad police registered more than 800 street crime cases of snatching, robberies, burglaries, and auto thefts last month. According to police...

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Pakistan’s job market has started to shrink amid economic slowdown

Pakistan’s job market has started to shrink on the account of economic slowdown, as various sectors have reported layoffs whereas for fresh...

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Bahrain’s Rain Financial exchange seeking to start crypto trading in Pakistan

Bahrain-based Rain Financial, a well-known trading platform for cryptocurrencies, is encouraging the domestic regulators to issue a legal framework for the enactment...

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Climate Change

Home to world’s 7,000 glaciers, Pakistan is facing growing threat of glacial melting

Pakistan is home to over 7,000 glaciers, more than anywhere else on Earth outside the poles and the increasing worldwide temperatures along...

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Twin cities get 4-line interconnected metro bus service with new Green, Blue services

Prime Minister Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the Green and Blue lines of the mass transit metro bus service on Thursday. It is...

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Textile sector loses $1 billion export orders after 300 mills closed due to energy crisis

More than 300 textile mills have been closed because of a cut in gas supply, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) Chairman...

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Islamabad

Islamabad Police launches WhatsApp service to lodge FIRs of missing items

The Islamabad Police has launched a new WhatsApp number so people can report lost and found items to accelerate the recovery process....

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Private sector borrowing from banks jumped by 142% during FY22

The federal government’s budgetary borrowing for the financial year 2021-22 was 85 percent more than the last year, while the private sector...

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China

Pakistan’s rice export to China hits $277.56 million in five months

Pakistan’s rice export to China crossed $277.56 million during the first five months of Financial Year 2021-2022, up 9.73% year on year....

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Pakistan’s first 500 MW floating solar power plant to be built on Keenjhar lake

Pakistan’s first floating solar power project, which will generate 500 megawatts of energy, is all set to be launched soon on Keenjhar...

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Pakistan is set to welcome record 1,400 foreign mountaineers this summer season

The popularity of Pakistan’s captivating mountains is at its all-time peak as for the first time in recent history over 1,400 foreign...

Export of services grew 17.71% to $6.3 billion in 11 months

Export of services reported an increase of 17.71 percent during the first 11 months of 2021-22, as per the data released by...

BRT

People’s Bus Service to expand services to Clifton, DHA and Gulshan-e-Hadeed routes

In order to fulfill the demand of residents and the growing popularity of the Sindh People’s Intra-District Bus Service, the transport sector...

Astronauts suffer decades of bone loss from months in space

A study related to bone loss by 17 astronauts who went aboard the International Space Station is giving a complete understanding of...

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CDA

Work on Bhara Kahu bypass to start after FWO shares its draft PC-1 with CDA

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has asked the Frontier Work Organisation (FWO) to present the draft PC-I of the Bhara Kahu bypass...

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Electricity

Government will soon introduce Pakistan’s first comprehensive solar policy

The government has started working on a comprehensive solar energy policy including tax waivers and concessionary loans for users in order to...

State Bank sets interest rate at 15% to tame 13-year high inflation

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has increased its key policy rate by 125 basis point to 15 percent during its review...

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Eidul Azha

Heavy monsoon rainfall expected across Pakistan on Eidul Azha

Another spell of monsoon rainfall is expected across the country on the occasion of Eidul Azha, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has...

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Cement

Local cement sales fall 1% to 47.63 million tonnes in 2021-22 fiscal year

Regardless of persistent price hikes and a stoppage in construction activities during the past few months, national cement sales in FY22 depicted...

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Electricity

Around 2,500 MW to be added to national grid through net metering & solar projects

Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir announced nearly 7,000 MW of electricity would be added to the national grid before the arrival...

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spending Rs 13 billion on access roads to tourist spots

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is making different advanced roads to make sure easy access to the tourist spots at an estimated cost...

European Union

Pakistan accelerates efforts to secure extension in GSP plus status

The government has expedited its efforts to fulfill the strict conditions of the European Union (EU) to ensure a ten years extension...

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Camera

More cameras to expand coverage of Islamabad’s Safe City Project to 100%

To make Islamabad “one of the safest cities” in Pakistan, the federal government is looking forward to installing additional cameras in the...

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Pakistan’s exports to United States increase by 23% to $6.16 billion

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan unveiled that Pakistan’s exports to the US showed an upward hill during former Prime...

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Eidul Azha

Prices of vegetables have spiked high ahead of Eidul Azha

With the arrival of Eidul Azha, prices of vegetables have almost doubled across the country as storekeepers are selling items at their...

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Government released Rs 1.5 billion for 17 aviation sector projects in 11 months

The government has issued Rs 1.5 billion funds, under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2021-22) against the allocation of Rs 3.5...

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Pakistan seeks input from refiners for importing Russian crude oil

The Ministry of Energy has requested industrial experts and refineries to submit an analysis for importing Russian crude oil, as the country...

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Tourist influx on rise at scenic spots of Khyber Pakthunkhwa’s northern areas

Khyber Pakthunkhwa’s northern areas including Nathia Gali have attracted around 37,452 backpackers and adventure sports enthusiasts because of its pleasant weather following...

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Funding into Pakistani startups dipped 40% since PM Shehbaz took office

Startups in Pakistan succeeded to earn $103.8 million in 22 deals in the April-June quarter, which decreased around 40 percent from the...

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development projects

Rs 46.868 billion released for Power Division projects

The government has released an amount of Rs 46,868.33 million against the allocation of Rs 69,485.05 million for different power division schemes...

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World Bank warns Pakistan of macroeconomic instability

World Bank has warned Pakistan of macroeconomic instability, and the balance of payment crisis considering the widening existing account deficit and other...

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Coronavirus

Covid-19 positivity ratio surges to 4.61% as 650 more infected in 24 hours

Pakistan continues to post high Covid-19 infection rate as it reported 675 new cases in last 24 hours, with positivity ratio surging...

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innovation

PM Shehbaz inaugurates ‘Innovation Hub’ in Islamabad to empower youth

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the Innovation Hub Program (IHP) in Islamabad, a platform to facilitate exchange of ideas between the...

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Inflation in Pakistan accelerates to 21.32% in June amid higher food and fuel costs

Consumer price index (CPI) of Pakistan rose 21.3% in June from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said on Friday, for the...

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APS survivor Ahmad Nawaz becomes President of prestigious Oxford Union

A survivor of the 2014 Army Public School massacre, Ahmad Nawaz officially took charge as the president of the Oxford University’s debating...

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ZU Peshawar BRT finalist for $250,000 prize by World Resources Institute

The ZU Peshawar or TransPeshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has been selected for the Prize for Cities Award 2022 under World Resources...

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Loan

Pakistan received fresh external loans of $13.54 billion in 11 months

Pakistan has borrowed $13.539 billion in fresh external loans as well as grants during the first eleven months of the current financial...

China

US blacklists Pakistani companies for supporting Russia in Ukraine conflict

United States has blacklisted 36 companies, including those from China and Pakistan, for supporting Russia in the Ukraine conflict. On Tuesday, US...