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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam claimed that emissions in Pakistan were down by 9 percent. “The government as a party to the Paris agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on…

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that as many as 250,000 employment opportunities have so far been created in the country since the construction activities started under the Naya Pakistan Housing Program.“As cadastral mapping is important…

The federal government on Saturday raised the price of petrol by Rs10.49 per liter and that of high speed diesel (HSD) by Rs12.44 per liter. According to a notification issued by the Finance Division, the new price of petrol, effective…

HBL today declared a consolidated profit before tax of Rs 46.4 billion for 9M’21, a growth of 8% over the same period last year. Profit after tax increased to Rs 27.0 billion, with earnings per share increasing to Rs18.21 in 9M’21 compared…

Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has launched scholarships programmes for deserving and underprivileged children, according to a media outlet. According to the media outlet, the right-handed batter along with his father Muhammad…

The installed capacity of Diamer Basha dam will be 4,500 Mega Watt (MW), which will generate 18,100 Gigawatt hours (GWh) power annually. The gross storage capacity of the project will be 8.1 Million Acre Feet (MAF) with live storage…

Saudi Arabia announces 600 fully-funded scholarships for Pakistani students for the academic year 2021-22. Under the initiative, 600 Pakistani students will be able to study in 25 Saudi universities in diploma, Bachelor, Master, and…

China has set a new world record after scientists managed to run their nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’ at a very high temperature for more than 100 seconds. According to state media reports, China’s Experimental Advanced…

Punjab to setup career counseling center for students Minister for Higher Education Raja Yasir Humayun has announced a setup of career counseling centers in all educational institutions of Punjab. ccording to sources, the initiative has…

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin stressed the need for jacking up revenue collection by taking the country’s exports-to-GDP ratio up to 20 per cent from the current 8pc. He clarified that the government is not going to impose any tax on…