Category: Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a plan to phase out meter readers in all power distribution companies (Discos), except in Karachi Electric’s service area. A new self-meter reading app “Apna Meter Apni...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced a Rs. 2 billion livestock distribution program aimed at supporting widows and poor women in South Punjab. In the first phase of the initiative, 4,870 cows...

A third major wildfire in less than three weeks has erupted in the pine nut-rich forests of Balochistan’s Zhob Division, causing extensive ecological and financial damage, 24NewsHD TV reported Wednesday. The blaze has...

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has begun work on launching an electric tram network to modernize Islamabad’s public transport and promote eco-friendly travel. CDA Chairman Mohammad Ali Randhawa confirmed that a feasibility study...

On May 9, the IMF Executive Board will review a new $1.1 billion climate resilience facility for Pakistan. The session will also cover the first review of the existing $7 billion bailout—approval would...

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a sharp decline of 1,500 points in the KSE-100 index on Thursday, driven by growing geopolitical tensions between Pakistan and India. Investor sentiment turned cautious as uncertainty...

The government has sanctioned the revised cost of the Dasu Hydropower Project (Stage-I), now standing at Rs. 1.74 trillion, and forwarded it to ECNEC for final approval. The project, aimed at boosting Pakistan’s...