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Pakistan's cement industry saw a significant boost in sales in August 2025, with local sales rising 10.33% to 3.097 mill...
03/09/2025

Pakistan's cement industry saw a significant boost in sales in August 2025, with local sales rising 10.33% to 3.097 million tons, up from 2.807 million tons in the same period last year, according to data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).

Pakistan and Kazakhstan are close to finalizing a landmark agreement that would grant Kazakhstan access to Gwadar Port. ...
03/09/2025

Pakistan and Kazakhstan are close to finalizing a landmark agreement that would grant Kazakhstan access to Gwadar Port. This deal is expected to be signed during the visit of Kazakhstan’s President in November of this year.

According to a report by the Express Tribune, a high-level Kazakh delegation is set to visit Islamabad in the second week of September to finalize arrangements for the agreement. Kazakhstan has shown interest in establishing a goods terminal at Karachi Port to facilitate exports to the European Union and the United States. However, Pakistan is eager to redirect this initiative to Gwadar Port, aiming to position it as a key transit hub for Central Asia.

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An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday allowed Chanesar Town chairman Farhan Ghani to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umra...
03/09/2025

An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday allowed Chanesar Town chairman Farhan Ghani to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.

Farhan, the younger brother of Sindh Local Government Minister and PPP leader Saeed Ghani, along with two other suspects, appeared before the administrative judge of the ATCs in a case about an assault on a government employee overseeing the laying of a fibre optic network along Sharea Faisal.

At the last hearing, the investigating officer filed a report before the ATC judge, stating that no evidence was found against the suspects during the investigation, and the complainant was also not willing to proceed with the case, informing the court that the detained suspects were released under Section 497(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Wildlife and Parks Department will auction permits for 118 animals — including four Astore mar...
03/09/2025

The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Wildlife and Parks Department will auction permits for 118 animals — including four Astore markhors, 100 Himalayan ibex, and 14 blue sheep — for the 2025–26 hunting season.

The bidding ceremony is scheduled to be held today (Wednesday) at the Forest, Parks and Wildlife Complex in Gilgit.

For the upcoming season, the base price of an Astore markhor permit has been raised to $200,000, while blue sheep and Himalayan ibex permits are set at $30,000 and $10,000, respectively.

The price of flour has surged sharply across Sindh over the past two weeks rising by more than Rs20 per kilogramme (kg)....
03/09/2025

The price of flour has surged sharply across Sindh over the past two weeks rising by more than Rs20 per kilogramme (kg). In Hyderabad, flour is being sold at the wholesale rate of Rs100 per kg and Rs4,000 per 40kg bag, while retail prices have reached Rs105 per kg and Rs4,200 per maund.

The Pakistan Flour Mills Association’s Hyderabad representative, Yasin Ahmed, told The News that even mill owners were shocked at the sudden escalation in the wheat price, with a 100kg bag soaring from Rs6,100 to Rs9,000 in the open market.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday that more than one in every 100 deaths worldwide is due to su***...
02/09/2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday that more than one in every 100 deaths worldwide is due to su***de, emphasizing the need for urgent action to address a growing mental health crisis, particularly among young people.

While global su***de rates have shown some decline in recent years, the WHO stated that progress in addressing this issue has been far too slow.

In 2021, which is the most recent year for which data is available, there were an estimated 727,000 su***des around the globe, according to the UN health agency.

Pakistan's trade deficit significantly increased by over 30% to $2.87 billion in August 2025, as compared to the same mo...
02/09/2025

Pakistan's trade deficit significantly increased by over 30% to $2.87 billion in August 2025, as compared to the same month of the previous year, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Tuesday.

Dr. Sharmeen Fayyaz, a Research Officer at the National Institute of Virology, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicin...
02/09/2025

Dr. Sharmeen Fayyaz, a Research Officer at the National Institute of Virology, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), University of Karachi, has received the Best Young Researcher Award at the Kazan Global Youth Summit 2025.

Pakistan is expected to import up to 300,000 tons of sugar through direct government-to-government (G2G) agreements. Acc...
12/08/2025

Pakistan is expected to import up to 300,000 tons of sugar through direct government-to-government (G2G) agreements.

According to news reports, the government is currently negotiating G2G sugar deals with Azerbaijan following high-level visits. An official noted that while Pakistan will be importing sugar, it will also be exporting certain commodities to Azerbaijan.

On Monday, the federal government auctioned 405 kanals of land belonging to Ali Riaz Malik, the son of property tycoon M...
12/08/2025

On Monday, the federal government auctioned 405 kanals of land belonging to Ali Riaz Malik, the son of property tycoon Malik Riaz and one of the absconders in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, are currently facing imprisonment related to the same case.

The auction took place at the Patwar office in Bhara Kahu, overseen by an auction committee with the presence of Assistant Commissioner Uzair Ali. The agricultural land, measuring 405 kanals and three marlas, located in Mohra Noor, was sold for Rs 3.42 million per kanal.

In contrast, investors showed no interest in land owned by another absconder in the case, Farhat Shehzadi, also known as Farah Gogi. Her property, located in the Mohra Noor area of Bani Gala, remained unsold.

State Bank of Pakistan is preparing to launch a pilot for a digital currency and is finalising legislation to regulate v...
12/08/2025

State Bank of Pakistan is preparing to launch a pilot for a digital currency and is finalising legislation to regulate virtual assets, central bank Governor Jameel Ahmad said on Wednesday, as the country ramped up efforts to modernise its financial system.

The government is expecting significant investment in Pakistan’s mines and mineral sector and export of copper following...
11/08/2025

The government is expecting significant investment in Pakistan’s mines and mineral sector and export of copper following the recent bilateral tariff deal with the United States, it emerged on Sunday.

During negotiations of the Pakistani team with the US authorities on reciprocal tariffs, the US side has shown interest in investing in the mines and minerals, including copper, Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan revealed in the latest report placed before the National Assembly.

As the US administration had imposed 50% tariffs on the import of copper, iron, steel, and aluminum, but subsequently refined copper was exempted from the 50% tariff, “it will be more advantageous to export value-added copper (refined) to the US market”, the minister claimed.

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