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23/12/2022

Chinese car manufacturers exported 329,000 cars in November, expanding 64.8% YoY, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed. A total of 2.79 million cars were exported in the first 11 months of the year, representing a 55.3% YoY growth

23/12/2022

13 researchers from Islamia University Bahawalpur are among the top 2% of scientists worldwide, according to a Stanford University ranking. The top engineers, mathematicians, scientists, and medical experts from around the world are included in the list.

The vice chancellor of Islamia University of Bahawalpur, the deans, and the director of ORIC have all congratulated the on this honor. It is crucial to remember that Stanford University releases a list of the top 2000 scientists in the world, split down by field, every year.

23/12/2022

Gwadar International Airport: The construction of the main terminal, 4600 tons of steel structure has been completed. The construction of the metal welded roof, and interior, and the installation of electromechanical equipment are underway. Gwadar is Rising. Rise with .

01/11/2022

27/09/2022

A team of Barrick Gold Corporation, headed by Michael Peter Nelson, arrived Gwadar indicating massive interest in making investment in import and export of different minerals in the port city. The delegation, which flew to Gwadar in a special plane, attended an important meeting about Gwadar free zone, functionality, connectivity of the port and the future of Reko-Diq. Read more at: https://bit.ly/3dDLZYO

02/09/2022

The next phase of Gwadar Port dredging has begun. The multi-mill dollar project has a significant impact on Gwadar's port operations. It will pave the way for the construction of additional berths from the existing 602 meters to 1500 meters. Moreover, frequent dredging will help maintain the 16-meter depth of the channel, where vessels of any type can dock. Read more at: https://bit.ly/3RudFxA

02/09/2022

Khushdil Shah Hits 4 Sixes in Last Over Against Hong Kong

02/09/2022

The government has approved a decision to generate electricity from solar instead of expensive imported fuel to save valuable foreign exchange.
On Thursday, the approval was given at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad.
The Prime Minister directed to ensure the early construction of solar power plants. He asked the relevant departments to initiate work on the project on an emergency basis.
Shehbaz Sharif directed to hold a pre-bid conference for all stakeholders this week.
Under the project, ten thousand megawatts of power will be generated from solar.
In the first phase, solar electricity will be provided to government buildings, tube wells operating on electricity, and diesel and domestic consumers using less number of units.
The decision will help the country save billions of dollars.
The Prime Minister also directed to provide relief to the people in terms of supply of electricity before the onset of next summer season.

26/08/2022

The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved funds for 21 development schemes across Punjab.
The development projects were approved at the PDWP’s 5th meeting, which was presided over by the Chairman of the Planning and Development Board Abdullah Khan Sumbal. The following projects were approved during the meeting:
• PKR 412.43 million for the rehabilitation of the 7.90 kilometre-long road from Mari Qasim Shah to Dera Bakha (Northern Bypass) in district Bahawalpur
• PKR 475.9 million for the rehabilitation of the 4.8-kilometre-long road from N-5 Ahmedpur East Road to the old bypass in district Bahawalpur
• PKR 1.165 billion has been set aside for the rehabilitation of the 21-kilometre-long road from Qaimpur to Head Islam Tehsil Hasilpur in district Bahawalpur
• PKR 1.006 billion has been allocated for the rehabilitation of the 20.25-kilometre-long road from Rahim Yar Khan (Noor-e-Wali Railway Crossing) to Sadiq Abad (Fire Brigade Office Chowk)
• PKR 983.751 million has been set aside for the rehabilitation of the 19-kilometre-long road from Khanpur to Nawankot via Azim Shahdistrict Rahim Yar Khan
• PKR 598.5 million has been allocated for the rehabilitation of 11.25 kilometre-long Shahi Road from Feroza to Khanpur district Rahim Yar Khan
• PKR 1.39 billion has been allocated for the rehabilitation and improvement of the 32-kilometre-long Rangpur Chowk Munda Road district Muzaffargarh
• PKR 1.665 billion has been set aside for the construction of a dual carriageway road from M-3 Motorway Samundri Interchange To Samundri City
• PKR 572 million has been set aside for the rehabilitation of Faisalabad – Satiana Road from By-Pass up to Tandlianwala

26/08/2022

Federal Minister of Board of Investment (BoI) Chaudhary Salik Hussain announced the interest of Omani group ready to invest at least $2.3 billion on the 1,087 Km railway line between Gwadar and Jacobabad. The Omani delegation was led by Dr. Anwar Al Balushi Chairman, Al Anvwar Asian Investments LLC, Syed Najam Saeed, CEO RAILCOP and Tauseef Zaman, CEO Bil Pakistan. Read more at: https://bit.ly/3wu7NMC

25/08/2022

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified the revised valuation rates of immovable properties in the Gwadar region.
The FBR issued a circular S.R.O. 339(I)/2022 to announce the modification in immovable property rates. The notification also stated that the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to determine the new valuation rates that will be effective immediately in the exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 68 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (XLIX of 2001) and in supersession of its Notification No. S.R.O. 1545(I)/2021, dated the 1st December 2021.
Moreover, the SRO has increased the tax on sales and purchases of immovable property from 1% to 2%, while tax would be higher for people not on the FBR’s active taxpayers list (ATL).

24/08/2022

The Qatar Investment Authority aims to invest $3 billion in Pakistan, Qatar's Emiri Diwan said on Wednesday, lending support to the South Asian nation's cash-strapped economy.
“The Qatar Investment Authority announced its aspiration to invest $3 billion in various commercial and investment sectors in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” the Emiri Diwan said, without giving details.
The announcement was made during a visit to Doha by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who held official talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Wednesday after a meeting with the QIA on Tuesday.
“His Highness stressed the importance of the brotherly and strategic relations between the two countries and their aspiration to enhance economic partnership by raising trade exchange and promoting investments through the Qatar Investment Authority,” Emiri Diwan said.
The prime minister's visit to Qatar precedes an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting next week that is expected to approve more than $1 billion in financing that has been stalled since the beginning of the year.

23/08/2022

The Pakistan Army will assist Qatar with security in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 being held in the Middle Eastern country.
The approval was given by the federal cabinet to the Pakistan Army-Qatar agreement on providing assistance during the mega football event. The world cup will be played from November 20 to December 18 in Qatar. The Gulf country will be hosting the extravaganza for the very first time.
Earlier. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said who used to deliver lectures on the law he himself is escaping from it. Marriyum Aurangzeb said this while addressing a press conference.

22/08/2022

Filmmaker Seemab Gul’s short film Sandstorm (Mulaqat) landed among the top three films at the HollyShorts Film Festival 2022, an Oscar-qualifying festival for short-film categories.
Winners for the top three awards at the festival, which ran from August 11 to August 20, automatically enter the Oscar race. It presented its top contenders with prizes on Saturday. According to The Wrap, Hallelujah won the Grand Prix for the festival’s best short, Sandstorm (Mulaqat) won for the best live-action short category and Scale won for animation.
“Mulaqat, directed by Seemab Gul, won at two Academy Award qualifying festivals HollyShorts and Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival in August 2022 which coincidentally is also the month we celebrate the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan,” one of the film’s producers, Abid Aziz Merchant, announced in an Instagram post on Monday.

22/08/2022

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22/08/2022

Pakistan Army will assist Qatar with security during the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022.

The Federal cabinet gave approval to Pakistan Army-Qatar agreement on providing assistance during the mega football event.

FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played from November 20 to December 18 in Qatar. The Middle East country will be hosting the extravaganza for the very first time.

20/08/2022

Pakistan ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 as his knee injury worsen.
The PCB Medical Advisory Committee and independent specialists suggested the star pacer for the rest in light of the latest scans and reports.
Following this, the left-arm pacer has been ruled out of the Asia Cup 2022 and the home T20I series against England.
According to the details, Shaheen will be out of action for four to six weeks and is likely to make his comeback in the home series against New Zealand, scheduled later this year.
The 22-year-old pacer sustained the injury amid Pakistan’s first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, which resulted in him in missing the second match of the series and the first two ODIs against the Netherlands.

19/08/2022

The Pakistan team has obtained the third spot in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League after winning back-to-back matches against the Netherlands.
As per the latest ICC update, Pakistan have 110 points after playing 17 matches in the current cycle with a net run rate of +0.221. Pakistan have won 11 matches and lost 6 so far.
England are on top with 125 points while Bangladesh are at placed second with 120 points.
India are ranked 7 on the list with 89 points after losing four matches out of nine played.
Each team earns 10 points for a win, five for a tie/no result/abandoned match, and zero for a loss.
In case Pakistan clean sweep the Netherlands in the ongoing series, it will lift their points to 120 and assure them of a place in next year’s event proper, irrespective of how their remaining two series against New Zealand and Afghanistan pan out.

18/08/2022

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in collaboration with the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, is launching four education TV channels with an aim to facilitate students residing in remote regions of the country and to ensure that they stay informed and updated regarding ongoing educational activities.
In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed which includes significant upgradation of facilities and capacities at AIOU to set up and operate 4 satellite TV channels including earth station up-linking equipment and playout server, upgrading studios & post-production facilities, additional personnel, and technical support.
This MoU was signed by the Additional Secretary of the Federal Education Ministry, Waseem Ajmal Chaudhary, and Raja Umer Younis from the AIOU Registrar yesterday.
The Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training, Rana Tanvir said that the task of providing educational facilities to remote areas has been given to Allama Iqbal Open University. The Federal Education Ministry and Higher Education Commission (HEC) will financially support Allama Iqbal Open University by providing them Rs570 million.
The Additional Secretary of Federal Education said that it will take five to six months to complete this project.

17/08/2022

The United Arab Emirates has conferred the Order of the Union Medal on Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa for 'making significant contributions' to bilateral ties, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday.
The army chief is on an official visit to the Gulf state.
The military's media wing said Gen Bajwa also called upon the President of UAE, H.H Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, bilateral defence, security cooperation and the regional security situation in the Middle East were discussed.
"The leaders agreed that Pakistan and UAE share a great history of cordial relations and deep rooted spirit of brotherhood which is transforming into an enduring partnership."

16/08/2022

A team of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to visit Pakistan in September to conduct “on-site” visit in order to verifying steps taken by the country to curb money laundering and terror financing before it finally exits the watchdog’s grey list.
The FATF in June hinted at Pakistan’s removal from the grey list after it concluded that Islamabad had complied with its 34-point plan of action. The global financial watchdog had also agreed to send its team for the verification of those steps.
A successful on-site visit will pave the way for Pakistan getting out of the grey list.
Pakistan was placed on the grey list by the FATF in June 2018 for deficiencies in its system to curb money laundering and terror financing. It was first given a 27-point action plan and later another 7-point plan to comply with the FATF’s standards.

15/08/2022

Fahad Mustafa’s Inspector Gulab from film Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad went from reel to real as the actor’s performance and character have been commemorated with an honorary title. On Independence Day, Sindh IG Ghulam Nabi Memon honoured the actor with the title of Honorary Superintendent of Police (SP) at the CCPO office in Karachi.
On Sunday, Mustafa was recognised for his efforts in unveiling social evils such as corruption through his film starring Mahira Khan, Jawed Sheikh, Mehmood Aslam, Nayyar Ejaz, Saleem Mairaj and more. The Load Wedding star also had a discussion with IG Memon about the direction of the local police and offered some suggestions.
Announcing the achievement on Instagram, Mustafa wrote, “Today, I truly believe Gulab has achieved his biggest dreams. Many many thanks to IG Sindh Police Ghulam Nabi Memon for honouring me with the title of Honorary SSP, this Independence Day, and for bringing Gulab’s ambitions to life. I will never get over the love and support you all have shown to this character and Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad, and I hope to continue serving my nation proudly!” he said.
The ceremony was attended by film’s director Nabeel Qureshi, writer-producer Fizza Ali Meerza, LCA Sindh chairman Kumail Haider Shah, CPLC chief Zubair Habib along with the DIG Headquarters Sindh, DIG Training Sindh, DIG Crime and Investigation Sindh and AIG Operations Sindh.
The film Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad focuses on the plague of bribery and how everyone partaking in illegal activities needs to be reminded of their morals and the high hopes the founder of the nation had for us.

13/08/2022

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟳𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻.

12/08/2022

Mountaineer Naila Kiani on Friday has successfully scaled her third peak over 8,000 metres in height, making her the first Pakistani woman to achieve this milestone.
Kiani reached the top of Gasherbrum-1 – the 11th highest mountain in the world despite extreme weather conditions between the C2 and C3 points.
The Dubai-based banker summited K2, the second highest peak in the world, in July. Prior to that, Kiani had ascended the world's 13th highest mountain, Gasherbrum-II, in 2021.
Last month, Pakistan celebrated Samina Baig becoming the first woman from the country to summit K2.
The 31-year-old had reached the top of the 8,611-metre (28,251-foot) peak as part of a seven-member local team and was followed hours later by Naila Kiani.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had praised Baig and Kiani, with his office tweeting that both "have emerged as symbols of courage and bravery".
Pakistan is home to five of the world's 14 mountains higher than 8,000 metres, and climbing them all is considered the ultimate achievement of any mountaineer.

11/08/2022

Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique informed the National Assembly on Wednesday that government progress was made in talks for restoring the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights on the US and UK routes.
Speaking in the National Assembly during the Question Hour, the minister also said that the government planned to re-open the Roosevelt Hotel instead of selling it, adding that the matter had been taken up with the relevant court.
“The ban on the flights to UK and Europe was imposed due to a careless statement made by the former aviation minister in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. He did not read the statement that was written down to him rather he gave his own statement regarding the fake licences of pilots,” Rafique said.
“The government's top priority is to resume the PIA flights on the US and the UK routes. Positive progress has been made in this regard. We have talked to the UK and hope the route will be restored. We are also talking to Canada,” he added.
Speaking about the Roosevelt Hotel, the minister said that the quick fix to the matter was to spend a little sum of money and run the hotel. “Personally, I am against selling the Roosevelt Hotel. Investing a little money in this hotel can bring it back to good condition,” he added.

10/08/2022

Pakistan on Wednesday strongly denounced the Modi-led BJP government's move to mark August 14 -- Pakistan's independence day -- as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’.
The Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said that the “revisionist” BJP-RSS regime “sought to hypocritically and one-sidedly invoke the tragic events and mass migration that occurred in the wake of Independence in 1947”.
According to the foreign ministry, the BJP’s “deplorable” aim, as part of its divisive political agenda, was “wantonly attempting to play with the sentiments of the people through distorted interpretation of history”.
“If the Indian leaders genuinely care about agony, suffering and pain, they must work to improve the conditions of the Muslims and other minorities in India,” said the statement.
The MoFA stated that the last seven decades were replete with “undeniable proof that India’s espousal of secularism was a sham”.
The fact is that today’s India is an undeclared ‘Hindu Rashtra’ that has no place or tolerance for other religious minorities, especially Muslims who are faced with discrimination, persecution and political and socio-economic exclusion.”
The FO advised New Delhi to desist from politicising events related to Independence and instead sincerely honour the memories of those who made sacrifices for a better future for all.

04/08/2022

The Pakistani rupee continued its upward trajectory on Thursday and was being traded at Rs226.19 against the US dollar in the interbank market.
The rupee on Wednesday made an all-time high recovery of Rs9.98 in a single day and closed at a three-week high of Rs228.80 against the US dollar.
Experts said the rupee saw its first major recovery after a gap of over three months after the government had reported a massive drop in import payments. In addition, they added, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had also acknowledged Pakistan meeting all the prerequisite conditions for its multibillion-dollar programme.

03/08/2022

After the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) received "prohibited funds", the federal cabinet started contemplating three options including imposing a ban on the Imran Khan-led party.
The ECP on Tuesday said the PTI received 'prohibited funds' from 34 foreign nationals and 351 companies based outside the country.
The party was issued a show cause notice after the unanimous verdict — reserved in June earlier this year – by the three-member bench of the ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja.
Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar said that under the first option, the government could forward the matter to the Supreme Court as per Article17 (3) of the Constitution to ban the PTI.
The minister said another option is to declare the PTI a foreign-aided political party and take further legal action. In the Hanif Abbasi case, Tarar said the apex court made the affidavit subject to the decision of the ECP in the funding case.
Moreover, Tarar said the federal minister said the government could also approach the apex court to seek legal action against former prime minister Imran Khan for submitting “fake affidavit” to the electoral body.
At a press conference in Islamabad, Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir said that he will go to the top court for the formation of a full court on the PTI prohibited funding case verdict.
“We will request the Supreme Court to constitute a full court in this case. Justice was delayed for 8 years, now we want the Supreme Court to decide on it at the earliest,” he remarked.
Dastgir further said the coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will ensure the implementation of the Constitution.
“This gentleman [Imran Khan] kept taking money from outside. But today the sources of illegal funds have been detected which shows who was supporting him to spread chaos and unrest in the country since 2014..”
“Imran claims to be righteous and trustworthy but his affidavit turned out to be false,” he added.

02/08/2022

TikTok has launched its Creator Portal in Pakistan, which provides educational resources on content creation on its platform. According to the details, the Creator Portal can be accessed on the TikTok account through and it holds a series of videos that will provide guidance, tips and tricks to help creators maximize their in-app presence and take their videos to the next level.
TikTok’s Creator Portal will provide content that will be organized into the following five learning categories with new videos uploaded on a weekly basis, including Getting started on TikTok, TikTok creation essentials, TikTok foundations for success, TikTok content strategy and Community Guidelines and safety.

29/07/2022

The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) decided on Thursday to remove party President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and General Secretary Tariq Bashir Cheema and hold fresh election for the top posts within 10 days, senior party leader Senator Kamil Ali Agha said.

The decisions were taken in an emergent meeting of the PML-Q Central Working Committee (CWC), chaired by Senator Agha. The meeting also formed a five-member election commission, headed by Jahangir A Joja, for the intra-party elections.

Addressing news conference after the meeting, Agha said that CWC met after receiving requisition for holding an emergent meeting. He added that a total of 83 members participated in the meeting in which four to five resolutions were passed.

The CWC met a week after Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari rejected the 10 PML-Q lawmakers’ votes in favour of party leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in the election for the chief minister on the basis of a letter from Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.

28/07/2022

At the award ceremony of the Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 Global Final held by Huawei Pakistan on Tuesday, a Pakistani team consisting of Sateesh Kumar, Iqra Fatima, and Bhagchand Meghwar, was awarded the first prize of 20,000 USD along with a mobile phone for each team member.

The competition, which was concluded in Shenzhen, China, attracted 150,000 students from more than 2,000 universities in 85 countries and regions. After national and regional competitions, 130 teams from 43 countries and regions faced off in the global final. Two teams from Pakistan participated in the Network Category of the Practice Competition with Team One clinching the 1st prize, and Team Two grabbing the 3rd prize.

Osman Ahsan Sheikh, Muhammad Abdullah Ahsan Sheikh and Aqsa Amir represented Team One ‘Homevism’, which comprised students from NUST. Team Two ‘Boltay Haroof’ from LUMS was represented by Umer Farooq, Tabish Rafiq and Areej. In the Innovation Competition, Team Boltay Haroof won the 2nd prize, while Team Homevism seized the 3rd prize.

Mr. Ahmed Bilal Masud, Deputy CEO of Huawei Pakistan, congratulated the winners and affirmed their infinite potential. On the occasion, he highlighted, “the competition is a great opportunity for Pakistani youth. Through this event, young Pakistanis have gained a deeper understanding of ICT and have a platform to make a name for themselves in the ICT industry.”

26/07/2022

The recent flash floods in Balochistan have caused damage to optic fibre at multiple points, leading to disrupted voice and data services in Lasbela, Kech, Panjgoor, Gwadar, Awaran, Ziarat, Mastung and adjoining areas.

About 343 cell sites of three cellular mobile operators (Telenor, Zong and Ufone) and PTCL have been affected due to floods.

Efforts are being made to resolve this unprecedented situation as PTA is working with the operators concerned for an early restoration of affected communication channels.

23/07/2022

A Supreme Court bench at Lahore Registry relegated Hamza Shahbaz to the interim chief minister of Punjab after Pervaiz Elahi challenged the shock ruling by the deputy speaker which rejected PML-Q's ten votes amid a crucial vote.

The three-member bench of the top court led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial conducted the proceedings via video link in wake of the rush in the courtroom.

During the hearing, CJP Bandial remarked that it looked like Dost Mazari issued his ruling against the court’s decision.

The court ordered the deputy speaker to submit his written reply and adjourned the hearing till Monday (July 25) adding that the next hearing would be held in the country’s federal capital Islamabad.

22/07/2022

Pakistan has dispatched humanitarian assistance and relief goods through a special flight to the flood-affected people of eastern Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Friday.
Addressing a ceremony in connection with the delivery of relief goods to Afghanistan at Nur Khan Airbase, the foreign minister said that the relief supplies included tents, blankets, clothing items, cooking oil and sugar.
FM Bilawal maintained that Pakistan shared the grief of the Afghan people and stood in solidarity with them during these difficult times.
""Our relief efforts are a humble testament to the fraternal bonds that exist between the two countries"", he added.
FM Bilawal called upon the international community to step up relief efforts to support the Afghan people who had faced one calamity after another, emphasising that the international community could not abandon the people of Afghanistan in these difficult times.
"Pakistan has been advocating at all levels that the international community must engage with Afghanistan to avoid its economic collapse", he said, hoping for a "stable, prosperous and connected" Afghanistan.
Last week, flash floods in Afghanistan, which had been occurring since July, killed at least 39 people.