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Meta, SBP to train 500 women entrepreneurs in Pakistan

Meta, SBP to train 500 women entrepreneurs in Pakistan

Wednesday July 5, 2023Wednesday July 5, 2023

By Staff Reporter

KARACHI: Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and Whatsapp, has teamed up with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to train and support 500 women entrepreneurs and other high value small businesses in the country, the company said on Wednesday.

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Pakistan pays Rs142 billion to IPPs to ease circular debt

Pakistan pays Rs142 billion to IPPs to ease circular debt

Wednesday July 5, 2023Wednesday July 5, 2023

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan paid Rs142 billion to more than 100 independent power producers to settle some overdue bills and ease the burden of the power sector’s circular debt, the energy ministry said on Wednesday.

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Petition seeks to overturn 29 civilian convictions by military courts under ex-PM Khan

Petition seeks to overturn 29 civilian convictions by military courts under ex-PM Khan

Wednesday July 5, 2023Wednesday July 5, 2023

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: A lawyer and retired army colonel filed a petition in Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking to annul the military trials, convictions, and sentences of 29 civilians during the tenure of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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PM Sharif calls for protests over Holy Quran burning in Sweden

PM Sharif calls for protests over Holy Quran burning in Sweden

Wednesday July 5, 2023Wednesday July 5, 2023

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for nationwide protests on Friday to denounce the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by a man in Sweden and said he would summon a joint session of parliament to condemn the incident.

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Pakistan faces power crisis as forex crunch hits fuel imports

Pakistan faces power crisis as forex crunch hits fuel imports

Wednesday July 5, 2023Wednesday July 5, 2023

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is struggling to keep the lights on as a foreign-exchange crunch limits its ability to import fuel for power generation, a senior official said.

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Electricity consumers to pay Rs1.25 more per unit from July to September

Electricity consumers to pay Rs1.25 more per unit from July to September

Tuesday July 4, 2023Tuesday July 4, 2023

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Power regulator NEPRA on Tuesday approved a quarterly tariff hike of Rs46.536 billion for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2022-23, to be recovered from most electricity consumers from July to September 2023.

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Sharif, Modi reignite old rifts at SCO summit

Sharif, Modi reignite old rifts at SCO summit

Tuesday July 4, 2023Tuesday July 4, 2023

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi traded jibes on cross-border militancy and rights of minorities on Tuesday as they met virtually at a regional summit.

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SBP targets 5-7 percent inflation in two years

SBP targets 5-7 percent inflation in two years

Tuesday July 4, 2023Tuesday July 4, 2023

By Staff Reporter

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank chief said on Tuesday he was confident of bringing inflation down to a medium-term target of 5-7 percent in the next two years, despite the current high rate of 29.4 percent.

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Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister disqualified for fake law degree

Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister disqualified for fake law degree

Tuesday July 4, 2023Tuesday July 4, 2023

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: A court in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan disqualified chief minister on Tuesday for holding a fake law degree, a move that could trigger a political crisis in the Himalayan region, lawyers said.

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Rupee surges on IMF support

Rupee surges on IMF support

Tuesday July 4, 2023Tuesday July 4, 2023

By Staff Reporter

KARACHI: The rupee surged 5.2 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, after the country clinched a $3 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the weekend to shore up its foreign exchange reserves and repay its debts.

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Pakistan dismisses India’s objections to Gilgit-Baltistan vote as ‘fake narratives’ ahead of Sunday elections

Friday June 5, 2026Friday June 5, 2026
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke to New Delhi, dismissing India's objections to scheduled elections in Gilgit-Baltistan as
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