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APT Symposium: AI rapid adoption risks creating new inequalities
ISLAMABAD: Expanding mobile network coverage alone will not bridge Pakistan’s digital divide unless accompanied by affordable smartphones, accessible financing and meaningful digital services, while…
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Govt urged to promote electric stoves, local manufacturing
ISLAMABAD: With only 51 percent of Pakistan’s population having access to clean cooking facilities, energy experts on Thursday urged the government to promote affordable electric stoves and local…
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Marble finishing, technology upgradation: Ministry forms four technical groups
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industries and Production has formed four technical groups tasked with making recommendations on marble finishing, technology upgradation, value addition and export…
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Pakistan, ADB reinforce development partnership
BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Pakistan’s Governor to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ahad Khan Cheema, met with ADB President Masato Kanda on the sidelines of the 2026 Annual…
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PM grieved over loss of lives in roof collapse
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the collapse of a roof at a private school in Peshawar’s Deir Colony and ordered a comprehensive report…
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TMA for reforms to restore export competitiveness
KARACHI: Omer Anwar Lari, Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers’ Association of Pakistan (TMA), has called for immediate and comprehensive policy measures to address the rising cost of doing…
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Tesla unveils next generation Roadster sports EV with SpaceX thrusters
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla unveiled a redesigned Roadster equipped with thrusters on Thursday, nearly nine years after it first showed a next-generation version of its electric sports car and said it…
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Soaring costs force PHMA to seek export support
KARACHI: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) on Thursday urged the federal government to provide temporary export support of 6-8 per cent of the free-on-board (FoB)…
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1QFY27: Auto sector profits seen falling 35pc QoQ
KARACHI: Pakistan’s listed automobile sector is expected to post combined earnings of Rs12.6 billion in 1QFY27, down 35 percent quarter-on-quarter, as vehicle sales volumes declined 16 percent…
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Oil edges down as investors weigh possible US sanctions on 'shadow fleet'
BEIJING: Oil prices edged down on Friday morning as investors weighed Middle East risks and possible US steps to ease restrictions on the world’s “shadow fleet” of tankers.
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