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Pakistan’s Fast Cables joins UAE’s energy giant vendor network
Business Recorder
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July 15, 2025
Fast Cables Limited has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the ‘first cable manufacturer in Pakistan’ to be certified as an approved vendor by the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), a major international energy company. The listed...
Pakistan imposes region's heaviest taxes on telecom industry: ADB
Dunya News
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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stated that Pakistan has imposed the highest taxes on the telecom sector in the region, while 4G coverage in Pakistan is the lowest, and preparations for 5G are inadequate. The ADB...
Pakistan’s power sector held captive, now there are signs of breaking loose
Business Recorder
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July 16, 2025
In Pakistan’s complicated energy sector maze, a quiet battle has had the government and industries engaged, one that pits the struggling national grid against captive power plants (CPP). The arrangement came under scrutiny by the International...
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade hits $1b in first half of 2025
The Express Tribune
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July 15, 2025
Listen to article Due to Kabul’s assurances to Islamabad on the TTP and other key issues, trade between the two sides has reached $1 billion in the first six months of 2025. The latest report published by the Afghan Ministry of Commerce shows...
Pakistan, Indonesia reaffirm defence cooperation
Business Recorder
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July 16, 2025
RAWALPINDI: Indonesia’s Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General (r) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, on Tuesday led a delegation including officials from various services and intelligence agencies to General Headquarters, where he met Pakistan’s Chief of Army...
Feature: Solar-powered transformation: Chinese panels light up lives across Pakistan
Xinhua News Agency
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by Ahmed Raza ISLAMABAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- On the rooftop of a small shop in the commercial lanes of Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh Province and Pakistan's largest city, sleek rows of solar panels glint beneath the blazing sun. Below...
Russia, Pakistan vow to deepen ties
Business Recorder
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July 16, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have agreed to further deepen bilateral relations in the field of trade, defence, energy and agriculture. Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Tuesday, met the Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov...
Indonesia seeks to strengthen defence ties with Pakistan
Dunya News
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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated that Pakistan was committed to enhance bilateral cooperation with Indonesia in all avenues, including economic, strategic, trade sectors, as well as in the field of...
China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia
The Conversation
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July 16, 2025
With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China. For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty has seen the two South Asian rivals share access and use...
Kashmir core issue behind Pakistan-India tensions, says High Commissioner Dr Mohammad Faisal
Dunya News
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BUCKINGHAM (Dunya News) – Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK, Dr Mohammad Faisal, has said the Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains the core issue behind the ongoing tensions between Pakistan and India. Speaking at a forum organised by the Centre...
Arizona grand jury indicts Pakistani man accused in human smuggling ring
Arizona’s Family
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July 15, 2025
TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — A man accused of leading an international human smuggling ring appeared in a federal courtroom in southern Arizona on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Justice says a federal grand jury in Tucson indicted 48-year-old Abbas...
‘Latkan Baba’ Fooled Pakistan; Rafale Kill Claim False – Here’s The Truth
Zee News
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New Delhi: Some victories don’t need noise. Just precision. And patience. Operation Sindoor proved that. Somewhere over hostile skies, the Indian Air Force pulled off one of the most poetic military deceptions in recent memory. Pakistan was...
Dar backs regional peace, warns Pakistan won't accept 'normalisation of arbitrary force'
The Express Tribune
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July 15, 2025
Listen to article Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to peaceful coexistence with its neighbours. However, he warned that Pakistan could not accept the “normalisation of arbitrary force”. Dar was...
Pakistan–Afghanistan trade crosses $1 billion in H1 2025 amid cautious optimism
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 15, 2025
Bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has surged past $1 billion in the first half of 2025, driven by recent diplomatic engagements and Kabul’s renewed commitments on counterterrorism, particularly regarding the Tehrik-i-Taliban...
PM vows to boost Pakistan-Indonesia defence ties
The Nation
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July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to explore and expand collaboration with Indonesia in joint ventures of investment in mutually beneficial projects. He was talking to Indonesian Defence Minister,...
Pakistan’s solar surge is turning the energy system on its head
Environmental Health News
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July 15, 2025
With power bills soaring and the national grid failing, Pakistanis are taking the energy transition into their own hands—and creating a bottom-up solar revolution. Beth Gardiner reports for Yale Environment 360. In short: Pakistan’s solar use...
DPM Dar, Russian FM Lavrov agree to enhance cooperation in trade, energy, defence
The Nation
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July 15, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, on Tuesday, met the Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, on the sidelines of the SCO CFM in Tianjin, China. During the meeting, both the dignitaries expressed...
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Pakistan in polio grip: Lab tests find virus in 20 districts, 13 cases officially reported in 2025
Firstpost
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July 15, 2025
Pakistan is staring at a health crisis after authorities found the poliovirus in 20 districts in samples collected from sewage. The findings have raised an alarm in the country with 13 confirmed cases so far this year. A report by ARY News that...
ICCI urges further cuts in power tariffs to boost industrial competitiveness
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 15, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 15 (APP):The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has urged the government to further reduce power tariffs in order to strengthen Pakistan’s industrial competitiveness in global markets. It urged that...
France and Pakistan celebrate history, build future
Daily Times
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July 15, 2025
Karachi, July 14 – During celebrations marking France’s Bastille Day in Karachi, the French Consul General Alexis Chahtahtinsky announced the revival of the Pakistan-France Business Alliance, aimed at strengthening economic and strategic ties...