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‘Lahore flutes, Made in India’ , labels are still used on musical instruments at the 115-year-old Lahore Music House in Delhi’s Daryaganj
The Hindu
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July 18, 2025
Jaspal Singh (standing) with his elder brother Randheer Singh Sachdeva at their shop, the Lahore Music House in Daryaganj | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The historic Daryaganj market does not shy away from chaos. Amid the uproar of traffic,...
Thar coal mining expansion project: SECMC signs Islamic Facility Agreement with Meezan Bank
Business Recorder
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July 19, 2025
KARACHI: Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) and Meezan Bank Limited signed an Islamic Facility Agreement to fund the Phase III mine expansion project of the Thar Block II. Under this arrangement, syndicate comprising of United Bank Limited,...
SPI inches up on costlier perishables, energy
Dawn
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July 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), edged up by 0.38 per cent for the week ending July 17, driven by a rise in the prices of perishable food items and petroleum products. The increase follows a partial...
President NKATI praises KCCI for organising successful protest
Business Recorder
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July 21, 2025
KARACHI: President of the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), Faisal Moiz Khan has appealed to Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal General Syed Asim Munir to assist in resolving the issues of the business...
Climate-resilient agriculture: SAU, FAO agree to expand collaboration
Business Recorder
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July 19, 2025
HYDERABAD: In a concerted effort to strengthen climate-resilient agriculture and sustainable water use in Sindh, the Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Tandojam, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have agreed to...
PM seeks private investment in shipping sector
Business Recorder
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July 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed authorities to devise a comprehensive plan to attract private investment in the country’s shipping sector, as part of broader efforts to modernise transport infrastructure and reduce...
Economic resilience — the Chinese way
Dawn
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July 21, 2025
Pakistan’s most significant ally China has sprung another surprise on those who thought that US President Donald Trump’s tariff wars, leading to global trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, could slow down its economic rise. The 5.3 per...
OICCI shows concern over climate change impacts in Pakistan
The Nation
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July 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and widespread devastation caused by recent flash floods and torrential rains in various parts of Pakistan. These recurring...
CPPA seeks Nepra approval to refund Rs0.65 per unit to consumers for June overcharges
The Nation
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July 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The Central Power Purchasing Agency has sought the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) nod for refund of Rs0.6541/unit to consumers, which the power distribution companies have overcharged from the costumers during the...
Special audit unearths serious irregularities in import of wheat by Kakar-led caretaker govt
The Nation
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July 21, 2025
ISLAMABAD - A special audit has unearthed serious irregularities in the import of wheat by the caretaker government led by Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, non-procurement by Punjab government, and slow/less releases of wheat from the provinces which had...
‘Sindh govt fully prepared for monsoon challenges’
Business Recorder
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July 21, 2025
KARACHI: As the monsoon season sets in, Spokesman Sindh Government Mustafa Abdullah Baloch has announced that the Sindh Government is fully prepared to tackle the challenges expected from upcoming heavy rains, saying that the provincial...
OICCI shows concern over climate change impacts on Pakistan
Business Recorder
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July 19, 2025
KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and widespread devastation caused by recent flash floods and torrential rains in various parts of Pakistan. Our thoughts and...
Sikh leader from Pakistan’s Khyber district elected to KPK assembly
EasternEye
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July 18, 2025
Event intimation, not permission: report According to the report, the KSCA, on behalf of DNA Networks Pvt Ltd, submitted a letter to Cubbon Park police station at around 6.30 pm on the day of the IPL final between RCB and Punjab Kings in...
Haroon Akhtar offers condolences on death of LCCI president’s sister
The Nation
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July 21, 2025
LAHORE - Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Haroon Akhtar visited the residence of President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Mian Abuzar Shad to express heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of his sister. He offered...
Balancing recovery and price stability
Dawn
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July 21, 2025
Pakistan’s economy is at a critical crossroads. In mid-July 2025, the government raised retail fuel prices sharply — petrol by Rs5.36 and diesel by Rs11.37 per litre — adding to already-rising inflationary pressures. Petrol and diesel fuel most...
Over 1,200 Afghan Commercial Containers Stuck at Karachi Port
TOLONews
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More than 1,200 containers carrying Afghan commercial goods are currently stranded at Pakistan's Karachi port. The Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce reports that these containers, primarily loaded with imported food items such as...
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...
Pakistani PM urges easy-term loans to boost small, medium-scale agriculture
Xinhua News Agency
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ISLAMABAD, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed departments to prepare a comprehensive action plan for providing easy-term loans to small and medium-scale farmers to boost agricultural output. Chairing a...
Many SOEs have fallen in financial red zone
The News International
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ISLAMABAD: Several State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in the country have fallen into the financial “red zone,” raising serious concerns of potential bankruptcy, according to an alarming review issued by the Ministry of Finance. The assessment reveals...
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...