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PM vows to further simplify procedures for Chinese investors, companies
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the ceremony organised to honour the contribution of Chinese companies operating in Pakistan under CPEC on August 7, 2023. — PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday assured Chinese investors to further simplify…
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Travel services exports rise to $935m in first 11 months of FY22-23
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[ad_1] A general view of sea port in Karachi, Pakistan on January 11, 2023. — AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s export of travel services grew by 86.99% to $935 million in the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2022-23 as compared to $500 million in…
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Govt chalks out framework to revive debt-ridden PIA | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The federal government has prepared a major plan to run the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which was drowning in debt, under a public-private partnership with foreign capital and restructure the national carrier. Under the PIA revival plan, a…
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Pakistan International Airlines resumes flights to Beijing
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[ad_1] Pakistan International Airlines aircraft takes off from an airport. — Radio Pakistan/File BEIJING: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed its weekly passenger flight to China as the national flag carrier flight PK-854 touched down at the Beijing Capital…
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EcoSummit 2023: a call to action for sustainability | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: Pakistan, a country already grappling with the devastating impacts of climate change, faces a climate emergency that demands urgent attention. The effects of more frequent and severe floods, droughts, and heatwaves are becoming increasingly apparent, threatening the nation’s…
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In a first, pill for postpartum depression approved
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[ad_1] A representational image of a mother with her newborn baby. — Canva For the first time ever, the US Food and Drug Administration approved an oral pill for the treatment of postpartum depression — which affects around half a million women…
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Economic woes leave textile industry in tatters | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] Factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant at the beginning of the year, a victim of a crisis in the Pakistan textile industry that has seen it lose ground to more nimble Asian competitors. “When you lose your job,…
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Economic woes leave Pakistan’s textile industry tattered
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[ad_1] A worker operates a machine preparing fabric at the Kohinoor Textile Mills in Lahore on July 20, 2023. — AFP LAHORE: As Pakistan’s textile industry loses ground to more nimble Asian competitors, factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant…
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Land of flickering lights: Why Pakistan’s power woes persist | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] PUBLISHED August 06, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Riaz lives in a one-room quarter in south Punjab. He is a farmer with a few acres of land and he waits for earnings every six months. He has one ceiling fan alone to…
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Gold rates in Pakistan increase for second time
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[ad_1] A customer holds gold jewellery at a jewellery showroom on May 3, 2022. — AFP/File KARACHI: The prices of gold in Pakistan continued their upward trend for the second consecutive session on Saturday as the international rates also increased…
