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Are paper ballots still necessary today? | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: All is set to print ballot papers for the 2024 election in Pakistan, and the three public sector printing press facilities – Security Printing Corporation, the Pakistan Postal Foundation, and the Printing Corporation of Pakistan – are dedicated to catering to the voluminous job in the shortest period of time. The Election Commission…
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Pollution risks by petrol pumps | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: We pass through a smog season every winter which impairs social and economic life in our major cities, especially in Punjab. Schools are closed and the children and the elderly fall sick. We have, in the recent past, described the source of problems and the solutions thereof in a number of pieces. In…
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Transmission sector reforms and load-shedding | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] LAHORE: Electricity load-shedding is back in the last couple of weeks. Urban areas are observing around four to five hours of load-shedding, while the situation is worse in rural areas. The demand for electricity is around 14,500 megawatts while the system is generating around 10,000MW of electricity. The huge shortfall in generation is witnessed…
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Value chain(ed): a fresh and objective look | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: It has become almost a cliche to say that we need to focus on value addition in all of the economic activities and we should become part of the regional or global value chains. While the concept has its own merits, and more importantly, the enabling factors and prerequisites, we should have a…
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PBF urges use of AI for agricultural growth | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Vice President of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Chaudhry Ahmad Jawad, on Saturday, highlighted the urgent requirement for a consistent 5% annual growth in the country’s agriculture sector, supported by AI integration. In a meeting with Atif Ikram, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Jawad stressed the…
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Govt plans to launch digital rewards | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to launch a digital rewards platform of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), called the National Digital Wallet, to promote cashless economy in Pakistan. Under the proposed plan, 1% of electricity, gas and fuel bills may be linked to the digital rewards. According to sources, the Ministry of…
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IMF warns of risks to economy despite stabilisation | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday that Pakistan’s economy has stabilised but warned that serious risks have emerged to Islamabad’s debt sustainability and its ability to pay back the IMF loans. The caretaker government has managed to maintain economic stability on the back of decisive policy efforts, acknowledged the IMF in its…
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Pakistan’s economy to grow by 2-2.5% this FY: Shamshad | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar projected on Saturday that the country’s economic growth will rebound by 2-2.5% in the current fiscal year. Virtually addressing the ‘IPO Summit 2024’, organized by Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Dr Akhtar estimated the agriculture sector to grow by 5.6% and industrial sector by 2.5% in the year. She stood…
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Stalemate over FBR overhaul | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar and the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) stood firm on their respective positions on Friday, raising the likelihood of military intervention to break the impasse over sending a summary to the federal cabinet for the approval of the tax machinery overhaul. A day after her outburst against the taxmen,…
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World Bank offers help to investors | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has offered financial assistance and risk guarantee for investor comfort in a bid to encourage private sector participation in the management of ailing power distribution companies (DISCOs). As efforts are underway to hand over management control of DISCOs to the private sector, the Power Division has drawn up an innovative…
