Pakistan’s Cashless Push Struggles to Match Regional Peers

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s transition toward a cashless economy is accelerating, but the country still lags behind regional peers due to structural challenges in its digital payments ecosystem.…

Pakistan Railways Urged To Reform Pension System Amid Rising Costs

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lawmakers have raised serious concerns over rising pension liabilities at Pakistan Railways, urging the department to develop a sustainable mechanism to protect pensioners while safeguarding…

USD to PKR Today: NBP Issues Latest Exchange Rates Update

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The USD to PKR exchange rate remained stable around Rs. 280.60 on the selling side, as the Treasury & Capital Markets Group of the National…

Meter Shortage Forces LESCO to Revert to Traditional Technology

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lahore Electric Supply Company has resumed the purchase of traditional single-phase static electricity meters, effectively putting the planned rollout of AMI smart meters on hold…

Shaheen Chowk Underpass Disruption Forces Islamabad Universities to Postpone Exams

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Examinations at major Islamabad universities have been postponed after the closure of Shaheen Chowk due to ongoing underpass construction, causing widespread inconvenience for students just…

BISE Lahore Confirms Date and Time For Inter Second Annual Results

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore has officially announced that the Intermediate Second Annual examination results will be declared on Saturday at…

BTC to PKR Insight: Bitcoin Stuck Between $85K and $90K Before Year-End Expiry

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Bitcoin has remained unusually calm throughout December, trading in a tight range despite strong gains in global risk assets. BTC to PKR is currently around…

FBR Cracks Down on Non-Compliant Tax Evaders, Recovers Billions

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Board of Revenue has announced a major enforcement success as the Corporate Tax Office Lahore recovered a large amount in outstanding income tax…

Prime Minister Orders Major Port Reforms to Speed Up Trade and Cut Business Costs

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed port authorities to drastically reduce cargo dwell time and remove unnecessary laboratory testing, saying inefficiencies at ports are…

ADB Plans Multi-Sector Development Projects in Sindh

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Asian Development Bank has outlined a development project pipeline worth around two billion dollars for Sindh, focusing on education, health, transport, housing, skills development,…

Strict Traffic Action in Gujranwala Leads to Record Challans

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The City Traffic Police in Gujranwala reported a strong enforcement drive throughout 2025, issuing a large number of challans and collecting substantial fines, a move…

Public Universities Set to Manage Commerce Colleges in Punjab

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Punjab Higher Education Department has proposed a major restructuring of commerce education by planning to place public sector commerce colleges under the administrative control…

Kareemabad Underpass Project Nears Completion In Karachi

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Karachi Commissioner Hassan Naqvi has said the Kareemabad underpass project can be completed within a month once the relocation of K-Electric utility lines is finalized,…

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