Fuel Prices Set to Rise by Rs3/Litre as Sindh Reimposes Petroleum Import Cess

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s fuel prices are expected to increase by around Rs3 per litre following the Sindh government’s decision to reimpose a 1.8% Sindh Infrastructure Development Cess…

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate Rises to 101.73 in September 2025

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) climbed to 101.73 in September 2025, up from 100.09 in August, reflecting a 1.64% month-on-month increase, according to fresh…

Punjab Sets Up Helpline to Report Missing School Facilities

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has announced the launch of a dedicated Education Helpline (0316-0261408) for reporting schools lacking essential facilities such as classrooms,…

Pakistan Records $594 Million Current Account Deficit in 1QFY26

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s current account deficit widened to $594 million in the first quarter of FY26, compared to $502 million in the same period last year, according…

Gold Prices Tumble in Pakistan for 2nd Day as Global Trends Shift

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Gold prices in Pakistan continued their downward trend for the second consecutive day, reflecting losses in the global bullion market amid a stronger dollar and…

Admissions Crisis Hits University of Peshawar Amid Fee Hike

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The University of Peshawar (UoP) once celebrated as the academic heart of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa  is facing an alarming admissions decline, as rising semester fees and administrative…

World Bank Reviews $400 Million HEDP Project with HEC Pakistan

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The World Bank has launched its Implementation Completion Mission to assess the outcomes of Pakistan’s Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project  a $400 million…

WhatsApp to Limit Unanswered Messages in New Anti-Spam Move

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp has announced a new message-sending limit aimed at curbing spam and unwanted communication from individuals and businesses. The platform will now restrict how many…

SBP Unveils Framework to Ensure Fair Treatment of Consumers and Ethical Business Conduct

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a new regulatory framework titled “Business Conduct and Fair Treatment of Consumers Regulatory Framework (BC&FRF)”, aimed at…

Attock, Huawei to Build EV Charging Network in Pakistan

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a major step toward cleaner transportation, Attock Petroleum Limited has signed an MoU with Huawei Technologies Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. and AE Power to jointly…

Pakistan Floods 2025 Cause $2.9B Economic Loss

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s economy has suffered an estimated loss of $2.9 billion (Rs. 822 billion) due to the devastating 2025 floods, according to Federal Minister for Planning…

Gold Rally Lifts Pakistan’s Reserves to Near Record Highs

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s foreign reserves have surged close to record highs, driven by the global gold rally that has strengthened the country’s external position. According to data…

Reddit Expands AI Search to French, German, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Reddit has broadened its AI-powered search feature to five additional languages  French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese  marking a major step in its global expansion…

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