Business Bodies Urge NEPRA to Lower Industrial Tariff in PM’s Incremental Power Package

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Key business associations, including FPCCI, KATI, and BQATI, have urged Nepra to revise the Prime Minister’s incremental power package by reducing the industrial tariff from…

LESCO Upgrades to Smart AMI Meters and Tightens Net Metering Rules

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) is replacing old meters with Smart AMI units and enforcing stricter rules for net metering projects to ensure only…

Federal Ministers and SAPM Discuss Upcoming Meeting Between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Top 20 CEOs

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, Federal Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan,…

NADRA Resumes Mobile Van Service Across Punjab Districts

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has relaunched its mobile registration van service across several Punjab districts to facilitate citizens in remote areas. Additionally,…

Visa and HBL Relaunch ‘She’s Next’ in Pakistan to Empower Women

By Muhammad Haaris ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and HBL, Pakistan’s premier private sector bank, announce the return of She’s Next. She’s Next is a global…

Pakistan Secures Bid to Host ASOCIO Digital Summit in November 2026

By Muhammad Haaris ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan has officially won the bid to host the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) Digital Summit in November 2026. The confirmation came after former P@SHA…

CCP Recovers Rs 772 Million from ICH Cartel Case

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recovered another Rs. 19 million from Multinet (Pvt.) Limited and Rs. 1.4 million from Voice Communications in the…

Complex Tariff Reform Could Boost Pakistan’s Exports by 14%

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan’s outdated and protectionist tariff system is draining the economy of billions each year, warns a new Policy Viewpoint by the Pakistan Institute of Development…

HEC Delays Aptitude Test for Balochistan and Erstwhile FATA Scholarships

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Higher Education Commission’s Education Testing Council (ETC) has postponed the Aptitude Test for the “Provision of Higher Education Opportunities for Students of Balochistan and…

Punjab Govt Approves Rs. 18 Billion Water Projects for Rawalpindi

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved Rs. 17.9 billion for major water supply and sewerage projects across Rawalpindi, including areas under WASA…

Net Metering Units in Pakistan Jump 28% in September 2025

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s net metering adoption surged in September 2025, with units rising 28.1% month-on-month, reflecting growing rooftop solar installations and a shift away from exclusive grid…

Sessions Court Advises Sindh to Set Up Special Court for Mines and Minerals

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A sessions court has advised the Sindh government to take immediate steps to establish the Special Court for Mines and Minerals under the Sindh Mines…

27th Constitutional Amendment Targets Dual Citizenship in Bureaucracy

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The federal government is moving forward with the 27th Constitutional Amendment, a proposal that seeks to restrict dual citizenship among civil servants. The development has…

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