NDMA organized Parliamentarian Caucus

ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) organized a parliamentarian caucus in collaboration with the Ministry of National Food Security, Research and Ministry of Climate Change on disaster risk management. Participants from across the party lines including senators, members of national and provincial assemblies, officials from international agencies, humanitarian networks and Director Generals of Provincial Disaster […]

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Accelerated economic recovery to continue: Economic Outlook

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the performance of various economic indicators, the economic recovery that had accelerated since March 2021 is expected to continue, according to the Monthly Update and Outlook for October 2021, released by the Finance Ministry here Thursday. According to the report, increased production may boost exports while domestic production might partially substitute […]

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Plastic material export increase 69% in 3 months

ISLAMABAD: The export of plastic materials from the country has witnessed an increase of 69.02 percent during the first three months of the current financial year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan exported plastic material worth $86.952 million during July-September (2021-22) as compared to the export of $51.446 million during […]

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HSD demand increases by 26%, petrol 14% in Q1 FY 2021-22: Hammad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar Thursday said the country’s demand of High Speed Diesel (HSD) and petrol had witnessed an increase of 26 per cent and 14 per cent respectively, during the first quarter of financial year 2021-22. Similarly, in a tweet, he said electricity consumption had risen by 13 per cent during this […]

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Two-day hockey trials for final formation from Friday

ISLAMABAD: The two-day trials for the final formation of the 18-member National Junior Squad participating in the Junior World Hockey Cup would be held on October 29 and 30 at Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium, Karachi. The National Hockey Selection Committee would review the performances and abilities of the players participating in the National Junior […]

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OGRA suggests ‘large scale’ POL products’ storage facilities to absorb abrupt price hike

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has suggested developing ‘large scale’ storage facilities to absorb the abrupt price hike in international market and avoid its negative impact on consumers in the country. “Industry cargo size be enhanced up to 60, 000 to 80, 000 Metric Tons to save freight, premiums etc and necessary facilities […]

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