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Huawei, NIBAF launch ICT Academy to strengthen Pakistan’s digital workforce
ISLAMABAD, July 8 (ABC): Huawei Pakistan and National Institute of Banking and Finance Pakistan (NIBAF) have launched the Huawei ICT…
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Govt. plans Rs 9.8 bln footwear hub to attract foreign investment
ISLAMABAD, Jul 07 (ABC): The government is planning to establish a Rs 9.8 billion footwear industrial hub near Lahore in…
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Govt to spend Rs1.6bn to boost weather forecasting, early warning systems
ISLAMABAD, Jul 06 (ABC):Pakistan plans to strengthen its weather forecasting, disaster preparedness and climate resilience capabilities through a series of…
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Rs 23.44bn Sukkur Barrage upgrade project to complete in Feb 2027
ISLAMABAD, Jul 06 (ABC):The Rs23.44 billion Sukkur Barrage rehabilitation and modernization project has achieved 58 percent progress and is set…
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Pakistan plans Rs 2.8bn leather skills programme to boost exports
ISLAMABAD, Jul 05 (ABC):The government is planning to launch a Rs 2.8 billion Leather Sector Skills Development Programme under the…
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Govt targets electrification of over 15,000 villages in FY2026-27
ISLAMABAD, Jul 03 (ABC):Pakistan’s power distribution companies (DISCOs) plan to expand electricity access in FY2026-27 by electrifying 15,327 villages and…
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Govt plans Rs8.4bn investment to modernise footwear industry
ISLAMABAD, Jul 02 (ABC): The government is set to invest Rs8.4 billion over five years to transform Pakistan’s footwear industry…
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Federal Tax Ombudsman calls out FBR over female taxpayer’s five-year refund delay
ISLAMABAD, July 1 (ABC): The Federal Tax Ombudsman has found serious procedural lapses by tax authorities in a years-old refund…
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Pakistan conducts 4,752 anti-drug awareness activities in FY2025-26
ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (ABC): Pakistan conducted 4,752 anti-drug awareness and demand-reduction activities during July-March FY2025-26 while expanding rehabilitation services and…
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Govt pushes digital overhaul of family planning services
ISLAMABAD, Jun 29 (ABC):Pakistan has launched a major digital transformation of its family planning and reproductive health services by introducing…
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Pakistan plans to deploy 1 million workers to Saudi Arabia by 2030
ISLAMABAD, Jun 28 (ABC): Pakistan has set a target of deploying one million workers to Saudi Arabia by 2030 under…
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Primary school completion rate rises to 57% in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jun 27 (ABC):The proportion of Pakistanis aged 10 years and above who have completed at least primary education increased…
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New CPEC project aims to bolster fertiliser security in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jun 27 (ABC):Pakistan’s planned coal-to-urea project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0 framework can help diversify the country’s…
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96% of higher secondary schools in Pakistan have basic facilities
ISLAMABAD, Jun 24 (ABC): The availability of basic facilities in public schools improves significantly at higher levels of education, with…
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Balochistan launches Rs1.58 billion school meal programme
ISLAMABAD, Jun 23 (ABC):The Government of Balochistan is implementing a Rs1.58 billion school meal programme for primary school students in…
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Pakistan plans Rs283bn national AI ecosystem programme
ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (ABC):The government has planned a Rs. 283 billion programme to build a secure, sovereign, and innovation-driven artificial…
