Pakistan: Freelance export earnings set to hit USD1bn mark: SBP
With over USD950 million in export receipts during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, Pakistan is nearing the landmark USD1 billion milestone in freelance export earnings, as…
Pakistan resumes offshore oil, gas exploration after two decades, eyes $1 billion investment
Pakistan has resumed offshore oil and gas exploration after nearly two decades, the petroleum ministry said on Wednesday, as Islamabad seeks to reduce dependence on imported fuel and revive interest…
For the third year in a row, Israel has blocked the Hajj pilgrimage for Gaza Muslims
As millions of Muslims gather in Mecca, Palestinians in Gaza face a third year of heartbreak as Israel has shut the border. Hanan al-Hams was among the 3,000 Palestinians from…
Railways launches digital transformation drive
1,700km fibre optic network, GPS tracking planned Pakistan Railways is moving ahead with a major technology-driven transformation under an ambitious digitisation programme featuring a 1,700-kilometre fibre optic network and smart…
Pakistani PM’s visit consolidates, elevates China-Pakistan friendship: FM spokesperson
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent visit to China is an important high-level exchange that consolidates and elevates the special friendship between the two countries, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao…
Could sodium replace lithium as the dominant ingredient in batteries?
The world we live in today runs on batteries. But the lithium-ion batteries that dominate the market are expensive and environmentally demanding to extract. The raw materials for lithium-ion batteries…