Affairs

Pakistan’s Former Finance Minister Works at Afiniti

Former finance minister, Hafeez Shaikh, is one of six persons remaining on the board of directors of the Afiniti group, whose founder Muhammad Ziaullah Khan Chishti was ousted as CEO and Director over sexual assault charges.While the list doesn’t sport…

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Power Generation Soared 10.3% in October

Power generation went up by 10.3 percent year on year (YoY) to 11,296 GWh (15,183 MW) during Oct’21, compared to 10,243 GWh (13,767 MW) during Oct’20.This rise is due to higher generations from Nuclear, FO, and Wind, according to research published by …

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Pakistan and IMF Staff Reach Agreement on Policies and Reforms

Pakistani authorities and IMF staff have reached a staff-level agreement on policies and reforms needed to complete the sixth review under the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF).The agreement is subject to approval by the Executive Board, followin…

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Mainly cold, dry weather expected in most parts of country

Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during next twelve hours.However, smog and fog is likely to prevail in plain areas of Punjab.Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning:Islamabad six degree centigrade, La…

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Punjab govt establishes special cell to monitor smog: Buzdar

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar says smog has been declared natural calamity in the province.In a statement, he said a special monitoring cell has been established in Provincial Disaster Management Authority to monitor the situation of smog round th…