Year: 2022

Gas shortage hits Pindiites hard

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The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) is continuously playing with public lives as the majority of families have been suffering from fever, cough, throat infections, flu, and several other cold-related diseases. The doctors have advised people to keep themselves warm to avoid cold-related diseases but from where could they get warmth without fire which was vanished from all areas, thanks to SNGPL which is continuously providing full-pressure gas to commercial consumers particularly in hotels and restaurants while domestic stoves have run out of gas for over a month. The…

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The Export Crisis

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Pakistan’s total exports of goods and services remain stagnant at average around $30 billion annually for the last ten years. In spite of tall claims and high target settings each year, the government has not been successful in increasing exports significantly in value and in volume. It is reflected in the fact that total exports registered $31.58 billion in 2022 compared to $30.70 billion in 2013. Exports during the first quarter of current year 2022-23 (July-September 2022) have amounted to $7.59 billion, nominally higher compared to $6.93 billion exports registered…

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Soft launching 15th Annual Int’l CSR Summit held
CSR activities providing relief to communities Nasir Shah

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The National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) has announced that its upcoming event, the 15th Annual International Corporate Social Responsibility Summit-2023, will recognize the best relief and charitable efforts in the country to provide emergency humanitarian support to flood-hit communities in the country.Sindh Local Government Minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, recently performed soft launching of the 15th Annual International CSR Summit-2023 held at a hotel in Karachi.The 15th Annual International CSR Summit will be held at a hotel in Islamabad in February 2023. leading corporate leaders, CSR practitioner, NGO,…

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Trina Solar vows to build a net-zero world with responsibility, technology and vision

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China is redefining the word modernization, and as it does so the new-energy industry will play an important role, says Helena Li, president of global solar product business at Trina Solar.As the world as a whole is striving to build a net-zero future, it is imperative that everyone work together, she says.Li made the remarks in a speech at the BloombergNEF Shanghai Summit held from November 29 to 30.“The world is undergoing tremendous changes, and new energy is an important part of the energy mix,” Li said. “I’d like to…

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Russia to provide petrol, diesel to Pakistan at discounted rates: minister

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State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik announced on Monday that Russia has decided to provide crude oil, petrol, and diesel to Pakistan at discounted rates. The decision comes a month after Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the country is considering buying discounted Russian oil, pointing out that neighbour India has been purchasing oil from Moscow and Islamabad also has a right to explore the possibility. Subsequently, Malik flew to Russia last week for talks on issues including oil and gas supplies. Pakistan struggles to meet domestic gas supply needs as winter…

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