Month: January 2023

AUSTRALIA-PAKISTAN TIES MORE THAN JUST CRICKET!

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Pakistan is a cricket-crazy nation of 225 million people. When the word “Australia” is mentioned, senior citizens reflect on how they were over-awed by Richie Benaud, Dennis Lillee, and Neil Harvey. Today, the Pakistani youth is über-impressed with such Australian cricket stars as Aaron Finch, David Warner, and Mitchell Starc. However, the relationship between Australia and Pakistan is just restricted to playing cricket with each as there are other deeper and mutually beneficial ties between the countries as well. For Pakistani students, Australia has a favorable policy. For instance, as…

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IMF delegation to meet Dar on sidelines of Geneva conference: spokesperson

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A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the upcoming Geneva conference to “discuss outstanding issues”, the lender’s spokesperson said on Sunday. The International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan will be held in Geneva on January 9 (Monday). The event will be co-hosted by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations. It aims to bring together government representatives, leaders from the public and private sectors and civil society to support the people and the government after the devastating floods…

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Pakistan Approves First-Ever Safety Standards for Auto Industry

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In an unprecedented development, the Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC) on Friday approved the safety standards for the auto industry. The safety standards will now be forwarded to the federal cabinet for approval. Once approved, these regulations will become effective for the auto sector. According to details, the CCLC has approved eight safety standards for locally manufactured vehicles. These are Child Restraint System (PS:5574 and PS:5575), Safety Belts (PS:5578 and PS:5579), Air Bags (PS:5576), Electric PowerTrain for EVs (PS:5550 and PS:5551), and Helmet for Riders (PS:1402). PSQCA…

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Pakistan Receives 87 Million From EU For Green Economy And Skilled Manpower

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The European Union will provide EUR 87 million to Pakistan aiming to support green and inclusive economic growth, access to clean energy and enhance the skilled labour force in Pakistan. The programmes are part of the European Union‘s support for Pakistan in post-flood rehabilitation and reconstruction process. The programmes will improve agricultural value chains, provide access to clean energy and enhance the availability of the skilled labour force, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Balochistan. Dr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary Ministry of Economic Affairs and Dr Riina Kionka, Ambassador of the European Union have signed agreements for three new development programmes with funding of EUR87 million by the European Union. The three programmes are designed…

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Solarization – sincere efforts needed to curtail energy crisis

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Amidst economic challenges and fluctuating fuel prices the world over and within the country, exploring alternate energy resources has become imperative for curtailing fuel import bill and providing cheaper energy to domestic, commercial and industrial consumers. With most of world nations already using solar, wind and hydel power as major chunk of their energy base, time is also ripe for Pakistan to shift to alternate modes of power generation to save precious foreign exchange and boost agriculture and industrial sectors. Since, very less was done in this sector in recent…

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