Year: 2025

Coca-Cola, UNOPS Launch $500,000 Pilot to Tackle Plastic Waste in Pakistan

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KARACHI: The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded $500,000 to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to launch a pilot initiative aimed at improving plastic waste collection and strengthening Pakistan’s PET recycling chain. The project, “Sustainability and Decent Work in Pakistan’s PET Recycling Value Chain,” will be implemented in the Islamabad Capital Territory, which generates over 3,300 tonnes of municipal waste daily, nearly 80% of which is recyclable. The partnership brings together UNOPS and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The agreement was signed in Islamabad by Dr Faisal Hashmi of…

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Pakistani Students Triumph Over Indian Team in High-Profile Oxford Union Debate

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LONDON: Three Pakistani students at the University of Oxford secured a resounding victory over their Indian counterparts in a widely watched debate on India’s populist national security policy and its use of anti-Pakistan sentiment for domestic political gain. The debate—hosted by the prestigious Oxford Union and organised by its President, Moosa Harraj, who also led the Pakistan team—ended with a decisive 160–51 vote in favour of the Pakistani side. Alongside Harraj, the winning team included Israr Khan Kakar and Ahmed Nawaz Khan. India had initially announced a high-profile panel featuring…

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Three Discos Seek Interim Tariff Determination as Privatization Plans Advance

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ISLAMABAD: Three power distribution companies — including two slated for privatization in the current fiscal year — have approached the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for the determination of their consumer-end tariffs on an interim basis for the period July 2026 to December 2026. In a letter addressed to the NEPRA Registrar, Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) CFO Raees Haider cited a Ministry of Energy (Power Division) directive instructing all Discos to apply for tariff determinations under the revised annual rebasing schedule. The rebasing cycle, previously aligned with the…

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Power Minister Launches Helpline ‘118’, Orders Discos’ CEOs to Ensure Accurate Data

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Friday launched the national helpline 118, a dedicated platform for electricity consumers to register power-related complaints free of cost. He directed the CEOs of all electricity distribution companies (Discos) to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data fed into the system, warning that any manipulation would render the initiative ineffective. The new helpline allows consumers to lodge complaints directly — without intermediaries — in seven languages. Each complaint will be tracked digitally, and once resolved, the system will generate…

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Climate Change Driving Surge in Landslides Along Pakistan’s ‘Tourism Highway’, Study Finds

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Erratic heat patterns, rising temperatures and shifting rainfall trends are causing a significant increase in landslides across Pakistan’s northern mountainous belt — particularly along the famed N-15 route, also known as the ‘tourism highway’, which connects Balakot, Babusar Top, Naran and Chilas. A joint team of Pakistani and Chinese scientists examined 455 satellite images, climate records and on-ground assessments between 1990 and 2023. Their findings reveal at least 335 non-seismic landslides during this period, with debris, mud, rocks and ice repeatedly blocking the highway and threatening communities and tourists. Researchers…

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