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KARACHI, Pakistan — Mari Energies Limited and xLoop Digital celebrated the graduation of Cohort I of the Mari Digital Skills, Training & Employment Program at a ceremony held at xLoop Digital’s Karachi office.The five-month programme trained 44 young people from rural areas of Pakistan, including five female participants, in Artificial Intelligence, Agentic Development and Full Stack Development. The programme combined structured learning with hands-on, project-based experience to prepare participants for careers in the technology sector. Significantly, all 44 graduates have been placed into internships and employment.The ceremony was attended by…

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ISLAMABAD: Legal experts, diplomats and international researchers have warned that India’s decision to place the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance could constitute a breach of international law and create serious risks for regional stability and security. The experts voiced their concerns during a webinar titled “Violation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India”, organised by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI). Participants cautioned that India’s move, announced following the Pahalgam attack and accompanied by the closure of sluice gates at the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River, amounted…

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ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved five development projects with a combined cost of Rs60.259 billion, including major initiatives focused on healthcare, infrastructure, urban development and water supply. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Professor Ahsan Iqbal chaired the CDWP meeting, which approved three projects costing Rs11.714 billion and referred two projects worth Rs48.545 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for consideration. The projects are part of the government’s Uraan Pakistan development and reform agenda,…

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KARACHI: Tensions between Iran and the United States have sharply escalated after Tehran launched attacks on US military positions in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in retaliation for American strikes on Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted two US military air bases in Jordan with ballistic missiles, claiming the attacks inflicted “heavy damage”. Jordan’s military, however, said it intercepted eight missiles without identifying their origin. The Iranian strikes followed a US attack on Iranian rocket launchers stationed…

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s transition towards electric vehicles (EVs) is progressing slowly, with inadequate charging infrastructure and limited investment by oil marketing companies (OMCs) emerging as major obstacles to the government’s ambitious target of shifting 30 per cent of vehicles to electric power within five years. The government is pursuing multiple measures to reduce the country’s fuel import bill, including the planned $6 billion modernisation and upgradation of existing oil refineries. Earlier efforts to reduce petrol imports by promoting compressed natural gas (CNG) in the transport sector failed to achieve their objectives…

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