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Reconstructed Main Runway at Karachi Airport Inaugurated, Upgraded to International Code 4-F Standard

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KARACHI: The reconstructed main runway at Jinnah International Airport was formally inaugurated on Saturday by Secretary of Defence Lt. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Ali, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) confirmed. During the inauguration ceremony, the Secretary was briefed on the technical specifications and execution of the project. According to PAA, the reconstruction was completed within the designated 18-month timeframe and without any cost overruns. The Secretary of Defence lauded the runway’s upgrade to Code 4-F classification — a top-tier international aviation standard — enabling the airport to handle larger, wide-body aircraft.…

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Shaza Fatima Highlights AI, Women Empowerment at Indus AI Week 2026 in Karachi

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KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Sunday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening Pakistan’s IT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, stating that national leadership is fully focused on transforming the country into a technology-driven economy. Addressing participants at the Indus AI Week 2026 women hackathon ceremony held at IT Park Karachi, the minister said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Syed Asim Munir, along with provincial leadership, are prioritising growth of the IT sector. She noted that…

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PM Shehbaz launches Rs38bn Ramadan relief package for 12 million families

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday launched the Rs38 billion Ramazan Package 2026, aimed at supporting over 12 million families through a digital payment system. Addressing the ceremony in the federal capital, the premier said that they had done away with the old distribution system last year as the stuff provided to the deserving families under the system was of low quality and people used to wait in queues, compromising their self-respect. With the introduction of the digital system, direct cash payments were made to the deserving families under…

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Water supply suspension halts SITE industries, threatens economy

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Karachi: Industrial activity in the SITE area of Karachi has come to a complete halt since Friday evening due to the suspension of water supply, raising serious concerns about the impact on the national economy, SITE Association of Industry President Ahmed Azeem Alvi said on Saturday. In a statement, Mr Alvi warned that the shutdown of Karachi’s industries — the country’s largest revenue-generating sector — could cause severe and irreparable damage not only to Sindh but to Pakistan’s overall economy. “It is deeply alarming that industries considered the backbone of…

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Industry Gets Tariff Relief as Government Shifts Power Cost Burden to Households

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed imposing a fixed monthly electricity charge ranging from Rs200 to Rs675 on more than 28.5 million residential consumers to generate around Rs125 billion, aimed at funding a Rs4.04 per unit relief package for industrial users. The revised Schedule of Tariff (SoT) was submitted to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday and put on notice for a public hearing for immediate implementation within the current month. Officials said the hearing was a procedural requirement, as the government’s policy guidelines are binding on…

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