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Karachi Flour Millers Slash Price by Rs8/kg
2026-07-13



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More Than 20 Countries Are Moving to Ban Social Media for Children
PARIS: Whereas initially this was just the national experiments in controlling the access of kids to social media, it has now grown into a global phenomenon. Over 20 countries around the world have taken steps to legislate or propose a ban on social media use or certain age restrictions for

Karachi Flour Millers Slash Price by Rs8/kg
KARACHI: The flour mill owners in Karachi have made an agreement to reduce the ex-mill price of wheat flour by Rs8 per kilogram as a consequence of successful negotiations between Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi and the flour millers. The lowering of flour price in Karachi will bring down the

World Bank Downgrades USD100m Karachi Solid Waste Project
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the performance of its USD100 million Karachi Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project negatively, sending out a notice that poor performance, inefficiencies in contract management, and lack of institutional capability are behind the delay in the implementation of one of the most important urban

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set off the starting gun for one of its biggest privatization initiatives, whereby international investment banking firms will be invited to tender for the task of disposing State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC), the largest life insurance firm in Pakistan. The Privatization Commission has issued advertisement in major

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China Bans Helium Exports Immediately to Protect Chip Manufacturing Supply
BEIJING: China has placed a complete ban on the export of helium, an act which puts one of the key elements of the semiconductor industry under state control amid the threat of renewed Middle Eastern conflict to the supply chain. The effects of the China helium export ban on the





















































