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Sitara Group Owner Mian Muhammad Idrees Arrested at Lahore Airport in Rs12 Billion Power Fraud Case

Nayab Fatima2026-07-20

LAHORE: Mian Muhammad Idrees, who is the owner of the Sitara Group of Faisalabad, has been apprehended by the Federal Investigation Agency from Allama Iqbal International Airport of Lahore in connection with a case involving the theft and fraud of electricity worth Rs12 billion. Sitara Group Mian Muhammad Idrees Arrest FIA Mian Muhammad Idrees was ... Read more

PIBTL minerals export gateway Pakistan handling Reko Diq copper gold concentrate

PIBTL Eyes Role as Pakistan’s Minerals Export Gateway

Nayab Fatima2026-07-20

The Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Ltd came up in order to address a particular issue, which was the unloading of millions of tonnes of imported coal at the Port Qasim while ensuring that Karachi was not blanketed in black dust because of that activity. After nearly a decade of operation, the PIBTL is now going ... Read more

PM Shehbaz urged to release Rs40bn for completion of Karachi's K-IV water project

Will PM Approve Rs40bn to Finally Complete Karachi’s K-IV Water Project?

Nayab Fatima2026-07-20

KARACHI: A letter has been sent by the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asking him to provide the money that would be required to complete the Karachi’s K-IV Project. Prime Minister Shehbaz is requested to release Rs40 billion in the form of deferred payments, which was raised by JI-Karachi chief Monem Zafar. Why ... Read more

Pakistan's oil import bill exceeds IMF estimate, reaching $16.86 billion in FY26

Pakistan’s Petroleum Import Bill Surpasses IMF Projections

Nayab Fatima2026-07-20

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s import costs for oil exceed IMF projections for fiscal year 2025-26, as a result of an unprecedented hike in international oil prices due to increasing tensions in the Middle East region. Documents show that the cost of importing petroleum to Pakistan per annum is $16.86 billion, higher than the previous IMF estimate. Why ... Read more

Dir Motorway construction connecting Chakdara Interchange to Baroon in Lower Dir district at Rs69 billion cost under public private partnership model

KP Grants In-Principle Approval for Dir Motorway

Nayab Fatima2026-07-19

PESHAWAR: In-principle approval for the construction of the Dir Motorway, which is a 29-kilometer road infrastructure project connecting the Chakdara Interchange and Baroon in Lower Dir at an approximate cost of Rs. 69 billion, has been made by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public-Private Partnership Committee. In this regard, the in-principle approval for the Dir Motorway KP ... Read more

Punjab WASA sewerage machinery drainage upgrade delivering 272 modern machines to 15 districts with 696 more underway

Punjab Delivers 272 Modern Sewerage Machines to WASA Across 15 Districts

Nayab Fatima2026-07-19

LAHORE: The Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz officially handed over 272 up-to-date drainage and sewerage machinery to WASA in 15 districts of Punjab province, while another 696 pieces of machinery and other items are being supplied for all the 41 districts under the operation of WASA. This improvement in sewerage machinery by Punjab WASA ... Read more

National Savings Schemes interest rate with Behbood Savings and Pensioners Benefit Account raised to 12.96 percent annually

Government Revises National Savings Schemes Rates

Nayab Fatima2026-07-18

KARACHI: The government has introduced new profit rates in various National Savings Schemes in Pakistan; an important factor to consider since it affects millions of Pakistanis depending on the scheme for their retirement funds, monthly income, and safekeeping of their investments. The interest rate in the National Savings Schemes is now determined in light of ... Read more

Pakistan Iran trade 10 billion dollar target set for three to five years

Pakistan-Iran Trade Could Hit $10 Billion in Five Years

Nayab Fatima2026-07-18

The leading association of Pakistani businessmen has formulated a highly optimistic target for bilateral trade between the two countries, which would entail a more than four-fold increase in the present level of trade, along with the required changes in structure. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has declared that Pakistani-Iranian bilateral trade of ... Read more

Pakistan Sweden agriculture cooperation AMR livestock food security research

Sweden Backs Pakistan’s Global AMR Leadership Role

Nayab Fatima2026-07-18

Sweden and Pakistan are of the opinion that bilateral cooperation needs to be expanded in relation to agriculture, food security, livestock, research, and sustainable development while also encouraging Pakistan to assume a leading role in the struggle against antimicrobial resistance on a global level. The meeting regarding Pakistan Sweden agriculture cooperation AMR involving Pakistani Federal ... Read more

Punjab Saanjhi Sabzi free vegetables scheme in Muzaffargarh growing seasonal vegetables on 140 plots across 139 kanals of government land

CM Maryam Nawaz Launches ‘Saanjhi Sabzi’ — Free Seasonal Vegetables

Nayab Fatima2026-07-18

LAHORE: Saanjhi Sabzi – Shared Vegetables is a public welfare program that has been launched by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz to use the wasteland owned by the government for growing vegetables for the benefit of the people of the area. The project has started in Muzaffargarh where vegetables are being grown on 140 plots ... Read more

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Sitara Group Owner Mian Muhammad Idrees Arrested at Lahore Airport in Rs12 Billion Power Fraud Case

PIBTL Eyes Role as Pakistan’s Minerals Export Gateway

Will PM Approve Rs40bn to Finally Complete Karachi’s K-IV Water Project?

Pakistan’s Petroleum Import Bill Surpasses IMF Projections

KP Grants In-Principle Approval for Dir Motorway

Punjab Delivers 272 Modern Sewerage Machines to WASA Across 15 Districts

Government Revises National Savings Schemes Rates

Pakistan-Iran Trade Could Hit $10 Billion in Five Years

Sweden Backs Pakistan’s Global AMR Leadership Role

CM Maryam Nawaz Launches ‘Saanjhi Sabzi’ — Free Seasonal Vegetables

Pakistan’s Freelancers Generate Historic $1.76 Billion in FY26

Pakistan Approves Daily Petroleum Pricing Mechanism

Sitara Group Owner Mian Muhammad Idrees Arrested at Lahore Airport in Rs12 Billion Power Fraud Case

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