Category: News
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World Bank’s New CPF Sets Strategic Path for Long-Term Engagement in Pakistan
The World Bank’s newly formulated Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for 2026–2035 took center stage during the first official visit to Pakistan by Mr. Ousmane Dione, the World Bank’s Regional Vice President for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP). In a high-level meeting with Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema, the two…
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UAP Railway Project Gains Momentum as Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan Sign Joint Feasibility Agreement
In a landmark development for regional connectivity, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan signed the Framework Agreement on the Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project on Thursday in Kabul. The trilateral deal marks a pivotal moment in the long-envisioned goal of linking Central Asia to Pakistan’s Arabian Sea ports, transforming the region into a…
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Chemistry innovations pave way for more efficient industrial carbon capture
WORLD Recent key advances in chemistry could tackle emissions from the world’s most polluting industries, according to a new study published in Nature Reviews Chemistry. The paper, titled “Chemistry advances driving industrial carbon capture technologies,” discusses how breakthroughs in chemistry are enabling more efficient and scalable carbon capture solutions for heavy industries such as oil…
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Tahir Sultan Calls for Construction Bank to Strengthen Industry Finances
In an interview with ER, Chief Executive, Firm Decon International says: The private sector companis’ share is declining in Pakistan Where Does the Construction Industry Stand in Pakistan? The overall condition of the construction industry in Pakistan is not very promising at the moment, especially in the private sector. There are many challenges. The number…
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Pakistan’s 2022 Mega-Flood a Grim Warning of Future Disasters
Pakistan’s devastating 2022 mega-flood, which claimed nearly 1,500 lives and caused over $30 billion in economic losses, may only be a glimpse of what lies ahead as climate change accelerates. A comprehensive study conducted by five researchers Arfan Arshad, Ali Mirchi, Cenlin He, Azeem Ali Shah and Amir Agha and appeared in Nature has found…