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Aerial view of dam construction site

Diamer-Bhasha Power Funding: Government to Inject Rs1.424 Trillion Megaproject into Upcoming PSDP

ISLAMABAD — In a monumental move to address long-term water storage and clean energy deficits, the federal government has finalized plans to allocate a massive Rs1.424 trillion project for the power generation phase of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam in the upcoming Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for FY2026-27. Planning Ministry officials noted that adding this foundational […]

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Pharmaceutical packaging with tracking labels

Pharmaceutical Track-and-Trace Deployment: Federal Cabinet Formally Approves Mandatory Digital Monitoring for Drugs

ISLAMABAD — To aggressively counter the proliferation of counterfeit medicine and secure national health supply chains, the Federal Cabinet has officially approved the implementation of an advanced track-and-trace system for pharmaceutical products. Developed in sync with the National Information Technology Board (NITB) and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), the system mandates unique serialized

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Officials in assembly meeting, budget consultation

Federal Budget FY27 Consultations: PM Shehbaz Meets Corporate Tycoons as NEC Postpones Crucial Assembly

ISLAMABAD — In a major step toward shaping the country’s upcoming fiscal outline, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held high-level consultative sessions with Pakistan’s leading industrial barons—including Mian Muhammad Mansha and Arif Habib—to finalize measures for the Federal Budget FY2026-27, now officially scheduled for presentation on June 10. While the business community strongly pressed for tax

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