Pakistan manufactured/ assembled 12.41mn cell phones from January to May
The successful implementation of Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) along with conducive government policies including the mobile manufacturing policy has created a favorable environment for mobile device manufacturing in Pakistan. According to the stats shared by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the local manufacturing plants have manufactured/ assembled 12.41 million phones handsets during the […]
Pakistan starts exporting cement to the US
DG Khan Cement Company, a part of Nishat Group has become the first Pakistani company to export cement to the United States. The cement being supplied to the US is of a special kind called “low alkali cement.” Farid Fazal, Executive Director of the company has said that DG Khan Cement has successfully obtained an […]
Pakistan to purchase 100MW electricity from Iran for Gwadar City
To expedite the electricity supply project aiming at the import of electrical energy to Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar, Pakistan and Iran have discussed necessary steps to be taken. On June 17, it has been reported that Pakistan has decided to purchase 100 megawatts (MWs) of electricity from Iran to fulfill the power needs for […]
Indecisiveness of NTDC causing losses worth billions
The management crisis at the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) and the ensuing delays in tendering and finalization process is costing the country dearly especially due to the recent hike in dollar prices against rupee. The projects currently affected by this include: Lahore North switching station: ADB-300A-2018: Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Installation, Testing […]