4th Pak-Africa trade conference held in Cairo
The 4 th Pak-Africa Trade Development Conference and Exhibition was held inCairo, Egypt, and was led by the Federal Minister for Commerce, Industry andProduction, Dr Gohar Ejaz and Egypt’s Minister for Trade and Industry, AhmadSamir. This event is considered as the first venture of this scale by Pakistan in theregion of Egypt. It bears extreme […]
Karachi-Chaman highway to be reconstructed
The Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar chaired a review meetingregarding the National Highway Authority and stated about the need for betterroad infrastructure especially in the areas where foreign investments areexpected.He gave the directions for reconstruction of Karachi-Chaman highway to the NHAand said that the work should start as soon as possible. He highlighted […]
New Gas reservoir found in North Waziristan by MPCL
Mari Petroleum Company Ltd. (MPCL) recently discovered a gas reservoir duringits exploration at Kawagarh of Shewa-2 Appraisal Cum Exploratory well, located inNorth Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and announced the discovery asthe operator of Waziristan block.The work on the well had begun last year and was successfully drilled down to4577m at the end of 2023. The […]
Machinery being imported in abundance
Imports within the machinery sector exhibited a 6.36% growth in the initial five months of the current fiscal year (2023-24) compared to the same period last year, as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). From July to November (2023-24), the overall machinery group’s imports amounted to $2,935.576 million, reflecting an increase from the […]
China develops nuclear battery that can keep a phone charged for 50 years
A Chinese startup named Betavolt has unveiled a nuclear battery that claims to power smartphones for 50 years without recharging. This groundbreaking technology miniaturizes atomic energy. Betavolt nuclear batteries generate current through the semiconductor transition of beta particles (electrons) emitted by the radioactive source nickel-63. In order to do this, Betavolt’s team of scientists developed […]