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UNDP and Pakistan partner to install 36 oxygen plants in public hospitals

In a major initiative to strengthen Pakistan’s public health infrastructure, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in partnership with the Government of Pakistan and the Global Fund, is leading a project to acquire and install 36 oxygen production plants in public hospitals across the country. The effort, which runs from March 2022 to December 2025, […]

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Remittances rise 11.3% year-on-year to $3.2 billion in September

Pakistan’s remittances grew 11.3% year-on-year to $3.2 billion in September 2025, according to data compiled by KTrade Research. On a monthly basis, entries recorded a modest increase of 1.46%. The increase was largely driven by a 2.6% rise in remittances from GCC countries, which supported overall flows during the month. In contrast, remittances from the

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper to launch satellite broadband in Pakistan by 2026

ISLAMABAD: In a development intended to reshape Pakistan’s digital future, Amazon’s Project Kuiper plans to offer satellite broadband services in the country by the end of 2026. The information was shared in a press release issued on October 9 by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications, following a high-level meeting between Federal Minister of

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Indus Delta: Palla fish

Over the past two months, catastrophic floods have displaced millions of people across Pakistan and cost thousands of lives. Fields, houses and infrastructure were destroyed on a large scale, causing damage worth billions of rupees. After causing historic havoc in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab, the floodwaters reached the Indus Delta. But unlike other parts of

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Shehbaz hails Gaza ceasefire deal as ‘historic opportunity’ for lasting peace in Middle East

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Thursday that announcing a “deal” that will end the genocide in Gaza is a historic opportunity to secure lasting peace in the Middle East. In an article on The announcement of a deal that will end the genocide in Gaza represents a historic opportunity to secure lasting peace in the

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ConnectHear and Ufone 4G launch AI alert system for the deaf community

ConnectHear, a social enterprise working towards the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the country using technology, in collaboration with Ufone 4G (cellular arm of PTCL Group), launched the world’s first AI-powered early warning system, ‘SUNO’, to provide life-saving alerts in sign language for the deaf and hard of hearing community during emergencies and natural

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Army vows swift retaliation for India’s misadventure

RAWALPINDI: Amid a flurry of provocative statements from India following the May 9 setback, Pakistan’s top military commanders pledged Wednesday to counter any future aggression by India “with a swift and decisive response, shattering any notion of India’s relative security arising from geography.” “Any imaginary ‘new normal’ will be met with a new normal of

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