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18 Feb, 26

KMC announces reconstruction of 418 roads across Karachi

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Saturday announced plans to rebuild and revamp 418 roads across the city at an estimated cost of Rs14 billion, in a major move aimed at improving urban infrastructure, traffic flow and road safety for millions of residents. The decision follows the earlier approval of Rs5.5bn for the rehabilitation […]

13 Feb, 26

Road Infrastructure Key to Growth

KARACHI: National and international architects and city planners have said that constructing and maintaining road infrastructure is key to economic development, and the government must prioritise it for sustainable and rapid economic growth. They pointed out the need to address climate issues caused by deteriorating roads and traffic congestion in Karachi, where many major thoroughfares […]

07 Jan, 26

Here’s What Pakistan Did in Sports in August 2025

From EVO glory to ice hockey gold in Miami, Pakistan’s August was a buffet of surprise wins, near-misses, and classic “we’ll take the series decider next time” energy. Esports stayed elite, squash kept the flag high, taekwondo rained medals, and cricket… well, cricket remembered it’s August. Here’s the month that was for Pakistan’s sports: Cricket […]

07 Jan, 26

Effects of Visual Data and Digitalization in Sports Marketing

It goes unsaid that the Asian countries have been producing tremendous cricketers who have a cult-like fan following which drives contemporary marketers to curate their branding and advertising strategies around cricket more than ever. According to research, up to 12% of the total ad spends in 2020 on television were on cricketing events in India […]

07 Jan, 26

Pakistan’s Olympic Champion Arshad Nadeem Receives Global Sports Award

Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem has been awarded the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Sports Award in the Global Breakthrough Athlete category at the World Sports Summit in Dubai. Arshad Nadeem was honored for his record-breaking performance at the Paris Olympics, where he threw 92.97 meters to win the gold medal. The throw […]

07 Jan, 26

WEF Identifies Key Risks Facing Pakistan Amidst Global Uncertainty

The Global Risks Report 2025, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) today, highlights a satisfactory outlook for Pakistan as part of its annual global risk assessment. The report, based on insights from over 900 experts worldwide, and 11,000 experts as part of the Executive Opinion Survey globally. Mishal Pakistan carried the extensive Executive Opinion […]

07 Jan, 26

T20 World Cup 2024: Which Team Has the Strongest Squad?

The T20 World Cup 2024 is just around the corner, and the squads for most of the major teams have been announced with only Pakistan left to announce their 15-member squad for the mega-event. This year’s tournament promises to be fiercely competitive, with each team bringing a mix of experienced players and exciting young talent. […]

07 Jan, 26

The Long Term Effects of Pakistan’s Education Crisis During the Pandemic

Just when schools and colleges in Pakistan reopened and life seemed to be returning to normalcy, the lockdown was extended, putting education at a greater risk than ever before. Pakistan was one of the first countries that announced the closure of educational institutes to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, and is still subject to […]

07 Jan, 26

New Foreign Travel Rules for Government Officials Rolled Out

The Cabinet Division has introduced a new foreign travel policy for federal ministers and government officials, under decisions made by the federal cabinet. The new policy has made it mandatory to obtain permission from the austerity committee for visits without unavoidable reasons. Furthermore, providing all the details of the visit to the Foreign Ministry is […]

07 Jan, 26

Poll: 73 Percent Want Permanent Ban on Facebook

A poll conducted by ProPakistani revealed that 73 percent of 8181 voters want permanent ban on Facebook in the country. This poll was conducted in connection to current ban on Facebook after the social networking website decided to not to take down the blasphemous page. It merits mentioning here that government of Pakistan has lifted ban from Youtube, which was […]