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Friday, November 8, 2024
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Topic: Karachi

China is racing to complete 2 nuclear plants to ease Karachi’s power shortage

The construction of the two nuclear power plants began in 2013, about 25 km west of Karachi, and is scheduled for completion in 2021 & 2022.

Pakistan’s imminent bailout from IMF will be its biggest ever

Here’s what’s happening across the border: IMF and World Bank have some crucial suggestions for Pakistan to alter economic landscape; President’s house lit up pink to promote breast cancer awareness.

Online tool ‘Khanmeter’ to track progress on Imran’s poll promises

Stamped ballot papers found in Karachi school and court orders Sharif family to pay one million rupees for dams.

See the original video from Pakistan that was edited into deadly WhatsApp forward in India

The clip that led to a mob frenzy across India and resulted in several deaths was intended to spread awareness on street abductions in Pakistan.

With coin toss at World Cup, Pakistan teen lives his FIFA dream

26/11 mastermind’s son to contest Pakistan election, and Monday is man-day at Karachi's amusement park.

Ghani confirms Pakistani Taliban chief killed in American drone strike

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistan’s transgenders to boycott elections in Lahore; football world cup fever hits Karachi.

Imran Khan goes on a barefoot religious trip to Saudi Arabia with wife Bushra Maneka

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistan’s transgenders to debut in election; Karachi is the hottest assembly seat.

Smartphones have killed a Ramzan tradition dating back to the Prophet’s time

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Shahid Afridi may have a pet lion and deer, and Pakistanis are going all out for charity this festive season.

Former PM Sharif questions SC’s judgment to allow Musharraf to contest elections

A university in Pakistan has forced a student to apologise for a hate tweet, and global press body has condemned the country for curbing press freedom.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member Pakistan hosts its first anti-terrorist meeting

Here's what's happening across the border: Quetta man rides 8,000 km for peace, and a mosque inaugurated to pay homage to late singer-turned-preacher Junaid Jamshed.

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Bangladesh needs big reforms before elections. Students didn’t die just to bring BNP to power

The Yunus administration has set up a Constitutional Reform Commission to draft a document that will "reflect the aspirations" of the ordinary Bangladeshis.

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.