Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday instructed the Power Division to develop effective policy recommendations aimed at enhancing domestic industrial production. He also urged all institutions involved in industrial production to take comprehensive measures to facilitate investors and industrialists. Emphasizing the government’s commitment to supporting the agriculture and industrial sectors, the prime minister directed the […]
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Senate panel pushes for urgent EV infrastructure to tackle climate crisis
A Senate committee has called on the government to speed up the development of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure across Pakistan. In a meeting chaired by Senator Aon Abbas, the Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production emphasized the urgency of climate change and the need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The members warned that […]
Pakistan produces over 18 million cell phones in ten months
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan produced about 18.87 million mobile phones during the first ten months of 2021, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Tuesday. “MOC [Ministry of Commerce] pleased to announce that during the period of Jan to Oct 2021, Domestic manufacturing mobile plants in Pakistan produced 18.87 Million […]
Global plastics production falls for first time since 2008
Global plastics production declined in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, only the third time since World War II that output has fallen, an industry body said Thursday. Output has fallen only twice previously, as a result of the oil crisis in 1973 and during the financial crisis in 2008. Worldwide output slipped […]
Europe saved $8 billion on gas bill in 2018 due to LNG, reforms – IEA
Europe saved $8 billion (£6.3 billion) on its natural gas bill last year because surging US shale production and a shake-up in EU energy markets forced Russia to change its gas pricing mechanism, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Friday. Fatih Birol, speaking as the IEA released its annual gas report, said […]
ECC addresses fertilizer shortfall, approves importing 100,000t urea
Finance Minister Asad Umar chaired meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) here on Wednesday. The Industries & Production Division briefed the Committee about the availability of urea in the country. In order to facilitate the farmers and meet their urea’s demand, the Committee approved immediate import of 100,000 tons of urea. […]