US Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald A. Blome, announced four initiatives to improve local law enforcement capabilities, including an anti-terror training facility expansion, station upgrades, new stations, and enhanced equipment support.
The Punjab caretaker government is set to introduce a new integrated transport system resembling the Metro Bus Service, featuring at least 78 electric feeder buses to run on six new routes to connect the residents of Rawalpindi to the metro bus service between twin cities.
Pakistan announced the Hajj Policy 2024 on November 16, revealing a noteworthy reduction of 100,000 ($347.92) in the cost of the government's Hajj package this year.
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement, on November 15, paving the way for the disbursement of $700 million from a $3 billion bailout fund that the international lender had approved back in July.
Pakistani startup Voyage Freight has secured over $1 million in pre-seed funding to simplify global shipping using technology-driven solutions, with ambitions to expand in the MENA region.
Singapore-based education-focused startup EduFi has secured $6.1 million in financial commitments in a pre-seed round to make education more affordable and accessible for students in Pakistan through quick disbursal of student loans.
The concentration of PM 2.5, or tiny particulate matter, in the air reached 450, on November 9, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and parks for four days, officials said November 9.
