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Punjab collects Rs66.4b revenue in Q1 | The Express Tribune

October 9, 2025 Admin No Comments

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has recorded an impressive performance by collecting Rs66.41 billion in taxes during the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting a 28% increase compared to the collection of Rs51.98 billion in the same period of last year. Additionally, Rs1.7 billion was collected under the Punjab Infrastructure Development…

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CDC takes down more than a dozen webpages on sexual and gender identity, health equity

September 26, 2025 Admin No Comments

A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025. Megan Varner | Reuters More than a dozen pages on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website related to sexual and gender identity, health equity, and other…

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Pak-China Business Conference Sees Landmark MoU Agreements – SUCH TV

September 7, 2025 Admin No Comments

At a landmark Pakistan-China Business-to-Business Investment Conference, several historic Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed, marking a significant boost for foreign investment in Punjab. The successful event was credited to the proactive efforts of the Punjab government and Muntaha Ashraf, Chairman of the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT). Agreements were inked with top…

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Eli Lilly’s obesity pill remains a viable rival to Novo’s oral Wegovy despite data that underwhelmed investors

August 24, 2025 Admin No Comments

A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly‘s stock is still recovering after the drugmaker released trial data earlier this month on its closely watched obesity pill that underwhelmed Wall Street. In a key late-stage trial,…

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US licenses Nvidia to export chips to China | The Express Tribune

August 9, 2025 Admin No Comments

Listen to article BENGALURU: The US Commerce Department has started issuing licences to Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, a US official told Reuters on Friday, removing a significant hurdle to the AI bellwether’s access to a key market. The US last month reversed an April ban on the sale of the H20 chip to…

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Pakistan joins global AI community | The Express Tribune

July 25, 2025 Admin No Comments

Listen to article KARACHI: Pakistan has officially joined the global AI landscape with the launch of the Pakistan Chapter of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), founded in 1958. The launch event was held at Pearl Continental Hotel, with over 200 C-level executives, professors, researchers, and dignitaries in attendance. The event was chaired by…

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Weight loss drugs could be a gamechanger for women with a common hormonal disorder

July 21, 2025 Admin No Comments

Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images For well over a decade, Grace Hamilton, 27, experienced hair loss, heavy periods, infrequent menstrual cycles, mental health issues and difficulty losing weight without knowing why. It wasn’t until 2023 when she was diagnosed with…

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India eases sulphur emission rules | The Express Tribune

July 12, 2025 Admin No Comments

Listen to article NEW DELHI: India has reversed a decade-old mandate to install $30 billion worth of clean-air equipment, easing sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants, a government order said. Reuters in December reported that the government was reviewing 2015 norms that required nearly 540 coal-based power units to install flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems that…

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Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ will leave millions uninsured, threaten rural hospitals

July 2, 2025 Admin No Comments

An aerial view of Valley Health Hampshire Memorial Hospital on June 17, 2025 in Romney, W.V. Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” would make sweeping changes to U.S. health care, leaving millions of vulnerable Americans without health insurance and threatening the hospitals and centers that provide…

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SBP injects Rs12.38 trillion | The Express Tribune

June 27, 2025 Admin No Comments

Listen to article KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) injected Rs12.38 trillion into the financial system through two separate Open Market Operations (OMOs) on June 27, 2025, to manage the liquidity vacuum caused by Eid-related cash demand and fiscal needs of the government constrained by International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions. The larger of the two was…

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