Despite widespread backlash and criticism, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a Khalistani terrorist group, has purportedly threatened to “besiege” Indian diplomatic missions on Independence Day, according to a recent report. SFJ’s legal advisor, Gurpatwant Pannun, is said to have issued the latest threat during a video announcement, hinting at plans for a ‘Khalistan Freedom Rally’ on […]
The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has been warned by the Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to pay $48 million in outstanding dues to avert the suspension of operations, including Hajj flights. The GACA stipulated that repatriation of fifty thousand Hajj pilgrims would be on hold until payments are completed. This information came […]
In an alarming reminder of the minority persecution in Pakistan, a Sikh shopkeeper was fatally attacked in Peshawar, marking another episode of violence against the community. The Islamic State (ISIS) terror group has claimed responsibility for this deadly assault. The deceased, 29-year-old Manmohan Singh, was a cosmetics shop owner in the vicinity of Rasheed Garhi […]
American multinational conglomerate General Electric (GE) will refurbish two hydropower units (9 & 10) at the Mangla Hydropower Plant situated on the Jhelum River in Pakistan. The financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. The refurbishment of the 50-year-old hydropower plant in Pakistan is expected to enhance the lifetime, efficiency, and capacity of the […]
Canadian mining company Barrick Gold has reconstituted the Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, located in Chagai District, Baluchistan following the clearance from the apex court of the country and the passage of the law. Reko Diq is an undeveloped copper-gold project, which is owned by Barrick Gold (50%), three federal state-owned enterprises (25%), the […]
Maersk Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SEED Ventures to launch an agri-value chain intervention challenge called Pakistan Agripreneurship Challenge (PAC). The aim of Pakistan Agripreneurship Challenge is to boost the quality of the agricultural produce of Pakistan and explore new global markets for the country’s agriculture exporters. Hasan Faraz — Maersk […]
Pakistani fintech company NayaPay has secured $13 million in a seed funding round for its chat-led super app that mainly targets students and freelancers and to develop a SaaS based platform dubbed NayaPay Arc for offering small to medium businesses (SMBs) with universal payment acceptance and financial management tools. The funding round was led by […]
TAWAL, a Saudi ICT infrastructure company owned by stc Group, has forayed into Pakistan by acquiring Awal Telecom, an independent passive telecommunication tower infrastructure provider, for an undisclosed price. According to TAWAL, the move marks its first entry into an overseas country and an initial step in its global expansion roadmap. Olayan Alwetaid — CEO […]
Quick Heal Technologies said that its enterprise arm Seqrite has reported that a suspected Pakistani advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been threatening critical infrastructure of Indian public sector undertakings (PSUs). Seqrite researchers had uncovered the operations of Operation SideCopy for the first time last year. Since then, the enterprise cybersecurity provider is said to […]
EETL LNG terminal expansion project : US LNG company Excelerate Energy and Engro Elengy Terminal (EETL) have signed heads of agreement (HOA) for the expansion of the EETL terminal owned by the latter in Port Qasim, Pakistan. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal is jointly owned by Pakistani conglomerate Engro Corporation and Dutch tank […]