229 industrial units were closed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to unrest and lack of support – Trendy Blogger

229 industrial units were closed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to unrest and lack of support

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A total of 229 industrial units in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have stopped working due to increasing unrest and insufficient government support. Of these, 177 units were closed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Management and Development Corporation (KPEZMEC) and 52 units in Jadon Economic Zone, ARY News reported citing sources. Despite these closures, 2010 units remain operational … Read more

Banks to remain closed on turnout day: SBP – Trendy Blogger

Banks to remain closed on turnout day: SBP

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State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi. – Application/File KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced that banks will remain closed on November 9 on the occasion of Iqbal Day, the birth anniversary of poet of the East Muhammad Iqbal. November 9 is celebrated as “Iqbal Day” across Pakistan on the occasion … Read more

Punjab schools closed amid smog crisis; – 50% of office employees work from home – Trendy Blogger

Punjab schools closed amid smog crisis; – 50% of office employees work from home

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Lahore: With air pollution in Punjab reaching alarming levels, the provincial government has implemented sweeping measures to reduce health risks, including closing all schools until November 17. With smog levels reaching record levels in cities such as Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and Multan, officials describe it as one of the worst environmental crises in recent years. … Read more

Metro bus service will remain closed in the Twin Cities for four days trendy blogger

Metro bus service will remain closed in the Twin Cities for four days

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A metro bus parked at the Secretariat Bus Station in Islamabad. —Online/File The official says the metro bus service will operate normally until October 13. Bus service will remain suspended between October 14 and 17. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is scheduled to be held on October 15-16 in the capital. ISLAMABAD: Metro bus services … Read more

Stocks closed at 83,000 as economic optimism increased – Trendy Blogger

Stocks closed at 83,000 as economic optimism increased – Trendy Blogger

  A broker takes a picture of the trading screen at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. – Reuters/File After a day of flat close, stocks jumped on Thursday, testing the 83,000 resistance level as easing inflation pressures and hopes of further interest rate cuts, coupled with improving economic indicators, prompted investors to snap up high-yielding stocks. … Read more