Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul, Peshawar Rail Project To Be Expedited
February 24th, 2022
Via the Frontier Post, an article on the Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul, Peshawar Rail project: The government of Pakistan and Republic of Uzbekistan in a meeting agreed on the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for expediting the Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar Rail project. This was decided during a meeting of a delegation led by Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister for Investment […]
Read more »Saudi Telecom Buys Pakistan Operator to Expand Global Footprint
February 10th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report on Saudi Telecom’s acquisition of a Pakistani tower company. The Middle East’s most profitable telecoms firm, Saudi Telecom Co., signaled a fresh push to expand beyond its core mobile-network business with an investment in a Pakistani tower company. Saudi Telecom, which is controlled by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, said one […]
Read more »TAPI: ‘Project To Begin In Near Future’
January 30th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on the TAPI project: The Islamic Emirate says that the practical work of the TAPI project will begin in the near future and all the preliminary work has been prepared for its implementation. Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, said that work on the security and […]
Read more »Pakistan-Iran-Turkey Rail Freight Line Reopens After Ten Years
December 23rd, 2021
Via Silk Road Briefing, a report on a newly resumed Islamabad-Istanbul rail service which will boost trade among the Economic Cooperation Organisation countries: The first freight train to run from Pakistan to Turkey through Iran has departed after a 10-year hiatus in a major boost to the trading capabilities of the three founders of the Economic Cooperation […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Gas Pains Threaten Economy
December 21st, 2021
Via The Asia Times, a look at how Pakistan’s gas shortages caused by myopic government policies are shuttering crucial export-geared textile industry and inflating local food prices: Pakistan is teetering towards an energy-cum-economic crisis as natural gas supplies dry up, export-oriented factories that use the fuel close down and households that rely on it for […]
Read more »Syrian Airline Launches Flights To Pakistani City
December 15th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on a new air bridge between Syria and Pakistan: A private Syrian airline began direct flights to Pakistan’s largest city today. Karachi is now Cham Wings Airlines’ 14th international destination. The airline is seeking to expand its global flight network, and public relations head Osama Satea said there is a demand for flights […]
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