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ISLAMABAD: In a landmark move to accelerate Pakistan’s transition to electric mobility, the government has approved a five-year Rs100 billion subsidy programme aimed at deploying 116,000 electric bikes and 3,170 electric rickshaws/loaders. This initiative, set to be formally launched by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on August 14, will be financed through a newly introduced tax on conventional vehicles—dubbed the New Electric Vehicle Adoption Levy (NEVAL). Approved by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), the NEVAL will impose a 1% levy on local and imported cars up to 1300cc, 2% on 1301–1800cc…

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BEIJING – Pakistan plans to launch its first-ever lunar mission by 2035, according to Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. The national space agency, SUPARCO, has received formal directives to lead this groundbreaking project under the “Uraan Pakistan” initiative. Speaking during a high-level meeting in Beijing with Shan Zhongde, Chairman of China’s Atomic Energy Authority and Space Agency, Iqbal underscored Pakistan’s commitment to advancing space exploration and technology in collaboration with China. The talks also covered deepening cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy and cutting-edge technologies such…

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