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Rawalpindi: Wafi Energy, a Shell licensee in Pakistan, has inaugurated the country’s second retail station built using recycled plastic, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable innovation in the energy and retail sector. The new outlet, located at Police Lines Rawalpindi, has been constructed with 7,700 kilograms of plastic waste — equal to more than 5.8 million pieces of end-of-life plastics repurposed into durable building materials. The initiative follows the launch of Pakistan’s first recycled-plastic retail site in Karachi, where Wafi Energy, in partnership with startup Concept Loop, used 6,500 kilograms of…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are set to formally launch Phase 2.0 of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) today (Friday) during the 14th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting in Beijing. The high-level dialogue will address contentious issues, including capacity payments to Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs), partial financing of the Mainline-1 (ML-1) railway and Karakoram Highway (KKH), and the use of Chinese Yuan in selected regions of Pakistan. Islamabad has sought Beijing’s support in extending repayment terms on liabilities owed to Chinese IPPs to reduce electricity costs, though progress has been…

ISLAMABAD/NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as “great leaders” during what was described as a historic meeting at the White House. Welcoming the Pakistani delegation with full protocol, including a red-carpet reception at Andrews Air Base, Trump praised Field Marshal Munir’s “outstanding personality” and called Shehbaz Sharif a “remarkable individual.” The premier and COAS met the US president in the Oval Office as part of high-level engagements in Washington. Meanwhile, Trump made…