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The draft for the inaugural edition for the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) was held in Islamabad on Saturday. All the six franchises picked up star players and formulated their potential title winning squads. The 18-match tournament will be played at Muzzafarabad Cricket Stadium and is scheduled to begin from 6 August, with the final set to be played on 16 August. The six franchises include Muzzafarabad Tigers, Bagh Stallions, Rawalakot Hawks, Kotli Lions, Mirpur Royals and Overseas Warriors. All the teams will be led by Pakistan national team players such as Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Fakhar Zaman and Shahid Afridi.…

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Pakistan’s exports to US increased by 39 percent to $5.2 billion during FY2021 as compared to $3.7 billion during FY2020, as announced on Monday by the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Abdul Razak Dawood. He tweeted that this shows an increase of $1.45 billion, and said, “This is the first time in our history that our exports to the US have crossed the $5 billion mark”. We are pleased to inform that our exports to the US during FY 2021increased by 39% to $ 5.2 billion as compared to $ 3.7 billion during FY 2020, an increase of…

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The federal government and the government of Punjab have decided to fund the construction of the University of Applied Engineering and Emerging Technologies (UAEET) in Sialkot. The university is being established in direct partnership with Australian and Chinese technology institutions, and the Vice Chairman of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s task force on Technology-Driven Knowledge-Economy, Dr. Atta Ur Rehman. ALSO READ Sindh Issues New Coronavirus SOPs The UAEET will initially offer Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in at least five core programs, including Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing and Mechatronics, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Industrial Biotech, and Business Management…

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Realme’s sub-brand Dizo, known for producing wearable gadgets, has teased its first mobile phone on Twitter. The brand shared a teaser poster that shows a silhouette of the back of the phone. ALSO READ Realme is Working With Kodak for its Next Flagship Phone: Leak The phone is not clearly visible in the teaser, but looking closer, we can tell that it’s a feature phone with a circular main camera and a flash. Premium design coupled with the best features is just what you need to #BeDifferent. Get the complete package, soon. Can you guess the product ?#DIZO #realmeTechLife pic.twitter.com/RHvNTJ0U6g…

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The country’s trade deficit had widened by 34.10 percent to $31.057 billion during the fiscal year (July-June) 2020-21 as compared to $23.159 billion during the same period of 2019-20, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The trade data released by the PBS shows that Pakistan’s exports had grown by 18.11 percent to $25.268 billion during July-June 2020-21 from $21.394 billion against the corresponding period last year. The imports had increased by 26.42 percent to $56.325 billion during 2020-21 as compared to 2019-20 when they were recorded at $44.553 billion. ALSO READ Govt to Criminalize Hiding Your Real Income…

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Overseas Pakistanis have remitted approximately $1.6 billion through Roshan digital accounts (RDAs) in less than one year, according to the State Bank of Pakistan. Since its launch by the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 10 September 2020, the RDAs have gained a significant amount of interest among overseas Pakistanis. According to the new web page released today, 181,556 accounts have been opened from 171 countries, and $1.562 billion had been deposited in them by the end of June 2021. The webpage also shows monthly trends in the number of accounts opened, deposits, and investments in Naya Pakistan Certificates (NPCs) and…

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