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Murree Tops Punjab Literacy Rankings at 84.3%

News Editor Jan 3, 2026

LAHORE: Punjab released district rankings according to literacy rate, after which Murree emerged as the top city with 84.3 percent literacy rate in Pakistan, reported on Saturday. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the…

Health

Health and Education Costs Surge Across Pakistan; Trade Deficit Widens

News Editor Dec 4, 2025

ISLAMABAD: The cost of health and education services across Pakistan rose significantly within a month, a private news channel reported on Thursday, citing Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) report. The PBS in its report revealed that…

Economy

Gold prices move up by Rs2,300 per tola in Pakistan

News Editor Nov 22, 2025

ISLAMABAD – Gold prices recorded a surge in domestic market of Pakistan in line with rising global rates on Saturday. Data shared by All Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Association showed per tola gold price soared by Rs2,300 to reach…

Pakistan made $2.593 billion from IT services’ export in 10 months

DTD- Jun 24, 2024

The export of telecommunication services increased by 7.04 percent as these went up from US $402.260 million to US $430.590 million, the data revealed. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $2.593 billion by providing different Information…

Pakistan’s trade deficit drops 35.7%

DTD- Jan 20, 2024

Analysts suggest that sustained efforts in this direction could contribute to long-term economic stability and growth for Pakistan. In a positive turn of events, Pakistan’s trade deficit for the month of December showed significant…

Pakistan

PM summoned meeting of his like-minded parties to allay concerns regarding census

DTD Apr 2, 2023

Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) In the backdrop of reservations expressed by political parties on the ongoing census, PM Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a meeting of his like-minded parties to allay their concerns. According to the source, the…

Pakistan

Federal government released Rs.8.5 billion for conducting digital census

DTD Mar 19, 2023

Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) The federal government released another Rs8.5 billion to provinces and territories for conducting the digital census. According to the source, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) spokesperson stated that the…

Pakistan

Pakistan’s exports of rice fell by 15.82% in first 7 months

DTD Feb 19, 2023

Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) Pakistan’s exports of rice fell by 15.82 percent in the first seven months of the current fiscal mainly due to the flood devastation of paddy fields in Sindh. The global economic slowdown is another reason behind…

Pakistan

PBS released data of YoY trend portrays an increase of 30.60pc in Pakistan

DTD Jan 8, 2023

Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) Pakistanis are currently witnessing unprecedented hike in essential food and other items nowadays as weekly inflation has jumped by nearly 31 per cent as compared to last year. The data released by the Pakistan…

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