AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI in Telecom: VEON says telecom is the cheapest distribution layer for AI, aiming to embed AI into everyday services across its markets including Pakistan. Budget Consultations: PM Shehbaz Sharif met industrialists and business leaders, promising public relief in FY27 while pushing export-led growth and bringing the informal economy into the tax net. US Trade Pressure: The US proposed up to 12.5% forced-labour tariffs on India and other economies under Section 301, adding new friction to ongoing trade talks. Pakistan Energy & Tech: OGDCL announced a new oil discovery in Sindh (Bobi Deep-1), while Treet Battery signed an MoU with CATL-backed CNTE to expand energy storage in Pakistan. Digital Health & Security: Pakistan is moving toward digital verification/tracking for medicines to curb counterfeits, and the National Police Academy upgrade is accelerating with new training infrastructure. Environment & Water: A fresh warning highlights Pakistan’s worsening river and lake pollution as a governance failure, not just a scarcity problem. Sports & STEM: IIM Indore plans research on IPL teen Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s performance, and five girls from Karachi’s Lyari trained at the PSG Academy in Qatar.
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