An employee arranges a solar panel during a marketing demonstration in a park in Islamabad. — AFP/FileSolar may save another $6.3bn by 2026.Fossil-fuel imports fall 40% since 2022.Solar panel imports top 51GW by 2026.Pakistan’s rapid solar expansion has already avoided more than…
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NA to begin FY27 budget session on June 1
A general view of the Parliament building in Islamabad, January 23, 2019. — ReutersFinance minister to present budget in both houses.Senate to examine proposals for 15 days.Lower house passage targeted by June 28.
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