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According to a notification issued by the cabinet division these five regulatory bodies had been placed under the ministries concerned.

1. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra),

2. the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority,

3. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority,

4. Frequency Allocation Board

5. Public Procurement Regulatory Authority

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Pakistan and Iran on June 1, 2022 signed a 32-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost bilateral trade and provide more facilities to people involved in the border trade and other business activities.

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Pakistan bought Mirage Fighter Aircraft from France in 1967.

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Zamindar was an Urdu newspaper.

The founding editor of this newspaper was Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.

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• Pakistan and Turkiye on 12 August 2022 signed a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) aimed at boosting trade between the two countries.
• The PTA will come into effect from January 1, 2023.

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• Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) signed the agreement that would enable London to repatriate Pakistani nationals involved in crimes and violating the immigration laws.
• The deal was signed on 17 August 2022.
  

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First ever National Climate Change Gender Action Plan was launched in Islamabad on 20 July 2022.

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Ethiopia is set to establish its permanent mission in Pakistan soon.

This announcement was made on February 22, 2022.

Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs & Ambassador Redwan Hussien pointed out that Ethiopia is set to establish its permanent Mission in Pakistan soo

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Both sides reviewed the continued implementation of CPEC and its expansion to jointly agreed on priority areas.

It is notable that in 2018, Pakistan invited Saudi Arabia to be the third ‘strategic’ partner in the CPEC.

Now, this time, both China and Pakistan are seeking the direct involvement of a third country in this mega project.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched Al-Beruni Radius, a tourism project in Jhelum.

The historical Nandana Fort is located in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan of district Jhelum.

According to PM's office, the prime minister is keen on the preservation and conservation of the site, aimed at converting it into an international tourism site.

The site's archeological significance dates back to the 11th century when famous scholar Abu Rehan Al-Beruni during his stay quantified the circumference of the Earth.

Al-Beruni later wrote a famous book about the region and mentioned Nandana as a great center of learning.