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Pakistan’s economy is now out of the difficult period: SBP Governor
- Advertisement - KARACHI, Jul 07 (APP):The Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad on Monday said that the economy of the country endured challenges in the past few years but now we are out of the difficult period. While addressing the...

Pakistan, Afghanistan hold talks to boost trade, security cooperation
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday held the inaugural round of Additional Secretary-Level talks in Islamabad, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, transit, and regional security. The meeting was convened under the Additional...

Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir warns India, dismisses claims of support from China during Op Sindoor, ‘Any attempt to...’
Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir rejected India’s claims that the country has received external strategic support from China during the four-day conflict of Operation Sindoor with India stating that such claims are “factually incorrect”. Pakistan...

Pakistan’s Biggest Brewery Evolves from its 165-year Legacy
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — A pungent fug of malt and yeastiness hangs over Murree Brewery, Pakistan ’s biggest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks. The company is an outlier in a country where alcohol is outlawed for everyone except...

Pakistan rupee depreciates to 19-month low against US dollar
Rupee's Performance Against US Dollar Since 04 March 2025 Pakistani rupee depreciated further to hit a 19-month low in the inter-bank market against the US dollar on Monday. At close, the currency settled at 284.22, a loss of Re0.25. During the...

Pakistanis to learn from Dubai's governance and public service excellence in exchange programme
DUBAI: A high-level Pakistani government delegation, led by Minister of State for Finance and Railways and Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, Bilal Azhar Kayani, is currently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take part in a two-day...

Pakistan, UAE to deepen cooperation in governance, public sector innovation
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, July 07 (APP): Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Pakistan’s Envoy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Monday met with Abdulla Nasser Lootah, Deputy Minister of Cabinet Affairs for...

Pakistani startup Bioniks ships prosthetics to Gaza war survivors
KARACHI: Sidra, a young girl from Gaza who lost her arm in the Gaza war, has received her first bionic limb, fitted by a Pakistani startup, Bioniks, in Jordan. As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her...

ADB finances $500mn for women’s financial inclusion, economic empowerment in Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) officially joined the global initiative of Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (WE Finance Code) in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and under the leadership of the World Bank on Monday. The ADB has...

ADB grants $500m to empower women economically in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a $500 million financing programme with Pakistan to boost women’s financial inclusion. This move is part of the global Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (WE Finance Code), led by the World Bank. The...
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Wild love: Why rich Pakistanis keep lions and other exotic animals as pets
Forget dogs and cats, the elite in Pakistan are obsessed with keeping exotic animals as pets. From white lions to tigers, an array of wild animals are present in cities like Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. However, this “love” for the exotic has...

'We will not buy', Pakistan gave a big blow to China!
Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has dismissed reports of buying China's advanced J-35A stealth fighter jet. In an interview, he described these reports as media speculation, which is aimed only at promoting China's defense deals. In june...

Rural Pakistan Takes Center Stage as Sharif Marks World Rural Development Day
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used World Rural Development Day on Sunday to promise fresh momentum for the villages that feed and employ most of the nation. Speaking from Islamabad, Sharif said the government is treating rural Pakistan...

Operation Sindoor: Is Asim Munir's denial enough to mask Pakistan's deep ties with China and Turkey?
Pakistan denies receiving Chinese support during Operation Sindoor as India exposes Beijing’s covert role, escalating tensions in South Asia’s shifting power game.In a now-familiar script of denial and deflection, Pakistan’s Army Chief General...
Claims that Pakistan received external support during 4-day conflict incorrect: Army Chief Munir
Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir on Monday criticised India for suggesting that Islamabad received external support during the four-day conflict, saying such assertions are ‘factually incorrect’. In an address to the graduating officers at the...

FBR launches Pakistan’s first AI-based custom clearance, risk management system
ISLAMABAD – On the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has, for the first time in Pakistan’s history, introduced an Artificial Intelligence-based Customs Clearance and Risk Management System. Chairing a...

How much does a grave cost in Karachi?
KARACHI – The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has announced a city-wide initiative to register all cemeteries across Karachi. Mayor Murtaza Wahab revealed that out of over 200 cemeteries in the city, only 38 are officially registered with...

ECO Summit In Azerbaijan's Khankendi Carries Major Political, Symbolic Weight Pakistani Expert
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. The 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit, held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, carries profound political and symbolic significance, Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director of the...

Understanding Jinnah: The Complex Legacy Of Pakistan’s Founding Father
How does a modern Pakistani, living in the 21st century, approach the legacy of a founding father who was first and foremost a great barrister and secondly a consummate politician? I have spent most of my adult life obsessing over this question...

China's Quiet Role in Pakistan's Air War With India
French intelligence has determined Chinese diplomats sought to undermine French-made Rafale fighter jets and promote Chinese-built Chengdu J-10C jets during Pakistan's conflict with India in May. These findings, reported by The Associated Press,...