Pakistan, Uzbekistan sign $1 billion trade deal Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed on Friday a $1 billion deal to increase bilateral trade, a statement from Pakistan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said. The deal was sealed at the 8th meeting of the Pakistan-Uzbekistan… Continue Reading
Friday’s brazen attack by the banned TTP on the Karachi Police Office came as a violent jolt to the system. It underscored the high vulnerability of what should be well-protected cities to terrorist threats. The raid should lead to some stocktaking… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are unlikely to discontinue supporting militants in Pakistan as they feel that economic troubles prevent Islamabad from launching a major operation against the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to a new report from a leading US… Continue Reading
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday came down hard on the “institutions and politicians” responsible for peace talks with terrorists, cautioning that the menace could spread to other parts of the country if immediate steps were not taken. The remarks… Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to nine regional countries shrank 11.93 per cent in the first half of FY23 mainly driven by a drop in shipments to China, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan showed on Monday. The country’s exports… Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD: A day after Pakistan removed rate cap giving way to over nine per cent depreciation of the rupee, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday announced fielding its staff mission to Pakistan on Jan 31 for talks on the… Continue Reading
By Raashid Wali Janjua The time has come for Pakistan to take some tough decisions and reorient its economic policies. Business as usual will yield the same errors. The shocking economic and human security projections will make the 100 million… Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Shadab Khan’s brilliant all-round display helped Pakistan complete the West Indies’ whitewash with an intriguing 53 runs win in the third and final ODI of the ICC World Cup Super League series at the Multan Stadium Sunday. Shadab picked… Continue Reading
Pakistan has jumped up a spot from last year to become the 66th happiest country in the world, according to the latest edition of the United Nations World Happiness Index for the year 2020. The Islamic Republic is also the… Continue Reading