Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked the World Bank for placing faith in Pakistan after pledging to provide $20 billion under the 10-year country partnership framework (CPF) last week. According to a World Bank statement, the new framework for the country aimed to “support inclusive and sustainable development through a strong focus on building […]
Read MorePakistan has agreed terms for a $1 billion loan with two Middle Eastern banks at a 6%-7% interest rate, its Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters on Tuesday, as the South Asian country looks for more financing. “With two institutions we have now gone forward in signing up the term sheet – one bilateral and […]
Read MorePakistan’s opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is holding talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz to give top priority to national interests in these talks. A statement from the ruling party on Sunday said that Shehbaz Sharif […]
Read MoreSamar Khan of Pakistan has reached a unique height. This fearless mountaineer has taken another record in her pocket. She has climbed the highest mountain peak in South America, Aconcagua. The 6,961-meter-high Aconcagua is located in Argentina. The Express Tribune reports. Pakistani media says that this mountaineering was a dream for Samar. It reflects her […]
Read MorePakistan’s IT sector recorded its highest monthly export record in December 2024, with exports worth $348 million. This is 15 percent higher than the same period last year and 12 percent higher than the previous month. According to Topline Securities, total IT exports in the first half of fiscal year 2025 were $1.86 billion, up […]
Read MoreA Pakistani court has also convicted Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and sentenced her to 7 years in prison. A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison in a land corruption case. It is a setback for nascent talks between his party and the government to reduce political […]
Read MorePakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday welcomed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the World Bank for a plan to focus $20 billion in lending to the cash-strapped nation over the coming decade on development issues like the impact of climate change as well as boosting private-sector growth. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a post on social […]
Read MorePakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that 22.8 million children between the ages of 5 and 16 are still deprived of school education. Shahbaz Sharif said this while attending a conference titled ‘Women’s Education in the Muslim Community: Challenges and Opportunities’ in Islamabad on Saturday (January 11). Education ministers from various Muslim countries around […]
Read MoreAccording to experts, Pakistan should refrain from launching an offensive in the Wakhan Corridor. at a time when its embroiled in a raging conflict with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists, and stands on the brink of an all-out Pakistan Taliban war, amid strained ties. Pakistan-Taliban war: Amid heightened tensions between Kabul and Islamabad and the […]
Read MoreChina-Pakistan relations have reached a new level. The two countries have agreed to further improve their bilateral relations. They have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the strategic cooperative partnership through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0. The leaders of the two countries reached this consensus during the fourth round of Pakistan-China Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) […]
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