Pakistan’s sugar exports to Afghanistan record whopping increase

Pakistan’s sugar exports to Afghanistan recorded a dramatic increase of 3473% in the first half of FY 2024-25, according to ARY News. This sharp rise has made sugar the largest contributor to Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan, showing a record 3473 per cent increase from July to December 2024. Official data revealed that sugar exports reached […]

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Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence

The outlawed armed group Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, has issued a warning to the Pakistani army, stating that it will continue targeting security personnel and expand its attacks to the military’s business interests. In a statement issued on Sunday, the TTP pledged to go after various commercial enterprises run by the Pakistani […]

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Pakistan secures $20 billion loan from World Bank: Reports

The World Bank is poised to approve a significant $20 billion financial package for Pakistan. This funding marks the beginning of a 10-year initiative aimed at safeguarding development projects from the country’s political instability. The program, titled “Pakistan Country Partnership Framework 2025-35,” will focus on addressing critical areas in Pakistan’s most neglected sectors. The goal […]

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Express Tribune report: Pakistan’s foreign minister to visit Bangladesh after a decade

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh in August last year in the face of widespread student protests and took refuge in India. After that, the Pakistani government’s relations with the interim government in Bangladesh improved significantly. The heads of government of the two countries also held bilateral meetings in New York. In line with […]

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Pakistan-India exchange list of nuclear installations

India and Pakistan exchanged information on nuclear installations on Wednesday on the first day of the new year. This information was exchanged under a 1988 agreement, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said. This was reported by the Indian Express on Thursday (January 2). According to the more than three-decade-old agreement, the two countries will […]

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Bangladesh is our lost brother: Pakistan’s foreign minister

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said, ‘Bangladesh is our lost brother. Pakistan will cooperate with Bangladesh in every possible way.’ Ishaq Dar spoke about Bangladesh as well as global issues at a press conference in the capital Islamabad on Thursday (January 2). Dhaka-Islamabad relations have gained new momentum after the fall […]

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Tensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes

Airstrikes by Pakistani warplanes inside Afghanistan have intensified tensions in recent days in an already volatile region. Once-close ties between Pakistan’s leaders and the Afghan Taliban have frayed, and violent cross-border exchanges have become alarmingly frequent. Officially, the Pakistani government has been tight-lipped about the strikes in Afghanistan on Dec. 24. But security officials privately […]

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Thousands of people took to the streets of Pakistan to demand an end to the war in Gaza

Thousands of people took to the streets of Islamabad, Pakistan, demanding an end to the war in Gaza. The rally was organized by the Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday (December 29). The rally called on the Pakistani government to recognize Hamas as a legitimate military force in addition to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The participants […]

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Benazir Bhutto’s assassination remains a mystery 17 years later

Despite legal trials, investigations and confessions, the real killers of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto have still not been caught. Even after 17 years, her assassination remains a mystery. Pakistan’s first female Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was shot and killed in a bomb attack on December 27, 2007, while leaving a rally in Rawalpindi. […]

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