Pakistan & The World
IMF asks Pakistan to reduce circular debt to zero in current fiscal year
IMF headquarters in Washington. —AFP/FilePakistan briefs IMF mission on plans in technical-level talks.Govt arranged Rs1.2tr to reduce circular debt, IMF told. Adds baseline tariff to be implemented from Jan 1,...
CPEC enters Phase-II as Pakistan, China unveil roadmap for next decade
Chairman NDRC Mr. Zheng Shanjie meet with Federal Minister of the planning and Development and special initiatives Ahsan Iqbal at NDRC Office, Beijing, China, September 26, 2025. — APPIPP payment...
Pakistan, China, Russia, Iran urge Afghanistan to rein in terror groups
A representational image of militants. — AFP/File Four nations voice alarm over Afghan terror networks.They urge Kabul to act against militant outfits.Call for Afghan soil not used against neighbours. Pakistan,...
Good news for registered pilgrims unable to perform Hajj due to illness
Pilgrims perform prayers around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2025. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: The government has announced a relief for registered pilgrims who,...
Beyond expectations: How PM Shehbaz elevated Pakistan’s global standing
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2025. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: Once dismissed by critics as...
PM Shehbaz says economy stabilising at micro level, calls Trump meeting ‘encouraging’
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2024. — Reuters Calls Saudi reception “unprecedented in the last 40 years.”Says US...
Pakistani crew ‘stranded after ship attacked’ in Yemen
Smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, merchant vessel, after the vessel was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile, at the location given as Gulf of Aden, in this handout picture released...
Asif clarifies US has made no demands after improvement in bilateral ties
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. — Facebook/@khawajaAsifofficial/File War brought positive turn in Pakistan-US ties: Asif. Pakistan to carefully assess any requests from US: minister. Statement comes after PM's meeting with Trump...
US envoy reinforces economic, security ties during Karachi visit
US Charge d' Affaires Natalie Baker meets Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at CM House Karachi, during her three-day long visit to Karachi from Sept 23-26, 2025, — US...
Cambridge begins showing answer scripts to Pakistani students for first time
Students can be seen in an examination hall in Karachi on April 26, 2021. — X/File KARACHI: For the first time, the Cambridge Examination Board has started showing answer scripts...
