Federal govt obtained $11 billion in foreign loans btw July 2025 and April 2026, compared to nearly $6b last year A picture showing $100 bills. SOURCE: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan secured nearly $11 billion in external loans during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2025-26, marking an increase of 83 per cent compared…
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) on Monday called for the formation of a national government and wide-ranging constitutional reforms, arguing that political stability, electoral transparency and grassroots devolution were essential to steer the country out of its current crises. Addressing a joint press conference at the National Press Club, former federal minister…
He emphasised reducing post-harvest losses, invites firms to establish manufacturing, technology in Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a series of high-level meetings with leading Chinese enterprises. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday held a series of high-level meetings with leading Chinese enterprises, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to deepening economic, industrial, and infrastructure cooperation…
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi interacts with Prince Rahim Aga Khan on his arrival in Lower Chitral. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Prince Rahim Aga Khan has shown keen interest in exploring investment opportunities across various sectors in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and reaffirmed his commitment to continued collaboration for the province’s sustainable development. The 50th Imam of the…
PM Shehbaz holds talks with Chinese leadership, Xi says Pakistan priority in neighbourhood diplomacy Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir and DPM Ishaq Dar pose for a group photo in Beijing. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday described ties with Pakistan as “unbreakable” and declared…
CCTV shows biker opening fire on couple after court appearance in kidnapping case filed by woman’s family A young couple who had recently married was shot dead in a targeted attack near Saudabad RCD Ground in Karachi’s Malir on Monday, when armed assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on their moving car, killing both on the spot….
Prince Rahim shows keen interest in exploring investment opportunities across various sectors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Khan Afridi and Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi warmly welcomed Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, at Chitral Airport.. PHOTO: PTI,K-P official X account PESHAWAR: Prince Rahim Aga Khan showed keen…
MQM lawmakers halt proceedings with fiery protest over city’s worsening water shortage Leader of the Opposition Ali Khurshidi said several areas, including Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Orangi Town, were facing severe water scarcity. PHOTO: VIDEO GRAB KARACHI: Tempers flared and proceedings descended into chaos in the Sindh Assembly on Monday as lawmakers from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan…
Protest tensions gripped the University of Karachi on Monday as students, faculty and employees took to the streets in separate but overlapping demonstrations over cancelled examinations, rising fees and a deepening financial and administrative crisis at the institution. The protests were organised by Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba and a student alliance, who staged a demonstration and later…
Railway staff work at the site, after a blast near a railway track in Quetta on May 24, 2026. Photo: Reuters The Quetta district administration constituted a special committee on Monday to evaluate the financial and structural damages caused by the powerful explosion near Chaman Phatak, which claimed 14 lives and left many others injured. According…