PM invites Chinese firms to relocate industries to Pakistan under ‘win-win’ partnership model

Says Pakistan looking expertise, investment, not loans as borrowing has never enabled nation to stand on its own feet PM also invited Chinese businessmen to come and see the export zone in Karachi, where they would have great opportunities to understand business propositions. PHOTO: APP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday invited the Chinese companies and entrepreneurs…

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MoU inked with Changfa Group for agri-machinery

Delegation tour StarCharge Group, a global leader in EV charging and smart energy technology in more than 60 countries CHANGZHOU: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan and Federal Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain have visited leading industrial enterprises in Changzhou to strengthen industrial collaboration with China. The delegation toured…

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Pakistan hopes to host next round of US-Iran peace talks ‘very soon’: PM Shehbaz

DPM Dar praises Trump’s leadership, expresses appreciation for advancing peace process Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that Pakistan hopes to host the next round of US-Iran talks “very soon,” as diplomatic efforts push toward a possible agreement. He pledged that Pakistan would continue its peace efforts “with utmost sincerity.” In a post on…

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IMF board calls performance ‘exceptional’

The International Monetary Fund logo is seen during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described Pakistan’s overall performance on implementation of programme conditions as “exceptional” and turned down Indian propaganda about the use of loan proceeds, officials privy…

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LIONESSES IN THE VAULT

PUBLISHED May 24, 2026 KARACHI: Being short of money is the one crisis that needs no translation. It levels degrees, backgrounds and good intentions. It makes otherwise sensible people calculate the unthinkable in the quiet of the night. We’ve all felt the squeeze — the big bill that arrives early, the not-so-big salary that arrives…

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Shaista Jabeen says Firdous Jamal’s criticism of senior artists ‘crossed a line’

Senior actor Shaista Jabeen appeared on a morning show with Nadia Khan and Zohaib Hassan where she addressed veteran actor Firdous Jamal’s recent controversial remarks about senior artists and also shared her thoughts on professionalism within the entertainment industry. Veteran actor Firdous Jamal recently came under criticism after making remarks about several legendary artists during…

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IMC to invest $335m over five years

LAHORE: Indus Motor Company (IMC) Chief Executive Ali Asghar Jamali has said that Toyota has made a direct investment in Pakistan of $736 million in the past 35 years, and the company has planned to further invest $335 million over the next five years. These investments will make IMC the first automotive company in Pakistan…

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