Rs20b raised via 10 IPOs in H1 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan approved 10 initial public offerings between January and June 2026, through which more than Rs20 billion was raised, Commissioner Muzaffar Ahmed Mirza said on Tuesday. Addressing a guest lecture series in Islamabad, Mirza said Pakistan’s population of 255 million – driven by a large youth segment –…

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Tehran says Iran, Türkiye, Pakistan among major Muslim states responsible for advancing unity

Top Iranian security official says Tehran and Islamabad have long regarded each other as strategic depth Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, meets Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. — PRESS TV Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said on Wednesday that Iran, Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Indonesia had a responsibility,…

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Viral visuals claiming armed PTI supporter killed in Rawalpindi was innocent, abducted are fake

Viral visuals had logo and Urdu text inconsistencies, suggesting they may have been digitally altered Multiple PTI supporters have been sharing two visuals on social media platforms X and Facebook since August 11, 2026, purportedly showing screenshots from a news bulletin of Express Digital. They claimed that the alleged PTI worker who was recently killed in…

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Pakistan’s tuna trade caught in US-Iran crossfire

US strikes on Iranian ports halt fuel-for-tuna barter, push boatbuilding orders down 90% In Iranian waters, a strange trade is taking place — Pakistani fishermen exchange subsidised Iranian fuel for high-value tuna, a barter system now under threat from escalating United States-Iran tensions. Shah Zamin Khan is among thousands of Pakistani tuna traders whose lucrative…

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Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez

The five-time ​Ballon d’Or ​winner ⁠has been in a relationship ⁠with ​Rodriguez since ​2016. PORTUGAL: Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez married on Tuesday in a ceremony in the Portuguese resort of Cascais, said the football superstar’s representatives. The wedding capped a decade-long relationship and came after days of intense media speculation in…

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Norwegian foreign minister to visit Pakistan after a decade

Will explore ways to expand cooperation, particularly in trade and investment, climate change, renewable energy Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide. Photo: Reuters/file Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide is set to undertake an official visit to Pakistan on August 13-14 to discuss deepening bilateral ties, marking the first visit by a Norwegian…

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US State Dept urges increasing civilian oversight to improve Pakistan’s fiscal transparency

Report says defence budgets are not ‘subject to adequate parliamentary or civilian public oversight’ Finance Minister Muhammad Auranzgeb presenting demands for grants under budget FY26-27 at the National Assembly. PHOTO: NA/FACEBOOK The United States State Department said on Wednesday that Pakistan needed to increase civilian oversight of public finances to improve its fiscal transparency. According to…

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