Rs20b raised via 10 IPOs in H1 2026
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan approved 10 initial public offerings between January…
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 –…
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,…
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…
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…
US revokes more than 600 visas to dismantle global ‘birth tourism’ networks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio asserts American citizenship ‘not for sale’ as specialised task force begins crackdown US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens during a press conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Philippines on July 22, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The US has revoked…
Australian federal court rejects India’s bid for exclusive Basmati trademark
A farmer holds rice sapling as he prepares to plant them in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. Photo: REUTERS The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed an appeal by India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to register “Basmati” as a certification trademark for rice in the country, a…
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…
PM vows equal education opportunities to realise Quaid-e-Azam’s welfare-state vision
Says disparity in education is the bottleneck which has stalled educational progress in Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif addressing a World Youth Day event attended by members of the government, students and families in Islamabad on August 12, 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said ending disparities in access to quality education was…
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…
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…
