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24/12/2025

: “The brotherly people of Sudan have suffered beyond measure. The guns must be silenced; hopes for a brighter future rekindled; with peace and normalcy visible on the horizon,” says Pakistan’s envoy to UN calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan. https://arab.news/899p7

24/12/2025

is likely to import around 7 million cotton bales this year owing to a decline of nearly half the annual target set by the Federal Committee on Agriculture, industry stakeholders said.

KARACHI: Pakistan will need to import around 7 million cotton bales this year owing to a decline of nearly half the annual target set by the Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA), industry stakeholders said on Tuesday. Pakistan’s cotton production stood at 5.3 million bales each weighing 170 kilo...

24/12/2025

Pakistan’s top religious and political leaders warn the government against sending Pakistani troops to to disarm Palestinian group Hamas.

ISLAMABAD: A group of Pakistan’s top religious and political leaders on Monday warned the government against sending Pakistani troops to Gaza to disarm Palestinian group Hamas, amid discussions over a proposed International Stabilization Force (ISF) for the Palestinian territory. The representativ...

24/12/2025

’s top military commander urges “multi-domain preparedness” amid evolving security threats while addressing participants in the National Security and War Course at National Defense University.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military commander Field Marshal Asim Munir on Tuesday stressed the need for “multi-domain preparedness” to counter a broad spectrum of security challenges facing the country, saying they ranged from conventional military threats to cyber, economic and information war...

23/12/2025

Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Center said on Tuesday that the nation was on a “strong path” toward polio eradication.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) said on Tuesday that the nation was on a “strong path” toward polio eradication, after authorities conducted the last nationwide anti-polio vaccination drive of the year a few days earlier. Pakistani health authorities conducted...

23/12/2025

Five cops killed in Pakistan's northwestern province after a group of “terrorists” ambushed a police van on Tuesday, confirms police.

PESHAWAR: Eight militants and five cops were killed after when a group of gunmen ambushed a police van in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, a police official said on Tuesday. Over a dozen gunmen ambushed the police van in Gurguri area of the Karak district, killing five pol...

23/12/2025

Pakistan and Bangladesh discuss enhancing economic, trade and tax cooperation during a meeting between Bangladesh's high commissioner and chairman of Pakistan's board of revenue.

ISLAMABAD: Bangladesh High Commissioner Iqbal Hussain Khan met Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial this week to discuss measures related to enhancing economic, trade and tax cooperation, the FBR said in a statement. Currently, a high-level delegation of Bangladesh’s Nat...

23/12/2025

Bangladesh has approved the import of 50,000 metric tons of white rice from Pakistan under a government-to-government deal as part of efforts to stabilize domestic prices, officials said on Tuesday.

DHAKA: Bangladesh has approved the import of 50,000 metric tons of white rice from Pakistan under a government-to-government deal as ​part of efforts to stabilize domestic prices, officials said on Tuesday. The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase cleared the deal at $395 per ton, reinforcing ...

23/12/2025

: Muhammad Ali, chairman of Pakistan Privatization Commission shares plans for the future of PIA as Pakistani consortium acquires 75 percent stake in the national flag carrier in major privatization move. https://arab.news/2dahq

23/12/2025

International Finance Corporation launches a Rs33.6 billion ($120 million) fund to boost Pakistan agri-value chain, support farmers

KARACHI: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a Rs33.6 billion ($120 million) fund to support financing from a foreign bank’s Pakistani subsidiary to a local fertilizer manufacturer to strengthen the country’s agri-value chain and support farmers, IFC said on Tuesday. The fun...

23/12/2025

Belgium joins South Africa in a case brought before the International Court of Justice, which accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

THE HAGUE: Belgium on Tuesday joined South Africa in a case brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. The UN’s highest court, based in The Hague, said in a statement that Brussels had filed a declaration of intervention....

23/12/2025

Pakistan is likely to import around 7 million cotton bales this year owing to a decline of nearly half the annual target set by the Federal Committee on Agriculture, industry stakeholders said.

KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to import around 7 million cotton bales this year owing to a decline of nearly half the annual target set by the Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA), industry stakeholders said on Tuesday. Pakistan’s cotton production stood at 5.3 million bales each weighing 170 kilo...