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Pakistan's Special Investment Facilitation Council has brought Japanese trading conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation into discussions about potential mining and minerals investment. Talks have begun, but no project, financial commitment, or timeline has been announced.

Pakistan's federal capital is moving closer to genuine self-governance, with a high-level committee submitting a framework to PM Shehbaz Sharif that would give Islamabad its own elected assembly, its own chief executive, and administrative and financial autonomy on the pattern of a province.

Executive Director Imran Sikandar and 7 other officials suspended after an interim inquiry found no evacuation plan existed for the nursery, exits were locked, and 16 minutes passed before emergency services were called. Criminal proceedings ordered. Full report now public.

پاکستان کی ٹیکسٹائل برآمدات جولائی 2026 میں پہلی مرتبہ 1.833 ارب ڈالر تک پہنچ گئیں، جو ملکی تاریخ کی بلند ترین ماہانہ سطح ہے۔ صرف ایک ماہ میں 43 فیصد اضافے کے ساتھ ٹیکسٹائل شعبہ نئے مالی سال کے آغاز میں بھی پاکستان کی برآمدی معیشت کا سب سے بڑا ستون بن کر سامنے آیا۔

Pakistan's textile exports reached $1.833 billion in July, the highest monthly figure on record, up 43 percent from June and 9.11 percent on the same month last year. Total exports rose 10 percent to $2.96 billion, with textiles the clear driver.