AI exposure hits 61% of Pakistan’s service-sector jobs, World Bank finds
A new World Bank assessment finds services face the sharpest AI exposure in Pakistan’s economy, while agriculture remains largely insulated for now.
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Pakistan could triple incomes by 2050 with faster reforms, World Bank says
A new World Bank report says per capita growth is stuck at 1.6% despite macroeconomic stability returning, and that reform could unlock growth of up to 6.9% a year.
Shehbaz vows to ‘leave no stone unturned’ restoring progress to KP, assails PTI ‘callousness’
Chairing a security meeting in Peshawar, the prime minister accused the outgoing PTI government of letting militants return to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and vowed to restore the province’s progress.
Pakistan’s economy grew 3.7% last year, says World Bank
The World Bank’s Pakistan Development Update credits rating upgrades and a return to bond markets for the recovery, but flags a sharp mid-year inflation spike driven by energy prices.
Asim Munir and Maldives’ Muizzu agree to deepen defence cooperation
The army chief met the Maldivian president in Islamabad on the second day of the first visit by a Maldivian head of state in 11 years, as the two countries signed a defence and maritime security pact.
Petrol cut by Rs2.71 a litre, diesel up by 31 paisa
Petrol will sell at Rs379.31 a litre and high-speed diesel at Rs390.11 from Thursday under the government’s daily pricing system, still well above pre-war levels.
Pakistan arrests man wanted in US over $126 million fake postage scheme
Faheem Akram, 33, is accused of selling more than 5.1 million counterfeit US postage labels for about $2 each through LabelsBank.com, costing the US Postal Service an estimated Rs35 billion.
Khawaja Asif brands PTI overseas YouTubers its own ‘biggest enemies’
The defence minister said PTI’s champions abroad were “printing money” and earning dollars from the ordeal of the very leader they swear by, while the party at home pays for their posts.
Binance brings tokenised US stocks to UAE users through Abu Dhabi’s ADGM
bStocks let eligible UAE users trade tokens tracking Tesla, NVIDIA and other US shares around the clock from $5, under prospectuses approved by Abu Dhabi Global Market’s regulator.
Ishaq Dar orders close federal-provincial coordination as wheat import committee reviews reserves
The deputy prime minister called for robust food-security safeguards and smooth distribution nationwide, as the committee assessed reserves, demand and supply chains to keep wheat available and prices stable.
