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Italy pledges to further invest in Pakistan’s agricultural supply chain

Italian Ambassador Marilina Armellin has reaffirmed Italy's strong commitment to Pakistan, pledging significant investment in improving Pakistan's agricultural supply chain, aiming to bolster economic development and sustainable growth in critical sectors of Pakistan's economy.

مانیٹرنگ جج لگانا اور ایجنسیز پر مشتمل جے آئی ٹی بنانا بھی عدلیہ میں مداخلت ہے، چیف جسٹس قاضی فائز عیسیٰ

مداخلت صرف باہر سے نہیں اندر سے بھی ہوتی ہے، مداخلت آپ کے ساتھی اور فیملی بھی کر سکتے ہیں، مانیٹرنگ جج لگانا اور ایجنسیز پر مشتمل جے آئی ٹی بنانا بھی عدلیہ میں مداخلت ہے، میرے کام میں مداخلت ہو اور میں نہ روک سکوں تو مجھے گھر چلے جانا چاہیے، چیف جسٹس قاضی فائز عیسیٰ

Israeli Government braces for ICC arrest warrants over alleged war crimes in Gaza

The Hague has began to ready arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders amid a Gazan war crime probe, sources close to the Israeli Government reveal.

Ishaq Dar becomes Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan with immediate effect

Dar's elevation to become the Deputy Prime Minister has been made to be carried out effective immediately, per the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Pakistan.

PM Shehbaz Sharif lands in Riyadh to represent Pakistan at World Economic Forum

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif aims to discuss themes of global collaboration, growth, and energy strategies in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.

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Pakistan raises $3bn in record Eurobond sale

Pakistan has raised $3 billion through a dual-tranche Eurobond sale, its largest-ever single international bond transaction, drawing nearly $6 billion in orders from global investors. The offering marks the first issuance under Pakistan's renewed Global Medium Term Note programme.

پاکستان کی سفارتی محاذ پر مسلسل کامیابیاں بھارت کی تشویش میں اضافہ کر رہی ہیں۔ بلومبرگ

پاکستان کی مسلسل سفارتی کامیابیاں بھارت کیلئے باعثِ تشویش ہیں۔ پاکستان امریکا کیساتھ قریبی تعلقات رکھتا ہے۔ مکہ ڈیفینس الائنس نے اسلام آباد کی اہمیت میں اضافہ کیا۔ سندھ طاس معاہدے پر بین الاقوامی ثالثی عدالت کا فیصلہ پاکستانی مؤقف کی بڑی توثیق ہے۔

Lahore becomes sister city with Kyrgyzstan’s Osh

Lahore has become a sister city with Osh, Kyrgyzstan's second-largest city, under an agreement signed as PM Shehbaz Sharif met Kyrgyz President Zhaparov in Bishkek.

Lahore named SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital

Lahore has been designated the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026-2027, under a resolution signed at the same Bishkek summit where Pakistan assumed the SCO chairmanship, with four flagship cultural events planned in the city.

Pakistan assumes SCO chairmanship for 2026-27

Pakistan formally assumed the chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State on September 1, taking over from Kyrgyzstan at the conclusion of the Bishkek summit. It's Pakistan's first time holding the role since joining as a full member in 2017, and Islamabad will host the organisation's 2027 summit.

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