Pakistan wants early approval of its next IMF tranche as the country heads into another programme review next month. The move is aimed at protecting reserves, reassuring investors and sustaining a still-fragile sense of economic stability.
Pakistan and the US are exploring ways to deepen their economic partnership as Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb uses World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington to pitch Pakistan as a resilient and reform-focused economy.
پاکستان قابلِ اعتماد علاقائی شراکت دار اور امریکا و ایران جنگ میں اہم ثالث بن کر اُبھرا ہے۔ ایک برس پہلے تک تنہائی کے شکار پاکستان کیلئے یہ غیر معمولی تبدیلی فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر کی قیادت میں ممکن ہوئی۔ عالمی منظر نامہ پر پاکستان کی یہ اہمیت بھارت میں بےچینی پیدا کر رہی ہے۔
A new nationwide corruption survey paints a cautiously positive picture for Pakistan’s state. Most respondents say they did not pay a bribe in the past year and many acknowledge economic stabilisation, but they also demand stronger accountability, cleaner political funding and real protection for whistleblowers.
چین نے پاکستان کو قرض کی واپسی میں ایک سال کی توسیع دے دی، جس سے معاشی استحکام کی راہ ہموار ہوگی۔ ماہرین کے مطابق یہ فیصلہ سرمایہ کاروں کے اعتماد میں اضافے کا باعث بنے گا۔
Per a new purchasing managers’ survey released by HBL and S&P, Pakistan’s manufacturing PMI rose to 50.9 in May, returning to expansion as new orders recovered and export orders posted their strongest rise since February 2025.
Pakistan’s major ports are seeing a sharp rise in container and transshipment activity as Gulf disruption redirects cargo towards Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar.
Iranian officials are preparing three days of farewell ceremonies and a 24-hour funeral procession for Ali Khamenei, with events expected in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad.
Trump reportedly warned Netanyahu against further escalation in Lebanon as US-Iran diplomacy faced renewed pressure, with Pakistan and Qatar involved in efforts to preserve a fragile regional framework.