Pakistan has formally requested a rare $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility from the United States, according to Reuters. The proposed arrangement could strengthen the country's foreign exchange reserves, support the rupee and mark a significant step forward in bilateral economic relations.
پاکستان کی امریکا سے 10 ارب ڈالرز ایکسچینج سٹیبلائزیشن فیسلٹی کی درخواست، ایران جنگ میں مذاکراتی کردار سے سفارتی اہمیت بڑھنے کے بعد اسلام آباد اقتصادی تعاون کا خواہاں۔ زرمبادلہ کے ذخائر مضبوط ہونگے، روپے پر دباؤ اور مالیاتی اداروں پر انحصار کم ہوگا۔
عالمی سطح پر تیل کی قیمتوں میں کمی کے باوجود پاکستان میں پیٹرول اور ڈیزل کی قیمتوں میں اضافہ کے باعث عوام سراپا احتجاج، وفاقی حکومت کو شدید تنقید کا سامنا۔ پیٹرول اور ڈیزل پر عائد پیٹرولیم لیوی میں بھی اضافہ کر دیا گیا۔
Pakistan is moving to repay the last $1.5 billion of a UAE loan this week after already returning $2 billion, as officials look to an IMF board review expected next month to unlock fresh funding and steady market confidence.
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.
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 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 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 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.
The defence pact signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye three weeks ago will be known as the Makkah Defence Alliance, its secretariat has been established in Riyadh, and its first secretary general will be appointed from among Pakistanis, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced in Istanbul on Monday.