Pakistan received $3.5 billion in workers’ remittances in April 2026, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE leading inflows and cumulative FY26 remittances reaching $33.9 billion.
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.
Pakistan is accelerating plans to return to international capital markets, with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb using meetings in Washington to outline a diversified borrowing strategy that includes Eurobonds, a Panda bond and liability management tools.
JD Vance says Pakistan and Qatar helped mediate the US-Iran agreement and asked Washington to delay releasing the full text briefly, with publication expected by Friday.
Pakistan’s mediation in the US-Iran peace agreement has won Saudi credit and global recognition, strengthening Islamabad’s diplomatic position as the deal moves toward permanent settlement talks.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice as France beat Senegal 3-1 in their World Cup Group I opener, with Bradley Barcola also on target after Senegal missed big first-half chances.
Field Marshal Asim Munir’s military diplomacy helped Pakistan steer US-Iran tensions away from wider regional war through restraint, crisis management and quiet coordination, security sources.
Donald Trump says he will publish and publicly explain the Iran MOU, as the Pakistan-brokered US-Iran framework heads towards formal signing in Switzerland.