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.
The State Bank of Pakistan’s Half Year Report shows stronger growth, lower inflation, rising reserves and a rare fiscal surplus, but warns that weak exports, low investment, climate shocks and Middle East instability could still test the recovery.
بنگلہ دیش کی عبوری حکومت نے پاکستان کی ٹریڈنگ کارپوریشن آف پاکستان سے 50 ہزار ٹن چاول، 395 ڈالر فی ٹن پر خریدنے کی منظوری دے دی، حکومت کا مقصد ذخائر بڑھا کر مارکیٹ میں قیمتوں کا اتار چڑھاؤ کم کرنا ہے۔
Bangladesh has cleared a 50,000-tonne rice import from Pakistan under a government-to-government arrangement, pricing the deal at $395 per tonne and setting up new shipments to reinforce food reserves.
The United States has permanently adopted a refundable visa bond scheme requiring selected applicants from 50 countries to deposit between $10,000 and $20,000 before receiving tourist or business visas. Pakistan is not among the affected countries.
سابق افغان جنرل نے طالبان حکومت کے خلاف مسلح کارروائیوں کا اعلان کر دیا۔
افغانستان یونائیٹڈ فرنٹ کے سربراہ سمیع سادات نے طالبان حکومت کے ارکان، اڈوں اور قیادت کو نشانہ بنانے کا اعلان کیا۔ اُنہوں نے امریکا اور نیٹو سے سیاسی و مادی مدد کی درخواست بھی کی ہے۔
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Qatari counterpart agreed to deepen security cooperation in Doha this week, as Pakistan and Qatar push behind the scenes to salvage the Islamabad MoU and bring Washington and Tehran back to the table.
Kuwait's Amir has formally ratified the defence cooperation agreement with Pakistan by decree, published in the official gazette. The agreement covers training, logistics, military intelligence, defence industries and a joint military committee.
A Chief Justice called unemployed youth cockroaches. An exam sat by 22 lakh students was leaked, and some of them killed themselves. India's government waited, then delegitimised, then used force, then blamed Pakistan. Each step has failed.