Pakistan has set up an 18-member committee to drive bilateral economic talks and negotiations with Saudi Arabia, according to a notification from the Prime Minister’s Office.
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Pakistan to launch nationwide polio drive targeting 45 million children
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced the launch of a nationwide anti-polio vaccination drive on Monday, targeting more than 45 million children under the age of 5 in a bid to curb the spread of the crippling disease amid a surge in cases this year.
Pakistan, Malaysia agree to boost trade ties as Kuala Lumpur plans $200m halal meat imports
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, vowed on Monday to deepen economic ties between their nations, with Malaysia announcing plans to import $200 million worth of halal meat from Pakistan as a key step toward expanded trade and investment.
President Zardari moves to defuse coalition rift as PPP-PML-N tensions flare over floods, water dispute
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari summoned Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to Karachi on Monday for an urgent meeting amid escalating tensions between the governments of Sindh and Punjab, as lawmakers from the Pakistan Peoples Party staged walkouts from both houses of parliament in protest over a bitter exchange of barbs with their coalition partners in the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
Pakistan dispatches first critical minerals to US in $500 million partnership push
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has shipped its first batch of rare earth elements and other critical minerals to the US, marking a key step in a $500 million deal aimed at bolstering economic ties and integrating the South Asian nation into global supply chains for materials vital to defence and technology.
Prime Minister Sharif lands in Malaysia to bolster ties amid push for economic gains
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif landed in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday for a three-day official visit aimed at deepening economic and strategic bonds with Malaysia, a key partner in the Muslim world that has seen Pakistan’s investments swell to nearly $400 million this year.
Pakistan’s sovereign default risk plunges, ranking second globally in CDS improvement
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has notched one of the sharpest drops in sovereign default risk worldwide, emerging as the second-best performer globally according to Bloomberg data on credit default swap (CDS)-implied probabilities, an adviser to the finance minister said on Sunday.
Defence minister Asif warns renewed Indian aggression will draw “robust” response
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Sunday warned that any renewed aggression from India would trigger a robust response, accusing New Delhi of attempting to rebuild its image after setbacks in a brief May 2025 border conflict.
Eight Muslim nations back Hamas’s moves on Trump’s Gaza peace plan, seeing path to ceasefire
Eight Muslim countries that collaborated with President Donald Trump’s administration on a proposal to halt Israel’s military campaign in Gaza welcomed on Sunday what they described as “steps taken by Hamas” toward accepting the plan, viewing the militant group’s partial agreement as a potential breakthrough for a cease-fire after nearly two years of devastating conflict.
Coalition partners trade barbs over flood aid and provincial rivalries
KARACHI: A senior leader from Pakistan Peoples Party accused the Punjab provincial government on Sunday of using his party as a pretext to undermine the central administration led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, escalating a public feud between two key allies in the federal coalition.