KARACHI: Pakistan’s IT exports jumped 14% year-over-year to $338 million in June 2025, capping off a fiscal year that saw an 18% increase in exports to $3.8 billion, driven by expanded global client bases, regulatory relaxations, and currency stability.
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Security forces foil infiltration attempt, arrest five suicide bombers along Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have thwarted a major infiltration attempt by terrorists along the volatile Pak-Afghan border, arresting five alleged suicide bombers in a tense operation that highlights the escalating threat of militancy in the region.
Pakistan says US terror label on TRF shields India from Kashmir scrutiny
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday sharply denounced the United States for branding The Resistance Front (TRF), a Kashmir-based militant group, as a foreign terrorist organisation, calling the move a groundless bid to tie it to the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and shield India from scrutiny over its conduct in the contested region.
Pakistan swings to $2.1 billion current account surplus in FY25, first in 14 years
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account swung to a surplus of $2.1 billion in the fiscal year 2024-25, marking the first annual surplus in 14 years and the largest in 22 years, driven by a surge in remittances and structural reforms, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed on Friday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa parties agree to uncontested Senate elections
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek‑e‑Insaf (PTI) and four opposition parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have agreed to fill all 11 of the province’s Senate seats without contest, ironing out differences that had left the upper house of the parliament vacant for more than 17 months.
Trump not planning Pakistan trip, White House says
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump has no plans to visit Pakistan in mid-September, a White House official confirmed on Thursday, dismissing reports from Pakistani media that had suggested such a trip was imminent.
Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan sign pact for major regional railway project
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan signed a framework agreement on Thursday to conduct a joint feasibility study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project, a transformative initiative to link Central Asia to Pakistani seaports via Afghanistan, boosting regional trade and connectivity.
Pakistan, EU bolster trade and security pact, urge Gaza ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: Senior officials from Pakistan and the European Union met in Brussels on Thursday to strengthen their partnership under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), a trade framework that has fueled a 108 percent surge in Pakistani exports to Europe since 2014.
Over 60 killed as monsoon floods swamp Punjab; state of emergency declared
ISLAMABAD: Relentless monsoon rains and widespread flooding have swept through Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing more than 60 people in the past 24 hours and forcing authorities to impose Section 144 and declare a state of emergency in several districts on Thursday.
Pakistan gender pay gap hits 30 percent, defies regional norms: ILO
ISLAMABAD: In a nation where women have long confronted steep barriers to economic opportunity, a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) report has cast a harsh light on Pakistan’s widening gender pay gap.