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ISLAMABAD – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved two loans totaling $1.3 billion for budgetary support and key reforms in Pakistan. The ADB approved $1 billion in an immediate budgetary support to Pakistan to “shore up the country’s public finances” and help strengthen a “slowing economy”, said a …

ISLAMABAD – Commander Royal Bahrain Naval Force, Rear Admiral Mohammad Yusuf Al Asam, on Wednesday called on Pakistan’s Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, The Nation reported Thursday. Earlier, upon arrival at Pak Naval Headquarters, the visiting dignitary was received by the Naval Chief. A smartly turned …

ISLAMABAD – According to the Pakistani Foreign Office (FO) press release, the FO is establishing Permanent Mission to Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC), coinciding with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the OIC in 2019, is based on Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen its engagement with the OIC. A statement released …

ISLAMABAD – As the second phase of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect, Pakistani manufacturers and traders can now sell more than 300 goods on zero duty to China, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday. Islamabad and Beijing have completed all the legal formalities for the implementation of …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Air Force (PAF) conducted a command-level training exercise involving all operational bases across three regional commands, the News reported Friday. The PAF aircraft took part in the major joint exercise to study the aggressive job principle of short notice involving fighter aircraft, force multipliers and special forces. …

WASHINGTON – Next year, the United States is planning to send 15 trade delegations to Pakistan to explore ways to expand trade with the country, US Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells said Thursday. The information is included in a paper Ms Wells read last week at a think-tank in …

ISLAMABAD – The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), particularly the Kashmir Valley, continues to remain on edge as unprecedented military lockdown entered 115th running day, Wednesday. According to Kashmir Media Service, though uneasy calm and uncertainty prevail in the Valley yet life remains badly affected there as restrictions under Section 144 …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has dismissed United States concerns and warnings on mega project of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and said that CPEC is a game changer for this region. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi while speaking to media in Multan said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is inevitable for the …

TEHRAN – Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), blasted the US and Israel for their conspiracies against the Muslim states at a meeting with Pakistani army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Wednesday. “The US and Israel are the Muslim world’s common enemies,” General …

ISLAMABAD – The Netherlands Queen Maxima is scheduled to visit Pakistan from 25-27 November in her capacity as Special Advocate of the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSGSA) for inclusive development finance, the Pakistani Foreign Office (FO) announced on Sunday. The Pakistani foreign office said in a press release that during her …