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Pakistan Court Gives Journalists Life Sentences Over Imran Khan Protest Links
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators to life imprisonment in absentia, convicting them of terrorism-related offences linked to...
Arif Habib’s Winning Bid Marks a New Era for Pakistan’s PIA
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A consortium led by Arif Habib Corporation has placed the highest bid of $482 million for the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines, significantly...
Five Pakistani Police Killed in Bombing and Shooting Attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Five Pakistani police personnel were killed on Tuesday when their van was ambushed in a combined bombing and shooting attack in Karak district, located...
Pakistan presses ahead with IMF-backed PIA privatisation, draws three bids
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the country’s national carrier, has struggled for decades with debt, operational inefficiencies, and international bans that curtailed its most profitable...
Pakistan Expands Arms Trade with Controversial Libya Agreement
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Pakistan has finalized a massive arms deal valued between $4–$4.6 billion to supply the Libyan National Army with fighter jets, trainer aircraft, and...
Funding Pakistan’s Stability: The World Bank’s $700 Million Commitment
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The World Bank has approved $700 million in financing for Pakistan's economic stability, advancing a controversial multi-year program that could total $1.35 billion....
Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir Faces Defining Test Over Trump’s Gaza Plan
Pakistan’s most powerful military chief in decades is confronting a defining foreign policy test as the United States pushes Islamabad to contribute troops to...
Pakistan Signs Deal With Binance to Tokenize Up to $2 Billion in Assets
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Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to explore tokenizing up to $2 billion of sovereign assets, including bonds,...
Pakistan Jails Ex-ISI Chief Faiz Hamid
A military court sentenced former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hamid to 14 years in prison on charges including political interference, misuse of authority,...
IMF Approves Pakistan Review, Unlocks $1.2 Billion to Support Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Pakistan’s latest loan review, releasing about $1.2 billion and keeping the country’s $7 billion Extended Fund Facility...