Pakistan’s forex reserves hit four-year high in March
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rose to $21.7 billion as of March 19, 2026, reaching their highest level in four years, according to the Monthly Economic Update & Outlook released…
“A Debt of Love or the Flow of Nature? — The Whisper of BaBa Tal”
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James Vince to join Peshawar Zalmi for PSL 11 remainder
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Najeeb Ullah Anjum applauds Hamza Foundation’s services during Peshawar visit
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Rubina Khalid urges nationwide participation in anti-polio campaign
ISLAMABAD: Rubina Khalid, Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme, has called on citizens to actively support Pakistan’s ongoing anti-polio campaign, emphasizing that the eradication of the disease is a…
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Daycare centres proposed in ICT, AJK and GB under Rs2.8 billion human rights project
ISLAMABAD, April 13: The Ministry of Human Rights has proposed the establishment of daycare centres in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) as…
EOBI investment portfolio reaches Rs 691.91 bln by Feb
ISLAMABAD, Apr 13 (ABC): The Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution’s (EOBI) investment portfolio reached Rs 691.91 billion by February 28, with fixed-income instruments continuing to dominate the fund’s asset mix and…
Over Rs127 mln spent under food security project in KP’s flood-hit districts
ISLAMABAD, April 13 : The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has spent Rs127.533 million during the current fiscal year under an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded food security support project aimed at…
Pakistan Played a Historic Diplomatic Role for Peace, Says Zubair Taimoor
By Zubair Taimoor Islamabad: Deputy Chairman Police & Civil Administration Committee FPCCI, Zubair Taimoor, said that Pakistan made sincere, serious and effective efforts in the recent diplomatic situation, successfully securing…
Pakistan: A Peace Bridge in Turbulent Times and the Leadership That Made It Possible
By Wania Tahir Lecturer Quetta Balochistan PhD Scholar Japan At a time when tensions between the United States and Iran threatened to escalate into a devastating regional war, Pakistan emerged…
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