Pakistan emerges as main driver of MENAAP poverty rise
– Pakistan represents about 48% of people living in extreme poverty across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region. The World Bank reported...
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Debt-ridden Pakistan SOE debt climbs to $36.5 billion
– Pakistan’s federal state-owned enterprises carried debt equal to about $36.5 billion at the end of December 2025. The total rose 14.3% from a year...
Pakistan petrol climbs while diesel falls in fuel update
– Pakistan petrol prices moved higher again on October 6 after another daily fuel revision. Petrol increased by Rs0.88 per litre to Rs393.64, extending the...
Imran Khan protest nears as son alleges tyranny in Pakistan
– Suleiman Khan, son of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, has accused Pakistan’s leadership of acting like “tyrants” as supporters prepare for an October...
Pakistan inflation rises as food and education gaps persist
Government price cuts are failing to reach many shoppers in Lahore, where retailers continue charging well above official rates. The gap covers chicken, vegetables and...
Punjab wildfire chars 3,037 hectares in Kotli Sattian
A major forest fire has destroyed more than 3,000 hectares of natural forest tree cover in Kotli Sattian, an ecologically sensitive region of Punjab, after...
Air Arabia Q1 profit slips as regional disruption bites
Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED 278 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, as regional airspace closures and temporary operational...
Pakistan suicide bombing kills 10 in Lakki Marwat
A bomb blast tore through a crowded market in Sarai Naurang in Pakistan’s northwestern Lakki Marwat district on Tuesday, killing 10 people and wounding about...
Pakistan clears donkey meat exports to China from Gwadar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has cleared the export of donkey meat and hides from Gwadar to China, days after a Chinese company operating in the port city warned...
Gold steadies as markets watch US-Iran talks
ISLAMABAD: Gold prices held steady on Thursday as investors weighed a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire, preparations for talks in Islamabad and a fresh round of U.S. inflation data that...