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SBP injects over Rs 3,276bn in the marketPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:36 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) injected Rs 3,276.6 billion through Reverse Repo Purchase and Shariah Compliant Mudarabah based Open Market Operations (OMO) on Friday to maintain ... Read More


Pakistani mangoes make season debut in Xinjiang via land portPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:36 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- A two-tonne shipment of Pakistani mangoes, the first to reach Xinjiang, China this year, has cleared customs and entered markets in Kashgar and Korla recently, adding fresh importe... Read More


Pakistan's first donkey by-products shipment reaches South ChinaPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:36 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Pakistan's first commercial shipment of donkey products arrived in Guangdong and cleared customs on July 15. Muhammad Imran, Trade and Investment Counsellor at the Pakistan Mission... Read More


IFC invests $20m in Novatex to bolster packaging exportsPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:36 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an investment of up to US$20 million in Pakistan's leading plastic packaging manufacturer, Novatex Limited, to support imp... Read More


Pakistan eyes free trade pact with Eurasian Economic Union, says envoyPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:36 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Pakistan is moving forward with efforts to establish a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) while simultaneously broadening its strategic partnership ... Read More


Turkish, Chinese and local investors express interest in acquiring FESCOPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:35 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Pakistan's Privatization Commission announced on Friday that it has received Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from 12 local and international investors, among them Turkish and Chines... Read More


Private Hajj bookings to shift to new digital systemPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:27 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to introduce a new digital system for private Hajj operations in 2027. Under the new system, private Hajj bookings will be processed t... Read More


Why Pakistan Keeps Lurching From Crisis to CrisisPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:22 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Every few years, Pakistan finds itself back at the same junction: a balance-of-payments crunch, a circular debt crisis, an IMF programme, a change of government, and a fresh round ... Read More


Changing Meaning of Student Engagement in International and Transnational Higher EducationPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:21 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- For years, student engagement has remained a practical part of my work in higher education. Working with students in Pakistan and, more recently, in the UAE has also made me questi... Read More


Missing TierPublished on: August 8, 2026 12:14 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Punjab has finally found Rs12.52 billion for an election it was constitutionally required to hold more than four years ago. That is welcome. It is not, however, an achievement to b... Read More