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Pakistan, China sign $4.5bn agri investment MoUsPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:33 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 21 -- Pakistan and China have signed 78 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth $4.5 billion to boost bilateral investment in agriculture, marking the sector as a priority under the se... Read More


Syria gives Kurds four days to accept integrationPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:32 PM

DAMASCUS, Jan. 21 -- The Syria government on Tuesday announced a ceasefire with Kurds forces in the northeast and gave them four days to agree on integration into the central state. The move comes aft... Read More


Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd discovers major oil and gas reserves in KohatPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:26 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 21 -- The Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) announced on Tuesday the discovery of significant oil and gas reserves at its exploratory well in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkh... Read More


KSE-100 climbs past 188,000 on rate cut hopesPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:24 PM

KARACHI, Jan. 21 -- The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged to a new record on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index crossing the 188,000-point mark for the first time, as investors bet on a pote... Read More


IsDB approves $603m for Pakistan motorway, poverty and education projectsPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:22 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 21 -- The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on Tuesday approved $603 million in financing for three major projects in Pakistan, including the 306-kilometre Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6... Read More


Main suspect in Lakki cop murder case arrestedPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:20 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- The main suspect in the murder case of a security forces man in Lakki Marwat has been arrested at Peshawar airport while attempting to flee abroad. Police said the arrest of the ... Read More


Pakistan seeks early rice export deal with IndonesiaPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:17 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 21 -- Pakistan has urged Indonesia to finalise a government-to-government (G2G) memorandum of understanding (MoU) for rice exports at the earliest, officials said on Tuesday. Read Mor... Read More


Islamabad police and Chinese Embassy launch language trainingPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:17 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police, in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, inaugurated the sixth phase of a Chinese language course for police officers.... Read More


Khyber admin busts gang involved in issuing fake stamps for IDPsPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:14 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- The district administration of Khyber on Tuesday uncovered a group involved in affixing fake stamps on IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) tokens in Bara, arresting three accused a... Read More


Ambassador Baloch lauds 70-year Pakistan-France cooperationPublished on: January 21, 2026 2:13 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- Ambassador of Pakistan to France Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Tuesday while addressing the archaeological seminar on the Indus Valley Civilization, highlighted the seventy years of coop... Read More