Both sides will meet again in Istanbul on October 25, where ‘detailed matters will be discussed’ Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed the announcement of an immediate ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Source: x.com/arabnews The Foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed the ceasefire pact signed between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sunday. The truce…
KARACHI: As expected, Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), unlocking $1.2 billion under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Resilience & Sustainability Facility (RSF). This inflow will help strengthen foreign exchange reserves, stabilise the currency, and unlock additional funding from partners such as the ADB, World Bank, IDB, AIIB,…
Despite preventive measures, low digital literacy and weak enforcement mechanisms continue to fuel scams The outcome of DEEP component-II will be the development of Pakistan Business Portal at a cost of $15 million for the first fiscal year of the project, ie, 2024-25. photo: file FAISALABAD: Muhammad Arshad, a cloth merchant from Rail Bazaar, Faisalabad,…
As fuelwood demand drives deforestation, expanding biogas systems in rural areas is only effective solution Rural women in suburbs of Hyderabad. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Studies and observations show that rural households continue to rely on fuelwood and animal dung as their main sources of domestic energy. It is estimated that per capita fuelwood use is…
Growth projected to cool that reflects impact of higher tariffs, weak labour market KARACHI: The US economy, though still resilient, is showing unmistakable signs of fatigue. After two years of surprisingly strong expansion, growth is now projected to cool to around 1.6-1.8% in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and…
In line with the government’s decision, the repatriation of Afghan refugees to their homeland is underway KARACHI: The operation to demolish houses in the Gulshan-e-Mimar Afghan settlement continued for the fifth day. So far, over 1200 houses have been bulldozed. Regarding this, Director Anti-Encroachment Ameer Fazal Avesi and SHO Zone 1 Shayan Anjum stated that…
KARACHI: When people in an area are deprived of access to basic facilities like electricity and are in dire need of a stable livelihood, the government’s decision to invest in improving the infrastructural landscape appears little more than a surface solution. The ruling party in Sindh, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is set to launch…
The endangered Longcomb Sawfish caught off the Jiwani coast lies on the jetty, a photo of the fish available on internet shows a pair in an aquarium. Photos: Express/file KARACHI: Like elsewhere across the globe, ‘World Sawfish Day’ was recently observed on October 17 to raise awareness about one of the most endangered marine species….
Farmers being given a subsidy of Rs24,700 per acre for the purchase of urea and DAP fertiliser KARACHI: The Sindh government has called on the Centre to announce a national-level wheat support price to safeguard the interests of farmers facing mounting financial pressure. In a statement issued on Saturday, Sindh Agriculture Minister Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh…
KARACHI: Like the rest of the country, the Hindu community in Karachi will celebrate their religious festival Diwali today, Monday. According to social leader and scholar Professor Dr Manoj Chauhan, the main Diwali celebration will be held at the Governor House, with Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori attending as chief guest. The event will include…
