Asia Pakistan The federal cabinet has decided to issue Sukuk bonds in local and international markets on 40 assets, such as highways, land and hotels, and impose higher taxes on the richer to provide relief to the poorer, burdened by unprecedented inflation
Asia Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated two coal-fired power plants in Tharparkar, describing them as a testimony to the enduring partnership between China and Pakistan
Asia Pakistan The country has reported its first polio case of 2023, at a time when delegations of the French Agency for Development and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are in the country to analyse efforts to eradicate the disease
Asia Pakistan Textile exports fell for the fifth consecutive month in February, down 28% to USD 1,2 billion, according to data from the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association; textiles are most important sector of the economy in terms of employment
Asia Pakistan A case has been registered against unknown assailants after Marvia Malik, Pakistan's first transgender TV presenter, escaped a gun attack in Lahore on Thursday night