An Islamist group in Bangladesh has demanded the abolition of the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission formed by the interim government to introduce reforms aimed at empowering women, saying it will ...
Japan to voice concern over US trade deal inconsistency, PM Ishiba says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday Tokyo has no plan to terminate a trade deal struck with the U.S. in 2019, but will keep voicing "grave concern" over inconsistency between the ...
Pakistan begins 2nd anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year to protect millions of children
Officials say Pakistan has launched a weeklong second nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from polio.
Pakistan faces higher US tariffs despite $3.65bn trade surplus
EPBD further stated that Pakistan’s exports to the US were valued at $5.71 billion in 2024, with the US applying a weighted average tariff of 10.7% on these goods. Only 14.8% of Pakistani exports to ...
Pakistan has received $5.5bn in foreign loans in 9 months
Pakistan received $5.5 billion in external financial assistance in the first nine months of FY2024-25, falling short of its $19.39 billion target. Key lenders include ADB, World Bank, Saudi Arabia, ...
Pakistan Aims for $200M Halal Meat Export Deal with Malaysia
Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, on Monday highlighted the need to enhance halal meat exports to support ...
Good Bricks factory officially opens in Pakistan
INNOCSR, a Korean company leading the way in sustainable construction technology, has officially inaugurated a ...
India allows extension for commissioning of certain solar power projects until December
India's Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has granted a nine-month extension for the commissioning of certain solar projects by two government agencies, pushing the deadline to the end of ...
J.D. Vance flies into a giant trade storm in India
America’s vice-president, J.D. Vance landed in Delhi as part of an American campaign to push other countries to isolate China economically in exchange for reductions in President Donald Trump’s ...
India’s central bank sets lower digital deposit buffer for lenders, delays implementation
India's central bank on Monday directed lenders to assign a lower-than-proposed buffer rate of 2.5% on digitally linked deposits, with a one-year compliance deadline, marking the latest in its ongoing ...