Pakistan’s big industry output drops 25% due to import restrictions

Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) in Pakistan experienced a significant decline of 25% in March compared to the same period last year, marking the highest monthly contraction since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pakistani climber Sajid Sadpara conquers Everest without oxygen

The young mountaineer Sajid Sadpara scaled the world’s highest peak in ‘Alpine style’ without supplemental oxygen or support from high-altitude porters.

Protests and mobile internet shutdowns cause 50% decline in Pakistan’s point-of-sale payments

Point-of-sale (POS) payments in Pakistan experienced a significant decline of approximately 50% following widespread protests triggered by the arrest of Imran Khan

Ethiopia opens its embassy in Islamabad after resumption of direct flights

Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and her Ethiopian counterpart Misganu Arega inaugurated the Embassy of Ethiopia in Islamabad on May 11.

Supreme Court orders immediate release of Imran Khan, declares arrest unlawful

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest earlier this week was illegal and that he should be released immediately. The...

8 killed, hundreds arrested including PTI leaders amid protests after Khan’s detention

In a series of violent clashes that ensued following the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, at least 8 individuals lost their lives and nearly 290 more were injured.

Internet remains restricted in Pakistan to curb protests after Imran Khan’s arrest

Due to suspension of mobile broadband services, telecom operators have incurred an estimated revenue loss of Rs820 million, while the government has lost around Rs28 million in tax revenue.

Ethiopian Airlines resumes direct flights to Pakistan after nearly 20 years

Ethiopian Airlines resumed direct flights to Karachi, Pakistan after the first flight landed at the Jinnah International Airport with 110 passengers onboard.

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested from the premises of Islamabad High Court on May 9

From Guantánamo Bay to the art gallery: Pakistani detainee shares his story through artwork

Ahmed Rabbani, a 53-year-old Pakistani who spent 20 years in detention at Guantanamo Bay, displayed dozens of his art pieces from the prison at an exhibition in Karachi.

Pakistan PM Sharif meets Scotland’s first minister, announces investment conference in Scotland

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed strengthening the historic ties between Pakistan and Scotland during a meeting with the First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf in London

Majid Al Futtaim expands retail footprint in Pakistan with 12th Carrefour store

Majid Al Futtaim has expanded its retail footprint in Pakistan by breaking ground for its twelfth Carrefour store in Lahore.

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