Pakistan receives $1 billion against Euro bonds

ISLAMABAD, The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday received US$1.0 billion proceeds of the government’s tap offering of its recently issued Euro Bond. According to a tweet of the central bank, the SBP’s foreign exchange reserves as on July 13, 2021 had reached US$18.2bn, […]

China to import 300 tons of chilli from Pakistan in August: Wu Guang

BEIJING, China will import 300 tons of chilli picked and dried at a pilot chilli field in Lahore, Punjab province in August, said Wu Guang, General Manager of Pakistan Subsidiary, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), adding that it is the first time Pakistani chilli enter […]

Pakistan wants to adopt joint regional strategy on Afghanistan: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that Pakistan wanted to adopt a joint strategy on Afghanistan after consultation with important countries of the region. “As Pakistan is fulfilling its responsibilities, the improved situation in Afghanistan will benefit all. If, God forbids, […]

Pakistan in danger of whitewash: Ramiz Raja

ISLAMABAD, Former captain Ramiz Raja feels that the Pakistan team were in danger of facing a whitewash at the hands of a second-string England team in their ongoing three-match ODI series. Pakistan have suffered two back-to-back humiliating defeats against England, losing the first ODI by […]

PM expresses resolve for a clean, green Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday expressed his strong resolve to leave ‘a clean and green Pakistan for future generations’ of the country. The prime minister on his twitter handle posted a video clip of Matta, in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying that barren hills in […]