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Pakistan exports record 2026-27 — shipping containers at Karachi port with IMF forecast overlay showing $35.63 billion projection

IMF Projects Pakistan Exports to Hit All-Time High of $35.63bn in FY278

Nayab Fatima2026-06-01

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan seems to be on the brink of breaking a record that none of the previous governments have ever been able to match. As per the latest IMF estimates, the exports for Pakistan are likely to touch $35.63 billion during FY26-27 – marking another historic feat for the nation. This is not an official ... Read more

Hill Park Karachi encroachment 2026 showing 62-acre public park in PECHS Jamshed Town at centre of KMC construction dispute and forged document investigation

Mayor Wahab Halts Hill Park Construction as MQM-P Demands Probe Into NOC

Nayab Fatima2026-05-31

KARACHI: Hill Park Karachi encroachment dates back to the early sixties. It is a sixty-two acre hilly land in the PECHS area, one of the oldest planned housing sectors of the metropolis of Karachi. Its paths have been frequented by generations of citizens of Karachi who used it for recreation purposes and took their children ... Read more

FIA passenger offloading Pakistan operation as authorities intensify human smuggling crackdown and immigration screening at major airports

FIA Stopped Nearly 40,000 Passengers at Pakistani Airports in 2025

Focus Pakistan2026-05-31

FIA passenger offloading Pakistan has emerged as a key component of the government’s efforts to combat illegal migration and dismantle human smuggling networks. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency-FIA disembarked 39,786 people at the airports across the country in 2025 using the intelligence-based risk profiling strategy that would enable them to break down human smugglers before ... Read more

Pakistan climate crisis heatwave impact in Jacobabad Sindh showing labourer seeking shade as temperatures exceed 50 degrees Celsius during summer 2025

Climate Change Is Pushing Parts of Pakistan Toward Extreme Heat Conditions

Nayab Fatima2026-05-31

ISLAMABAD: During summers, things are not easy for people residing in Jacobabad, which is a town inhabited by 300,000 individuals in the province of Sindh. It happens in a sudden fashion akin to passing judgment. The heat levels cross 50°C. The air is saturated with moisture that makes it impossible for the body to cool ... Read more

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan property case hearing at Lahore High Court as Justice Sethi restores ancestral Faisalabad house appeal May 2026

LHC Restores Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s Appeal in Faisalabad Ancestral Property Dispute

Nayab Fatima2026-05-30

Focus Pakistan Analysis Pakistan’s civil courts have long struggled with a tension between procedural rigour and substantive access to justice. Cases dismissed on technical grounds — fee non-payment, missed deadlines, improper paperwork quietly consume years of litigants’ lives without ever addressing the disputes that brought them to court. Justice Sethi’s ruling pushes back against that ... Read more

Karachi Port collision site near Fairway Buoy where MV NIWA and MV PAPU collided on May 28 2026

Foreign Ships Collide Near Karachi Port, Triggering Federal Investigation

Nayab Fatima2026-05-30

KARACHI: An incident where two ships having their flags from other nations hit each other has been reported just outside the entry channel of Karachi Port, which is the biggest port of Pakistan. The collision took place between the MV NIWA, a UAE-owned cable repair ship, and the MV PAPU, a Liberian-owned container ship, at ... Read more

Lyari Expressway Fraud Case: NAB Converts Inquiry to Formal Investigation

NAB Escalates Lyari Expressway Fraud Case to Full Investigation

Nayab Fatima2026-05-30

Pakistan’s anti-corruption watchdog converts its inquiry into a formal investigation after obtaining key evidence of forgery and illegal plot allotments. KARACHI: On Thursday, the National Accountability Bureau of Pakistan raised the status of the Lyari Expressway scam from mere inquiry to full-fledged investigation following the collection of critical information regarding forgery, irregular plot allocations, and ... Read more

Punjab drone waste management operation monitoring Eid-ul-Adha waste collection and sanitation activities across Punjab using advanced drone technology

Punjab Deploys Drone Technology for First Time in Eid-ul-Adha Cleanliness Operation

Focus Pakistan2026-05-29

LAHORE: In a landmark move towards modernization in urban management, the Punjab Government has introduced latest drone technology in supervising waste management systems throughout Eid ul Adha. The initiative marked the first use of drone-based surveillance technology in Punjab’s sanitation operations, highlighting the province’s shift toward smarter and more efficient waste management practices. According to ... Read more

Pakistani budget 2026-27 pension reform introduces Defined Contributory Pension system for newly recruited armed forces personnel

Pakistan Budget 2026-27 to Introduce DCP Pension for Armed Forces as Salary Hike Options Drafted

Focus Pakistan2026-05-29

ISLAMABAD: The budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year for Pakistan will witness a historic pension reform where the Defined Contributory Pension scheme is being implemented for all new recruits in the Armed Forces, an initiative that Pakistan’s finance minister Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb is anticipated to unveil in the budget address. This is a major step ... Read more

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Saudi counterpart Abdulaziz bin Saud in Mina announcing Pakistan Saudi Arabia security training for 200 diplomatic protection officers

Saudi Arabia Will Train 200 of Pakistan’s Top Diplomatic Protection Officers

Focus Pakistan2026-05-28

RIYADH: In response to an agreement made during a recent high-level meeting in Mina between the two countries, the government of Pakistan has decided to send its Federal Constabulary’s Special Diplomatic Protection Unit with 200 members to undergo security training in Saudi Arabia. This decision to conduct the Pakistan Saudi Arabia security training was taken ... Read more