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Pakistan issues emergency LNG tender after Strait of Hormuz attacks disrupt supply

Pakistan Seeks Emergency LNG Cargo as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate

Nayab Fatima2026-07-09

Pakistan declared an emergency bid for LNG on Thursday following further attacks in the Strait of Hormuz that caused disruption to the normal flow of gas into the country. This was confirmed by the state-run Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) in an official statement made to Bloomberg news agency. According to Bloomberg, there have been several ... Read more

Customs seize 2,600 cigarette packs from Umrah pilgrims at Jinnah International Airport

Customs Seize 2,600 Cigarette Packs from Two Umrah Pilgrims at Karachi Airport

Nayab Fatima2026-07-09

KARACHI: Through a press statement released by the Pakistan Custom Department, it was learnt that Customs seize 2,600 cigarette packets from the baggage of two pilgrims traveling for Umrah at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. How 2,600 Cigarette Packets were Seized by the Customs Official These two individuals were about to board a private ... Read more

WAPDA and District Administration Diamer sign MoU for Diamer Basha Dam CBM livelihood schemes worth Rs972.5 million under Confidence Building Measures for local community uplift

WAPDA Signs Rs972.5 Million MoU for Livelihood Schemes Near Diamer Basha Dam Site

Nayab Fatima2026-07-09

A Memorandum of Understanding worth Rs972.571 million has been inked among the Diamer Basha Dam Project, WAPDA, and the District Administration of Diamer, officially launching the implementation of livelihood schemes for the communities in the wake of the WAPDA’s Confidence Building Measures for this project area. The Diamer Basha Dam CBM livelihood schemes MoU has ... Read more

Pakistan’s peace efforts UN Recognition: Guterres Lauds Mediation Role

UN Chief Praises Pakistan’s Peace Efforts in West Asia

Nayab Fatima2026-07-09

The Pakistan UN peacekeeping West Asia peace recognition has been extended by António Guterres, who is the UN Secretary General, in recognition of Pakistan’s peace efforts towards resolving the conflicts of West Asia and its long-term service in UN peacekeeping missions. This was done during an interaction between the UN Secretary General and Pakistan’s Interior ... Read more

Pakistan IMF growth forecast FY27 at 3.5 percent missing federal government 4 percent target amid gradual economic improvement

IMF Projects Pakistan’s FY27 Growth at 3.5% Below Government’s 4% Target

Nayab Fatima2026-07-09

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund sees Pakistan’s GDP growth rate standing at 3.5 percent for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27, which is below the government’s goal of 4 percent growth. The “Pakistan IMF FY27 growth forecast” came in the wake of the latest release of “World Economic Outlook Update” report published by the Fund on ... Read more

Karachi Gas Theft Electricity Racket Busted: Gang Filled Stolen Gas in Plastic Bags

Karachi Gang Stole Gas in Plastic Bags to Power Generators

Nayab Fatima2026-07-09

KARACHI: One such gang involved in what can be considered to be one of the most daring and hazardous acts of utility thefts has been apprehended in Karachi. The authorities of the Sui Southern Gas Company conducted an operation in the Gulzar Hijri locality where three people were caught stealing gas, filling it into plastic ... Read more

KP Assembly MPA privileges law grants lawmakers lifetime passports and toll exemptions

KP Lawmakers Face Criticism After Passing Privilege Expansion Law

Nayab Fatima2026-07-08

PESHAWAR: Once again, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is under public attack for a set of legislation, which was passed more than two months ago but gives enhanced salary, allowance, and legal protection to members of the Provincial Assembly. The KP Assembly MPA Privileges Law has been under scrutiny once again due to its widespread circulation ... Read more

Punjab Apni Chhat Apna Ghar programme progress as nearly 125000 houses across Punjab rapidly approach completion

125,000 Houses Rapidly Approaching Completion Under Punjab’s Apni Chhat Apna Ghar Programme

Nayab Fatima2026-07-08

LAHORE: Almost 125,000 homes in Punjab are making fast progress towards their completion through the flagship program launched by the Punjab government as part of the Punjab Apni Chhat Apna Ghar project according to the provincial Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif during a meeting with Punjab Assemblymen Mian Shahid Hussain Khan and Muhammad Aoun Jahangir ... Read more

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs meeting on Pakistan overseas employment directing embassies to accelerate job creation for Pakistani youth and workforce abroad

PM Shehbaz Orders Embassies to Fast-Track Overseas Jobs for Pakistani Youth

Nayab Fatima2026-07-07

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed all the embassies of Pakistan around the world to make greater efforts to provide job opportunities to the workforce of Pakistan, especially its youth. While chairing a special meeting of Pakistan’s overseas employment embassies, PM Shehbaz at the PM House on Monday, the Prime Minister also made instructions ... Read more

Bahria Icon Tower Karachi as NAB National Accountability Bureau takes physical possession of Rs100 billion property under Anti-Money Laundering Act after court confirmation

Rs100 Billion Bahria Icon Tower Seized by NAB Following Court Order

Nayab Fatima2026-07-07

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau has physically taken over possession of the Bahria Icon Tower located in Clifton, Karachi – which is considered one of the most distinctive commercial structures in Pakistan – after an accountability court validated the provisional attachment of the property under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2010. The NAB Bahria Icon ... Read more