Pakistan, UK sign landmark trade agreement to boost bilateral economic ties, unlock new market opportunities
LONDON/ISLAMABAD, Monday, July 14, 2025 (WNP): Pakistan and the United Kingdom on Monday formally signed the ‘Trade Dialogue Mechanism Agreement’, for institutionalizing bilateral trade cooperation and unlocking new avenues for investment and development in a historic move to deepen economic ties. The agreement was signed in London by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and British Minister of State...
Kashmir Martyrs’ Day seminar resounds with renewed call for global action, Kashmiri voices
ISLAMABAD, Sunday, July 13, 2025 (WNP): A high-level seminar marking Kashmir Martyrs’ Day at the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), held in collaboration with the Youth Forum for Kashmir, echoed a unified message: Kashmir’s century-old quest for self-determination is alive, resolute, and demands international recognition. The event honored the memory of 22 unarmed Kashmiris killed by Dogra forces on July...
Pakistan’s UNSC Presidency: Ishaq Dar, UN Chief discuss global peace, security agenda
ISLAMABAD, Sunday, July 13, 2025 (WNP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received a telephone call from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday to discuss matters of mutual interest in the context of Pakistan’s ongoing presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC). As Pakistan assumes the rotating presidency of the Council for the month of...
IMF reaffirms support for Pakistan’s economic, climate reforms: Growth ahead, but caution urged
ISLAMABAD, Sunday, July 13, 2025 (WNP): In a wide-ranging and forward-looking lecture at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), IMF Resident Representative for Pakistan, Mahir Binici, reaffirmed the Fund’s continued support for Pakistan’s economic stabilization and climate resilience agenda while outlining key regional and global economic trends. Speaking to a diverse audience of economists, researchers, and policy experts, Binici projected...
Dar, Uzbek FM discuss UAP railway progress, set to meet at SCO Summit in China
ISLAMABAD, Sunday, July 13, 2025 (WNP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephonic conversation with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov on Sunday to review progress on the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, the two ministers discussed key developments under the Framework Agreement of the UAP Railway...
Listen to Mishal Malik recount a powerful and historic moment of July 13, 1931
July 13, 1931 — the day when 22 Kashmiris sacrificed their lives just to complete a single call to prayer (Azaan). It was this act of ultimate devotion that laid the foundation of the Kashmir freedom movement, which continues to this day.
Outrage as black bear killed in GB; Climate Minister orders swift action, vows zero tolerance for wildlife cruelty
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, July 12, 2025 (WNP): Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Dr. Musadik Malik, has ordered urgent and decisive action following the brutal killing of a black bear in Tangir, a remote region of Gilgit-Baltistan, an incident that has ignited nationwide condemnation and intensified demands for tougher enforcement of wildlife protection laws. Calling the act “utterly unacceptable,”...