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,”...
Pakistan, Vietnam eye preferential trade pact, stronger ties as Commerce Minister Jam Kamal wraps landmark visit
HANOI, Saturday, July 12, 2025 (WNP): Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, in a major push to revitalize economic diplomacy, concluded a landmark four-day visit to Vietnam on Saturday, marking the first high-level ministerial visit from Pakistan in 15 years and reaffirming a shared vision to expand bilateral trade, investment, and institutional cooperation. During his visit, Minister Jam Kamal...
Pakistan ramps up global diplomacy, urges action on Kashmir, regional security
ISLAMABAD, Friday, July 11, 2025 (WNP): Pakistan is actively reinforcing its diplomatic engagements and voicing deep concerns over regional security and human rights violations, particularly in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the Foreign Office said Friday. Speaking at the weekly media briefing, Foreign Office Spokesperson Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan outlined key developments in Pakistan’s foreign relations, including multilateral...