Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Pakistan’s Fast Cables joins UAE’s energy giant vendor network
Business Recorder
·
July 15, 2025
Fast Cables Limited has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the ‘first cable manufacturer in Pakistan’ to be certified as an approved vendor by the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), a major international energy company. The listed...
Pakistan, Indonesia reaffirm defence cooperation
Business Recorder
·
July 16, 2025
RAWALPINDI: Indonesia’s Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General (r) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, on Tuesday led a delegation including officials from various services and intelligence agencies to General Headquarters, where he met Pakistan’s Chief of Army...
Pakistan imposes region's heaviest taxes on telecom industry: ADB
Dunya News
·
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stated that Pakistan has imposed the highest taxes on the telecom sector in the region, while 4G coverage in Pakistan is the lowest, and preparations for 5G are inadequate. The ADB...
India submits letter of request to U.S. for co-production of Javelin missiles
The Hindu
·
July 16, 2025
A personnel from the U.S. combat team loads a Javelin missile into a transportation container during a live-fire training exercise on April 28, 2022 in Fort Carson, Colorado. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images India has submitted letter of request...
'65 days, 22 times’: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slams BJP as US President Trump again claims credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire
DNA India
·
Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after a long night of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim more than a dozen times on several occasions....
Normalisation of arbitrary force unacceptable, Pakistan tells SCO
Daily Times
·
July 16, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to peaceful coexistence with its neighbours. However, he warned that Pakistan could not accept the “normalisation of arbitrary force”. Dar was addressing the...
Indonesia expresses desire to boost defence ties with Pakistan
Daily Times
·
July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Indonesian Defense Minister, Lieutenant General (Retd) Syafrie Samsudin on Tuesday at the Prime Minister Office. While recalling his cordial meeting with the Indonesian President Prabowo Subiantuo at...
“We deserve better”: Top actors call out payment delays in TV industry
Daily Times
·
July 15, 2025
After veteran actors Muhammad Ahmed and Faizan Khawaja raised concerns over delayed payments, Ahmed Ali Butt and Yasir Hussain have now also voiced their frustration. Both actors criticized the industry for its poor payment practices, saying...
Pakistan’s power sector held captive, now there are signs of breaking loose
Business Recorder
·
July 16, 2025
In Pakistan’s complicated energy sector maze, a quiet battle has had the government and industries engaged, one that pits the struggling national grid against captive power plants (CPP). The arrangement came under scrutiny by the International...
University of Florida Slick Holsteins Head to Pakistan
UF/IFAS
·
July 15, 2025
By Peter J Hansen, University of Florida For the first time, the University of Florida Dairy Unit has exported live cattle overseas. In May of this year, three pregnant slick Holstein females were delivered by air and truck to DayZee Farms in...
Pakistan’s solar surge is turning the energy system on its head
Environmental Health News
·
July 15, 2025
With power bills soaring and the national grid failing, Pakistanis are taking the energy transition into their own hands—and creating a bottom-up solar revolution. Beth Gardiner reports for Yale Environment 360. In short: Pakistan’s solar use...
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade hits $1b in first half of 2025
The Express Tribune
·
July 15, 2025
Listen to article Due to Kabul’s assurances to Islamabad on the TTP and other key issues, trade between the two sides has reached $1 billion in the first six months of 2025. The latest report published by the Afghan Ministry of Commerce shows...
realme 14 Series launches in Pakistan with snapdragon 6 Gen 4, 6000mAh battery, 512GB largest storage — all under 100K
Daily Pakistan
·
July 14, 2025
LAHORE – realme has officially launched the realme 14 Series in Pakistan, redefining what users can expect from a high-performing smartphone, all while staying under the PKR 100,000 mark. The lineup includes realme 14 5G (up to 26GB dynamic RAM +...
Fuel prices hit new peaks, sending consumers reeling
The Express Tribune
·
July 16, 2025
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday hiked the prices of petroleum products by up to Rs11 per litre for the second half of July 2025 in a regressive step that would exacerbate the economic hardships faced by the common man. This...
Russia, Pakistan vow to deepen ties
Business Recorder
·
July 16, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have agreed to further deepen bilateral relations in the field of trade, defence, energy and agriculture. Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Tuesday, met the Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov...
‘Latkan Baba’ Fooled Pakistan; Rafale Kill Claim False – Here’s The Truth
Zee News
·
New Delhi: Some victories don’t need noise. Just precision. And patience. Operation Sindoor proved that. Somewhere over hostile skies, the Indian Air Force pulled off one of the most poetic military deceptions in recent memory. Pakistan was...
Feature: Solar-powered transformation: Chinese panels light up lives across Pakistan
Xinhua News Agency
·
by Ahmed Raza ISLAMABAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- On the rooftop of a small shop in the commercial lanes of Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh Province and Pakistan's largest city, sleek rows of solar panels glint beneath the blazing sun. Below...
China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia
The Conversation
·
July 16, 2025
With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China. For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty has seen the two South Asian rivals share access and use...
Pakistan–Afghanistan trade crosses $1 billion in H1 2025 amid cautious optimism
Profit by Pakistan Today
·
July 15, 2025
Bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has surged past $1 billion in the first half of 2025, driven by recent diplomatic engagements and Kabul’s renewed commitments on counterterrorism, particularly regarding the Tehrik-i-Taliban...
Indonesia seeks to strengthen defence ties with Pakistan
Dunya News
·
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated that Pakistan was committed to enhance bilateral cooperation with Indonesia in all avenues, including economic, strategic, trade sectors, as well as in the field of...