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Floods in Pakistan Claim 104 Lives
(MENAFN) The number of fatalities resulting from relentless monsoon downpours and flooding across Pakistan has increased to 104, as six additional individuals perished within the past 24 hours, authorities announced on Saturday. The National...

Pakistan’s Premier Urges Climate Cooperation
(MENAFN) Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif put forward a proposal for a corridor with reduced emissions on Friday during the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) gathering, highlighting that participating nations are contending with...

Pakistani PM addresses climate-related threats, proposing low-emissions corridor
(MENAFN) At the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif put forward a proposal for creating a regional low-emission corridor. He emphasized that ECO member countries are...

Pakistan, India’s floods claim lives of seventy-three people
(MENAFN) Severe monsoon rains and flash floods have led to the deaths of at least 73 people across Pakistan and India, with authorities warning that the hazardous weather is expected to persist in several regions. In Pakistan, the National...

China Calls Defense Cooperation with Pakistan "Normal"
(MENAFN) China reaffirmed on Monday that its defense and military collaboration with Pakistan is “normal,” emphasizing the importance of maintaining regional peace in South Asia. During a live-streamed press briefing in Beijing, Foreign Ministry...

Monsoon Rains Result in Over Seventy Fatalities in Pakistan
(MENAFN) Since June 26, Pakistan has been devastated by relentless monsoon rains and flash flooding, resulting in at least 72 fatalities and 130 injuries, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). On Sunday, the NDMA reported...

Pakistan Calls on India to Renounce "Misguided Policies"
(MENAFN) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on India to abandon its "misguided policies" and shift toward fostering greater regional collaboration in South Asia. Speaking at the Institute for Strategic Studies Islamabad conference on...

Pakistan, China Forge Stronger Strategic Partnership
(MENAFN) Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday emphasized the strengthening and evolving nature of the Pakistan-China "all-weather" strategic partnership, calling it the bedrock of Islamabad’s foreign...

Starlight Retail Joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program to Deliver Advanced Cloud and AI Solutions in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starlight Retail, a global technology solutions provider, announced today that it has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program as a Partner level partner for the Service engagement...

Monsoon Rains Leave Seven Dead Across Pakistan in 48 Hours
(MENAFN) Seven additional fatalities and 14 injuries have been reported from rain-induced accidents across Pakistan in the past two days, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) confirmed on Wednesday. This latest surge in casualties...

Flash Floods, Rains Leave Over Seventy Dead in Pakistan, India
(MENAFN) The death toll from relentless rains and flash floods in Pakistan and India has surged to 73, with authorities in Islamabad warning that monsoon conditions are expected to persist across many regions of the country. Since June 26, at...

India Slams Pakistan’s Terror Attack Allegations as “False”
(MENAFN) India has firmly denied Pakistan’s allegations linking it to a fatal terrorist assault in North Waziristan District, dismissing the accusations as “false and malicious,” stated the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. The accusation from...

Flash Flood in Pakistan Claims Twelve Lives
(MENAFN) Pakistani officials on Sunday retrieved four additional bodies from the Swat River, increasing the death count to 12 after a sudden flood swept away more than a dozen individuals in the northwestern district sharing the same name. A...

Flash Flood in Pakistan Leaves 12 Dead, One Missing
(MENAFN) Pakistani emergency teams on Sunday retrieved four additional bodies from the Swat River, pushing the confirmed death toll to 12 following a devastating flash flood that struck the country’s northwestern Swat district. The disaster...

Pakistan Introduces 2025-30 National Tariff Policy to Boost Economic Resilience
(MENAFN) Pakistan has introduced its National Tariff Policy (NTP) for 2025–2030, marking a key milestone in its strategy to accelerate industrialization and promote long-term economic resilience. During the official launch ceremony on Wednesday,...

IQAI Pakistan Strategy Seminar Concludes Successfully, Deeply Empowering Local Traders
New York, NY, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The IQAI Pakistan Strategy Seminar recently concluded with great success at the Flatties Hotel in Lahore. As a key component of IQAI’s global community-building initiative, the event attracted...

Davis Commodities Targets USD 100M Sugar Revenue Growth with Strategic Expansion Across India, Pakistan, and China
SINGAPORE, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Davis Commodities Limited (Nasdaq: DTCK), a leading Singapore-based trader of agricultural commodities, has announced an ambitious strategic expansion plan aimed at tapping into the surging demand for...

Trump, Munir exchange praises as Pakistan rises as regional stabilizer: IRS Analysis
ISLAMABAD, June 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a closely watched meeting at the White House, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, met with U.S. President Donald J. Trump. Analysts at the Institute of Regional Studies...

DG Okonjo-Iweala: “More than ever all eyes are on us”
In her report to the TNC, DG Okonjo-Iweala noted that despite rising trade measures, 74% of global goods trade still flows under most favoured nation tariff terms, "but in today's climate of record trade policy uncertainty, safeguarding the...

The 12-day Israel-Iran war: China’s response and its implications
As missiles rained down on Iranian nuclear sites and the specter of regional escalation loomed large, China’s response underscored its ambition to shape global affairs while simultaneously exposing the constraints of that ambition. This conflict...