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KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves increased to US$16.64 billion by the week ended May 16, ARY News reported, citing the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Pakistan’s reserves held by the SBP increased to $ 11.44 billion following a tranche from the International Monetary Fund. “SBP reserves increased by US$ 1,043 million to US$ 11,446.5 […]

In sweltering Karachi, as tensions with India simmer over the Indus Waters Treaty, Musadik Masood Malik sips an Americano. Recently appointed as Pakistan’s federal minister for climate change and environmental coordination, Malik left his previous post overseeing the Ministry for Water Resources and Petroleum to take on what he describes as an urgent and daunting role. In one of his first interviews since the March 2025 reshuffle, he speaks exclusively to Dialogue Earth. Malik leans forward to list what he sees as Pakistan’s most pressing environmental threats: “Air pollution and its economic toll on the people of Pakistan. Water pollution and access. And solid waste [management], whether methane or carbon dioxide. These are the three major challenges we face,” he says. But it’s Pakistan’s melting glaciers that concern him most. Before arriving in Karachi, one of Senator Malik’s first official visits was to Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan’s northernmost region and home to some of the world’s largest glacial reserv...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday highlighted Hutchison Ports’ nearly three decades of investment in the country and described the company’s sustained engagement as a “clear sign of confidence in Pakistan’s economic policies.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asserted that Pakistan has delivered a historic response to India, claiming the country has finally avenged the 1971 war and warning the Modi government to think carefully before initiating any future attacks.

ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING - The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to deepen Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation and extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan.

In a significant development, Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to fully restore diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, according to official sources.

LAHORE - To express strong solidarity with Azerbaijan, the government of Pakistan has reaffirmed its support for Azerbaijan following India’s hostile actions against the country for standing with Pakistan.

In a reciprocal move, Pakistan has declared an Indian High Commission official persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 24 hours, citing activities that were "inconsistent with his diplomatic status.

Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has stated that while Pakistan desires peace, India is fueling tensions through false narratives and reckless provocations.

India’s top court granted bail on Wednesday to a professor arrested for commentating online about the military conflict with Pakistan but did not stop the investigation against him. Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a political science professor at the private, liberal-arts Ashoka University, was arrested on Sunday over a Facebook post criticising those “mindlessly advocating” for war. He also wrote that the “optics” of two women army officers who had held press briefings “must translate to reality on the ground otherwise it’s just hypocrisy”. Mahmudabad since said his comments had been “misunderstood” and that he had exercised his “fundamental right to freedom of thought and speech”. He is charged under multiple sections of India’s criminal code, including endangering the country’s sovereignty and using words or gestures with the intention of insulting the modesty of a woman. While granting Mahmudabad bail, India’s Supreme Court said he should have avoided the “use of complicated words” which could “hurt individuals” and...

The Indus River is far more than a waterway; it is the absolute heart of Pakistan, sustaining our nation, feeding our people, and powering our progress.

Pakistan remains committed to the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) despite recent developments, the federal secretary for water resources told the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water Resources during a session chaired by Ahmed Ateeq Anwar.

PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday cautioned that a nuclear war between India and Pakistan will have devastating consequences for the entire region and beyond. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to send a high-level diplomatic delegation to important world capitals to expose Indian propaganda“ in the aftermath of the recent military escalation with India. Bilawal has been entrusted to lead the delegation, comprising Senator Sherry Rehman, Dr Musadik Malik, Engineer Khurram Dastgir, Hina Rabbani Khar, Faisal Sabzwari, Tehmina Janjua, and Jalil Abbas Jilani. The former foreign minister was speaking to the media after receiving an initial briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before he leads the high-level diplomatic delegation to world capitals to brief foreign leaders on India’s aggression and efforts to destabilise regional peace. Bilawal said they received an initial briefing at the Foreign Office on the ceasefire, Kashmir, terrorism and the “attack” on ...

Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan convened an informal meeting in Beijing to reaffirm their commitment to enhancing trilateral cooperation aimed at promoting regional security, economic integration, and connectivity.

Peshawar - Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, on Tuesday appreciated the performance of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan and emphasized the significant economic potential of the province’s industrial and gems and stones sectors.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has efficiently expanded its international health cooperation with key partners, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and China, signalling a strategic push to modernize its healthcare system and strengthen public health security, in a series of high-level diplomatic engagements.

Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Rizwan Saeed Sheikh hailed the potential of Starlink services — soon to be functional in the country — as a means to bridge Pakistan’s digital divide during a visit to SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Wednesday. Starlink Services, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, is one of the most technologically advanced companies globally among those providing internet via low-Earth orbit satellites. Last month, the Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced that Starlink services are expected to be operational in the country by the end of this year. The ambassador, accompanied by a delegation, was briefed on the collaboration efforts between Pakistan and SpaceX, particularly how Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite infrastructure and SpaceX’s commercial capabilities held “transformative” potential for Pakistan’s digital landscape. The delegation was received at SpaceX Headquarters by the vice-president of Star...

Pakistan raised alarm at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over India’s growing naval ambitions, warning that such expansionist policies threaten maritime stability in the region.

Pakistan confirmed two new polio cases on Wednesday, bringing renewed attention to the country’s ongoing struggle to eradicate the virus, according to sources at the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Pakistan has decided to extend the closure of its airspace for Indian flights by another month, amid sustained diplomatic and military tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.