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Washington D.C, Following is the full text of International Monetary Fund Country Report In the context of the Second Review Under the Stand-by Arrangement, the following documents have been released and are included in this package:A Press Release including a statement by the Chair of the Executive Board.The Staff Report…

Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today. He handed over an invitation letter to the Prime Minister from Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to participate in the COP-29 meeting to be held in Baku in November this year. The…

Pakistan and South Korea have signed an Aide-Mémoire for Enhanced Development Cooperation 2024-2026. Joint Secretary Ministry of Economic Affairs Sajid Manzoor Asadi and Representative Economic Development Cooperation Fund Country Programme Mission from the Export-Import Bank of Korea Mr. Bonhyun Koo signed the aide-mémoire in Islamabad today. Additionally, a project concept…

Pakistan and Italy have agreed to finalize a formal agreement to stop human trafficking. The understanding was reached during meeting between Ambassador of Italy Marilina Armellin and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Islamabad today. The Minister directed the authorities concerned to finalize the agreement at the earliest. The two sides…

World Migratory Bird Day is being observed today. This year's World Migratory Bird Day theme is "Protect Insects, Protect Birds". The day highlights the relationship between migratory birds and insects amidst alarming declines for both. Present in almost all the world's ecosystems, insects are essential food sources for migratory birds…

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatization was held in Islamabad today with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in the chair. The meeting was also attended by other members of the Committee including the Finance Minister, Minister for Commerce, Minister for Privatization, Minister for Industries and…

Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema has said new projects have been identified for execution in priority sectors such as Information and Communication Technology, climate change, construction and transport. Chairing the kickoff meeting of Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) Country Programme Mission, led by Director of Asia team from EXIM…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the site of under construction Jail in Sector H of the federal capital Islamabad. Speaking on the occasion, he directed the concerned authorities to complete first phase of the jail within six months. He also instructed the Chief Commissioner Islamabad and IG Islamabad Police to…

Special awards investiture ceremony was held at Karachi Corps in which Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military), Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-i-Basalat were conferred on Army officers and soldiers. Corps Commander Karachi, Lieutenant General Babar Iftikhar was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Next of Kin of nine soldiers received Tamgha-i-Basalat on behalf of Shuhadas.…

Iran has decided to repatriate illegal Afghans in view of the terror threat. According to the Iranian Interior Minister, more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants were sent back from Iran so far. The Iranian Interior Minister also indicated to take strict measures to prevent the return of illegal Afghan citizens…