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Pakistani, Chinese firms sign MoUs to establish textile park, emergency equipment supply

fatimah.amjad — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:11:11 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Chinese enterprises have signed multiple memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for the establishment of a textile industrial park, supply of advanced emergency equipment and to modernize livestock sector in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari’s office said on Friday, following the signing ceremony.

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Pakistani sound engineer Taurees Habib reveals he won Grammy this year for Hollywood flick

kashaf.rehman — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:34:55 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Sound engineer Taurees Habib recently announced he became the second Pakistani to ever clinch a Grammy award for his work in the Hollywood film “Dune: Part Two,” making him the only sound engineer from the country to win the prestigious trophy.

Though the award was announced earlier this year in February, Habib, who hails from Karachi, had not revealed it publicly. He shared the news via a post on Facebook on Tuesday, saying he was excited to see the golden gramophone award finally arrive at his residence.

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Pakistan textile exports rise nearly 10 percent to $3.2 billion in July–August

fatimah.amjad — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:32:20 +0000

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Thu, 2025-09-18 13:28

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile exports, the backbone of its economy and a major supplier to global brands, rose nearly 10 percent year-on-year to $3.2 billion in July and August, official data showed, with knitwear and readymade garments leading the growth.

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Iran to finalize Pakistani corn import deal after trade talks in Tehran

fatimah.amjad — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:36:22 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to export corn to neighboring Iran after the two countries finalize the arrangement in the coming weeks, according to an official statement released on Thursday after Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan’s meeting in Tehran with Iran’s agriculture minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh.

Pakistan and Iran, which have long been at odds over instability along their shared border, plan to expand bilateral trade to $10 billion from about $3 billion.

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Pakistan, IAEA sign five-year plan to expand peaceful nuclear cooperation in food, health and energy

fatimah.amjad — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:25:40 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed a new five-year cooperation plan on Wednesday to scale up the peaceful uses of nuclear technology in agriculture, health care, clean energy and environmental protection, reported the state-owned media.

The 2026–31 Country Programme Framework (CPF), signed on the sidelines of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, is designed to use nuclear science to support Pakistan’s development agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Pakistan survive UAE scare to qualify for Asia Cup Super Four stage

kashaf.rehman — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:31:28 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricket team survived a scare from minnows UAE on Wednesday, beating them by 41 runs at Dubai to qualify for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2025 tournament.

Pakistan batted first but suffered early blows, losing both openers in the powerplay overs when the team's score was just nine. Fakhar Zaman and skipper Salman Ali Agha put in a 61-run partnership to bring some stability to the side before more wickets tumbled.

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Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem qualifies for World Athletics Championships javelin final

kashaf.rehman — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:39:38 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem qualified for the men’s World Athletics Championships javelin final on Wednesday with an impressive 85.28-meter throw, joining India’s Neeraj Chopra and other top athletes for the upcoming contest.

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Pakistan, Palestine sign agreement to boost medical collaboration, training and joint research

kashaf.rehman — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:37:03 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: The governments of Pakistan and Palestine on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand bilateral cooperation in health through joint collaborations in advanced medical fields, training opportunities and research, Pakistani state media reported.

Pakistan has extended help to the Palestinian people through medical scholarships and educational opportunities since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023. Hundreds of Palestinian medical students arrived in Pakistan last year to pursue higher studies on scholarships in the country.

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Pakistan, Kazakhstan move to deepen trade with direct flights, fast-track visas

fatimah.amjad — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:22:12 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to strengthen economic ties through direct flights, fast-track business visas and joint trade forums, part of Islamabad’s broader push to connect landlocked Central Asian states to global markets via its Arabian Sea ports.

The initiative falls under Pakistan’s “Vision Central Asia” policy, which prioritizes transport, energy, investment and people-to-people links to boost trade with the region.

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Pakistan calls Israel’s Qatar strike an attack on Gaza peace mediation at UN rights debate

fatimah.amjad — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:54:29 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s envoy to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ambassador Bilal Ahmad, on Tuesday described Israel’s strike on Qatar this month as an attack on the mediation process the Gulf state has been facilitating to secure a Gaza ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

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Pakistan backs idea of joint Arab security force after Israel’s strike in Doha

Khaled Alkhawaldeh — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:40:51 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar backed the idea of a joint Arab security force this week after Israel’s Sept. 9 airstrikes on Qatar, saying that his country was ready to play a role while highlighting its conventional military abilities.

Speaking to Al Jazeera ahead of the emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, Dar said it was vital to strengthen multilateralism to ensure peace for everyone by carrying out institutional reforms at the United Nations.

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Pakistan backs idea of joint Arab security force after Israel’s strike in Doha

muhammad.ibrahim — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:22:24 +0000

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Beijing, Islamabad sign MoUs to advance agricultural, environmental initiatives in Pakistan

kashaf.rehman — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:27:15 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have signed multiple memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening cooperation in agriculture, environmental protection and mass transit, President Asif Ali Zardari’s office said on Tuesday, marking a new phase in bilateral collaboration between both countries.

The first MoU was related to the development of a Controlled Agriculture Science and Education Park to enhance agricultural production efficiency and strengthen food security.

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Pakistan to host international tourism expo in Nov. amid plans for long-term project leases

kashaf.rehman — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:30:06 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host an international tourism exhibition in November to showcase its tourist attractions and cuisines, Pakistani state media reported on Tuesday, as the government moves to lease inactive properties to investors for up to 60 years for tourism projects.

Pakistan has been actively promoting tourism by highlighting its mountainous north, religious and cultural heritage sites, coastal areas and local traditions to attract domestic and international visitors to stabilize its $350 billion economy.

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Pakistan, Iran launch new push to hit $10 billion trade, target customs, banking hurdles

fatimah.amjad — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:44:44 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Tuesday highlighted several initiatives to enhance bilateral trade with Iran such as removing impediments in customs, tariffs and removing banking hurdles, the commerce ministry said in a statement.

Khan arrived in Tehran on a three-day visit to the country on Sunday. The Pakistani minister is attending the 22nd meeting of the Pakistan-Iran Joint Economic Commission (JEC), amid efforts by both countries to forge closer economic, trade and investment relations through border markets and trade links.

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