Record-breaking exports, strategic diplomacy, and trade facilitation drive unprecedented growth in bilateral ties NAIROBI/ISLAMABAD, JUL 3 /DNA/ – In a landmark achievement for Pakistan-Kenya economic relations, bilateral trade has surpassed the US$1 billion mark for the first time in history, reaching US$1.023 billion, official figures confirmed today. Pakistan’s exports to Kenya soared to an all-time high of US$434.7 million during the just-concluded fiscal year 2025/26—the highest ever recorded in the history of bilateral trade between the two nations. This remarkable milestone underscores the growing strength of Pakistan-Kenya trade relations andRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUL 3: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed from Islamabad on Friday for a one-day visit to Iran to attend the funeral of the country’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The prime minister is leading a high-level delegation comprising National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, and others. Khamenei was martyred on February 28 this year, the first day of Israeli and US strikesRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUL 3: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced boycotting the forthcoming elections for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly scheduled for July 27. A spokesperson for the Imran Khan-founded party said in a statement that it will not be part of the electoral process “in the current circumstances”.“This decision does not aim for any political gain or loss,” the party said, adding: “[…] but it is taken to show solidarity with the Kashmiri people and respect to the democracy. The former ruling party is currently the major oppositionRead More

LAHORE, JUL 3: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at the Defence C Police Station against five suspects, including Muhammad Raza Dar, identified as the grandson of a high-profile political bigwig, for the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and sexual assault of two foreign nationals. The case was officially registered following a swift emergency rescue operation. According to the FIR, the two victims, one from the Netherlands and the other from Venezuela, were invited to Pakistan by Raza Dar, who had previously entered into a business partnership with them inRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUL 3: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that internet services across the country are now running without interruption, after engineers completed repairs on the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) submarine cable system. The regulator said the fault in the international undersea cable, which had earlier led to intermittent slowdowns and connectivity issues for users nationwide, has now been fully resolved. In a statement issued on Friday, the PTA confirmed that internet traffic has returned to normal following the restoration work. Earlier, when the disruption came to light, the PTARead More