Monday, August 31st, 2026
GTEC chairman meets Portuguese ambassador to boost trade
ISLAMABAD, AUG 31 /DNA/ – Chairman & CEO of the Global Trade & Expo Centre Pakistan (GTEC), Mazhar Hussain Thathal, held a cordial and productive meeting with Paulo Domingues, Ambassador of Portugal to Pakistan, at the Embassy of Portugal in Islamabad, with the participation of Ms. Huria Sheikh, Trade Counsellor. The meeting was attended by Mr. Liaqat Ali Thathal, Director International Trade & Relationship, Global Trade & Expo Centre Pakistan, and Ms. Farzana Shaheen, Former Vice President, Rawalpindi Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Franchisee, Depilex Beauty Clinic. TheRead More
Pakistan moves from stabilization to growth, says Finance Minister
ISLAMABAD, AUG 31 /DNA/ – Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, attended Pak EXIM’s “Partnerships That Power Progress” event as Chief Guest today, where he underscored the importance of building a sustainable, export-led and private-sector-led growth model for Pakistan. The event marked the signing of two strategic agreements aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s export financing and risk-sharing architecture: a reinsurance agreement between the Export-Import Bank of Pakistan (Pak EXIM) and the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), and an approximately Rs3 billion SMERead More
Tri-nation pact renamed ‘Makkah Defence Alliance’; first secretary general to be from Pakistan: Turkish FM
ISTANBUL, AUG 31: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday announced that the tripartite defence pact between Ankara, Islamabad and Riyadh has been renamed the “Makkah Defence Alliance”, with its first secretary general to be from Pakistan. Addressing a press conference following the inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee, established under the tripartite pact, in Istanbul, FM Fidan said the secretariat of the alliance would be established in Riyadh. Previously, the tri-nation agreement had been named as the “Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.” The Turkish FM said thatRead More
Iran president says more war with US not in Tehran’s interest after fighting flares
TEHRAN, AUG 31: Iran’s president said Monday that more war with the United States was not in his country’s interest after the two sides traded fire for the first time in over a month. Tehran attacked US military targets in the Middle East in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a return to major hostilities. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed and the US persisting with aRead More
Islamabad’s rightful demand from Kabul is not to allow its soil to be used against Pakistan
DNA ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: Experts at a roundtable discussion at the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, agreed that Pakistan’s primary expectation from the Taliban regime in Kabul was that it should not allow Afghan soil to be used against Pakistan. They noted that, since Pakistan’s inception, its foreign policy towards Afghanistan had been one of cautious friendliness, with the expectation that Afghanistan would respect Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and not allow its soil to be used against Pakistan in any way or form. The participants at the roundtable,Read More
Cricket debacle Seven players two coaches shown the door
Sports Desk LONDON: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced that seven players alongside two coaches, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Umar Gul, have been released from the Pakistan Test squad ahead of the Third Test against England in Birmingham. The players released are Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Ali Usman, Aamir Jamal, Muhammad Awais Zafar and Khurram Shahzad, according to a press release issued by the cricket board. The PCB has named seven replacements, comprising five players yet to make their Test debuts and two capped players, ahead ofRead More