Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
PVARA Chairman Calls on Finance Minister, Shares Key Insights from Hong Kong Visit
ISLAMABAD, SEP 1 /DNA/ – Chairman, Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), Mr. Bilal Bin Saqib, called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, today and briefed him on his recent visit to Hong Kong and engagements there. During the meeting, Mr. Bilal Bin Saqib briefed the Finance Minister on his constructive engagement with Hong Kong policymakers and relevant institutions, including the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and Securities and Futures Commission, with discussions on knowledge-sharing, experience and successful use cases relevantRead More
Japan grants $142,500 for TB Screening in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, SEP 1 /DNA/ – The Government of Japan, under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) Program, has decided to provide grant assistance of 21 million Yen (approximately USD 142,500) to the Dopasi Foundation for a project to procure equipment and a vehicle for tuberculosis screening in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Chakwal. The grant contract was signed between His Excellency Mr. AKAMATSU Shuichi, Ambassador of Japan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the representative of the Dopasi Foundation at the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad on SeptemberRead More
EU worried over Russian new moves
News Desk BRUSSELS: EU defence ministers grappled Tuesday with bolstering Ukraine’s air defences, as worries grow over Russia’s campaign to destabilise Kyiv’s European backers. Moscow has taken advantage of Ukraine running low on US-built air defence missiles to pummel the country, while Kyiv has hit back against Russian infrastructure with its own long-range strikes. A barrage of Russian drones and ballistic missiles killed at least 12 people in Kyiv and its region overnight Monday to Tuesday, according to Ukraine, just as children were to return to school after the summer.Read More
Islamabad MoU implementation only way forward, DPM Dar tells Iran’s Araghchi
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 1: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday stressed the need to implement the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, saying it was the only way forward to resolve their dispute. DPM Dar made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, the Foreign Office said in a statement. DPM Dar arrived a day ago in Bishkek to join Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who isRead More
Foreign-Born Companions of Pakistan’s Political Leaders
by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Politics is generally regarded as a realm in which national interests, public responsibilities and political traditions dominate almost every aspect of a leader’s life. Yet the personal lives of political leaders sometimes reveal a fascinating dimension of history that lies beyond parliaments, elections and governments. Pakistan’s political history provides several remarkable examples of prominent leaders whose lives were closely connected with women born outside the country or belonging to foreign nationalities. From the early years of the Sub-Continent to contemporary Pakistan, marriages between Pakistani political leadersRead More