♦ IMF agrees on new $1.3 billion loan programme for Pakistan: Fund reaches Staff-Level Agreement on first review for 37-month Extended Arrangement under Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and new 28-month arrangement under Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF): IMF says Pakistan remain committed to reduce public debt, maintain tight monetary police, keep inflation low: RSF to support govt efforts in building resilience to natural disasters
♦ Finance Minister Aurangzeb vows to implement IMF conditions
♦ Pakistan to bat first in last T20I against New Zealand
♦ Pakistan is safer than India and United States: Numbeo’s 2025 list of world’s safest countries released: Pakistan ranks 65th, India 66th
♦ 10-day Eid holidays announced for Punjab govt schools
♦ Section 144 imposed in Mardan on Eidul Fitr
♦ National Management Team reviews polio campaign preparations in April, May
♦ Star batter Saim Ayub returns home after rehab
♦ 155 drivers arrested for reckless driving on Motorway
♦ Two dead in gunfight over ‘honour’ in Islamabad
♦ Haris Rauf, Usman Khan told to stay in New Zealand for one-day series
♦ US says Russia, Ukraine agree on Black Sea naval ceasefire
♦ Syria slams 'flagrant' Israeli violation after deadly bombardment
♦ Canadians cancel summer trips to Trump's America
♦ Trump team splits on message as Iran considers talks
♦ US imposes trade restrictions on dozens of entities with Trump signs order requiring citizenship proof in federal electionsye on China
♦ Zimbabwe transfers army chief to sports ministry