PM commends ADB’s role in Pakistan’s economic development

[ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday praised the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) longstanding partnership with Pakistan, highlighting the institution’s crucial role in the country’s development and prosperity. In a meeting with ADB President Masato Kanda at the Prime Minister’s House, Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged ADB as a reliable partner in Pakistan’s journey towards economic growth. … Read more

Bugti launches women’s endowment fund

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said that sustainable development in the province is impossible without women’s active participation in the economic and social mainstream. Announcing the establishment of the Women Economic Empowerment Endowment Fund, he termed the initiative a milestone that would enable thousands of skilled women across Balochistan to achieve financial independence. … Read more

IAEA inspectors’ return not full resumption of cooperation: Iran

Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency began work at the key nuclear site of Bushehr in southwestern Iran, the nuclear watchdog’s … Read more