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Month: January 2026

Fitch affirms Pakistan’s ‘B-’ ratings with stable outlook, signals improved credit stability

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[ Updates sovereign rating criteria from Sept 2025, incorporating recovery assumptions into debt ratings for first time Global ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday affirmed Pakistan’s long-term foreign- and local-currency debt ratings at ‘B-’ with a stable outlook and assigned a ‘RR4’ recovery rating to the country’s senior unsecured instruments. The rating action follows Fitch’s adoption of … Read more

Pakistan’s decision to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ draws mixed reactions

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Senator Allama Raja Nasir criticises decision to join the body, calling it morally wrong and undermining UN law Defence Minister Khawaja Asif defended Pakistan’s move to join United States President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” on Wednesday amid criticism of the action as being “unwise” and “indefensible”. The move was announced earlier today by the Foreign … Read more

Journalists in Indian Kashmir asked to sign pledge vowing to keep peace

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The Indian Express says its journalist summoned four times between January 15 and 19 Since 1989, Indian occupational forces in IIOJK have killed over 96,000 people. PHOTO: FILE Police in Indian-occupied Kashmir have asked at least three journalists working in the region to sign a pledge vowing not to “disturb peace” in the region, two … Read more

PHC reserves verdict on petitions challenging ban on PTM

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Petitioners term federal decision ‘procedurally flawed’; government cites anti-state activities A lawyer walks past in front of the Peshawar High Court building. PHOTO: AFP PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a set of petitions challenging the federal government’s decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), which has been … Read more