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Pakistan jumps 27 places in ITU’s ICT index

[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded a significant improvement in the International Telecommunication Union’s ICT Development Index 2026, jumping 27 places with a 20% increase in its score, according to an official statement issued on Friday. According to the latest data, Pakistan’s ICT Development Index score increased from 56.4 in 2025 to 67.7 in 2026, showing … Read more

PM Shehbaz invites Turkish firms to expand investment in Pakistan during Istanbul meetings

Highlights Pakistan’s improving macroeconomic fundamentals, investor-friendly policy framework PM Shehbaz meeting with a delegation of Calık Holding led by the Group’s Chairman Mr. Ahmet Calık in Istanbul. Photo: X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday held a series of meetings with senior executives of Turkiye’s leading business groups and industry organisations in Istanbul, reaffirming Pakistan’s … Read more

Iranians flock to week-long funeral rites for Khamenei

Courtyard of Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla filled with mourners waving flags, carrying photographs of slain leader Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf attend farewell ceremony for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Mourners thronged … Read more