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Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb signs a memorandum of understanding as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao looks on in Islamabad. Photo: Courtesy: X/@Financegovpk KARACHI: Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with crypto exchange Binance to explore “tokenization” of up to $2 billion of sovereign bonds, treasury bills and commodity reserves to increase liquidity and attract investors, […]

According to him, the right to privacy requires protecting people against any intrusion into private domains Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that DNA testing without an individual’s consent is a gross violation of their fundamental rights to

Palestinians take the Al-Rashid road towards Gaza City from Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 10, 2025. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on Friday reaffirmed the indispensable role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine

. ISLAMABAD: Days after scrapping its previous, larger body over concerns over “leaks”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday unveiled a reconstituted political committee, naming 23 senior leaders while leaving out former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur and including leaders from the opposition alliance. The reorganization was carried out on the instructions of jailed

Recommends establishing BISP centers in well-known and easily accessible locations ISLAMABAD: Expressing serious concerns over their personnel policies, a Senate committee on Friday summoned non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation. He also asked the Finance Division to explain why anti-poverty departments cannot hire people on a contractual basis while field operations

. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of Interior has canceled the regularization of 34 officers of the National Cyber ​​Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). These officers – who previously served in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) – were regularized in 2012 by a committee headed by Syed Khursheed Shah of the PPP. According to a notification issued

Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Friday said the PTI must "abandon its negative policy" as the party no longer has former ISI chief Faiz Hameed "rely on". Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, he described the ex-spymaster’s conviction as ” "historic decision" who reaffirmed that "the law is equal

Marriyum Aurangzeb meets transporter representatives as Punjab CM forms committee to resolve issues Punjab goods transporters on Friday announced the end of their five-day strike following successful negotiations with the provincial government, agreeing to resolve all outstanding issues through dialogue. The strike, which began on December 8, was called in protest against the Punjab Traffic