Pakistan explores new food export routes, protections for farm supply amid Middle East conflict

  • Senior ministers review alternative sea routes, new markets amid the war in Iran
  • Pakistan relies heavily on Middle Eastern sea lanes for its imports and exports
By Arab News Pakistan ·

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Pakistan launches 5G spectrum auction in step toward digital economy

  • Finance minister calls 5G auction “historic milestone” for Pakistan’s digital transformation
  • 5G rollout expected to boost connectivity, IT exports and technology sector
By Waseem Abbasi ·

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Karachi women entrepreneurs keep shops open as Eid inflation squeezes sales

  • Pakistan’s consumer inflation rose to 7% last month, a 16-month high
  • Women traders at Karachi mall say customer turnout has dropped sharply this Eid season
By Ismail Dilawar ·

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Pakistan orders four-day workweek, shuts schools to save fuel amid Middle East oil crisis

  • The development comes as ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran disrupt oil supplies in Strait of Hormuz, push prices past $119 a barrel
  • Islamabad bans government purchases, cuts fuel allocation for vehicles as well as workforce in public and private offices by 50 percent
By KASHIF IMRAN ·

Iranians fleeing cities under attack seek refuge in the countryside

  • Tens of thousands of Iranians are fleeing Tehran and other cities as Israeli and US bombardment spreads fear
  • he UN refugee agency says that about 100,000 people left the Iran’s capital Tehran in the war’s first two days and that the level of displacement is surely much higher by now
By AP ·

Champions League: Barcelona travels to Newcastle as round of 16 gets underway

  • Spanish champions travel to St. James’ Park for the first leg, with coach Hansi Flick leaving his players in no doubt about what’s at stake
By AP ·