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Pakistan-Jordan agree to pursue preferential trade agreement

Pakistan and Jordan have agreed to pursue a preferential trade agreement (PTA) and significantly expand bilateral cooperation across 16 priority sectors, ranging from trade, finance and industry to climate change, maritime affairs, health, technology and education, as the two countries signed the protocol to translate long-standing historical, political and diplomatic ties into measurable economic and…

Pakistan seeks extension of $1.2bn deferred oil payment facility from Saudi Arabia

Islamabad: Pakistan has requested Saudi Arabia to extend its deferred oil payment facility worth $1.2 billion, seeking to ease pressure on the country’s balance of payments, sources said on Wednesday. According to officials, Pakistan has asked the Saudi Fund for Development to defer oil import payments for an additional year. Petroleum imports—primarily sourced from Saudi…

KP CM doubles relief package for operation victims to Rs230,000

Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Wednesday announced a significant increase in the relief package for victims of the security operation in Kurram district, raising the amount from Rs110,000 to Rs230,000. The chief minister also said that displaced persons currently living with host families would receive the same relief assistance. Addressing issues…