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CCP Deceptive Marketing FMCG Rs30 Million Recovered From Multinational Over False Medical Claims

CCP Takes Action Against Multinational FMCG Firm for Deceptive Marketing

Nayab FatimaJune 10, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan collects a court-certified fine of Rs30 million from a major multinational corporation following a decision by the commission’s Appellate Tribunal regarding a five-year-old decision that the firm had misled its customers into believing that its product was medicinal in nature. The hefty price has been paid by one of the ... Read more

NAB housing scam recovery Lahore ceremony showing 1,619 pay orders worth Rs462 million distributed to victims of Omega Residencia Eden Housing and Abuzar Housing schemes

NAB Returns Rs462 Million to 1,619 Housing Scam Victims

Nayab FatimaJune 10, 2026

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau gave out 1,619 payments totaling Rs462 million to the victims of Omega Residencia, Eden Housing, Abuzar Housing, Formanites and other scams in an event held in Lahore. The recovery program of Eden Housing alone has resulted in the disbursement of Rs1.4 billion to 11,076 victims. The NAB Lahore compensated a ... Read more

Pakistan Bahrain military cooperation CDF Munir 2026 — GHQ Rawalpindi meeting between Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Bahrain National Guard Commander General Shaikh Mohammad bin Isa

Bahrain’s National Guard Commander Meets CDF Munir at GHQ

Nayab FatimaJune 9, 2026

RAWALPINDI: The National Guard Commander of Bahrain reached out to the field marshal, Asim Munir. In addition, he also met separately with the naval and air force commanders of Pakistan. These discussions included talks about drones, artificial intelligence, sea security, and other advanced defense systems in view of the ongoing war between the US and Iran. ... Read more

Pakistani Air Force J-35 stealth fighter jet fifth-generation China acquisition

Pakistan Reportedly Eyes Up to 40 Chinese J-35 Stealth Fighter Jets

Nayab FatimaJune 9, 2026

ISLAMABAD: An ongoing secret defence arrangement between Islamabad and Beijing is likely to redraw the lines of airpower strategy in South Asia for some time to come. According to media reports, Pakistan is now in talks to purchase up to 40 J-35 stealth jets from China along with other military equipment that includes an array ... Read more

Pakistan Nuclear Warheads highlighted in the SIPRI Nuclear Report 2026, showing Pakistan's 170-warhead arsenal and growing nuclear competition with India.

Pakistan Nuclear Warheads Reach 170 as India Expands Atomic Arsenal

Faraz Ali AnsariJune 9, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The international nuclear arms race has taken a new turn in terms of competition, as both Pakistan and India are increasing their strategic weapons, while at the same time, Russia and the United States still hold an upper hand on the international nuclear stockpile, according to the recent analysis made by the Stockholm International ... Read more

RAW agents arrested in AJK during ISI-led intelligence operation in Chehla Bandi Muzaffarabad in June 2026

Security Forces Arrest Five Suspected RAW Operatives in AJK Operation

Nayab FatimaJune 9, 2026

An intelligence operation jointly conducted in the Chehla Bandi area of Muzaffarabad district results in the arrest of five individuals suspected of being associated with India’s Research and Analysis Wing, through whose interrogation the hidden arms depot of automatic weapons was discovered. MUZAFFARABAD: The security forces of Pakistan have taken quick action against the Indian ... Read more

NAB Freezes $4.5 Million in Bahria Town CEO’s Foreign Accounts in Money Laundering Probe

Nayab FatimaJune 8, 2026

The National Accountability Bureau of Pakistan seizes foreign accounts linked to the top executives of Bahria Town and his spouse in Mauritius, intensifying a broader inquiry into the diversion of funds through offshore routes and illegal use of government land. KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Pakistan’s top body in fighting corruption, has taken its operations ... Read more

Pakistan budget 2026-27 IMF tax proposals — government proposal chart showing salaried class tax slab relief, 2% super tax cut, exporter advance tax abolition and GST hikes on solar and hybrid vehicles

Pakistan’s Salaried Class Awaits IMF Decision on Proposed Tax Cuts

Nayab FatimaJune 8, 2026

Before the budget by three days, the government has suggested tax slabs benefitting salaried individuals, super tax reduction, scrapping advance income tax on exporters, and concessions to the real estate sector. None of these measures have been sanctioned by the IMF yet. At the same time, raising GST on solar and hybrid cars is also ... Read more

Pakistan savings rate three decade low PIDE report comparison chart showing Pakistan at 6.4% versus Bangladesh 21%, India 28% and Vietnam 30% savings rates

Pakistanis Saving Just Rs6 Per Rs100 Earned in Worst Trend Since 1990s

Nayab FatimaJune 8, 2026

The latest PIDE report says that savings in Pakistan have been reduced to 6.4%, which is the lowest ever in the past 30 years. Savings in Bangladesh are at 21%, India 28%, and Vietnam close to 30%. As the inflation erodes their earnings, investors keep money in gold and property. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has registered the ... Read more

An official registration counter demonstrating digital financial inclusion at a social welfare program center.

BISP Emerges as One of the World’s Largest Social Safety Net Programmes

Nayab FatimaJune 8, 2026

The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) is experiencing a massive restructuring that aims to facilitate the conversion of millions of recipients into the program’s cashless system. In an interview conducted at a high-profile press conference in Islamabad, the chairperson of BISP, Rubina Khalid, asserted the greatness of the program not only locally but internationally as ... Read more

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