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Official data released by the State Bank of Pakistan shows Pakistani freelancers earned a record 549 million dollars in foreign exchange during the first quarter of FY27, representing a 45 percent surge fueled by rapid expansion in both IT and non-IT digital service exports.
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The Government of Pakistan has officially notified a revision in ex-depot petroleum prices effective October 28, reducing petrol by Rs 3.19 to Rs 376.06 per litre while increasing high-speed diesel by Rs 2.25 to Rs 398.07 per litre following global market adjustments.
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan has raised its benchmark policy interest rate to 12 percent, adopting a proactive monetary stance to mitigate emergent inflationary pressures stemming from regional geopolitical friction and volatile global commodity markets.
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Pakistan is observing Kashmir Black Day on October 27 with nationwide solidarity rallies, institutional seminars, and global diplomatic demarches, marking 79 years since the entry of Indian troops into Jammu and Kashmir while urging the United Nations to enforce its plebiscite resolutions.
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Following high-level bilateral security assessments, Pakistani authorities have partially reopened the critical Taftan and Gabd-Rimdan border crossings with Iran, clearing hundreds of stranded cargo trucks carrying essential food exports and restoring vital Liquefied Petroleum Gas shipments.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has officially inaugurated a flagship digital literacy program aimed at distributing 500,000 modern Chromebook laptops to meritorious school, college, and religious seminary (madrassa) students across Pakistan over the next two years.
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In an intense counter-terrorism operation conducted in the Zarkani sector of Dera Ismail Khan, security forces killed six heavily armed Khawarij militants following a fierce firefight, while two soldiers embraced martyrdom while defending the nation.
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In a landmark strategic development, Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar, and Indonesia have signed the multilateral Badr defense cooperation memorandum in Doha, establishing an integrated industrial framework for joint military production, technological exchange, and supply chain resilience.
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Representing Pakistan at the inaugural R4 group foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar joined counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Egypt in demanding an immediate regional ceasefire and unhindered maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has officially concluded the issuance of traditional Machine-Readable Passports after 22 years, completing a comprehensive nationwide transition to biometric chip-embedded digital e-passports across all domestic offices and overseas diplomatic missions.
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