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Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, the Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, & Economic Affairs, is currently on an official visit to Morocco, where she engaged in meetings with officials from the World Bank (WB) and Morocco’s Central Bank. On Wednesday, Dr. Shamshad held a meeting with Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank. They discussed Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook and the stabilization measures being implemented. Bjerde expressed her encouragement for Pakistan to continue on...

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, further exacerbating the region’s dire situation following a series of devastating earthquakes that occurred just last weekend. The latest seismic activity occurred at a shallow depth around 05:10 am local time, with its epicenter located approximately 29 kilometers north of Herat province, as reported by the United States Geological Survey, according to AFP. Rescue teams and volunteers have been tirelessly working on the ground since...

As relentless Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate the Gaza Strip, Israel has announced that it has regained control of the border areas from the Palestinian group Hamas. Fears of a regional conflagration are escalating, with an anticipated Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, the densely populated and impoverished enclave from which Hamas initiated its multi-pronged attack on Israel. The Gaza health ministry has reported over 950 casualties and 5,000 injuries in the crowded coastal enclave since...