Gold ke daam global aur local markets mein gir gaye hain. Pakistan mein sona Rs300 per tola aur 10 gram Rs257 sasta hua. Pakistani rupee dollar ke muqablay mein strong hua, dollar open market mein Rs284.90 tak gira. Eurobond, remittances aur crude oil ke daam girne se ye behtari aayi. Pound aur euro mehange hua.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif ne Indian Air Force chief ke Pakistan ke jets girane ke dawe ko jhoot qarar diya. India ne May mein Pakistan ke 5 jets girane ka dawa kiya, lekin Pakistan ne 6 Indian jets, including 3 Rafale, girane ka jawab diya. Dono sides apne aircraft verify karne ko tayar nahi. Tensions abhi barqarar hain.

Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan ne timber traders se kaha hai ke wo Pakistan mein jungle barhane mein madad karein, kyun ke sirf 1.9% zameen jungle se covered hai. Hukumat timber industry ke permits aur documentation ke masail jaldi hal karegi. Balochistan mein jungle lagane ke liye surveys shuru kiye jayenge taake zameen ka behtari se istemal ho.

PSX Friday ko gir gaya, KSE-100 index 264 points gir kar 145,383 par close hua. Market shuruat mein acha tha lekin trade deficit aur girti hui foreign reserves ki wajah se investors ne munafa book kar liya. Engro Holdings, FFC achay rahe, lekin Lucky Cement aur Mari Petroleum ne market ko neeche le gaya. Trading volume 548 million shares tha.

Urumqi Airport ne do saal baad Pakistan se seedha seafood shipment receive kiya, jis se transit time aur kharchay kam ho gaye. Is shipment mein prawns, black pomfret aur grouper tha. Customs ne jaldi clearance di. Yeh trade aur taaza seafood ki supply behtari ke liye zaroori hai. Saath hi, Pakistan ki dental exports China ko 4% barh gayi hain.

Hukumat ne July 2025 ke baad retire hone walay tamam federal pensioners ke liye pension barhane ka faisla kiya hai. Is izafe mein 2011 se 2024 tak diye gaye paanch ad-hoc allowances shamil hain, jinka total 70% hai. Har pensioner ko barabar faida milega, aur net pension ko base bana kar izafa diya jayega.

PCB ke Chief Curator Tony Hemming ne sirf eik saal baad resign kar diya. Wo July 2024 mein aaye tha aur pitch preparation mein naya “greenhouse concept” introduce kiya tha. Hemming ka 40 saal ka tajurba hai aur Ab wo Bangladesh Cricket Board ke saath contract par hain, PCB mein wapas aane ke liye apply bhi kar chuke hain.

Religious Affairs Ministry ne 2026 Hajj ke pehle phase mein 71,000 se zyada applications liye. Doosra phase 11 August se shuru hoga, jismein registered aur unregistered dono apply kar sakte hain. Quota 116,000 pilgrims ka hai. Hajj packages 38-42 ya 20-25 din ke hain, cost 1.15 se 1.25 million tak hai. Passport valid hona aur vaccination zaroori hai.

Punjab hukumat ne Rs675 billion ka purana qarz ada kardiya, jo wheat procurement aur subsidy se related tha. Ye qarz 30 saal purana tha. CM Maryam Nawaz aur team ne is historic repayment ka amal mukammal kiya. Ab rozana Rs250 million sood bachay ga, jo ab public welfare aur taraqqi par kharch hoga. Ye Punjab ki financial stability ke liye bara qadam hai.

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar ne overseas Pakistanis aur investors ke liye visa process tez karne ke liye nayi guidelines jari kar di hain. Unhone kaha ke red tape kam karni hogi aur digital tools se visa applications jaldi process honge. Visa facilitation se diaspora aur foreign investment ko barhawa milega, jo mulk ki economy ke liye zaroori hai