The estimated total hydropower potential of Pakistan is around 60,000 MWe, of which nearly 16% is currently exploited. The hydropower potential is concentrated in the northern mountainous region of the country, located far from load centers.

The Minister said he is guaranteeing two things: the IMF programme will be restored, and Pakistan will not be going bankrupt.

"China and the U.S. both stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation," embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said.

India no longer recognises the special status of Kashmir through international law which allows to certain degrees to hold armed struggle against foreign occupation. India feels pressureless as there is no stronger Kashmir diplomacy happening around.

India and Pakistan each rule part of Kashmir and claim it in full. Mainly Hindu India has been fighting an armed insurgency in its portion of the region since the late 1980s.

The government asked the finance ministry and the central bank to review the proposal of the Chinese authorities and take practical steps. It is expected that formal talks between the two countries will take place soon.

The new price of petrol will be 179.86 rupee per litre and diesel will be 174.15 rupee.

In an open letter, academics from international universities urged Pakistan's incumbent government to adhere to and ensure basic human rights. Renowned Professor Noam Chomsky was also one of the signatories.

While addressing the session of the national assembly on Thursday, PM Shehbaz rejected the six-days ultimatum given by PTI Chairman Imran Khan to announce fresh elections.

The Indus Motors Company, Pakistan has announced to launch of its first locally-assembled vehicle in 2023.

The bill has bulldozed PTI’s 2021 legislation giving overseas Pakistanis the right to vote in general elections through a voting device.

Under a decades-old "status quo" arrangement with Muslim authorities, Israel allows Jews to visit the Al-Aqsa compound on condition they refrain from religious rites.