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Top 10 Best Regional Airports in the World in 2025, No.2 Will Surprise You

These 10 regional airports prove that excellence isn’t measured by size alone—it’s about understanding your purpose and executing it flawlessly. Regional airports are the underdogs of aviation—the hardworking middle children who don’t get the glamour of international mega-hubs. They somehow manage to deliver exceptional experiences without the chaos of connecting passengers rushing to catch flights […]

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Currency Rate / Mehreen Assadi

284.12 Pakistani Rupee DATE . July/4/2025

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Currency Rate / Mehreen Assadi

283.82 Pakistani Rupee DATE . July/3/2025

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China ‘rolls over’ $3.4bn of commercial loans to Pakistan

Business, International / Mehreen Assadi

Foreign loans, particularly from China, vital for stabilising Pakistan’s depleted foreign exchange reserves China has rolled over $3.4 billion in loans to Pakistan, which together with other recent commercial and multilateral lending will boost Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves to $14 billion, a finance ministry source said on Sunday. Beijing rolled over $2.1 billion, which has

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National Saving Schemes: CDNS lowers rates of return

Banks / Mehreen Assadi

The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has reduced the rates of return on a number of its National Savings Schemes (NSS) with effect from June 27, 2025, it was learnt on Wednesday. The rate of Saving Account (SA) remained unchanged at 9.50%, brokerage house Topline Securities reported. The Defence Saving Certificates (DSC) will offer

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Post Office Savings Account (POSA) interest rate for July-September 2025

Banks / Mehreen Assadi

Post Office Savings Account (POSA) interest rate has remained unchanged at 4% since December 1, 2011. It is likely to remain so even for the upcoming quarters Finance Ministry may review Post Office Savings Account interest rate. | Image source: Shutterstock Post Office Savings Account (POSA) interest rate for the July-September quarter of FY 2025-26

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UK F-35 parts exports to Israel are lawful, High Court rules

Business, Technology / Mehreen Assadi

The UK’s High Court has rejected a case brought by campaigners trying to stop the transfer to Israel of all British-made spare parts for US-produced F-35 fighter jets, saying it didn’t have the constitutional authority to intervene. The government suspended about 30 arms export licences to Israel last September because of a risk of UK-made

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SBP’s foreign exchange reserves climb to $14.51bn

Currency Rate / Mehreen Assadi

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Wednesday that its foreign exchange reserves rose to $14.51 billion by June 30. Last month, the central bank’s reserves increased by $167 million to $11.675bn during the week ending June 6, though it failed to reach its target of $14bn by the end of the 2024-25 fiscal year. A press release issued by

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