AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoUS-Backstop Bid: Pakistan has asked the United States for a $10 billion bilateral exchange stabilisation facility to support forex reserves and steady the rupee, with up to five-year maturity, after its Iran mediation boosted diplomatic leverage; the US Treasury declined comment. Middle East Tensions: Pakistan’s Foreign Office condemned Houthi threats against Saudi Arabia and Red Sea commercial shipping, warning they endanger navigation and global trade and saying attacks on Pakistani-flagged vessels would be treated as a grave threat. Fuel Shock Ahead: Petrol pumps across Pakistan will shut for 24 hours from 6am Thursday after petroleum dealers rejected the government’s daily pricing policy, warning of wider disruption if demands aren’t met. Human Rights Pressure: Amnesty International urged an investigation into Pakistani airstrikes on a Kabul drug rehab centre in March, calling it a possible war crime and saying it found no support for Pakistan’s claims. Markets Watch: Gold in Pakistan hit Rs433,836 per tola as global bullion prices kept climbing; PSX also showed vulnerability to external shocks with the KSE-100 sliding sharply. Regional Diplomacy: Deputy PM Ishaq Dar pushed ADB to speed up financing for Pakistan’s ML-1 railway project during talks in Manila. Security Update: Pakistan intensified counterterror operations in Balochistan, arresting two female suicide bombers and killing militants in Surab and Mastung. Weather: Monsoon rains battered Lahore and parts of Punjab, with PMD warning of more showers and possible flooding.
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