AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMonsoon Disaster: Lahore was hit by extreme rain, with 263mm falling in one spell and flooding underpasses and roads; across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, monsoon incidents have killed at least 43 and injured 177, while a wider regional toll reached 82 across India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Red Sea Security: Pakistan condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers, pledged close coordination with Saudi Arabia, and warned it reserves the right to use force to protect Pakistani-flagged vessels amid the Yemen blockade. Economy & Finance: Pakistan sought a $10bn US exchange stabilisation backstop after Iran mediation, but Reuters reports economists doubt it will fix long-avoided reforms; separately, S&P upgraded Pakistan’s sovereign rating to ‘B’. Trade & Industry: BYD says its $150m Gharo EV plant is in final stages; Airlink will set up an electric bike assembly plant in Lahore; REAP secured 60,000 tons of rice orders from China; Pakistan launched a mobile app for the Pakistan Single Window to digitise cross-border trade. Education & Cricket: B-Form is now mandatory for Grade 5 and 8 board exam registration; PCB announced Pakistan’s five-match ODI tour of England in May 2027. Markets: Gold in Pakistan eased after four days of gains, dropping to about Rs432,036 per tola.
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