Pakistan Signs $200 Million Loan Agreement with ADB
![Pakistan signs a $200M ADB loan agreement for power distribution upgrades, boosting efficiency and reducing energy losses. [Image via PTV]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jan-01-2025-13.10.23_adb-1024x800.webp)
Pakistan signs a $200M ADB loan agreement for power distribution upgrades, boosting efficiency and reducing energy losses.
Drop Site News: The Disinformation Blueprint Against Pakistan
![Drop Site News (DSN) claims to expose global malfeasance, but its sensationalism and biased attacks against Pakistan tell a different story. [Image via SAT Creatives]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SAT-Web-Banners-34-1024x1024.webp)
Drop Site News (DSN) claims to expose global malfeasance, but its sensationalism and biased attacks against Pakistan tell a different story.
President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s New Year Message for a Stronger Pakistan
![President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif share New Year messages of unity, resilience, and hope for Pakistan. [Image via Radio Pakistan]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/17194479891735701610-1024x648.webp)
President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif share New Year messages of unity, resilience, and hope for Pakistan.
Govt unveils ‘Uraan Pakistan’ 5-year National Economic Transformation Plan
![PM Shehbaz Sharif unveils the 2024-29 National Economic Transformation Plan to boost Pakistan’s growth and exports. [Image via PID]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/3120474556c1458.webp)
PM Shehbaz Sharif unveils the 2024-29 National Economic Transformation Plan to boost Pakistan’s growth and exports.
NLC and DP World Improve Connectivity Between Bangladesh and Pakistan
![DP World and NLC launch direct shipping route, boosting trade and cutting transit times between Pakistan and Bangladesh. [Image via Maritime Gateway]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Nlc-dp-world-1024x628.webp)
DP World and NLC launch direct shipping route, boosting trade and cutting transit times between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Seeks Abdali SRBM from Pakistan for Defense
![Bangladesh seeks to acquire Abdali SRBM from Pakistan to strengthen its defense amid growing tensions with India. [Image via AFP/ISPR]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/30001814ee221bc-1024x720.webp)
Bangladesh seeks to acquire Abdali SRBM from Pakistan to strengthen its defense amid growing tensions with India.
Selective Accountability: The TTP and its Refugee Reality
![From Gaza to Kashmir, the world selectively addresses human rights. UNAMA’s selective accountability over Pakistan’s TTP strikes is one instance. [Image via concernusa.org]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/concern-afghanistan-landscape-1024x700.webp)
From Gaza to Kashmir, the world picks and chooses when to care about human rights. UNAMA’s selective accountability over Pakistan’s TTP strikes is one instance.
The Road Ahead of the Biological Weapons Convention 2024
![Pakistan pushes for stronger, legally binding measures in the Biological Weapons Convention, but global tensions and financial hurdles remain [Image via Geneva Center for Security Policy ]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SAT-Web-Banners-26-1024x1024.webp)
Pakistan pushes for stronger, legally binding measures in the Biological Weapons Convention, but global tensions and financial hurdles remain
Afghanistan Condemns Pakistan Airstrikes in Paktika
![Afghanistan condemns Pakistan airstrikes in Paktika, claiming death of civilians and escalating tensions between the two countries [Image via AFP/File]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pak-Afghan-border1675358892-0.webp)
Afghanistan condemns Pakistan airstrikes in Paktika, claiming death of civilians and escalating tensions between the two countries
Quaid-e-Azam Day: A Reflection on the Man Who Shaped a Nation
![Quaid-e-Azam Day is a call to action, reminding Pakistanis that the nation’s future depends on fulfilling the dream of the Quaid, as envisioned in 1947. [Image via AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SAT-Web-Banners-22-1024x1024.webp)
Quaid-e-Azam Day is a call to action, reminding Pakistanis that the nation’s future depends on fulfilling the dream of the Quaid, as envisioned in 1947.