Foreign investors pull out $736 million from Pakistan equities: Report

IANS | June 21, 2026 6:38 PM

New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Foreign investors pulled out a net $736 million from Pakistan's equity market in FY26 due to the outflows driven by geopolitical tensions in the West Asia conflict and the country's downgrade in major global market indices, a report has said.

'UK PM Starmer may possibly resign on Monday'

IANS | June 21, 2026 4:40 PM

London, June 21 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and is reportedly preparing to present a timetable for an orderly departure from Downing Street, British media reports said.

Pakistan’s GSP+ status in EU may run into human rights barrier

IANS | June 21, 2026 3:18 PM

New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Pakistan has continued to enjoy export benefits to the European markets under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), despite its continuous track record of human rights, labour, governance, and environmental violations, which have dented Islamabad’s global credibility, a report said.