Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
International

Pakistan Seeks $10 Billion US Backstop – Report

By BPN News Desk
Pakistan has requested a $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility from the United States to strengthen its foreign exchange reserves and reduce pressure on the Pakistani rupee. The proposed arrangement has not yet received US approval. Pakistan Seeks US Financial Backstop Islamabad has proposed a Bilateral Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility with a maturity of up to
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Cricket Sports

BCCI Revises Domestic Cricket Rules

By BPN News Desk
The BCCI has revised its playing conditions for the 2026–27 Indian domestic cricket season, introducing changes covering deliberate no-balls, overthrows, leg-side wides and the completion of the day’s final over. BCCI Domestic Cricket Rule Changes Under the updated conditions, a bowler found to have delivered a deliberate front-foot no-ball or intentional non-pitching
Amit Shah
Op-Eds Opinion

Has Amit Shah Underestimated the Political Backlash to the FCRA Bill Behind the CJP Protest?

By BPN News Desk
For more than a decade, Amit Shah has been regarded as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s master strategist. Elections that appeared unwinnable were turned into victories. States that once seemed politically impenetrable became BJP strongholds. Supporters hailed him as the architect of an unprecedented political expansion, while critics acknowledged that few politicians
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National

Police File FIRs Over CJP Protest Violence

By BPN News Desk
Delhi Police have registered multiple FIRs over violence and vandalism during the CJP-led march towards Parliament, with investigators examining whether the clashes were coordinated. Six cases were initially filed, while subsequent police updates indicated that the number had risen to 10 as additional incidents came under investigation. CJP Protest FIRs Registered The
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International

Trump Allows Direct US Flights to Lebanon

By BPN News Desk
US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to allow American airlines to operate direct flights to Lebanon, potentially ending a suspension that has lasted since 1985. No US carrier has yet announced a route or confirmed when services could begin. US-Lebanon Direct Flights Approved Trump announced the decision after meeting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
PM Modi
International

India Protests Deaths of Four Seafarers

By BPN News Desk
India has summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest over an attack on the commercial vessel MV Golden Leo that killed four Indian seafarers. The ship was struck while departing Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa. India Summons Russian Diplomat The Ministry of External Affairs summoned Russian chargé d’affaires Vladimir […]
Pete Hegseth
International

US Iran War Cost Estimated at $37.5 Billion

By BPN News Desk
The United States’ military campaign against Iran is estimated to cost $37.5 billion through the end of September, according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The figure was presented as the Pentagon sought billions of dollars in additional funding from Congress. Iran War Cost Reaches $37.5 Billion Hegseth disclosed the estimate during testimony before the […]
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International

Trump Plans Tariffs on Generic Drug Imports

By BPN News Desk
US President Donald Trump has announced a phased tariff plan for imported generic medicines, offering two years of duty-free access before imposing rates of 100% and eventually 200%. The proposal could significantly affect India, a major supplier of affordable generic drugs to the American market. Trump Announces Generic Drug Tariffs Trump said imported generic medicines