ISLAMABAD -- A total of 257 people were killed and 492 others injured in 501 terrorist incidents in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province in the first half of 2025, local authorities said in a report.
The report recorded a 45 percent increase in terrorist incidents in the cited period compared to the same period last year. (Pakistan-Terror Attacks)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Forest Park Selangor, located 16 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur, has been officially listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has said.
The listing was made during the UNESCO's 47th session of the World Heritage Committee held from July 6 to 16 at the Paris headquarters, the ministry said in a statement. (Malaysia-Forest Park-UNESCO)
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KABUL -- The trade value between Afghanistan and Pakistan amounted to nearly 1 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2025, local media outlet TOLOnews reported late Saturday.
"Afghanistan's trade with Pakistan totaled 989 million U.S. dollars during this period, with exports valued at 277 million dollars and imports at 712 million dollars," said Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, spokesperson for Afghanistan's Ministry of Industry and Commerce, as quoted by TOLOnews. (Afghanistan-Trade-Relations)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Despite broader regional challenges, Malaysia leads Southeast Asia's initial public offering (IPO) performance in the first half, Deloitte data showed.
The firm said in a recent report that Malaysia recorded approximately 48 percent year-on-year increase in the number of listings to 32, with IPO amount raised increasing by approximately 109 percent to 940 million U.S. dollars, along with a corresponding uptick in total IPO market capitalization by approximately 165 percent to 4.04 billion dollars. (Malaysia-IPO-Increase) Enditem
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