It is estimated that Pakistan has total debt and liability exceeding 50.5 trillion Pakistani rupees (PKR). The official figures released on Wednesday indicated that PKR 20.7 trillion was added by the current government alone. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the debt figures until September 2021. This comes after Prime Minister Imran Khan described the growing debt as a “national security issue”.

Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of the Shaheen-1A surface-to-surface missile on Thursday. The test flight was meant to re-validate certain technical parameters and design parameters of the weapon system. The ISPR released a statement announcing the flight. DG Strategic Plans Division, Chairman NESCOM, Commander Army Strategic Forces Command, and scientists and engineers of strategic organizations witnessed the flight test.

The Islamabad police have decided to appoint students interns in order to increase police contact with the public. This will allow them to address public complaints as soon as possible. This decision was made by IGP Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman. Taking this action will facilitate the resolution of complaints made to the police on an immediate basis.

Komal Ali Shah has been selected as the first Pakistani for the Hiroshima-ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security 2021. She is a student at the National Defence University’s Department of Strategic Studies. Nuclear Weapons and Global Security was established in 2019 and take place every year. Komal Ali Shah was one of 41 participants to be selected for this year’s program.

Balochistan’s Reko Diq Gold mines are valued at $260 billion and could be worth $1 trillion. It is estimated that Reko Diq has 5.9 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.41 percent copper and 41.5 million ounces of gold reserves, making it one of the largest copper and gold deposits in the world. Pakistan is extremely fortunate to have minerals of such high value in Balochistan.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will receive an International Sports Personality Award at Dubai Expo on 9th January 2022. It is in recognition of his service and efforts in the world of sport that he will be given the honor. Pakistan cricket team captain Imran Khan continues to receive international acclaim for his 1992 World Cup victory.

The government has released more than 100 Taliban prisoners as part of a “goodwill gesture”. The release follows the Taliban’s announcement of a ceasefire earlier this month. Most of the Taliban prisoners freed by the government were being de-radicalized and rehabilitated in government-run institutions. According to one official, most released inmates have not completed the six-month mandatory de-radicalization and rehabilitation program.

In a statement on Monday, the IMF confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Pakistan, which will help revive the country’s stalled US$6 billion financing program. This agreement will support Pakistan’s plan to progress economically. The IMF announced in a statement that the Pakistani authorities and IMF staff reached an agreement on policies and reforms needed for the sixth review.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, the chairman of the Punjab Congress, visited the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan on Saturday. The leaders prayed and emphasized the “opening of a new friendship chapter” between the two countries and trade. Kartarpur corridor links Guru Nanak Dev’s final resting place, Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, in Pakistan. Former cricketer and politician Navjot Singh Sidhu called the premier his older brother.