{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Daily Lead Pakistan","provider_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news","author_name":"Web Desk","author_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/author\/edt\/","title":"Microsoft closes office in Pakistan, lays off staff","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nWt4FNVPxS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/microsoft-closes-office-in-pakistan-lays-off-staff\/\">Microsoft closes office in Pakistan, lays off staff<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/microsoft-closes-office-in-pakistan-lays-off-staff\/embed\/#?secret=nWt4FNVPxS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Microsoft closes office in Pakistan, lays off staff&#8221; &#8212; Daily Lead Pakistan\" data-secret=\"nWt4FNVPxS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Page-6-5.jpg","thumbnail_width":1746,"thumbnail_height":1048,"description":"Spokesperson says company to provide services through local partners, offices abroad KARACHI Microsoft has decided to close its office in Pakistan and laid off five employees. Earlier, media reports suggested that the global tech giant had moved its operations out of the country. These were based on a LinkedIn post by Jawad Rehman, the former [&hellip;]"}