KARACHI: The central bank received about $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund after the lender’s executive board completed a review of the country’s bailout program, providing fresh support for foreign-exchange reserves even as the conflict in the Middle East clouds the outlook.
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Sitara-e-Shujaat for border martyr: Pakistan salutes Muhammad Liaqat Ali who thwarted suicide plot
ISLAMABAD: The mother, son and brother of Muhammad Liaqat Ali, a railway employee martyred on Monday while single-handedly stopping a suspected suicide bomber near a border security post, left Wednesday for the capital under full government escort to receive Pakistan’s second-highest civilian award for bravery from the president this evening.
Iraq, Pakistan strike deals with Iran for oil and LNG passage through Strait of Hormuz – report
KARACHI: Iraq and Pakistan have reached bilateral agreements with Iran to secure the safe transit of crude oil and liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Tuesday, highlighting Tehran’s tightening control over one of the world’s most vital energy arteries amid the US-Israeli war.
Death toll rises to 9 in KP rickshaw bombing amid surge in attacks linked to Afghanistan
LAKKI MARWAT: The death toll from a powerful explosion in a crowded market square in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to nine on Tuesday, including two traffic police officers, as authorities said the blast was caused by more than one maund of explosives planted in a vehicle.
Pakistan narrows nine-month deficit to 0.7 percent of GDP, primary surplus hits 3.2 percent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded a fiscal deficit of less than 1% of gross domestic product for the first time in its history during the nine months through March, the government said on Tuesday, as tighter spending controls and higher revenues helped stabilise public finances.
Karachi police arrest ‘most-wanted’ female drug supplier; officials probe her unchained court appearance
KARACHI: Police arrested a woman described as one of the city’s most-wanted drug suppliers early on Tuesday, seizing a pistol, cocaine valued at millions of rupees and other narcotics from her possession after a joint midnight operation in the Garden area, authorities said.
Opposition leaders stage sit-in outside Adiala jail as Imran Khan marks 1,000 days in custody
RAWALPINDI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi joined a sit-in on Tuesday alongside the sisters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan outside Adiala jail, as authorities enforced a sweeping ban on public gatherings and deployed heavy security forces to prevent any escalation.
Car sales surge 52 percent in first 10 months as buyers brush off higher fuel prices
KARACHI: Pakistan’s car sales rose 52% in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, reaching 127,042 units compared with 83,401 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association.
Cambridge faces fresh leak allegations after Pakistani students say latest AS-level Math exam matched paper circulating online
KARACHI: Students sitting for an AS-level mathematics examination administered by Cambridge International Education on Tuesday reported that the paper they received was identical to a fully solved version that had appeared on social media only a day earlier, the latest in a series of leaks that have disrupted Cambridge’s testing cycle in Pakistan and prompted a high-level government intervention.
SBP sees Pakistan growth near low end of forecast after strong H1 as oil shock looms
KARACHI: Pakistan’s macroeconomic stability strengthened in the first half of fiscal 2026 despite floods at home and uncertainty over global trade even as the State Bank of Pakistan warned Tuesday that the war in the Middle East now threatens to derail the recovery.