ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched a high-level delegation to the United States to counter India’s rising influence, intensifying a diplomatic showdown between the two nuclear-armed rivals amid escalating regional tensions.
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Pro-Taliban JUI-F rejects child marriage ban, plans protests
PESHAWAR: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of the far-right pro-Taliban Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party, on Sunday rejected the recently enacted Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act 2025, announcing a series of nationwide protest rallies to oppose the legislation and raise awareness about what he described as threats to Islamic governance and national sovereignty.
Army chief vows to crush Indian-backed terrorists in Balochistan
QUETTA: Pakistan’s top military commander pledged on Sunday to crush terrorists in Balochistan, accusing India of fueling militancy in the restive province critical to the nation’s stability, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday.
Militant attacks rise slightly in May
ISLAMABAD: Militant attacks in Pakistan increased slightly in May, with security forces suffering a sharp rise in fatalities despite heightened military tensions with India, according to a report released on Sunday by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
Pakistan’s consumer confidence hits six-year high
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s consumer confidence has surged to its highest level in six years, according to the Ipsos Consumer Confidence Survey for the second quarter of 2025, released on Sunday.
FBR revenue gap nears Rs1 trillion in 11 months as economy falters
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) fell short of its revenue target by nearly Rs1 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025, hampered by a faltering economy and plunging imports that gutted domestic sales tax receipts.
Sharif offers talks, Rs250bn for Balochistan to woo ‘misled’ militants
QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday called for a unified push to bring back those “misled” by terrorists in Balochistan, urging dialogue over violence as the solution to the province’s escalating security crisis.
Pakistan, Afghanistan restore full ambassadors in China-brokered diplomatic thaw
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have upgraded their diplomatic missions to full ambassadorial status, a move announced separately by both governments this week that signals a rare détente in their recent tense relationship.
India’s top general confirms jet losses in clash with Pakistan, sidesteps specific tally
ISLAMABAD: India’s top military official has confirmed that the country lost fighter jets in a recent aerial clash with Pakistan but declined to provide a precise count, despite repeated questioning from a Bloomberg journalist during a security summit in Singapore.
Petrol rises to Rs253.63/liter; diesel steady at Rs254.64/litre
ISLAMABAD: The government has raised the price of petrol by Re1 to Rs253.63 per litre for the next 15 days, effective June 1, while leaving high-speed diesel prices unchanged at Rs254.64 per litre, even as global oil markets remain largely subdued.