ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will begin pilot projects for 5G mobile services in major cities next week, Information Technology and Telecommunication Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja said Thursday, signaling the start of the country’s long-awaited transition to next-generation wireless networks.
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Pakistan raises RLNG prices as much as 22 percent for March after terminal costs jump on just two cargoes
ISLAMABAD The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority notified a 19-22% increase in regasified liquefied natural gas prices at the distribution stage for the two Sui companies in March, the biggest monthly jump since October, just days after the government raised petroleum product prices by Rs55.
Pakistan bans petroleum exports, weighs freezing fuel prices as global costs climb and supplies tighten
ISLAMABAD: The government has imposed an outright ban on exports of all petroleum products and is actively considering holding domestic fuel prices steady despite relentless gains in international markets, tapping emergency budget allocations of about 389 billion rupees to absorb as much of the coming shock as possible.
PM Sharif appoints PML-N loyalist Hashmi as Sindh governor
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari approved on Thursday the appointment of Nehal Hashmi, a leader of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, as governor of Sindh province, hours after Sharif formally recommended the politician for the post.
IHC orders medical board to evaluate imprisoned Imran Khan’s eye treatment, rejects immediate hospital transfer
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday directed authorities to form a medical board to evaluate whether jailed former prime minister Imran Khan should receive treatment outside prison for a serious eye ailment, stopping short of ordering his transfer to a private facility as sought by his legal team.
Prime Minister Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince hold urgent talks as Iran tightens grip on vital oil route
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif landed in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a tightly scheduled diplomatic mission, touching down amid a Middle East crisis that shows no signs of easing after weeks of Iranian retaliation against US and Israeli targets.
Pakistan and Afghanistan pause cross-border fire to recover Afghan national’s corpse, only for talks to falter
TORKHAM: Pakistani and Afghan border forces agreed Thursday to a temporary halt in their persistent cross-border skirmishes so that delegations of local elders could retrieve the body of an Afghan national that had lain unclaimed for days at the Zero Point of the Torkham crossing.
Pakistan quietly pushes for diplomacy as Tehran rejects US cease-fire proposals
ISLAMABA: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that reparations and firm international guarantees against future aggression were the only way to end the war ignited by Israel and the United States, issuing the demand in a late-night post on X after separate conversations with the leaders of Pakistan and Russia.
SBP grants temporary CIF relief for oil imports as war-risk costs spike
ISLAMABAD: The central bank has temporarily permitted imports of crude oil and petroleum products on a cost-insurance-and-freight basis, a move aimed at sidestepping soaring war-risk premiums and freight costs that have paralysed conventional shipping arrangements amid tensions in the Middle East.
Foreign assistance rises 13 percent to $5.17 billion in seven months on Saudi, ADB support
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received $5.17 billion in foreign loans and grants from July 2025 through January 2026, a 12.77% increase from $4.58 billion in the same period a year earlier, data from the Economic Affairs Division showed.