By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: A rare monsoon cyclone, Asna, has weakened in the Arabian Sea and moved away westward from Sindh’s coastal belt, easing the threat of landfall, the Met office said on Saturday.
Aamir Ashraf
August inflation seen at 9.5 percent-10.5 percent
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation is poised to decline to 9.5 percent-10.5 percent in August, down from 11.1 percent in July, as the country’s economic indicators stabilize, the Finance Division said in its monthly economic update.
PM Sharif rules out talks with Balochistan insurgents
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government ruled out talks with separatist militants on Friday, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the southwestern province of Balochistan, where a string of deadly attacks has killed over 50 people, including 19 security personnel.
Sindh braces for rare cyclone as storm intensifies over Arabian Sea
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: A powerful cyclone, Asna, intensified over the northeast Arabian Sea, bearing down on coastal areas with heavy rains and strong winds expected to hit the southern province of Sindh by early Saturday, the meteorological office said.
Elite land grab imperils economic growth: economist
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful elite, including military and bureaucracy, are exploiting a corrupt system of land ownership, damaging the economy and distorting investment incentives, a prominent economist said on Thursday.
TTP militants release videos of kidnapped army officer, brothers
By Staff Reporter
Islamabad: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have released videos of two men, including a senior army officer, who were kidnapped from a mosque in Dera Ismail Khan, urging the government to secure their safe release, local media reported on Friday.
ECC tweaks remittance incentive schemes to boost reserves
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet approved revisions to two schemes on Thursday, aimed at incentivizing banks and exchange companies to increase remittance inflows and boost the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
Pakistan recalls spinner Abrar for must-win Bangladesh Test
By Staff Reporter
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has recalled leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed for the second Test against Bangladesh starting on Friday, after their decision to play an all-pace attack backfired in the series opener.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a session of the Apex Committee of the National Action Plan in Quetta, on August 29, 2024.
Sharif vows to crush BLA’s terror grip
By Staff Reporter
QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged to crush terrorism in Balochistan on Thursday, as he visited the restive province reeling from a surge in militant attacks that have killed at least 50 people, including security forces.
Cyclone bears down on Sindh province, heavy landfall expected
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: A cyclone brewing over the Arabian Sea is expected to make landfall in southern Pakistan on Friday, threatening to unleash heavy rain and strong winds on the coastal province of Sindh, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said.