What is preventing federal and provincial authorities from discontinuing the perks of their former offices enjoyed by Imran Khan and his top aides at the public expense? By Staff Reporter.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber and his accomplice on Friday blew themtselves up, killing a policeman and injuring six people in the capital Islamabad when police gave pursuit at a security checkpoint, officials said.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Global ratings agency S&P Global on Thursday cut Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating by one notch to “CCC+” from “B” to reflect a continued weakening of the country’s external, fiscal and economic metrics.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s executive board approved $1.692 billion in financing for Pakistan to support five projects for people living in flood-affected areas of southern Sindh province, the lender said in a statement on Tuesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign office has summoned Afghanistan’s Chargé d’Affaires on Friday to issue a ‘strong condemnation’ of the recent border clashes at Chaman-Spin Boldak area that both sides blame on each other.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Canada-based mining firm Barrick Gold Corporation said on Thursday it had signed agreements with Pakistan’s provincial and federal governments to complete the reconstitution of the Reko Diq project after the Supreme Court endorsed a settlement to resume mining at the world’s largest underdeveloped sites of copper and gold deposits.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has allowed 100,000 tonnes of sugar exports, the finance ministry said on Thursday, as it seeks to generate foreign exchange for state coffers and revenue for cash-hungry mills.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday directed the government to register an FIR on the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya and also set up a panel of judges to supervise an investigation into the incident.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Imports fell by almost a quarter in July-November period of the current fiscal year of 2022-23 after a ban on non-essentials good, narrowing the trade gap by 30.14 percent to $14.4 billion, official data showed.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government on Wednesday decided to keep domestic prices of gasoline and diesel unchanged until December 15, finance minister Ishaq Dar said.
