ISLAMABAD: The government is preparing to limit fuel subsidies to only the neediest while ramping up conservation and demand-management steps, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said, as global oil prices climb on supply risks from the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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PM Sharif presses for de-escalation in widening Middle East war during Eid calls with leaders from Azerbaijan to Lebanon
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday held a series of telephone conversations with leaders across the Muslim world, using the occasion of Eid al-Fitr to exchange greetings while pressing for an immediate de-escalation of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Pakistan rejects US intelligence chief’s warning that its missiles could reach American homeland
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday categorically rejected a US intelligence assessment that its evolving missile program could one day threaten the American homeland, insisting its strategic arsenal remains strictly defensive, limited in range and focused exclusively on deterring its nuclear-armed rival India.
Pakistan pauses anti-Taliban border operation for Eidul Fitr at request of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced a temporary halt in its military campaign against Afghan Taliban targets on Wednesday, a move framed as a goodwill gesture ahead of Eidul Fitr and prompted in part by appeals from three major Muslim allies.
Pakistan says diplomacy only viable path to end Middle East conflict
ISLAMABAD: The deputy prime minister and foreign minister said on Tuesday that dialogue and diplomacy are the only realistic way out of the widening Middle East conflict, a stance the government has repeated since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began more than two weeks ago.
Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Taliban positions in Kabul and Nangarhar, targets drone workshops, military sites
ISLAMABAD: Security forces carried out airstrikes on Afghan Taliban military installations in Kabul and Nangarhar provinces on Monday night, destroying technical support infrastructure, ammunition storage facilities and what security sources described as a drone assembly workshop, as Islamabad expanded its cross-border campaign against militants.
Pakistan LNG supplies set to run dry after April 14 as Qatar shipments halt amid Middle East conflict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will exhaust its liquefied natural gas stocks after April 14, with imports from Qatar fully suspended since early March because of shipping disruptions tied to escalating tensions in the Middle East, officials told a Senate committee on Monday.
Iran’s foreign minister praises Pakistan’s solidarity amid US-Israeli strikes on Tehran
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi thanked the government and people of Pakistan on Monday for their expressions of solidarity as his country faces continued military pressure from the United States and Israel.
Security forces kill 11 militants in twin operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as counterterrorism campaign intensifies
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 11 suspected militants in two separate intelligence-based operations on Sunday in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said, part of a stepped-up offensive against groups the government accuses of foreign backing.
Pakistan orders 5 percent–30 percent pay cuts at state firms to fund public relief amid oil shock
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will slash pay for employees of state-owned enterprises and government-backed autonomous institutions by 5% to 30%, directing every rupee saved into public relief programs as the country grapples with soaring fuel costs from the US-Israel war on Iran.