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.
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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.
Pakistan says it hit Taliban-linked targets deep inside Afghanistan in overnight strikes
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s armed forces carried out a fresh round of precision airstrikes inside Afghanistan overnight, destroying key Taliban-linked terrorist infrastructure, including a corps headquarters in Kabul and training camps near the border, the information minister and military sources said on Friday.
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.
‘No matter what, no matter when’ Pakistan reaffirms ironclad commitment to Saudi Arabia ‘before it is needed’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will stand with Saudi Arabia in any crisis, no matter the timing or circumstances, the government’s chief spokesman for foreign media said on Wednesday, as the conflict set off by US-Israeli strikes on Iran threatens to draw in more countries across the region.
Pakistan rejects reports of delegation to Kabul, insists no talks with Taliban until militants are curbed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials on Tuesday categorically rejected reports that a three-member government delegation had traveled to Kabul for negotiations with the Afghan Taliban, dismissing the claims as fabricated propaganda spread by Afghan accounts on social media.
Facing fuel crisis from US-Israel war on Iran, PM Sharif orders salary cuts, office closures and remote work across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a broad package of austerity measures on Monday to conserve fuel and reduce government spending as Pakistan grapples with the fallout from the US-Israel conflict with Iran, which has sent global oil prices surging past $100 per barrel and disrupted critical energy supplies to the region.
Pakistan to roll out austerity plan as Sharif battles fuel crisis from US-Israel attack on Iran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will announce an austerity plan on Monday as the country confronts a global fuel crisis triggered by the US-Israel-Iran war, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Pakistan’s top general meets Saudi defence minister to counter Iranian attacks under defence pact
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s chief of defence forces and army staff chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, met on Saturday with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to address the kingdom’s mounting security concerns over repeated Iranian drone and missile attacks, officials from both sides said.
Pakistan raises petrol and diesel prices by Rs55 a liter as Iran war halt Hormuz oil shipments
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan increased the price of petrol and high-speed diesel by Rs55 a liter each on Friday, passing on part of the sharp rise in global crude costs triggered by the escalating conflict in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.