KARACHI: The air was thick with dust and desperation on Friday morning when a five-story residential building in Karachi’s crowded Lyari neighborhood crumbled years of unheeded warnings, killing at least 14 people and entombing dozens more in a pile of concrete and grief.
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Pakistan kills 30 terrorists in border clash with Afghan infiltrators
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 30 terrorists attempting to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said Friday, in a deadly clash in the volatile North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Ruling coalition gains two-thirds majority in National Assembly after court-ordered seat redistribution
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition clinched a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly on Wednesday after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) redistributed reserved seats, a move prompted by a Supreme Court verdict that dealt a blow to the opposition Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party.
JCP appoints chief justices to four high courts amid dispute over judge transfers
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday appointed new chief justices to four high courts, a move overshadowed by ongoing legal challenges over judicial transfers to the Islamabad High Court.
FBR misses tax collection target, faces uphill battle for next year
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) fell short of its fiscal year 2024-25 tax target, collecting Rs11.735 trillion against an original goal of Rs12.97 trillion, according to provisional figures.
Govt axes provincial electricity duty to cut bills, ease consumer burden
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will eliminate a provincial tax on electricity bills starting July 1, 2025, aiming to simplify charges and lighten the load for consumers battered by soaring power costs.
China rolls over $3.4 billion in loans to Pakistan, boosting reserves to meet IMF target
ISLAMABAD: China has extended a critical financial lifeline to Pakistan by rolling over $3.4 billion in loans, a move that, alongside other recent inflows, is poised to lift the South Asian nation’s foreign exchange reserves above the $14 billion threshold mandated by the International Monetary Fund, a finance ministry source said on Sunday.
Thirteen Pakistani soldiers killed in suicide attack on convoy in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Thirteen Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when an explosive-laden vehicle rammed into their convoy in the northwestern district of North Waziristan, marking one of the deadliest attacks on security forces this year.
UPADTED: Pakistan top court overturns ruling, rejects PTI’s claim to 39 reserved seats
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) claim to 39 reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies, overturning a prior ruling and shifting the country’s parliamentary balance toward the ruling coalition.
Pakistan parliament passes Rs17.57 trillion budget with deep cuts, defence hike
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s lower house of parliament approved a Rs17.57 trillion federal budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday, slashing spending by 7% while funneling nearly half the funds to debt servicing and boosting defense outlays by more than 20% after a sharp escalation in tensions with arch-rival India.