ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy regulator slashed the base power tariff by Rs1.49 per unit for the next fiscal year, offering limited relief to consumers grappling with rising electricity costs.
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PM Sharif presses for Middle East calm as fragile truce holds
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched a flurry of diplomatic outreach on Tuesday, engaging with Iranian and Saudi leaders and meeting with key regional ambassadors to press for dialogue and de-escalation in the Middle East, where a tenuous US-brokered ceasefire has taken hold after weeks of spiraling violence.
Bhutto-Zardari warns world silence on Israel’s Iran attack risks global conflict
ISLAMABAD, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, a key coalition partner in Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz-led government, warned on Monday that the world’s silence on Israel’s aggression against Iran risks plunging humanity into a global conflict, urging swift international action as tensions escalate in the Middle East and South Asia.
NSC meets urgently over regional crisis after US hits Iranian nuclear facilities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership will gather today for an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) to confront the worsening regional crisis sparked by US airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran.
Pakistan slams US Iran strikes, a day after nominating Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday denounced US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as a breach of international law, calling for
Pakistan slams India’s Shah over ‘brazen disregard’ for Indus Waters Treaty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Saturday slammed Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s ‘brazen disregard’ for international agreements after he said New Delhi would never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, accusing India of violating international law and setting a ‘dangerous precedent’ that risks destabilizing the region over a vital shared resource.
Pakistan nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for role in India standoff
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has put forward US President Donald Trump as a candidate for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his diplomatic efforts to defuse a recent flare-up with India that risked plunging the nuclear-armed neighbours into war.
Army chief calls for stronger US ties amid global tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military leader, Field Marshal Asim Munir, pressed for a deeper partnership with the United States during a high-profile visit to Washington this week, pitching expanded cooperation on security, economic growth, and regional stability amid escalating global tensions.
Army chief Munir meets Trump amid India tensions, Iran-Israel conflict
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump welcomed Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, to the White House on Wednesday for a landmark meeting focused on joint counterterrorism efforts and expanding bilateral trade, a high-level engagement that stretched beyond its scheduled hour to over two.
Trump hosts Field Marshal Munir at White House, hails role in averting war with India
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump welcomed Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the chief of Pakistan’s army, to the White House on Wednesday, a historic encounter that made Munir the first serving Pakistani military leader to meet a sitting US president without holding political office.