ISLAMABAD: World leaders, European governments and international institutions on Wednesday thanked Pakistan for its central role in brokering a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, a fragile pause in weeks of fighting that had threatened to choke off global energy supplies and destabilize the Middle East.
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Russia and China veto UN resolution urging protection of shipping in Strait of Hormuz
ISLAMABAD: Russia and China vetoed a Security Council resolution on Tuesday that called for coordinated international action to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and demanded that Iran immediately halt its attacks on merchant vessels and civilian infrastructure.
PIA suspends flights to Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and most Gulf routes as jet-fuel costs surge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines Ltd. is suspending flights to Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and most destinations in the Gulf, while sharply restricting service to the United Arab Emirates, as the carrier grapples with the fourth consecutive surge in jet-fuel prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Pakistan arranges $4.8 billion in external debt repayments by June, including $3.5 billion to UAE
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lined up repayments totaling $4.8 billion in external obligations by the end of June, including $3.5 billion owed to the United Arab Emirates across three separate facilities, local media reported on Monday.
Pakistan braces for new wave of heavy rains, hail and flash floods as western disturbance sweeps in
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned that a fresh western disturbance will bring widespread rain, thunderstorms, isolated hailstorms and the risk of flash flooding and landslides to much of the country beginning Sunday night and persisting through April 9.
‘How will we feed our children?’: Pakistan’s record fuel price hike sends shock waves to streets
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s top political adviser on Friday blamed an unprecedented surge in global oil prices — triggered by the escalating US-Israeli conflict with Iran — for the sharpest one-day increase in Pakistan’s petroleum prices in recent memory, insisting the government had exhausted every option to shield consumers before passing on the burden.
Five killed in Karachi as torrential rains trigger electrocutions and building collapse
KARACHI: At least five people died in the sprawling port city of Karachi on Thursday as unusually heavy rains triggered a series of deadly electrocutions and sent part of a three-story building crashing onto a passerby, officials said.
PCB fines Naseem Shah Rs20 million over social media post on Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE Fast bowler Naseem Shah was on Monday handed a Rs20 million fine by the Pakistan Cricket Board for breaching multiple clauses of his central contract after a social media post that criticised Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
Pakistan debunks weekend lockdown claim as fuel crisis deepens
ISLAMABAD: The information ministry on Sunday branded as fake a widely circulated notification that claimed the government had ordered a complete weekend lockdown to conserve fuel, urging citizens to stop sharing unverified social media posts that could sow confusion during an acute energy crisis.
Iran opens Hormuz to more Pakistani ships in gesture Islamabad calls a ‘harbinger of peace’
ISLAMABAD: Iran has agreed to allow 20 additional ships flying the Pakistani flag to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, with two vessels crossing daily, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister said late Saturday in a move that officials here described as a significant confidence-building gesture amid a month-long war that has crippled global energy supplies.