ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s central government debt declined in the first five months of the fiscal year as a stronger rupee and debt repayments helped ease the burden of foreign borrowings, even as domestic obligations ticked higher amid controlled spending.
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Pakistan’s services exports surge 17 percent on tech boom, outpacing goods shipments
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of services jumped 16.77% in the first five months of the fiscal year, propelled by a sharp rise in information technology shipments that helped the sector buck the uneven performance seen in commodity sales.
PTI pushes for swift appointment of Achakzai as opposition leader after legal hurdles cleared
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the opposition party founded by the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, pressed anew on Monday for the appointment of Mahmood Khan Achakzai as leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, asserting that all legal hurdles had been cleared after months of delays tied to court cases and disqualifications.
Pakistan warns US action in Venezuela risks global instability
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan voiced profound concern on Monday over the escalating crisis in Venezuela, warning that the United States’ military operation to capture
Lahore qawwal secures bail after being charged over song referencing jailed ex-PM at govt event
LAHORE: A court in Lahore granted pre-arrest bail on Monday to a traditional singer who had been charged with promoting enmity and inciting public mischief after performing a song that alluded to the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan during a government-organised cultural event.
Pakistan leaders renew calls for Kashmir plebiscite on UN resolution anniversary
ISLAMABAD: On the anniversary of a landmark United Nations resolution affirming the right of Kashmiris to self-determination, Pakistan’s top leaders on Monday renewed their demands for a plebiscite in the disputed region, urging the international community to compel India to reverse its 2019 actions and end what they described as widespread human rights abuses.
Security forces foiled major militant plot targeting Karachi, seized over two tonnes of explosives
KARACHI: Authorities in southern Sindh province said on Monday that they had thwarted a major terrorist attack planned for the bustling port city, arresting three suspects linked to a banned Baloch separatist group and seizing more than two tons of explosives hidden in a rented site on the city’s outskirts.
Explosions in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa kill two, wound dozens
ISLAMABAD: Twin bombings struck remote districts in Pakistan’s volatile border regions on Monday, killing two people and wounding more than two dozen others, including children and women, in attacks that highlighted the relentless surge in militant violence plaguing the country.
At Beijing talks, Pakistan and China call on Afghanistan to dismantle terror networks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China called on Afghanistan on Monday to take more “visible and verifiable” actions to dismantle terrorist organisations operating from its soil, amid persistent tensions over cross-border militancy that has strained relations in the region.
Pakistan and China reaffirm ‘all-weather’ partnership ahead of 75th anniversary
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Sunday described their countries’ longstanding alliance as “vital” for peace and stability in a volatile region, as they co-chaired the seventh round of a high-level strategic dialogue aimed at deepening economic and diplomatic cooperation.