ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet ECC) on Tuesday approved technical supplementary grants totalling Rs50.94 billion for defence and security projects and cleared a new offshore oil and gas exploration consortium under Turkish operatorship, as the government seeks to bolster national security and revive foreign investment in the energy sector.
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SCP reshapes top judicial forums under sweeping 27th Amendment
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) announced on Tuesday that three of the country’s most powerful judicial oversight bodies have been reconstituted to comply with the 27th Constitutional Amendment, the sweeping and bitterly contested overhaul that created a new apex constitutional court and fundamentally altered the balance of judicial authority.
Military says 38 militants killed in weekend raids in northwest
ISLAMABAD: The military said on Tuesday that security forces killed 38 militants in four intelligence-led operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the weekend, including a commander the authorities described as a ringleader of a banned Islamist group they accuse of acting as an Indian proxy.
Cloudflare outage disrupts websites worldwide before being resolved
KARACHI: Cloudflare, the internet infrastructure company whose network carries roughly 20 percent of global web traffic, said on Tuesday evening that it had resolved a widespread outage that knocked thousands of websites and online services offline for more than two hours and caused cascading disruptions across the internet.
Minister Tarar says May conflict with India made Pakistan ‘extremely relevant’ again
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged from its brief but intense military clash with India in May as a far more consequential player on the world stage, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday, crediting an aggressive diplomatic campaign, battlefield success and unexpected online creativity by the country’s youth for the shift.
Dar in Moscow for SCO Summit; Pakistan, India back in same room
ISLAMABAD: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, is leading the country’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Council of Heads of Government meeting in Moscow, a gathering that will once again place Pakistani and Indian officials in the same room six months after their brief but deadly military clash beyond the Line of Control.
Fourth AJK PM in four years as Haq ousted, Rathore elected
MUZAFFARABAD: Lawmakers in Azad Kashmir ousted Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq on Monday in a no-confidence vote that capped months of political maneuvering and street protests, installing Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore of the Pakistan Peoples Party as his successor in a swift and largely choreographed transition.
Current account returns to deficit on surging imports
KARACHI: The current account slipped back into deficit in October with a $112 million shortfall, reversing the previous month’s surplus, as imports jumped 13% from a year earlier and exports continued to weaken.
Jordan’s King Abdullah awarded Pakistan’s top civilian honour on official visit
ISLAMABAD: King Abdullah II of Jordan, arriving in Pakistan on a two-day official visit, on Sunday received the country’s highest civilian honour and oversaw a display of Pakistani military capabilities alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, underscoring the deepening defence and diplomatic partnership between the two nations.
Pakistan says it ‘welcomes’ Iran effort to revive stalled Taliban talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it welcomed Iran’s offer to mediate between Islamabad and the Taliban government in Kabul, signalling openness to a new diplomatic channel after the collapse of Turkey- and Qatar-brokered talks earlier this month and persistent cross-border terrorist attacks.