KARACHI: The Sindh government has extended the term of a judicial commission investigating the death of Mir Raza Ali, a 25-year-old Karachi entrepreneur whose killing police initially treated as a possible suicide.
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Pakistan presents man India said it killed in Kashmir encounter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military has produced a retired soldier whom Indian authorities and media said had been killed as a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant in Kashmir, presenting him alive at a press conference and accusing India of staging the episode.
Govt and Imran Khan’s party agree to talks days before Islamabad march
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led coalition government and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are due to hold talks on Friday, three days before the party of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan plans to march on Islamabad.
PM Sharif tells subsidised industries to deliver on exports
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan has restored macroeconomic stability and must now generate growth through exports, singling out industries that he said have drawn state support for decades without delivering.
September inflation eases to 10.3 percent, though fuel and power costs jump
Pakistan’s inflation slowed to 10.3% in September from 11.1% in August, but a sharp rise in electricity and fuel charges kept price pressures elevated, leaving the central bank weighing whether to tighten policy rate again.
Six militants killed in Balochistan operation using quadcopters
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed six militants in a quadcopter-assisted operation in southwestern province of Balochistan, state media reported on Thursday, hours after Islamabad said fresh airstrikes inside Afghanistan had killed 22 terrorists.
Pakistan tells IMF it’s ready to move power subsidies to BISP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it is ready to shift electricity subsidies entirely to its flagship cash-transfer program and reported first-quarter tax collection above target, strengthening its position in talks with the International Monetary Fund, according to people familiar with the discussions.
PM Sharif weighs emergency rule in Imran Khan’s heartland days before Islamabad march
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is preparing to consult his coalition partners on whether to take direct control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the north-western province run by Imran Khan’s party, days before a planned march on Islamabad.
Pakistan launches fresh airstrikes in Afghanistan, says 22 militants killed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has carried out fresh airstrikes on terrorist camps and safe havens inside Afghanistan, killing at least 22 militants, according to the Information Ministry on Thursday, in an operation targeting groups Islamabad blames for attacks on Pakistani soil.
Pakistan cuts fuel prices for third day, petrol down just 14 paisa
ISLAMABAD: The government lowered pump prices for a third consecutive day, though the cut in petrol was a token 14 paisa a liter, as fuel remains far more expensive than before the US-Iran war began.