ISLAMABAD: The Kalash valleys, three remote and largely inaccessible enclaves tucked into the mountains of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, were inscribed Tuesday on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage Tentative List, a crucial first step toward possible full recognition as a site of outstanding universal value.
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IRSA demands provinces halt untreated wastewater discharges into Indus rivers as pollution surges
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s water regulator has directed the provincial governments to stop untreated wastewater from flowing into rivers and natural streams, citing a steady and documented deterioration in the quality of water that sustains the nation’s largest irrigation network.
JCP approves transfer of three Islamabad High Court judges amid deep internal rifts
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved on Tuesday the transfer of three judges from the Islamabad High Court to provincial high courts, a decision reached by majority vote after weeks of procedural maneuvering and sharp constitutional concerns raised by the country’s top judge.
Pakistan sees 4 percent growth, lines up first Panda bond after Saudi inflows
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy is on track to expand about 4% in the current fiscal year, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Tuesday, as the government prepares to issue its first $250 million Panda bond in China’s domestic market in May and shifts toward commercial borrowing after a fresh Saudi deposit.
Imran Khan receives fourth eye injection at Islamabad hospital as political tensions over his health persist
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, former prime minister and founder of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, underwent his fourth intravitreal injection at a state-run hospital in the capital on Tuesday as treatment for a serious retinal condition that has already claimed most of the vision in his right eye.
Pakistan test-fires indigenous Fateh-II missile in latest display of conventional strike capabilities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Army Rocket Force Command conducted a successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fateh-II missile system on Tuesday, the military’s media wing said, part of a sustained push by the country’s armed forces to refine their conventional missile arsenal.
Trump says Iran is in ‘state of collapse’ and wants Hormuz reopened immediately as White House examines latest proposal
ISLAMABAD: The White House said on Tuesday it was examining Iran’s latest proposal to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran declared that the United States was no longer in a position to “dictate” policy to other nations and President Donald Trump publicly described the Islamic Republic as being in a “state of collapse.”
Pakistan secures $18.40/mmBtu LNG cargo from TotalEnergies to bridge supply gap amid Hormuz disruptions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has booked a liquefied natural gas cargo from France’s TotalEnergies SE at $18.40 per million British thermal units, a purchase intended to plug a looming supply shortfall for roughly a month, a petroleum ministry official said Monday.
Pakistan denies striking Afghan university, calls reports ‘blatant lies’ to mask Taliban support for TTP militants
ISLAMABAD: The Information Ministry on Monday rejected as fabrications Afghan media reports claiming that Pakistani forces had carried out airstrikes on a university and residential areas in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province.
Pakistan fuel suppliers seek prolonged CIF waiver to safeguard supply chains as Gulf shipping crisis lingers
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s oil refiners and marketers have asked the State Bank of Pakistan to extend by two months, or until market conditions stabilize, a temporary permission to import petroleum products on a cost-insurance-and-freight (CIF) basis, under which buyers shoulder the full responsibility for import costs and final delivery once cargoes reach the destination port.