By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), allied with the independent lawmakers backed by the former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, filed a Supreme Court petition on Monday, challenging a provincial high court ruling that denied the party reserved seats for women and minorities.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday suspended the 14-year jail sentences of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a high-profile Toshakhana case, involving the illegal sale of state gifts.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s inflation pace eased for a third month in a row to 20.7 percent year-on-year in March, marking the lowest rate since May 2022, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data showed on Monday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has announced a hike in petrol prices by up to Rs9.66 per liter starting on Monday, as stated by the Finance Division, attributing the increase to the rising cost of petrol in the global market.
Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new finance minister said he’s keen to tap Chinese investors by selling as much as $300 million in Panda bonds for the first time ever this year, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Seven armed assailants were neutralized by police and security forces at the country’s southwestern Gwadar Port Authority Complex on Wednesday, officials reported.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An explosion in a coal mine in Balochistan’s Harnai district has resulted in the death of twelve miners, with eight others being rescued, officials said on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the completion of the second and final review of a $3 billion bailout program, paving the way for a release of $1.1 billion in funds.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed on Monday that it had conducted airstrikes against suspected militant hideouts in Afghanistan, following a deadly assault on a Pakistani military outpost.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank maintained its benchmark interest rate at 22 percent on Monday, in a widely anticipated move that marks the sixth consecutive policy meeting without a change.
