By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed six militants in two separate operations in the northwestern regions of Tank and North Waziristan, the military said on Friday.
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PM Sharif to join virtual SCO summit hosted by India
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will join a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on July 4, hosted by India, which chairs the regional security and economic bloc this year, the foreign office said on Friday.
Diesel gets costlier, petrol prices unchanged
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government raised the price of high-speed diesel by 3.1 percent on Friday, but left petrol prices unchanged, as global oil prices rose in the past two weeks.
UPADTE 3: Pakistan, IMF reach $3bn staff-level agreement for crucial bailout
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan agreed on Friday to a $3 billion, nine-month loan agreement to help the country cope with external shocks and policy missteps that have stalled economic growth and fueled inflation.
UPDATE 2: Pakistan, IMF reach $3bn staff-level agreement for crucial bailout
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan agreed on Friday to a $3 billion, nine-month loan agreement to help the country cope with external shocks and policy missteps that have stalled economic growth and fueled inflation.
Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level deal for $3 billion loan package
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a $3 billion staff-level agreement for a crucial bailout that could help stabilize the country’s flailing economy and lift it out of an impending debt default.
Four militants, including commander, killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa raids
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed four militants, including a commander, in two separate raids in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Wednesday.
PM Sharif forms Dar-led panel to revive PIA
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed a committee led by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to propose reforms for the loss-making national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Musadik Malik addressing a press conference at Lahore on June 28, 2023.
Pakistan’s new oil storage policy to curb hoarding, ease forex pressure
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will let foreign oil suppliers store crude and refined products in bonded facilities at its ports, a move that may ease the nation’s foreign exchange burden and prevent fuel shortages, the state minister for petroleum said on Wednesday.
Supreme Court judge seeks full court hearing on military trials of civilians
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A top judge in Pakistan’s Supreme Court has called for a full court to hear petitions challenging the trials of civilians in military courts, saying the current six-judge bench could erode public trust in the justice system.