By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government left domestic fuel prices unchanged on Monday at the second consecutive fortnightly review under an IMF-backed pricing mechanism that links energy prices to international markets.
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Government approves import of 300,000 tons of Russian wheat
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to import 300,000 tons of wheat at $372 a ton from Russia in a government-to-government deal as it battles to secure supplies after devastating floods in summer damaged the country’s strategic food stockpiles.
A Pakistani farm hand is seen fertilising a wheat field by hand in this photo by Qasim Ghauri dated February 11, 2021. Image courtesy of APP.
No G2G imports of urea fertiliser?
Pakistan must import about 300,000 MT of urea fertiliser, and commercial import prices may be out of the grower’s reach, necessitating a budget-breaking subsidy. By Muhammad Ali.
Finance ministry paints bleak economic outlook
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The outlook for Pakistan’s economy darkened due to recent flash floods with inflationary and external sector pressures continue to hamper growth and a range of economic indicators pointing towards an impending crisis, the finance ministry said.
Journalist crushed to death by vehicle at Imran Khan’s protest march
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A female journalist was crushed to death on Sunday while covering the protest rally led by former prime minister Imran Khan, an incident that forced him to halt the march for the day.
Imran Khan rebuffs claims of backdoor talks with coalition government
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan rebutted reports on back channel dialogues with the coalition government, saying no talks will be held until authorities announced a date for fresh elections.
Rejected Imran Khan’s proposal on army chief’s appointment: PM Sharif
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said he has rejected a proposal from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on the appointment of a successor to army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Sketchy path to transition
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s nascent democracy has recently witnessed a very positive omen for the country as the military establishment publicly surrendered itself bowing before Constitutional supremacy first time in the country’s history.
India celebrates Khan’s anti-military invective
While some of them could be joking, there is no denying that Indian media anchors and analysts and social media influencers find the openly anti-military tirades of Pakistan’s former prime minister irresistible. By Monitoring Desk.
Netherlands take heart from Pakistan’s loss to Zimbabwe
Babar Azam and his boys are down, but are they out? We will know soon enough, but the Netherlands head coach has let slip fighting words ahead of Sunday’s crunch contest. By Monitoring Desk.