ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former foreign minister has seized on an interview given by Malaysia’s prime minister to an Indian broadcaster, casting it as vindication of Islamabad’s long-standing rejection of accusations that it orchestrated last year’s attack on tourists in Kashmir.
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IHC bars use of state machinery ahead of PTI’s Sept 27 protests
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court has ordered the country’s four provincial governments to keep public resources and government machinery out of a mass protest planned for later this month by the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Jemima Goldsmith marries Irish-Australian financier 22 years after Imran Khan divorce
KARACHI: Jemima Goldsmith, the screenwriter and film producer once married to former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, has married for a second time, exchanging vows with the Irish-Australian financier Cameron O’Reilly in a private ceremony over the weekend.
Pakistan weighs return to austerity as Mideast turmoil pressures fuel costs
ISLAMABAD: The government is considering reinstating austerity measures first imposed in March, as renewed conflict in the Middle East threatens to strain public finances already stretched by a new fuel subsidy program.
SBP holds policy rate for third straight meeting as Mideast crisis clouds outlook
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting, judging that a stable policy stance can still steer inflation back toward its medium-term target even as a widening conflict in the Middle East threatens to push up energy costs and disrupt trade routes.
Pakistan LNG warns K-Electric of supply cutoff amid pricing dispute
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan LNG Ltd. threatened to halt gas supplies to K-Electric Ltd., the utility that powers Karachi, unless the company settles 8.7 billion rupees in unpaid bills, escalating a dispute over how much the power producer owes for imported fuel.
Govt seeks ECC nod for Rs75 billion three-month fuel subsidy
ISLAMABAD: The government is preparing to seek approval for a three-month, Rs75 billion fuel subsidy to cushion motorcycle riders and small-car owners from a surge in pump prices triggered by turmoil in the Gulf.
Justice Ayesha Malik honoured with lifetime achievement award in Vienna
ISLAMABAD: Justice Ayesha Malik, the first woman to sit on Pakistan’s Supreme Court, has been given the International Leader/Lifetime Award at the Justitia Awards 2026 in Vienna, in recognition of a judicial career that has placed gender equality and women’s rights at the centre of the country’s legal system.
PTI, JI close ranks as govt bans public gatherings ahead of twin marches on Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Two major opposition forces moved into open alignment on Sunday, with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf declaring its support for Jamaat-e-Islami’s month-long campaign against a fuel levy, as authorities in Islamabad and Punjab responded to the prospect of simultaneous mass marches on the capital with a sweeping security clampdown.
India’s women follow men’s lead in refusing Asia Cup trophy from ACC chief Naqvi
India’s women cricketers refused to collect the Asia Cup trophy from the head of Asian cricket’s governing body on Sunday night, plunging the presentation ceremony in Dubai into confusion and repeating a snub delivered by their male counterparts a year earlier.