ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sat down with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva during the World Economic Forum in Davos, putting a spotlight on Islamabad’s work to promote its economic recovery.
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National Assembly approves measure letting lawmakers keep asset disclosures from public view
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday approved a contentious amendment to the country’s election laws that would allow lawmakers to shield their financial disclosures from public view in cases where such revelations could endanger their lives or those of their families, a move that drew sharp criticism from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party but sailed through with support from the ruling coalition.
Pakistan joins Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ to oversee Gaza ceasefire and rebuilding
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has agreed to join President Donald Trump’s newly proposed Board of Peace, a move aimed at bolstering efforts to secure a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and advance the reconstruction of the war-ravaged territory, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
Testing diplomatic norms, India confronts Poland over Pakistan ties
ISLAMABAD: Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar openly rebuked his Polish counterpart during a meeting in New Delhi this week, accusing Poland of potentially aiding what India calls terrorist networks through its growing relationship with Pakistan, a charge that drew a pointed response from Warsaw and highlighted India’s efforts to shape other nations’ foreign policies in South Asia.
PM Sharif arrives in Davos seeking investor interest, IMF flexibility on reforms
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif touched down in Davos on Tuesday to lead his country’s delegation at the World Economic Forum, aiming to pitch investment opportunities in energy, agriculture and tech as the South Asian nation pushes forward with reforms under a $7 billion IMF bailout.
Tested in combat, Pakistan’s military hardware attracts a new set of buyers – report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s defence industry is booming, with its fighter jets, drones and missiles gaining fresh appeal among foreign buyers after proving their mettle in a high-stakes clash with India last year, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan says it had ‘no choice’ but to halt Afghan trade over security concerns
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister accused Afghanistan on Tuesday of refusing to rein in terrorists operating from its soil, saying the Taliban-led government left his country no choice but to shut down all cross-border trade in a standoff that’s hurting ordinary people on both sides.
Raja Nasir Abbas, an Imran Khan loyalist, takes opposition helm in Senate
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani declared Allama Raja Nasir Abbas the new leader of the opposition in Pakistan’s upper house on Tuesday, filling a post that had sat empty for months and giving a fresh platform to a staunch supporter of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
As 28 bodies are recovered from Karachi mall fire, families wait for answers, and the missing
KARACHI: Rescue crews combed through the charred rubble of Gul Plaza on Tuesday, recovering the bodies of 28 people killed in a weekend blaze that gutted one of this sprawling port city’s busiest shopping complexes and left dozens still missing, as grieving families like that of a laborer searching for his 13-year-old son pressed authorities for answers amid a history of deadly fires fueled by lax safety enforcement.
Consensus emerges on Raja Nasir Abbas as Senate opposition leader after prolonged impasse
ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers from the governing coalition and opposition have reached a consensus on naming Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, the chief of the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen and an ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, as the new leader of the opposition in the Senate, according to statements from key figures on Monday.