ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed six militants in a quadcopter-assisted operation in southwestern province of Balochistan, state media reported on Thursday, hours after Islamabad said fresh airstrikes inside Afghanistan had killed 22 terrorists.
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Pakistan tells IMF it’s ready to move power subsidies to BISP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it is ready to shift electricity subsidies entirely to its flagship cash-transfer program and reported first-quarter tax collection above target, strengthening its position in talks with the International Monetary Fund, according to people familiar with the discussions.
PM Sharif weighs emergency rule in Imran Khan’s heartland days before Islamabad march
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is preparing to consult his coalition partners on whether to take direct control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the north-western province run by Imran Khan’s party, days before a planned march on Islamabad.
Pakistan launches fresh airstrikes in Afghanistan, says 22 militants killed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has carried out fresh airstrikes on terrorist camps and safe havens inside Afghanistan, killing at least 22 militants, according to the Information Ministry on Thursday, in an operation targeting groups Islamabad blames for attacks on Pakistani soil.
Pakistan cuts fuel prices for third day, petrol down just 14 paisa
ISLAMABAD: The government lowered pump prices for a third consecutive day, though the cut in petrol was a token 14 paisa a liter, as fuel remains far more expensive than before the US-Iran war began.
FBR extends tax filing deadline to Oct. 15 hours after calling reports fake
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax authority extended the deadline for filing 2026 income tax returns by 15 days to Oct. 15, reversing itself hours after it dismissed a circulating notice of the same extension as fake.
Security forces kill four more militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan operations
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed four militants in separate operations in the country’s north-west and south-west, security sources said on Wednesday, in the latest raids this week that have left dozens dead.
Pakistan weighs letting private firms import LNG directly
KARACHI: Pakistan is considering allowing power plants and other private companies to import liquefied natural gas directly, a move that would loosen the state’s hold on LNG procurement as the government tries to shore up supplies without straining public finances, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa “seriously” under consideration, minister says
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is “seriously considering” declaring an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a senior minister has said, escalating a confrontation with the opposition-run province days before Imran Khan’s party marches on the capital.
Indian delegation in Islamabad for first time in two years for regional bloc meeting
ISLAMABAD: A senior Indian diplomat has travelled to Pakistan for talks under Islamabad’s chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), marking a rare diplomatic contact between the neighbours more than a year after they fought a four-day military conflict.