ISLAMABAD: The provincial Sindh government and judiciary moved swiftly on Tuesday to slash fuel consumption and government spending, closing schools for spring break, ordering four-day workweeks and cutting official perks as the country braces for disruptions from the widening Middle East conflict.
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Pakistan Navy begins ‘Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr’ to shield energy shipments from Middle East turmoil
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy has initiated a new maritime security operation to safeguard the country’s critical energy imports and commercial shipping amid escalating disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the military said Monday as the widening US-Israeli conflict with Iran sent global oil prices surging more than 25 percent.
Toxic fallout from US-Israeli attacks on Iran oil facilities raises air-quality fears in western Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan’s meteorological authorities warned on Monday that winds could carry pollutants from US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities into western parts of the country, potentially worsening air quality as the regional conflict intensifies.
Pakistani fisherman slain by fallout of Israeli projectile in Iranian waters; another dies in Dubai amid escalating conflict
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani fisherman was killed on Saturday when debris from an Israeli projectile, intercepted by Iranian air defences, struck his boat in Iranian waters, officials said on Sunday, the latest sign that the United States-Israel war on Iran is claiming civilian lives far beyond the battlefield.
Islamabad court sentences Bahria Town executive, ex-army colonel to 10 years in money-laundering case
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday convicted a retired army colonel who served as a top executive at Bahria Town, one of the country’s largest property developers, of laundering approximately Rs 1.6 billion, sentencing him to 10 years in prison and ordering the confiscation of assets obtained through the crime.
Security forces kill 15 militants in Balochistan raids; Waziristan blast leaves two policemen dead
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 15 militants in two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan on Saturday, the military said, while a bomb blast in South Waziristan killed two policemen and wounded several others the same day.
Pakistan end eight-year Hockey World Cup exile with dramatic comeback victory over Japan
KARACHI: Pakistan have qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup for the first time in eight years after staging a remarkable final-quarter fightback to defeat Japan 4-3 in the semi-final of the qualifying tournament in Egypt.
PTI leaders again turned away from Imran Khan prison visit despite supreme court order
ISLAMABAD: The opposition party PTI was on Thursday again blocked from meeting its founder and former prime minister Imran Khan in prison, despite a list of visitors having been cleared by the supreme court the previous day.
National Assembly posts record legislative output but faces scrutiny over rushed reforms and falling attendance
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Assembly recorded its highest legislative output of any recent assembly in its second year, passing 59 bills while relying less on presidential ordinances, but a detailed independent audit has exposed persistent weaknesses in attendance, agenda management and meaningful deliberation.
Pakistan Super League franchise rebrands from Sialkot Stallionz to Multan Sultans
LAHORE: The Sialkot Stallionz have been renamed the Multan Sultans, the Pakistan Super League’s chief executive, Salman Naseer, confirmed on Tuesday, restoring a name long associated with south Punjab in the country’s premier T20 competition.