By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The telecom regulator on Wednesday blamed a faulty submarine cable for the country’s nationwide internet slowdown, dismissing allegations that the installation of a government firewall to monitor internet traffic was behind the slowdown.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has stepped up its anti-smuggling drive, with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif warning that smuggling is harming the economy, as authorities seize billions of rupees worth of contraband.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims were killed and 14 others critically injured when their bus crashed and caught fire in the Iranian city of Yazd on Tuesday night, officials and media reported on Wednesday.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities rescued two Russian climbers from Gasherbrum IV, the world’s 17th highest mountain, on Tuesday, after a snow avalanche stranded them at an altitude of 6,400 meters for three days, killing one of their team members.”
By Staff Reporter
Pakistan will keep its gas tariff unchanged for the next three months, Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to ease the burden on consumers amid soaring living costs.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, imprisoned since August 2023, has urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to speak out against the erosion of democracy in Pakistan, where Khan says he is being held in solitary confinement on politically motivated charges.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies have detained six employees of Adiala jail, including three women, for allegedly facilitating former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been incarcerated for over a year on various charges, local TV channels reported on Tuesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s anti-graft agency, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has filed a new corruption reference against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, over a jewellery set gifted by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during Khan’s 2018-2022 premiership.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Weir Group Plc, a Glasgow-based mining technology company, secured a 53 million-pound ($69 million) order to supply equipment for the Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan conducted a successful training launch of the Shaheen-II ballistic missile on Tuesday, the military said, as the nuclear-armed nation seeks to bolster its deterrent against arch-rival India.
