By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports surged 27 percent in January from a year earlier, while imports dipped 5 percent, narrowing the trade gap by 30 percent, the commerce minister said on Thursday, citing data he released on social media ahead of official statistics.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the former ruling party that lost its electoral symbol of a bat after a Supreme Court verdict, announced on Thursday that it would hold fresh intra-party elections on February 5, just days before a crucial general election.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s annual consumer price inflation eased slightly to 28.3 percent in January, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Thursday, but remained well above the central bank’s target range of 23-25 percent for the fiscal year ending in June.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The interim interior minister, Gohar Ejaz, said on Thursday that the general elections scheduled for Feb. 8 would take place “no matter what happens,” amid a wave of attacks on political candidates and rallies in the restive provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government announced a sharp increase in fuel prices on Wednesday, citing higher international costs and import premiums.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to ease slightly in the next two months after hitting a near 30 percent in December, but will remain well above the central bank’s target range, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military leadership on Wednesday pledged to safeguard the upcoming parliamentary elections from violence and sabotage, as the country witnessed a spate of deadly attacks on political candidates and rallies in the past few days.
Monitoring Desk
KARACHI: Jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan is the top pick for Pakistani finance professionals to oversee the cash-strapped economy’s recovery, according to a Bloomberg survey published this week.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A candidate for the national assembly was killed on Wednesday in a shooting in the country’s restive northwest, the police said, adding to the violence that has plagued the campaign for the February 8 elections.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 14 years in prison each for illegally retaining gifts they received from foreign dignitaries while in office.
