ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has allowed Afghan importers to re-export more than 6,500 containers of transit cargo stranded at its Karachi ports, offering relief from mounting demurrage charges amid a prolonged border closure with Afghanistan that has crippled trade.
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PTI pushes Achakzai again for National Assembly opposition leader role
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Tuesday formally nominated Mehmood Khan Achakzai, a veteran Pashtun nationalist and ally, to lead the opposition in the National Assembly, seeking to fill a key parliamentary post that has remained vacant for nearly five months amid the country’s deepening political standoff.
Pakistan to pilot pre-immigration checks for travellers to the UAE
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish a pre-immigration clearance system that would allow Pakistani travellers to complete border formalities at home before flying to the Gulf nation, effectively letting them bypass lengthy airport lines upon arrival and exit as if they were domestic passengers.
Three TTP militants killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa intelligence-led operation
ISLAMABAD: The counterterrorism forces killed three militants linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in an intelligence-based operation in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, officials said, as the country contends with a persistent wave of attacks that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent months.
Pakistan says four militants killed in Balochistan security operation
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed four militants accused of being sponsored by India during an intelligence-based operation in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said on Tuesday, amid a broader surge in attacks that has strained the country’s efforts to contain terrorism.
Fuel prices seen falling for second straight fortnight on crude dip
KARACHI: Pakistan is set to slash fuel prices by as much as 2.2% starting Thursday, offering a measure of relief to consumers and the transport sector amid volatile global oil markets.
Environmentalists challenge Islamabad’s claim that tree removals are only about allergies
ISLAMABAD: Environmental advocates and opposition lawmakers are challenging the Pakistani government’s assertion that a sweeping tree-removal campaign in the capital is aimed solely at curbing pollen allergies, pointing instead to evidence that the cuts are tied to major infrastructure projects that have stripped away acres of urban greenery.
Amid turmoil in Iran, Pakistani students and pilgrims begin heading home
ISLAMABAD: As violent protests continued to grip Iran for a third week, leading to a fierce government crackdown and international condemnation, dozens of Pakistani students and pilgrims began streaming back home through a remote border crossing, officials said, showing the widening ripple effects of the unrest.
Pakistan weighs ‘export emergency’ to cut IMF reliance, targeting 40 percent growth
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is gearing up to declare an export emergency as part of a sweeping push to revamp its economy, with officials aiming to ramp up shipments by 40% over the next four years and nearly triple them by 2035 to break free from reliance on IMF bailouts and foreign aid.
KP chief minister Afridi’s call for evidence on Afghan terrorism draws fierce backlash
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday sharply rebuked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister, Sohail Afridi, for questioning whether Afghanistan’s territory was being used to launch terrorist attacks against Pakistan, accusing him of acting as a spokesman for Kabul and sowing doubt on national security matters at a time of surging violence.