KARACHI: Authorities are investigating what senior police officials said a sophisticated, multi-city cocaine and narcotics trafficking operation that may extend beyond Pakistan’s borders, centered on a woman arrested this week in Karachi whom they have long suspected of running a major drug distribution ring.
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Pakistan to publish redacted civil servant asset declarations to meet IMF benchmarks
ISLAMABAD: The government said on Thursday it will make asset declarations filed by civil servants publicly accessible in redacted form, fulfilling a key governance commitment under its International Monetary Fund program while balancing transparency with personal privacy.
Bhutto-Zardari says govt has made no contact on 28th amendment, asserts PPP’s decisive role in budget and legislation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday that neither he nor his father, President Asif Ali Zardari, had received any approach from the federal government regarding a prospective 28th Constitutional Amendment, even as media reports swirled about the ruling coalition’s interest in pushing such a measure through parliament.
Pakistan orders cybercrime investigation into leaks of Cambridge math exam papers
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry on Thursday directed the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency to launch a full inquiry into the premature circulation of Cambridge International Education exam papers, escalating a controversy that has unsettled thousands of students and their families across the country.
Pakistan raises $250 million in debut Panda bond, drawing demand more than five times oversubscribed
KARACHI: Pakistan sold its first yuan-denominated Panda bond in China’s onshore capital market on Thursday, raising the equivalent of $250 million at a coupon of 2.5 percent in a sale that drew orders exceeding five times the amount offered.
Pakistan reaffirms strong ties with UAE, welcomes Indian overtures for dialogue amid lingering tensions
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday sought to project steadiness across multiple diplomatic fronts, firmly denying any erosion in its longstanding relationship with the United Arab Emirates despite recent media reports of large-scale expulsions of Pakistani workers and expressing cautious optimism about nascent calls for dialogue from across the border in India.
Pakistan Army conducts successful training launch of indigenous Fatah-IV cruise missile
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Thursday carried out a successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile, the military’s media wing said, the latest in a string of tests intended to sharpen the force’s long-range precision strike capabilities.
Finance ministry rejects claims deputy PM Dar was handed budget duties
ISLAMABAD: The finance ministry on Thursday dismissed as “misleading” and “factually incorrect” a media report that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had transferred responsibility for preparing the federal budget to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
Imran Khan remains barred from meetings with family and allies despite court order, as sister challenges solitary confinement
ISLAMABAD: Meetings between former prime minister Imran Khan and a small group of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders were again blocked in Thursday at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, even though the Islamabad High Court had directed prison authorities to allow the imprisoned politician twice-weekly visits with family members, lawyers and associates.
Security forces kill 7 militants, loses 5 soldiers including a major, in Balochistan operation
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed seven militants and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives during a counterterrorism operation in the