ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has nominated Mahmood Khan Achakzai, chairman of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, as the new opposition leader in Pakistan’s National Assembly, a senior official from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said Wednesday.
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Trio of neighbours commit to anti-terror fight, broader cooperation at Afghan-hosted talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China and Afghanistan pledged on Wednesday to step up their joint fight against terrorism and expand cooperation across a range of fields, from trade and transit to health and education, as their foreign ministers gathered in Kabul for high-level talks.
Karachi monsoon rains claim 17 lives as floods paralyse city
KARACHI: Torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 17 people in Karachi, Pakistan’s financial capital, since Tuesday, submerging roads, cutting power to thousands, and disrupting air travel, officials said Wednesday, as the city braced for more downpours.
Pakistan confirms two new polio cases, 2025 tally rises to 21
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed two additional polio cases on Monday, bringing the 2025 tally to 21, as authorities prepare for a major vaccination campaign to stem the virus in high-risk areas plagued by low immunisation rates and misinformation.
Pakistan’s GDP growth set to accelerate to 3.5% by 2027, Fitch says
KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy is poised for a stronger recovery, with real gross domestic product growth expected to pick up to 3.5% by 2027 from 2.5% in 2024, Fitch Ratings said on Monday, following a period marked by significant turmoil and high inflation.
Fresh rains kill 20 in Pakistan’s northwest as monsoon toll nears 700
ISLAMABAD: A ferocious monsoon season continued to batter northern Pakistan on Monday, with fresh torrential rains claiming at least 20 lives in a single district and halting critical rescue operations, local officials said.
Pakistan axes Babar, Rizwan from Asia Cup squad
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming T20I tri-series in the United Arab Emirates and the Asia Cup 2025, dropping star batter Babar Azam and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan in a major shake-up aimed at injecting fresh momentum into the team’s white-ball setup.
Pakistan says it has video evidence of six downed Indian jets in May clash
LAHORE: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday that Islamabad possesses video footage of six Indian aircraft shot down during a brief military confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May, reigniting debate over the fiercely contested aerial losses in the conflict.
Over 150 feared missing in KP floods as national death toll hits 657
PESHAWAR: Devastating floods in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province have left more than 150 people feared missing and claimed at least 323 lives, provincial authorities announced Sunday, as the nationwide death toll from rain-related incidents since late June surged to 657.
Pakistan on high alert as new monsoon deluge threatens nationwide floods, landslides
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is on high alert as a fresh wave of monsoon rains, forecast to bring torrential downpours and thunderstorms until August 21, threatens widespread flooding and landslides, with authorities bracing for a repeat of the devastation that claimed over 350 lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.