ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful army chief has dismissed rumours of imminent changes to the country’s presidency or premiership as the handiwork of elements bent on sowing political chaos, insisting he has no ambition for higher office.
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UPADTE-Flash floods wreak havoc in northern Pakistan, death toll climbs to over 340
PESHAWAR: Rescuers in northern Pakistan pulled more bodies from mud and debris on Saturday as the death toll from flash floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains rose to at least 340 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported.
LSM slips 0.74 percent in FY25 despite June rebound, far from target
Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector contracted by 0.74% in fiscal year 2025, falling significantly short of the government’s ambitious 3.5% growth target, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Friday.
UPDATE-Deadly monsoon wreaks havoc in KP, 307 killed, villages wiped out
PESHAWAR: Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed 307 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said Saturday, as rescuers struggled to reach isolated communities in the hardest-hit areas.PESHAWAR: Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed 307 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said Saturday, as rescuers struggled to reach isolated communities in the hardest-hit areas.
Pakistan locks in 85,000 tons of sugar imports from Azerbaijan’s SOCAR to ease price surge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has secured Letters of Credit through Azerbaijan’s state-owned SOCAR for the import of 85,000 metric tons of sugar, a move designed to avert shortages and rein in retail prices that have soared past 200 rupees per kilogram.
Diesel drops Rs12.84, petrol unchanged
KARACHI: The government slashed the price of high-speed diesel by Rs12.84 per liter, or 4.5%, while holding petrol steady for the fortnight through August 31, responding to shifts in international oil prices.
Five killed in militant attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: Five people, including two paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and two Excise Department officials, were killed in separate militant attacks in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, while three militants were gunned down in an intelligence-based operation, Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday.
Mob sets Ahmadi worship places ablaze in Faisalabad, 300 face terrorism charges
ISLAMABAD: Police have registered two cases against 300 people on terrorism charges after mobs set fire to two worship places belonging to the Ahmadi community in the eastern city of Faisalabad on the eve of Independence Day, officials said.
Govt faces Senate backlash over Independence Day ad, civil awards
ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Friday assured the Senate that an investigation would be launched into the release of an official Independence Day advertisement that omitted a portrait of the country’s founder, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, prompting sharp criticism from political and social circles.
Relentless floods sweep away 240 lives from Pakistan’s north
ISLAMABAD: Catastrophic flash flooding unleashed by heavy monsoon rains and cloudbursts has killed at least 240 people and left communities shattered in Pakistan’s northern regions, officials said Saturday, as authorities scramble to rescue stranded residents and brace for more intermittent downpours until August 21.