ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday renewed calls for “meaningful dialogue” with India to tackle all unresolved issues, including the decades-old Kashmir dispute, a proposal overshadowed by lingering tensions from a deadly attack in the region earlier this year.
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Sindh farmers sue over 45 percent tax, launch wheat boycott
KARACHI: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) will challenge a 45% agricultural income tax in court, branding it “unconstitutional” and “unethical,” while calling on farmers to boycott wheat planting for the 2025-26 season, Dawn newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan meets IMF benchmark with $12.4 billion debt inflow in FY25
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan locked in $12.4 billion in foreign debt for fiscal 2025, clinching a $3.4 billion loan just in time to hit its IMF target, an Economic Affairs Division (EAD) report showed on Tuesday.
Anti-terrorism courts sentence senior PTI leaders to 10 years in prison over May 9 riots
LAHORE: Two anti-terrorism courts on Tuesday sentenced several senior leaders of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to 10 years in prison each for their roles in violent protests sparked by the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in May 2023.
UNSC unanimously passes Pakistan-backed resolution on peaceful dispute settlement
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution sponsored by Pakistan, urging all nations to resolve disputes through peaceful means such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration, judicial settlement, or other methods.
Pakistan’s sugar import tender flops as tight deadlines deter bidders
KARACHI: No trading companies submitted price offers for Pakistan’s international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of sugar, which closed on Tuesday, according to initial assessments by European traders cited by Reuters.
Security forces neutralise four more terrorists in Balochistan operation
QUETTA: The security forces killed four militants in Balochistan on Tuesday, pressing a campaign against the Indian-backed terrorism in the volatile province.
Floods and glacial outbursts devastate northern Pakistan, killing five and stranding hundreds
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weather agency issued a stark warning on Tuesday about glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) threatening Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where torrential rains have already claimed five lives and left dozens missing.
Anti-terrorism court sentences three PTI lawmakers to 10 years over May 9 violence
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Sargodha sentenced three politicians to 10 years in prison each on Tuesday for their roles in violent protests that swept the nation on May 9, 2023, following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
IHC issues contempt notices to Prime Minister Sharif, cabinet in Aafia Siddiqui case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued contempt notices to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and every member of his federal cabinet, charging them with failing to comply with court orders in the contentious case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist imprisoned in the United States.