QUETTA: Gunmen intercepted a bus traveling from Quetta to Lahore in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, abducting and shooting dead at least nine passengers in an attack provincial officials described as a terrorist act backed by Indian-sponsored groups.
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Bhutto-Zardari rebukes Indian narrative on Pahalgam attack, urges dialogue in fiery interview
ISLAMABAD: In a fiery exchange with Indian journalist Karan Thapar, former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari categorically denied Pakistan’s involvement in the deadly Pahalgam attack and pressed for an international investigation, an offer New Delhi has flatly rejected.
Thirty of 102 environmental samples test positive for poliovirus nationwide
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is ramping up its fight against a polio resurgence after environmental surveys revealed the virus persisting in communities nationwide.
Monsoon rains kill 11, swamp Punjab and Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Relentless monsoon rains killed at least 11 people and injured dozens across Lahore and Balochistan on Wednesday, flooding streets, toppling power lines, and exposing the fragility of Pakistan’s urban and rural defences.
Pakistan scraps duties, to tender 350,000‑tonne sugar import to stabilise market
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to import 350,000 tonnes of sugar in two phases via its state-owned Trading Corporation to stabilise domestic prices, the National Food Security Ministry said Wednesday, as retail rates climb to nearly Rs200 per kilogram in some regions.
Pakistan to cut bank rewards for remittances, risks informal flows
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is cutting rewards for banks and exchange companies that process overseas remittances, a move that risks pushing funds back to informal channels even as official inflows hit a record $38.3 billion in fiscal year 2025, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) told a Senate panel on Wednesday.
Nepra slashes fuel costs for KE, ex-Discos power consumers in July
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has rolled out substantial fuel cost reductions for electricity consumers, delivering a financial breather in the July billing cycle for customers of K-Electric (KE) and ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos).
Lucky Cement denies binding PIA deal as Pakistan advances privatization
KARACHI: Lucky Cement Ltd., one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates, said it has made no binding commitment to acquire Pakistan International Airlines Corp. (PIACL), despite being shortlisted with a consortium to conduct due diligence for a 51% to 100% stake in the debt-laden carrier.
Militant quadcopter attacks in Bannu kill one, injure three children
ISLAMABAD: Two quadcopter attacks carried out by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district have left one person dead and three children injured, police said Wednesday, signaling a troubling escalation in the use of drone technology by extremist groups in the region.
HRCP slams Pakistan’s ban on 27 YouTube channels as attack on free speech
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) raised alarm on Wednesday over a court decision banning 27 YouTube channels, a move the government defends as necessary to curb “fake, misleading, and defamatory” content targeting the state and armed forces.