ISLAMABAD: Inflation climbed to 3.5% in May from a year earlier, outpacing government projections and and casting doubt on the impact of recent monetary easing.
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PML-N secures victory in Sialkot by-election as opposition alleges rigging
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party won a by-election for the Punjab Assembly seat PP-52 in Sialkot on Sunday, with candidate Hina Arshad Warraich securing 78,702 votes to defeat her closest rival, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent Fakhir Nashat Ghumman, who received 39,018 votes.
Pakistan to tax cash transactions in bold push for digital economy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to launch a sweeping initiative in its upcoming budget to discourage cash usage and propel the nation toward a digital economy, targeting the fuel sector as its starting point, Dawn newspaper reported on Monday.
Pakistan launches diplomatic push in US to rival India’s influence
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched a high-level delegation to the United States to counter India’s rising influence, intensifying a diplomatic showdown between the two nuclear-armed rivals amid escalating regional tensions.
Pro-Taliban JUI-F rejects child marriage ban, plans protests
PESHAWAR: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of the far-right pro-Taliban Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party, on Sunday rejected the recently enacted Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act 2025, announcing a series of nationwide protest rallies to oppose the legislation and raise awareness about what he described as threats to Islamic governance and national sovereignty.
Army chief vows to crush Indian-backed terrorists in Balochistan
QUETTA: Pakistan’s top military commander pledged on Sunday to crush terrorists in Balochistan, accusing India of fueling militancy in the restive province critical to the nation’s stability, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday.
Militant attacks rise slightly in May
ISLAMABAD: Militant attacks in Pakistan increased slightly in May, with security forces suffering a sharp rise in fatalities despite heightened military tensions with India, according to a report released on Sunday by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
Pakistan’s consumer confidence hits six-year high
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s consumer confidence has surged to its highest level in six years, according to the Ipsos Consumer Confidence Survey for the second quarter of 2025, released on Sunday.
FBR revenue gap nears Rs1 trillion in 11 months as economy falters
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) fell short of its revenue target by nearly Rs1 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025, hampered by a faltering economy and plunging imports that gutted domestic sales tax receipts.
Sharif offers talks, Rs250bn for Balochistan to woo ‘misled’ militants
QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday called for a unified push to bring back those “misled” by terrorists in Balochistan, urging dialogue over violence as the solution to the province’s escalating security crisis.