ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar distanced Pakistan on Friday from a 20-point Gaza peace plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump, saying it differed from a draft proposed by Muslim nations but insisting the negotiated result left no room for political maneuvering.
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Punjab CM Nawaz rejects apology in PPP spat
By Staff Reporter LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday firmly declined to apologise for her sharp remarks against the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP),
Trade gap widens 46 percent to $3.34 billion in September
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit surged nearly 46 percent in September to $3.34 billion, official data released Thursday showed, driven by a sharp rise in imports and a steep drop in exports.
ECC approves Rs24 bln for security; reforms barter with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet approved approximately Rs24 billion in supplementary grants on Thursday to fund security measures and urgent costs tied to the shuttered Roosevelt Hotel in New York, while endorsing reforms to a barter trade mechanism for commerce with Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia.
Imran Khan revives push to make veteran Achakzai opposition leader in parliament
ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has renewed his push to appoint Mahmood Khan Achakzai, a veteran Balochistan politician, as the opposition leader in the National Assembly, a move that has reignited tensions within his beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, a senior party official said.
Pakistan condemns Israeli interception of aid flotilla, demands return of nationals
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised his country’s “dignified participation” in an aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces en route to Gaza, as Islamabad condemned the move and demanded the safe return of its nationals aboard.
Procter & Gamble to exit Pakistan operations, shift to distributor model
KARACHI: Procter & Gamble Co. plans to shutter its manufacturing and commercial operations in Pakistan as part of a broader restructuring, joining a wave of multinationals scaling back in the South Asian nation amid economic headwinds.
Govt opens talks with Kashmir protest leaders after deadly unrest
By Staff Reporter MUZAFFARABAD: Senior officials opened talks on Thursday with protest leaders of Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
Govt orders probe after police raid press club, journalists beaten
ISLAMABAD: The interior minister on Thursday ordered an inquiry into a police raid at the National Press Club in Islamabad where journalists were allegedly attacked, drawing condemnations from media bodies and vows of nationwide protests over what they described as an assault on press freedom.
Asian cricket chief Naqvi slams ‘fabricated’ Indian media reports over trophy row
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday hit back at Indian media reports claiming he had apologised to India’s cricket board over a trophy handover row at the Asia Cup final, dismissing the allegations as “fabricated nonsense” and accusing New Delhi of dragging politics into the sport.