By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A helicopter chartered by Mari Petroleum Company Ltd (MPCL) crashed in the country’s northwestern region on Saturday, killing six people and injuring eight, the company said.
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IMF cautions on Pakistan’s structural challenges
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic recovery remains fragile, with the International Monetary Fund warning of persistent vulnerabilities and structural challenges that require sustained reform efforts.
Police, PTI supporters clash; Rawalpindi protest called off
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party called off a protest in Rawalpindi on Saturday after violent clashes with police left several injured, as authorities sealed off entry points to the garrison city and used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse supporters.
Rawalpindi deploys paramilitary troops ahead of PTI protest
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The provincial Punjab government has banned public gatherings and deployed paramilitary rangers in the garrison city of Rawalpindi ahead of a planned protest by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Saturday.
ECP seeks stay on Supreme Court’s reserve seats order
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday asked the Supreme Court to stay its July 12 order granting reserved seats to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after the court’s verdict was deemed to exceed its authority and effectively rewrite the Constitution.
X banned in Pakistan over national security concerns
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has banned social media platform X on national security grounds after separatists and terrorists used it to promote anti-state activities, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Friday.
PIA sale delayed for third time, no new date set
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government plans to privatize the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have hit another snag, with the government delaying the sale for a third time, as it struggles to address concerns of potential bidders and meet IMF loan conditions.
PM Sharif slams Israel’s ‘systematic slaughter’ of Palestinians
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called for immediate UN action to end bloodshed in Palestine and Kashmir, condemning Israel’s “systematic slaughter” of Palestinians and India’s human rights abuses.
Pakistan’s inflation to hold steady at 8-9pc through October
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s inflation rate is poised to remain within a range of 8 percent to 9 percent in September and October, building on a recovery that’s gaining traction, the finance ministry said on Friday.
Pakistan gets $1.03 bln first tranche of IMF’s $7 bln bailout package
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan received $1.0269 billion on Friday, the first tranche of a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, after the lender’s Executive Board approved a 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to bolster the country’s fragile economy.