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Terror attacks in KPK target cantonment, health center; kill 15, including children

Terror attacks in KPK target cantonment, health center; kill 15, including children

Tuesday July 16, 2024Tuesday July 16, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: The security forces killed 13 terrorists in retaliatory operations after attacks on Bannu Cantonment and a rural health center in Dera Ismail Khan district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.

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Pakistan’s IMF deal boosts funding prospects, but reforms key, Moody’s says

Pakistan’s IMF deal boosts funding prospects, but reforms key, Moody’s says

Tuesday July 16, 2024Tuesday July 16, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new International Monetary Fund (IMF) program will boost its funding prospects, but the government’s ability to implement reforms will be crucial to securing financing over the next three years, Moody’s Ratings said on Tuesday.

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Petrol now Rs275.60/liter, diesel Rs283.63/liter

Petrol now Rs275.60/liter, diesel Rs283.63/liter

Tuesday July 16, 2024Tuesday July 16, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan increased petrol prices by Rs9.99 to Rs275.60 per liter, effective Tuesday, the finance ministry announced on social media platform X.

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Sharif-led coalition moves to ban Khan’s PTI party

Sharif-led coalition moves to ban Khan’s PTI party

Monday July 15, 2024Tuesday July 16, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said it would seek to ban the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and charge its leader, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, with high treason.

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PTI activist Sanam Javed rearrested after brief release

PTI activist Sanam Javed rearrested after brief release

Sunday July 14, 2024Sunday July 14, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Sanam Javed, a prominent member of opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was rearrested on Sunday in Islamabad, shortly after her release in a case related to street violence in May last year, her lawyer and party said.

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Govt hikes electricity tariffs by as much as 20pc to stem financial bleeding

Govt hikes electricity tariffs by as much as 20pc to stem financial bleeding

Sunday July 14, 2024Sunday July 14, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: The government has raised electricity tariffs by as much as 20 percent in a bid to stem financial losses and stabilize its ailing power sector, a move that will hit consumers and businesses already reeling from soaring inflation.

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Sharif, Zardari condemn assassination attempt on Trump at campaign rally
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Sharif, Zardari condemn assassination attempt on Trump at campaign rally

Sunday July 14, 2024Sunday July 14, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Former US President Donald Trump was shot in the ear on Saturday during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, sparking widespread condemnation from world leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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Top court rules Imran Khan’s party eligible for reserved seats

Top court rules Imran Khan’s party eligible for reserved seats

Saturday July 13, 2024Saturday July 13, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan is eligible for reserved seats in parliament, a landmark verdict that piles pressure on the fragile ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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Ex-PM Khan acquittal in unlawful marriage case met with new arrest and charges

Ex-PM Khan acquittal in unlawful marriage case met with new arrest and charges

Saturday July 13, 2024Saturday July 13, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a case related to their unlawful marriage, but the couple remains in jail as they face new charges.

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Pakistan secures crucial $7 billion IMF loan

Pakistan secures crucial $7 billion IMF loan

Saturday July 13, 2024Saturday July 13, 2024

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday reached a staff-level agreement for a new $7 billion loan program, providing much-needed relief for the cash-strapped government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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Gilgit-Baltistan votes again with electricity cuts, broken roads and empty promises still on the ballot

Sunday June 7, 2026Sunday June 7, 2026
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's northernmost territory goes to the polls on Sunday for the first time in six years, after elections originally scheduled for
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