KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad said the country’s current economic policies are poised to deliver lasting growth, a sharp departure from the boom-bust cycles of the past, while spotlighting women entrepreneurs as a cornerstone of inclusive development.
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Ahmadi man arrested in Pakistan for distributing free food on Ashura
ISLAMABAD: An Ahmadi man was arrested in Gujranwala, Punjab, for distributing food during Ashura, a revered Muslim holy day, in a case that has reignited tensions over Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and the treatment of religious minorities.
Army chief rejects Indian claims of Chinese aid in May conflict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief on Monday dismissed Indian allegations that China provided real-time military support during the May 2025 clash between the two nuclear-armed rivals, calling the claims baseless and a tactic to mask India’s battlefield shortcomings.
Competition watchdog launches 24 new probes into cartels, deceptive marketing in FY25
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s competition watchdog ramped up its fight against unfair business practices in the fiscal year 2024–25, launching 24 fresh probes into cartelization, abuse of dominance, and deceptive marketing across a broad swath of industries.
Rescue effort ends after Karachi building collapse kills 27 in Lyari
KARACHI: Rescue operations ended on Sunday evening in Karachi after a five-storey residential building collapsed earlier this week in the city’s crowded Lyari neighborhood, killing 27 people and exposing the city’s persistent struggle with unsafe housing.
PML-N ministers reaffirm coalition’s unity amid rumours of discord
ISLAMABAD: Two senior ministers in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government on Saturday pushed back against swirling speculations of a rift within the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) alliance, insisting that the coalition, bolstered by an unprecedented alignment with the military, remains intact and focused.
Extreme heat in Pakistan’s north fuels fears of deadly glacial floods
ISLAMABAD: Scorching temperatures in Pakistan’s mountainous north have smashed decades-old heat records, stoking fears of catastrophic glacial floods that could imperil millions, weather officials warned on Saturday.
Punjab seizes 13 lions, arrests five in crackdown on illegal wildlife ownership
LAHORE: Punjab authorities seized 13 lions and arrested five people on Saturday in a province-wide crackdown on illegal wildlife ownership, a day after a pet lion attacked a woman and her children in Lahore.
UPDATE: Lyari building collapse death toll hits 18, search for survivors enters second day
KARACHI: Rescue teams recovered more bodies overnight from the rubble of a collapsed five-story building in Karachi’s crowded Lyari neighborhood, raising the death toll to 18 as the search for survivors stretched into a second day on Saturday.
Pakistan’s central government debt jumps 12 percent to Rs76 trillion in May
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt surged 12% to Rs76.05 trillion in May from a year earlier, intensifying fiscal strains on South Asia’s second-largest economy.