KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired the indigenously developed Taimoor air-launched cruise missile on Tuesday, the military’s media wing announced, in what officials described as a significant demonstration of the service’s ability to detect, track and neutralize enemy vessels at extended ranges.
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Pakistan gets second Saudi deposit tranche of $1 billion
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank received $1 billion from Saudi Arabia on Monday, the second installment of a fresh $3 billion deposit designed to cushion the country’s foreign-exchange reserves as it navigates more than $3.5 billion in debt repayments to Gulf allies and international bondholders this month.
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR poised for quick LNG deliveries to Pakistan under 2025 framework pact
ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR has told Islamabad it is prepared to supply liquefied natural gas immediately upon request, the company said Tuesday, as Pakistan races to secure spot cargoes to ease a widening domestic energy shortfall.
Pakistan presses US and Iran to extend fragile ceasefire as deadline looms and second round of talks hangs in balance
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan pressed the United States and Iran on Tuesday to extend their two-week ceasefire and return to the negotiating table, even as a formal response from Tehran about attending a second round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad remained elusive and President Donald Trump signaled he was prepared to resume military strikes.
PCB bans Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka from 2027 PSL over unilateral withdrawal to join IPL
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka from next year’s HBL Pakistan Super League after he unilaterally withdrew from the current tournament to join an Indian Premier League franchise.
Pakistan warns of growth miss after cutting development budget to subsidise fuel amid Middle East war
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan warned on Monday that economic growth will fall short of its 4.2% target for the current fiscal year and face further pressure next year, after slashing development spending by almost 20% to finance fuel subsidies and absorbing the inflationary shock from global supply-chain disruptions tied to the Middle East conflict.
Pakistan upsizes Eurobond to $750 million on stronger-than-expected demand
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expanded its latest Eurobond offering to $750 million from an initial $500 million by exercising the greenshoe option, the government said on Monday, as robust investor demand allowed it to tap additional funds at the same terms.
Security forces kill wanted militant and suicide bomber in northwest raid, avenging officer’s death
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed two militants, including a ringleader long sought for his role in a February suicide bombing that killed an army lieutenant colonel, in an intelligence-based operation in the northwestern district of Bannu, the military said on Monday.
Pakistan’s second polio drive of 2026 reaches 44.7 million children, falling just short of target
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year reached more than 44.7 million children under age 5 but missed its goal by roughly 300,000, health officials said Monday, even as workers fanned out across the country in a high-stakes effort to stamp out the paralyzing disease in one of its last remaining strongholds.
Mixed signals from Tehran cloud second round of US-Iran talks even as Pakistan prepares for high-stakes meeting
ISLAMABAD: Uncertainty clouded plans for a second round of direct peace talks between the United States and Iran on Monday, even as President Donald Trump said a high-level American delegation led by Vice President JD Vance was en route to Islamabad and would arrive within hours.