By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker prime minister on Wednesday accused Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban’s interim government of not only failing to act against militants who launch attacks from its territory but also of helping them in some cases, in a rare public display of frustration that could further strain relations between the neighbors.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Wednesday raised the concerns of his party over the pre-poll environment in the country, saying that the caretaker government should ensure a level playing field for all political parties and protect the fundamental rights of the citizens in the run-up to the general elections, scheduled in February.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister said his government hopes to conclude a deal by December for Saudi Arabia to buy stakes in one of the world’s biggest gold and copper mining projects, as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy and secure supplies of key metals.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Four soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed on Monday in a shoot-out with militants near the Afghan border, the military said, as a wave of attacks on security forces continued across the country.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said on Saturday that it had foiled a terrorist attack on a training air base of the Pakistan Air Force, killing all nine assailants who tried to storm the facility in the early hours of the day.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The military said on Saturday that it had foiled a terrorist attack on a training air base of the Pakistan Air Force, killing three assailants and cornering three others.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least 21 people were killed, mostly soldiers, in three separate attacks on Friday in the western provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which border Afghanistan, officials said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cast doubt on Pakistan’s ability to meet its ambitious tax collection goal for the current fiscal year, as lower imports and legal challenges pose risks to revenue growth, officials said on Friday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) began the first review of a $3 billion bailout package on Thursday, with both sides expressing early satisfaction over the country’s progress in meeting the fiscal and monetary targets set by the lender.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court intervenes to end election impasse, sets Feb. 8 as polling date. Ex-PM Sharif back in the fray after four years in exile, while jailed Khan remains sidelined.
