KARACHI: Nine people died and at least 35 others were injured on Sunday after protesters clashed with police and attempted to storm the US consulate in Karachi, as Pakistan witnessed widespread anger over the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes.
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Clashes erupt outside US consulate in Karachi after assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei
KARACHI: Clashes broke out between police and protesters outside the US consulate in Karachi on Sunday, with at least five people injured as demonstrators reacted to the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes the previous day.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five runs but crash out of T20 World Cup on net run-rate
KANDY: Pakistan were eliminated from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup despite beating Sri Lanka by five runs in a Super Eights match of extraordinary swings at Pallekele on Saturday.
Pakistan raises petrol by Rs8, diesel by Rs5.16 a litre
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan raised retail fuel prices Saturday, lifting petrol by Rs8 a liter and high-speed diesel by Rs5.16 for the coming fortnight.
Pakistan consumer confidence climbs as right-track views triple, Ipsos survey shows
KARACHI: Consumer confidence in Pakistan rose four points over the past two years to 35.5, as fewer households cited inflation, poverty and unemployment as pressing worries and more saw the country heading in the right direction, an Ipsos survey showed.
PTA cautions public over social media posts amid Taliban border war and Middle East tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator on Saturday cautioned citizens against sharing unverified, inflammatory or misleading content online, warning of possible legal action as the country’s military pressed a retaliatory campaign against the Afghan Taliban and regional tensions escalated with fresh attacks on Iran.
Pakistan condemns US-Israeli strikes on Iran, denounces Iranian attacks on Gulf states as region plunges into conflict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday condemned the US and Israeli strikes on Iran as “unwarranted” and called for the urgent resumption of diplomacy to resolve the crisis, while also strongly denouncing Iran’s retaliatory missile attacks on several Gulf Arab states as blatant violations of their sovereignty.
Pakistan says 352 Taliban killed in cross-border operation as clashes with Afghanistan enter third day
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces killed 331 Afghan Taliban militants and wounded more than 500 others in “Operation Ghazab lil Haq,” Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday, providing the most detailed accounting yet of a military campaign that has thrust Pakistan and Afghanistan into their most serious confrontation in years.
Pakistan flags geopolitical, commodity risks as growth momentum builds
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Friday warned of persistent downside risks from geopolitical uncertainties and global commodity price volatility, even as it signalled markedly improved growth prospects for the fiscal year.
Senate passes virtual assets bill, granting legal backing to dedicated regulator
ISLAMABAD: The Senate passed the Virtual Assets Bill 2025 on Friday, paving the way for the establishment of a dedicated regulatory authority to license, regulate and supervise virtual asset activities across the country.