KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account swung to a surplus in January as remittances from overseas workers climbed, helping offset a widening trade deficit and offering a brief respite in the South Asian nation’s efforts to stabilise its external finances.
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Pakistan commits to peaceful nuclear use at Vienna talks with IAEA chief
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed his country’s backing for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) efforts to promote the responsible use of nuclear technology during a meeting with the agency’s director general in Vienna on Tuesday.
Pakistan on track to meet most IMF targets ahead of key review, brokerage says
KARACHI: Pakistan is on track to satisfy nearly all of the International Monetary Fund’s quantitative performance criteria under its current bailout program, according to brokerage Topline Securities, a development that could smooth the path for the lender’s upcoming review and the release of further funds.
Pakistan, allies condemn Israel’s West Bank land move as threat to two-state solution
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority nations on Tuesday condemned Israel’s decision to approve land registration in the occupied West Bank for the first time since 1967, calling it a step to accelerate illegal settlement activity and undermine prospects for a two-state solution in the Middle East.
Cricket legends rally for dignified care for Imran Khan in prison
Dozens of former international cricket captains, including Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, have united in a plea for improved prison conditions for Imran Khan, describing the former Pakistan prime minister and renowned all-rounder as a figure deserving of dignity and proper medical care.
Interior minister says Imran Khan’s sister delayed jailed ex-premier’s eye checkup for political gain
LAHORE: Interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, has accused Imran Khan’s sister of blocking a medical examination of the jailed former prime minister for three days, claiming she vetoed arrangements in an effort to prolong the controversy for political gain.
Protest enters fifth day as opposition seeks access to Imran Khan, independent medical exam
ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance expressed hope on Tuesday that family members of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan would be allowed to meet him, as a sit-in protest outside parliament entered its fifth day amid growing concerns over his health and demands for an independent medical examination.
Eleven security personnel martyred in suicide vehicle attack on Bajaur checkpoint
ISLAMABAD: Eleven security personnel were martyred when militants rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a checkpoint in the northwestern district of Bajaur, the military said on Tuesday, in the latest attack to hit the volatile region bordering Afghanistan.
Pakistan cuts factory power prices by Rs4.04 per unit
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday formally notified an average reduction of Rs4.04 per unit in electricity tariffs for all industrial consumers, effective from Feb. 11, while directing the power regulator to restore contractual rights for existing net-metered solar users until the end of their seven-year agreements.
Govt assures top court on Imran Khan’s medical exam, prison facilities
ISLAMABAD: The government assured the Supreme Court on Monday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan had been permitted to speak to his children and that a medical examination of the politician had been conducted by an expert team.