ISLAMABAD: A ceasefire between India and Pakistan, brokered by the US administration after intense military clashes, has no expiration date, officials from both countries confirmed on Sunday.
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ISLAMABAD: Millions of people in Pakistan are enduring persistent hunger and malnutrition, a crisis deepened by relentless weather extremes and economic hardship, according to a new report from the United Nations.
IMF says Pakistan’s $7bn bailout fully financed with $6bn inflows ahead
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund confirmed Pakistan’s $7 billion bailout program is fully financed, projecting $6 billion in external inflows for the next fiscal year as key allies pledge to roll over debt.
Bhutto-Zardari to lead Pakistan’s diplomatic response to India’s clash claims
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tapped former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to lead a diplomatic delegation to global capitals, aiming to counter India’s portrayal of their recent military clash.
UK Lammy urges Pakistan, India to uphold Indus waters pact
ISLAMABAD: UK Foreign Secretary David on Saturday pressed India and Pakistan to honour their commitments under the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old pact now at the centre of escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours following a series of military clashes and a deepening dispute over Kashmir and water rights.
Doctor shot dead in Punjab in suspected religious attack
ISLAMABAD: A senior physician from the persecuted Ahmadiyya community was shot dead on Friday in broad daylight in a city in eastern Punjab in an apparent act of faith-based violence against religious minorities.
Trade deficit jumps 57pc in April to $3.4bn as exports slump
ISLAMABAD: The trade deficit ballooned 57 percent month-on-month to $3.4 billion in April as exports contracted sharply and imports surged, signaling mounting pressure on the country’s external accounts ahead of critical IMF budget talks.
Sharif calls for peace with India after military confrontation, celebrates victory
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif struck a defiant yet conciliatory tone on Friday, saying the country had won the war against India after a week of military clashes but calling on New Delhi to pursue peace as ‘neighbors, not adversaries’.
Current account surplus shrinks 96pc in April as imports surge
KARACHI: The current account posted a slight surplus of $12 million in April 2025, a steep fall from the $1.2 billion recorded in the previous month and a 96 percent decline from the $315 million in the same month last year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed on Friday.
Petrol prices steady, diesel slashed to ease industry burden
ISLAMABAD: The government has kept petrol prices steady while trimming the cost of high-speed diesel by Rs2 per litre for the fortnight ending May 31, marking the third time in two months it has refrained from fully passing on lower international oil prices to consumers.