ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday sharply rebuked comments by India’s national security adviser, Ajit Doval, who had urged his country to “avenge” its history of subjugation by building a stronger nation, dismissing the rhetoric as the product of “camouflaged hate-mongers” driven by “imagined historical vendettas.”
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Pakistan signs deal with Trump-linked crypto firm to explore stablecoin payments
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has struck a deal with a company tied to the Trump family’s main cryptocurrency venture to study the use of a dollar-pegged stablecoin for cross-border payments, marking one of the first public tie-ups between the platform and a sovereign government.
PM Sharif confirms Pakistan sees global demand for JF-17 after show of strength against India
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that several countries were in talks with Pakistan to buy its fighter jets, a development he linked to heightened global interest following the country’s military success against India in a brief conflict last year.
High costs push multinationals out, Aurangzeb urges firms to revamp business models
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb acknowledged that high taxes and energy costs have driven some multinational companies to exit the country, but urged those firms to update their outdated business models to align with the modern economy.
Pakistan forms panel to resolve $32mln pipeline payment dispute with Trump-linked investor
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic overseers have moved to defuse a brewing dispute with foreign investors in a key oil pipeline, including one with ties to US President Donald Trump, forming a high-level committee to seek an out-of-court settlement and avert a potential hit to foreign capital inflows, Dawn newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan grants one-time waiver for re-export of Afghan transit cargo stuck at ports
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has allowed Afghan importers to re-export more than 6,500 containers of transit cargo stranded at its Karachi ports, offering relief from mounting demurrage charges amid a prolonged border closure with Afghanistan that has crippled trade.
PTI pushes Achakzai again for National Assembly opposition leader role
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Tuesday formally nominated Mehmood Khan Achakzai, a veteran Pashtun nationalist and ally, to lead the opposition in the National Assembly, seeking to fill a key parliamentary post that has remained vacant for nearly five months amid the country’s deepening political standoff.
Pakistan to pilot pre-immigration checks for travellers to the UAE
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish a pre-immigration clearance system that would allow Pakistani travellers to complete border formalities at home before flying to the Gulf nation, effectively letting them bypass lengthy airport lines upon arrival and exit as if they were domestic passengers.
Three TTP militants killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa intelligence-led operation
ISLAMABAD: The counterterrorism forces killed three militants linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in an intelligence-based operation in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, officials said, as the country contends with a persistent wave of attacks that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent months.
Pakistan says four militants killed in Balochistan security operation
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed four militants accused of being sponsored by India during an intelligence-based operation in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said on Tuesday, amid a broader surge in attacks that has strained the country’s efforts to contain terrorism.