ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president and prime minister have agreed to recall both houses of parliament on Tuesday, with the government widely reported to be preparing to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northwestern province run by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of former prime minister Imran Khan.
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Remittances rise 12.7 percent in September to $3.6 billion
KARACHI: Pakistan’s workers’ remittances rose 12.7% in September from a year earlier to $3.6 billion, lifting the July-September total to $10.9 billion and adding to the support for an external account that has leaned on money sent home by expatriates, State Bank of Pakistan data showed on Friday.
PIA suspends Riyadh flights after Houthi missile strikes on Saudi airports
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines suspended flights to Riyadh on Friday, becoming the latest carrier to pull out of the Saudi capital after Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted its main airport with missiles and drones.
Govt keeps emergency rule on the table for PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: The government and the main opposition party traded accusations on Friday as supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan continued their march towards the capital, intensifying a political standoff that has raised the prospect of federal intervention in the country’s north-west.
Pakistan says it can mediate for Iran and still defend Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military spokesman has said the country is acting as an “honest broker” between the United States and Iran, even as Islamabad moves towards the military defence of Saudi Arabia against escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement.
PM Sharif calls Pakistan’s commitment to Saudi security “resolute” after deadly Houthi attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has pledged to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Saudi Arabia after a run of Houthi missile attacks on the kingdom’s airports, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declaring his country’s commitment to Riyadh’s security “resolute”.
Power users to pay Rs16 billion more after August fuel spike
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power regulator approved a fuel-cost surcharge of 1.11 rupees per kilowatt-hour on October electricity bills, adding about 16 billion rupees to what consumers pay after spot LNG purchases, imported coal and weaker hydro and nuclear output pushed up August generation costs.
Security forces say nine militants killed in North Waziristan raids on Taliban hideouts
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed nine militants, including four senior commanders, in intelligence-led operations in North Waziristan, security sources and state media said on Thursday.
Imran Khan’s party marches into Peshawar with destination still unclear
PESHAWAR: Supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan marched into the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, the fifth day of a protest convoy whose final destination has still not been announced.
“Fake and fabricated”: Islamabad rejects claim of Pakistani air power in Yemen war
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday denounced as “fake and fabricated” a New York Times report that Pakistan Air Force fighter jets were being used against Yemen’s Houthi movement in Saudi Arabia’s escalating war.