MUZAFFARABAD: A man was killed, and several others were hurt on Saturday when protesters clashed with law enforcement personnel on a mountain road connecting two district capitals in Azad Kashmir, the latest and deadliest flashpoint in a monthslong standoff that shows no sign of easing before a government deadline expires this week.
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Pakistan’s crypto regulator meets top cleric to defend digital assets push
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top digital-assets regulator met with one of the country’s most influential Islamic scholars over the weekend, seeking to contain fallout from a religious ruling that cast doubt on the legitimacy of cryptocurrency under Shariah law just as the South Asian nation races to build out a regulatory framework for the industry.
Gwadar Port completes first commercial ship refuelling, adding to cargo business
KARACHI: Gwadar Port, the Chinese-backed deep-water facility on Pakistan’s southwestern coast, carried out its first commercial ship refuelling operation this week, a step toward the kind of marine-services business that port operators use to draw revenue beyond cargo handling.
Media regulator ends Geo News suspension, but warns network faces license revocation for any repeat violation
ISLAMABAD: Geo News, one of Pakistan’s most-watched television networks, resumed broadcasting shortly after midnight Sunday, ending a 15-day suspension that the country’s media regulator said was necessary after the channel aired religiously sensitive imagery during a special Muharram program last month.
Death toll from Balochistan militant sweep reaches 102
QUETTA: Security forces have killed 102 suspected militants across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan since July 5, military officials said Saturday, as a sweeping counterterrorism campaign launched after a series of coordinated attacks earlier this month showed no signs of slowing.
Security forces kill nine more militants; Balochistan offensive total rises to 88
QUETTA: Pakistani security forces killed nine more militants in Balochistan province in the past day, state media reported on Saturday, pushing the overall death toll in a widening five-day-old military offensive to 88.
Pakistan warns of glacial flood danger as heat, rain converge on northern peaks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani weather officials on Saturday warned that a fresh storm system moving into the country’s northern mountains this week could trigger sudden, destructive flooding from glacial lakes, the latest in a string of alerts this summer as the region grapples with a punishing combination of heat and rain.
US, Pakistan push toward trade deal as temporary tariff set to lapse
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States made significant progress toward a reciprocal trade agreement during two days of talks in Washington, according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry, as officials from both countries work to lock in a durable framework before a temporary tariff measure lapses later this month.
Pakistan presses Iran, US to hold the line as Hormuz clashes threaten fragile truce
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed directly to Iran’s president on Friday to avoid any steps that could unravel weeks of painstaking diplomacy, as the United States and Iran exchanged a third consecutive round of military strikes and the ceasefire Pakistan brokered last month showed signs of buckling.
KP government retreats on lawmaker privileges law after public backlash
PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Friday it would strip out controversial provisions from a law passed just months ago that had granted lawmakers sweeping new privileges, including blanket immunity from arrest, diplomatic passports and gun licenses — a reversal that came after weeks of public criticism.