ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party called on the government on Thursday to dispel persistent rumours about the health of its imprisoned founder, Imran Khan, and to allow his family to meet with him, as unverified claims about the former prime minister’s condition spread across social media and drew attention from some foreign outlets.
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Omar Ayub Khan declared proclaimed offender by anti-terror court
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday declared opposition leader and former finance minister Omar Ayub Khan a proclaimed offender after he repeatedly failed to appear in connection with charges linked to a violent protest last year, escalating legal pressure on allies of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
FM Aurangzeb signals shift toward sustainable growth to break boom-bust cycle
ISLAMABAD: The government is pivoting from short-term growth targets toward a strategy aimed at sustainable economic expansion, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Wednesday, signalling a departure from repeated boom-and-bust cycles that have destabilised the economy in the past.
Pakistan watchdog seeks new regulator to clean up $17m gold market
ISLAMABAD: The competition watchdog on Wednesday called for sweeping reforms to the nation’s gold market, including the creation of a new regulatory authority, to tackle rampant undocumented trading that accounts for nearly 90% of activity in one of South Asia’s largest consumers of the metal.
Officials deny rumours of Imran Khan’s transfer from prison, citing his good health
RAWALPINDI: Officials at Adiala jail on Wednesday dismissed circulating rumours that Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and former prime minister, had been moved out of the facility, insisting that he remained inside the prison and was in good health.
Tehran presses for enhanced defence coordination with Islamabad on border security
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s top security official called on Wednesday for bolstering military cooperation with Pakistan to confront cross-border terrorism, emphasising the shared threats facing the two nations amid persistent regional instability.
Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif blasts PTI’s rise, calls Imran Khan’s ‘installers’ ‘bigger offenders’
LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, on Wednesday called for accountability of those who installed Imran Khan in power, describing them as bigger “criminals” than the founder of the rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
Bahrain awards highest honour to PM Sharif as states eye $1bn trade goal
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was awarded Bahrain’s highest civilian honor on Wednesday during a state visit aimed at bolstering economic ties between the two nations, as leaders from both sides pledged to elevate bilateral trade to $1 billion within three years amid discussions on defence cooperation and regional stability.
UN report warns of escalating heat risks in Asia’s megacities, with Karachi among the most
KARACHI: A new United Nations report released on Wednesday paints a stark picture of escalating heat risks across Asia and the Pacific, identifying Karachi and eight other densely populated megacities as particularly susceptible to extreme temperatures that could intensify in the coming decades, amplifying threats to public health, equity and infrastructure.
Defence minister Asif says Pakistan abandons hopes of ‘good ties’ with Afghan Taliban
ISLAMABAD: The defence minister said on Tuesday Pakistan was abandoning any hope of productive relations with the Afghan Taliban, accusing the group of betraying decades of Pakistani hospitality and warning that their isolation could lead to collapse, as cross-border accusations of airstrikes intensified tensions between the two neighbors.