PESHAWAR: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan on Friday described the alliance between his Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz as a political “compulsion” rather than a bond of affection, a necessity to ensure stability after the 2024 general elections.
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ECC cautioned on looming price hike from flood damage, market distortions
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet was warned of a looming inflation spike driven by flood-ravaged crops, supply chain disruptions, and potential cartel activity in the edible oil and ghee markets, threatening further food price hikes across the country.
Pakistan targets record 30m tonnes wheat output for 2025-26 Rabi season
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set a wheat production goal of 30 million tonnes for the 2025-26 Rabi season, leveraging sufficient water supplies in Punjab and Sindh, the country’s main agricultural provinces, following recent floods that boosted water availability for crops, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research said on Friday.
Pakistan Super League plans major expansion with two new teams and venues
LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League is gearing up for its largest expansion in years with two new teams and two additional venues slated for the next edition, PSL chief executive Salman Naseer said on Friday, even as a row escalated between the league’s management and one franchise owner over public criticism.
PM Sharif pitches Pakistan as gateway for regional trade, transport and energy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday highlighted his country’s strategic position as a regional tri-junction linking China, Central Asia and the Middle East, saying it offered potential to boost trade, transport and digital cooperation across the region.
SBP expected to hold interest rates steady amid flood-driven inflation pressures
KARACHI: The central bank is poised to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 11 percent when it announces its decision on Monday, according to a Reuters poll of analysts, as devastating floods and border disruptions with Afghanistan continue to fuel food price surges and constrain options for further monetary easing.
Interior ministry declares TLP a terrorist group following deadly clashes
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry on Friday declared the religiopolitical party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan a proscribed organisation, accusing it of links to terrorism and citing a history of violent protests that have repeatedly disrupted the country and led to deaths.
Stormfiber says internet services to be fully restored by Monday after undersea cable faults
KARACHI: The internet service provider Stormfiber said on Friday its services would be fully restored by Monday after disruptions over the past week caused by faults in undersea cables.
Court orders blocking of Imran Khan’s sister’s ID and passport after repeated absences in protest trial
RAWALPINDI: A court on Friday ordered the blocking of the national identity card and passport of Aleema Khan, the sister of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, after she failed to appear for a hearing in a case stemming from a chaotic antigovernment protest last year, despite the execution of a non-bailable arrest warrant against her.
Eight ‘Indian-sponsored’ militants killed in KP operation; three police officers die in Hangu blasts
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed at least eight “Indian-sponsored” terrorists during an intelligence-led operation in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, even as separate blasts in another district claimed the lives of three police officers, including a senior superintendent, underscoring the persistent threat of insurgent violence in the region.