ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was brought to a virtual standstill on Tuesday after the Pakistan Peoples Party, a key partner in the ruling coalition, forced the government to abandon a packed legislative agenda in protest at what it described as broken promises and unaddressed grievances, Dawn newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Factory output rises 4.98 percent on autos surge, June slumps
Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing sector expanded 4.98% in the fiscal year ended June, with a surge in automobile production offsetting weakness in textiles and pharmaceuticals, even as output tumbled in the final month of the period, both from the prior month and a year earlier.
Pakistan’s textile shipments jump most in months as garments lead gains
Pakistan’s textile exports climbed to their highest monthly level on record in July, as gains in readymade garments and cotton yarn offset a slowdown in cotton cloth and helped anchor the country’s broader trade recovery at the start of the fiscal year.
PML-N govt moves to challenge Supreme Court order on Imran Khan’s hospital transfer
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led government said on Tuesday it would ask the Supreme Court to modify an order directing the transfer of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital for medical treatment, setting up a fresh legal confrontation with his party just hours after the ruling was handed down.
Pakistan seeks Rs36.5 billion from power consumers after Qatar gas halt sends costs soaring
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power distributors are seeking to recover an additional 36.5 billion rupees from consumers next month after the cost of gas-fired electricity generation surged to a record, following the suspension of long-term liquefied natural gas supplies from Qatar during the US-Iran war.
Pakistan raises fuel prices for third straight day as Mideast tensions persist
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan raised retail fuel prices for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, pushing petrol and diesel costs higher as the country’s month-old daily pricing mechanism continues to pass through volatility in international oil markets tied to the conflict between Iran and the US.
A year on, India still can’t sell the world its version of a four-day war
Discovery timed its release carefully. Declassified: Operation Sindoor, a two-part documentary on the India-Pakistan May 2025 conflict, went out over the Indian Independence Day weekend, with its security adviser Ajit Doval speaking on camera for the first time and Bollywood’s Mumbai skyline lit sindoor-red as part of the promotional push.
Nine militants killed in coordinated Balochistan operations as security forces press anti-terror campaign
QUETTA: Security forces have killed at least nine militants during a series of intelligence-led operations across three districts of Balochistan, officials said on Tuesday, as the armed forces continue a sustained push against insurgent networks operating in the restive province.
Google opens first Pakistan office, backing $30 billion export goal
ISLAMABAD: Alphabet Inc.’s Google formalized its presence in Pakistan on Tuesday, opening a local office in Islamabad after more than a decade of investment in the country, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif courts technology firms to help meet an ambitious export target.
Iran refuses to reopen Hormuz until US honours ceasefire deal, as truce window lapses
ISLAMABAD: Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until Washington fulfils the commitments it made under a Pakistan-brokered peace framework, the country’s parliament speaker said on Tuesday, as a 60-day deadline for the United States and Iran to strike a lasting settlement passed without agreement.