ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday dismissed as “implausible” and “comical” claims by the Indian Air Force chief that India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one military aircraft during a confrontation in May, marking the first official Indian statement on the incident three months after the worst hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades.
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Worker remittances climb 7.4 percent to $3.2 billion in July
KARACHI: Remittances from overseas Pakistani workers rose 7.4 percent year-on-year to $3.2 billion in July, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday.
Opposition leaders sacked over May 9 riots convictions
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party suffered a major blow on Friday as the National Assembly and Senate secretariats announced the removal of Omar Ayub Khan and Shibli Faraz as opposition leaders, following their disqualification by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over convictions tied to the May 9, 2023 riots.
Pakistan blames ‘procedural issues’ for Afghan FM’s delayed visit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday attributed the shelving of a planned visit by Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister to “procedural issues”, amid reports that the United States had blocked a UN exemption allowing him to travel due to sanctions.
Pakistan incurs Rs4.1bn shortfall after barring Indian aircraft from airspace: ministry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has incurred a revenue shortfall of Rs4.1 billion in little more than two months after shutting its airspace to Indian-registered aircraft, the defence ministry informed parliament Friday, insisting national security trumps economic costs.
Modi declined June White House visit to avoid Pakistan army chief – Bloomberg
ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declined a June meeting with US President Donald Trump, wary of a potential encounter with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who was also visiting Washington then, Bloomberg reported.
Shia groups call off protest march after government concessions on Arbaeen pilgrimage
KARACHI: Two prominent Shia organisations, the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and the Shia Ulema Council, have called off a planned protest march from Karachi to the Pakistan-Iran border following successful negotiations with the government over their pilgrimage to Iraq for the Arbaeen commemoration.
Pakistan braces for fresh monsoon rains amid flood fears
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is gearing up for another spell of monsoon rains from August 8 to 13, as the country struggles to recover from weeks of heavy showers and floods that have killed at least 303 people and injured more than 700.
Two killed in bomb attack on police vehicle in South Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: At least two people were killed and 14 others, including two policemen, were injured when a remotely detonated bomb targeted a police patrol vehicle in a bustling marketplace in Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal district on Thursday, officials said.
ECNEC approves Rs1.5 trillion in projects
ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Thursday approved 27 projects worth Rs1.5 trillion in a swift two-hour meeting, prompting fears of fiscal overreach and potential breaches of IMF commitments.