ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Monday dismissed conditions set by Afghanistan in recent border talks as irrelevant, emphasising that only the complete elimination of terrorism from Afghan soil would satisfy Islamabad, amid escalating tensions marked by cross-border skirmishes and accusations of harboring militants.
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Pakistan opens major maritime expo to tap ‘blue economy’ potential
KARACHI: Planning minister on Monday inaugurated a major international maritime exposition in the southern port city of Karachi, calling the country a “natural maritime bridge” between East and West and urging greater investment in an underdeveloped sector that he said could unlock billions in economic potential.
Pakistan needs deeper trade deals, flexible currency to revive exports, World Bank says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must revamp its lopsided trade pacts with 10 bilateral partners, adopt a market-driven exchange rate and slash energy and other input costs to reverse more than three decades of slumping exports and underpin lasting economic growth, according to the World Bank.
Sharif seeks PPP backing for 27th Amendment to reshape judiciary, key institutions
ISLAMABAD: A delegation led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approached the leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party this week to rally support for a proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, a move that could reshape the judiciary and other key institutions amid lingering controversy over recent changes to the legal system.
Trump says Pakistan among nations testing nuclear arms, claim not independently verified
ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump said Pakistan has been testing nuclear weapons, listing it with Russia, China and North Korea as countries he said are advancing their arsenals while the United States holds to a decades-old moratorium.
Pakistan tax filings jump 18 percent as PM Sharif hails reform gains
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax returns for the fiscal year ending June 2025 surged by 17.65% to a record 5.912 million, a milestone Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attributed to rising public confidence in the government’s economic overhaul and a broader crackdown on evasion.
Pakistan says it foiled Indian plot by arresting fisherman forced into espionage
ISLAMABAD: Authorities said on Saturday they arrested a fisherman whom they accused Indian intelligence agencies of coercing into a scheme to fabricate evidence against Pakistan, in what the government described as a desperate bid by New Delhi to revive its tarnished image after a failed covert operation.
Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi fire Pakistan to T20 series win over South Africa
LAHORE: Babar Azam displayed his batting mastery after Shaheen Shah Afridi spearheaded a superb bowling effort as Pakistan cruised to a four-wicket win over South Africa in the decisive third Twenty20 International at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.
Pakistan’s counterterrorism push leaves record 355 militants dead in October
ISLAMABAD: Militants in Pakistan endured their most severe setbacks in a decade during October, with security forces killing 355 insurgents in intensified operations across the country, according to a monthly report released by an Islamabad-based think tank.
Minister Asif accuses India of fuelling terrorism to keep Islamabad engaged on two fronts
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused India on Saturday of trying to entangle his country in conflicts on its eastern and western borders by stoking terrorism in the region, even as Islamabad works to solidify a fragile ceasefire with Afghanistan. “If there is a need for evidence, then we have it, about what involvement India has in terrorism [in Pakistan] and how it wants to keep us busy on two fronts: the eastern and western,” the minister, Khawaja Asif told a private television channel.