ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered ministries overseeing the sale of state assets to hit every deadline in the government’s privatization program, as officials reported progress on transactions ranging from the national airline to regional power utilities.
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AJK election body says PML-N wins 14 of 18 seats as coalition ally PPP cries foul
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan’s ruling party moved a step closer to forming the next government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, after unofficial results from the second phase of the territory’s legislative elections handed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz 14 of the 18 seats declared, extending a lead that has now drawn sustained allegations of rigging from its main rival — and coalition partner in Islamabad — the Pakistan Peoples Party.
Iran insists Pakistan remains lead mediator with US, as Trump threatens Tehran with ‘total surrender’
ISLAMABAD: Iran on Monday moved to quash speculation that China had stepped in as a mediator with the United States, insisting that Pakistan remains the principal channel for indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington, even as President Donald Trump accused the Islamic Republic of “duplicity” for denying that talks were taking place.
Pakistani Taliban claims Swat police station bombing that killed 17
SWAT: The death toll from a suicide bombing outside a police station in Swat Valley rose to 17 on Monday, as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for an attack that struck during a rally against lawlessness in the restive region.
Pakistan’s July inflation cools to single digits, but energy risks cloud outlook
KARACHI: Pakistan’s consumer prices rose 9.2% in July from a year earlier, a slowdown from June’s pace that nonetheless left policymakers wary that higher energy costs could reignite inflationary pressures across South Asia’s second-largest economy.
PML-N tightens grip on Azad Kashmir assembly as PPP alleges vote-rigging and violence
MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz moved to consolidate a commanding lead in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Sunday, as early results from the second phase of polling put it ahead in the large majority of contests, including the refugee seats scattered across Pakistan.
Body of Nirmal Purja, who redefined the impossible, recovered from Broad Peak
GILGIT: The body of Nirmal Purja, the Nepali-British mountaineer who rose to global fame for his record-breaking ascent of the world’s 14 highest peaks, was recovered from Pakistan’s Broad Peak on Sunday, three days after an avalanche swept away his entire ten-member expedition team.
At least 14 killed as suicide bomber strikes Swat police station during anti-terror protest
SWAT: At least 14 people were killed and dozens more wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of a police station in Swat Valley on Sunday, in an attack that struck as hundreds gathered nearby to protest against a resurgence of militant violence in the district.
Allies trade violence and fraud allegations as Azad Kashmir’s second round of voting ends
MUZAFFARABAD: Voting in the second phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s legislative assembly elections ended in acrimony on Sunday, with the Pakistan Peoples Party accusing its coalition partner, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, of orchestrating an attack on one of its senior figures during a day marked by allegations of ballot stuffing, blocked polling agents and administrative failure.
Pakistan’s judiciary hit by presidential delay as judges’ terms lapse without notice -report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s superior judiciary is grappling with a mounting crisis over judicial appointments, after delays in securing presidential assent left one additional judge in legal limbo and put four more on course to suffer the same fate within days.