By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least four people, including a policeman and a paramilitary soldier, were killed and dozens injured in suspected militant attacks in Pakistan’s northwestern and southwestern regions on Friday, officials said.
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SBP to cut key rate to 16pc in 2024, Fitch says
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic growth is expected to accelerate to 3.2 percent in the fiscal year 2024-2025, driven by monetary easing, improved agricultural output, and slowing inflation, a Fitch Ratings affiliate said on Wednesday.
Pakistan urges Afghanistan to act against terrorists after Bannu attack
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday urged the interim Afghan government to take “immediate and effective” action against terrorists behind a deadly attack on a military base in Bannu, which killed eight soldiers.
Oman mosque attack kills four Pakistanis, injures 30
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Four Pakistani nationals were killed and 30 others injured in a terrorist attack near a mosque in Oman’s capital Muscat, foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Terror attacks in KPK target cantonment, health center; kill 15, including children
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The security forces killed 13 terrorists in retaliatory operations after attacks on Bannu Cantonment and a rural health center in Dera Ismail Khan district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.
Pakistan’s IMF deal boosts funding prospects, but reforms key, Moody’s says
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new International Monetary Fund (IMF) program will boost its funding prospects, but the government’s ability to implement reforms will be crucial to securing financing over the next three years, Moody’s Ratings said on Tuesday.
Petrol now Rs275.60/liter, diesel Rs283.63/liter
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan increased petrol prices by Rs9.99 to Rs275.60 per liter, effective Tuesday, the finance ministry announced on social media platform X.
Sharif-led coalition moves to ban Khan’s PTI party
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ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said it would seek to ban the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and charge its leader, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, with high treason.
PTI activist Sanam Javed rearrested after brief release
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Sanam Javed, a prominent member of opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was rearrested on Sunday in Islamabad, shortly after her release in a case related to street violence in May last year, her lawyer and party said.
Govt hikes electricity tariffs by as much as 20pc to stem financial bleeding
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has raised electricity tariffs by as much as 20 percent in a bid to stem financial losses and stabilize its ailing power sector, a move that will hit consumers and businesses already reeling from soaring inflation.