By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to ease slightly in the next two months after hitting a near 30 percent in December, but will remain well above the central bank’s target range, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military leadership on Wednesday pledged to safeguard the upcoming parliamentary elections from violence and sabotage, as the country witnessed a spate of deadly attacks on political candidates and rallies in the past few days.
Monitoring Desk
KARACHI: Jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan is the top pick for Pakistani finance professionals to oversee the cash-strapped economy’s recovery, according to a Bloomberg survey published this week.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A candidate for the national assembly was killed on Wednesday in a shooting in the country’s restive northwest, the police said, adding to the violence that has plagued the campaign for the February 8 elections.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 14 years in prison each for illegally retaining gifts they received from foreign dignitaries while in office.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Four security personnel and two civilians were killed in a clash with militants in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Tuesday, as it continued an operation against the attackers who had targeted two facilities in the area.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD : A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years in jail each for leaking a secret document that they said revealed a U.S. plan to topple Khan’s government in 2022.
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed six Baloch militants and thwarted three coordinated terror attacks in Mach, a town in southwestern Balochistan province, on Monday night, officials said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s debt servicing bill soared by 64 percent to Rs4.219 trillion in the first half of the current fiscal year, wiping out the net revenue receipts of the federal government and forcing it to borrow more to finance its spending, official data showed.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan said on Monday that journalists should not face criminal charges for expressing their honest opinions on judicial verdicts if they do not engage in a smear campaign against the judges.
