ISLAMABAD: A framework for ending hostilities between Iran and the United States, including an immediate ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, was conveyed overnight to both sides by Pakistani intermediaries, according to a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
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Provinces roll out subsidies and early closures to shield Pakistanis from oil crisis sparked by Middle East conflict
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Sunday that the provincial government had secured a comprehensive fare freeze for inter-city and intra-city public transport after weeks of negotiations with transporters, shielding millions of commuters from the sharp rise in fuel costs that has followed disruptions in global oil supplies.
PM Sharif presses provinces to release fuel-subsidy funds as energy crisis deepens
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pressed provinces on Sunday to release their agreed contributions toward a new, targeted fuel-subsidy program, warning that the country’s deepening energy crisis was straining ordinary citizens, motorcyclists and the transport sector that moves both people and goods.
Heavy rains kill at least 45 in Pakistan’s northwest, with more storms forecast
ISLAMABAD: At least 45 people have been killed and 105 others injured in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since heavy rains began pummeling the region on March 25, authorities said Sunday, as collapsing roofs and walls turned monsoon downpours into a deadly hazard across dozens of districts.
Pakistan says forces repelled Afghan Taliban attack on border post, with 37 militants killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Security forces foiled an overnight attempt by Afghan Taliban fighters and allied militants to storm a border outpost in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 37 attackers and wounding more than 80 others, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday.
Govt rolls out targeted subsidies via digital wallets after fuel-price shock
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the government has started disbursing relief funds directly into digital wallets for operators of public transport buses, wagons and freight vehicles, part of a rapid response to cushion the impact of sharply higher petroleum prices.
Pakistan rejects speculation over UAE deposit repayment as routine maturity
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday dismissed as “misleading and unfounded” recent commentary surrounding the return of financial deposits from the United Arab Emirates, insisting the transaction was a straightforward maturity of bilateral commercial agreements.
Ex-PM Abbasi calls govt fuel policy unsustainable, demands deregulation and EVs to cushion war-driven shock
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday pressed the government to immediately deregulate petroleum product prices and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles, saying the steps are the only viable response to the sharp rise in global oil costs triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.
Asif says India plotting false-flag operation to blame Pakistan ahead of 2025 Kashmir attack anniversary
SIALKOT: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused India on Saturday of preparing a “false-flag operation” designed to blame Islamabad for terrorism, warning that any such attempt would draw a strong Pakistani reaction as the two nuclear-armed rivals approach the anniversary of last year’s deadly attack in occupied Kashmir.
Pakistan Navy inducts second Turkish-built corvette PNS Khaibar
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy on Saturday formally inducted the second Milgem-class corvette into its fleet, the latest addition to a four-ship program that officials described as critical to defending the country’s maritime borders and vital sea lanes.