By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit has shown a significant reduction of 39.62 percent, amounting to $23.713 billion, during the initial ten months of the current fiscal year.
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Pakistan overtakes Sri Lanka to become Asia’s inflation leader
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has surpassed Sri Lanka to become Asia’s fastest inflationary economy, with rising food and energy costs and a weaker currency driving price gains to a record in April, government data showed on Tuesday.
Justice Isa calls for appointment of two senior judges to fill vacant SC seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, has urgently called for a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), which is long overdue, and has recommended the appointment of two judges to fill the vacant seats in the top court.
Breakthrough unlikely as third round of talks over polls due Tuesday
While former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI is pressing for early elections, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s ruling PDM favours allowing the legislative houses to complete their full term before general election. By Naveed Naqvi.
How can the government salvage the census?
The digital census was supposed to be the epitome of transparency and accuracy, but the fantastic numbers it is turning up beggar demographers’ belief. By Muhammad Ali.
US intelligence leaks reveal Pakistan’s caution against trading China ties for US favor
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s junior minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, had cautioned the country’s top leadership against sacrificing its strategic partnership with China to maintain a cordial relationship with the United States, The Washington Post, quoting a recent leak of US intelligence documents on the Discord messaging platform, reported on Sunday.
No change in petrol prices, high-speed diesel gets cheaper by Rs5/litre
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government on Sunday announced that the price of petrol will remain unchanged at Rs282 per litre for the next two weeks, while the price of high-speed diesel has been reduced by Rs5 per litre to Rs288.
PTI warns of protest movement if talks with govt fail on election issue
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by former cricket-star-turned-politician Imran Khan, on Sunday threatened to launch a protest movement if negotiations with the government over the issue of the next national elections fail.
Food, energy prices skyrocket, Pakistan faces record inflation levels in April
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Finance Ministry has projected that inflation in April could reach an unprecedented range of 36 percent to 38 percent year-on-year due to a surge in food and energy prices, as well as the effects of a weakened currency.
Constitutional role foremost priority of armed forces, says COAS
Addressing the annual graduation ceremony at Kakul, Gen Asim Munir also reiterated Pakistan’s firm support for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. By Naveed Naqvi.