ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department on Monday forecast a week of rainfall and thunderstorms across much of the country, with the potential for heavy downpours, isolated hailstorms and flash flooding as a western weather disturbance moves in from the southwest.
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Sahibzada Farhan’s World Cup masterclass earns him ICC player of the month for February
LAHORE: Sahibzada Farhan has been named ICC men’s player of the month for February after a record-breaking campaign at the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, where the Pakistan opener became the tournament’s leading run-scorer and surpassed Virat Kohli’s mark for the most runs in a single edition of the event.
Pakistan bans high-octane fuel in government vehicles as austerity tightens amid oil shock
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif banned the use of high-octane fuel in all government vehicles on Monday, the latest austerity step as the country confronts the economic fallout from soaring global oil prices triggered by conflict in the Middle East.
Pakistan marks founding resolution with gun salutes and flag-raisings, but skips traditional parade amid global oil crisis
ISLAMABAD: The country observed its annual Pakistan Day on Monday with the patriotic fervor that has long defined the holiday, but this year’s ceremonies were deliberately modest, stripped of the usual military parade and large-scale pageantry in line with government austerity measures imposed because of the global oil crisis.
PM Sharif urges Iran and Gulf neighbours to return to dialogue as US postpones strikes on Iranian power plants
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday pressed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for an immediate collective effort to de-escalate the widening Middle East conflict, warning that the fourth week of war had created a “grave situation” requiring urgent dialogue among neighbours and renewed unity across the Muslim world.
Archaeologists uncover evidence of developed city walls centuries earlier than thought at Mohenjo-daro
KARACHI: Fresh excavations at Mohenjo-daro, one of the largest and most enigmatic cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, have confirmed an earlier chapter of organised urban life there than scholars had previously established, Pakistani authorities said on Sunday.
Pakistan shifts to targeted fuel relief and demand curbs as Iran conflict threatens supplies through April
ISLAMABAD: The government is preparing to limit fuel subsidies to only the neediest while ramping up conservation and demand-management steps, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said, as global oil prices climb on supply risks from the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Jailed Imran Khan accuses judiciary of failing to deliver justice and decries wife’s isolation
ISLAMABAD: Imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan has criticised the judiciary, saying it has failed to ensure justice despite multiple approaches by his party, according to a message relayed by his son after a phone call permitted during the Eid holiday.
Pakistan hikes premium gasoline levy by Rs200 a liter to raise Rs9 billion monthly for public relief
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved an immediate increase of Rs200 a litre in the levy on high-octane blending component, or HOBC, the premium gasoline used in luxury and high-performance vehicles, shifting more of the fiscal burden from the national budget to higher-income consumers as global oil prices surge.
PM Sharif rejects fresh fuel-price increase on Eid eve, govt to absorb Rs69 billion burden amid Gulf oil shock
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his government will shoulder the full cost of a fresh surge in international oil prices rather than pass it on to consumers, absorbing an additional Rs69 billion in subsidies to prevent petrol and high-speed diesel from rising as much as Rs127 and Rs252 a liter respectively.