By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to import 300,000 tons of wheat at $372 a ton from Russia in a government-to-government deal as it battles to secure supplies after devastating floods in summer damaged the country’s strategic food stockpiles.
Pakistan must import about 300,000 MT of urea fertiliser, and commercial import prices may be out of the grower’s reach, necessitating a budget-breaking subsidy. By Muhammad Ali.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The outlook for Pakistan’s economy darkened due to recent flash floods with inflationary and external sector pressures continue to hamper growth and a range of economic indicators pointing towards an impending crisis, the finance ministry said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A female journalist was crushed to death on Sunday while covering the protest rally led by former prime minister Imran Khan, an incident that forced him to halt the march for the day.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan rebutted reports on back channel dialogues with the coalition government, saying no talks will be held until authorities announced a date for fresh elections.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said he has rejected a proposal from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on the appointment of a successor to army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s nascent democracy has recently witnessed a very positive omen for the country as the military establishment publicly surrendered itself bowing before Constitutional supremacy first time in the country’s history.
While some of them could be joking, there is no denying that Indian media anchors and analysts and social media influencers find the openly anti-military tirades of Pakistan’s former prime minister irresistible. By Monitoring Desk.
Addressing the passing out parade of the 48th STP batch of the Police Service of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif lavished the service with praise over its role in Pakistan’s struggle against terrorism. By Monitoring Desk.
Raised as a Wing of the Frontier Constabulary, the new unit will bolster the authorities’ mob control capabilities. By Muhammad Ali.
