KARACHI: Pakistan recorded a $427 million current-account surplus in February, its largest monthly positive balance since March 2025, as strong remittance inflows, gains in value-added exports and disciplined import growth helped narrow the external shortfall.
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Pakistan fuel supplies secured through mid-April as Middle East conflict drives price surge
ISLAMABAD: The government said on Monday that the country has secured its March fuel requirements and has supply coverage extending into mid-April, easing concerns over potential shortages triggered by conflict in the Middle East.
Imran Khan’s ex-wife Jemima appeals to PM Sharif to allow sons to visit jailed father
ISLAMABAFD: Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, issued a direct public appeal Monday to the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging him to intervene so that her two sons can visit their father in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade accusations of civilian targeting as cross-border clashes intensify
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghan authorities accused each other on Monday of deliberately striking civilians along their volatile shared border, even as Islamabad pressed forward with military operations against Taliban-linked militants and Kabul reported fresh deaths from Pakistani shelling.
Pakistan denies rejecting China’s mediation in Afghan border clashes, as Beijing pushes for dialogue
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected media reports that it had turned down a Chinese offer to mediate escalating cross-border tensions with Afghanistan, insisting the two countries maintain close and regular coordination on all shared concerns and dismissing any contrary claims as “unwarranted speculation or fabrication.”
Security forces kill 11 militants in twin operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as counterterrorism campaign intensifies
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 11 suspected militants in two separate intelligence-based operations on Sunday in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said, part of a stepped-up offensive against groups the government accuses of foreign backing.
Pakistan strikes Afghan Taliban targets in Kandahar, destroying hideouts and infrastructure as border operation intensifies
ISLAMABAD: The armed forces carried out overnight airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, targeting terrorist hideouts and military infrastructure used by the Afghan Taliban and affiliated groups to stage attacks against Pakistani civilians, military officials and state media reported on Sunday.
Punjab govt threatens legal action against critics of luxury Gulfstream jet purchase for chief minister
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab provincial government will pursue legal action against individuals and platforms it accuses of waging a “deliberate malicious campaign” of lies about the use of its newly acquired official aircraft, Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday.
Pakistan Airport Authority cancels planned two-hour suspension at Islamabad airport
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Airport Authority on Sunday scrapped an earlier notice to airmen that would have shut down arrivals and departures at Islamabad International Airport for two hours the following morning, assuring airlines that normal operations would continue uninterrupted.
Pakistan seeks to export surplus food to Gulf as Middle East war disrupts supply chains
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed officials to draw up a strategy for shipping Pakistan’s surplus food stocks to Gulf countries, taking advantage of supply disruptions caused by the widening Middle East war while protecting domestic food security.