WANA: Three sisters were killed and four other members of their family were wounded before dawn on Sunday when explosives believed to have been dropped by a quadcopter drone struck their home in a remote district of northwestern Pakistan, according to local officials and hospital sources, the latest in a monthslong string of unexplained aerial attacks that has left residents of the country’s tribal belt increasingly afraid to sleep in their own houses.
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Pakistan recalls Babar Azam as test captain for West Indies, England tours
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket selectors reinstated Babar Azam as Test captain on Sunday, naming him to lead the team on upcoming tours of the West Indies and England as the board seeks to arrest a decline in results under his predecessor.
Pakistan poised to host next round of US-Iran nuclear talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is positioning itself as the venue for the next round of technical negotiations between the United States and Iran, according to diplomatic sources, with talks expected to resume July 11 even as the two governments continued to hurl insults at each other during the funeral proceedings for Iran’s assassinated supreme leader.
Britain, Pakistan in talks over deporting convicted child rapist Shabir Ahmed
ISLAMABAD: British officials have opened talks with the government of Pakistan over deporting Shabir Ahmed, the convicted ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, who walked out of prison this week after serving roughly half of a 19-year sentence for the rape and sexual exploitation of children, according to the BBC.
Sindh cotton ginners shut mills within weeks of opening as tax relief fails to materialise – report
KARACHI: Several cotton ginning factories in Sindh province have shut down within a month of starting operations, industry officials told Dawn newspaper, after the federal government failed to reduce an 18% sales tax on the sector in its latest budget, deepening a price collapse that is rattling farmers and millers across Pakistan.
Pakistan trims petrol, diesel prices, but levy changes limit the benefit
KARACHI: The government lowered gasoline and diesel prices for the first time in roughly three weeks, passing on part of the recent decline in global crude costs to motorists while a simultaneous tax increase curbed the size of the relief.
SBP chief sees growth beating government estimate
KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy is poised to grow faster than the government’s own estimate for the past fiscal year, the central bank governor said, pointing to a buildup in foreign-currency reserves and a jump in remittances that have helped stabilise the country’s finances after years of crisis.
SBP forecasts $44 bln in worker remittances, reserves above $20 bln by December
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank expects remittances from overseas workers to reach a record $44 billion in the fiscal year that began on July 1, while forecasting its foreign exchange reserves will exceed $20.2 billion by the end of December, Governor Jameel Ahmad said on Friday.”
Lahore court remands four suspects in sexual assault, kidnap case involving two foreign women
LAHORE: A Lahore court on Friday ordered five days of physical remand for four men arrested over the alleged kidnapping and rape of two foreign tourists, a case that has drawn attention after police said the women were held for ransom and sexually assaulted over several days in the eastern city of Lahore.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a handshake for photographers with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US backs Pakistan’s right to self-defence as UN splinters over terrorism strategy
ISLAMABAD: The United States on Thursday reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s right to defend itself against terrorist attacks, as a UN vote this week exposed rare discord over the world body’s flagship counterterrorism strategy, with Washington breaking two decades of consensus to vote against the text.