ISLAMABAD: Pakistan raised retail fuel prices Saturday, lifting petrol by Rs8 a liter and high-speed diesel by Rs5.16 for the coming fortnight.
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Pakistan consumer confidence climbs as right-track views triple, Ipsos survey shows
KARACHI: Consumer confidence in Pakistan rose four points over the past two years to 35.5, as fewer households cited inflation, poverty and unemployment as pressing worries and more saw the country heading in the right direction, an Ipsos survey showed.
PTA cautions public over social media posts amid Taliban border war and Middle East tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator on Saturday cautioned citizens against sharing unverified, inflammatory or misleading content online, warning of possible legal action as the country’s military pressed a retaliatory campaign against the Afghan Taliban and regional tensions escalated with fresh attacks on Iran.
Pakistan condemns US-Israeli strikes on Iran, denounces Iranian attacks on Gulf states as region plunges into conflict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday condemned the US and Israeli strikes on Iran as “unwarranted” and called for the urgent resumption of diplomacy to resolve the crisis, while also strongly denouncing Iran’s retaliatory missile attacks on several Gulf Arab states as blatant violations of their sovereignty.
Pakistan says 352 Taliban killed in cross-border operation as clashes with Afghanistan enter third day
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces killed 331 Afghan Taliban militants and wounded more than 500 others in “Operation Ghazab lil Haq,” Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday, providing the most detailed accounting yet of a military campaign that has thrust Pakistan and Afghanistan into their most serious confrontation in years.
Pakistan flags geopolitical, commodity risks as growth momentum builds
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Friday warned of persistent downside risks from geopolitical uncertainties and global commodity price volatility, even as it signalled markedly improved growth prospects for the fiscal year.
Senate passes virtual assets bill, granting legal backing to dedicated regulator
ISLAMABAD: The Senate passed the Virtual Assets Bill 2025 on Friday, paving the way for the establishment of a dedicated regulatory authority to license, regulate and supervise virtual asset activities across the country.
ECC slashes subsidised mortgage rate to 5 percent on Prime Minister’s orders to boost housing
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet cut the interest rate for its main subsidised mortgage program to a uniform 5 percent, heeding a direct call from the prime minister to make home loans more affordable for a wider range of buyers.
Pakistan presses border strikes in Afghanistan, says 297 militants killed; Taliban offers talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s armed forces continued ground and air operations against Afghan Taliban positions overnight and into Saturday, security sources said, in a sustained response to Taliban-linked terrorism emanating from Afghan soil.
At OIC summit, Foreign Minister Dar demands reversal of Israeli moves in occupied West Bank
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister on Friday condemned Israel’s approval of procedures to register large areas of the occupied West Bank as state property, describing the move as the latest sign of an “annexationist and expansionist mindset” that disregards international law and humanitarian norms.