Pakistan to respond ‘most decisively’ to Indian aggression, vows PM Shehbaz at UN
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated that Pakistan will give befitting response to Indian aggression as he highlighted the belligerence of the Modi-led...
Polio paralyses infant in Darra Adamkhel marking KP’s second case this year
ISLAMABAD: A 10-month-old baby girl was diagnosed with poliovirus in district Kohat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking the total number of polio cases in Pakistan to...
Pakistan receives first tranche of $1.02bn from IMF under EFF
KARACHI : In essential support to stabilise the country’s teetering economy, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) received approximately $1.03 billion (SDR 760 million)...
X banned due to security concerns as terrorists using platform: Tarar
NEW YORK: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, on Friday said that ban on X, formerly Twitter, was imposed due to national security issues, not to...
With reservations on some points, PTI-led KP govt welcomes IMF package approval
PESHAWAR: Welcoming the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package’s approval, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Adviser for Finance Muzammil Aslam has said the provincial cabinet has...
Non-filers to face strict restrictions, warns FinMin after securing IMF deal
ISLAMABAD: Following the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board’s approval for a $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the...
Umerkot blasphemy suspect killed in ‘fake’ police encounter: Sindh home minister
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar on Thursday revealed that an investigation committee concluded that Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar, the blasphemy suspect in Umerkot,...
‘No use of holding talks with establishment’, Imran Khan spurns Raoof Hasan’s claims
ISLAMABAD: Jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has rebuffed the claims of his party's chief spokesperson that the embattled opposition is ready to...
Pakistan signs contract to sale JF-17 Block-III fighter jets to Azerbaijan
RAWALPINDI: As part of Pakistan’s efforts to enhance defence cooperation with friendly countries, a contract for the sale of JF-17 Block-III fighter aircraft to...
IMF board approves $7bn bailout for Pakistan; tranche of $1.1bn expected this month
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board on Wednesday approved a $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan, with the first tranche...