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THE IMF’s staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the fourth balance-of-payments and the third climate financing reviews came with little drama — which itself says something. The mission spent two weeks in Islamabad, wrapped up the 2026 Article IV consultation, and left with a deal that releases $1.2...
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has suspended the impugned notifications and orders of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (Nepra) appellate tribunal regarding the review of K-Electric’s multi-year tariff. A single-judge bench of the SHC, headed by Justice Mohammad Abdur Rahman, ...
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday increased additional customs duty (ACD) on import of tyres and motorcycle parts produced locally and approved first-loss coverage for small and medium enterprises and small farmers. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (EC...
NEW DELHI: Police on Thursday registered an FIR against opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress lawmaker Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several others for allegedly forcing their way into the Akashvani Bhavan premises during a Tuesday protest, The Hindu reported. The FIR followed the detention of about...
• Araghchi says Tehran can reply to proposal within days; Iranian atomic chief vows not to give up enrichment• Centcom terms Hormuz closure claims ‘false’ TEHRAN: Iran announced on Thursday that it was still reviewing Washington’s response to a proposal under which the Strait of Hormuz could reopen ...
ISLAMABAD: The government and PTI traded accusations on Thursday over governance and the deteriorating security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as federal ministers continued to blame the provincial government for allegedly failing to combat terrorism, and focusing instead on the party’s long march...
ISLAMABAD: Direct shipping connectivity between Karachi and major European ports has been restored, providing relief to exporters facing longer transit times and increased freight costs due to disruptions on international shipping routes, Federal Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Ch...
• Houthis fire missiles at Riyadh airport, airbases; kindergarten, clinic complex damaged by debris• Lufthansa, Air India suspend flights to Saudi capital; half of all departures cancelled• Nothing in Makkah pact bars members from joining Yemen fight, says Kh Asif• Ankara calls accord ‘purely defens...
PTI MNA Junaid Akbar on Thursday said that the PTI’s “doors are open” to Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s offer to play a role in ending the deadlocked negotiations between the government and opposition. Over the weekend, the government and opposition held two rounds o...
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Thursday that no stipulation of the Makkah Defence Alliance barred the member states from getting “directly involved” in case of a threat to one of the members. He said this during ARY News programme ‘Khabar Muhammad Malick Ke Saath’ after he was asked about the...
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Thursday that no stipulation of the Makkah Defence Alliance barred the member states from getting “directly involved” in case of a threat to one of the members. He said this during ARY News programme ‘Khabar Muhammad Malick Ke Saath’ after he was asked about the...
Indian authorities started mass detentions of people associated with the “Cockroach” youth movement, the group said on Thursday, just days ahead of a major planned protest in Delhi to demand the resignation of the nation’s top poll official. Opposition parties, their student units, and the “Cockroac...
