Pakistan urges all sides to give diplomacy ‘a little more chance’ at UNSC
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad addressing a UN Security…
Pakistan urges all sides to give diplomacy ‘a little more chance’ at UNSC
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad addressing a UN Security Council briefing on non-proliferation. PHOTO: X Pakistan on Wednesday urged all sides to exercise restraint and give diplomacy “a little more chance” amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, warning that recent events have highlighted the risk of further escalation….
NEPRA slashes power tariff by Rs1.98
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced electricity tariffs by up to Rs1.9857 per unit under the quarterly tariff adjustment mechanism, providing relief worth over Rs67 billion to consumers across the country. The regulator approved an overall negative adjustment of Rs67.173 billion and decided that the relief would also be extended to…
BISP’s Rs1 generates Rs2.34 in economic activity
Social safety nets create 1.66 million jobs, offset 24% of costs through tax revenues ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) generates Rs2.34 in real income for every rupee transferred to vulnerable households, creating jobs and stimulating economic activity, according to new evidence presented at a policy dialogue in Islamabad. The event, jointly organised by…
US adds top Chinese tech firms to military list
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The United States on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automakers and NIO to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing’s military, in a move that could inflame tensions between the countries. The long-awaited update supersedes a list from early 2025, and comes less than a month…
FCC entertains POL levy, tariff pleas
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has entertained two constitutional petitions against the imposition of a huge petroleum levy and the hike in petroleum product prices. The FCC registrar has allotted numbers to the petitions. In the petition, filed by JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, the FCC has been requested to issue directions for constituting an…
Police crack down on anti-hijab protests in Herat
. KABUL: Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in Herat on Tuesday after residents said Taliban morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dress rules. Witnesses said one person was killed, several others were wounded and dozens of people, including women and girls, were arrested. Taliban authorities have not confirmed casualties or…
NASA taps US, Italian astronauts for Artemis mission
. Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas are unveiled during an event in Houston. Photo: REUTERS HOUSTON: NASA named three US astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth’s orbit next year that will test landers from…
Trump vows response after Iran downs US copter
US president says Tehran, Washington are ‘in the final throes of very, very good deal’ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has vowed a military response after accusing Iran of shooting down an American Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating tensions amid fragile ceasefire and ongoing negotiations over regional conflict. Trump said he…
Lebanon, Bahrain military chiefs meet CDF Munir
CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir speaks with Lebanon’s Commander-in-Chief General Rodolphe Haykal during a meeting at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Photo: PPI RAWALPINDI: The top military officers of Lebanon and Bahrain on Tuesday separately called on Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir and held…
Centre, provinces trim uplift budgets for strategic initiatives
Govt to slash PSDP by Rs126b, provinces cap spending Coalition consensus clears way for June 12 budget Centre ey ISLAMABAD: The federal government has slashed next fiscal year’s proposed development budget by Rs126 billion while three provinces, except Balochistan, would freeze their uplift expenses at current levels to create around Rs500 billion worth of fiscal…
