Fifth hike in a month triggers street demonstrations; 80kg flour bag up by Rs1,000 PESHAWAR: A sharp surge in petroleum product prices has ignited twin crises in Peshawar and across the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, massive transport fare hikes and a spiraling flour cost, while pushing angry transporters onto the streets in protest. On Saturday, dozens of…
Express interest in assembly, battery manufacturing as govt finalises EV Battery Policy ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan held a series of one?on?one business?to?business meetings with leading Chinese and Pakistani companies to promote industrial collaboration, investment and technology transfer in Pakistan, according to a statement issued by…
Saudi energy giant posts 25% jump in quarterly profit even as Hormuz blockade chokes global oil supplies Aramco’s President and CEO Amin Nasser at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The world has lost about 1 billion barrels of oil over the past two…
Says Pakistan’s defence is now ‘completely impregnable’ against external aggression Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir speaking at A grand ceremony to commemorate the completion of one year of Pakistan’s landmark victory in Marka-e-Haq was held at GHQ, Rawalpindi. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field…
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of the Corporate Dairy Farmers Association called on Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and briefed him on the progress, investment potential, and future expansion plans of Pakistan’s dairy and livestock sector, while appreciating the government’s continued engagement with the formal dairy industry. During the meeting, the delegation highlighted the transformation taking…
PMD says Lahore likely to record a minimum temperature of 27°C, maximum may rise up to 40°C A trio travels on a motorcycle with their heads covered in Hyderabad, where the mercury rose to 39°C on Friday. PHOTO: PPI LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Sunday issued a heatwave alert for various districts…
Naqvi meets Bangladesh’s state minister for foreign affairs as both sides agree to boost ties Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi with Bangladesh’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam on May 10, 2026. SCREENGRAB Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with Bangladesh’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Sunday, the Ministry of…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) registered a strong rebound in the outgoing week as the KSE-100 index surged 5%, or 8,122 points, to close at 171,116, driven by optimism over a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran. On a day-on-day basis, the PSX commenced the week on a positive note, with…
Iran’s missiles are ‘locked on American targets’ as ceasefire frays around the Strait of Hormuz Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy participate in an exercise in the south of Iran, in this picture obtained on January 17, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy Command warned the US against further…
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has said that India miscalculated Islamabad’s desire for peace as weakness during a ceremony held at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington on Saturday to mark the completion of one year of the historic victory of Marka-e-Haq. Addressing the ceremony, Sheikh said during the Marka-e-Haq, Pakistani forces, civil…