Aurangzeb says govt assessing second, third-round effects of crisis on economic indicators Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during an interview at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group’s annual spring meetings in Washington DC, US, April 13, 2026, PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb participated in a meeting convened by…
The rift between the PTI and the TTAP deepens after the latter declines a formal invitation to participate in an April 19 rally, laying bare internal divisions within the PTI, with rival factions trading accusations of unilateral action and government appeasement. Party sources and a TTAP office-bearer say Mehmood Khan Achakzai has refused to attend…
Absence of HEC chairman irked committee, which issued a summons, warned that warrants could be issued ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution expressed serious concern over the rise in sexual harassment cases in the country’s higher educational institutions. In its meeting on Wednesday, some committee members referred to the case of Fahmida Laghari, a…
. QUETTA: A police constable was martyred on Wednesday after a polio vaccination team he was guarding came under attack in the T&T Colony area of Dera Murad Jamali. Nasirabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Asad Nasar told The Express Tribune that the incident occurred when the polio team entered a house to administer drops…
Since July 22, numerous unauthorised exchange outlets have been closed after the military intelligence agency summoned currency dealers to address the rising dollar rate in the open market. photo: file ISLAMABAD: As Saudi Arabia extended a $3 billion new loan to fill a sudden hole in reserves, the government has decided to request the International…
. ABU DHABI: UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed discussed in a phone call with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf de-escalation efforts in the Iran war, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. The rare phone call between the two countries comes against the backdrop of the UAE having condemned Iran’s attacks on…
CDF Field Marshal Munir holds discussions with Iranian leadership in Tehran PM, Saudi crown prince discuss region Field Marshal Asim Munir is received by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday. — ISPR ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has mounted an unprecedented diplomatic push ahead of a potential second and possibly decisive round of negotiations…
. US President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on April 6. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter not to give Iran weapons, and Xi responded that China was not supplying Tehran, the…
To cover losses, successive governments have increased electricity prices and imposed a Rs3.23 per unit surcharge to service debts taken for power distribution companies, pushing energy prices to the highest levels in the region. Photo: file LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The country faces a worsening electricity crisis, with the overall power shortfall reaching 6,500 megawatts (MW). This leads…
. Electoral moment: A woman casts her vote in by-election in Faisalabad. Photo: Online ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of the PML-N from Gilgit-Baltistan met with Federal Ministers Rana Sanaullah Khan and Engr Amir Muqam on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the upcoming general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. The meeting held detailed consultations on the overall political…