ISPR says multiple intelligence-based sanitisation and targeted operations conducted in Surab and Mastung in 48 hours Security forces killed 10 terrorists and apprehended two female suicide bombers and a facilitator during multiple intelligence-based operations in Balochistan over the past 48 hours, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. The intelligence-based operations are part of the…
Says threats challenge rules-based maritime order and jeopardise uninterrupted flow of global commerce Pakistan on Wednesday “unequivocally” condemned the continued threats issued by the Houthi militia against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, warning that such actions jeopardise global commerce and regional security, in a statement released by the…
Both agree to further strengthen bilateral relations, enhance mutual trade, improve coordination mechanisms Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi holds talks with his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIOPAK Pakistan and Iran on Wednesday agreed to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, preventing illegal immigration and combating human trafficking, as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held talks…
FinMin tells US Treasury Sec the country has moved from macroeconomic stabilisation to sustainable, export-led growth Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb meets US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washignton DC. PHOTO: X Pakistan on Tuesday sought greater US support for improved access to international capital markets, stronger foreign exchange reserves and better sovereign credit ratings as Finance…
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday increased the prices of petroleum products by up to Rs7.15 per litre for Wednesday (today), while the All Pakistan Petrol Pumps Owners Association (APPPOA) announced a nationwide strike after negotiations with the government over a proposed daily fuel pricing mechanism failed. Under a revised pricing mechanism notified by the Oil…
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif addresses a rally in Muzaffarabad. PHOTO: X/PMLNORG Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday pledged to revive development projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), saying that if his party won the upcoming elections, he would ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
Loan request follows Pakistan’s Iran war diplomacy, aims to boost reserves, ease rupee pressure Pakistan has asked the United States for a $10 billion exchange stabilization facility, according to a source briefed on the matter, which, if approved, could provide a lifeline for the cash-strapped South Asian economy. The request, which is being reported for…
Rejects government’s daily fuel price review mechanism, says strike will continue until its demands are accepted All Pakistan Petrol Pump Association Chairman Humayun Khan addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, announcing a nationwide shutdown of petrol pumps after talks with the government failed. SCREENGRAB The All Pakistan Petrol Pumps Owners Association (APPPOA) on…
ISPR says Pakistan and Iran reaffirm cooperation on regional security and effective border management Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni pictured in a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at GHQ—ISPR Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni called on the Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed…
AI-based PMOS aims to digitise governance and improve implementation of the prime minister’s directives Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pictured in a meeting, during the launch of the Artificial Intelligence-based Prime Minister Office System (PMOS)—PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Prime Minister’s Office System (PMOS), describing it as a digital…