PM Shehbaz reviews reforms to boost investment, long-term economic growth

Says comprehensive, effective EV policy is need of hour to address requirements related to energy efficiency PM chairing a review meeting in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a review meeting on sectoral reforms and policy measures in Islamabad aimed at increasing investment and strengthening overall economic development. According to…

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New Zealand joins Australia, EU in banning Israeli occupiers amid rising West Bank violence

Wellington imposes travel bans on 3 Israelis accused of helping expand illegal settlements through violence New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY New Zealand has joined Australia and the EU in imposing travel bans on three Israelis accused of using violence to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, adding to growing…

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Nawaz vows push for G-B infrastructure upgrades, airport expansion

PML-N chief addresses gathering during one-day visit, pledges to take region’s road, power, aviation issues to PM PML-N President Nawaz Sharif addresses a public gathering in Gilgit-Baltistan on June 2, 2026. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday pledged to pursue major infrastructure, aviation and energy projects in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), saying he would take…

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Mobile ‘tax trap’ stifles digitalisation

KARACHI: Pakistan’s heavy taxation of mobile services is creating a “tax trap” that is raising connectivity costs, suppressing mobile adoption and slowing the country’s broader digital transformation agenda, according to a new report commissioned by telecom group VEON. The study, prepared by Frontier Economics, argues that Pakistan’s telecom sector is among the most heavily taxed…

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Pakistan seeks official Taliban stance on TTP amid doubts over reported directive

Islamabad says any Taliban order to halt TTP attacks must be ‘concrete, visible, verifiable’ A photo of a TTP member. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for a clear and public statement from Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership regarding reported instructions to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to halt attacks, cautioning that media reports cannot be treated…

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NCCIA opposes SC hearing directive

NCCIA argues that SC has a consistent and long-standing practice of not intervening in pending matters ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has challenged a Supreme Court order directing the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide applications filed by Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, seeking suspension of their sentences within…

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Govt approves 4% growth target

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday approved a tamed economic growth target of 4% for the new fiscal year after it could not fix chronic ills during the past four years holding back higher growth, and it projected imports crossing $70 billion amid growing external sector pressures. The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC), the body mandated…

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