. ISLAMABAD: DPM/FM Ishaq Dar on Friday expressed deep concern over recent regional tensions and underscored the importance of dialogue, restraint, de-escalation by all sides, and sustained diplomatic engagement to achieve lasting peace and stability. Dar met with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of…
Unveils Rs1,089b budget Achieves Rs45.56b fiscal surplus Rs90b earmarked for healthcare Education sees 15% QUETTA: Balochistan on Wednesday unveiled a historic, relief-driven Rs1,089.26 billion surplus budget for fiscal year 2026-27, aiming to strike a balance between strict financial discipline and direct public relief. Presented by Provincial Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani…
UN maritime data shows 57 ships with 1,100 seafarers crossed the strait since June 23 in evacuation Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 24, 2026. REUTERS Oil prices fell to pre-war levels on Thursday as the United States said flows through the Strait of Hormuz were nearing normal and…
Afghanistan will face India in a three-match T20I series in Delhi from September 13 to 17, with all three matches scheduled to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as part of the teams’ Future Tours Programme. The series will further strengthen the growing cricketing relationship between the two nations, with Afghanistan continuing to host…
275 injured after severe weather batters three communities in Huanggang’s Huangzhou district At least eight people were killed and several remain missing after thunderstorms and landslides hit central and northwestern China, prompting emergency evacuations, state media reported Tuesday. All of the casualties were reported in Hubei province, where its eastern region was hit by thunderstorms…
LOS ANGELES: Iran’s soccer team arrived in the United States for the first time at this World Cup on Sunday, landing at Los Angeles International Airport and holding a press conference on the same day that a peace deal between the two nations was announced. The Iran squad arrived after a short flight from Tijuana,…
After Trump boarded old Air Force One in Ankara, he was secretly shuttled by airport catering truck to smaller plane US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding the new Air Force One, a plane gifted by the Qatari government, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Photo: REUTERS US President Donald Trump took a secret military…
Says both countries remained in close coordination at international forums to defend interests of developing nations DPM and FM Senator Ishaq Dar addressing the Senate. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that Pakistan and China’s bilateral relations were multidimensional and based on mutual trust, respect, and benefit, as…
File Photo: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 21, 2026. REUTERS The United Nations on Friday called for the safe evacuation and repatriation of some 6,000 sailors stuck in a “dire humanitarian and human rights crisis” in the Strait of Hormuz. UN human rights chief Volker Turk called for…
KARACHI: For the past few years, we have been celebrating this so-called period of “stabilisation”, characterised by the temporary compression of current account deficits, primary fiscal surpluses and corrections of inflationary pressures under multilateral adjustment programmes. This stabilisation, which remains highly vulnerable to geopolitical shocks, global commodity spikes and climate catastrophes, has been achieved after…