ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy grew 3.7% in the outgoing fiscal year, missing the annual target and dashing hopes of higher growth due to slowing wheels of the industry and construction sectors, which has contributed to higher unemployment in the country. The 3.7% growth rate was pulled by the services sector, followed by 3.5% growth in the…
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday gave the nod to the Anti-Rape (Amendment) Bill 2026, which declares sexual assault, physical abuse and child exploitation non-bailable offences. Under the provisions of the anti-rape amendment, law enforcement agencies must ensure child victims undergo medical examination by a certified forensic expert within 24 hours. The law also mandates…
Sameer to be interrogated in jail as police probe alleged riders, drug supply chain and financial trail Karachi’s Darakhshan and Garden police have intensified action against facilitators of the alleged “Cocaine Queen” Anmol alias Pinky after a district and sessions court on Thursday granted permission to arrest and interrogate a key suspect in two cases….
Photo shows soldier striking fallen Jesus sculpture; shared by reporter Younis Tirawi online A photo showing the desecration of a crucifix smashed by an Israeli soldier in a southern Lebanese village home to Christians drew widespread condemnation on Monday from Israeli leaders, the United States and church leaders. A photo that emerged online over the…
Machida supporters wave flags during a home match in 2024. Photo: AFP TOKYO: Japan’s Machida Zelvia shared their clubhouse with senior citizens doing fitness classes less than a decade ago. Now they’re one win away from being Asian champions. The team from the Tokyo suburbs will look to complete their remarkable transformation from non-league nobodies…
LAHORE: Pakistan is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in export revenue every month, not because of foreign tariff wars or global trade conflicts, but because of the uncertainty generated by its own policymaking machinery, according to a new study released by economists Azam Chaudhry and Gul Andaman of the Lahore School of Economics (LSE)….
A woman with portrait of her relative, died in the Air India Flight 171 crash last year. PHOTO: AFP Families of those killed in last year’s Air India plane crash gathered at the site on Friday to mark the anniversary of the disaster, still awaiting answers about its cause. On June 12, 2025, a Boeing…
Water Resources Division is the largest beneficiary with Rs103.80b, followed by Rs88b proposed for Power Division ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the presentation of the federal budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27, the government on Friday proposed a Federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of Rs1 trillion as part of the broader Rs17.5 trillion budget, according to official…
Terms US-Iran dialogue crucial for global peace and economy, says talks progressed positively in Islamabad Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar briefs members of the diplomatic corps at the Foreign Office in Islamabad on the first anniversary of “Marka-e-Haq” on Tuesday. Photo: X/ FO Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on…
Meeting discussed Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook, fiscal, structural reform agenda, Budget 2026–27 priorities Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during a meeting with UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) Hamish Falconer and British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, along with senior officials from both sides at the Finance Division. PHOTO:…