Wang Yi calls Beijing talks historic; outlines strategic stability ,cooperation and managed competition Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks as he meets with Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 24, 2026. Royal Thai Government via Reuters China has described the recent summit between President Xi Jinping and United States…
Says reforms created space for tax cuts, housing incentives & support for exporters, farmers and low-income households Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addressing a media briefing. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday described the upcoming fiscal year’s budget as “relief-oriented”, saying the country had moved from the risk of economic default towards stabilisation following…
. ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers may face an increase of 26 paisa per unit under the monthly fuel adjustment mechanism for March. The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has submitted a request to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) seeking approval for the price hike. Nepra is scheduled to hear the petition on April 28….
KARACHI: For millions of Karachi residents struggling with chronic water shortages, the long-awaited K-IV project was supposed to be the solution. Instead, two decades after it was first conceived, the mega water supply scheme remains mired in delays, rising costs and unfinished infrastructure, with officials now indicating that completion may still be at least three…
With widespread damage to energy infrastructure in the Middle East, it is unclear how long global oil and gas markets will take to stabilise. What is already evident, however, is that the world will not return to the old normal, particularly for countries heavily dependent on energy imports from the region. The search for alternatives…
Day-long search along four kilometres stretch of Nullah Leh ends without any leads; locals stage protest Relatives of a missing six-year-old girl and local residents stage a protest at Bohar Bazaar Chowk in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Photo: Author Police on Thursday registered a kidnapping case after a day-long search failed to trace a six-year-old girl…
‘On way back from Iran,’ US aircraft carrier could be deployed to force nation into submission, says US president US President Donald Trump said Friday the US will take over Cuba “almost immediately,” suggesting a US aircraft carrier could be deployed offshore to force the island nation into submission. “Cuba, which we will be taking…
LAHORE: Pakistan’s economic growth stands at 3.1% this fiscal year, but a brutal global energy shock is threatening to drag that figure down further, with millions of the country’s poorest citizens already paying the price. That is the central finding of the Lahore School of Economics’ latest quarterly assessment for Financial Year 2025-26, released by…
ISLAMABAD: Senators on Friday expressed deep concern over the rising incidence of violent crimes against women, demanding tougher enforcement and improved convictions after the brutal killing of a woman in Sindh, allegedly in the name of ‘honour’, triggered outrage in the upper house. The debate was sparked by the killing of Rubina Chandio in Sindh’s…
. A Lahore Police spokesperson emphasised that personnel in uniform are required to maintain strict discipline. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) has been dismissed from service after being found guilty of misuse of authority and inappropriate conduct with a female complainant during an investigation, officials said. According to an official inquiry…