Inflation expected to stay in double digits in April

Energy costs, currency pressures drive price stickiness as food inflation remains vulnerable KARACHI: Inflation is expected to remain in double digits in April 2026 as underlying cost pressures continue to dominate the economic outlook. Despite some easing in food supply conditions, overall price dynamics remain elevated, driven by persistent energy costs, currency-related pressures and structural…

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FinMin leaves for World Bank-IMF spring meetings in US

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has departed for the United States to attend the World Bank Group–International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings 2026, where he is set to engage…

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Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel

. SANAA: Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while US forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade of Iran’s ports. Yemen’s coast guard said the dead included four crew members and two members of the government-allied…

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Another case of police excesses surfaces

The report further showed that the additional SHO had been previously found guilty of framing a man in a fake case HARIPUR: After Peshawar, a case of police excesses has emerged from Haripur where a senior police officer allegedly beat up a clerk at a filling station for refusing service to his son. A report…

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Gaza ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ undermining support even in ‘pro-Israel’ nations: Poland

FM Sikorski cites lack of accountability for Israeli military’s ‘excessive use of force’ for declining support Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Photo: AA/file Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and the failure to ensure accountability for the Israeli military’s “excessive use of force” were undermining public support even in nations…

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