2 terrorists, including ‘high-value target’, killed in Dera Ismail Khan operation: ISPR – Pakistan
Security forces killed two terrorists, including a “high-value target (HVT)”, during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district on Thursday, according to the military’s media wing. A press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the IBO was conducted based on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the […]
Armed attacker takes hostages at P&G plant in Turkiye – World
An assailant on Thursday took an undisclosed number of people hostage at a plant owned by the US giant Procter & Gamble near Istanbul in protest of the Israeli assault in Gaza, a police spokesman said. It was not immediately clear how many people were being held at the plant, which lies on the eastern […]
PIA debt burden shifted to taxpayers
ISLAMABAD: The government and commercial banks have agreed on a Rs268 billion debt restructuring plan for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). This move, while shifting the burden of PIA’s inefficiency onto taxpayers, removes an irritant in its privatisation. The Ministry of Finance, abandoning its previous stance of not incorporating PIA debt into public debt, now commits […]
Govt approves increase in prices of 146 essential life-saving medicines – Pakistan
The caretaker federal cabinet on Thursday approved an increase in the prices of 146 essential life-saving medicines, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. The cabinet meeting was chaired by interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar in Islamabad. According to the report, the surge in prices was recommended by the Ministry of National Health considering the rising prices […]
Inflation clocks in at 28.3pc in January – Business
Inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), surged by 28.3 per cent year-on-year in January, according to data released from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday. This is the last monthly CPI data before the general elections due on Feb 8 and comes as the country undertakes reforms linked to a $3 […]
Pakistanis among 15 arrested in Cyprus sham marriage scam
NICOSIA: European police arrested 15 members of an illegal EU migration ring in Cyprus that arranged marriages of convenience between Portuguese and Latvian women and Indian and Pakistani men, Europol said. Two of the main ringleaders were arrested in Latvia and Portugal and 13 suspects were arrested in Cyprus, the European police agency said in […]
Verdicts coming from ‘elsewhere’ merely being announced: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, who was handed down a 14-year jail sentence in the Toshakhana case along with his wife Bushra Bibi a day earlier, said that verdicts against them were coming from “elsewhere” and their “puppets” were merely announcing them. The verdict came just a day after a special court, established under the […]
Iran’s Guards pull officers from Syria after Israeli strikes
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have scaled back deployment of their senior officers in Syria due to a spate of deadly Israeli strikes and will rely more on allied Shia militia to preserve their sway there, five sources familiar with the matter said. The Guards have suffered one of their most bruising spells in Syria since arriving […]
Students rejoice mid-season 9-day holiday
As the nation prepares for the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8, students across Pakistan, on the other hand, are rejoicing after being granted a mid-season nine-day holiday. On Thursday, the Sindh Education Department announced that all private and public schools, colleges, and universities will remain closed from February 6 to February 9. The government has […]
8 electoral battles to watch out for on NA seats in Feb 8 elections – Pakistan
From Bilawal’s electoral debut in Punjab to the battle of influential families in Multan, the 2024 polls still have something to get excited about. Disqualification of prominent leaders and depriving PTI of its electoral symbol means the 2024 general elections are not as exciting as its predecessors have been. The campaigning has picked up some […]