PMDC advances probe into medical student suicides, video scandal – Pakistan
• Council vows zero tolerance on harassment, negligence in medical institutions• Sends cases to disciplinary panel for final adjudication ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Monday convened preliminary hearings for three cases, including the tragic suicides of two medical students reportedly linked to harassment, before referring them to the PMDC Disciplinary Committee […]
Pakistan steps up efforts to salvage talks
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday held a telephonic conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa. Both leaders expressed hope for progress in the anticipated IranUS talks expected to be hosted in Islamabad. According to an official statement, the two leaders exchanged views on regional developments, particularly the diplomatic efforts aimed at easing tensions […]
Govt forsees economic slowdown during current, next fiscal years due to Middle East war – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The government said on Monday that Pakistan’s economic growth would be affected during the current and next fiscal years due to an almost 20 per cent cut in development budget for fuel subsidies and inflationary impacts of global supply chain disruptions amid the war in the Middle East. “This (cut in development budget) will […]
Pakistan, Ethiopia agree to expand engagement
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Ethiopian Ambassador Dr Oumer Hussein Oba held a detailed meeting to explore new avenues for strengthening bilateral trade and industrial collaboration, with a particular focus on expanding engagement across African markets, according to a statement issued on Monday. The commerce minister highlighted that recent bilateral interactions […]
MQM-P MNA’s daughter dies after being shot by stray bullet in Karachi – Pakistan
KARACHI: A 19-year-old medical student, who was the daughter of a Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) MNA, died after being shot by a stray bullet in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, police said on Monday. Speaking to Dawn, Gulshan-i-Iqbal Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Saud said a bullet fired from an unknown direction hit the daughter of MNA Iqbal Mehsud […]
Pakistan increases Eurobond from $500m to $750m – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The government announced on Monday that it has increased its Eurobond to $750 million from $500m by exercising the green-shoe option as the country’s foreign exchange needs grow due to a higher oil import bill amid the war in the Middle East. A green-shoe option is the over-allotment provision allowing the borrower to raise […]
In pictures: Islamabad on high security even as uncertainty looms over 2nd round of US-Iran talks – Pakistan
Security in the federal capital is on high alert, with the Red Zone sealed and public transport in the twin cities suspended. The high security measures were in place in Islamabad for the arrival of foreign delegations, even as mixed signals emerged from Iran amid intensifying tensions with the United States. Iran has said it […]
Pakistan increases size of Eurobond from $500m to $750m – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Khurram Schehzad, the adviser to the finance minister, said on Monday that Pakistan had increased its Eurobond to $750 million from $500m. In a social media post on the social media platform X, Schehzad said, “Following its successful return to international capital markets after four years, Pakistan has upsized its Eurobond issuance to $750m, […]
The limits of Bushra Bibi’s power – Pakistan
The national obsession with the former first lady tells us more about power than her. “You have to admit that most women who do something with their lives have been disliked by almost everyone.” — Françoise Gilot, the French painter who loved Picasso, left him on her own terms, and refused to be remembered just as […]
Naqvi meets Iran, US envoys to discuss preparations for 2nd round of Islamabad Talks – Pakistan
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday held separate meetings with the Iranian and US envoys to discuss arrangements made for a second round of Islamabad Talks between the two warring parties. Naqvi’s intensified efforts come as Islamabad continues to set the stage for a possible second round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran, after the […]